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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4801 
To establish the Compassionate Capitalist Award to recognize organizations 
that substantially benefit the well-being of their employees, stakeholders, 
and communities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2023 
Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CASE, Mr. MAG-
AZINER, and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish the Compassionate Capitalist Award to recognize 
organizations that substantially benefit the well-being of 
their employees, stakeholders, and communities, 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 ‘‘Honoring Organiza-
tions Nationally for Ethics, Sustainability, and Trust Act’’ 
or the ‘‘HONEST Enterprise Act’’. 
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(9) An estimate of the costs that would be associ-
ated with implementing the reimbursement program 
described in the feasibility study, including whether 
sufficient funds have already been appropriated. 
(10) A recommendation for the Federal entity 
best suited to carry out the reimbursement program 
described in the feasibility study, including whether 
sufficient statutory authority already exists for such 
Federal entity to provide such reimbursements. 
(11) Additional recommendations, including as-
sessment of feasibility, for options to pay back covered 
United States persons other than through reimburse-
ments. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
of the Indian Health Service or a tribal or-
ganization, or coverage under chapter 89 
of title 5, United States Code, or 
‘‘(B) a participant in a health care sharing 
ministry 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
5000A(d)(2)(B)(ii) without regard to subclause 
(IV) thereof), 
as of the 1st day of such month.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Subsection (c) of section 223 of such Code 
is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as para-
graphs (2) and (3), respectively. 
(2) Paragraphs (2)(A) and (2)(B) of section 
223(b) of such Code are each amended by striking 
‘‘a high deductible health plan’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
health plan, insurance, or ministry described in sub-
section (c)(1)’’. 
(3) Paragraph (8)(A)(ii) of section 223(b) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘high deductible 
health plan’’ and inserting ‘‘health plan, insurance, 
or ministry described in subsection (c)(1)’’. 
(4) Section 223(g)(1) of such Code is amend-
ed— 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4806 
To prohibit foreign nations from owning certain facilities, buildings, and 
land. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2023 
Mr. SANTOS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit foreign nations from owning certain facilities, 
buildings, and land. 
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 ‘‘Protection of American 
Land Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST FOREIGN NATIONS OWNING 
CERTAIN FACILITIES, BUILDINGS, AND LAND. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, a foreign nation may not— 
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(1) establish a police or State sponsored secu-
rity facility; 
(2) own or purchase a State sponsored govern-
ment building in the United States; or 
(3) own or purchase land in the United States. 
(b) COMPENSATION
PROVIDED.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, if a foreign nation owns a facil-
ity, building, or land described in subsection (a), such for-
eign nation shall be provided market-rate compensation 
for such facility, building, or property within two years 
of the date of the enactment of this Act by the Secretary 
of Treasury. 
(c) RETURN REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, a foreign nation owning a facility, build-
ing, or land described in subsection (a) such foreign nation 
shall return such facility, building, or land to the United 
States Government. 
(d) NO LIABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the United States Government shall not be 
liable for any violation of contracts that occur as a result 
of this Act. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FOREIGN NATION.—The term ‘‘foreign na-
tion’’ includes a foreign nation, a State sponsored 
entity, or a government official of a foreign nation. 
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(2) POLICE OR STATE SPONSORED SECURITY 
FACILITY.—The term ‘‘police or State sponsored se-
curity facility’’ means a facility that conducts secu-
rity, espionage, acts of law enforcement, or surveil-
lance on United States citizens. 
(3) STATE
SPONSORED
GOVERNMENT
BUILD-
ING.—The term ‘‘State sponsored government build-
ing’’ means a building owned by a foreign nation. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4808 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to evaluate certain factors 
for aliens who submit a state sponsored Chinese immigration application 
or have been employed by the Chinese Communist Party. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2023 
Mr. SANTOS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to evaluate 
certain factors for aliens who submit a state sponsored 
Chinese immigration application or have been employed 
by the Chinese Communist Party. 
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 ‘‘Secure our Borders 
from the CCP Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO EVALUATE CERTAIN HISTORY 
FOR ALIENS. 
(a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall evaluate the factors described in subsection (b) to 
determine if an individual submitting a covered application 
has any links, association, employment history, or associa-
tion with the Chinese Communist Party or the Govern-
ment of China. 
(b) FACTORS DESCRIBED.—The following factors 
shall be evaluated with respect to a covered application— 
(1) the alien’s employment or previous employ-
ment by the Chinese Communist Party or the Gov-
ernment of China; 
(2) any immediate family relation of the alien 
who is employed by the Chinese Communist Party or 
the Government of China; 
(3) the alien’s participation in educational pro-
grams organized or sponsored by the Chinese Com-
munist Party or the Government of China; 
(4) any grants awarded to an alien by the Chi-
nese Communist Party or the Government of China; 
(5) any public statements representing or sup-
porting the Chinese Communist Party or the Gov-
ernment of China by the alien; 
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(A) Tracking trends with respect to inju-
ries involving consumer products. 
(B) Identifying consumer product hazards. 
