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SEC. 2. TRANSITION TO AN UPDATE TO A SINGLE CONVER-
SION FACTOR UNDER THE MEDICARE PHYSI-
CIAN FEE SCHEDULE BASED ON THE MEDI-
CARE ECONOMIC INDEX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1848(d) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (19)— 
(A) in the header, by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (20) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(20) UPDATE
FOR
2024
AND
SUBSEQUENT 
YEARS.—The update to the single conversion factor 
established in paragraph (1)(C) for 2024 and each 
subsequent year shall be equal to the Secretary’s es-
timate of the percentage increase in the MEI (as de-
fined in section 1842(i)(3)) for the year.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE FOR A 
SINGLE CONVERSION FACTOR AFTER 2025.—Section 
1848(d)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w–4(d)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and ending with 2025’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘There shall be two separate 
conversion factors’’ and all that follows through the 
end of the subparagraph. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2476 
To keep schools safe using unobligated Federal funds available to the 
Secretary of Education to respond to the coronavirus. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2023 
Mr. WEBER of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To keep schools safe using unobligated Federal funds avail-
able to the Secretary of Education to respond to the 
coronavirus. 
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 ‘‘Protect Our Children’s 
Schools Act’’. 
SEC. 2. KEEPING SCHOOLS SAFE. 
The unobligated balance of each amount appro-
priated or otherwise made available to the Secretary of 
Education to prevent, prepare for, or respond to the 
coronavirus shall be made available to local educational 
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agencies to keep the elementary schools and secondary 
schools served by such agencies safe. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2478 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion 
from gross income for compensation of certain school resource officers, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2023 
Mr. WEBER of Texas 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 provide 
for an exclusion from gross income for compensation 
of certain school resource officers, 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 ‘‘School Resource Offi-
cer Compensation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN 
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. 
(a) EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of 
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by inserting before section 140 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 139J. COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN SCHOOL RE-
SOURCE OFFICERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Gross income shall not include 
compensation received by a qualified school resource offi-
cer for service as such an officer. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified school re-
source officer’ means a retired peace officer who is em-
ployed as an armed school resource officer at an elemen-
tary school or secondary school (as such terms are defined 
in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965). 
‘‘(c) RETIRED PEACE OFFICER.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘retired peace officer’ means an indi-
vidual who is separated from service in good standing from 
service with a State or local agency as a law enforcement 
officer.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 is 
amended by inserting before the item relating to sec-
tion 140 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 139J. Compensation of certain school resource officers.’’. 
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the Administrator shall implement the recommenda-
tions developed under paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(4) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT WAIVER.— 
For the purpose of meeting the deadlines established 
under this subsection, the Secretary may waive the 
application of subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, 
United States Code, to the requirements of this sub-
section.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (l), as so redesignated— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated for grants under this section— 
‘‘(A) $360,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, of 
which— 
‘‘(i) $180,000,000 shall be for recipi-
ents in high-risk urban areas that receive 
funding under section 2003; and 
‘‘(ii) $180,000,000 shall be for recipi-
ents in jurisdictions that do not so receive 
such funding; and 
‘‘(B) $480,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2029.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2028’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
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(b) PAYROLL TAXES.—Section 3121(a) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end of paragraph (22)(B), by striking the period 
at the end of paragraph (23) and inserting ‘‘; or’’, and 
by inserting after paragraph (23) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(24) any compensation which is excludable 
from the gross income of the employee under section 
139J.’’. 
(c) WAGE WITHHOLDING.—Section 3401(a) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (22), by striking the period 
at the end of paragraph (23) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and 
by inserting after paragraph (23) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(24) for compensation which is excludable 
from the gross income of the employee under section 
139J.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to compensation for services after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2482 
To require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the accessibility 
of mental health care providers and services for members of the Armed 
Forces serving on active duty, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2023 
Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mrs. KIGGANS of Vir-
ginia, and Ms. PETTERSEN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study 
on the accessibility of mental health care providers and 
services for members of the Armed Forces serving on 
active duty, 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. 
