datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(B) 1 or more individuals within the 
household can demonstrate a risk of experi-
encing homelessness or housing instability; and 
(C) the household is a low-income family 
(as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437a(b)). 
(3) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Inspec-
tor General’’ means the Inspector General of the De-
partment of the Treasury. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(5) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘‘unit of local government’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 501 of subtitle A of title V of 
division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2021 (Public Law 116–260). 
(g) AVAILABILITY.—Funds provided to an eligible 
grantee under a payment made under this section shall 
remain available through September 30, 2025. 
(h) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY UNDER PROGRAM 
FOR EXISTING FUNDING.—Paragraph (1) of section 
501(e) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) is 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1726 
To provide that an order or action by the President or the Secretary of 
the Interior imposing a moratorium on oil and gas leasing shall not 
take effect without the express approval of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2021 
Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. 
ROSENDALE, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 
OBERNOLTE, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. STAUBER, and Mrs. BOEBERT) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide that an order or action by the President or 
the Secretary of the Interior imposing a moratorium 
on oil and gas leasing shall not take effect without the 
express approval 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 ‘‘America Needs Worth-
while Resources Act’’ or the ‘‘ANWR Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF ORDERS. 
Any order or action by the President or the Secretary 
of the Interior that has the effect of placing a moratorium 
on oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Ref-
uge shall have no force or effect unless— 
(1) the order or action is submitted to Con-
gress; and 
(2) a joint resolution that approves the order or 
action is enacted by Congress. 
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‘‘(4) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Advisory Com-
mittee shall be the Director of the Intercenter Insti-
tute for Rare Diseases and Conditions. 
‘‘(5) TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The term of a 
member of the Advisory Committee ap-
pointed pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall 
be 4 years, except that any member ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired 
term shall be appointed for the remainder 
of that term. 
‘‘(ii) CONTINUED SERVICE.—A mem-
ber appointed pursuant to paragraph 
(1)(A) may continue serving as a member 
of the Advisory Committee for up to 180 
days after the expiration of that member’s 
term if a successor has not been appointed. 
‘‘(B) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the 
Advisory Committee who has been appointed 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) for a term of 4 
years may not be reappointed to serve as a 
member of the Advisory Committee before the 
date that is 2 years after the date of expiration 
of that member’s term. 
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140 
(m) GREATER
GLACIER/GREATER
YELLOWSTONE 
CORRIDOR.—The following areas in this corridor, des-
ignated in title II, are hereby designated as wilderness: 
(1) TENDERFOOT WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lewis and Clark National For-
est comprising approximately 105,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated lllll, which shall be known as the 
Tenderfoot Wilderness. 
(2) MIDDLE FORK JUDITH WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Lewis and Clark Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 84,000 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated lllll, which 
shall be known as the Middle Fork Judith Wilder-
ness. 
(3) PILGRIM
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lewis and Clark National 
Forest comprising approximately 47,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated lllll, which 
shall be known as the Pilgrim Creek Wilderness. 
(4) PAINE GULCH WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lewis and Clark National For-
est comprising approximately 8,000 acres, as gen-
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HR 172 RFS
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2025, $17,700,000; 
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2026, $18,500,000; 
‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2027, $19,800,000; 
‘‘(7) for fiscal year 2028, $22,100,000; 
‘‘(8) for fiscal year 2029, $24,900,000; and 
‘‘(9) for fiscal year 2030, $23,700,000.’’. 
SEC. 5. INFORMATION SHARING. 
