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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 158
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow health insurance
premiums to be fully deductible to the extent not in excess of $3,000.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. SOLOMON 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 allow health
insurance premiums to be fully deductible to the extent
not in excess of $3,000.
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 ‘‘Health Insurance Pre-
mium Deductibility Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS
DETERMINED WITHOUT REGARD TO 7.5%
THRESHOLD.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 213 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to medical,
dental, etc., expenses) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION.—There shall be
allowed as a deduction the following amounts not com-
pensated for by insurance or otherwise—
‘‘(1) the amount by which the amount of ex-
penses paid during the taxable year (reduced by the
amount deductible under paragraph (2)) for medical
care of the taxpayer, his spouse, and dependents (as
defined in section 152) exceeds 7.5 percent of ad-
justed gross income, plus
‘‘(2) an amount equal to the expenses paid dur-
ing the taxable year for insurance which constitutes
medical care for the taxpayer, his spouse, and de-
pendents to the extent such amount does not exceed
$3,000.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Calendar No. 373 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2824 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 26, 2014 
Received 
MAY 7, 2014 
Read the first time 
MAY 8, 2014 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act 
of 1977 to stop the ongoing waste by the Department 
of the Interior of taxpayer resources and implement the 
final rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and buffers 
for perennial and intermittent streams, 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing Govern-
ment Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in Amer-
ica’’. 
SEC. 2. INCORPORATION OF SURFACE MINING STREAM 
BUFFER ZONE RULE INTO STATE PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503 of the Surface Min-
ing Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 
1253) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) STREAM BUFFER ZONE MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the require-
ments under subsection (a), each State program 
shall incorporate the necessary rule regarding excess 
spoil, coal mine waste, and buffers for perennial and 
intermittent streams published by the Office of Sur-
face Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on De-
cember 12, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 75813 et seq.) which 
complies with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) in view of the 2006 discus-
sions between the Director of the Office of Surface 
Mining and the Director of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, and the Office of Surface Min-
ing Reclamation and Enforcement’s consideration 
and review of comments submitted by the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service during the rule-
making process in 2007. 
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Calendar No. 373 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2824 
AN ACT 
To amend the Surface Mining Control and Rec-
lamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing waste 
by the Department of the Interior of taxpayer re-
sources and implement the final rule on excess 
spoil, mining waste, and buffers for perennial 
and intermittent streams, and for other purposes. 
MAY 8, 2014 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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Union Calendar No. 270 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2824 
[Report No. 113–364] 
To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to 
stop the ongoing waste by the Department of the Interior of taxpayer 
resources and implement the final rule on excess spoil, mining waste, 
and buffers for perennial and intermittent streams, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2013 
Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself and Mr. LAMBORN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
FEBRUARY 28, 2014 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GOSAR, Mr. CRAMER, Mrs. LUMMIS, and Mr. 
DAINES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2014 
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 amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act 
of 1977 to stop the ongoing waste by the Department 
of the Interior of taxpayer resources and implement the 
final rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and buffers 
for perennial and intermittent streams, and for other 
purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Preventing Govern-
ment Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in Amer-
ica’’. 
SEC. 2. INCORPORATION OF SURFACE MINING STREAM 
BUFFER ZONE RULE INTO STATE PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503 of the Surface Min-
ing Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 
1253) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) STREAM BUFFER ZONE MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the require-
ments under subsection (a), each State program 
shall incorporate the necessary rule regarding excess 
spoil, coal mine waste, and buffers for perennial and 
intermittent streams published by the Office of Sur-
face Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on De-
cember 12, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 75813 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) STUDY OF IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(A) at such time as the Secretary deter-
mines all States referred to in subsection (a) 
have fully incorporated the necessary rule re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection 
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(A) in subsection (a), in the matter fol-
lowing paragraph (6)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$25,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$100,000’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$20,000’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), in the flush text 
following subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘$25,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), in the flush text 
following subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘$25,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’; 
(C) 
in 
subsection 
(c), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$25,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’; 
(D) in subsection (d), in the flush text fol-
lowing paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$25,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’; and 
(E) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$2,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$4,000’’. 
(b) INCREASED SENTENCES FOR FELONIES INVOLV-
ING FEDERAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM FRAUD
AND 
ABUSE.— 
(1) FALSE
STATEMENTS
AND
REPRESENTA-
TIONS.—Section 1128B(a) of the Social Security Act 
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into their State programs, publish notice of 
such determination; 
‘‘(B) during the 5-year period beginning on 
the date of such publication, assess the effec-
tiveness of implementation of such rule by such 
States; and 
‘‘(C) upon the conclusion of such period, 
submit a comprehensive report on the impacts 
of such rule to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate, including— 
‘‘(i) an evaluation of the effectiveness 
of such rule; 
‘‘(ii) an evaluation of any ways in 
which the existing rule inhibits energy pro-
duction; and 
‘‘(iii) a description in detail of any 
proposed changes that should be made to 
the rule, the justification for such changes, 
all comments on such changes received by 
the Secretary from such States, and the 
projected costs and benefits of such 
changes. 
