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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 966 
To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2019 
Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force. 
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 ‘‘Walter B. Jones Re-
storing Power to Congress Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY 
FORCE. 
Effective as of the date that is one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Authorization for 
Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 
1541 note) is repealed. 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 1701(6), by striking ‘‘as de-
scribed in sections 1710 and 1712 of this title’’; 
(B) in section 1710(c), by striking the sec-
ond sentence; 
(C) in section 1712— 
(i) by striking subsections (a) and (b); 
(ii) by redesignating subsections (c), 
(d), (e), and (f) as subsections (a), (b), (c), 
and (d), respectively; and 
(iii) in subsection (a), as redesignated 
by subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Dental appli-
ances’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary 
may furnish dentures, dental appli-
ances’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘to be furnished 
by the Secretary under this section 
may be procured by the Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘under this section and 
may procure such appliances’’; and 
(D) by striking section 2062. 
(2) PHASED
ELIGIBILITY.—The amendments 
made by paragraph (1) shall apply as follows: 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 969 
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to bring the 
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations 
process, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2019 
Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. HILL of Arkansas, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. 
LOUDERMILK, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. 
POSEY, Mr. DUNN, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. 
EMMER, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. DAVIDSON
of Ohio, Mr. 
RIGGLEMAN, Mr. BUDD, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. KELLY of 
Mississippi, Mr. BABIN, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. NORMAN, 
Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. JOHN W. ROSE of Tennessee, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 
GALLAGHER, and Mr. HICE of Georgia) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 
to bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 
into the regular appropriations process, 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 ‘‘Taking Account of Bu-
reaucrats’ Spending Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘TABS Act of 
2019’’. 
SEC. 2. BRINGING THE BUREAU INTO THE REGULAR AP-
PROPRIATIONS PROCESS. 
Section 1017 of the Consumer Financial Protection 
Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5497) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending the heading of such sub-
section to read as follows: ‘‘BUDGET, FINAN-
CIAL MANAGEMENT, AND AUDIT.—’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 
(D) by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F) 
of paragraph (1), as so redesignated; 
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and 
(4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
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as may be necessary to carry out this title for each 
of fiscal years 2019 and 2020.’’; and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (2). 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6977 
To provide that, for a 3-year period, applications for the exportation of 
natural gas to member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion be granted without modification or delay, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2022 
Mrs. FLETCHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide that, for a 3-year period, applications for the 
exportation of natural gas to member countries of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization be granted without 
modification or delay, 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 ‘‘American Gas for Al-
lies Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TEMPORARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN APPLICA-
TIONS FOR THE EXPORTATION OF NATURAL 
GAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the period described in 
subsection (c) of this section, for purposes of section 3(a) 
of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(a)), the expor-
tation of natural gas to a foreign country described in sub-
section (b) of this section shall be deemed to be consistent 
with the public interest, and applications for such expor-
tation shall be granted without modification or delay. 
(b) FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—A foreign country de-
scribed in this subsection is— 
(1) a member country of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization; or 
(2) any other foreign country, if the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of Energy, determines that 
exportation of natural gas to that foreign country 
would promote the national security interests of the 
United States. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply with re-
spect to applications for the authorization to export nat-
ural gas under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 
U.S.C. 717b) to a foreign country described in subsection 
(b) of this section that are pending on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, or filed during the period that begins 
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on such date of enactment and ends on the date that is 
3 years after such date of enactment. 
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information concerning any deficiencies; 
and 
‘‘(ii) an opportunity to remedy any de-
ficiencies. 
‘‘(D) APPLICATION DEEMED APPROVED.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), if the Secretary has 
not made a decision on the application by 
the end of the 60-day period beginning on 
the date the application is received by the 
Secretary, the application shall be consid-
ered approved. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTIONS.—Clause (i) shall 
not apply in cases in which existing reviews 
under the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) are incomplete. 
‘‘(E) DENIAL
OF
PERMIT.—If the Sec-
retary decides not to issue a permit to drill 
under this paragraph, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) provide to the applicant a descrip-
tion of the reasons for the denial of the 
permit; 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Robert E. Lee Statue 
Removal Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF MONUMENT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the National Park Service, shall 
remove and appropriately dispose of the Monument to 
General Robert E. Lee at the Antietam National Battle-
field. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 970 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop 
a plan for the removal of the monument to Rob-
ert E. Lee at the Antietam National Battlefield, 
and for other purposes.
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 970 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan for the removal 
of the monument to Robert E. Lee at the Antietam National Battlefield, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2019 
Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Mr. TRONE, and Mr. RASKIN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan 
for the removal of the monument to Robert E. Lee 
at the Antietam National Battlefield, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Robert E. Lee Statue 
Removal Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REMOVAL PLAN FOR MONUMENT. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall de-
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velop a plan for the removal of the monument to Robert 
E. Lee at the Antietam National Battlefield. 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit 
to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate, and make publicly available, 
a report describing the plan required under section 2 and 
a timeline for the removal of the monument in accordance 
with that plan. 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 970 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 11, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan 
for the removal of the monument to Robert E. Lee 
at the Antietam National Battlefield, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 971 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession of a 
firearm by, or the disposition of a firearm to, a person who has been 
convicted of a misdemeanor crime of animal cruelty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2019 
Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts 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 pos-
session of a firearm by, or the disposition of a firearm 
to, a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor 
crime of animal cruelty. 
