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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9241 
To provide that weighted sleep products for infants shall be considered banned 
hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety 
Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2024 
Mr. CA´RDENAS (for himself and Ms. SCHRIER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide that weighted sleep products for infants shall 
be considered banned hazardous products under section 
8 of the Consumer Product Safety 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safeguarding Infants 
from Dangerous Sleep Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. BANNING OF WEIGHTED SLEEP PRODUCTS FOR IN-
FANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A weighted sleep product for in-
fants, regardless of the date of manufacture, shall be con-
sidered a banned hazardous product under section 8 of 
the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057). 
(b) WEIGHTED SLEEP PRODUCT FOR INFANTS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘weighted sleep product 
for infants’’ means a wearable blanket, sleep sack, swad-
dle, or similar product that— 
(1) is sold, offered for sale, manufactured for 
sale, distributed in commerce, or imported into the 
United States; 
(2) is to be placed on or worn by an infant up 
to 1 year old; and 
(3) includes materials that add weight to the 
product for a purpose other than insulation or deco-
ration. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Consumer Product Safety 
Commission may promulgate, under section 553 of title 
5, United States Code, regulations to define, or modify 
the definitions of, terms used in this Act. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on 
the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9242 
To designate the U.S. National Poultry Research Center of the Department 
of Agriculture located in Athens, Georgia, as the ‘‘Abit Massey Poultry 
Research Center’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2024 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. FERGUSON, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. MCCORMICK, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, 
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. 
LOUDERMILK, and Mr. ALLEN) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To designate the U.S. National Poultry Research Center 
of the Department of Agriculture located in Athens, 
Georgia, as the ‘‘Abit Massey Poultry Research Center’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ABIT MASSEY POULTRY RESEARCH CENTER. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The U.S. National Poultry Re-
search Center of the Department of Agriculture located 
in Athens, Georgia, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Abit Massey Poultry Research Center’’. 
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(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 ‘‘Abit Massey Poultry 
Research Center’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9243 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to pub-
lish the list of medications that the Administrator has compiled for 
purposes of the medical certification of airmen, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2024 
Mr. CASTEN (for himself and Mr. YAKYM) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration to publish the list of medications that the Ad-
ministrator has compiled for purposes of the medical 
certification of airmen, 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 ‘‘Aviation Medication 
Transparency Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. LIST OF APPROVED MEDICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
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Federal Aviation Administration shall publish and main-
tain on a publicly available website of the Administration 
the list of medications that may be safely prescribed to 
an airman to treat certain medical conditions that the Ad-
ministrator has compiled for purposes of the issuance of 
a medical certification to an airman. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The list required under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) be drafted in consultation with— 
(A) the Aeromedical Innovation and Mod-
ernization Working Group; 
(B) pilots and air traffic controllers; and 
(C) any other stakeholder the Adminis-
trator determines appropriate; 
(2) be comprehensive; 
(3) be drafted in a user-friendly and accessible 
manner and distributed widely to airmen at the time 
when such airmen first seek a license and medical 
certification; 
(4) indicate what, if any, period of time, on av-
erage, an airman must have limited or no duties to 
stabilize on a medication; 
(5) include the list of medications that the Ad-
ministrator has designated as ‘‘Do Not Issue’’; and 
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(6) include any other information or clarifica-
tion that the Administrator determines appropriate. 
(c) ANNUAL UPDATE.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of publication of the list required under sub-
section (a), and annually thereafter, the Administrator 
shall update such list, as appropriate. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9245 
To make housing more affordable, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2024 
Mr. CLEAVER (for himself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. KHANNA, 
Ms. LEE of California, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. BUSH, Ms. 
BALINT, Mr. FROST, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. BONAMICI, Mrs. 
HAYES, Ms. TLAIB, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. GARCI´A
of Illinois, Ms. 
PRESSLEY, Mr. AMO, Ms. OMAR, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. GREEN of 
Texas, and Mr. GOMEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Commit-
tees on the Judiciary, Veterans’ Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To make housing more affordable, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2024’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘dental 
therapy programs and’’ after ‘‘schools at 
which’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘dental 
therapists,’’ after ‘‘dentists,’’. 
(b) FACILITATION
OF EFFECTIVE PROVISION
OF 
CORPS SERVICES.—Section 336(f)(3) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254h–1(f)(3)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘dental therapists,’’ after ‘‘midwives,’’. 
