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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7306 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include publication of 
written news articles as a tax-exempt purpose for organizations, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2024 
Mr. DESAULNIER (for himself, Mr. RASKIN, and Ms. NORTON) 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 include 
publication of written news articles as a tax-exempt pur-
pose for organizations, 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 ‘‘Saving Local News 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF WRITTEN NEWS ARTICLES AS TAX- 
EXEMPT PURPOSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘or for 
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the publication (including electronic publication) of writ-
ten news articles,’’ after ‘‘animals,’’. 
(b) INCOME FROM ADVERTISING NOT UNRELATED 
BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME.—Section 512(a) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) SPECIAL RULE APPLICABLE TO NEWS OR-
GANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(c)(3).— 
In the case of an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) by reason of publication of written news 
articles, the term ‘unrelated business taxable income’ 
does not include any amount attributable to pay-
ments for advertisements in news publications.’’. 
(c) EXPEDITED APPLICATION.—Section 508 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) TIMING FOR APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS BY 
NEWS ORGANIZATIONS.—In the case of an organization 
described in section 501(c)(3) by reason of publication of 
written news articles, the Secretary shall approve or deny 
such organization for recognition of 501(c)(3) status not 
later than the date that is 12 months after notice is given 
under subsection (a).’’. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to taxable years begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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istence a cooperative cost share agreement between 
the United States and the holder of a geothermal 
lease.’’. 
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‘‘(iii) the location and operating hours 
of polling places and the accessibility of 
polling places; 
‘‘(iv) the availability of aid or assist-
ance for individuals with disabilities and 
older individuals to cast their vote in a 
manner that provides the same opportunity 
for access and participation (including pri-
vacy and independence) as for other voters 
at polling places; 
‘‘(v) the availability of aid or assist-
ance from State and local agencies for in-
dividuals with disabilities or older individ-
uals who are not able to travel to the poll-
ing place; 
‘‘(vi) how to contact State, local, and 
Federal officials with complaints or griev-
ances if individuals with disabilities and 
older individuals feel their ability to reg-
ister to vote or vote has been blocked or 
delayed; and 
‘‘(vii) access to aging and disability 
support resources in the State, including— 
‘‘(I) protection and advocacy sys-
tems (as defined in section 102 of the 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7309 
To repeal certain formula grants under the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 and use such funds to award block grants to States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2024 
Mr. BURCHETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To repeal certain formula grants under the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 and use such funds 
to award block grants to 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 ‘‘Building Lasting Op-
portunities for Community K–12 Act’’ or the ‘‘BLOCK 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES. 
Beginning with fiscal year 2025, and each succeeding 
fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Education shall 
award block grants to each State in an amount that the 
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State received under the provisions listed in section 3 for 
fiscal year 2024. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF CERTAIN FORMULA GRANTS UNDER 
THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDU-
CATION ACT OF 1965. 
On October 1, 2024, the following provisions of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) shall be repealed: 
(1) Grants to local educational agencies under 
part A of title I (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.). 
(2) State Assessment Grants under part B of 
title I (20 U.S.C. 6361 et seq.). 
(3) Migrant Education under part C of title I 
(20 U.S.C. 6391 et seq.). 
(4) Neglected and Delinquent under part D of 
title I (20 U.S.C. 6421 et seq.). 
(5) Supporting Effective Instruction State 
Grants under part A of title II (20 U.S.C. 6611 et 
seq.). 
(6) English Language Acquisition under part A 
of title III (20 U.S.C. 6811 et seq.). 
(7) Student Support and Academic Enrichment 
Grants under part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 7111 et 
seq.). 
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(8) The 21st Century Learning Centers under 
part B of title IV (20 U.S.C. 7171 et seq.). 
(9) Rural Education under part B of title V (20 
U.S.C. 7341 et seq.). 
(10) Indian Education Formula Grants to 
Local Educational Agencies under subpart 1 of part 
A of title VI (20 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7310 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide 
a disclosure notice to homebuyers of properties owned by the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development that are located in special flood 
hazard areas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2024 
Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. GIMENEZ, 
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. SALAZAR, and Mr. WALTZ) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to provide a disclosure notice to homebuyers of properties 
owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment that are located in special flood hazard areas, 
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 ‘‘Flood Risk Trans-
parency for Homebuyers Act’’. 
