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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 782 
To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for pre-
vailing rate employees by 1.9 percent, to provide a hardship bonus 
for Federal employees affected by the Government shutdown beginning 
on December 22, 2018, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2019 
Mr. RICHMOND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems 
and for prevailing rate employees by 1.9 percent, to 
provide a hardship bonus for Federal employees affected 
by the Government shutdown beginning on December 
22, 2018, 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 ‘‘Federal Employees 
Compensation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO PAY FOR 2019. 
(a) STATUTORY PAY SYSTEMS.—For calendar year 
2019, the percentage adjustment under section 5303 of 
title 5, United States Code, in the rates of basic pay under 
the statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of 
title 5, United States Code) shall be 1.9 percent. 
(b) 
PREVAILING
RATE
EMPLOYEES.—Notwith-
standing the wage survey requirements under section 
5343(b) of title 5, United States Code, for fiscal year 
2019, the rates of basic pay (as in effect on the last day 
of fiscal year 2017 under section 5343(a) of such title) 
for prevailing rate employees in each wage area and the 
rates of basic pay under sections 5348 and 5349 of such 
title shall be increased by 1.9 percent. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT TO LOCALITY PAY.—For calendar 
year 2019, the percentage adjustment under section 5304 
of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 1.9 
percent. 
(d) APPLICATION.—Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall 
be deemed to have taken effect on January 1, 2019. 
SEC. 3. HARDSHIP BONUS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FOR 
DECEMBER 22, 2018, SHUTDOWN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any employee of the United 
States Government that is furloughed or excepted from 
furlough and working without pay during the lapse in ap-
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propriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018, 
shall receive a one-time bonus of $500. 
(b) APPLICATION.—A bonus under subsection (a)— 
(1) shall be paid on the same date that the em-
ployee receives pay pursuant to section 1341(c) of 
title 31, United States Code; 
(2) shall be subject to any applicable limitation 
on total aggregate pay, including section 5307 of 
title 5, United States Code; and 
(3) is not part of the basic pay of an employee 
for any purpose. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7832 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the ‘‘Benny C. Martinez 
Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2020 
Ms. GARCIA of Texas (for herself, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. ROY, Mr. TAYLOR, 
Mr. OLSON, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. CARTER 
of Texas, Mr. BABIN, Mr. FLORES, Mr. HURD of Texas, Mr. WRIGHT, 
Mr. CUELLAR, and Mr. VEASEY) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, 
as the ‘‘Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BENNY C. MARTINEZ POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Hous-
ton, Texas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Benny 
C. Martinez Post Office Building’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Benny C. Martinez 
Post Office Building’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7833 
To authorize the Corps of Engineers to conduct a feasibility study for the 
project for comprehensive watershed study, Tuscarawas River Basin, Ohio. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2020 
Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize the Corps of Engineers to conduct a feasibility 
study for the project for comprehensive watershed study, 
Tuscarawas River Basin, Ohio. 
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 ‘‘Tuscarawas River 
Flooding Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TUSCARAWAS RIVER BASIN, OHIO. 
The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
of Engineers, is authorized to conduct a feasibility study 
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for the project for comprehensive watershed study, 
Tuscarawas River Basin, Ohio. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7834 
To amend the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to small company capital 
formation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2020 
Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to small 
company capital formation, 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 ‘‘Regulation A+ Im-
provement Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. JOBS ACT-RELATED EXEMPTION. 
Section 3(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 
77c(b)) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
paragraph 
(2)(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$75,000,000, ad-
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justed for inflation by the Commission every 2 years 
to the nearest $10,000 to reflect the change in the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘such amount as’’ and in-
serting: ‘‘such amount, in addition to the ad-
justment for inflation provided for under such 
paragraph (2)(A), as’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such amount, it’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such amount, in addition to the adjust-
ment for inflation provided for under such 
paragraph (2)(A), it’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7840 
To reauthorize the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2020 
Mr. MCHENRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, 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 ‘‘Blue Ridge National 
Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE BLUE RIDGE NATIONAL 
HERITAGE AREA. 
