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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1141 
To repeal the natural gas tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 21, 2023 
Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. ESTES, Mr. PERRY, Mr. 
NEWHOUSE, Mr. CAREY, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. FALLON, Mr. MORAN, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Ohio, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. ROY, Mr. THOMPSON of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Ms. DE 
LA CRUZ, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. STAUBER, Mrs. BOEBERT, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. BABIN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. JACK-
SON of Texas, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. MANN, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. OWENS, 
Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BOST, Mrs. BICE, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. BENTZ, Mr. 
DONALDS, and Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To repeal the natural gas tax. 
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 ‘‘Natural Gas Tax Re-
peal Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL. 
Section 136 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7436)(relating to methane emissions and waste reduction 
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incentive program for petroleum and natural gas systems) 
is repealed. 
SEC. 3. RESCISSION. 
The unobligated balance of any amounts made avail-
able under section 136 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7436)(as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act) is rescinded. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 8 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1141 
[Report No. 118–15] 
To repeal the natural gas tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 21, 2023 
Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. ESTES, Mr. PERRY, Mr. 
NEWHOUSE, Mr. CAREY, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. FALLON, Mr. MORAN, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Ohio, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. ROY, Mr. THOMPSON of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Ms. DE 
LA CRUZ, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. STAUBER, Mrs. BOEBERT, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. BABIN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. JACK-
SON of Texas, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. MANN, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. OWENS, 
Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BOST, Mrs. BICE, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. BENTZ, Mr. 
DONALDS, and Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
MARCH 23, 2023 
Additional sponsors: Mr. HUDSON, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. 
WALBERG, Mr. ALLEN, and Mr. CISCOMANI 
MARCH 23, 2023 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
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Union Calendar No. 8 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1141 
[Report No. 118–15] 
A BILL 
To repeal the natural gas tax. 
MARCH 23, 2023 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1143 
To prohibit the declaration of a Federal emergency relating to abortion. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 21, 2023 
Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. ALFORD, and Mr. 
STEUBE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the declaration of a Federal emergency relating 
to abortion. 
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 ‘‘Prohibiting Federal 
Emergencies for Abortion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DECLARATION OF FEDERAL 
EMERGENCY RELATING TO ABORTION. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON DECLARATIONS OF NATIONAL 
EMERGENCIES RELATING
TO ABORTION UNDER NA-
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respectively, and adjusting the margins appro-
priately; 
(B) by striking ‘‘REPORT.—Each’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesig-
nated), by inserting ‘‘, as measured by the fair 
market value of such gifts and contracts’’ after 
‘‘particular country’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (B), as so redesig-
nated— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘the identity of the 
foreign government and, if applicable, the 
foreign government agency, and’’ after 
‘‘with a foreign government,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, as measured by the 
fair market value of such gifts and con-
tracts’’ before the period at the end; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
FOREIGN 
INTELLIGENCE THREATS.—For any institution de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2)(C), the report required 
under this section shall contain, in addition to any 
applicable information required under paragraph 
(1)— 
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SEC. 
2. 
TELEHEALTH 
STRATEGY 
OF 
THE 
VETERANS 
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a strategy for 
telehealth services furnished by the Veterans Health Ad-
ministration. Such strategy shall contain the following ele-
ments: 
(1) A projection of demand for such telehealth 
services for the fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026, 
including— 
(A) aggregate demand for telehealth serv-
ices; 
(B) such demand, disaggregated by pri-
mary care, relevant specialties, and mental 
health; 
(C) such demand, disaggregated by tele-
health modality; and 
(D) demand described in subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) disaggregated by State. 
(2) An estimate of the technology needed to 
support demand described in paragraph (1), includ-
ing— 
(A) quantities of end-user devices, other 
hardware, software, and services; 
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(B) costs of end-user devices, other hard-
ware, software, and services; and 
(C) quantities and costs described in sub-
paragraphs 
(A) 
and 
(B), 
respectively, 
disaggregated by— 
(i) remote patient monitoring and 
home telehealth prosthetics; 
(ii) home- and community-based serv-
ices; 
(iii) clinic-based services; and 
(iv) hospital and emergency services. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON END-USER TELEHEALTH DEVICES FUR-
NISHED BY THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINIS-
TRATION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the 
utilization of end-user devices provided to veterans by the 
Department to facilitate telehealth during fiscal years 
2023 and 2024. Such report shall contain the following 
elements: 
(1) How many of each type of end-user devices, 
in total and disaggregated by State, the Secretary 
has provided to veterans. 
