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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8950 
To expand the permissible uses of amounts provided under the Coronavirus 
Relief Fund. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2020 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. DEAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To expand the permissible uses of amounts provided under 
the Coronavirus Relief Fund. 
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 ‘‘Coronavirus Relief 
Fund Expansion Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
USE 
OF 
AMOUNTS 
PROVIDED 
UNDER 
THE 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 601(d) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 801(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
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(4) ORIGINAL
SURVEY.—The term ‘‘Original 
Survey’’ means the survey of land surrounding Lake 
Bistineau, Louisiana, conducted by the General 
Land Office in 1838 and approved by the Surveyor 
General on December 8, 1842. 
(b) CONVEYANCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the first sec-
tion of the Act of December 22, 1928 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Color of Title Act’’) (45 Stat. 1069, 
chapter 47; 43 U.S.C. 1068), except as provided by 
this section, the Secretary shall convey to the claim-
ant the omitted land, including any mineral inter-
ests, that has been held in good faith and in peace-
ful, adverse possession by a claimant or an ancestor 
or grantor of the claimant, under claim or color of 
title, based on the Original Survey. 
(2) CONFIRMATION OF TITLE.—The conveyance 
or patent of omitted land to a claimant under para-
graph (1) shall have the effect of confirming title to 
the surface and minerals in the claimant and shall 
not serve as any admission by a claimant. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the conveyance required under subsection 
(b) shall be without consideration. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 894 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide for clear title to certain 
land in Louisiana, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2019 
Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide for clear 
title to certain land in Louisiana, 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 ‘‘Lake Bistineau Land 
Title Stability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LAKE BISTINEAU LAND TITLE STABILITY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CLAIMANT.—The term ‘‘claimant’’ means 
any individual, group, or corporation authorized to 
hold title to land or mineral interests in land in the 
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State of Louisiana with a valid claim to the omitted 
land, including any mineral interests. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Lands as Delineated by Original Survey De-
cember 18, 1842 showing the 1969 Meander Line at 
the 148.6 Elevation Line’’ and dated January 30, 
2018. 
(3) OMITTED LAND.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘omitted 
land’’ means the land in lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 
12, and 13 of sec. 30, T. 16 N., R. 10 W., Lou-
isiana Meridian, comprising a total of approxi-
mately 229.72 acres, as depicted on the Map, 
that— 
(i) was in place during the Original 
Survey; but 
(ii) was not included in the Original 
Survey. 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘omitted land’’ 
includes— 
(i) Peggy’s Island in lot 1 of sec. 17, 
T. 16 N., R. 10 W., Louisiana Meridian; 
and 
(ii) Hog Island in lot 1 of sec. 29, T. 
16 N., R. 10 W., Louisiana Meridian. 
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‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A State, Tribal government, 
and unit of local government shall use the funds provided 
under a payment made under this section to— 
‘‘(1) cover only those costs of the State, Tribal 
government, or unit of local government that— 
‘‘(A) are necessary expenditures incurred 
due to the public health emergency with respect 
to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19); 
‘‘(B) were not accounted for in the budget 
most recently approved as of the date of enact-
ment of this section for the State or govern-
ment; and 
‘‘(C) were incurred during the period that 
begins on January 31, 2020, and ends on De-
cember 31, 2021; or 
‘‘(2) replace lost, delayed, or decreased revenues 
for emergency services organizations, stemming from 
the public health emergency with respect to the 
coronavirus disease (COVID–19).’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES ORGANI-
ZATION.—Section 601(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 801(g)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) EMERGENCY SERVICES ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘emergency services organization’ means 
an organization described in section 501(c) of the 
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Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
taxation under section 501(a) of such Code that— 
‘‘(A) is organized and operated to provide 
firefighting or emergency medical services for 
persons in the State, Tribal government, or unit 
of local government, as the case may be, and 
‘‘(B) is required (by written agreement) by 
the State, Tribal government, or unit of local 
government to furnish firefighting or emergency 
medical services in such State, Tribal govern-
ment, or unit of local government.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136). 
