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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1397 
To provide for strategies to increase access to telehealth under the Medicaid 
program and Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2021 
Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Mr. BURGESS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for strategies to increase access to telehealth 
under the Medicaid program and Children’s Health In-
surance 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 ‘‘Telehealth Improve-
ment for Kids’ Essential Services Act’’ or the ‘‘TIKES 
Act’’. 
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ligence reporting regarding threats to Jamal 
Khashoggi. 
SEC. 7. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1392 
AN ACT 
To protect Saudi dissidents in the United States, 
and for other purposes.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1724 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the use of funds supporting any activities within 
the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s 
Republic of China. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1395 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance pre-
mium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete 
a financial literacy housing counseling 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 ‘‘Housing Financial Lit-
eracy Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCOUNT ON MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUM 
PAYMENTS FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS 
WHO COMPLETE FINANCIAL LITERACY HOUS-
ING COUNSELING PROGRAMS. 
The second sentence of subparagraph (A) of section 
203(c)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1709(c)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting before the comma the following: 
‘‘and such program is completed before the mort-
gagor has signed an application for a mortgage to 
be insured under this title or a sales agreement’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘not exceed 2.75 percent of the 
amount of the original insured principal obligation of 
the mortgage’’ and inserting ‘‘be 25 basis points 
lower than the premium payment amount estab-
lished by the Secretary under the first sentence of 
this subparagraph’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 20, 2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1395 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to discount 
FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time 
homebuyers who complete a financial literacy housing counseling pro-
gram. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2021 
Mrs. BEATTY (for herself and Mr. STIVERS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance pre-
mium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete 
a financial literacy housing counseling 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 ‘‘Housing Financial Lit-
eracy Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISCOUNT ON MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUM 
PAYMENTS FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS 
WHO COMPLETE FINANCIAL LITERACY HOUS-
ING COUNSELING PROGRAMS. 
The second sentence of subparagraph (A) of section 
203(c)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1709(c)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting before the comma the following: 
‘‘and such program is completed before the mort-
gagor has signed an application for a mortgage to 
be insured under this title or a sales agreement’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘not exceed 2.75 percent of the 
amount of the original insured principal obligation of 
the mortgage’’ and inserting ‘‘be 25 basis points 
lower than the premium payment amount estab-
lished by the Secretary under the first sentence of 
this subparagraph’’. 
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IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1395 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 22, 2021 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance pre-
mium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete 
a financial literacy housing counseling 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Housing Financial Lit-
eracy Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCOUNT ON MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUM 
PAYMENTS FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS 
WHO COMPLETE FINANCIAL LITERACY HOUS-
ING COUNSELING PROGRAMS. 
The second sentence of subparagraph (A) of section 
203(c)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1709(c)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting before the comma the following: 
‘‘and such program is completed before the mort-
gagor has signed an application for a mortgage to 
be insured under this title or a sales agreement’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘not exceed 2.75 percent of the 
amount of the original insured principal obligation of 
the mortgage’’ and inserting ‘‘be 25 basis points 
lower than the premium payment amount estab-
lished by the Secretary under the first sentence of 
this subparagraph’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 20, 2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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(G) a position in the executive branch to 
which an individual must be appointed by the 
President with the advice and consent of the 
Senate; 
(H) a position created by Federal law to 
which an individual is appointed by— 
(i) an Officeholder holding a Federal 
office to which such Officeholder was elect-
ed; or 
(ii) an Officeholder who holds a posi-
tion to which an individual must be ap-
pointed by the President with the advice 
and consent of the Senate; 
(I) a position created by Federal law with 
a non-delegable duty assigned to such position 
by Federal law; 
(J) a position in any level of government 
that has the authority to— 
(i) create Federal law, including pro-
mulgating rules and regulations or issuing 
binding orders; 
(ii) provide legally binding interpreta-
tions of such law, judicial order, or any ad-
ministrative order directly reviewable by, 
or appealable to, a Federal court; 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1399 
To award a Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the Buffalo Soldier 
regiments, authorized by Congress in 1866 to serve in the United States 
Armed Forces, in recognition of their superior, dedicated, and vital 
service to our Nation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2021 
Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. KIM of New Jersey) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, 
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 concerned 
A BILL 
To award a Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the 
Buffalo Soldier regiments, authorized by Congress in 
1866 to serve in the United States Armed Forces, in 
recognition of their superior, dedicated, and vital service 
to our Nation. 
