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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 201 
Recognizing the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. REED introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
Recognizing the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New 
York. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Comedy Cen-
ter Recognition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER IN 
JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION.—Congress— 
(1) recognizes that the National Comedy Cen-
ter, located in Jamestown, New York, is the only 
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museum of its kind that exists for the exclusive pur-
pose of celebrating comedy in all its forms; and 
(2) officially designates the National Comedy 
Center as the National Comedy Center. 
(b) EFFECT OF RECOGNITION.—The National Com-
edy Center recognized in this section is not a unit of the 
National Park System, and the designation shall not be 
construed to require or permit Federal funds to be ex-
pended for any purpose related to the Center. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2024 
To require a five-year staffing plan for the Department of State, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2019 
Mr. RESCHENTHALER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require a five-year staffing plan for the Department of 
State, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Diplomatic Personnel 
Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FIVE-YEAR STAFFING PLAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT 
OF STATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 204 
To end membership of the United States in the United Nations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To end membership of the United States in the United 
Nations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Sovereignty 
Restoration Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS PARTICIPATION ACT 
OF 1945. 
(a) REPEAL.—The United Nations Participation Act 
of 1945 (Public Law 79–264; 22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is 
repealed. 
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mittees a comprehensive five-year strategic staffing plan 
for the Department of State. 
(b) COMPONENTS.—The staffing plan required under 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A dataset displaying comprehensive work-
force data for all current and planned employees of 
the Department of State, disaggregated by the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Foreign Service officer and Foreign 
Service specialist rank. 
(B) Civil service job skill code, grade level, 
and bureau of assignment. 
(C) Contracted employees, including the 
equivalent job skill code and bureau of assign-
ment. 
(D) Employees hired under schedule C of 
subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, including the equivalent grade 
and job skill code and bureau of assignment of 
such employee. 
(2) Recommendations on the number of For-
eign Service officers, disaggregated by service cone 
that should be posted at each foreign mission of the 
United States. 
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(3) A Department of State end-strength num-
ber for both civil service and Foreign Service offi-
cers. 
(c) UPDATES.—The dataset required under sub-
section (b)(1) shall be maintained and updated on a reg-
ular basis. 
(d) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
State may contract with a private sector entity to assist 
in completing the staffing plan required under subsection 
(a) if, not later than 15 days before entering into such 
a contract, the Secretary notifies the appropriate congres-
sional committees of the intent to enter into such a con-
tract. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2025 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 
alternative fuel refueling property credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2019 
Mr. CASTEN of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently 
extend the alternative fuel refueling property credit. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ALTERNATIVE 
FUEL REFUELING PROPERTY CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 30C of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (g). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2017. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2026 
To address the needs of individuals with disabilities within the Jeanne Clery 
Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2019 
Mrs. DINGELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To address the needs of individuals with disabilities within 
the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy 
and Campus Crime Statistics Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Equitable Cam-
pus Resources and Education Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLERY ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 485(f) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (F)— 
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(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (iii) the 
following: 
‘‘(iv) of the sex offenses, domestic violence, 
dating violence, and stalking incidents required 
to be reported under this subsection, how many 
involved a victim who was an individual with a 
disability.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (J)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 
clause (iv); and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) ensure that such emergency re-
sponse and evacuation procedures take into 
account the needs of students and staff 
with disabilities; and’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(18) as paragraphs (3) through (19), respectively; 
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) All reports, materials and information provided 
in accordance with this subsection shall be available in a 
timely manner in accessible formats for individuals with 
disabilities, including those individuals who are blind or 
deaf or have cognitive, intellectual, or communication dis-
abilities.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (7)(A), as redesignated by 
paragraph (2)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (iii) through 
(v) as clauses (iv) through (vi), respectively; 
and 
(B) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) The term ‘disability’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 3 of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102 ).’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by para-
graph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) in subclause (I)— 
(aa) in item (ee), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon and in-
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treated as a single Indian Tribe for the purpose 
of participating in self-governance. 
‘‘(2) OTHER
AUTHORIZED
INDIAN
TRIBE
OR 
TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—If an Indian Tribe author-
izes another Indian Tribe or a Tribal organization to 
plan for or carry out a program on its behalf under 
this title, the authorized Indian Tribe or Tribal or-
ganization shall have the rights and responsibilities 
of the authorizing Indian Tribe (except as otherwise 
provided in the authorizing resolution). 
‘‘(3) JOINT
PARTICIPATION
AS
ORGANIZA-
TION.—Two or more Indian Tribes that are not oth-
erwise eligible under subsection (c) may be treated 
as a single Indian Tribe for the purpose of partici-
pating in self-governance as a Tribal organization 
if— 
‘‘(A) each Indian Tribe so requests; and 
‘‘(B) the Tribal organization itself, or at 
least one of the Indian Tribes participating in 
the Tribal organization, is eligible under sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(4) TRIBAL WITHDRAWAL FROM A TRIBAL OR-
GANIZATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An Indian Tribe that 
withdraws from participation in a Tribal orga-
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2028 
To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit individuals who 
threaten to destroy the Government from participating in or attending 
meetings of the National Security Council, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2019 
Mr. ESPAILLAT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign 
Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Oversight and Reform, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit 
individuals who threaten to destroy the Government from 
participating in or attending meetings of the National 
Security Council, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Make Our Government 
Safe Act’’. 
