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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8615 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit the preference for Amtrak 
using rail lines, junctions, and crossings near ports and rail yards, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2022 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit the pref-
erence for Amtrak using rail lines, junctions, and cross-
ings near ports and rail yards, 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. LIMITATION OF PREFERENCE FOR AMTRAK. 
Section 24308(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Except in an emergency’’ and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2) or paragraph (3) or in an emergency’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION OF PREFERENCE.—Beginning 
on the date of enactment of this paragraph and end-
ing on the date that is 5 years after such date, inter-
city and commuter rail passenger transportation 
provided by or for Amtrak shall not have preference 
over freight transportation in using a rail line, junc-
tion, or crossing if such rail line, junction, or cross-
ing is located within 50 miles of a port or rail yard. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
may issue such regulations as are necessary to con-
tinue the preference waiver described in paragraph 
(2).’’. 
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member or persons associated with mem-
bers that exclusively connects such mem-
bers and persons associated with members 
to exchange trading systems for the pur-
pose of effecting or reporting a transaction 
on the exchange. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘facility’, 
when used with respect to an exchange, does 
not include any service that— 
‘‘(i) does not fall within the scope of 
clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph 
(A); and 
‘‘(ii) can legally be offered by a person 
or entity that is not an exchange registered 
under section 6.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8619 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for 
severance payments made in connection with workplace harassment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2022 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. CARSON, Mr. CON-
NOLLY, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. HAYES, 
Mr. JONES, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. POCAN, Ms. 
PORTER, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. TAKANO, 
Ms. TITUS, and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) 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 deny a 
deduction for severance payments made in connection 
with workplace harassment. 
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 Tax Deductions 
for Workplace Harasser Buyouts Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR SEVERANCE PAY-
MENTS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH WORK-
PLACE HARASSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 162 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection 
(s) as subsection (t) and by inserting after subsection (r) 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(s) DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR SEVERANCE PAY-
MENTS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH WORKPLACE HAR-
ASSMENT.—No deduction shall be allowed under this 
chapter for any amount paid or incurred to any employee 
in connection with the termination of employment of such 
employee if a factor in such termination was the perform-
ance, or alleged performance, by such employee of sexual 
assault, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, or work-
place harassment based on race, color, national origin, re-
ligion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or 
gender identity), age (40 or older), disability, genetic in-
formation (including family medical history), or any com-
bination of such factors.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in tax-
able years ending after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8620 
To allow community supports to meet specific needs of families and children 
through an electronic care portal under the MaryLee Allen Promoting 
Safe and Stable Families program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2022 
Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia (for herself and Ms. CHU) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To allow community supports to meet specific needs of fami-
lies and children through an electronic care portal under 
the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families 
program. 
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 ‘‘Helping Households 
And Neighbors Distribute Services for Families Act’’ or 
the ‘‘Helping HANDS for Families Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODERNIZED FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES. 
Section 431(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 629a(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) the services referred to in this para-
graph may include the means of access and use 
of an electronic or digital portal to facilitate the 
provision of community support to care for and 
meet specific needs of families and children.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8621 
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to extend the duration of 
certain waivers for school bus drivers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2022 
Mr. MORELLE (for himself and Mr. ELLZEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to extend the 
duration of certain waivers for school bus drivers, 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 ‘‘Get Our Kids to School 
Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. WAIVERS FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS. 
(a) EXTENDED WAIVER PERIOD.—In the case of a 
covered waiver, the period specified in section 31315(a)(1) 
of title 49, United States Code, shall be treated as a period 
not in excess of 1 year. 
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(b) PUBLIC COMMENTS ON FURTHER EXTENSION OF 
WAIVER.—Not later than 120 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall solicit public com-
ments on the feasibility and potential benefits of granting 
a covered waiver of unlimited duration. 
(c) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDING.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, funds made available to a State 
under section 31313 of title 49, United States Code, may 
be used by the State to assist with costs associated with 
a covered waiver. 
(d) COVERED WAIVER DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered waiver’’ means a waiver that grants to 
States the discretion to waive the engine compartment 
component of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills require-
ment described in section 383.113(a)(1)(i) of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, for a commercial driver’s li-
cense applicant seeking to operate a school bus. 
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SECTION 1. CHIEF RUDY BANUELOS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 123 South 3rd Street in King 
City, California, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Chief Rudy Banuelos 
Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 
2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8622 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 123 South 3rd Street in 
King City, California, as the ‘‘Chief Rudy 
Banuelos Post Office’’.
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8622 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
123 South 3rd Street in King City, California, as the ‘‘Chief Rudy 
Banuelos Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2022 
Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. 
OBERNOLTE, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. HARDER of California, Ms. LEE of 
California, Mr. COSTA, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mr. GARCIA of California, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. CHU, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. LIEU, 
Mr. GOMEZ, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. 
TAKANO, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. PORTER, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. PETERS, 
Ms. JACOBS of California, and Mr. MCCLINTOCK) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 123 South 3rd Street in King City, California, 
as the ‘‘Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CHIEF RUDY BANUELOS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 123 South 3rd Street in King 
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City, California, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Chief Rudy Banuelos 
Post Office’’. 
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II 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8622 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 13, 2022 
Received 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 123 South 3rd Street in King City, California, 
as the ‘‘Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 8622 RDS
SECTION 1. CHIEF RUDY BANUELOS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 123 South 3rd Street in King 
City, California, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Chief Rudy Banuelos 
Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 
2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
By KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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sisting of items and services furnished by such 
facility to such a resident during such period. 
