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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5149 
To provide that certain wilderness study areas in Montana have been 
adequately studied for wilderness designation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2018 
Mr. GIANFORTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide that certain wilderness study areas in Montana 
have been adequately studied for wilderness designation. 
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 ‘‘Unlocking Public 
Lands Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RELEASE OF CERTAIN WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes 
of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the study areas 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2799 
AN ACT 
To make reforms to the capital markets of the United States, 
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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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5142 
To amend chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, to establish the style 
for amending laws. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2018 
Mr. AMASH (for himself, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. MCKINLEY, 
Mr. CRAMER, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. POLIS, 
Mr. JONES, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. MESSER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BRAT, Mr. 
TONKO, Mr. NORMAN, and Mr. KHANNA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, to 
establish the style for amending laws. 
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 ‘‘Readable Legislation 
Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDING LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title 1, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 115. Amending laws 
‘‘No section of an Act shall be revised or amended 
by mere reference to it. Every bill or joint resolution which 
amends an existing section of any Act shall set forth the 
entire section, showing the omissions and insertions pro-
posed by appropriate typographical devices.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 1, United 
States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating 
to section 114 the following new item: 
‘‘115. Amending laws.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by it shall take 
effect on January 3, 2019. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5145 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate tax preferences 
for foreign profits by repealing the reduced rate of tax on foreign- 
derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2018 
Ms. DELAURO 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 eliminate 
tax preferences for foreign profits by repealing the re-
duced rate of tax on foreign-derived intangible income 
and global intangible low-taxed income. 
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 ‘‘Close Tax Loopholes 
That Outsource American Jobs Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REDUCED RATE OF TAX ON FOREIGN- 
DERIVED INTANGIBLE INCOME AND GLOBAL 
INTANGIBLE LOW-TAXED INCOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part VIII of subchapter B of 
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by striking section 250 (and by striking the item relat-
ing to such section in the table of sections of such part). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 172(d) of such Code is amended by 
striking paragraph (9). 
(2) Section 246(b)(1) of such Code is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (a) and (b) of 
section 245, and section 250’’ and inserting 
‘‘and subsection (a) and (b) of section 245’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (a) and (b) of 
section 245, and 250’’ and inserting ‘‘and sub-
section (a) and (b) of section 245’’. 
(3) Section 469(i)(3)(F)(iii) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘222, and 250’’ and inserting 
‘‘and 222’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2017. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2811 
AN ACT 
To provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
cast and counted. For purposes of this 
subclause, a voter-verified paper ballot in-
cludes (but is not limited to) a paper ballot 
marked by the voter for the purpose of 
being counted by hand or read by an opti-
cal scanner or other similar device, a paper 
ballot prepared by the voter to be mailed 
to an election official (whether from a do-
mestic or overseas location), a paper ballot 
created through the use of a ballot mark-
ing device or system, or a paper ballot pro-
duced by a touch screen or other electronic 
voting machine, so long as in each case the 
voter is permitted to verify the ballot in a 
paper form in accordance with this sub-
paragraph. 
‘‘(II) The voting system shall provide 
the voter with an opportunity to correct 
any error made by the system in the voter- 
verified paper ballot before the permanent 
voter-verified paper ballot is preserved in 
accordance with clause (ii). 
‘‘(III) The voting system shall not 
preserve the voter-verified paper ballots in 
any manner that makes it possible, at any 
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time after the ballot has been cast, to asso-
ciate a voter with the record of the voter’s 
vote. 
‘‘(ii) 
PRESERVATION.—The 
voter- 
verified paper ballot produced in accord-
ance with clause (i) shall be used as the of-
ficial ballot for purposes of any recount or 
audit conducted with respect to any elec-
tion for Federal office in which the voting 
system is used, and shall be preserved in 
accordance with regulations promulgated 
by the Commission to establish criteria for 
the proper preservation and retention of 
the official ballots in the election. 
‘‘(iii) MANUAL
AUDIT
CAPACITY.— 
Each paper ballot produced pursuant to 
clause (i) shall be suitable for a manual 
audit equivalent to that of a paper ballot 
voting system, in accordance with the 
methods described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) APPROVED
METHODS
FOR
MANUAL 
AUDITS.—The methods described in this sub-
paragraph with respect to the manual audit of 
voter-verified paper ballots are— 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5148 
To release certain wilderness study areas in the State of Montana. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2018 
Mr. GIANFORTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To release certain wilderness study areas in the State of 
Montana. 
