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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8208 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce 
the interim final rule of the Bureau of Industry and Security relating 
to enhancing the control structure for firearms and related items and 
advancing human rights issued on April 26, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 34680). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2024 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. OGLES, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. 
DUNCAN, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. CLINE, Mr. HIGGINS of 
Louisiana, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. BEAN 
of Florida, and Mr. BABIN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, 
or enforce the interim final rule of the Bureau of Indus-
try and Security relating to enhancing the control struc-
ture for firearms and related items and advancing human 
rights issued on April 26, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 34680). 
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 ‘‘Stop the Bureaucratic 
Ineptitude Shuttering Respectable and Upstanding Law-
ful Exporters Act’’ or the ‘‘Stop the BIS Rule Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO FI-
NALIZE, 
IMPLEMENT, 
OR 
ENFORCE 
PRO-
POSED BIS RULE. 
No Federal funds may be used to finalize, implement, 
or enforce the interim final rule of the Bureau of Industry 
and Security relating to enhancing the control structure 
for firearms and related items and advancing human 
rights issued on April 26, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 34680). 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 820 
AN ACT 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to pub-
lish a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, 
or other grants of authority issued by the Commission 
and that have certain foreign ownership, 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 ‘‘Foreign Adversary 
Communications Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIST OF ENTITIES HOLDING FCC AUTHORIZATIONS, 
LICENSES, OR OTHER GRANTS OF AUTHOR-
ITY AND HAVING CERTAIN FOREIGN OWNER-
SHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
publish on the internet website of the Commission a list 
of each entity— 
(1) that holds a license issued by the Commis-
sion pursuant to— 
(A) section 309(j) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)); or 
(B) the Act of May 27, 1921 (47 U.S.C. 
34 et seq.; commonly known as the ‘‘Cable 
Landing Licensing Act’’) and Executive Order 
10530 (3 U.S.C. 301 note; relating to the per-
formance of certain functions vested in or sub-
ject to the approval of the President); and 
(2) with respect to which— 
(A) a covered entity holds an equity or vot-
ing interest that is required to be reported to 
the Commission under the ownership rules of 
the Commission; or
otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the gov-
ernment of a covered country. 
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(B) an appropriate national security agen-
cy has determined that a covered entity exerts 
control, regardless of whether such covered enti-
ty holds an equity or voting interest as de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(b) RULEMAKING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall issue rules to obtain information 
to identify each entity— 
(A) that holds any authorization, license, 
or other grant of authority issued by the Com-
mission (other than a license described in sub-
section (a)(1)); and 
(B) with respect to which a covered entity 
holds an equity or voting interest that is re-
quired to be reported to the Commission under 
the ownership rules of the Commission. 
(2) PLACEMENT ON LIST.—Not later than 1 
year after the Commission issues the rules required 
by paragraph (1), the Commission shall place each 
entity described in such paragraph on the list pub-
lished under subsection (a). 
(c) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT EXEMPTION.—A 
collection of information conducted or sponsored by the
Commission to implement this section does not constitute 
a collection of information for the purposes of subchapter 
I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’). 
(d) ANNUAL UPDATES.—The Commission shall, not 
less frequently than annually, update the list published 
under subsection (a), including with respect to any entity 
required to be placed on such list by subsection (b)(2). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE NATIONAL SECURITY AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘‘appropriate national security agen-
cy’’ has the meaning given such term in section 9 
of the Secure and Trusted Communications Net-
works Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608). 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(3) COVERED
COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘covered 
country’’ means a country specified in section 
4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code. 
(4) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means— 
(A) the government of a covered country; 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
a covered country; and
(C) a subsidiary or affiliate of an entity 
described in subparagraph (B), regardless of 
whether the subsidiary or affiliate is organized 
under the laws of a covered country. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 
2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 820 
AN ACT 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission 
to publish a list of entities that hold authoriza-
tions, licenses, or other grants of authority issued 
by the Commission and that have certain foreign 
ownership, and for other purposes.
I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 820 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a list of entities 
that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued 
by the Commission and that have certain foreign ownership, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2023 
Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Mr. GALLAGHER, and Mr. KHANNA) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to pub-
lish a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, 
or other grants of authority issued by the Commission 
and that have certain foreign ownership, 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 ‘‘Foreign Adversary 
Communications Transparency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIST OF ENTITIES HOLDING FCC AUTHORIZATIONS, 
LICENSES, OR OTHER GRANTS OF AUTHOR-
ITY AND HAVING CERTAIN FOREIGN OWNER-
SHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
publish on the internet website of the Commission a list 
of each entity— 
(1) that holds— 
(A) an authorization issued by the Com-
mission; 
(B) a license issued by the Commission; or 
(C) any other grant of authority issued by 
the Commission; and 
(2) either— 
(A) any of the equity interest (or equiva-
lent thereof) of which is owned by a covered en-
tity; or 
(B) that is not covered by subparagraph 
(A) but that the Commission, in consultation 
with an appropriate national security agency, 
considers appropriate. 
