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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1596 
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley 
Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2019 
Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mrs. WAT-
SON COLEMAN, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. 
MEEKS, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CARSON
of Indiana, Mr. 
JEFFRIES, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CLY-
BURN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. BASS, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. EVANS, Ms. PLASKETT, 
Ms. LEE of California, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Ms. FUDGE, Mrs. MCBATH, and Mrs. DEMINGS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administra-
tion 
A BILL 
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain 
a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United 
States Capitol. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF STATUE OF SHIRLEY CHIS-
HOLM IN UNITED STATES CAPITOL. 
(a) OBTAINING STATUE.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Com-
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mittee on the Library shall enter into an agreement to 
obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm, under such terms and 
conditions as the Joint Committee considers appropriate 
consistent with applicable law. The Joint Committee may 
authorize the Architect of the Capitol to enter into the 
agreement and related contracts required under this sub-
section on its behalf, under such terms and conditions as 
the Joint Committee may require. 
(b) PLACEMENT.—The Joint Committee on the Li-
brary shall place the statue obtained under subsection (a) 
in a suitable permanent location in the United States Cap-
itol. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act, and any amounts so ap-
propriated shall remain available until expended. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 8 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1598 
[Report No. 116–22] 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a strategy to improve 
hiring and retention of U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel 
in rural or remote areas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2019 
Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico (for herself and Mr. HURD of Texas) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Homeland Security 
MARCH 28, 2019 
Additional sponsor: Mr. CRENSHAW 
MARCH 28, 2019 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 7, 2019] 
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A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue 
a strategy to improve hiring and retention of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection personnel in rural or remote 
areas, and for other purposes. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1602 
To deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 
227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2019 
Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforce-
ment of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 
1934, 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 ‘‘Telephone Robocall 
Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act’’ or the 
‘‘TRACED Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FORFEITURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 227 of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227) is amended— 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF TRANSITION ASSIST-
ANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
RECENTLY SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE DUTY 
SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall make grants to eligible organizations for the provi-
sion of transition assistance to members of the Armed 
Forces who are recently retired, separated, or discharged 
from the Armed Forces and spouses of such members. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The recipient of a grant under 
this section shall use the grant to provide to members of 
the Armed Forces and spouses described in subsection (a) 
resume assistance, interview training, job recruitment 
training, and related services leading directly to successful 
transition, as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—To be eligible for a 
grant under this section, an organization shall submit to 
the Secretary an application containing such information 
and assurances as the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Labor, may require. 
(d) PRIORITY FOR HUBS OF SERVICE.—In making 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority 
to an organization that provides multiple forms of services 
described in subsection (b). 
(e) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—A grant under this section 
shall be in an amount that does not exceed 50 percent 
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of the amount required by the organization to provide the 
services described in subsection (b). 
(f) DEADLINE
FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec-
retary shall begin carrying out this section not later than 
six months after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The authority to provide a grant 
under this section shall terminate on the date that is five 
years after the date on which the Secretary begins car-
rying out this section. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out 
this section. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1601 
To allow States to elect to observe daylight savings time for the duration 
of the year, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2019 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To allow States to elect to observe daylight savings time 
for the duration of the year, 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 ‘‘Daylight Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OPTIONAL YEAR-LONG APPLICATION OF DAYLIGHT 
SAVINGS TIME. 
Section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 
U.S.C. 260a) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or may by law apply the ad-
vancement of time described in this section for the 
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duration of the year,’’ after ‘‘may by law exempt 
itself from the provisions of this subsection providing 
for the advancement of time,’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘the standard time otherwise 
applicable during that period’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
same standard time’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘may by law exempt either the 
entire State as provided in (1) or’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
by law, may apply either standard time provided for 
in paragraph (1) to the entire State,’’; and 
(4) by inserting ‘‘, or may apply the advance-
ment of time for the duration of the year to the en-
tire area of the State lying within any time zone’’ 
before the period at the end. 
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‘‘(i) APPLICATIONS.—Not later than 
30 days after receipt of an application for 
an exemption under this paragraph (in-
cluding an extension thereof), the Presi-
dent shall publish the application in the 
Federal Register. 
‘‘(ii) EXEMPTIONS.—Not later than 
30 days after granting an exemption under 
this paragraph (including an extension 
thereof), the President shall publish in the 
Federal Register notice of the exemption 
and the terms and conditions included 
under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(E) APPLICATION
OF
WAIVER
AUTHOR-
ITY.—Notwithstanding section 22, the Adminis-
trator may not issue a waiver under such sec-
tion with respect to asbestos. 