The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Act of 2003 
(54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 108–108; 117 Stat. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7836 
To provide, manufacture, and distribute high-quality face masks for every 
individual in the United States during the COVID–19 emergency using 
the Defense Production Act and other means. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2020 
Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. KEN-
NEDY, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO- 
CORTEZ, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. RUSH, 
Ms. SCANLON, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. SOTO, Ms. 
TLAIB, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. WELCH, and Ms. JAYAPAL) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 
Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide, manufacture, and distribute high-quality face 
masks for every individual in the United States during 
the COVID–19 emergency using the Defense Production 
Act and other means. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Masks for All Act of 
2020’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO ELIMINATE MASK SHORTAGES. 
The President, acting through the Administrator, 
shall, as soon as practicable— 
(1) eliminate all shortages of face masks, sur-
gical masks, and N–95 respirator masks in the 
United States; 
(2) manufacture the masks described in para-
graph (1), to the greatest extent practicable, in the 
United States; and 
(3) distribute the masks described in paragraph 
(1) to the general public and the health care work-
force in accordance with this Act. 
SEC. 3. PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY FACE MASKS TO EVERY 
INDIVIDUAL IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall es-
tablish a program to provide a supply of 3 high-quality, 
reusable face masks to every individual in the United 
States, including individuals— 
(1) experiencing homelessness; and 
(2) living in group quarters, as defined by the 
Census Bureau for the purposes of the most recent 
decennial census. 
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(J) the program for housing assistance for 
Native Hawaiians under title VIII of the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter-
mination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.). 
(3) COVERED
HOUSING.—The term ‘‘covered 
housing’’ means a dwelling unit assisted with 
amounts made available, or a loan or mortgage 
made, insured, or guaranteed, under any of the fol-
lowing programs: 
(A) The programs for tenant- and project- 
based rental assistance under section 8 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f). 
(B) The program for public housing under 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437 et seq.). 
(C) The program for supportive housing 
for the elderly under section 202 of the Hous-
ing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q). 
(D) The program for supportive housing 
for persons with disabilities under section 811 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013). 
(E) The community development block 
grant program under title I of the Housing and 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7839 
To amend the Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repay-
ing Taxpayers Act of 2012 to extend the Medicare Patient IVIG Access 
Demonstration Project. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2020 
Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. BRADY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 
to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening 
Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 to extend 
the Medicare Patient IVIG Access Demonstration 
Project. 
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 ‘‘Continuing Access to 
In-Home IVIG Act’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7838 
To provide for certain temporary waivers with respect to the 340B drug 
discount program due to the COVID–19 public health emergency, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2020 
Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. STEWART) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for certain temporary waivers with respect to 
the 340B drug discount program due to the COVID– 
19 public health emergency, 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. TEMPORARY WAIVERS WITH RESPECT TO THE 
340B DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM DUE TO THE 
COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. 
(a) TEMPORARY WAIVER OF MINIMUM DISPROPOR-
TIONATE SHARE ADJUSTMENT PERCENTAGE REQUIRE-
MENT FOR CERTAIN COVERED ENTITIES.—In the case of 
an entity that met the requirements of a covered entity 
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described in subparagraph (L), (M), or (O) of section 
340B(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
256b(a)(4)), and that was participating or had applied to 
participate in the drug discount program under such sec-
tion 340B, as of the day before the emergency period went 
into effect, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall, for each calendar quarter with respect to which eligi-
bility for such drug discount program is based on a cost 
reporting period during any portion of which such emer-
gency period is in effect, deem such entity as continuing 
to meet the minimum disproportionate share adjustment 
percentage requirement applicable to such entity under 
such subparagraph (L), (M), or (O), as the case may be. 
(b) TEMPORARY WAIVER OF PROHIBITION ON OB-
TAINING
COVERED
OUTPATIENT
DRUGS
THROUGH 
GROUP PURCHASING ORGANIZATIONS FOR CERTAIN COV-
ERED ENTITIES.—During the emergency period, a cov-
ered entity described in subparagraph (L) or (M) of sec-
tion 340B(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 256b(a)(4)) may, notwithstanding clause (iii) of 
such subparagraph (L), obtain covered outpatient drugs 
through a group purchasing organization or other group 
purchasing arrangement. 