(b) ANNUAL UPDATES.—The Commission shall up-
date the list published under subsection (a) not less fre-
quently than annually. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) APPROPRIATE NATIONAL SECURITY AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘‘appropriate national security agen-
cy’’ has the meaning given such term in section 9 
of the Secure and Trusted Communications Net-
works Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608). 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(3) COVERED
COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘covered 
country’’ means— 
(A) the People’s Republic of China; 
(B) Russia; 
(C) Iran; 
(D) North Korea; 
(E) Cuba; and 
(F) Venezuela. 
(4) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means— 
(A) the government of a covered country; 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
a covered country or otherwise subject to the 
jurisdiction of the government of a covered 
country; and 
(C) a subsidiary or affiliate of an entity 
described in subparagraph (B) that is not orga-
nized under the laws of a covered country or 
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HR 8219 RDS
Area, to be known as the ‘‘Lahaina National Heritage 
Area’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 4, 
2024. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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Union Calendar No. 405 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 820 
[Report No. 118–489] 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission 
to publish a list of entities that hold authoriza-
tions, licenses, or other grants of authority issued 
by the Commission and that have certain foreign 
ownership, and for other purposes. 
MAY 7, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8212 
To provide for nonapplicability of a policy of denial for exports, re-exports, 
or transfers of defense articles and defense services destined for or 
originating in the Republic of Cyprus. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2024 
Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Ms. TITUS, and Ms. MALLIOTAKIS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for nonapplicability of a policy of denial for 
exports, re-exports, or transfers of defense articles and 
defense services destined for or originating in the Repub-
lic of Cyprus. 
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 ‘‘End the Cyprus Em-
bargo Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) allowing for the export, re-export, or trans-
fer of arms subject to the United States Munitions 
List to the Republic of Cyprus would advance 
United States security interests in Europe by help-
ing to reduce the dependence of the Government of 
the Republic of Cyprus on other countries, including 
countries that pose challenges to United States in-
terests around the world, for defense-related mate-
riel; 
(2) the Republic of Cyprus has successfully 
complied with the conditions set forth in the Eastern 
Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act 
of 2019 (title X of division J of Public Law 116– 
94) for the purposes of modifying the prohibitions of 
the sale or other provisions of any defense article or 
defense service to the Government of the Republic of 
Cyprus and modifying the policy of denial for ex-
ports, re-exports, or transfers of defense articles on 
the United States Munitions List to the Republic of 
Cyprus; and 
(3) it is in the interest of the United States— 
(A) to continue to support United Nations- 
facilitated efforts toward a comprehensive solu-
tion to the division of Cyprus; 
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(i) each such institution of higher 
education with endowment funds that, in 
total, 
are 
valued 
at 
more 
than 
$5,000,000,000, as of September 30 of the 
preceding fiscal year; and 
(ii) each such institution of higher 
education with endowments funds that, in 
total, 
are 
valued 
at 
more 
than 
$2,000,000,000 
but 
not 
more 
than 
$5,000,000,000, as of September 30 of the 
preceding fiscal year; and 
(C) make lists of the institutions identified 
under each of clauses (i) and (ii) of subpara-
graph (B) and submit such lists to the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION
BY
OMB.—Not later than 
September 30 of each year, the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall make the lists 
described in paragraph (1)(C) available to— 
(A) the head of each agency; 
(B) Congress; and 
(C) the public. 
(b) LIMITS ON INDIRECT COST REIMBURSEMENTS 
FOR
INSTITUTIONS
WITH
SIGNIFICANT
ENDOWMENT 
FUNDS.— 
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the extent such restrictions, conditions, and limitations are 
enforceable by the Administrator. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The release under subsection (a) 
shall not be executed before the City of Banning, Cali-
fornia, or its designee, transfers to the United States Gov-
ernment the following: 
(1) A reimbursement for 1983 grant the City of 
Banning, California received from the FAA for the 
purchase of 20 acres of land, at an amount equal to 
the fair market value for the highest and best use 
of the Banning Municipal Airport property deter-
mined in good faith by 2 independent and qualified 
real estate appraisers and an independent review ap-
praiser on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) An amount equal to the unamortized por-
tion of any Federal development grants other than 
land paid to the City of Banning for use at the Ban-
ning Municipal Airport, which may be paid with, and 
shall be an allowable use of, airport revenue notwith-
standing section 47107 or 47133 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(3) For no consideration, all airport and avia-
tion-related equipment of the Banning Municipal 
Airport owned by the City of Banning and deter-
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of section 4 of the Executive Order described in 
paragraph (1). 
