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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5865 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, as the ‘‘Leonard Scarcella 
Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 4, 2021 
Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. 
GARCIA of Texas, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ 
of Texas, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. 
VAN DUYNE, Mr. VELA, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. CARTER of Texas, 
Mr. NEHLS, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. BABIN, Mr. ALLRED, Mrs. FLETCHER, 
Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. CASTRO of 
Texas, Mr. ROY, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. 
TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mr. BRADY, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. 
GOHMERT, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. ELLZEY, and Mr. 
FALLON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, 
as the ‘‘Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LEONARD SCARCELLA POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Staf-
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ford, Texas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Leon-
ard Scarcella Post Office Building’’. 
(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 ‘‘Leonard Scarcella 
Post Office Building’’. 
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II 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5865 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 
Received 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, 
as the ‘‘Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building’’. 
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. LEONARD SCARCELLA POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Staf-
ford, Texas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Leon-
ard Scarcella Post Office Building’’. 
(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 ‘‘Leonard Scarcella 
Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 
2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5867 
To repeal the Military Selective Service Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 4, 2021 
Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself and Mr. LAMBORN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To repeal the Military Selective Service Act. 
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 ‘‘End the Draft Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Since 1973, the Armed Forces have relied 
on an all-volunteer force and do not require military 
conscription to fill personnel requirements. 
(2) The Selective Service System is an inde-
pendent Federal agency, with an annual budget of 
approximately $26,000,000, and is responsible for 
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(3) POINT
LOMA
PLANT.—The term ‘‘Point 
Loma Plant’’ means the Point Loma Wastewater 
Treatment Plant owned by the City of San Diego on 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of California. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 15, 2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
maintaining a database of registrants in case a draft 
is reinstated. 
(3) Under current law, most men between the 
ages of 18 and 26 who are citizens or residents of 
the United States are required to register with the 
Selective Service System. 
(4) Men who fail to register with the Selective 
Service System are subject to penalties, including 
criminal penalties and the loss of eligibility for cer-
tain Federal and State benefits. 
(5) The United States has not used the draft 
for induction into the Armed Forces in nearly five 
decades. 
(6) The United States has only used conscrip-
tion for 35 of its 245 years of existence. 
(7) The all-volunteer force has been used in 
military conflicts since 1973, including Operation 
Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Oper-
ation Enduring Freedom. 
(8) The all-volunteer Armed Forces are the 
most professional and capable military in the world. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT. 
(a) REPEAL.—The Military Selective Service Act (50 
U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) is repealed. 
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(b) TRANSFERS IN CONNECTION WITH REPEAL.— 
Notwithstanding the proviso in section 10(a)(4) of the 
Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3809(a)(4)), the 
Office of Selective Service Records shall not be reestab-
lished upon the repeal of the Act. Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the assets, 
contracts, property, and records held by the Selective 
Service System, and the unexpended balances of any ap-
propriations available to the Selective Service System, 
shall be transferred to the Administrator of General Serv-
ices upon the repeal of the Act. The Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management shall assist officers and employ-
ees of the Selective Service System to transfer to other 
positions in the executive branch. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5868 
To repeal the Military Selective Service Act and reestablish the Office of 
Selective Service Records, and to prescribe the procedure for the reenact-
ment of such Act or reestablishment of the Selective Service System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 4, 2021 
Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. LAMBORN, and Mr. DESJARLAIS) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To repeal the Military Selective Service Act and reestablish 
the Office of Selective Service Records, and to prescribe 
the procedure for the reenactment of such Act or reestab-
lishment of the Selective Service System. 
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 ‘‘Stop Military Selective 
Service Registration Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT; RE-
ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF SELECTIVE 
SERVICE RECORDS. 
(a) REPEAL.—The Military Selective Service Act (50 
U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) is repealed. 
(b) REESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF SELECTIVE 
SERVICE RECORDS.—Pursuant to the proviso in section 
10(a)(4) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 
3809(a)(4)) in effect on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Office of Selective Service 
Records is reestablished upon such effective date. Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the assets, contracts, property, and records held 
by the Selective Service System, and the unexpended bal-
ances of any appropriations available to the Selective Serv-
ice System, shall be transferred to the Office of Selective 
Service Records. 