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‘‘(C) a list of all positions each transition 
team member has held outside the Federal Gov-
ernment for the previous 12-month period, in-
cluding paid, unpaid, and uncompensated posi-
tions; 
‘‘(D) sources of compensation of each tran-
sition team member exceeding $5,000 a year for 
the previous 12-month period; 
‘‘(E) a description of the role of the mem-
ber on the transition team, including a list of 
any policy issues that the member expects to 
work on, and a list of agencies the member ex-
pects to interact with, while serving on the 
transition team; 
‘‘(F) a list of any issues from which each 
transition team member will be recused while 
serving as a member of the transition team pur-
suant to the transition team ethics plan out-
lined in section 4(g)(3); and 
‘‘(G) an affirmation that the transition 
team member does not have a financial conflict 
of interest that precludes the member from 
working on the matters described in subpara-
graph (E).’’; 
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107 
(i) by inserting after ‘‘lobbying firm’’ 
the following: ‘‘or political intelligence 
firm’’; and 
(ii) by inserting after ‘‘lobbying activi-
ties’’ each place that term appears the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or political intelligence activities’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by inserting after 
‘‘lobbying activities’’ each place that term ap-
pears the following: ‘‘or political intelligence ac-
tivities’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘or po-
litical intelligence consultant’’ after ‘‘lobbyist’’; 
and 
(4) in subsection (d)(1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or a political 
intelligence consultant’’ after ‘‘a lobbyist’’. 
(d) DISCLOSURE AND ENFORCEMENT.—Section 6(a) 
of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1605(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting after ‘‘lob-
bying firms,’’ the following: ‘‘political intelligence 
consultants, political intelligence firms,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘or lobbying 
firm’’ and inserting ‘‘lobbying firm, political intel-
ligence consultant, or political intelligence firm’’; and 
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SEC. 2. WIND TECHNICIAN TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XI of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16411 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1107. WIND TECHNICIAN TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘cov-
ered participant’ means a participant enrolled, on 
the date on which an eligible entity receives a grant 
under this section, in the training program with re-
spect to which the grant is received. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means a provider of training services that— 
‘‘(A) is on the list of eligible providers of 
training services described in section 122(d) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3152(d)), including joint labor-man-
agement organizations and postsecondary voca-
tional institutions; and 
‘‘(B) offers a training program for techni-
cians in the wind energy industry. 
‘‘(3) FINAL PARTICIPATION DATE.—The term 
‘final participation date’ means, for an eligible entity 
receiving a grant under this section, the date on 
which the last covered participant exits the training 
program with respect to which the grant is received. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8959 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require 
retirement plans to establish Sustainable Investment Policies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 14, 2020 
Mr. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsyl-
vania, Mrs. AXNE, and Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 to require retirement plans to establish Sustain-
able Investment Policies. 
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 ‘‘Retirees Sustainable 
Investment Policies Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Fiduciaries for retirement plans should— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8962 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit States 
from registering individuals to vote in elections for Federal office who 
do not provide documentary proof of United States citizenship, to amend 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals to provide 
identification as a condition of voting in elections for Federal office, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 14, 2020 
Mr. NORMAN (for himself, Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 
BUDD, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. 
TIMMONS, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. BABIN, Mr. LONG, and Mr. 
PERRY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 
Science, Space, and Technology, and the Judiciary, 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 committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to 
prohibit States from registering individuals to vote in 
elections for Federal office who do not provide documen-
tary proof of United States citizenship, to amend the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals 
to provide identification as a condition of voting in elec-
tions for Federal office, and for other purposes. 
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H8962
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tribal School Federal 
Insurance Parity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE IM-
PROVEMENT ACT. 
Section 409 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1647b) is amended by inserting ‘‘or the 
Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 
et seq.)’’ after ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 895 
AN ACT 
To allow tribal grant schools to participate in the 
Federal Employee Health Benefits program.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 895 
To allow tribal grant schools to participate in the Federal Employee Health 
Benefits program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2019 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Energy and Commerce, 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 allow tribal grant schools to participate in the Federal 
Employee Health Benefits 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 ‘‘Tribal School Federal 
Insurance Parity Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE IM-
PROVEMENT ACT. 