Except as otherwise prohibited by law and except in 
cases in which the integrity of a criminal investigation 
would be affected, pursuant to the obligation of the United 
States under Article 7 of the United Nations Educational, 
Scientific, and Cultural Organization International Con-
vention Against Doping in Sport done at Paris October 
19, 2005, and ratified by the United States in 2008, the 
Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall provide 
to the United States Anti-Doping Agency any relevant in-
formation relating to the prevention of the use of perform-
ance-enhancing drugs or the prohibition of performance- 
enhancing methods. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 14, 2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1736 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish the Strengthening 
Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Challenge Grant 
Program to promote technological innovation in our Nation’s commu-
nities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2021 
Mr. DESAULNIER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish the 
Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transpor-
tation (SMART) Challenge Grant Program to promote 
technological innovation in our Nation’s communities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Moving and Fostering 
Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act’’ 
or the ‘‘Moving FIRST Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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mentary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.), or 
‘‘(ii) is served or operated by an edu-
cational service agency that is eligible for 
such assistance, or 
‘‘(B) an elementary school or secondary 
school that is funded by the Bureau of Indian 
Education and that is in the school district of 
a local educational agency that is eligible for 
such assistance.’’. 
(b) W–2 REPORTING OF CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT 
FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS AT QUALIFYING EARLY CHILD-
HOOD
EDUCATION
PROGRAMS
OR
QUALIFYING 
SCHOOLS.—Section 6051(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (16), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
(17) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by inserting after para-
graph (17) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) in the case of an employee who is em-
ployed in a position described in subsection (a)(2) of 
section 36C, the number of school years for which 
such employee has been continuously employed in 
any such position.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) The table of sections for subpart C of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 36B the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘36C. Teacher and school leader retention credit.’’. 
(2) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is 
amended by inserting ‘‘36C,’’ after ‘‘36B,’’. 
(3) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘36C,’’ after ‘‘36B,’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2021. 
SEC. 5. DEVELOPING INTERAGENCY DATA SERIES. 
The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Education, and 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall— 
(1) develop and publish on the internet website 
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics a data series that 
captures— 
(A) the average base salary of teachers in 
elementary schools and secondary schools, 
disaggregated by— 
(i) employment in public elementary 
schools and secondary schools that receive 
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assistance under part A of title I of the El-
ementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.), 
(ii) employment in public elementary 
schools and secondary schools that do not 
receive such assistance, and 
(iii) geographic region, and 
(B) the average base salary of early child-
hood educators, disaggregated by highest level 
of degree attained, and 
(2) update the data series under paragraph (1) 
on an annual basis. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 406 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1733 
[Report No. 117–565] 
To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to 
provide funds to States and Indian tribes for the purpose of promoting 
economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically 
distressed communities through the reclamation and restoration of land 
and water resources adversely affected by coal mining carried out before 
August 3, 1977, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2021 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. BEYER, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. YAR-
MUTH, 
Mr. 
GRIJALVA, 
Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, 
Ms. 
DEGETTE, 
Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Mr. LAMB, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. CONNOLLY, 
Mr. CASE, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mrs. AXNE, Mrs. 
BUSTOS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. WILD, Ms. 
HOULAHAN, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. SIRES, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. 
COHEN, Mr. BOWMAN, and Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
NOVEMBER 16, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Ms. PINGREE, Mr. WELCH, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. EVANS, 
Ms. PORTER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. KILMER, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, 
Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. HIMES, Ms. MATSUI, 
Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. TONKO, Mr. COOPER, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. DEAN, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. 
SCANLON, 
Mr. 
MCEACHIN, 
Ms. 
STANSBURY, 
Mr. 
BOST, 
Mr. 
FLEISCHMANN, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. AGUILAR, and Mr. TRONE 
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NOVEMBER 16, 2022 
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 10, 2021] 
A BILL 
To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act 
of 1977 to provide funds to States and Indian tribes 
for the purpose of promoting economic revitalization, di-
versification, and development in economically distressed 
communities through the reclamation and restoration of 
land and water resources adversely affected by coal min-
ing carried out before August 3, 1977, and for other 
purposes. 
