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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5224 
To codify certain rules related to health reimbursement arrangements and 
other account-based group health plans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2019 
Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. BUDD, Mr. WESTERMAN, and 
Mr. SMUCKER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To codify certain rules related to health reimbursement 
arrangements and other account-based group health plans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Increasing Health Coverage through HRAs Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Permitting health reimbursement arrange-
ments to be used for the purchase of private insur-
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ance will allow more small businesses to offer access 
to quality health insurance coverage to their employ-
ees. 
(2) Permitting health reimbursement arrange-
ments to be used for the purchase of private insur-
ance will increase the number of Americans with 
health insurance coverage by as many as 800,000. 
(3) Permitting health reimbursement arrange-
ments to be used for the purchase of private insur-
ance will significantly increase the number of Ameri-
cans obtaining coverage in the individual market, 
leading to more choice, stability, innovation, and 
lower premiums. 
(4) The administration rule permitting health 
reimbursement arrangements to be used for the pur-
chase of private insurance ensures that those with 
pre-existing conditions will not pay more for cov-
erage by requiring workers within each class of em-
ployment to be offered the same coverage regardless 
of health status. 
SEC. 2. HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENTS AND 
OTHER 
ACCOUNT-BASED 
GROUP 
HEALTH 
PLANS. 
The final rule (84 FR 28888) published on June 20, 
2019, by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of 
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Labor, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(relating to health reimbursement arrangements and other 
account-based group health plans) shall have the full force 
and effect of law. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5225 
To protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from removal during 
Department of Homeland Security enforcement actions, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2019 
Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. NOR-
TON, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, 
Mr. RASKIN, Mr. TRONE, Ms. JAYAPAL, and Ms. BARRAGA´N) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from 
removal during Department of Homeland Security en-
forcement actions, 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 ‘‘Protect Our Workers 
from Exploitation and Retaliation Act’’ or the ‘‘POWER 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. VICTIMS OF SERIOUS LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 
VIOLATIONS OR CRIME. 
(a) PROTECTION FOR VICTIMS OF LABOR AND EM-
PLOYMENT VIOLATIONS.—Section 101(a)(15)(U) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(U)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) by amending subclause (I) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(I) the alien— 
‘‘(aa) has suffered substantial 
abuse or harm as a result of having 
been a victim of criminal activity de-
scribed in clause (iii); 
‘‘(bb) has suffered substantial 
abuse or harm related to a violation 
described in clause (iv); 
‘‘(cc) is a victim of criminal ac-
tivity described in clause (iii) and 
would suffer extreme hardship upon 
removal; or 
‘‘(dd) has suffered a violation de-
scribed in clause (iv) and would suffer 
extreme hardship upon removal;’’; 
(B) in subclause (II), by inserting ‘‘, or a 
labor or employment violation resulting in a 
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workplace claim described in clause (iv)’’ before 
the semicolon at the end; 
(C) in subclause (III)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or State judge, to the 
Service’’ and inserting ‘‘, State, or local 
judge, to the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, to the Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity Commission, to the Department of 
Labor, to the National Labor Relations 
Board’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, or investigating, 
prosecuting, or seeking civil remedies for a 
labor or employment violation related to a 
workplace claim described in clause (iv)’’ 
before the semicolon at the end; and 
(D) in subclause (IV)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(aa)’’ after ‘‘(IV)’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or 
‘‘(bb) a workplace claim described in clause (iv) 
resulting from a labor or employment violation;’’; 
(2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(b) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this Act, the 
term ‘‘Chinese-language-capable’’ means the ability to 
communicate in any major Chinese dialect. 