(c) PROCEDURE FOR REENACTMENT OF MILITARY 
SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT OR REESTABLISHMENT OF SE-
LECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM.— 
(1) SUPERMAJORITY
REQUIRED.—Neither the 
Military Selective Service Act may be reenacted nor 
the Selective Service System reestablished except by 
a vote of two-thirds of each House of Congress. 
(2) RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES.—This subsection is enacted by 
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Congress as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules 
of each House, respectively, and it supersedes other 
rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with 
such rules. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5869 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment 
of a mesothelioma patient registry, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 4, 2021 
Mr. KATKO (for himself and Mr. DELGADO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
the establishment of a mesothelioma patient registry, 
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 ‘‘Mary Jo Lawyer Spano 
Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. PATIENT REGISTRY FOR MESOTHELIOMA DATA 
COLLECTION AND RESEARCH. 
Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended 
by inserting after section 399V–6 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
280g–17) the following: 
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‘‘(3) The term ‘State educational agency’ has 
the meaning given to such term in section 8101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘Tribal educational agency’ has 
the meaning given to the term ‘tribal educational 
agency’ in section 6132 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘SEC. 520B–1. BEST PRACTICES FOR STUDENT SUICIDE 
AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING. 
‘‘The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Education and the Bu-
reau of Indian Education, shall— 
‘‘(1) publish best practices for school-based stu-
dent suicide awareness and prevention training, pur-
suant to section 520B, that are based on— 
‘‘(A) evidence-based practices; and 
‘‘(B) input from relevant Federal agencies, 
national organizations, Indian Tribes and Trib-
al organizations, and related stakeholders; 
‘‘(2) publish guidance, based on the best prac-
tices under paragraph (1), to provide State edu-
cational agencies, local educational agencies, and 
Tribal educational agencies with information on stu-
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dent suicide awareness and prevention best prac-
tices; 
‘‘(3) disseminate such best practices to State 
educational agencies, local educational agencies, and 
Tribal educational agencies; and 
‘‘(4) provide technical assistance to State edu-
cational agencies, local educational agencies, and 
Tribal educational agencies.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall only apply 
with respect to applications for assistance under section 
520A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb– 
32) that are submitted after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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dent suicide awareness and prevention best prac-
tices; 
‘‘(3) disseminate such best practices to State 
educational agencies, local educational agencies, and 
Tribal educational agencies; and 
‘‘(4) provide technical assistance to State edu-
cational agencies, local educational agencies, and 
Tribal educational agencies.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall only apply 
with respect to applications for assistance under section 
520A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb– 
32) that are submitted after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 586 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide 
best practices on student suicide awareness and 
prevention training and condition State edu-
cational agencies, local educational agencies, and 
tribal educational agencies receiving funds under 
section 520A of such Act to establish and imple-
ment a school-based student suicide awareness 
and prevention training policy.
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5871 
To prohibit the use of funds made available under the American Rescue 
Plan Act of 2021 to purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise obtain commu-
nications equipment or services that pose a national security risk. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 4, 2021 
Mrs. LURIA (for herself and Mr. WOMACK) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of funds made available under the Amer-
ican Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to purchase, rent, lease, 
or otherwise obtain communications equipment or serv-
ices that pose a national security risk. 
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 ‘‘American Tele-
communications Security Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO OBTAIN COM-
MUNICATIONS 
EQUIPMENT 
OR 
SERVICES 
POSING NATIONAL SECURITY RISK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The American Rescue Plan Act 
of 2021 (Public Law 117–2; 135 Stat. 4) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘TITLE 
XII—NATIONAL 
SECU-
RITY RESTRICTIONS ON USE 
OF FUNDS 
‘‘SEC. 12001. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO OBTAIN 
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES 
POSING NATIONAL SECURITY RISK. 