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‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON NEW REGULATIONS.—The 
Secretary may not issue any regulations under this 
Act relating to stream buffer zones or stream protec-
tion before the date of the publication of the report 
under paragraph (2), other than a rule necessary to 
implement paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR STATE IMPLEMENTATION.—Not 
later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, a State with a State program approved under section 
503 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act 
of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1253) shall submit to the Secretary 
of the Interior amendments to such program pursuant to 
part 732 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations, incor-
porating the necessary rule referred to in subsection (e)(1) 
of such section, as amended by this section. 
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Union Calendar No. 270 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2824 
[Report No. 113–364] 
A BILL 
To amend the Surface Mining Control and Rec-
lamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing waste 
by the Department of the Interior of taxpayer re-
sources and implement the final rule on excess 
spoil, mining waste, and buffers for perennial 
and intermittent streams, and for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 28, 2014 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2825 
To require regulation of wastes associated with the exploration, development, 
or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy under 
the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2013 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. 
COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DEUTCH, 
Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KEATING, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LARSON of 
Connecticut, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 
Mr. MORAN, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, 
Mr. POCAN, Mr. POLIS, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SHEA-POR-
TER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. 
QUIGLEY, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. TONKO, Mr. FARR, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALO-
NEY of New York, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. 
NOLAN, and Mr. SHERMAN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require regulation of wastes associated with the explo-
ration, development, or production of crude oil, natural 
gas, or geothermal energy under the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act, 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘CLEANER Act of 
2013’’ or the ‘‘Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary 
and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. REGULATION OF WASTES ASSOCIATED WITH THE 
EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, OR PRODUC-
TION OF CRUDE OIL, NATURAL GAS, OR GEO-
THERMAL ENERGY UNDER THE SOLID WASTE 
DISPOSAL ACT. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OR LISTING, AND REGULATION 
UNDER SUBTITLE C.—Paragraph (2) of section 3001(b) 
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6921(b)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of the CLEANER Act of 2013, the Administrator 
shall— 
‘‘(A) determine whether drilling fluids, pro-
duced waters, and other wastes associated with the 
exploration, development, or production of crude oil, 
natural gas, or geothermal energy meet the criteria 
promulgated under this section for the identification 
or listing of hazardous waste; 
‘‘(B) identify or list as hazardous waste any 
drilling fluids, produced waters, or other wastes as-
sociated with the exploration, development, or pro-
duction of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal en-
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(42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b(a)) is amended, in the matter 
following paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘not more than 
five years or both, or (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘not more 
than 10 years or both, or (ii)’’. 
(2) ANTIKICKBACK.—Section 1128B(b) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the flush text fol-
lowing subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘not more 
than five years’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than 
10 years’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the flush text fol-
lowing subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘not more 
than five years’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than 
10 years’’. 
(3) FALSE
STATEMENT
OR
REPRESENTATION 
WITH RESPECT TO CONDITIONS OR OPERATIONS OF 
FACILITIES.—Section 1128B(c) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1320a–7b(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘not 
more than five years’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than 
10 years’’. 
(4) EXCESS
CHARGES.—Section 1128B(d) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b(d)) is amended, in 
the flush text following paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘not more than five years’’ and inserting ‘‘not more 
than 10 years’’. 
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ergy that the Administrator determines, pursuant to 
subparagraph (A), meet the criteria promulgated 
under this section for the identification or listing of 
hazardous waste; and 
‘‘(C) promulgate regulations under sections 
3002, 3003, and 3004 for wastes identified or listed 
as hazardous waste pursuant to subparagraph (B), 
except that the Administrator is authorized to mod-
ify the requirements of such sections to take into ac-
count the special characteristics of such wastes so 
long as such modified requirements protect human 
health and the environment.’’. 
(b) REGULATION UNDER SUBTITLE D.—Section 
4010(c)) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6949a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) DRILLING
FLUIDS, PRODUCED
WATERS, 
AND OTHER WASTES ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXPLO-
RATION, DEVELOPMENT, OR PRODUCTION OF CRUDE 
OIL, NATURAL GAS, OR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
CLEANER Act of 2013, the Administrator shall 
promulgate revisions of the criteria promulgated 
under section 4004(a) and under section 1008(a)(3) 
for facilities that may receive drilling fluids, pro-
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duced waters, or other wastes associated with the ex-
ploration, development, or production of crude oil, 
natural gas, or geothermal energy, that are not iden-
tified or listed as hazardous waste pursuant to sec-
tion 3001(b)(2). The criteria shall be those nec-
essary to protect human health and the environment 
and may take into account the practicable capability 
of such facilities. At a minimum such revisions for 
facilities potentially receiving such wastes should re-
quire ground water monitoring as necessary to de-
tect contamination, establish criteria for the accept-
able location of new or existing facilities, and provide 
for corrective action and financial assurance as ap-
propriate.’’. 