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arrangement by the borrower or the failure of 
the borrower to comply with the terms of a 
workout or temporary hardship arrangement 
if— 
‘‘(i) the interest rate applicable to a 
category of transactions following any such 
increase does not exceed the rate or fee 
that applied to that category of trans-
actions prior to commencement of the 
workout or temporary hardship arrange-
ment; and 
‘‘(ii) the covered lender, servicer, or 
assignee has provided the borrower, prior 
to the commencement of such arrange-
ment, with clear and conspicuous disclo-
sure of the terms of the workout or tem-
porary hardship arrangement (including 
any increases due to such completion or 
failure); and 
‘‘(C) an increase in interest rate due to a 
provision included within the terms of a post-
secondary education loan that provides for a 
lower interest rate based on the borrower’s 
agreement to a prearranged plan that author-
izes recurring electronic funds transfers if— 
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(b) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 102 of the Fam-
ily and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent, of 
the employee, if such spouse, son, daugh-
ter, or parent’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse or 
domestic partner, or a son or daughter, 
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, parent, par-
ent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sib-
ling, uncle or aunt, or nephew or niece of 
the employee, or any other individual re-
lated by blood or affinity whose close asso-
ciation is the equivalent of a family rela-
tionship with the employee, if such spouse, 
domestic partner, son or daughter, son-in- 
law, daughter-in-law, parent, parent-in-law, 
grandparent, grandchild, sibling, uncle or 
aunt, or nephew or niece, or such other in-
dividual’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent of 
the employee’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse or do-
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5228 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study 
and submit a report on the Federal Government’s ability to hire and 
retain Chinese-language-capable employees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2019 
Mr. DESJARLAIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct a study and submit a report on the Federal 
Government’s ability to hire and retain Chinese-lan-
guage-capable employees, 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. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE FEDERAL GOV-
ERNMENT’S ABILITY TO HIRE AND RETAIN 
CHINESE-LANGUAGE-CAPABLE EMPLOYEES. 
(a) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall conduct a study of the 
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Federal Government’s ability to hire Chinese-language-ca-
pable employees and submit to Congress a report, which 
shall include— 
(1) the process for determining Federal posi-
tions that require employees to have Chinese-lan-
guage-capability; 
(2) the process for determining whether the em-
ployee possesses Chinese-language-capability; 
(3) the process for hiring Chinese-language-ca-
pable employees, including any applicable back-
ground and clearance investigations; 
(4) the extent to which Federal agencies are 
hiring employees with Chinese-language-capability 
for Federal positions that require Chinese-language- 
capability; 
(5) the effects, if any, on a Federal agency’s 
ability to perform its mission in areas requiring em-
ployees with Chinese-language-capability with their 
current manpower; and 
(6) recommendations, if any, on how to address 
identified shortfalls in the hiring and retaining of 
Chinese-language-capable employees. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 522 
To prohibit the creation of manufactured emergencies in order to build border 
walls. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2019 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. GONZALEZ of 
Texas, and Ms. JAYAPAL) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the creation of manufactured emergencies in 
order to build border walls. 
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 ‘‘No Walls Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NO NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS FOR 
BORDER WALLS DURING SHUTDOWNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds made available by any 
act of law may be used to declare a national emergency 
with respect to immigration concerns at America’s south-
ern border with Mexico or to erect any new border bar-
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riers, including fencing or walls, pursuant to a declaration 
of a national emergency. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall be en-
forced during periods in which any Federal agency experi-
ences a lapse in appropriations. 
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SEC. 10. REESTABLISHMENT OF YOUTH COUNCILS. 
Section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3122) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(j) YOUTH COUNCIL.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be estab-
lished, as a subgroup within each local board, a 
youth council appointed by the local board, in co-
operation with the chief elected official for the local 
area. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of each 
youth council shall include representatives with spe-
cial interest or professional expertise with youth 
workforce development programs, activities related 
to youth workforce readiness, youth workforce in-
vestment activities, local labor or joint labor-man-
agement organizations, and education related rep-
resentatives— 
‘‘(A) membership may include— 
‘‘(i) members of the local board with 
special interest or expertise in youth work-
force readiness or youth workforce develop-
ment; 
‘‘(ii) local labor or joint labor-manage-
ment organizations with a special interest 
or expertise in youth workforce readiness 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5233 
To extend the temporary scheduling order issued by Administrator of the 
Drug Enforcement Administration to schedule fentanyl-related substances 
under the Controlled Substances Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2019 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary scheduling order issued by Adminis-
trator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to sched-
ule fentanyl-related substances under the Controlled Sub-
stances Act. 
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 ‘‘Extend Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY SCHEDULING ORDER 
OF 
FENTANYL-RELATED 
SUBSTANCES 
IN 
SCHEDULE I. 
The temporary scheduling order issued by Adminis-
trator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to sched-
ule fentanyl-related substances in schedule I of section 
202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
812(c)) and published in the Federal Register on Feb-
ruary 6, 2018 (83 Fed. Reg. 5188), is deemed to be ex-
tended until February 6, 2022. 