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waters downstream approximately 31 miles to the North 
Fork of the Clearwater River, which shall be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(220) CAYUSE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment with-
in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from its 
headwaters downstream approximately 39 miles to the 
confluence of Kelly Creek, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(221) BARGAMIN CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, com-
prising approximately 21 miles, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(222) LAKE CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment within 
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from the wil-
derness boundary downstream approximately 10 miles to 
Crooked Creek, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(223) MEADOW
CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from 
its headwaters downstream approximately 34 miles to its 
confluence with the Selway River, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(224) RUNNING CREEK, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests com-
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 248 
AN ACT 
To require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in 
bathrooms on passenger rail cars. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
168 
prising approximately 20 miles, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(225) SALMON, IDAHO.— 
‘‘(A) VINEGAR
CREEK.—The segment within 
the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and 
Payette National Forest from Vinegar Creek down-
stream approximately 25 miles to the Little Salmon 
River, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
‘‘(B) SALMON.—The segment on public lands 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management from 
Hammer Creek downstream approximately 45 miles 
to the confluence with the Snake River, which shall 
be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(C) SALMON.—The segment on public lands 
within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area from 
its headwaters downstream approximately 60 miles 
to the recreation area boundary, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(226) EAST FORK SALMON, IDAHO.—The segment 
within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area from the 
headwaters downstream approximately 42 miles to the 
recreation area boundary, which shall be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1740 
To designate all of Puerto Rico as an opportunity zone. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2021 
Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To designate all of Puerto Rico as an opportunity zone. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ALL OF PUERTO RICO DESIGNATED AS AN OP-
PORTUNITY ZONE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1400Z–1(b)(3) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘that 
is a low-income community shall be deemed to be certified 
and designated as a qualified opportunity zone, effective 
on the date of the enactment of Public Law 115–97’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall be deemed to be certified and designated 
as a qualified opportunity zone.’’ 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2020. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1741 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow accelerated deprecia-
tion of certain qualified film and television and live theatrical productions 
in Puerto Rico. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2021 
Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N 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 allow accel-
erated depreciation of certain qualified film and television 
and live theatrical productions in Puerto Rico. 
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 ‘‘Puerto Rico Film, Tel-
evision, and Theatre Production Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
ACCELERATED 
DEPRECIATION 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
QUALIFIED FILM AND TELEVISION AND LIVE 
THEATRICAL 
PRODUCTIONS 
IN 
PUERTO 
RICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 181(d)(3)(A) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding Puerto Rico)’’ after ‘‘United States’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in section 
13201 of Public Law 115–97. 
(c) CROSS REFERENCE.—For application of acceler-
ated depreciation to qualified film or television productions 
and qualified live theatrical productions (as defined in sec-
tion 181 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amend-
ed by this section), see section 168(k)(2)(A) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1742 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat Puerto Rico as 
part of the United States for purposes of determining whether real 
property qualifies for treatment as a like-kind exchange. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2021 
Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N 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 treat Puerto 
Rico as part of the United States for purposes of deter-
mining whether real property qualifies for treatment as 
a like-kind exchange. 
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 ‘‘Real Estate Exchange 
Fairness Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. PUERTO RICO TREATED AS PART OF UNITED 
STATES FOR PURPOSES OF LIKE-KIND EX-
CHANGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1031(h) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘For purposes of the preceding sentence, 
the term ‘United States’ shall be treated as including 
Puerto Rico.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to exchanges completed after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(8) Children and families benefit greatly from 
the child welfare services provided by religious orga-
nizations. 
(9) Governmental entities and officials admin-
istering federally funded child welfare services in 
some States, including Massachusetts, California, Il-
linois, and the District of Columbia, have refused to 
contract with religious organizations that are unable, 
due to sincerely held religious beliefs or moral con-
victions, to provide a child welfare service that con-
flicts, or under circumstances that conflict, with 
those beliefs or convictions; and that refusal has 
forced many religious organizations to end their long 
and distinguished history of excellence in the provi-
sion of child welfare services. 
(10) Ensuring that religious organizations can 
continue to provide child welfare services will benefit 
the children and families that receive those federally 
funded services. 
(11) States also provide government-funded 
child welfare services through individual child wel-
fare service providers with varying religious and 
moral convictions. 
(12) Many individual child welfare service pro-
viders maintain sincerely held religious beliefs or 
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