‘‘None of the funds made available under this Act or 
an amendment made by this Act may be used to purchase, 
rent, lease, or otherwise obtain any covered communica-
tions equipment or service, as defined in section 9 of the 
Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 
2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of contents in section 2 of the American Rescue 
Plan Act of 2021 is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘TITLE XII—NATIONAL SECURITY RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF 
FUNDS 
‘‘Sec. 12001. Prohibition on use of funds to obtain communications equipment 
or services posing national security risk.’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 587 
AN ACT 
To modify permitting requirements with respect to 
the discharge of any pollutant from the Point 
Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant in certain 
circumstances, and for other purposes.
(C) hold public meetings, including with 
industry 
stakeholders, 
consumer 
advocacy 
stakeholders, and scientific experts, to fully con-
sider the results of such surveys and studies, as 
well as such public submissions. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—Section 602(g) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection 
(a), applies beginning on the effective date of the rule 
issued under subsection (b). 
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(c) TERMS.—A member of the Working Group shall 
be appointed for the life of the Working Group. 
(d) VACANCIES.— 
(1) VACANCY BEFORE EXPIRATION OF TERM.— 
A member appointed to the Working Group to fill a 
vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term 
for which the member’s predecessor was appointed 
shall be appointed only for the remainder of that 
term. 
(2) MANNER OF APPOINTMENT.—A vacancy in 
the Working Group shall be filled in the manner in 
which the original appointment was made. 
(e) COMPENSATION.—A member of the Working 
Group shall serve without pay. 
(f) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 
Working Group shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser 
number may hold hearings. 
(g) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Working 
Group shall be elected by a majority vote of the Working 
Group. 
(h) MEETINGS.—The Working Group shall hold vir-
tual meetings monthly, and any subgroup of the Working 
Group shall hold additional meetings as necessary. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5877 
To require the Secretary of Labor to review certain provisions of the Code 
of Federal Regulations related to fiduciary standards under the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 4, 2021 
Mr. MRVAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Labor to review certain provi-
sions of the Code of Federal Regulations related to fidu-
ciary standards under the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974, 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 ‘‘Pension Risk Transfer 
Accountability Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. REVIEW OF PENSION RISK TRANSFER INTERPRE-
TIVE BULLETIN. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall— 
(1) review section 2509.95–1 of title 29, Code 
of Federal Regulations (relating to the fiduciary 
standards under the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 when selecting an annuity pro-
vider for a defined benefit pension plan) to deter-
mine whether amendments to such section are war-
ranted; and 
(2) report to Congress on the findings of such 
review, including an assessment of any risk to par-
ticipants. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5878 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale or other disposi-
tion of any firearm or ammunition to any person who has been convicted 
of a violent misdemeanor, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 4, 2021 
Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mrs. 
MCBATH, Mr. CORREA, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. LIEU, and Mr. 
CROW) 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 sale 
or other disposition of any firearm or ammunition to 
any person who has been convicted of a violent mis-
demeanor, 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 referred to as the ‘‘End Gun Vio-
lence Act of 2021’’. 
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‘‘(3) BASE QUANTITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘base quan-
tity’, with respect to a retail electricity supplier 
or retail natural gas supplier, means, for each 
calendar year for which a performance standard 
is specified or established under subsection (c), 
the average annual quantity of electricity deliv-
ered by the retail electricity supplier to electric 
consumers, or the average annual quantity of 
natural gas delivered by the retail natural gas 
supplier to gas consumers, during the 3 cal-
endar years immediately preceding the year 
that compliance is required under subsection 
(c)(1). 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘base quan-
tity’, with respect to a retail natural gas sup-
plier, does not include natural gas delivered for 
purposes of electricity generation. 
‘‘(4) CHP SAVINGS.—The term ‘CHP savings’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) CHP system savings from a combined 
heat and power system that commences oper-
ation after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion; and 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7055 
To amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2022 
Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Mr. UPTON, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Ms. BLUNT 
ROCHESTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to 
research on asthma, 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 ‘‘Elijah E. Cummings 
Family Asthma Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) According to the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, in 2017 more than 25,100,000 
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