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 ‘‘Protect Public Use 
of Public Lands Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RELEASE OF CERTAIN WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS 
IN THE STATE OF MONTANA. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes 
of section 3(a) of the Montana Wilderness Study Act of 
1977 (Public Law 95–150; 91 Stat. 1244), the land in 
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the State of Montana described in subsection (c) has been 
adequately studied for wilderness designation. 
(b) RELEASE.—The land described in subsection (c) 
is no longer subject to section 3(a) of the Montana Wilder-
ness Study Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–150; 91 Stat. 
1244). 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsections (a) and (b) is— 
(1) the approximately 151,000 acres of land 
comprising the West Pioneer Wilderness Study Area; 
(2) the approximately 32,500 acres of land 
within the Blue Joint Wilderness Study Area not 
recommended for wilderness classification in the 
record of decision prepared by the Forest Service en-
titled ‘‘Bitterroot National Forest Plan’’ and dated 
September 1987; 
(3) the approximately 94,000 acres of land 
comprising the Sapphire Wilderness Study Area; 
(4) the approximately 81,000 acres of land 
comprising the Middle Fork Judith Wilderness 
Study Area; and 
(5) the approximately 91,000 acres of land 
comprising the Big Snowies Wilderness Study Area. 
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(9) the East Fork Blacktail Deer Creek Wilder-
ness Study Area; 
(10) the public land that is— 
(A) included in the Farlin Creek Wilder-
ness Study Area; and 
(B) not depicted on the map entitled ‘‘East 
Pioneers Wilderness’’ and dated September 13, 
2010; 
(11) the Ruby Mountains Wilderness Study 
Area; 
(12) the Bitter Creek Wilderness Study Area; 
(13) the Billy Creek Wilderness Study Area; 
(14) the Bridge Coulee Wilderness Study Area; 
(15) the Seven Blackfoot Wilderness Study 
Area; 
(16) the Terry Badlands Wilderness Study 
Area; 
(17) the Hoodoo Mountain Wilderness Study 
Area; 
(18) the Wales Creek Wilderness Study Area; 
(19) the Antelope Creek Wilderness Study 
Area; 
(20) the Cow Creek Wilderness Study Area; 
(21) the Dog Creek South Wilderness Study 
Area; 
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(22) the Ervin Ridge Wilderness Study Area; 
(23) the Stafford Wilderness Study Area; and 
(24) the Woodhawk Wilderness Study Area. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5151 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a grant program 
improving treatment for pregnant and postpartum women. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2018 
Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a 
grant program improving treatment for pregnant and 
postpartum women. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. IMPROVING TREATMENT FOR PREGNANT AND 
POSTPARTUM WOMEN. 
Section 508(s) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–1(s)) is amended in the first sentence by 
inserting before the period the following: ‘‘, and 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
2023’’. 
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‘‘(1) INCOME
LIMITATION.—The amount al-
lowed as a credit under subsection (a) with respect 
to any taxpayer shall not exceed the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) 25 percent of the tax liability of the 
taxpayer, and 
‘‘(B) $500,000. 
‘‘(2) REDUCTION BASED ON STATE CREDIT.— 
The amount allowed as a credit under subsection (a) 
for a taxable year shall be reduced by the amount 
allowed as a credit on any State tax return of the 
individual for qualified contributions made by the 
taxpayer during the taxable year. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED CONTRIBUTIONS; OTHER DEFINI-
TIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED
CONTRIBUTION.—The term 
‘qualified contribution’ means a charitable contribu-
tion (as defined by section 170(c)) to a scholarship 
granting organization. 
‘‘(2) 
SCHOLARSHIP
GRANTING
ORGANIZA-
TION.—The term ‘scholarship granting organization’ 
means any organization— 
‘‘(A) which— 
‘‘(i) is described in section 501(c)(3) 
and exempt from tax under section 501(a), 
and 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5158 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to request nominations for and 
make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national 
scenic byways program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2018 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself and Mr. POE of Texas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to request nomina-
tions for and make determinations regarding roads to 
be designated under the national scenic byways 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. NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM. 
