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‘‘(D) provides for the sale of livestock in a 
quantity in excess of— 
‘‘(i) in the case of cattle, 40 cattle; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of swine, 30 swine; 
and 
‘‘(iii) in the case of another type of 
livestock, a comparable quantity of that 
type of livestock, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(8) Own or feed livestock directly, through a 
subsidiary, or through an arrangement that gives a 
packer operational, managerial, or supervisory con-
trol over the livestock, or over the farming operation 
that produces the livestock, to such an extent that 
the producer of the livestock is not materially par-
ticipating in the management of the operation with 
respect to the production of the livestock, except 
that this paragraph shall not apply to— 
‘‘(A) an arrangement entered into not 
more than 7 business days before slaughter of 
the livestock by a packer, a person acting 
through the packer, or a person that directly or 
indirectly controls, or is controlled by or under 
common control with, the packer; 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7990 
To extend the authorization for a large-scale water recycling and reuse grant 
program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2024 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HUFFMAN, and Ms. LEE 
of Nevada) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To extend the authorization for a large-scale water recycling 
and reuse grant program, 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 ‘‘Large-Scale Water Re-
cycling Reauthorization and Investment Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT 
AND JOBS ACT. 
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public 
Law 117–58) is amended— 
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(1) 
in 
section 
40901(4)(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$450,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000,000’’; 
and 
(2) in section 40905— 
(A) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 
‘‘$500,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$1,000,000,000’’; and 
(B) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘5 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘6 years after the date of enactment of 
the Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthoriza-
tion and Investment Act of 2024’’. 
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outpatient facility on the same day a mental health 
service is furnished to such individual by such pro-
vider (or another provider) at the same office, clinic, 
or other outpatient facility; and 
‘‘(2) a mental health service furnished to an in-
dividual by a provider at an office, clinic, or other 
outpatient facility on the same day a primary care 
service is furnished to such individual by such pro-
vider (or another provider) at the office, clinic, or 
other outpatient facility.’’. 
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(d) BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— 
(1) PAYGO SCORECARD.—The budgetary ef-
fects of this section shall not be entered on either 
PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 
4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 
U.S.C. 933(d)). 
(2) SENATE
PAYGO
SCORECARD.—The budg-
etary effects of this section shall not be entered on 
any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of 
section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2018. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7995 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include equitable tolling 
for negligence or malfeasance by the Internal Revenue Service for the 
period of limitation on filing for a credit or refund of overpayment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2024 
Mr. DONALDS 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 include 
equitable tolling for negligence or malfeasance by the 
Internal Revenue Service for the period of limitation 
on filing for a credit or refund of overpayment. 
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 ‘‘Protecting the Amer-
ican Taxpayer from IRS Mishandling Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENDING THE RUNNING OF PERIODS OF LIMITA-
TION FOR FILING FOR CREDIT OR REFUND 
OF OVERPAYMENT TO INCLUDE MALFEA-
SANCE OR NEGLIGENCE BY THE INTERNAL 
REVENUE SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6511(h)(1) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘during 
any period of such individual’s life that such individual 
is financially disabled.’’ and inserting ‘‘during—’’ 
‘‘(A) any period of such individual’s life 
that such individual is financially disabled, or 
‘‘(B) any period during which the taxpayer 
is unable to file necessary documents or other-
wise meet a deadline in order to file a return 
as a result of negligence (as defined in section 
6662(c)) or malfeasance of the Internal Rev-
enue Service.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO HEADING.—The 
heading for subsection (h) of section 6511 of such Code 
is amended by striking ‘‘while taxpayer is unable to man-
age financial affairs due to disability’’ and inserting ‘‘while 
taxpayer is unable to file due to disability or negligence 
or malfeasance of Internal Revenue Service’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to returns filed after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7996 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage 
of mental health services and primary care services furnished on the 
same day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2024 
Mr. DUNN of Florida (for himself and Ms. CRAIG) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure 
Medicaid coverage of mental health services and primary 
care services furnished on the same day. 
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 ‘‘Improving Coordina-
tion and Access to Resources Equitably for Youth Act’’ 
or the ‘‘Improving CARE for Youth Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MEDICAID COVERAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERV-
ICES AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FUR-
NISHED ON THE SAME DAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902(a) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (86), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (87), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (87) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(88) not prohibit payment under the plan for 
a mental health service or primary care service fur-
nished to an individual for which payment would 
otherwise be payable under the plan, with respect to 
such individual, if such service were not a same-day 
qualifying service (as defined in subsection (uu)).’’. 