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‘‘(A) a uniform process by which plans are 
required to set the e-prescribing requirements; 
‘‘(B) a process by which plans are required 
to grant waivers and exceptions to participating 
providers pursuant to paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(C) a mechanism for plans to recognize 
waivers issued to participating providers under 
part D of title XVIII of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act, pursuant to paragraph (2)(C). 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITIONS.—The policies established 
pursuant to paragraph (1) by a group health plan 
may not— 
‘‘(A) require dispensers of a schedule II, 
III, IV, or V controlled substance to confirm 
that the prescription for the controlled sub-
stance was electronically issued by a partici-
pating provider in accordance with such poli-
cies, as described in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) require dispensers of such controlled 
substances to submit information or data be-
yond what is otherwise required to process a 
prescription drug claim in order to confirm a 
participating provider’s compliance with such 
policies; 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency. 
(2) COVERED PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘covered 
property’’ means a 1-to-4 unit residential property— 
(A) acquired by the Department as a re-
sult of a foreclosure action on a mortgage in-
sured by the Federal Housing Administration 
under title II of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1707 et seq.); and 
(B) located in a special flood hazard area 
according to a flood hazard boundary map or 
flood insurance rate map issued by the Admin-
istration. 
(3) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment. 
(4) NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘National Flood Insurance Program’’ 
means the program established under the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et 
seq.). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
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(6) SEVERE REPETITIVE LOSS PROPERTY.—The 
term ‘‘severe repetitive loss property’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 1307(h) of the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4014(h)). 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE DISCLOSURE TO 
HOMEBUYERS OF PROPERTIES LOCATED IN 
SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—When listing a covered property 
for sale by the Department, the Secretary shall provide 
a disclosure notice that includes— 
(1) the estimated monthly cost of insurance for 
the covered property under the National Flood In-
surance Program for the ZIP Code in which the cov-
ered property is located; and 
(2) whether the covered property is a severe re-
petitive loss property. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary and the Administrator shall submit to Con-
gress a joint report on covered properties sold by the De-
partment for which claims were filed under the National 
Flood Insurance Program during the year covered by the 
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report, including whether the covered property is a severe 
repetitive loss property. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7319 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit 501(c)(3) organiza-
tions from providing direct funding to official election organizations and 
to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the District 
of Columbia from receiving or using funds or certain donations from 
private entities for the administration of a District of Columbia election, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2024 
Ms. TENNEY (for herself and Mr. COLE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit 
501(c)(3) organizations from providing direct funding 
to official election organizations and to amend the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the District of 
Columbia from receiving or using funds or certain dona-
tions from private entities for the administration of a 
District of Columbia election, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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tween a person and an individual performing work 
for the person, that restricts such individual, after 
the working relationship between the person and in-
dividual terminates, from performing— 
(A) any work for another person for a 
specified period of time; 
(B) any work in a specified geographical 
area; or 
(C) any work for another person that is 
similar to such individual’s work for the person 
that is a party to such agreement. 
(7) OWNER OF A BUSINESS ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘owner of a business entity’’ means— 
(A) in the case of a business entity that is 
a partnership (including a limited partnership 
or a limited liability partnership), any partner; 
(B) in the case of a business entity that is 
a limited liability company (including a series of 
a limited liability company formed under the 
laws of a jurisdiction that recognizes such a se-
ries), any member of such company; or 
(C) in the case of a business entity that is 
a corporation, a capital stockholder of the busi-
ness entity who owns not less than 5 percent of 
the capital stock. 
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HR 7326 RDS
(11) TITLE 36.—Section 7(b) of the Women’s 
Suffrage Centennial Commission Act, as enacted by 
section 431(a)(3) of the Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31, div. G, 36 U.S.C. 
note prec. 101) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED 
STATES CODE’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, 
United States Code,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Section 
14(a)(2) of such Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Section 1013(a)(2) of title 5, United 
States Code,’’. 
(12) TITLE 38.— 
(A) Section 533(e)(4) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5’’. 
(B) Section 547(i) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7313 
To require the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress on progress in capturing 
the leadership of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2024 
Mr. LUTTRELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress on 
progress in capturing the leadership of the Jalisco New 
Generation Cartel. 
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 ‘‘Jalisco Cartel Neutral-
ization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS ON THE DECAPITA-
TION OF THE JALISCO NEW GENERATION 
CARTEL. 