STUDY 
ON 
ACCESSABILITY 
OF 
MENTAL 
HEALTH PROVIDERS AND SERVICES FOR AC-
TIVE 
DUTY 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study on the accessibility of mental health care providers 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2484 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require authorized 
committees and leadership PACs of candidates for election for Federal 
office to disburse funds remaining unexpended after the date of the 
election involved, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2023 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida (for herself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, and Mr. RASKIN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
require authorized committees and leadership PACs of 
candidates for election for Federal office to disburse 
funds remaining unexpended after the date of the elec-
tion involved, 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 ‘‘Honest Elections and 
Campaign, No Gain Act’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2481 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to include retailers of manufactured 
or modular homes in the definition of mortgage originator, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2023 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. NORTON, 
Mr. CASAR, and Ms. SALINAS) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to include retailers 
of manufactured or modular homes in the definition of 
mortgage originator, 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 ‘‘Fair Manufactured 
Housing Lending Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF RETAILERS OF MANUFACTURED OR 
MODULAR HOMES IN THE DEFINITION OF 
MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR. 
Section 103(dd)(2)(C) of the Truth in Lending Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1602(dd)(2)(C)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘any person’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘not otherwise’’ and inserting ‘‘any 
person who is not otherwise’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(3) by striking clause (ii). 
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and services for members of the Armed Forces serving on 
active duty, including an assessment of— 
(1) the accessibility of mental health care pro-
viders on military installations; 
(2) the accessibility of inpatient services for 
mental health care for such members; and 
(3) steps that may be taken to improve such ac-
cessibility. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report con-
taining the findings of the study under subsection (a). 
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lished pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 248 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to exclude certain populations 
of the lesser prairie chicken from the authority of such Act, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2023 
Mr. ESTES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to exclude 
certain populations of the lesser prairie chicken from 
the authority of such Act, 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 ‘‘Promoting Local Man-
agement of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to registration 
statements filed under section 4(a) of the Lobbying Dis-
closure Act on or after the date of the regularly scheduled 
general election for Federal office held in November 2024. 
SEC. 4. REQUIRING FORMER CANDIDATES SERVING AS 
FOREIGN AGENTS TO CERTIFY COMPLIANCE 
WITH DISBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.—Section 2(a) 
of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 612(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) 
as paragraphs (11) and (12); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) In the case of an individual who was a 
candidate for election for Federal office, a certifi-
cation (under penalty of perjury) that each author-
ized committee and leadership PAC (as defined in 
section 304(i)(8)(B) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971) of the individual is in compliance 
with section 303A of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (relating to the disbursement of funds 
of the committee or leadership PAC which remain 
unexpended after the date of the election).’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to registration 
statements filed under section 2 of the Foreign Agents 
Registration Act of 1938, as amended on or after the date 
of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal of-
fice held in November 2024. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2488 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make advanced nuclear 
facilities eligible for the qualifying advanced energy project credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2023 
Mr. DONALDS 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 make 
advanced nuclear facilities eligible for the qualifying ad-
vanced energy project credit. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ADVANCED NUCLEAR FACILITIES MADE ELIGI-
BLE FOR QUALIFYING ADVANCED ENERGY 
PROJECT CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 48C(c)(1)(A) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end 
of clause (iii) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by adding at the 
end the following new clause: 
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‘‘(iv) which consists of an advanced 
nuclear facility (as defined in section 
45J(d)(2)).’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF CONTINUATION OF AUTHOR-
ITY TO TREAT OTHER NUCLEAR FACILITIES AS QUALI-
FYING.—Section 48C(c)(1)(A)(i)(VII) of such Code is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, including nuclear energy tech-
nology,’’ after ‘‘greenhouse gas emissions’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
48C(c)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end of clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of 
clause (iii), and by inserting after clause (iii) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iv) a facility described in clause (iv) 
of such paragraph,’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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1274 
‘‘(1) The regulations prescribed under sub-
section (a) shall establish clear, competency-based 
criteria for use by the nominating officer or official 
in determining whether an officer described in sub-
section (a) should be nominated for consideration for 
promotion. 
