datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(C) Efforts to account for additional sig-
nificant sources of methane emissions within a 
region. 
(D) Assumptions and uncertainties in the 
results of the pilot study. 
(d) 
METHANE
EMISSIONS
DATA
INTEROPER-
ABILITY.—The Administrator, to the greatest extent pos-
sible, shall ensure that all data collected as part of the 
pilot study adheres to data and metadata standards to 
support the public findability, accessibility, interoper-
ability, and reusability of such data. The Administrator 
shall consult with the heads of other Federal agencies, as 
appropriate, to— 
(1) facilitate effective data sharing regarding 
methane emissions measurement and quantification 
data; and 
(2) ensure that methane emissions measure-
ment and quantification data gathered by such other 
Federal agencies can be converted to a format that 
is consistent with the methodologies and procedures 
of the pilot study. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on the Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate. 
(3) COVERED
OIL
AND
GAS
INFRASTRUC-
TURE.—The term ‘‘covered oil and gas infrastruc-
ture’’ means the infrastructure used for the produc-
tion, gathering and boosting, processing, trans-
mission, and storage of oil and natural gas in the 
United States. Such term does not include oil and 
gas distribution infrastructure. 
(4) REGION.—The term ‘‘region’’ means any of 
the seven oil and gas regions evaluated by the U.S. 
Energy Information Administration in its July 2022 
Drilling Productivity Report. 
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securities in transactions that are ex-
empt from registration requirements 
under the Securities Act of 1933; and 
‘‘(ii) that is not with respect to— 
‘‘(I) a class of publicly traded se-
curities; 
‘‘(II) the securities of an invest-
ment company (as defined in section 3 
of the Investment Company Act of 
1940); or 
‘‘(III) a variable or equity-in-
dexed annuity or other variable or eq-
uity-indexed life insurance product; 
‘‘(B) with respect to a transaction for 
which such transaction-based compensation is 
received— 
‘‘(i) does not handle or take posses-
sion of the funds or securities; and 
‘‘(ii) does not engage in an activity 
that requires registration as an investment 
adviser under State or Federal law; and 
‘‘(C) is not a finder as defined under sub-
section (q). 
‘‘(q) FINDER SAFE HARBOR.— 
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‘‘(1) NONREGISTRATION.—A finder is exempt 
from the registration requirements of this Act. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL SECURITIES ASSOCIATIONS.—A 
finder shall not be required to become a member of 
any national securities association. 
‘‘(3) FINDER DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘finder’ means a person described in para-
graphs (A) and (B) of subsection (p)(4) that— 
‘‘(A) receives transaction-based compensa-
tion of equal to or less than $500,000 in any 
calendar year; 
‘‘(B) receives transaction-based compensa-
tion in connection with transactions that result 
in a single issuer selling securities valued at 
equal to or less than $15 million in any cal-
endar year; 
‘‘(C) receives transaction-based compensa-
tion in connection with transactions that result 
in any combination of issuers selling securities 
valued at equal to or less than $30 million in 
any calendar year; or 
‘‘(D) receives transaction-based compensa-
tion in connection with fewer than 16 trans-
actions that are not part of the same offering 
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lished or disseminated to U.S. government offi-
cials, the media, or the public; or 
(D) any other condition or expectation re-
garding either the foreign principal’s ability to 
review in advance, approve, veto, or modify 
budgets, programs, events, or presentations, or 
the contents of information or materials to be 
published or disseminated. 
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on the date that is 120 days 
following the date of enactment. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8997 
To prohibit the Administrator of General Services from awarding contracts 
for certain commercial payment systems under the SmartPay Program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 
Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. NORMAN, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mrs. 
BOEBERT, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. CLINE, Mr. TIF-
FANY, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. HARRIS, and Mr. 
PERRY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Administrator of General Services from 
awarding contracts for certain commercial payment sys-
tems under the SmartPay Program, 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 ‘‘No SmartPay for Anti- 
2A Companies Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AWARDING CONTRACTS FOR CER-
TAIN 
COMMERCIAL 
PAYMENT 
SYSTEMS 
UNDER THE SMARTPAY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General 
Services may not award a contract under the SmartPay 
Program for the procurement of a commercial payment 
system that uses a payment processing agency that has 
implemented a merchant category code for gun retailers. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—This Act shall not apply to any 
contract awarded before the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 899 
To terminate the Department of Education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2021 
Mr. MASSIE (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. NORMAN, 
Mr. ROY, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. BURCHETT, and Mrs. BOEBERT) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor 
A BILL 
To terminate the Department of Education. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDU-
CATION. 
The Department of Education shall terminate on De-
cember 31, 2022. 
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Water Heaters’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 37778 (May 6, 2024)), and 
such rule shall have no force or effect. 
