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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3058 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a 
program to address the health crisis of insufficient vaccinations, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2019 
Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MOORE, Ms. SEWELL of 
Alabama, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 
MALONEY of New York, Mr. PAYNE, and Mrs. MCBATH) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
carry out a program to address the health crisis of 
insufficient vaccinations, 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 ‘‘Vaccination Informa-
tion and Promotion Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘VIP Act of 
2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDRESSING THE HEALTH CRISIS OF INSUFFI-
CIENT VACCINATIONS. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, shall develop and implement a pro-
gram to reverse the decline in the rate of childhood vac-
cinations, including by— 
(1) conducting a national effort to increase pub-
lic awareness of and knowledge about the benefits of 
childhood vaccinations; 
(2) supporting the development of a broad 
range of communication tools to inform the public 
on the importance of vaccinations; 
(3) acting through the Director of the National 
Institutes of Health, making more readily available 
on federally hosted social media specific information 
from the scientific and medical community on the 
importance of vaccinations to the health and well- 
being of infants, children, young adults, adults, and 
the elderly; and 
(4) awarding grants and other financial assist-
ance to public and private educational institutions, 
and non-governmental (including nonprofit) and 
other appropriate entities that serve children, stu-
dents, and the elderly, to implement vaccination edu-
cation programs. 
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SEC. 3. GAO STUDY. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct, and submit to the Congress a report on the re-
sults of, a study on the change over time in public atti-
tudes toward childhood vaccinations and the reasons un-
derlying such changes. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
To carry out this Act, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
2025. 
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‘‘(5) the term ‘national security’ means the na-
tional defense, foreign relations, or economic inter-
ests of the United States; 
‘‘(6) the term ‘relevant committees of Congress’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Select Committee on Intelligence, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Government 
Affairs, and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
the Committee on Homeland Security, and the 
Committee on Education and Labor of the 
House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(7) the term ‘United States person’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
U.S.C. 1801). 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director shall des-
ignate a foreign actor as a foreign intelligence threat 
to higher education, in accordance with this sub-
section, if the Director finds that the foreign actor 
has committed, attempted to commit, or conspired to 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 305 
To provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2019 
Mr. HICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 
GROTHMAN, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. JONES, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 
LATTA, Mr. LONG, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. 
NORMAN, Mr. OLSON, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. ALLEN, and Mr. AUSTIN 
SCOTT of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with 
fertilization. 
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 ‘‘Sanctity of Human 
Life Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DECLARATION. 
In the exercise of the powers of the Congress, includ-
ing Congress’ power under article I, section 8 of the Con-
stitution, to make necessary and proper laws, and Con-
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gress’ power under section 5 of the 14th article of amend-
ment to the Constitution of the United States— 
(1) the Congress declares that— 
(A) the right to life guaranteed by the 
Constitution is vested in each human being, and 
is the paramount and most fundamental right 
of a person; and 
(B) the life of each human being begins 
with fertilization, cloning, or its functional 
equivalent, irrespective of sex, health, function 
or disability, defect, stage of biological develop-
ment, or condition of dependency, at which time 
every human being shall have all the legal and 
constitutional 
attributes 
and 
privileges 
of 
personhood; and 
(2) the Congress affirms that the Congress, 
each State, the District of Columbia, and all United 
States territories have the authority to protect the 
lives of all human beings residing in its respective 
jurisdictions. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) FERTILIZATION.—The term ‘‘fertilization’’ 
means the process of a human spermatozoan pene-
trating the cell membrane of a human oocyte to cre-
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ate a human zygote, a one-celled human embryo, 
which is a new unique human being. 
(2) CLONING.—The term ‘‘cloning’’ means the 
process called somatic cell nuclear transfer, that 
combines an enucleated egg and the nucleus of a so-
matic cell to make a human embryo. 
(3) 
HUMAN; 
HUMAN
BEING.—The 
terms 
‘‘human’’ and ‘‘human being’’ include each and 
every member of the species homo sapiens at all 
stages of life, beginning with the earliest stage of de-
velopment, created by the process of fertilization, 
cloning, or its functional equivalent. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3060 
To provide for reform and reorganization of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2019 
Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. KAPTUR, and Mr. JOHNSON 
of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittees on Small Business, Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, 
the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Homeland Security, 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 provide for reform and reorganization of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘FEMA Modernization Act of 2019’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY 
Sec. 101. Office of Disaster Response; Office of Disaster Recovery; Office of 
Long-Term Recovery. 
Sec. 102. Medical disaster response and recovery training facility. 
Sec. 103. Labor training program. 
Sec. 104. Disaster Emergency Housing Assistance Grant Program. 
Sec. 105. Housing post disaster stability. 