‘‘(2) An officer on the space force officer list 
may only be nominated under this section if (A) the 
officer is not eligible for consideration for promotion 
by a selection board convened under section 20211 
of this title, and (B) the officer has not twice pre-
viously been promoted to a higher grade on the 
space force officer list under this section. 
‘‘(3) A nomination under this section shall be 
submitted to the Chief Human Capital Officer of the 
Space Force and shall provide sufficient information 
and justification for the opinion of the nominating 
officer that the nominated officer meets the requisite 
competency-based requirements for service in a high-
er grade and is exceptionally well qualified for pro-
motion despite not meeting the eligibility require-
ments for consideration for promotion under section 
20412 of this title.
(1) such expenditure shall be charged to such 
appropriation (if any); and 
(2) appropriations made available for such fis-
cal year pursuant to this Act shall not be available 
after the date of enactment of such appropriation or 
general appropriation bill. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2493 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight 
limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2023 
Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself and Mr. GOLDEN of Maine) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to 
vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles, 
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 ‘‘Safe Routes Act of 
2023’’. 
SEC. 2. VEHICLE WEIGHT EXEMPTIONS. 
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(x) CERTAIN LOGGING VEHICLES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall waive, 
with respect to a covered logging vehicle, the appli-
cation of any vehicle weight limit established under 
this section. 
‘‘(2) COVERED LOGGING VEHICLE DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘covered logging vehicle’ 
means a vehicle that— 
‘‘(A) is transporting raw or unfinished for-
est products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, 
or wood chips; 
‘‘(B) is traveling a distance not greater 
than 150 air miles on the Interstate from origin 
to a storage or processing facility; and 
‘‘(C) meets State legal weight tolerances 
and vehicle configurations for transporting raw 
or unfinished forest products within the State 
boundaries in which the vehicle is operating. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION OF WEIGHT TOLERANCES.— 
The waiver in this subsection shall only apply with 
respect to a State legal weight tolerance in effect on 
the date of enactment of this subsection.’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Our Law en-
forcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act 
of 2023’’ or the ‘‘POLICE Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSAULT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. 
Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(G) ASSAULT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OF-
FICER.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any alien who has 
been convicted of, who admits having com-
mitted, or who admits committing acts 
which constitute the essential elements of, 
any offense involving assault of a law en-
forcement officer is deportable. 
‘‘(ii) 
CIRCUMSTANCES.—The 
cir-
cumstances referred to in clause (i) are 
that the law enforcement officer was as-
saulted— 
‘‘(I) while he or she was engaged 
in the performance of his or her offi-
cial duties; 
‘‘(II) because of the performance 
of his or her official duties; or
‘‘(III) because of his or her sta-
tus as a law enforcement officer. 
‘‘(iii) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara-
graph— 
‘‘(I) the term ‘assault’ has the 
meaning given that term in the juris-
diction where the act occurred; and 
‘‘(II) the term ‘law enforcement 
officer’ is a person authorized by 
law— 
‘‘(aa) to apprehend, arrest, 
or prosecute an individual for 
any criminal violation of law; or 
‘‘(bb) to be a firefighter or 
other first responder.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON ALIENS DEPORTED FOR ASSAULTING A 
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. 
On an annual basis, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall submit to Congress and make publicly available 
on the website of the Department of Homeland Security 
a report on the number of aliens who were deported during
the previous year under section 237(a)(2)(G) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(G)). 
Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2023. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2494 
AN ACT 
To make the assault of a law enforcement officer 
a deportable offense, and for other purposes.
I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2494 
To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2023 
Mr. GARBARINO (for himself, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. BISHOP of North Caro-
lina, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. MEUSER, and 
Mrs. CAMMACK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a 
deportable offense, 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 ‘‘Protect Our Law en-
forcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act 
of 2023’’ or the ‘‘POLICE Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSAULT OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. 
Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended— 
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‘‘(G) ASSAULT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OF-
FICERS.—Any alien who assaults a law enforce-
ment officer is deportable.’’. 
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