‘‘(3) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) TIMING AND COVERAGE.— 
‘‘(i) PREVIOUS
ACTION.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this subsection, any person who has 
manufactured, processed, or distributed in 
commerce asbestos or any mixture or arti-
cle containing asbestos in the 36 months 
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preceding such date of enactment shall 
submit to the Administrator a report de-
scribed in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(ii) LATER
ACTION.—Any person 
manufacturing, processing, or distributing 
in commerce asbestos or any mixture or 
article containing asbestos during the pe-
riod that begins on the date of enactment 
of this subsection and ends on the date on 
which the prohibition under paragraph (1) 
takes effect shall submit to the Adminis-
trator a report described in subparagraph 
(B) not later than 60 days after— 
‘‘(I) the date of enactment of this 
subsection, for any person who has 
manufactured, processed, or distrib-
uted in commerce asbestos or any 
mixture or article containing asbestos 
before such date of enactment; or 
‘‘(II) the date on which the per-
son initiates any such manufacture, 
processing, or distribution in com-
merce, for any person initiating such 
manufacturing, processing, or dis-
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SEC. 6. ACCESS TO NUMBER RESOURCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) EXAMINATION OF FCC POLICIES.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall 
commence a proceeding to determine whether Fed-
eral Communications Commission policies regarding 
access to number resources, including number re-
sources for toll-free and non-toll-free telephone num-
bers, could be modified, including by establishing 
registration and compliance obligations, to help re-
duce access to numbers by potential perpetrators of 
violations of section 227(b) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(b)). 
(2) REGULATIONS.—If the Federal Commu-
nications Commission determines under paragraph 
(1) that modifying the policies described in that 
paragraph could help achieve the goal described in 
that paragraph, the Commission shall prescribe reg-
ulations to implement those policy modifications. 
(b) 
AUTHORITY.—Any 
person 
who 
knowingly, 
through an employee, agent, officer, or otherwise, directly 
or indirectly, by or through any means or device whatso-
ever, is a party to obtaining number resources, including 
number resources for toll-free and non-toll-free telephone 
numbers, from a common carrier regulated under title II 
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of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et 
seq.), in violation of a regulation prescribed under sub-
section (a) of this section, shall, notwithstanding section 
503(b)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
503(b)(5)), be subject to a forfeiture penalty under section 
503 of that Act. A forfeiture penalty under this subsection 
shall be in addition to any other penalty provided for by 
law. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 510 
To require the United States Governor of, and the United States Executive 
Director at, the International Monetary Fund to oppose an increase 
in the weight of the Chinese renminbi in the Special Drawing Rights 
basket of the Fund, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2023 
Mr. DAVIDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the United States Governor of, and the United 
States Executive Director at, the International Monetary 
Fund to oppose an increase in the weight of the Chinese 
renminbi in the Special Drawing Rights basket of the 
Fund, 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 ‘‘Chinese Currency Ac-
countability Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON OIL-, GAS-, AND METHANE HY-
DRATE-RELATED 
SEISMIC 
ACTIVITIES 
IN 
NORTH ATLANTIC, MID-ATLANTIC, SOUTH AT-
LANTIC, AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA PLAN-
NING 
AREAS 
OF 
OUTER 
CONTINENTAL 
SHELF. 
Section 11 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1340) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i) MORATORIUM ON OIL-, GAS-, AND METHANE 
HYDRATE-RELATED SEISMIC ACTIVITIES IN NORTH AT-
LANTIC, MID-ATLANTIC, SOUTH ATLANTIC, AND STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA PLANNING AREAS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no person or agency of the United 
States may conduct geological or geophysical activities (as 
those terms are described in the final programmatic envi-
ronmental impact statement of the Bureau of Ocean En-
ergy Management entitled ‘Atlantic OCS Proposed Geo-
logical and Geophysical Activities, Mid-Atlantic and South 
Atlantic Planning Areas’ and completed February 2014) 
in support of oil, gas, or methane hydrate exploration or 
development in any area located in the North Atlantic, 
Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, or Straits of Florida plan-
ning areas of the outer Continental Shelf.’’. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5119 
AN ACT 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide small 
businesses with additional time to file beneficial owner-
ship information, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1608 RFS
political affiliation or political campaign activity, unless re-
quired by Federal statute.’’. 