(c) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND LOAN REPAYMENT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 338A of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘den-
tal therapists,’’ after ‘‘dentists,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘in-
cluding dental therapy,’’ after ‘‘or other health 
profession,’’. 
(2) 
LOAN
REPAYMENT
PROGRAM.—Section 
338B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254l–1) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘den-
tal therapists,’’ after ‘‘dentists,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1)— 
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tion), except such plans shall be available 
to the borrower of any loan made, insured, 
or guaranteed under this part).’’; 
(B) in section 428C(c)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(I) in the first sentence by strik-
ing ‘‘, or income-based repayment 
schedules’’ and inserting ‘‘, income- 
based, or, beginning July 1, 2024, in-
come contingent (as described in sec-
tion 455(d)(1)(D)), repayment sched-
ules’’; and 
(II) in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘or income-based’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, income-based, or income contin-
gent’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘, or, be-
ginning July 1, 2024, an income 
contingent (as described in sec-
tion 
455(d)(1)(D)) 
repayment 
schedule’’ after ‘‘an income-based 
repayment schedule under section 
493C’’; and 
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92808 (November 25, 2024)), and such rule shall have 
no force or effect. 
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Wilderness’, dated June 15, 2018, which shall be 
known as the Little Bookcliffs Wilderness. 
‘‘(33) Certain lands managed by the Grand 
Junction Field Office, which comprise approximately 
27,517 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled 
‘South Shale Ridge & Little Book Cliffs Proposed 
Wilderness’, dated June 15, 2018, which shall be 
known as the South Shale Ridge Wilderness. 
‘‘(34) Certain lands managed by the Glenwood 
Springs Field Office or located in the White River 
National Forest, which comprise approximately 
20,742 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled 
‘Deep Creek Proposed Wilderness’, dated June 15, 
2018, upon being designated as wilderness as pro-
vided by section 3(h)(2) of the Colorado Wilderness 
Act of 2024. 
‘‘(35) Certain lands managed by the Glenwood 
Springs Field Office, which comprise approximately 
14,538 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled 
‘Pisgah Mountain Proposed Wilderness’ and date is 
June 15, 2018, upon being designated as wilderness 
as provided by section 3(h)(2) of the Colorado Wil-
derness Act of 2024. 
‘‘(36) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 
Field Office, which comprise approximately 29,118 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9267 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax-exempt 
controlled entity rules with respect to certain stock of government-spon-
sored enterprises. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2024 
Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Mr. KILDEE, and Mr. PANETTA) 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 clarify 
the tax-exempt controlled entity rules with respect to 
certain stock of government-sponsored enterprises. 
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 ‘‘Preserving Rural 
Housing Investments Act’’. 
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acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘Bug 
Canyon and Cross Canyon Proposed Wilderness’, 
dated September 28, 2023, which shall be known as 
the Bug Canyon and Cross Canyon Wilderness Area. 
‘‘(37) Certain lands managed by the Colorado 
River Valley Field Office, which comprise approxi-
mately 30,935 acres, as generally depicted on a map 
titled ‘Bull Gulch and Castle Peak Proposed Wilder-
ness’, dated September 28, 2023, which shall be 
known as the Bull Gulch and Castle Peak Wilder-
ness Area. 
‘‘(38) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 
Field Office, which comprise approximately 31,406 
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘McKen-
na Peak Proposed Wilderness’, dated September 28, 
2023, which shall be known as the McKenna Peak 
Wilderness Area. 
‘‘(39) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 
Field Office and Uncompahgre Field Office, which 
comprise approximately 56,206 acres, as generally 
depicted on a map titled ‘Dolores River Canyon Pro-
posed Wilderness’, dated November 14, 2023, which 
shall be known as the Dolores River Canyon Wilder-
ness Area. 
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‘‘(iii) is not an estate or trust subject 
to one or both of the rates of tax in effect 
under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
59B(a),’’. 