(a) REQUEST FOR NOMINATIONS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall make available on the appropriate 
website of the Department of Transportation and cause 
to be published in the Federal Register a request for nomi-
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proof may include a photograph of the de-
stroyed decommissioned home or of the lot 
where the decommissioned home was located 
showing that the lot is vacant or the replace-
ment home; 
(C) the owner agrees to repay the full 
amount of the grant if the home is not decom-
missioned within 90 days of receipt of the grant 
funds; and 
(D) no member of the household of the 
owner of the dated manufactured home for 
which the grant is provided has previously been 
provided a grant or loan pursuant to this sec-
tion. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) 
CONTROLS
AND
PROCEDURES.—Each 
grantee that receives a grant under this section shall 
establish such fiscal controls and accounting proce-
dures as are sufficient, as determined by the Sec-
retary, to ensure proper accounting for disburse-
ments made from the funds and fund balances. Such 
controls and procedures shall conform to generally 
accepted Federal accounting principles, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
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nations with respect to roads to be designated under the 
national scenic byways program. 
(b) DESIGNATION DETERMINATIONS.—During the 
30-day period beginning on the date that is 1 year after 
the date on which a request for nominations is made avail-
able and published pursuant to subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall make available on the appropriate website of 
the Department of Transportation and cause to be pub-
lished in the Federal Register a list specifying the roads, 
nominated pursuant to such request, to be designated 
under the national scenic byways program. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 515 
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide 
grants and loans to owners of dated manufactured homes for the replace-
ment of such dated manufactured homes with Energy Star-qualified 
manufactured or modular homes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2017 
Mr. ELLISON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment to provide grants and loans to owners of dated 
manufactured homes for the replacement of such dated 
manufactured homes with Energy Star-qualified manu-
factured or modular homes, 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 ‘‘Energy Efficient Man-
ufactured Home Act of 2017’’. 
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single patient or small group of patients 
for treatment use in accordance with sub-
section (b) or (c) of section 561, as de-
scribed in clause (ii), or the provision of an 
eligible investigational drug to an eligible 
patient in accordance with this section, un-
less such act or omission constitutes on the 
part of such physician, clinical investigator, 
or hospital with respect to such investiga-
tional drug or eligible investigational 
drug— 
‘‘(I) willful or criminal mis-
conduct; 
‘‘(II) reckless misconduct; 
‘‘(III) gross negligence relative to 
the applicable standard of care and 
practice with respect to the adminis-
tration or dispensing of such inves-
tigational drug; or 
‘‘(IV) an intentional tort under 
applicable State law. 
‘‘(ii) The requirements described in 
this clause are the requirements under 
subsection (b) or (c) of section 561, includ-
ing— 
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HR 5247 PCS
single patient or small group of patients 
for treatment use in accordance with sub-
section (b) or (c) of section 561, as de-
scribed in clause (ii), or the provision of an 
eligible investigational drug to an eligible 
patient in accordance with this section, un-
less such act or omission constitutes on the 
part of such physician, clinical investigator, 
or hospital with respect to such investiga-
tional drug or eligible investigational 
drug— 
‘‘(I) willful or criminal mis-
conduct; 
‘‘(II) reckless misconduct; 
‘‘(III) gross negligence relative to 
the applicable standard of care and 
practice with respect to the adminis-
tration or dispensing of such inves-
tigational drug; or 
‘‘(IV) an intentional tort under 
applicable State law. 
‘‘(ii) The requirements described in 
this clause are the requirements under 
subsection (b) or (c) of section 561, includ-
ing— 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5161 
To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit 
to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2018 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, 
Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. LYNCH, 
Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. 
BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. 
POCAN, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. POLIS, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. 
DELBENE, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. PASCRELL, 
Mr. FOSTER, Mr. TED
LIEU
of California, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. 
GUTIE´RREZ, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. SERRANO, 
Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 
PAYNE, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 
Mr. COHEN, Ms. TSONGAS, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, 
Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. 
PALLONE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. WELCH, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. PLASKETT, 
Ms. NORTON, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Ms. MCCOLLUM) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service 
to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects 
of gun violence on public health. 
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. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF GUN VIOLENCE ON 
PUBLIC HEALTH. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Surgeon 
General of the Public Health Service shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the effects on public health of gun vio-
lence in the United States during the relevant period, and 
the status of actions taken to address such effects. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5162 
To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of 
pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of consumer 
product in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such 
articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2018 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. LYNCH, 
Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. RYAN 
of Ohio, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 
York, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, 
Mr. KEATING, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. PLASKETT, and Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the 
exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from 
the definition of consumer product in order to permit 
the issuance of safety standards for such articles by 
the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 
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 ‘‘Firearm Safety Act 
of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF EXCLUSION OF FIREARMS FROM THE 
DEFINITION OF CONSUMER PRODUCT. 
Section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)) is amended by striking subpara-
graph (E) and redesignating subparagraphs (F) through 
(I) as subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively. 
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