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 ‘‘Animal Violence Ex-
poses Real Threat of Future Gun Violence Act of 2019’’ 
or the ‘‘AVERT Future Gun Violence Act of 2019’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Robert E. Lee Statue 
Removal Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF MONUMENT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the National Park Service, shall 
remove and appropriately dispose of the Monument to 
General Robert E. Lee at the Antietam National Battle-
field. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 500 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 970 
[Report No. 116–608] 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan for the removal 
of the monument to Robert E. Lee at the Antietam National Battlefield, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2019 
Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Mr. TRONE, and Mr. RASKIN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
DECEMBER 2, 2020 
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 February 5, 2019] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan 
for the removal of the monument to Robert E. Lee 
at the Antietam National Battlefield, and for other pur-
poses. 
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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 ‘‘Robert E. Lee Statue 
Removal Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF MONUMENT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Director of the National Park Service, shall remove and ap-
propriately dispose of the Monument to General Robert E. 
Lee at the Antietam National Battlefield. 
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Union Calendar No. 500 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 970 
[Report No. 116–608] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop 
a plan for the removal of the monument to Rob-
ert E. Lee at the Antietam National Battlefield, 
and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 2, 2020 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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stance use disorder treatment programs 
and systems to domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking and 
the capacity of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking to 
serve survivors dealing with substance use 
disorder; and 
‘‘(vi) development and utilization of 
existing technical assistance and training 
resources to improve the capacity of sub-
stance use disorder treatment programs to 
address domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking among pa-
tients they serve.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘or 
behavioral 
health,’’ after ‘‘a State department (or 
other division) of health,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘mental health care’’ 
and inserting ‘‘behavioral health care’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or health system’’ and 
inserting ‘‘behavioral health treatment sys-
tem’’; and 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE POSSESSION OF A FIREARM 
BY, OR THE DISPOSITION OF A FIREARM TO, 
A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A 
MISDEMEANOR CRIME OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(35)(A) The term ‘misdemeanor crime of animal 
cruelty’ means an offense that— 
‘‘(i) is a misdemeanor under Federal, State, or 
tribal law; and 
‘‘(ii) has, as an element, knowingly causing un-
necessary or unjustifiable physical pain or suffering 
to an animal by an act, omission, or neglect. 
‘‘(B)(i) A person shall not be considered to have been 
convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter, 
unless— 
‘‘(I) the person was represented by counsel in 
the case, or knowingly and intelligently waived the 
right to counsel in the case; and 
‘‘(II) in the case of a prosecution for an offense 
described in this paragraph for which a person was 
entitled to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which 
the case was tried, either— 
‘‘(aa) the case was tried by a jury; or 
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‘‘(bb) the person knowingly and intel-
ligently waived the right to have the case tried 
by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise. 
‘‘(ii) A person shall not be considered to have been 
convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter 
if the conviction has been expunged or set aside, or is an 
offense for which the person has been pardoned or has 
had civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable juris-
diction provides for the loss of civil right under such an 
offense), unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration 
of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not 
ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms.’’. 
(b) PROHIBITIONS.—Section 922 of such title is 
amended— 
(1) in the 1st sentence of subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (8)(B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of a mis-
demeanor crime of animal cruelty.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
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(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the 
comma and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of 
a misdemeanor crime of animal cruelty,’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 974 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Vice Chair-
man for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System to provide a written report, 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 ‘‘Federal Reserve Su-
pervision Testimony Clarification Act’’. 
SEC. 2. VICE CHAIRMAN FOR SUPERVISION REPORT RE-
QUIREMENT. 
Paragraph (12) of section 10 of the Federal Reserve 
Act (12 U.S.C. 247b) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating such paragraph as para-
graph (11); and 
(2) in such paragraph— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall appear’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘shall provide written testimony and ap-
pear’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘If, at the time of any appearance described in 
this paragraph, the position of Vice Chairman 
for Supervision is vacant, the Chairman or their 
designee shall appear instead and provide the 
required written testimony.’’. 
SEC. 3. 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-
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Reserve Su-
pervision Testimony Clarification Act’’. 
SEC. 2. VICE CHAIRMAN FOR SUPERVISION REPORT RE-
QUIREMENT. 
Paragraph (12) of section 10 of the Federal Reserve 
Act (12 U.S.C. 247b) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating such paragraph as para-
graph (11); and 
(2) in such paragraph— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall appear’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘shall provide written testimony and ap-
pear’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘If, at the time of any appearance described in 
this paragraph, the position of Vice Chairman 
for Supervision is vacant, the Chairman or their 
designee shall appear instead and provide the 
required written testimony.’’. 
SEC. 3. 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-
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vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 11, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 974 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the 
Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System to pro-
vide a written report, and for other purposes.