Section 409 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1647b) is amended by inserting ‘‘or the 
Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 
et seq.)’’ after ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)’’. 
Æ 
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II 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 895 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 
Received 
AN ACT 
To allow tribal grant schools to participate in the Federal 
Employee Health Benefits program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An election official may not 
provide an absentee ballot to an individual in an 
election for Federal office unless— 
‘‘(A) the individual attests that the indi-
vidual will be absent on the date of the election 
from the jurisdiction in which the individual is 
registered to vote in person; or 
‘‘(B) the individual will be unable to cast 
a ballot in the election in person because of a 
reasonable impediment, as determined in ac-
cordance with the law of the State involved. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR ABSENT MILITARY VOT-
ERS.—Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to 
an individual who is an absent uniformed services 
voter, as defined in section 107(1) of the Uniformed 
and Overseas Absentee Voter Act (52 U.S.C. 
20310(1)), who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot 
under such Act. 
‘‘(b) SIGNATURE.—The appropriate election official 
may not accept a voted ballot transmitted by mail unless 
the ballot includes the voter’s signature and— 
‘‘(1) the signature on the ballot matches a sig-
nature of the voter under the records of the State; 
or 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tribal School Federal 
Insurance Parity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE IM-
PROVEMENT ACT. 
Section 409 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1647b) is amended by inserting ‘‘or the 
Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 
et seq.)’’ after ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 405 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 895 
[Report No. 116–505, Part I] 
To allow tribal grant schools to participate in the Federal Employee Health 
Benefits program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2019 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Energy and Commerce, 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 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mr. COLE, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. 
LUJA´N, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. SCHRIER, 
Mr. HECK, Mr. WATKINS, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, and Ms. HAALAND 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 
Committees on Oversight and Reform and Energy and Commerce discharged; 
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To allow tribal grant schools to participate in the Federal 
Employee Health Benefits program. 
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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 ‘‘Tribal School Federal 
Insurance Parity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE IM-
PROVEMENT ACT. 
Section 409 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1647b) is amended by inserting ‘‘or the 
Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 
et seq.)’’ after ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 405 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 895 
[Report No. 116–505, Part I] 
A BILL 
To allow tribal grant schools to participate in the 
Federal Employee Health Benefits program. 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 
Committees on Oversight and Reform and Energy and 
Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNDER 
PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE RESTORA-
TION ACT AND DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT 
FISH RESTORATION ACT. 
(a) PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE RESTORATION 
ACT.—The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2, by redesignating paragraphs 
(6) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (12), 
and by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘State’ includes the District of 
Columbia;’’; and 
(2) in section 4— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) of sub-
section (d) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall appor-
tion from the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration 
Account a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 
1 percent thereof to each of Guam, American 
Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(5), by striking ‘‘the 
District of Columbia,’’. 
(b) DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION 
ACT.—The Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) is amended— 
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(1) in section 2— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the term ‘State’ includes the District of 
Columbia.’’; and 
(2) in section 12— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’ 
the second and third place it appears; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘for the District of Colum-
bia one-third of 1 per centum,’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8964 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intimidation of 
election officials and poll workers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 14, 2020 
Ms. SCANLON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the in-
timidation of election officials and poll workers, 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 ‘‘Protecting Our Elec-
tion Workers Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. INTIMIDATION OF VOTERS AND ELECTION OFFI-
CIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 594 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in the heading, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and election officials’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Whoever’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
INTIMIDATION OF VOTERS—Whoever’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) INTIMIDATION OF ELECTION OFFICIALS AND 
POLL WORKERS.—Whoever intimidates, threatens, co-
erces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any 
other person for the purpose of interfering with such other 
person’s duties in connection with the administration of 
an election described in subsection (a), shall be fined 
under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or 
both.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the item related to section 594 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘594. Intimidation of voters and election officials.’’. 
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