(c) EMERGENCY PERIOD DEFINED.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘‘emergency period’’ means the pe-
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riod during which there exists the public health emergency 
declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 
on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID–19. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF MEDICARE PATIENT IVIG ACCESS 
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.— 
Section 101(b) of the Medicare IVIG Access and Strength-
ening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 (42 
U.S.C. 13951 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) DURATION.—Beginning not later than one 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall conduct the demonstration project 
for a period of 3 years and, subject to the avail-
ability of funds under subsection (g), the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on Decem-
ber 31, 2022.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘4,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘6,500’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘2022’’. 
(b) UPDATED EVALUATION AND REPORT.—Section 
101(f) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) UPDATED
EVALUATION
AND
REPORT.— 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of the Continuing Access to In-Home IVIG 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an up-
dated report that contains the following: 
‘‘(A) The total number of beneficiaries en-
rolled in the demonstration project during the 
updated report period. 
‘‘(B) The total number of claims submitted 
for services during the updated report period, 
disaggregated by month. 
‘‘(C) An analysis of the impact of the dem-
onstration on beneficiary access to the in-home 
administration of intravenous immune globin, 
including the impact on beneficiary health and 
well-being. 
‘‘(D) An analysis of the impact of in-home 
administration of intravenous immune globin on 
overall costs to Medicare, including the cost dif-
ferential between in-home administration of in-
travenous immune globin and administration of 
intravenous immune globin in a healthcare fa-
cility. 
‘‘(E) A survey of providers and enrolled 
beneficiaries that participated in the demonstra-
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tion project that identifies barriers to accessing 
services, including reimbursement for items and 
services. 
‘‘(F) Recommendations to Congress on the 
appropriateness of establishing a permanent 
bundled services payment for the in-home ad-
ministration of intravenous immune globin for 
Medicare beneficiaries.’’. 
(c) DEFINITION OF UPDATED REPORT PERIOD.— 
Section 101(h) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) UPDATED
REPORT
PERIOD.—The term 
‘updated report period’ means the period beginning 
on October 1, 2014, and ending on September 30, 
2020.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 783 
To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to expand the scope of 
individuals and activities which are subject to the requirements of such Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2019 
Mr. ROSE of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to expand 
the scope of individuals and activities which are subject 
to the requirements of such 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 ‘‘Lobbyist Loophole Clo-
sure Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANDING SCOPE OF INDIVIDUALS AND ACTIVI-
TIES SUBJECT TO REQUIREMENTS OF LOB-
BYING DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1995. 
(a) COVERAGE OF INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING LEGIS-
LATIVE, POLITICAL, AND STRATEGIC COUNSELING SERV-
ICES.— 
(1) TREATMENT OF LEGISLATIVE, POLITICAL, 
AND STRATEGIC COUNSELING SERVICES IN SUPPORT 
OF LOBBYING CONTACTS AS LOBBYING ACTIVITY.— 
Section 3(7) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1602(7)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘efforts’’ and inserting 
‘‘any efforts’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘research and other back-
ground work’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘leg-
islative, political, and strategic counseling serv-
ices, research, and other background work’’. 
(2) TREATMENT OF LOBBYING CONTACT MADE 
WITH SUPPORT OF LEGISLATIVE, POLITICAL, AND 
STRATEGIC
COUNSELING
SERVICES
AS
LOBBYING 
CONTACT MADE BY INDIVIDUAL PROVIDING SERV-
ICES.—Section 3(8) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1602(8)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF PROVIDERS OF LEG-
ISLATIVE, POLITICAL, AND
STRATEGIC
COUN-
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SELING SERVICES.—Any individual who for fi-
nancial or other compensation provides legisla-
tive, political, and strategic counseling services 
which are treated as lobbying activity under 
paragraph (7), and which are used in support 
of a lobbying contact under this paragraph 
which is made by another individual, shall be 
considered to have made the same lobbying con-
tact at the same time and in the same manner 
to the covered executive branch official or cov-
ered legislative branch official involved.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to lobbying contacts 
made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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1274; 131 Stat. 461; 132 Stat. 661; 133 Stat. 778) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (i)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 
each fiscal year.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘2021’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2036’’. 
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