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 ‘‘Buffalo Soldiers Con-
gressional Gold Medal Act of 2021’’. 
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strategic research plan submitted under 
subsection (d)(3); and 
‘‘(iii) concurrently with the Sub-
committee’s final submission of the stra-
tegic 
research 
plan 
under 
subsection 
(d)(3), the Advisory Board shall submit a 
copy of the analysis provided to the Sub-
committee to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(C) provide ongoing advice to the Sub-
committee and the interagency working group 
on matters related to Federal activities on 
ocean acidification and coastal acidification; 
‘‘(D) advise the Subcommittee and the 
interagency working group on— 
‘‘(i) efforts to coordinate research and 
monitoring activities related to ocean acidi-
fication and coastal acidification; and 
‘‘(ii) the best practices for the stand-
ards developed for data archiving under 
section 12406(e); 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1739 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for fiscal account-
ability, to require institutions of higher education to publish information 
regarding student success, to provide for school accountability for student 
loans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2025 
Mr. ROY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide 
for fiscal accountability, to require institutions of higher 
education to publish information regarding student suc-
cess, to provide for school accountability for student 
loans, 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 ‘‘Higher Education Re-
form and Opportunity Act’’. 
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‘‘(B) the sale to, transfer to, or possession by 
a qualified law enforcement officer employed by— 
‘‘(i) the United States, or a department or 
agency of the United States; or 
‘‘(ii) a State, or a department, agency, or 
political subdivision of a State, 
for purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off 
duty); 
‘‘(C) the sale to, transfer to, or possession by 
a campus law enforcement officer for purposes of 
law enforcement (whether on or off duty); 
‘‘(D) the importation for, or sale or transfer to 
a licensee under title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 for purposes of establishing and maintaining 
an on-site physical protection system and security 
organization required by Federal law, or possession 
by an employee or contractor of such licensee on-site 
for such purposes or off-site for purposes of licensee- 
authorized training or transportation of nuclear ma-
terials; 
‘‘(E) the possession, by an individual who is re-
tired in good standing from service with a law en-
forcement agency and is not otherwise prohibited 
from receiving a firearm, of a semiautomatic assault 
weapon—
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1401 
To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Muhammad Ali, in 
recognition of his contributions to the Nation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2021 
Mr. CARSON (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. 
RUSH, Ms. NORTON, Mr. JONES, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. COSTA, and Mr. SAN 
NICOLAS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Mu-
hammad Ali, in recognition of his contributions to the 
Nation. 
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 ‘‘Muhammad Ali Con-
gressional Gold Medal Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., on Janu-
ary 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, Muhammad 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1766 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act to establish the Office 
of Policy Development and Cybersecurity, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(1) the Pennsylvania Avenue Development 
Corporation fund; or 
‘‘(2) the International Trade Center fund. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—The cooperative agreement under 
subsection (a) shall require the National Children’s Mu-
seum to submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate an annual report on the operations and finances of 
the Museum.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 67 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘6735. National Children’s Museum.’’. 
Æ 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1402 
To amend the Federal Pell Grant Program to support career training 
opportunities for young Americans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2021 
Mr. CARTER of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Pell Grant Program to support career 
training opportunities for young Americans. 
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 ‘‘More Choice for Career 
Training Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. SUPPORTING CAREER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR ALL YOUNG AMERICANS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) BEGINNING ON THE DATE OF ENACTMENT 
OF THIS ACT.—Section 401 of the Higher Education 
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Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall devise 
an alternative certification program to enable stu-
dents to use Federal Pell Grants to enroll in edu-
cational programs (either at eligible institutions or 
institutions that are not eligible institutions) for 
which students are not otherwise eligible to use Fed-
eral Pell Grants under this section. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) PROGRAM COMPLETION RATE.—The 
term ‘program completion rate’ means the per-
centage of enrollees in a program who success-
fully complete the program requirements within 
the standard program duration. 
‘‘(B) JOB PLACEMENT RATE.—The term 
‘job placement rate’ means the percentage of 
graduates who have obtained full-time employ-
ment in the graduate’s field of study. 