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or youth workforce development; represent-
atives of the workforce, in the local area, 
with a special interest or expertise in youth 
workforce readiness or youth workforce de-
velopment; 
‘‘(iii) representatives of entities ad-
ministering education and training activi-
ties, including career and technical edu-
cation activities, in the local area, with 
special interest or expertise in youth work-
force readiness or youth workforce develop-
ment; 
‘‘(iv) representatives of youth service 
agencies, including juvenile justice, local 
law enforcement agencies, and representa-
tives of local public housing authorities; 
‘‘(v) parents of eligible youth, and 
current or former youth program partici-
pants; 
‘‘(vi) representatives of vulnerable 
populations (including but not limited to 
foster youth, minority youth, and youth 
with disabilities); 
‘‘(vii) community representatives, em-
ployers of eligible youth, and Workplace 
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retary determines to be necessary for the Council to carry 
out its duties. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) COUNCIL REPORT.—The term ‘‘Council re-
port’’ means the report described in section 2(b)(2). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5235 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include 
a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental 
nutrition assistance program benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2019 
Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. NORMAN, and Mr. WILSON of South Caro-
lina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require 
States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards 
issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram benefits. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS. 
Section 7(h)(9) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(9)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘OPTIONAL’’ and 
inserting ‘‘MANDATORY’’; 
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(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘may’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘If’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘(A), the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5237 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate a flag as the Purple 
Heart Flag. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2019 
Mr. HIGGINS of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate a flag 
as the Purple Heart Flag. 
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 ‘‘Purple Heart Flag 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF PURPLE HEART FLAG. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Chapter 9 of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 904. Purple Heart Flag 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—A flag that features the seal of 
the Military Order of the Purple Heart (adopted under 
section 140505 of this title) centered on a purple field is 
designated as the Purple Heart Flag. 
‘‘(b) PUBLIC
DISPLAY
REQUIRED.—The Purple 
Heart Flag shall be displayed in a manner visible to the 
public— 
‘‘(1) on days including those specified in sub-
section (c); and 
‘‘(2) at locations including those specified in 
subsection (d). 
‘‘(c) DAYS FOR DISPLAY.—The days specified in this 
subsection are the following: 
‘‘(1) Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in 
May. 
‘‘(2) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May. 
‘‘(3) Flag Day, June 14. 
‘‘(4) National POW/MIA Recognition Day. 
‘‘(5) Veterans Day, November 11. 
‘‘(d) LOCATIONS FOR DISPLAY.—The locations speci-
fied in this subsection are the following: 
‘‘(1) The World War II Memorial, the Korean 
War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans 
Memorial. 
‘‘(2) Each national cemetery. 
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‘‘(3) The buildings containing the official office 
of— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of State; 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Defense; 
‘‘(C) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 
and 
‘‘(D) the Director of the Selective Service 
System. 
‘‘(4) Each medical center of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘904. Purple Heart Flag.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5238 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include digital breast tomosynthesis 
as a primary and preventative health care service under the military 
health system and the TRICARE program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2019 
Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. SPANBERGER, 
Mr. KILMER, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. 
SCHRIER, Mr. COOK, Mr. PHILLIPS, and Ms. SLOTKIN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include digital 
breast tomosynthesis as a primary and preventative 
health care service under the military health system and 
the TRICARE program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
The Act may be cited as the ‘‘Better and Robust 
Screening Today Act’’ or the ‘‘BRST Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) A woman born today has a one in eight 
chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer at 
some time during her life. 
(2) Breast cancer is the most commonly diag-
nosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer 
death among women. 
(3) Death rates from breast cancer in the 
United States have dropped 40 percent between 
1989 and 2017 which translates to 375,900 deaths 
avoided during those 28 years. 
(4) The decline in breast cancer death rates 
have been attributed to both improvements in treat-
ment and early detection and screening. 
(5) When breast cancer is detected in an early 
and localized stage, the five-year survival rate is 99 
percent, further demonstrating why proper screening 
is essential. 
(6) Conventional mammography and digital 
mammography are known to be less effective in the 
breast cancer screening process for all women, in-
cluding those with dense breast tissue, than digital 
breast tomosynthesis screening. 
(7) Medicare and the Veterans Health Adminis-
tration cover digital breast tomosynthesis mammog-
raphy screenings. 
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(8) The TRICARE program does not currently 
cover digital breast tomosynthesis mammography 
screenings. 
SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENT TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING. 
Section 1074d(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, including through the use of digital breast 
tomosynthesis’’. 
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