Sec. 106. Prohibition on enforcement of immigration. 
TITLE II—REPORTS 
Sec. 201. Federal Emergency Management Agency reports. 
Sec. 202. Government Accountability Office. 
Sec. 203. Circumstances which may impact first responders during a terrorist 
event. 
TITLE III—DISASTER RECOVERY SMALL BUSINESS GRANT 
PROGRAM 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Definitions. 
Sec. 303. Office of Disaster Recovery Small Business Grants. 
Sec. 304. Compensation for victims of a federally declared disaster. 
Sec. 305. Reports and audits. 
Sec. 306. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 307. Termination of authority. 
TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Extension of authorities for pandemic and all-hazards preparedness. 
Sec. 402. Transfer of the Surge Capacity Force. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of FEMA. 
(2) FEMA.—The term ‘‘FEMA’’ means the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
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commit, in connection with an institution, one or 
more of the following: 
‘‘(A) Smuggling goods from the United 
States, in violation of section 554 of title 18. 
‘‘(B) Espionage, in violation of sections 
791 through 799 of title 18. 
‘‘(C) Kidnapping, in violation of section 
1201 of title 18. 
‘‘(D) Fraud or misuse of visas, permits, or 
other documents, in violation of section 1546 of 
title 18. 
‘‘(E) Aggravated identity theft, in violation 
of section 1028A of title 18. 
‘‘(F) Fraud or related activity in connec-
tion with access devices, in violation of section 
1029 of title 18. 
‘‘(G) Fraud or related activity in connec-
tion with computers, in violation of section 
1030 of title 18. 
‘‘(H) Economic espionage, in violation of 
section 1831 of title 18. 
‘‘(I) Theft of trade secrets, in violation of 
section 1832 of title 18. 
‘‘(J) Terrorism, in violation of sections 
2331 through 2339D of title 18. 
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taxes on income derived from interstate commerce, and 
authorizing studies by congressional committees of mat-
ters pertaining thereto’’, approved September 14, 1959 
(15 U.S.C. 381 et seq.), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘either, or 
both,’’ and inserting ‘‘any one or more’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘by such 
person’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘(which 
are sent outside the State for approval or rejection) 
or customers by such person, or the representative 
of such person, in such State for sales or trans-
actions, which are— 
‘‘(A) in the case of tangible personal prop-
erty, filled by shipment or delivery from a point 
outside the State; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of all other forms of prop-
erty, services, and other transactions, fulfilled 
or distributed from a point outside the State;’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(2), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(4) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) the furnishing of information to customers 
or affiliates in such State, or the coverage of events 
or other gathering of information in such State by 
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such person, or his representative, which information 
is used or disseminated from a point outside the 
State; 
‘‘(4) those business activities directly related to 
such person’s potential or actual purchase of goods 
or services within the State if the final decision to 
purchase is made outside the State; and 
‘‘(5) by reason of sales or transactions of a dig-
ital good or a digital service.’’; 
(5) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) For purposes of subsection (a), a person shall 
not be considered to have engaged in business activities 
within a State during any taxable year merely— 
‘‘(1) by reason of sales or transactions in such 
State, the solicitation of orders for sales or trans-
actions in such State, the furnishing of information 
to customers or affiliates in such State, or the cov-
erage of events or other gathering of information in 
such State, on behalf of such person by one or more 
independent contractors; 
‘‘(2) by reason of the maintenance of an office 
in such State by one or more independent contrac-
tors whose activities on behalf of such person in 
such State are limited to making sales or fulfilling 
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(B) by inserting after clause (v) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(vi) 
FOREIGN
INTELLIGENCE 
THREAT
TO
HIGHER
EDUCATION.—Any 
alien who has been designated as a foreign 
intelligence threat to higher education 
under section 540D(b) of title 28, United 
States Code, is deportable.’’. 
(2) EXPEDITED REMOVAL.—Section 238(a)(3) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1228(a)(3)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C); and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall provide for the expedited removal of aliens 
who have been designated as a foreign intel-
ligence threat to higher education under section 
540D(b) of title 28, United States Code, in the 
interest of national security.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘540D. Designation of foreign intelligence threats to higher education.’’. 
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trict court of the United States a petition requesting 
that the court issue an ex parte extreme risk protec-
tion order or long-term extreme risk protection order 
with respect to an individual. 
‘‘(2) NO FEES.—A court may not charge a peti-
tioner any fee for filing a petition under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—A petitioner who is a 
law enforcement officer may provide the identity of 
the petitioner’s sources, and any identifying informa-
tion, to the court under seal. 
‘‘(c) EX PARTE ORDERS.— 
‘‘(1) TIMING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a court that receives a peti-
tion for an ex parte order under subsection (b) 
shall grant or deny the petition on the date on 
which the petition is submitted. 