‘‘(3) NO
REQUIREMENT
FOR
ACCREDITATION 
OR STATE AUTHORIZATION.—The alternative certifi-
cation program shall not require accreditation, State 
authorization, minimum instructional hours, or min-
imum classroom time of educational programs for 
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National Forest comprising approximately 37,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Great Bear Wilderness. 
(2) MIDDLE FORK ADDITIONS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Flathead National Forest com-
prising approximately 53,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Great Bear Wilderness. 
(d) SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The fol-
lowing areas, consisting of a total of approximately 
125,000 acres, are incorporated into the Scapegoat Wil-
derness: 
(1) STONEWALL
MOUNTAIN
ADDITION.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Helena National Forest 
comprising approximately 55,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be added to and 
administered as part of the Scapegoat Wilderness. 
(2) SILVER
KING/FALLS
CREEK
ADDITION.— 
Certain Federal land within the Lewis and Clark 
National Forest and Helena National Forest com-
prising approximately 25,000 acres as generally de-
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1403 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to 
removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears 
from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2021 
Ms. CHENEY (for herself and Mr. SIMPSON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final 
rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Eco-
system population of grizzly bears from the Federal list 
of endangered and threatened wildlife. 
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 ‘‘Grizzly Bear State 
Management Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. REISSUANCE OF FINAL RULE RELATING TO GREAT-
ER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM POPULATION 
OF GRIZZLY BEARS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue 
the final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone 
Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal 
List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, published on 
June 30, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 30502), without regard to 
any other provision of statute or regulation that applies 
to issuance of such rule. Such reissuance (including this 
section) shall not be subject to judicial review. 
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(B) a unit of local government, means the 
district attorney of the unit of local govern-
ment; and 
(C) a Tribal organization, means the lead 
prosecutor of the Tribal organization. 
(7) CHIEF
PUBLIC
DEFENDER.—The term 
‘‘chief public defender’’, with respect to a State, unit 
of local government, or Tribal organization, means 
the head of the public defender’s office of the State, 
unit of local government, or Tribal organization, re-
spectively. 
(8) CORRESPONDING PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE.— 
The term ‘‘corresponding prosecutor’s office’’, with 
respect to a public defender’s office, means the pros-
ecutorial unit that appears adverse to the public de-
fender’s office in criminal proceedings. 
(9) COVERED
GRANT.—The term ‘‘covered 
grant’’ means a grant awarded under section 4. 
(10) DOMINANT
CHARGE.—The term ‘‘domi-
nant charge’’, with respect to a case that involves 
multiple charges, means the charge that carries the 
most severe or lengthy maximum penalty. 
(11) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible en-
tity’’ means a State, unit of local government, Tribal 
organization, or public defender’s office that, as of 
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(c) FINAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Finance and 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives a final report 
on the impact of telehealth based on the data collected 
and analyzed under subsection (a) that includes— 
(1) conclusions regarding the impact of tele-
health services on health care delivery during the 
COVID–19 public health emergency; and 
(2) an estimation for total Medicare spending 
on telehealth services, including total spending for 
each specific type of service for which Medicare re-
imbursed. 
(d) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsections 
(a), (b), and (c), the Secretary shall seek input from 
the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the 
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commis-
sion and nongovernmental stakeholders, including 
patient organizations, providers, and experts in tele-
health. 
(2) COMMENT PERIOD.—For the purposes of 
this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a com-
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ment period not later than 14 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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(1) reduce per-pupil funding (from combined 
State and local funding) for any high-poverty school 
served by such local educational agency by an 
amount that exceeds— 
(A) the total reduction in local educational 
agency funding (from combined State and local 
funding) for all schools served by the local edu-
cational agency in such fiscal year (if any); di-
vided by 
(B) the number of children enrolled in all 
schools served by the local educational agency 
in such fiscal year; or 
(2) reduce per-pupil, full-time equivalent staff 
in any high-poverty school by an amount that ex-
ceeds— 
(A) the total reduction in full-time equiva-
lent staff in all schools served by such local 
educational agency in such fiscal year (if any); 
divided by 
(B) the number of children enrolled in all 
schools served by the local educational agency 
in such fiscal year. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘high-poverty local educational 
agency’’ means, with respect to a local educational 
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