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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8587 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the scope of the penalty 
for crimes against children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2024 
Mr. LAWLER (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. DAVIS 
of North Carolina, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. BACON, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. 
D’ESPOSITO, and Mr. GOTTHEIMER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the 
scope of the penalty for crimes against children. 
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 ‘‘ Paula Bohovesky and 
Joan D’Alessandro Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEATH OR IMPRISONMENT FOR CRIMES AGAINST 
CHILDREN. 
Section 3559(d)(1)(A) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘14 years’’ the fol-
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lowing: ‘‘or if the victim has not attained the age of 18 
years if the charge involved a sexual offense’’. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8589 
To require the United States Postal Service to implement recommendations 
from the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service for 
decreasing instances of delayed mail, improving staffing, and training, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2024 
Mr. STAUBER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To require the United States Postal Service to implement 
recommendations from the Inspector General of the 
United States Postal Service for decreasing instances 
of delayed mail, improving staffing, and training, 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 ‘‘Rural Mail Improve-
ment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR THE POSTAL SERVICE TO IM-
PLEMENT CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS OF 
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall 
review and, to the extent practicable, implement the rec-
ommendations of the Inspector General of the United 
States Postal Service with respect to delayed mail, staff-
ing, and training in the report by the Office of the Inspec-
tor General of the United States Postal Service entitled 
‘‘Delivery in Northern Minnesota’’ (Report Number 24– 
048–R24) and dated May 6, 2024. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 858 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the use of Federal funds 
for the salaries or expenses of political employees if the President’s 
annual budget submission to Congress is late, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2023 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself and Ms. MACE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Account-
ability, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the use 
of Federal funds for the salaries or expenses of political 
employees if the President’s annual budget submission 
to Congress is late, 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 ‘‘Presidential Account-
ability for Yearly Submission of The United States’ Budg-
et Act’’ or the ‘‘PAYSTUB Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PO-
LITICAL 
EMPLOYEE 
SALARIES 
AND 
EX-
PENSES IF PRESIDENT’S BUDGET IS LATE. 
Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j)(1) If the budget under subsection (a) is not sub-
mitted to Congress on or before the first Monday in Feb-
ruary of a year, during the period beginning on the first 
Tuesday of February of such year and ending on the date 
the budget is submitted, no Federal funds may be obli-
gated or expended for the salary or expenses of any polit-
ical employee. 
‘‘(2) Each political employee whose salary and ex-
penses are not paid by operation of paragraph (1) shall 
be paid for the period the limitation under such subsection 
was in effect at the employee’s standard rate of pay, at 
the earliest date possible after such period ends, regardless 
of scheduled pay dates. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘political employee’ 
means any individual— 
‘‘(A) occupying a position described under sec-
tions 5312 through 5316 of title 5 (relating to the 
Executive Schedule); 
‘‘(B) serving under a noncareer appointment in 
the Senior Executive Service, as defined under para-
graph (7) of section 3132(a) of such title; or 
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‘‘(C) occupying a position in the executive 
branch of the Government of a confidential or pol-
icy-determining character under schedule C of sub-
part C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regu-
lations.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8591 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to add requirements to the annual report 
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2024 
Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to add requirements 
to the annual report of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, 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 Fi-
nancial Accountability and Transparency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO 
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF 
GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYS-
TEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The 7th undesignated paragraph 
of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 247) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Board’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(7) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) REPORT
REQUIREMENTS.—The re-
port required under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude the following: 
‘‘(i) Annual expenditures and full-time 
equivalent employees for each Federal re-
serve bank with respect to each of the fol-
lowing categories: 
‘‘(I) Supervision activities of fi-
nancial institutions. 
‘‘(II) Legal functions. 
‘‘(III) Operations of the Federal 
reserve bank, including currency serv-
ices, automated clearing house serv-
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ices, check clearing services, and 
wholesale payment services. 
‘‘(IV) Financial stability and 
open market operations. 
‘‘(V) Administrative functions, 
including human resources, account-
ing, and information technology. 
‘‘(VI) Economic research. 
‘‘(VII) Any engagement with 
international cooperative bodies, in-
cluding the Bank for International 
Settlements, the Basel Committee on 
Banking Supervision, and the Net-
work for Greening the Financial Sys-
tem. 
‘‘(ii) The 3 most important areas of 
research, as measured by annual expendi-
tures and full-time equivalent employees, 
for the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System and for each Federal re-
serve bank. 