‘‘(2) QUALITY REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 
with respect to each covered nursing facility, on 
a periodic basis, conduct a review of the quality 
of care furnished by each such facility using in-
formation reported by such a facility as part of 
a survey conducted under section 1819(g) or 
1919(g) or as part of the minimum data set de-
scribed in section 1819(f)(6) or 1919(f)(6). For 
purposes of conducting such reviews, the Sec-
retary shall establish quality metrics relating to 
such information to evaluate each such facility. 
‘‘(B) QUALITY METRICS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), the quality metrics de-
scribed in this subparagraph are quality 
metrics specified by the Secretary, taking 
into account input from the Data Liaison 
Team established under section 2(c) of the 
LINHQ Act, that may be used to evaluate 
the information described in subparagraph 
(A). Such metrics shall include a metric 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8625 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify rules relating to 
beneficiaries of charitable remainder trusts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2022 
Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself and Mrs. WALORSKI) 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 modify 
rules relating to beneficiaries of charitable remainder trusts. 
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 ‘‘Special Needs Trust 
Improvement Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CHARITABLE REMAINDER BENE-
FICIARIES 
IN 
APPLICABLE 
MULTI-BENE-
FICIARY 
TRUSTS 
UNDER 
DEFINED 
CON-
TRIBUTION 
PLAN 
DISTRIBUTION 
RULES 
AFTER DEATH OF EMPLOYEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(a)(9)(H)(iv)(II) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘no individual’’ and inserting ‘‘no beneficiary’’. 
(b) APPLICABLE MULTI-BENEFICIARY TRUST DEFI-
NITION.—Section 401(a)(9)(H)(v) of such Code is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘For purposes of the preceding sentence, 
in the case of a trust the terms of which 
are described in clause (iv)(II), any bene-
ficiary that is an organization described in 
section 408(d)(8)(B)(i) shall be treated as 
a designated beneficiary described in sub-
clause (II).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in section 401 
of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement En-
hancement Act of 2019. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8626 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary concerned 
to carry out training on the consequences of committing a crime in 
preseparation counseling of the Transition Assistance Program, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2022 
Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary concerned to carry out training on the con-
sequences of committing a crime in preseparation coun-
seling of the Transition Assistance Program, 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 ‘‘Crime Doesn’t Pay 
Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRAINING ON CONSEQUENCES OF COMMITTING A 
CRIME IN PRESEPARATION COUNSELING OF 
THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subsection (b) of section 
1142 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(20) Training regarding the consequences to 
such a member who is convicted of a crime, specifi-
cally regarding the loss of benefits from the Federal 
Government to such member.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION DATE.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall carry out paragraph (20) of such subsection, 
as added by subsection (a), not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop the training under such paragraph. 
(d) PROGRESS BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding 
progress of the Secretary in preparing the training under 
such paragraph. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8627 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to include a module on digital literacy 
in the annual cyber awareness training provided to certain members 
of the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2022 
Ms. SLOTKIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to include a module 
on digital literacy in the annual cyber awareness training 
provided to certain members of the Armed Forces. 
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 ‘‘DOD Cyber Training 
Modernization Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRAINING ON DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AND MEDIA 
LITERACY IN ANNUAL CYBER AWARENESS 
TRAINING FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The annual cyber awareness 
training provided to members of the covered Armed 
Forces shall include a digital literacy module regarding 
digital citizenship, media literacy, and protection against 
cyber threats (such as influenced or digitally altered infor-
mation). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 
the following: 
(A) The Army. 
(B) The Navy. 
(C) The Marine Corps. 
(D) The Air Force. 
(E) The Space Force. 
(2) The term ‘‘digital citizenship’’ means the 
ability to safely, responsibly, and ethically use com-
munication technologies and digital information 
technology tools and platforms; create and share 
media content using principles of social and civic re-
sponsibility and with awareness of the legal and eth-
ical issues involved; and participate in the political, 
economic, social, and cultural aspects of life related 
to technology, communications, and the digital world 
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by consuming and creating digital content, including 
media. 
(3) The term ‘‘media literacy’’ means the ability 
to access relevant and accurate information through 
media in a variety of forms; critically analyze media 
content and the influences of different forms of 
media; evaluate the comprehensiveness, relevance, 
credibility, authority, and accuracy of information; 
make educated decisions based on information ob-
tained from media and digital sources; operate var-
ious forms of technology and digital tools; and re-
flect on how the use of media and technology may 
affect private and public life. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8628 
To direct the Secretary of State to further surge capacity to better support 
special immigrant visa applicants who are nationals of Afghanistan, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2022 
Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mr. WALTZ) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of State to further surge capacity 
to better support special immigrant visa applicants who 
are nationals of Afghanistan, 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 ‘‘Support Our Afghan 
Partners Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA 
AND REFUGEE APPLICANTS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States should increase support for 
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‘‘(i) certify training programs and 
courses offered by public and private enti-
ties to law enforcement officers or covered 
mental health professionals using 1 or 
more of the training curricula developed or 
identified under paragraph (1), or equiva-
lents to such training curricula, which may 
include certifying a training program or 
course that an entity began offering on or 
before the date on which the Attorney Gen-
eral establishes the process; and 
‘‘(ii) terminate the certification of a 
training program or course if the program 
or course fails to continue to meet the 
standards under the training curricula de-
veloped or identified under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) 
PARTNERSHIPS
WITH
MENTAL 
HEALTH
ORGANIZATIONS
AND
EDUCATIONAL 
INSTITUTIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which training curricula are devel-
oped or identified under paragraph (1)(A), the 
Attorney General shall develop criteria to en-
sure that public and private entities that offer 
training programs or courses that are certified 
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