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125
gate pesticide use and residue data collected by the
Department of Agriculture.
ø‘‘(G) For purposes of subparagraph (A), a
level of a pesticide chemical residue in or on a food
that poses a greater than negligible dietary risk to
consumers of the food shall be deemed to be ade-
quate to protect the public health if the Adminis-
trator determines that such risk is not unreasonable
because—
ø‘‘(i) use of the pesticide that produces the
residue protects humans or the environment
from adverse effects on public health or welfare
that would, directly or indirectly, result in
greater risk to the public or the environment
than the dietary risk from the pesticide chemi-
cal residue; or
ø‘‘(ii) use of the pesticide avoids risks to
workers, the public, or the environment that
would be expected to result from the use of an-
other pesticide or pest control method on the
same food that are considered to be greater
than the risks that result from dietary exposure
to the pesticide chemical residue; or
ø‘‘(iii) the availability of the pesticide
would enable domestic growers to maintain the
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2827 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow for fair application 
of the exceptions process for drugs in tiers in formularies in prescription 
drug plans under Medicare part D. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2013 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. JONES, Mr. MCKINLEY, and Mr. 
BRALEY of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow 
for fair application of the exceptions process for drugs 
in tiers in formularies in prescription drug plans under 
Medicare part D. 
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 ‘‘Part D Beneficiary 
Appeals Fairness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FAIR EXCEPTIONS PROCESS FOR DRUG IN TIERS 
UNDER MEDICARE PART D. 
Section 1860D–4(g)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w–103(g)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘for tiered cost-sharing for 
drugs included within a formulary and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for any tiered cost-sharing structure 
within a formulary (including a structure that’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or provides for different 
co-payment or coinsurance amounts for drugs 
in different tiers included within the for-
mulary)’’ before ‘‘, a part D eligible individual’’; 
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘in any 
plan formulary’’ before ‘‘could be covered’’; and 
(3) by inserting the following before the last 
sentence: ‘‘In no case may the Secretary allow a 
PDP sponsor to make any formulary tier of the 
tiered cost-sharing structure (including a formulary 
tier used for very high cost or unique items) ineli-
gible for lower-cost sharing through an exception 
under this paragraph.’’. 
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that is an eligible jurisdiction under paragraph (1)
or (2); or
(4) any Native American Indian Tribe, band, or
group on a Federal or State reservation, the Okla-
homa Indians, and any Alaska Native village or
group as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act, having a governing body.
(c) QUALIFICATION
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
ENTI-
TIES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—An administrative entity
that serves an eligible jurisdiction shall qualify as an
eligible administrative entity for that eligible juris-
diction by filing, within 30 days of the allotment of
funds to such area under section 212, a statement
in accordance with section 213 with respect to the
use of such allotment. If no such administrative en-
tity files such a statement within the specified time,
the Secretary may, on the basis of filings of such a
statement, qualify another administrative entity
within the same State to serve that jurisdiction.
(2) PRESERVATION
OF
LOCAL
SERVICE.—A
larger unit of general local government (determined
on the basis of population) shall not qualify as an
eligible administrative entity to serve the population
of any geographic area within the jurisdiction of any
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available in the public and private sectors for cur-
rent welfare recipients, and for noncustodial parents
whose responsibilities include providing financial
support to their children.
(i) Absent a concentrated effort on the part of
the Federal Governments to create career jobs that
provide a living wage, efforts to reform the welfare
system are doomed to failure.
(j) The creation of living wage jobs in conjunc-
tion with a large and sustained public works infra-
structure renewal program will reap significant re-
wards in direct tax payments at all levels of govern-
ment, increased economic expansion for the country,
and substantial reductions in the outlays for unem-
ployment support, welfare, Medicaid, and other gov-
ernment expenditures and will also lessen the burden
on government expenditures that result from lack of
employment for those at risk of entering a life of
crime.
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
GRANTS
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
(a) As used in this title, the following definitions
apply:
I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1592
To require the Postmaster General to redraw ZIP code boundaries to coincide
with community boundaries.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 9, 1995
Mr. MCKEON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To require the Postmaster General to redraw ZIP code
boundaries to coincide with community boundaries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDRAWING OF ZIP CODE BOUNDARIES TO CO-
INCIDE WITH COMMUNITY BOUNDARIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Postmaster General
shall establish procedures to provide that boundaries de-
limiting any area included within any particular ZIP code
do not cross the boundary of any community.
(b) LIMITATION.—For purposes of subsection (a),
areas having the same 1st 5 ZIP code digits shall be con-
sidered to have the same ZIP code.
SEC 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) 
COMMUNITY.—The 
term 
‘‘community’’
means a political subdivision of a unit of general
local government, as determined by the unit of gen-
eral local government.
(2) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—
The term ‘‘unit of general local government’’ means
any city, county, town, township, village, or other
general purpose political subdivision as established
by a State.
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