‘‘(iii) The annual expenditures in the 
previous year dedicated to each rule, guid-
ance, and policy statement that was pro-
posed or finalized.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8592 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of educational 
assistance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to an eligible indi-
vidual during the first year of a full-time program of apprenticeship 
or other on-job training. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2024 
Mr. VAN ORDEN (for himself and Mrs. DINGELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
amount of educational assistance paid by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to an eligible individual during the 
first year of a full-time program of apprenticeship or 
other on-job training. 
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 ‘‘Warriors to Workforce 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE OF AMOUNT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSIST-
ANCE PAID BY THE SECRETARY OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS FOR FIRST YEAR OF A FULL- 
TIME PROGRAM OF APPRENTICESHIP OR 
OTHER ON-JOB TRAINING. 
Section 3313(g)(3)(B) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by insert-
ing ‘‘using educational assistance under this chap-
ter’’; and 
(2) in clause (i)(II), by striking ‘‘80 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘90 percent’’. 
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ney Diseases, or the Director of the National Insti-
tute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 
in any law, regulation, document, record, or other 
paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a 
reference to the National Institute of Diabetes and 
Digestive, Kidney, and Liver Diseases, or the Direc-
tor of the National Institute of Diabetes and Diges-
tive, Kidney, and Liver Diseases, respectively. 
(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 401(b)(3) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281(b)(3)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘The National Institute of Diabetes 
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The National Institute of Diabetes and 
Digestive, Kidney, and Liver Diseases.’’. 
(B) Section 409A(a) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284e(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the National Institute of Diabetes and 
Digestive and Kidney Diseases’’ and inserting 
‘‘the National Institute of Diabetes and Diges-
tive, Kidney, and Liver Diseases’’. 
(b) PURPOSE OF THE INSTITUTE.—Section 426 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285c) is amend-
ed— 
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‘‘(C) 
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
RE-
QUIRED.—The Secretary shall notify a non- 
Federal interest if, upon initial review of a sub-
mission received under subsection (a) or a re-
ceipt of a request under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary requires additional information to 
perform the required analyses, reviews, and 
compliance processes and include in such notifi-
cation a detailed description of the required in-
formation.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.—Upon receipt of a study 
submission under subsection (a) or receipt of a re-
quest under paragraph (3)(A), the Secretary shall 
notify the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate of the submission or request and a timeline 
for completion of the required analyses, reviews, and 
compliance processes and shall notify the non-Fed-
eral interest of such timeline.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘receiv-
ing a request under paragraph (3)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘receiving a study submission under sub-
menstrual 
care 
products 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
223(d)(2)(D))’’. 
(c) HEALTH FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS 
AND HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENTS.—Sec-
tion 106 of such Code is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) REIMBURSEMENT FOR TOOTHBRUSHES, WATER 
FLOSSERS, AND ORAL HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS.—For 
purposes of this section and section 105, expenses in-
curred for toothbrushes (manual or electric), water 
flossers, and oral healthcare products (as defined in sec-
tion 223(d)(2)(E)) shall be treated as incurred for medical 
care.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to expenses incurred after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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A BILL 
To reauthorize the Director of the United States Holocaust 
Memorial Museum to support Holocaust education pro-
grams, and for other purposes. 
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(6) WORKPLACE VIOLENCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘workplace 
violence’’ means any act of violence or threat of 
violence, without regard to intent, that occurs 
at a workplace or while an employee performs 
a service. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘workplace 
violence’’ does not include lawful acts of self-de-
fense or lawful acts of defense of others. 
(C) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘workplace 
violence’’ includes— 
(i) the threat or use of physical force 
against a employee that results in or has 
a high likelihood of resulting in injury, 
psychological trauma, or stress, without re-
gard to whether the employee sustains an 
injury, psychological trauma, or stress; and 
(ii) an incident involving the threat or 
use of a firearm or a dangerous weapon, 
including the use of common objects as 
weapons, without regard to whether the 
employee sustains an injury, psychological 
trauma, or stress. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 859 
To authorize references to the museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force 
Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, as the ‘‘National Cold War Center’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2023 
Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. HILL, Mr. WOMACK, and Mr. WESTERMAN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize references to the museum located at Blytheville/ 
Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, as the 
‘‘National Cold War Center’’. 
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 ‘‘National Cold War 
Center Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The BAFB Cold War Museum, Inc., a non-
profit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the In-
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8599 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include over-the-counter 
oral healthcare products as qualified medical expenses which can be 
purchased with HSA and FSA funds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2024 
Mr. VAN DREW (for himself, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, and Mr. PA-
NETTA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include 
over-the-counter oral healthcare products as qualified 
medical expenses which can be purchased with HSA and 
FSA funds. 