‘‘(B) LATE PETITIONS.—If a court receives 
a petition for an ex parte order submitted 
under subsection (b) too late in the day to per-
mit effective review, the court shall grant or 
deny the petition on the next day of judicial 
business at a time early enough to permit the 
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court to file an order with the clerk of the court 
during that day. 
‘‘(2) EVIDENCE REQUIRED.—Before issuing an 
ex parte order, a court shall require that the peti-
tioner submit a signed affidavit, sworn to before the 
court, that— 
‘‘(A) explains why the petitioner believes 
that the respondent poses a risk of imminent 
personal injury to himself or herself, or another 
individual, by purchasing, possessing, or receiv-
ing a firearm or ammunition; and 
‘‘(B) describes the interactions and con-
versations of the petitioner with— 
‘‘(i) the respondent; or 
‘‘(ii) another individual, if the peti-
tioner believes that information obtained 
from that individual is credible and reli-
able. 
‘‘(3) STANDARD FOR ISSUANCE OF ORDER.—A 
court may issue an ex parte order only upon a find-
ing of probable cause to believe that— 
‘‘(A) the respondent poses a risk of immi-
nent personal injury to himself or herself, or 
another individual, by purchasing, possessing, 
or receiving a firearm or ammunition; and 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3062 
To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception 
to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2019 
Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. VELA, 
Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. MARSHALL, 
Mr. BABIN, Mr. WALKER, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. 
LOUDERMILK, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. PERRY, and Mr. COLE) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the 
Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physi-
cian referrals for hospitals, 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 ‘‘Patient Access to 
Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF HEALTH CARE REFORM PROVISIONS 
LIMITING MEDICARE EXCEPTION TO THE 
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PHYSICIAN RE-
FERRALS FOR HOSPITALS. 
Sections 6001 and 10601 of the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148; 124 Stat. 
684, 1005) and section 1106 of the Health Care and Edu-
cation Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152; 
124 Stat. 1049) are repealed and the provisions of law 
amended by such sections are restored as if such sections 
had never been enacted. 
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‘‘(B) the order is necessary to prevent the 
injury described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(4) DURATION.—An ex parte order shall ex-
pire on the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) the date that is 14 days after the 
date of issuance; or 
‘‘(B) the date on which the court deter-
mines whether to issue a long-term order with 
respect to the respondent. 
‘‘(d) LONG-TERM ORDERS.— 
‘‘(1) HEARING REQUIRED.—If a court receives 
a petition for an extreme risk protection order for a 
respondent under subsection (b), the court shall hold 
a hearing to determine whether to issue a long-term 
order with respect to the respondent either— 
‘‘(A)(i) except as provided in clause (ii), 
not later than 72 hours after the court issues 
an ex parte order with respect to the respond-
ent; or 
‘‘(ii) if the court issues an ex parte order 
with respect to the respondent but the order is 
not served on the respondent within 72 hours of 
the issuance, not later than 72 hours after the 
order is served on the respondent; or 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3065 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide travel to Dover Air Force 
Base for family members of members of the Armed Forces who die 
outside of the United States but not in a theater of combat operations 
so the family may receive the remains of the deceased, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2019 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. ESCOBAR, 
and Mr. TRONE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide travel to Dover 
Air Force Base for family members of members of the 
Armed Forces who die outside of the United States but 
not in a theater of combat operations so the family 
may receive the remains of the deceased, 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 ‘‘Fallen Heroes Family 
Travel Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS OF CASUALTIES; 
TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR NEXT OF KIN. 
(a) TRANSPORTATION FOR REMAINS OF A MEMBER 
WHO DIES NOT
IN
A THEATER
OF COMBAT OPER-
ATIONS.—Section 562 of the John Warner National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 
109–364; 10 U.S.C. 1482 note) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DYING IN A 
THEATER OF COMBAT OPERATIONS’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘in a combat 
theater of operations’’ and inserting ‘‘outside of the 
United States’’. 
(b) TRANSPORTATION FOR FAMILY.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall revise Department of Defense Instruction 
1300.18 to extend travel privileges via Invitational Travel 
Authorization to family members of members of the 
Armed Forces who die outside of the United States and 
whose remains are returned to the United States through 
the mortuary facility at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3066 
To amend title 14, United States Code, to make certain changes to Coast 
Guard personnel programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2019 
Mrs. FLETCHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 14, United States Code, to make certain 
changes to Coast Guard personnel programs, 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 ‘‘Supporting Our Coast 
Guard Members Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS TO OPT OUT OF PRO-
MOTION BOARD CONSIDERATION. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF OFFICERS FOR CONSIDERATION 
FOR PROMOTION.—Section 2113 of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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