(7) 
REQUIRED
PAYMENTS
FOR
ENTITIES 
ELECTING
NOT
TO
HAVE
REQUIRED
TAXABLE 
YEAR.—The second sentence of section 7519(b) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and, in the case of an estate 
or trust, increased by the sum of the rates in effect 
under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 59B(a)’’ be-
fore the period at the end. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of parts for 
subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘PART VIII—SURCHARGE ON HIGH INCOME ESTATES AND TRUSTS’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 410. MODIFICATION OF RULES FOR VALUE OF CER-
TAIN FARM, ETC., REAL PROPERTY. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph 
(2) 
of 
section 
2032A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000’’. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Paragraph (3) of sec-
tion 2032A(a) of such Code is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’, 
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(2) by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000’’, and 
(3) by striking ‘‘calendar year 1997’’ and in-
serting ‘‘calendar year 2024’’ in subparagraph (B). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to estates of decedents dying, and 
gifts made, after December 31, 2024. 
SEC. 411. MODIFICATION OF ESTATE TAX RULES WITH RE-
SPECT TO LAND SUBJECT TO CONSERVATION 
EASEMENTS. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF EXCLUSION LIMITATION.— 
Subparagraph (B) of section 2031(c)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.— 
Paragraph (2) of section 2031(c) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘40 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘60 percent’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to estates of decedents dying, and 
gifts made, after December 31, 2024. 
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TITLE V—ACCESSIBILITY 
REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 501. ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 
In the case of housing that is constructed, altered, 
or otherwise assisted using amounts made available to the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under this 
Act or an amendment made by this Act, sections 8.22 and 
8.23 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (or any suc-
cessor regulations) shall be applied such that the number 
of dwelling units required to be accessible under those sec-
tions is twice the number that would otherwise be required 
to be accessible under those sections. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9248 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide States the authority 
to limit blocking highway-rail grade crossings, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2024 
Mr. DAVIDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide States 
the authority to limit blocking highway-rail grade cross-
ings, 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 ‘‘Railroad Responsibility 
Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. STATE AUTHORITY TO LIMIT BLOCKING HIGHWAY- 
RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS. 
(a) GENERAL JURISDICTION OF SURFACE TRANS-
PORTATION BOARD.—Section 10501(c)(3) of title 49, 
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United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) STATE AUTHORITY TO LIMIT BLOCKING HIGH-
WAY-RAIL
GRADE
CROSSINGS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, this title does not preempt a State 
from the adoption or enactment of any law, regulation, 
order, or other requirement related to limiting the dura-
tion that a railroad carrier may block a highway-rail grade 
crossing.’’. 
(b) PREEMPTION.—Section 20106(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) STATE AUTHORITY TO LIMIT BLOCKING HIGH-
WAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, this title does not preempt a State 
from the adoption or enactment of any law, regula-
tion, order, or other requirement related to limiting 
the duration that a railroad carrier may block a 
highway-rail grade crossing. 
‘‘(B) STATE DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘State’ means a State of the United States and 
the District of Columbia.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9249 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require the publication of scientific 
data, incident data, or other pertinent data relied on by an agency 
to justify a rule. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2024 
Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. PFLUGER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require the publica-
tion of scientific data, incident data, or other pertinent 
data relied on by an agency to justify a rule. 
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 ‘‘Show Me the Science 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RULEMAKING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(f)(1) The publication of a rule under subsection (d) 
shall include the scientific data, incident data, or other 
pertinent data relied on by the agency to justify the rule, 
except in the case that the head of the agency— 
‘‘(A) determines, on a nondelegable basis, 
that publication of such data would impede 
public safety or security; 
‘‘(B) submits to the Administrator of the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
(referred to in this subsection as the ‘Adminis-
trator’) a notification disclosing the reasons for 
the determination under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) publishes such notification, consistent 
with public safety, security, and privacy inter-
ests, in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(2) The Administrator shall issue guidance for agen-
cies on compliance with this section and shall monitor such 
compliance. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘scientific data’ 
means recorded factual material that is commonly accept-
ed in the scientific community and is of sufficient quality 
to validate and replicate research findings.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 924 
To prohibit the Corps of Engineers from issuing a permit for the Delta 
Conveyance Project. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. HARDER of California (for himself, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. THOMPSON of 
California, and Mr. GARAMENDI) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Corps of Engineers from issuing a permit 
for the Delta Conveyance Project. 
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 the Delta Tunnel 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT 
PERMIT. 
The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
of Engineers, may not issue a permit under section 404 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
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1344) relating to the Delta Conveyance Project described 
in the document published by the Corps of Engineers enti-
tled ‘‘Delta Conveyance Project Draft Environmental Im-
pact Statement’’ and dated December 2022. 
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