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(2) may elect to receive services under the pilot 
program at a location that is not a traditional med-
ical setting, such as at the residence of the veteran, 
in lieu of receiving such services at a hospital, nurs-
ing home, or other medical facility. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall termi-
nate on the date that is five years after the date on which 
the pilot program commences. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of termination under subsection (e), the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the 
pilot program. Such report shall include the following: 
(1) A detailed overview of each entity with 
which the Secretary has entered into an agreement 
under the pilot program, and the services that entity 
provided to participating veterans pursuant to such 
agreement. 
(2) An identification of the following: 
(A) The number of veterans that partici-
pated in the pilot program. 
(B) The number of veterans that applied 
to participate in the pilot program but were not 
selected for participation as a result of the limi-
tation under subsection (c)(2). 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9001 
To secure schools, to increase access to mental health resources, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 
Mrs. FLORES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education 
and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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 secure schools, to increase access to mental health 
resources, 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 ‘‘RGV Act of 2022’’ 
or the ‘‘Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASED AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR 
CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 
(a) BYRNE-JAG.— 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9013 
To authorize grants for crime victims to be distributed to angel families, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 
Mr. NEHLS (for himself, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. BANKS, Mr. ELLZEY, 
Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. BACON, and Mr. JOYCE of 
Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize grants for crime victims to be distributed to 
angel families, 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 ‘‘Justice for Angel Fam-
ilies Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR ANGEL FAMILIES. 
Section 1403 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 
(34 U.S.C. 20102) is amended— 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9003 
To allow States to authorize State and local law enforcement officers to 
enforce the provisions of Federal immigration law relating to unlawful 
entry into the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 
Mr. GOSAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To allow States to authorize State and local law enforcement 
officers to enforce the provisions of Federal immigration 
law relating to unlawful entry into the United States. 
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 ‘‘Empowering States 
to Deport Illegal Immigrants Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF STATE AND LOCAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT OFFICERS TO ENFORCE CER-
TAIN FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—States may authorize State and 
local law enforcement officers to enforce provisions of Fed-
eral immigration law that prohibit the unlawful entry into 
the United States, including sections 271 through 280 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1321 
through 1330). 
(b) EFFECT
OF
AUTHORIZATION
ON
SUPREME 
COURT RULING.—Subsection (a) effectively abrogates the 
2012 decision of the Supreme Court in Arizona v. United 
States (567 U.S. 387). 
(c) PROSECUTION
AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, State prosecutors are author-
ized to initiate prosecutions for violations of Federal immi-
gration law referred to in subsection (a) in a United States 
District Court that has jurisdiction over— 
(1) the place at which any such violation oc-
curred; or 
(2) the place at which the person charged for 
any such violation is apprehended. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 279 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1329) is 
amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘, or by a State prosecutor 
pursuant to section 2(c) of the Empowering States 
to Deport Illegal Immigrants Act,’’ before ‘‘that 
arise’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘It shall be the duty of the 
State prosecutor of the appropriate State to pros-
ecute every such suit when brought by a State.’’ 
after ‘‘United States.’’ 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9004 
To allow the Secretary of the Interior to authorize geological and geophysical 
surveys for offshore oil and gas exploration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To allow the Secretary of the Interior to authorize geological 
and geophysical surveys for offshore oil and gas exploration. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION LI-
CENSING. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall authorize geologi-
cal and geophysical surveys related to oil and gas activities 
on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, except 
within areas subject to existing oil and gas leasing mora-
toria. Such authorizations shall be issued within 30 days 
of receipt of a completed application and shall, as applica-
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(C) Of the veterans who participated in the 
pilot program, the number who, for the dura-
tion of such participation, received services 
under the pilot program. 
(D) 
The 
percentage 
of 
participants 
(disaggregated by type of outcome specified in 
clauses (i) through (iii)) who reported that par-
ticipation in the pilot program resulted in the 
following outcomes, with respect to the indi-
vidual participant: 
(i) Quality of life improved. 
(ii) Quality of life was unaffected. 
(iii) Quality of life worsened. 
(E) A socioeconomic and demographic 
breakdown of participants in the pilot program. 
(F) Such other information as may be de-
termined relevant by the Secretary. 
(g) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Amounts required to carry 
out this Act shall be derived from unobligated amounts 
appropriated to the Veterans Health Administration and 
determined appropriate by the Secretary. 
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ble to survey type, comply with the mitigation and moni-
toring measures in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), and 
(g) of section 217.184 of title 50, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (as in effect on January 1, 2022), and section 
217.185 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
effect on January 1, 2022). Geological and geophysical 
surveys authorized pursuant to this section are deemed to 
be in full compliance with the Marine Mammal Protection 
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and their 
implementing regulations. 