(c) SECRETARIAL ORDER 3401.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Secretarial Order 3401 (re-
lating to the Comprehensive Analysis and Tem-
porary Halt on all Activities in the Arctic National 
Wildlife Refuge Relating to the Coastal Plain Oil 
and Gas Leasing Program), issued by the Secretary 
on June 1, 2021, shall have no force or effect. 
(2) FUNDING.—No Federal funds may be obli-
gated or expended to carry out the Secretarial Order 
described in paragraph (1). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8215 
To exempt certain vessels transporting liquefied natural gas from certain 
coastwise endorsement requirements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2024 
Mr. PERRY (for himself, Mr. NORMAN, and Mr. ROY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To exempt certain vessels transporting liquefied natural gas 
from certain coastwise endorsement requirements, 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 ‘‘American LNG First 
Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM COASTWISE LAWS FOR VESSELS 
TRANSPORTING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS. 
(a) GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Sec-
tion 12103 of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION FOR VESSELS TRANSPORTING LIQ-
UEFIED NATURAL GAS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a), a certificate of documentation may be issued 
under this chapter for any vessel transporting meth-
ane, refrigerated liquid, commonly known as lique-
fied natural gas. 
‘‘(2) CERTAIN
VESSELS
EXCLUDED.—Para-
graph (1) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(A) a vessel that is owned, in whole or in 
part, by— 
‘‘(i) a Russian national; or 
‘‘(ii) the Government of the Russian 
Federation; 
‘‘(B) a Russian-flagged vessel; 
‘‘(C) a vessel for which any crewmember is 
a Russian national; 
‘‘(D) a vessel that is owned in whole or in 
part, by— 
‘‘(i) a Chinese national; or 
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‘‘(ii) the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China; 
‘‘(E) a Chinese-flagged vessel; or 
‘‘(F) a vessel for which any crewmember is 
a Chinese national.’’. 
(b) 
COASTWISE
ENDORSEMENT.—Section 
12112(a)(2)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end 
and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) transports methane, refrigerated liq-
uid, commonly known as liquefied natural gas; 
and’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8216 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for 
the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2024 
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appro-
priations for the Federal Aviation Administration for 
fiscal years 2024 through 2028, 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. BANNING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The United States, acting 
through the Administrator, shall release the City of Ban-
ning, California, from all restrictions, conditions, and limi-
tations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure 
of the Banning Municipal Airport, as described in the 
most recent airport layout plan approved by the FAA, to 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8218 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to require any individual 
who votes in a municipal election of the District of Columbia to be 
a United States citizen and to provide proof of citizenship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2024 
Mr. TIMMONS (for himself, Mr. PFLUGER, Ms. HAGEMAN, and Mr. FRY) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to re-
quire any individual who votes in a municipal election 
of the District of Columbia to be a United States citizen 
and to provide proof of citizenship. 
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 ‘‘Demanding Citizenship 
in DC Elections Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED TO VOTE IN DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the District of Colum-
bia Home Rule Act (1–201.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART G—VOTING REQUIREMENTS 
‘‘SEC. 497. PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED TO VOTE IN 
LOCAL ELECTIONS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘local 
election’ means— 
‘‘(1) an election for— 
‘‘(A) Mayor; 
‘‘(B) Chairman or member of the Council; 
‘‘(C) Attorney General; 
‘‘(D) Member of the State Board of Edu-
cation; or 
‘‘(E) 
Advisory 
Neighborhood 
Commis-
sioner; or 
‘‘(2) an initiative, referendum, recall, or charter 
amendment measure on a District ballot. 
‘‘(b) PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED.—An indi-
vidual may not vote in a local election unless the indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(1) is a citizen of the United States; and 
‘‘(2) demonstrates proof of such citizenship to 
the Board of Elections.’’. 
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(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents for the District of Columbia Home Rule Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 496 the following: 
‘‘PART G—VOTING REQUIREMENTS 
‘‘Sec. 497. Proof of citizenship required to vote in local elections.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—The Local Resi-
dent Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. 
Law 24–242) is repealed, and each provision of law 
amended by that Act is amended to read as it read 
on the day before the effective date of that Act. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lahaina National Her-
itage Area Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Hawaii. 
(3) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
means the census-designated place of Lahaina in 
Maui County in the State. 
SEC. 3. LAHAINA NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA STUDY. 
The Secretary, in coordination with the County of 
Maui and in consultation with State and local historic 
preservation officers, State and local historical societies, 
State and local tourism offices, and other appropriate or-
ganizations and governmental agencies, shall carry out, in 
accordance with section 120103(a) of title 54, United 
States Code, a study to assess the suitability and feasi-
bility of designating the study area as a National Heritage
Area, to be known as the ‘‘Lahaina National Heritage 
Area’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 4, 
2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8219 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of 
designating certain land as the Lahaina National 
Heritage Area, and for other purposes.