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(2) Usage rates of the devices described in 
paragraph (1). 
(3) Total cost to purchase and distribute the 
devices described in paragraph (1). 
(4) The number of devices described in para-
graph (1) returned to the Department. 
(5) The number of devices described in para-
graph (4) subsequently provided to other veterans. 
SEC. 4. STATE DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1145 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the safe 
storage of firearms, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 21, 2023 
Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Ms. SCHOLTEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to 
require the safe storage of firearms, 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 ‘‘Safe Guns, Safe Kids 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SECURE GUN STORAGE OR SAFETY DEVICE. 
Section 922(z) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) SECURE GUN STORAGE BY OWNERS.— 
‘‘(A) OFFENSE.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), it shall be unlawful for 
a person to knowingly store or keep any 
firearm that has moved in, or that has oth-
erwise affected, interstate or foreign com-
merce on the premises of a residence under 
the control of the person if— 
‘‘(I) the person knows, or reason-
ably should know, that a minor is 
likely to gain access to the firearm 
without the permission of the parent 
or guardian of the minor; and 
‘‘(II) a minor obtains the firearm 
and uses the firearm in the commis-
sion of a crime or causes injury or 
death to such minor, or any other in-
dividual. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) shall 
not apply to a person if the person— 
‘‘(I) keeps the firearm— 
‘‘(aa) secure using a secure 
gun storage or safety device; or 
‘‘(bb) in a location which a 
reasonable person would believe 
to be secure; or 
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‘‘(K) Interception or disclosure of wire, 
oral, or electronic communications, in violation 
of section 2511 of title 18. 
‘‘(L) A violation of any control on the im-
port or export of defense articles or defense 
services imposed under section 38 of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778). 
‘‘(M) A violation of any control on the ex-
port, reexport, and in-country transfer of an 
item imposed under section 1753 of the Export 
Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4812). 
‘‘(N) An unlawful act described in section 
206(a) of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705(a)). 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.— 
‘‘(A) NOTICE BEFORE DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(i) TO CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS.— 
Not later than 7 days before making a des-
ignation under paragraph (1), the Director 
shall submit to the Speaker and minority 
leader of the House of Representatives, the 
President pro tempore, majority leader, 
and minority leader of the Senate, and the 
members of the relevant committees of 
Congress— 
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‘‘(II) carries the firearm on his 
or her person or within such close 
proximity thereto that the person can 
readily retrieve and use the firearm as 
if the person carried the firearm on 
his or her person. 
‘‘(B) PENALTY.—Whoever violates sub-
paragraph (A) shall be fined under this title, 
imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(C) MINOR DEFINED.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘minor’ means an individual who is 
less than 18 years of age.’’. 
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able for Senate, Secretary of the Senate Expenses for fis-
cal year 2024 may not exceed $10,036,000. 
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‘‘(g) SECURE
THE
SOUTHERN
BORDER
FUND 
FEE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the designated recipient 
of a remittance transfer is located outside of the 
United States, a remittance transfer provider shall 
collect from the sender of such remittance transfer 
a remittance fee equal to 5 percent of the United 
States dollar amount to be transferred. 
‘‘(2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with 
the Bureau and remittance transfer providers, shall 
develop and make available a system for remittance 
transfer providers to submit the remittance fees col-
lected in accordance with paragraph (1) to the Se-
cure the Southern Border Fund established under 
section 3344 of title 31, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(A) Whoever, with the intent to evade a 
remittance fee to be collected in accordance 
with this subsection, and who has knowledge 
that, at the time of a remittance transfer, the 
value of the funds involved in the transfer will 
be further transferred to a recipient located 
outside of the United States, requests or facili-
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HR 1149 RFS
‘‘untrusted telecommunications equipment or serv-
ice’’ have the meaning given to the term ‘‘covered 
communications equipment or service’’ in section 9 
of the Secure and Trusted Communications Network 
Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608). 