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parties. The labor organization and employer must 
each select the members of the tripartite arbitration 
panel within 14 days of the Service’s referral; if the 
labor organization or employer fail to do so, the 
Service shall designate any members not selected by 
the labor organization or the employer. A majority 
of the tripartite arbitration panel shall render a deci-
sion settling the dispute and such decision shall be 
binding upon the parties for a period of 2 years, un-
less amended during such period by written consent 
of the parties. Such decision shall be based on— 
‘‘(i) the employer’s financial status and 
prospects; 
‘‘(ii) the size and type of the employer’s 
operations and business; 
‘‘(iii) the employees’ cost of living; 
‘‘(iv) the employees’ ability to sustain 
themselves, their families, and their dependents 
on the wages and benefits they earn from the 
employer; and 
‘‘(v) the wages and benefits other employ-
ers in the same business provide their employ-
ees.’’; 
(5) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(A) A description of all attempts to use 
alternative interventions and sanctions before 
the restraints were used. 
‘‘(B) A description of the circumstances 
that led to the use of restraints. 
‘‘(C) Strategies the facility is putting in 
place to identify more appropriate alternative 
interventions should a similar situation arise 
again. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Beginning on the 
date that is 6 months after the date of enactment 
of the Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies 
and Pregnant Women Act of 2022, and every 6 
months thereafter for a period of 10 years, the At-
torney General shall submit to the Committees on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a report on— 
‘‘(A) the reasoning upon which the deter-
mination to use restraints was made; 
‘‘(B) the details of the use of restraints, 
including the type of restraints used and length 
of time during which restraints were used; and 
‘‘(C) any resulting physical effects on the 
prisoner observed by or known to the correc-
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tions official or United States Marshal, as ap-
plicable. 
‘‘(3) REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR AND HEALTH 
CARE
PROFESSIONAL
AFTER
PLACEMENT
IN
RE-
STRICTIVE
HOUSING.—If an official identified in 
subsection (b)(3), correctional officer, or United 
States Marshal places or causes an incarcerated 
woman to be placed in restrictive housing under 
such subsection, that official, correctional officer, or 
United States Marshal shall submit, not later than 
30 days after placing or causing the placement of 
the incarcerated woman in restrictive housing, to the 
Director of the Bureau of Prisons or the Director of 
the United States Marshals Service, as applicable, 
and to the health care professional responsible for 
the health and safety of the woman, a written report 
which describes the facts and circumstances sur-
rounding the restrictive housing placement, and in-
cludes the following: 
‘‘(A) The reasoning upon which the deter-
mination for the placement was made. 
‘‘(B) The details of the placement, includ-
ing length of time of placement and how fre-
quently and how many times the determination 
was made subsequent to the initial determina-
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Ac-
cess Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
PERSONNEL. 
Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 
paragraph (3)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (3)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘, except with 
respect to allegations described in subsection 
(b)(3),’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 15, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 202 
AN ACT 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 rel-
ative to the powers of the Department of Justice 
Inspector General.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 202 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of 
the Department of Justice Inspector General. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. RICHMOND (for himself, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. CUMMINGS, and Mr. HICE of 
Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to 
the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Ac-
cess Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
PERSONNEL. 
Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 
paragraph (3)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (3)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘, except with 
respect to allegations described in subsection 
(b)(3),’’. 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 202 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 16, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to 
the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 202 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inspector General Ac-
cess Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
PERSONNEL. 
Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 
paragraph (3)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (3)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘, except with 
respect to allegations described in subsection 
(b)(3),’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 15, 
2019. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2030 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute and carry 
out agreements concerning Colorado River Drought Con-
tingency Management and Operations, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Colorado River 
Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COLORADO RIVER BASIN DROUGHT CONTINGENCY 
PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law expressly addressing the operation of the appli-
cable Colorado River System reservoirs, immediately upon 
execution of the March 19, 2019, versions of the Agree-
ment Concerning Colorado River Drought Contingency 
Management and Operations and the agreements attached 
thereto as Attachments A1, A2, and B, by all of the non- 
Federal parties thereto, the Secretary of the Interior shall, 
without delay, execute such agreements, and is directed 
and authorized to carry out the provisions of such agree-
ments and operate applicable Colorado River System res-
ervoirs accordingly. 
(b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section shall— 
(1) be construed or interpreted as precedent for 
the litigation of, or as altering, affecting, or being 
deemed as a congressional determination regarding, 
the water rights of the United States, any Indian 
Tribe, band, or community, any State or political 
subdivision or district of a State, or any person; or 
(2) exempt the implementation of such agree-
ments and the operation of applicable Colorado
River System reservoirs from any requirements of 
applicable Federal environmental laws. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 8, 2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2030 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute 
and carry out agreements concerning Colorado 
River Drought Contingency Management and 
Operations, and for other purposes.
H. R. 2030 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen 
An Act 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute and carry out agreements concerning 
Colorado River Drought Contingency Management and Operations, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Colorado River Drought Contin-
gency Plan Authorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COLORADO RIVER BASIN DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
expressly addressing the operation of the applicable Colorado River 
System reservoirs, immediately upon execution of the March 19, 
2019, versions of the Agreement Concerning Colorado River Drought 
Contingency Management and Operations and the agreements 
attached thereto as Attachments A1, A2, and B, by all of the 
non-Federal parties thereto, the Secretary of the Interior shall, 
without delay, execute such agreements, and is directed and author-
ized to carry out the provisions of such agreements and operate 
applicable Colorado River System reservoirs accordingly. 
(b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section shall— 
(1) be construed or interpreted as precedent for the litiga-
tion of, or as altering, affecting, or being deemed as a congres-
sional determination regarding, the water rights of the United 
States, any Indian Tribe, band, or community, any State or 
political subdivision or district of a State, or any person; or 
(2) exempt the implementation of such agreements and 
the operation of applicable Colorado River System reservoirs 
from any requirements of applicable Federal environmental 
laws. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.