(b) SAME-DAY QUALIFYING SERVICES DEFINED.— 
Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(uu) 
SAME-DAY
QUALIFYING
SERVICES
DE-
FINED.—For purposes of subsection (a)(88), the term 
‘same-day qualifying service’ means— 
‘‘(1) a primary care service furnished to an in-
dividual by a provider at an office, clinic, or other 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7997 
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for the automatic exclusion 
of China as a beneficiary country. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2024 
Mr. DUNN of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for the 
automatic exclusion of China as a beneficiary country. 
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 Trade 
Opportunities and Preventing China’s Anti-Competitive 
Practices Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF AUTOMATIC EXCLUSION. 
Section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2462) is amended in subsection (b)(1) by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph: 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7998 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
higher education to track and record additional information on hate 
crimes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2024 
Mr. ESPAILLAT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
institutions of higher education to track and record addi-
tional information on hate crimes, 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 ‘‘Combating Hate 
Across Campus Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF CAMPUS SECURITY POLICY AND 
CAMPUS CRIME STATISTICS. 
Section 485(f)(1)(F)(ii) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)(F)(ii)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘which data shall be collected and reported according 
to category of prejudice; and’’ and inserting ‘‘which data 
shall— 
‘‘(I) be collected and reported ac-
cording to category of prejudice; and 
‘‘(II) 
disaggregated 
by 
sub-
category based on the identity of the 
targeted individual or group, as listed 
in the most recently available Hate 
Crime Data Collection Guidelines and 
Training Manual published by the 
Criminal Justice Information Services 
Division of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation; and’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 79 
To direct the President to withdraw the United States from the Constitution 
of the World Health Organization, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. PERRY, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. MASSIE, and 
Mr. ROSENDALE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the President to withdraw the United States from 
the Constitution of the World Health Organization, 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 ‘‘WHO Withdrawal 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES FROM THE CON-
STITUTION OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANI-
ZATION; PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS. 
Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act— 
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(1) the President shall withdraw the United 
States from the Constitution of the World Health 
Organization (62 Stat. 2679; 14 U.N.T.S 186); and 
(2) no funds available to any Federal depart-
ment or agency may used to provide for the partici-
pation of the United States in the World Health Or-
ganization or any successor organization. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF THE ACT OF JUNE 14, 1948. 
The Act of June 14, 1948 (Public Law 806–43; 62 
Stat. 441; 22 U.S.C. 290 et seq.), providing for member-
ship and participation by the United States in the World 
Health Organization and authorizing an appropriation 
therefor, is repealed. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8000 
To limit closures and consolidations of United States Postal Service mail 
processing facilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2024 
Mr. GOLDEN of Maine (for himself and Mr. PFLUGER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Ac-
countability 
A BILL 
To limit closures and consolidations of United States Postal 
Service mail processing facilities, 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 ‘‘Timely Mail Delivery 
and Postal Services Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CLOSURE AND CONSOLIDATION OF 
MAIL PROCESSING FACILITIES. 
(a) PROHIBITING ON CARRYING OUT MAIL PROC-
ESSING FACILITY REVIEW.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the United States Postal Service may not 
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carry out the United States Postal Service Mail Proc-
essing Facility Review (or any successor program), and 
no Federal funds (including amounts in the Postal Service 
Fund under section 2003 of title 39, United States Code) 
may be obligated or expended to carry out such Review. 
(b) LIMITATION ON CHANGES TO MAIL PROCESSING 
FACILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Postal Service may not imple-
ment or otherwise carry out any changes to the op-
erations of its mail processing facilities (including 
consolidation or partial consolidation, aggregation of 
processing, distribution, or delivery operations) until 
on or after the date that the Postal Regulatory 
Commission issues an advisory opinion on the pro-
posed facility changes. 
(2) DEADLINE.—The Postal Regulatory Com-
mission shall issue the advisory opinion required 
under paragraph (1) not later than 120 business 
days after the date the Postal Service submits to the 
Commission a proposed change to any such facility. 
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‘‘(6) The Secretary of the Air Force shall make a de-
termination to implement the strategic basing action at 
the military installation recommended under paragraph 
(5). 
‘‘(7) Not later than 14 days after submission of a 
recommendation under paragraph (5), the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
briefing on the decision to implement the strategic basing 
action at a military installation, including— 
‘‘(A) the site surveys conducted under para-
graph (1); 
‘‘(B) the reports submitted under paragraphs 
(2), (3), and (4); and 
‘‘(C) the recommendation made under para-
graph (5). 