(C) Monitoring the retail marketplace (in-
cluding internet websites) for the sale of re-
called consumer products (including both new 
and used products). 
(D) Identifying consumer products re-
quired by section 17(a) of the Consumer Prod-
uct Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2066(a)) to be re-
fused admission into the customs territory of 
the United States. 
(2) Consistent with section 6 of the Consumer 
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2055), consult with 
the following: 
(A) Technologists, data scientists, and ex-
perts in artificial intelligence and machine 
learning. 
(B) Cybersecurity experts. 
(C) Members of the retail industry. 
(D) Consumer product manufacturers. 
(E) Consumer product safety organiza-
tions. 
(F) Any other person the Commission con-
siders appropriate.
(6) the alien’s voter registration or party affili-
ation with the Chinese Communist Party or the Gov-
ernment of China; 
(7) any anti-capitalist or anti-American public 
statements made by the alien; and 
(8) any financial payments or any reimburse-
ments to the alien made by the Chinese Communist 
Party or the Government of China. 
(c) OUTCOME
OF EVALUATION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, if the Secretary of Homeland 
Security determines that any of the factors described in 
subsection (b) exist with respect to a covered application 
the Secretary shall deny such application. 
(d) PENALTY.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, an alien found to have lied on a covered application 
shall be subject to deportation and a fine of $5,000. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED APPLICATION.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered application’’ means an application submitted 
for immigration status by an individual as a result 
of their relationship with— 
(A) an employer or institution of higher 
education that receives funding from the Chi-
nese Communist Party or the Government of 
China; or 
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(B) an immediate family relation that is 
employed by or is associated with the Chinese 
Communist Party or the Government of China. 
(2) IMMEDIATE FAMILY RELATION.—The term 
‘‘immediate family relation’’ means a mother, father, 
step-parent, brother, sister, cousin, uncle, or aunt. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4810 
To rescind certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service 
and appropriate such amounts to the Department of State Passport Office. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2023 
Mr. SANTOS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, 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 provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To rescind certain balances made available to the Internal 
Revenue Service and appropriate such amounts to the 
Department of State Passport Office. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RESCISSION OF CERTAIN BALANCES MADE 
AVAILABLE TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
SERVICE AND APPROPRIATION TO DEPART-
MENT OF STATE PASSPORT OFFICE. 
(a) RESCISSION
OF
CERTAIN
BALANCES
MADE 
AVAILABLE TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.— Of 
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the unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or oth-
erwise made available for activities of the Internal Rev-
enue Service by paragraphs (1)(A)(ii), (1)(A)(iii), (1)(B), 
(2), (3), (4), and (5) of section 10301 of Public Law 117– 
169 (commonly known as the ‘‘Inflation Reduction Act of 
2022’’) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
$25,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
(b) APPROPRIATION
TO DEPARTMENT
OF STATE 
PASSPORT OFFICE.—There is appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, for the salaries and expenses of new employees of 
the Department of State dedicated to the issuance of pass-
ports, of which $10,000,000 shall be reserved for the sala-
ries and expenses of new employees of the Department of 
State at passport agencies, centers, or acceptance facilities 
located in the State of New York. The unobligated balance 
of any amount made available under this subsection shall 
be permanently rescinded on October 1, 2025, and shall 
be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury for the 
sole purpose of reducing the national debt. 
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SEC. 2. GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSITY IN PROVISION OF 
GRANTS; INCLUSION OF TRANSPORTATION 
ASSISTANCE PLAN AMONG SUPPORT SERV-
ICES. 
Section 2008 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397g) is amended by redesignating subsections (c) and 
(d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and by insert-
ing after subsection (b) the following: 
‘‘(c) GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSITY; TRANSPORTATION 
ASSISTANCE PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) PREFERENCE
FOR
APPLICATIONS
FOR 
PROJECTS TO SERVE A RURAL AREA.—In consid-
ering applications for a grant under this section, the 
Secretary shall give preference to applications which 
describe a demonstration project that will serve a 
rural area in which— 
‘‘(A) the community in which the individ-
uals to be enrolled in the project reside is lo-
cated; 
‘‘(B) the project will be conducted; or 
‘‘(C) an employer partnership that has 
committed to hiring individuals who successfully 
complete all activities under the project is lo-
cated. 
‘‘(2) SUPPORT REQUIRED TO INCLUDE TRANS-
PORTATION ASSISTANCE PLAN.—A project for which 
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a grant is made under this section shall include a 
plan to provide project participants with transpor-
tation through means such as the following: 
‘‘(A) Referral to, and assistance with en-
rollment in, a subsidized transportation pro-
gram. 
‘‘(B) If a subsidized transportation pro-
gram is not reasonably available, direct pay-
ments to subsidize transportation costs. 
For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘transpor-
tation’ includes public transit, or gasoline for a per-
sonal vehicle if public transit is not reasonably ac-
cessible or available. 