(b) MINIMIZING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—Section 
9 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), 
as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is further 
amended by inserting after subsection (b) (as added by 
such subsection (a)) the following: 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC NOMINATIONS OF COMMITTEE MEM-
BERS.— 
‘‘(1) Before making an appointment to an advi-
sory committee, the head of an agency shall— 
‘‘(A) solicit nominations for potential com-
mittee members; 
‘‘(B) if the head of the agency is required 
to publish a notice under subsection (a)(2), in-
clude in the notice a solicitation for nomina-
tions of potential committee members; and 
‘‘(C) provide in the notice under subpara-
graph (B) a mechanism for interested persons 
to comment through a publicly available website 
of the agency. 
‘‘(2) The head of an agency shall consider any 
comments submitted in accordance with paragraph 
(1)(C) in appointing the members of an advisory 
committee. 
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SEC. 11. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
requirements of this Act and the amendments made by 
this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using 
amounts otherwise authorized. 
SEC. 12. 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 March 12, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1608 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to 
increase the transparency of Federal advisory 
committees, and for other purposes.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 160 
To prohibit a single bill or joint resolution presented by Congress to the 
President from containing multiple subjects and to require the equal 
application of laws to Members of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. GALLAGHER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit a single bill or joint resolution presented by 
Congress to the President from containing multiple sub-
jects and to require the equal application of laws to 
Members of Congress. 
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 ‘‘Citizen Legislature 
Anti-Corruption Reform of Congress Act’’ or the 
‘‘CLEAN Congress Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING MULTIPLE SUBJECTS IN SINGLE 
BILL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each bill, order, resolution, or 
vote submitted by Congress to the President under section 
7 of article I of the Constitution of the United States shall 
embrace no more than one subject, and that subject shall 
be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the 
bill, order, resolution or vote. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress and 
each succeeding Congress. 
SEC. 3. REQUIRING EQUAL APPLICATION OF LAWS TO MEM-
BERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any provision of law that provides an exception 
in its application to a Member of Congress or an employee 
of the office of a Member of Congress shall have no effect. 
(b) CLARIFICATION RELATING TO EXERCISE OF OF-
FICIAL OR REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES.—Subsection (a) 
shall not be construed to apply to provisions of law or rules 
which permit Members of Congress or employees of offices 
of Members of Congress to carry out official duties that 
are tied directly to lawmaking, including provisions or 
rules permitting Members and employees to enter and use 
the United States Capitol, the United States Capitol 
grounds, and other buildings and facilities. 
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(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Member 
of Congress’’ means a Senator or a Representative in, or 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 
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(1) identify and recommend hostage recovery 
options and strategies to the President through the 
National Security Council; 
(2) coordinate the development and implemen-
tation of United States hostage recovery policies, 
strategies, and procedures; 
(3) receive regular updates from the Hostage 
Recovery Fusion Cell on the status of United States 
nationals being held hostage abroad and measures 
being taken to effect the hostages’ safe recovery; 
(4) coordinate the provision of policy guidance 
to the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, including re-
viewing recovery options proposed by the Hostage 
Recovery Fusion Cell and working to resolve dis-
putes within the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell; and 
(5) where higher-level guidance is required, 
make recommendations to the National Security 
Council. 
(d) MEETINGS.—The Hostage Response Group shall 
meet regularly. 
(e) REPORTING.—The Hostage Response Group shall 
regularly provide recommendations on hostage recovery 
options and strategies to the National Security Council. 
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Federal agency, or an employee of the Federal Govern-
ment, in carrying out the provision of this section. 
‘‘(k) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator shall pro-
mulgate such guidance or regulations as may be necessary 
to carry out this section, including guidance or regulations 
that— 
‘‘(1) ensure that each participating State to 
which funds are allocated under this section uses the 
funds as efficiently as possible; 
‘‘(2) reduce, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, waste, fraud, and abuse with respect to the 
implementation of this section; and 
‘‘(3) require any party that receives funds di-
rectly or indirectly under this section, including a 
participating State and a recipient of amounts from 
a State loan fund, to use procedures with respect to 
the management of the funds that conform to gen-
erally accepted accounting standards. 
‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section for fiscal years 2020 
through 2029.’’. 
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SEC. 3. CONSIDERATION OF MITIGATION MEASURES FUND-
ED BY STATE LOAN FUNDS IN FLOOD INSUR-
ANCE PREMIUM RATES. 
(a) ESTIMATED
RATES.—Clause (ii) of section 
1307(a)(1)(A) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4014(a)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘and any activities assisted through amounts from a 
State loan fund established pursuant to section 1326,’’ 
after ‘‘similar measures,’’. 
(b) CHARGEABLE RATES.—Paragraph (1) of section 
1308(b) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4015(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and similar 
measures’’ and inserting ‘‘similar measures, and any ac-
tivities assisted through amounts from a State loan fund 
established pursuant to section 1326’’. 
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