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(1) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph 
(1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) such program is operated by a State and 
offers compensation to— 
‘‘(A) victims and survivors of victims of 
criminal violence, including drunk driving and 
domestic violence, for— 
‘‘(i) medical expenses attributable to a 
physical injury resulting from a compen-
sable crime, including expenses for mental 
health counseling and care; 
‘‘(ii) loss of wages attributable to a 
physical injury resulting from a compen-
sable crime; and 
‘‘(iii) funeral expenses attributable to 
a death resulting from a compensable 
crime; or 
‘‘(B) angel families for— 
‘‘(i) medical expenses attributable to 
any injury resulting from a compensable 
crime, including expenses for mental health 
counseling and care; 
‘‘(ii) loss of wages attributable to 
emotional distress resulting from a com-
pensable crime; and 
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the corresponding provision of section 4 
(including a related provision of the final 
rule issued under section 5(a)), the Attor-
ney General may take administrative ac-
tion (including administrative resolution of 
a claim of such a violation) or bring a civil 
action in a district court of the United 
States. 
(B) INTERVENTION.—If the Attorney Gen-
eral brings such a civil action based on a com-
plaint filed by an individual, class of individ-
uals, or entity, described in subparagraph (A), 
including a covered entity described in subpara-
graph (A) alleging a violation by a commercial 
provider, such individual, class, or entity shall 
have the right to intervene in such civil action. 
(2) CIVIL ACTION BY OTHERS.—An individual, 
class, or entity, described in paragraph (1)(A), in-
cluding a covered entity described in paragraph 
(1)(A) alleging a violation by a commercial provider, 
may bring a civil action alleging a violation of para-
graph (2) or (3) of subsection (a), or subsection (c), 
as the case may be, of section 4 (including a related 
provision of the final rule issued under section 5(a)) 
in an appropriate State or Federal court without 
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(1) joint military exercises with Taiwan are an 
important component of improving military readi-
ness and joint operability of both countries; 
(2) the Commander of United States Indo-Pa-
cific Command, and other commands in the United 
States Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, 
already possess the legal authority to carry out such 
exercises; and 
(3) the United States should better use existing 
authorities to improve the readiness and joint oper-
ability of United States and Taiwanese forces. 
(b) AUTHORITY RECOGNIZED.—The Commander of 
United States Indo-Pacific Command is authorized to 
carry out military exercises with Taiwan that— 
(1) include multiple warfare domains and make 
extensive use of the military common operations net-
work used by United States, allied, and Taiwanese 
forces; 
(2) to the maximum extent practical, incor-
porate the cooperation of 2 or more combatant and 
subordinate unified commands; and 
(3) present a complex military problem and in-
clude a force presentation of a strategic competitor. 
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The Secretary shall fix the annual salary of the Spe-
cial Master. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘child’ has the meaning given to 
the term ‘child’ in section 1204 of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, except 
that the reference in section 1204(3) of such Act to 
‘a deceased or permanently and totally disabled pub-
lic safety officer who, at the time of the public safety 
officer’s fatal or catastrophic injury’ shall be treated 
as reference to ‘a deceased or hospitalized essential 
worker who, at the time of the worker’s death or 
hospitalization’. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘essential worker’ means— 
‘‘(A) a worker identified as an essential 
critical infrastructure worker in version 3.0 of 
the guidance titled ‘Guidance on the Essential 
Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring 
Community and National Resilience in COVID– 
19 Response’ issued by the Department of 
Homeland Security on April 17, 2020; and 
‘‘(B) any other worker identified by the 
Special Master as an essential worker for pur-
poses of this section. 
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‘‘(3) The term ‘hospitalized’ means furnished 
inpatient services (as defined in section 1861(b) of 
the Social Security Act). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘institution of higher education’ 
has the meaning given to that term in section 
102(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘Special Master’ means the Spe-
cial Master appointed under subsection (e)(3). 
‘‘(6) The term ‘spouse of the worker’ means the 
spouse of the essential worker on the date of the 
worker’s death. 
‘‘(g) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATIONS FOR BENEFITS.—There 
are appropriated, out of monies in the Treasury not 
otherwise obligated, such sums as may be necessary 
to pay all death and hospitalization benefits under 
subsection (a) that are sought by claimants who 
qualify for such benefits and apply in accordance 
with this section. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
to pay the administrative costs of the Secretary and 
the Special Master in carrying out this section. 
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‘‘(h) SUNSET DATE.—At the end of calendar year 
2022, the Secretary shall terminate the program under 
this section except to the extent necessary to carry out 
the scholarship program under subsection (b)(2).’’. 
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State financing activities, and geographic 
distribution within the State), including— 
‘‘(I) the number of applications 
for assistance received; 
‘‘(II) the number of applica-
tions— 
‘‘(aa) approved; 
‘‘(bb) denied; or 
‘‘(cc) withdrawn; 
‘‘(III) the number, percentage, 
and dollar amount of defaults for the 
financing activities; 
‘‘(IV) the range and average in-
terest rate for the financing activities; 
‘‘(V) the range and average in-
come of approved applicants for the 
financing activities; and 
‘‘(VI) 
the 
types 
and 
dollar 
amounts of assistive technology fi-
nanced; 
‘‘(iii) the number, type, and length of 
time of loans of assistive technology de-
vices provided to individuals with disabil-
ities, employers, public agencies, or public 
accommodations through the device loan 
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