(2) TRUSTED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
EQUIP-
MENT
OR
SERVICE.—The term ‘‘trusted tele-
communications equipment or service’’ means any 
telecommunications equipment or service that is not 
a covered telecommunications equipment or service. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 19, 2023. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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United States airspace after consideration of civilian 
aviation safety, safety of United States civilians and 
property on the ground, as well as the intelligence 
collection risk and opportunity posed by such intru-
sions; 
(3) the PRC’s global balloon surveillance pro-
gram blatantly undermines countries’ sovereignty 
and poses a threat to countries around the world; 
(4) the PRC should cease efforts to spread mis-
information and propaganda about its intelligence- 
collection efforts; 
(5) the United States Government should con-
tinue to share information about the PRC’s global 
surveillance efforts with allies and partners and 
should work jointly to hold the PRC accountable for 
its illegal surveillance actions, including at multilat-
eral fora; 
(6) the United Nations should condemn the 
PRC’s violation, through its global surveillance bal-
loon program, of the sovereignty of member states of 
the United Nations and call on the PRC to ensure 
its balloons do not violate sovereign airspace again; 
(7) the International Civil Aviation Organiza-
tion (ICAO) should condemn the PRC for this viola-
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(c) INSPECTORS GENERAL REVIEW AND ENFORCE-
MENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 210 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, each Inspec-
tor General of an agency that submits a report or 
certification to the Director under subsection (a) 
shall conduct a review of the agency’s compliance 
with the requirements of this Act and submit a re-
port on such compliance to the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Oversight and Account-
ability of the House of Representatives. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING FOR AGENCIES 
FOUND TO BE NONCOMPLIANT.—An agency required 
to submit a report or certification to the Director 
under subsection (a) that is found by the agency’s 
Inspector General to be noncompliant with the re-
quirements of this Act shall brief the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Ac-
countability of the House of Representatives not 
later than 60 days after the committee receives an 
Inspector General report on an agency’s compliance. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act— 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘China Financial 
Threat Mitigation Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. CHINA FINANCIAL THREAT MITIGATION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, in consultation with the Chairman of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Chairman 
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Chair-
man of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and 
the Secretary of State, shall conduct a study and issue 
a report on the exposure of the United States to the finan-
cial sector of the People’s Republic of China that in-
cludes— 
(1) an assessment of the effects of reforms to 
the financial sector of the People’s Republic of 
China on the United States and global financial sys-
tems; 
(2) a description of the policies the United 
States Government is adopting to protect the inter-
ests of the United States while the financial sector 
of the People’s Republic of China undergoes such re-
forms; 
(3) a description and analysis of any risks to 
the financial stability of the United States and the
global economy emanating from the People’s Repub-
lic of China; and 
(4) recommendations for additional actions the 
United States Government, including United States 
representatives at relevant international organiza-
tions, should take to strengthen international co-
operation to monitor and mitigate such financial sta-
bility risks and protect United States interests. 
(b) TRANSMISSION OF REPORT.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall transmit the report required under sub-
section (a) not later than one year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act to the Committees on Financial Services 
and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the 
Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and 
Foreign Relations of the Senate, and to the United States 
representatives at relevant international organizations, as 
appropriate. 
(c) CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall be unclassified, but may 
contain a classified annex. 
(d) PUBLICATION OF REPORT.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall publish the report required under sub-
section (a) (other than any classified annex) on the
website of the Department of the Treasury not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 22, 2023. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1156 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct 
a study and report on the exposure of the United 
States to the financial sector of the People’s Re-
public of China, 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 ‘‘China Financial Threat 
Mitigation Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. CHINA FINANCIAL THREAT MITIGATION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
in consultation with the Chairman of the Board of Gov-
ernors of the Federal Reserve System, the Chairman of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, the Chairman of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Sec-
retary of State, shall conduct a study and issue a report 
on the exposure of the United States to the financial sector 
of the People’s Republic of China that includes— 
(1) an assessment of the effects of reforms to the 
financial sector of the People’s Republic of China on 
the United States and global financial systems; 
(2) a description of the policies the United States 
Government is adopting to protect the interests of the 
United States while the financial sector of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China undergoes such reforms; 
(3) a description and analysis of any risks to the 
financial stability of the United States and the global 
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ographic areas of focus or functional categories 
of programming that funds are to be con-
centrated within, consistent with the national 
interests of the United States and the purposes 
of this section; 
(B) the coordination and approval of all 
programming conducted using such funds, 
based on an assessment that such programming 
directly counters the malign influence of the 
Chinese Communist Party or the Government 
of the People’s Republic of China, including 
specific activities or policies advanced by the 
Chinese Communist Party or the Government 
of the People’s Republic of China and entities 
acting on their behalf globally, pursuant to the 
strategic objectives of the United States, as es-
tablished in the 2017 National Security Strat-
egy, the 2018 National Defense Strategy, and 
other relevant national and regional strategies 
as appropriate; 
(C) ensuring that all programming ap-
proved bears a sufficiently direct nexus to such 
activities of the Chinese Communist Party or 
the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China described in subsection (d) and adheres 
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