‘‘(8) After providing the briefing described in para-
graph (7), the Assistant Secretary shall make the rec-
ommendation described in such paragraph publicly avail-
able. 
‘‘(f) SELECTION OF MILITARY INSTALLATION.—(1) 
Not later than 90 days after the completion of all reviews 
required under this section, the Secretary of the Air Force 
may begin implementation of the strategic basing action 
for which such reviews were conducted and shall publicly
SEC. 2. LICENSED FAMILY CHILD CARE CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by inserting after section 36C the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 36D. LICENSED FAMILY CHILD CARE CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a qualified tax-
payer, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax 
imposed by this subtitle for any taxable year an amount 
equal to so much of the qualified child care startup ex-
penses of the taxpayer for such taxable year or for the 
preceding taxable year as do not exceed $5,000. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED TAXPAYER.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘qualified taxpayer’ means, with respect 
to a taxable year, a taxpayer that operates a qualified fam-
ily child care provider. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDER.— 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified family 
child care provider’ means a family child care provider 
that, with respect to a taxable year— 
‘‘(1) provides child care services for compensa-
tion that, as of the last day of such taxable year, is 
licensed or registered under State law and satisfies 
State and local requirements applicable to the child 
care services it provides, 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall develop a strategic plan to guide the research, 
development, test, and evaluation, procurement, and 
implementation of quantum information science (re-
ferred to in this section as ‘‘QIS’’) technologies with-
in the Department of Defense, including the covered 
Armed Forces, over the period of five years following 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Identification of— 
(i) QIS technologies that have the po-
tential to solve operational challenges faced 
by the Department of Defense; and 
(ii) the technology readiness levels of 
those QIS technologies. 
(B) Plans to transition technologies identi-
fied under subparagraph (A) from the research, 
development, and prototyping phases into oper-
ational use within the Department. 
(C) Plans for allocating the resources of 
the Department to ensure such resources are 
focused on QIS technologies with the potential 
to solve operational challenges as identified 
under subparagraph (A).
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive, 
on a case-by-case basis, the application of sanctions 
under this section for periods not to exceed 180 days 
with respect to a foreign person only if, not later 
than 15 days prior to the date on which the waiver 
is to take effect, the President submits to the appro-
priate congressional committees a written determina-
tion and justification that the waiver is in the na-
tional security interests of the United States. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after 
the issuance of a waiver under paragraph (1), and 
every 180 days thereafter while the waiver remains 
in effect, the President shall brief the appropriate 
congressional committees on the reasons for the 
waiver. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise 
all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this section. 
(f) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall, not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, promulgate regulations as necessary for 
the implementation of this section. 
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(2) NOTIFICATION
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 10 days before the promulgation of regulations 
under this subsection, the President shall notify the 
appropriate congressional committees of the pro-
posed regulations and the provisions of this section 
that the regulations are implementing. 
(g) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) EXCEPTION
FOR
INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVI-
TIES.—Sanctions under this section shall not apply 
to any activity subject to the reporting requirements 
under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intel-
ligence activities of the United States. 
(2) EXCEPTION
TO
COMPLY
WITH
INTER-
NATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND FOR LAW ENFORCE-
MENT
ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions under this section 
shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting 
or paroling the alien into the United States is nec-
essary— 
(A) to permit the United States to comply 
with the Agreement regarding the Head-
quarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake 
Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force 
November 21, 1947, between the United Na-
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tions and the United States, or other applicable 
international obligations; or 
(B) to carry out or assist authorized law 
enforcement activity in the United States. 
SEC. 7. SUNSET. 
This Act shall terminate on the date that is 5 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8002 
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require 
States to consider measures that limit the amount of retail utility rate 
increases a utility company can request to once every 365 days. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2024 
Mr. HARDER of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
to require States to consider measures that limit the 
amount of retail utility rate increases a utility company 
can request to once every 365 days. 
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 Rate Hikes 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF MEASURES TO CAP RETAIL 
UTILITY RATE INCREASES TO ONCE A YEAR. 
Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Poli-
cies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(22) CAP
ON
RETAIL
UTILITY
RATE
IN-
CREASES TO ONCE A YEAR.—Each electric utility 
shall request no more than one rate increase once 
per year.’’. 
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