(a) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
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90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress on 
progress in capturing or killing the leadership of the 
Jalisco New Generation Cartel, also known as Cartel 
Jalisco Nueva Generacio´n. 
(b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Com-
mittee on Armed Service, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, and the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Com-
mittee on Armed Service, the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives. 
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(11) SPONSOR.—The term ‘‘sponsor’’ means an 
employer, joint labor-management partnership, trade 
association, professional association, labor organiza-
tion, or other entity that administers a registered 
apprenticeship program. 
(12) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 3 of the Workforce In-
novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(13) UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATION.—The 
term ‘‘underrepresented population’’ means a group 
of individuals who— 
(A) are members of a racial minority, 
women, military veterans, members of a Feder-
ally recognized Indian Tribe, or long-term un-
employed; or 
(B) come from a geographic area con-
sisting of a single census tract or a group of 
census tracts, each of which meets the criteria 
for a low-income community, as defined in sec-
tion 45D(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
SEC. 3. SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-APPREN-
TICESHIP PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants 
on a competitive basis to eligible entities described in sub-
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(A) has its principal office located in the 
United States or has a subsidiary the principal 
office of which is located in the United States; 
(B) has over 10 million aggregate sub-
scribers or users of social media platforms that 
are provided by such entity; and 
(C) manufactures, supports, researches, 
and develops technology products and services 
on a large scale. 
(3) MINORITY-OWNED
STARTUP.—The term 
‘‘minority-owned startup’’ means a business that is 
owned, managed, or controlled by one or more mi-
nority persons who have, collectively, at least 51 per-
cent of an ownership interest in such business. 
(4) TECH INDUSTRY.—The term ‘‘tech indus-
try’’ means the sector of the economy comprised of 
the entities described in paragraph (2). 
(5) TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCT
AND
SERVICE.— 
The term ‘‘technology product and service’’ means— 
(A) a computing, telecommunications, or 
consumer electronics-based technology intensive 
product, including products related to digital 
electronics, software, optics, or new energy; and 
(B) a technology service, including an 
internet-related service, such as services related 
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to software, hardware, social media and digital 
platforms, cloud storage, or e-commerce. 
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(8) OWNERSHIP INTEREST.—The term ‘‘owner-
ship interest’’ means— 
(A) in the case of a business entity that is 
a partnership (including a limited partnership 
or a limited liability partnership), a partnership 
interest; 
(B) in the case of a business entity that is 
a limited liability company (including a series of 
a limited liability company formed under the 
laws of a jurisdiction that recognizes such a se-
ries), a membership interest; or 
(C) in the case of a business entity that is 
a corporation, not less than 5 percent of the 
capital stock of the business entity or, as appli-
cable, a subsidiary of the business entity. 
(9) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203). 
(10) PREDISPUTE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT.— 
The term ‘‘predispute arbitration agreement’’ means 
an agreement to arbitrate a dispute that has not yet 
arisen at the time of the making of the agreement. 
(11) PREDISPUTE JOINT-ACTION WAIVER.—The 
term ‘‘predispute joint-action waiver’’ means an 
agreement, whether or not part of a predispute arbi-
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cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) or 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 
(g) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost described in subsection (a) shall be 75 percent 
of the total cost of the projects described in such 
subsection carried out by an eligible entity. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The eligible entity 
may contribute the non-Federal share of such cost 
in cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, 
equipment, or services. 
(h) PERFORMANCE.— 
(1) MEASURES.—The Secretary shall identify a 
set of common measures that, at a minimum, in-
clude measures of entry into a registered apprentice-
ship program and that are aligned, as appropriate, 
with performance accountability measures described 
in section 116(c) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(c)) for the local 
workforce development area and with corresponding 
measures under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 
et seq.). 
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(2) EVALUATIONS.—Each eligible entity that 
receives a grant to carry out a project under sub-
section (a) shall arrange for another qualified entity 
to conduct an evaluation, or shall participate in an 
evaluation sponsored by the Secretary, of the project 
using the identified common measures, and shall, to 
the extent practicable, cooperate with the evaluator 
in any evaluations of activities carried out under 
paragraph. 
(3) EXTENSIONS.—The Secretary shall use the 
results of an evaluation for a project under para-
graph (2) to determine whether to extend the grant 
period, or renew a grant, for the project under sub-
section (b). 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fis-
cal year. 
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