‘‘(3) REPORTS
TO
THE
CONGRESS.—During 
each Congress, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Finance of 
the Senate a report— 
‘‘(A) on, with respect to the period since 
the period covered in the most recent prior re-
port submitted under this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the number of applications sub-
mitted under each subsection of this sec-
tion, with a separate statement of the 
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number of applications referred to in para-
graph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) the number of the applications 
that were approved, with a separate state-
ment of the number of such applications 
referred to in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) that includes an assessment of the ef-
fectiveness of the demonstration projects con-
ducted under this section with respect to ad-
dressing health professions workforce shortages 
or in-demand jobs in rural areas.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on October 1, 2023. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 414 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4814 
[Report No. 118–498] 
To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish a pilot 
program to explore the use of artificial intelligence in support of the 
mission of the Commission and to direct the Secretary of Commerce 
and the Federal Trade Commission to study and report on the use 
of blockchain technology and digital tokens, respectively. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2023 
Mr. SOTO (for himself, Mr. BURGESS, Mrs. TRAHAN, and Mr. GUTHRIE) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
MAY 10, 2024 
Additional sponsor: Ms. CASTOR of Florida 
MAY 10, 2024 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 20, 2023] 
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SEC. 3. STANDARD MEDICAL EXPENSE DEDUCTION. 
Section 5(e)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(5)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘EX-
CESS’’ and inserting ‘‘STANDARD’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘containing an elderly or 
disabled member’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘excess’’ and inserting 
‘‘standard’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘incurred by the elderly or 
disabled member,’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘excess’’ and 
inserting ‘‘standard’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ‘‘eligible 
elderly or disabled’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) STANDARD
MEDICAL
EXPENSE
DE-
DUCTION AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), the standard medical 
expense deduction under subparagraph (A) 
shall be, with respect to a fiscal year, equal 
to the monthly premium rate determined 
under section 1839(a)(3) of the Social Se-
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4815 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the medical 
expense deduction, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2023 
Mrs. TRAHAN (for herself, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. NORTON, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor-
gia, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. IVEY, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. JACKSON of Illi-
nois, Mrs. SYKES, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. KEATING) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand 
the medical expense deduction, 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 ‘‘Bridging the SNAP 
Gap Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. AGE FOR EXCLUSIONS FROM INCOME. 
Section 5(d)(7) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘17’’ 
and inserting ‘‘21’’. 
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curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(a)(3)) that is 
applicable on October 1 of that fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—For any fiscal 
year, a State agency may establish a great-
er standard medical expense deduction 
than described in clause (i) if the greater 
deduction satisfies cost neutrality stand-
ards established by the Secretary for that 
fiscal year.’’. 
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159 
Committees pursuant to section 427 of division D of the 
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public 
Law 116–94) for the list of supplementary allocations re-
quired by subparagraph (A). 
(e) The Department of the Interior and the Depart-
ment of Agriculture shall provide the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
quarterly reports on the status of balances of projects and 
activities funded by the National Parks and Public Land 
Legacy Restoration Fund for amounts allocated pursuant 
to subsection (a)(1) of this section and the status of bal-
ances of projects and activities funded by the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund for amounts allocated pursuant 
to subsection (a)(2) of this section, including all uncom-
mitted, committed, and unobligated funds, and, for 
amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this 
section, National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restora-
tion Fund amounts reallocated pursuant to subsection (c) 
of this section. 
POLICIES RELATING TO BIOMASS ENERGY 
SEC. 430. To support the key role that forests in the 
United States can play in addressing the energy needs of 
the United States, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environ-
160 
mental Protection Agency shall, consistent with their mis-
sions, jointly— 
(1) ensure that Federal policy relating to forest 
bioenergy— 
(A) is consistent across all Federal depart-
ments and agencies; and 
(B) recognizes the full benefits of the use 
of forest biomass for energy, conservation, and 
responsible forest management; and 
(2) establish clear and simple policies for the 
use of forest biomass as an energy solution, includ-
ing policies that— 
(A) reflect the carbon neutrality of forest 
bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable 
energy source, provided the use of forest bio-
mass for energy production does not cause con-
version of forests to non-forest use; 
(B) encourage private investment through-
out the forest biomass supply chain, including 
in— 
(i) working forests; 
(ii) harvesting operations; 
(iii) forest improvement operations; 
(iv) forest bioenergy production; 
(v) wood products manufacturing; or
186 
EFFECT ON OTHER LAW 
SEC. 477. Nothing in this Act, or any amendments 
made by this Act, shall affect— 
(a) the Presidential memorandum titled ‘‘Memo-
randum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United 
States Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposi-
tion’’ and dated September 8, 2020; 
(b) the Presidential memorandum titled ‘‘Memo-
randum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United 
States Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposi-
tion’’ and dated September 25, 2020; 
(c) the Presidential memorandum titled ‘‘Memo-
randum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas off the Atlantic 
Coast on the Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Dis-
position’’ and dated December 20, 2016; or 
(d) the ban on oil and gas development in the Great 
Lakes described in section 386 of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15941). 
VEHICLE RESERVATION SYSTEM AT GLACIER NATIONAL 
PARK 
SEC. 478. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the operation or implementation of 
the vehicle reservation system at Glacier National Park.