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 ‘‘Oral Health Products 
Inclusion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN OVER-THE-COUNTER MED-
ICAL PRODUCTS AS QUALIFIED MEDICAL EX-
PENSES. 
(a) HSAS.—Section 223(d)(2) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, tooth-
brushes (manual or electric), water flossers, or oral 
healthcare products’’ after ‘‘amounts paid for men-
strual care products’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) ORAL HEALTHCARE PRODUCT.—For 
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘oral 
healthcare product’ means an over-the-counter 
anticaries drug product or antiplaque or 
antigingivitis over-the-counter drug product 
suitable for topical administration to the teeth 
or gums that is generally recognized as safe 
and effective under section 505G of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
355f).’’. 
(b) ARCHER MSAS.—Section 220(d)(2)(A) of such 
Code is amended by inserting ‘‘toothbrushes (manual or 
electric), water flossers, or oral healthcare products (as de-
fined in section 223(d)(2)(E))’’ after ‘‘amounts paid for 
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ternal Revenue Code of 1986, is responsible for the 
finances and management of the National Cold War 
Museum at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in 
Blytheville, Arkansas. 
(2) The National Cold War Center, located on 
the Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base, will be recog-
nized as a major tourist attraction in Arkansas that 
will provide an immersive and authoritative experi-
ence in informing, interpreting, and honoring the 
legacy of the Cold War. 
(3) The Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base has 
the only intact, publicly accessible Alert Facility and 
Weapons Storage Facility in the United States. 
(4) There is an urgent need to preserve the sto-
ries, artifacts, and heroic achievements of the Cold 
War. 
(5) The United States has a need to preserve 
forever the knowledge and history of the United 
States’ achievements in the Cold War century and to 
portray that history to citizens, visitors, and school 
children for centuries to come. 
(6) The National Cold War Center seeks to 
educate a diverse group of audiences through its col-
lection of artifacts, photographs, and firsthand per-
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sonal accounts of the participants in the war on the 
home front. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to authorize references to the museum lo-
cated at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blythe-
ville, Arkansas, including its future and expanded 
exhibits, collections, and educational programs, as 
the ‘‘National Cold War Center’’; 
(2) to ensure the continuing preservation, main-
tenance, and interpretation of the artifacts, docu-
ments, images, and history collected by the Center; 
(3) to enhance the knowledge of the American 
people of the experience of the United States during 
the Cold War years; 
(4) to provide and support a facility for the 
public display of the artifacts, photographs, and per-
sonal histories of the Cold War years; and 
(5) to ensure that all future generations under-
stand the sacrifices made to preserve freedom and 
democracy, and the benefits of peace for all future 
generations in the 21st century and beyond. 
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SEC. 4. REFERENCE TO AMERICA’S COLD WAR CENTER. 
The museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force 
Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, is hereby authorized to be 
referred to as the ‘‘National Cold War Center’’. 
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‘‘§ 1370. Jurisdiction over cases arising under the im-
migration laws 
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
district court for the District of Columbia shall have exclu-
sive jurisdiction over— 
‘‘(1) any case arising under the immigration 
laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.)); or 
‘‘(2) any claim brought by any foreign national 
challenging an order of removal from the United 
States or any other action authorized under the Im-
migration and Nationality Act.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 84 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘1370. Jurisdiction over cases arising under the immigration laws.’’. 
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(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) the non-Federal interest has obli-
gated or expended funds for the cost of a dis-
crete segment or separable element thereof and 
has requested reimbursement of the Federal 
share of the cost of the discrete segment or sep-
arable element;’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C) (as so redes-
ignated), by inserting ‘‘, discrete segment 
of the project, or separable element of the 
project,’’ after ‘‘the project’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (A)(ii) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) before the review and approval of 
plans under paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the Sec-
retary makes the determinations required 
under subclauses (II) and (III) of para-
graph (1)(A)(ii) with respect to the dis-
crete segment.’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘plans approved under paragraph 
(1)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘the plans re-
viewed under paragraph (1)(A)(ii)’’; 
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(d) ADJUSTMENT OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF 
INDIVIDUALS
PARTICIPATING.—Section 3306(t)(4) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply beginning on the date that is 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, except that 
nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prevent a 
State from amending its law before the end of the 2-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(f) ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall, after public notice and comment and subject 
to approval by the Office of Management and Budget, 
adopt regulations to administer this Act. 
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H8605
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS