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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7115 
To permit individuals 70 years of age or older to opt out of jury service 
in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2024 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To permit individuals 70 years of age or older to opt out 
of jury service in the Superior Court of the District 
of Columbia. 
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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Superior Court Jury Duty for Seniors Opt Out Act of 
2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERMITTING INDIVIDUALS 70 YEARS OF AGE OR 
OLDER TO OPT OUT OF JURY SERVICE IN SU-
PERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA. 
Section 11–1908(b), District of Columbia Official 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(4)’’; 
and 
(2) by striking the period at the end of the first 
sentence and inserting ‘‘; or (5) excluded by the 
Court upon the request of the individual if the indi-
vidual is 70 years of age or older.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 328 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7129 
[Report No. 118–399] 
To amend the Small Business Act to establish the Office of Whistleblower 
Awards, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2024 
Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas (for himself, Mr. MFUME, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. 
STAUBER, Mr. MEUSER, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. MANN, Mr. 
ELLZEY, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. CRANE, Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. HUNT, Mr. 
LALOTA, Mr. MOLINARO, and Ms. MALOY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
FEBRUARY 23, 2024 
Additional sponsor: Mr. ROUZER 
FEBRUARY 23, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7119 
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit 
skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities from using pre-dispute 
arbitration agreements with respect to residents of those facilities under 
the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2024 
Ms. SA´NCHEZ (for herself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. CHU, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. FROST, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
PASCRELL, and Mr. TONKO) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act 
to prohibit skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities 
from using pre-dispute arbitration agreements with re-
spect to residents of those facilities under the Medicare 
and Medicaid 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 ‘‘Fairness in Nursing 
Home Arbitration Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING PRE-DISPUTE ARBITRATION AGREE-
MENTS. 
(a) MEDICARE.—Section 1819(c) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(c)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) PROHIBITION
ON
USE
OF
PRE-DISPUTE 
ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A skilled nursing fa-
cility may not require, solicit, accept, or move 
to enforce a pre-dispute arbitration agreement 
from or on behalf of any resident, whether the 
agreement is made before, during, or after the 
resident’s admission to the facility. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—This paragraph shall 
apply to the skilled nursing facility and to any 
other business or person providing or respon-
sible for providing skilled nursing services to 
the resident. 
‘‘(C) NO VALIDITY OR ENFORCEMENT.—A 
pre-dispute arbitration agreement shall not be 
valid or specifically enforceable against a resi-
dent or former resident of a skilled nursing fa-
cility, without regard to whether the agreement 
was made prior to or after the effective date of 
this paragraph. 
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SEC. 6. REVIEW OF INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION 
AND INSURED CREDIT UNION COMPLIANCE 
AND POLICIES. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and every 2 years thereafter, each head of a 
covered agency shall conduct a review of each insured de-
pository institution and insured credit union to— 
(1) determine if such institution or credit union 
is in compliance with the requirements of this Act; 
and 
(2) examine the policies of such institution and 
credit union with respect to the requirements of this 
Act. 
SEC. 7. PENALTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Attorney General deter-
mines that an individual, insured depository institution, 
or insured credit union has violated a provision of this Act, 
the Attorney General shall impose a civil penalty in an 
amount determined by the Attorney General. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining the amount 
of a penalty under subsection (a), the Attorney General 
shall consider— 
(1) the severity of such violation, as determined 
by the Attorney General; 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 711 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the 
short-term limited duration insurance exemption with respect to indi-
vidual health insurance coverage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2023 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act 
to eliminate the short-term limited duration insurance 
exemption with respect to individual health insurance 
coverage. 
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 ‘‘Throw Away Junk 
Plans Act’’. 
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SEC. 5. TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYEES OF COV-
ERED AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
each covered agency shall provide a training described in 
subsection (b) to each senior agency employee. 
(b) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.—The training re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include information re-
garding— 
(1) avoiding conflicts of interest with respect to 
insured depository institutions and insured credit 
unions; 
(2) ethical standards required by the agency 
providing such training; 
(3) any obligations of senior agency employees 
under section 2635.502 of title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulations); 
(4) any legal protections for a whistleblower 
who reports a violation of the provisions of this Act, 
including— 
(A) protections against retaliation; and 
(B) any incentive available to a whistle-
blower for reporting such violation; and 
(5) such other matters, as determined by the 
head of the agency providing such training. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATING THE SHORT-TERM LIMITED DURA-
TION INSURANCE EXEMPTION WITH RESPECT 
TO INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COV-
ERAGE. 
Section 2791(b)(5) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(b)(5)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(other than such insurance that is issued, sold, or re-
newed on or after April 1, 2023)’’ before the period at 
the end. 
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A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to establish the Office 
of Whistleblower Awards, and for other purposes. 
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(2) the number of penalties previously imposed 
on such individual, institution, or credit union under 
subsection (a); and 
(3) whether such individual, institution, or cred-
it union has been penalized for such violation under 
section 216 of title 18, United States Code. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COVERED
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered 
agency’’ means the following: 
(A) The Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System. 
(B) The Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection. 
(C) The Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration. 
(D) The National Credit Union Adminis-
tration. 
(E) The Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency. 
(2) FINANCIAL
EXECUTIVE
OFFICER.—The 
term ‘‘financial executive officer’’ means, with re-
spect to an insured depository institution or insured 
credit union— 
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(A) the president of such institution or 
credit union; 
(B) a vice president of such institution or 
credit union who is the head of a principal busi-
ness unit, division, or function (such as sales, 
administration, or finance); 
(C) an employee of such institution or 
credit union who performs a policymaking func-
tion; or 
(D) an officer of a subsidiary of such insti-
tution or credit union who performs a policy-
making function for such institution or credit 
union. 
(3) INSURED CREDIT UNION.—The term ‘‘in-
sured credit union’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1752). 
(4) INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.— The 
term ‘‘insured depository institution’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 3 of the Federal De-
posit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813). 
(5) SENIOR
AGENCY
EMPLOYEE.—The term 
‘‘senior agency employee’’ means a Federal employee 
who is— 
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(A) employed in a position in the executive 
branch for which the rate of basic pay is— 
(i) determined under subchapter II of 
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code; 
or 
(ii) equal to or greater than 86.5 per-
cent of the rate of basic pay for level II of 
the Executive Schedule, not including any 
allowances, premium pay paid under the 
provisions of law cited in section 5547(a) 
of such title, or locality-based com-
parability payments under section 5304 of 
such title 5, or similar authority; 
(B) appointed by the President to a posi-
tion 
under 
section 
105(a)(2)(A) 
or 
105(a)(2)(B) of title 3, United States Code; 
(C) appointed by the Vice President to a 
position 
under 
section 
106(a)(1)(A) 
or 
106(a)(1)(B) of title 3, United States Code; or 
(D) an active duty commissioned officer of 
the uniformed services serving in a position for 
which the pay grade, as specified in section 201 
of title 37, United States Code, is pay grade O– 
7 or above. 
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Union Calendar No. 334 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7122 
[Report No. 118–406] 
To prohibit aid that will benefit Hamas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2024 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. MAST, and Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs 
MARCH 5, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. LAWLER, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. 
BARR, Mrs. LESKO, and Mr. GUEST 
MARCH 5, 2024 
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 January 29, 2024] 
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To prohibit aid that will benefit Hamas, and for other 
purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Stop Support for United 
Nations Relief and Works Agency Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘Stop 
Support for UNRWA Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNRWA. 
The United States may not make any voluntary or 
assessed contributions to the United Nations Relief and 
Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (re-
ferred to in this Act as ‘‘UNRWA’’) or to the regular budget 
of the United Nations for the support of UNRWA. 
SEC. 3. NONPRECLUSION OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to preclude the 
provision of humanitarian assistance through any agency 
or entity other than UNRWA to individuals or entities that 
also receive assistance from UNRWA if the Secretary of 
State certifies to Congress that such other agency or enti-
ty— 
(1) does not promote, espouse, or affiliate with 
entities or individuals that promote violence, ter-
rorism, or antisemitism, as such term is defined by 
the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism; and 
(2) does not employ individuals who promote, 
espouse, or affiliate with such entities or individuals. 
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Union Calendar No. 334 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7122 
[Report No. 118–406] 
A BILL 
To prohibit aid that will benefit Hamas, and for 
other purposes. 
MARCH 5, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7127 
To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for 
prevailing rate employees by 7.4 percent, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2024 
Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. KILMER, Ms. STANSBURY, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. MFUME, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. LEE of 
California, Ms. TITUS, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Mr. IVEY, Mr. NICKEL, 
Mr. TONKO, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. BEYER, Mr. EVANS, Ms. ROSS, Mr. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. 
RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. BROWN, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. 
BARRAGA´N, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. SCOTT of 
Virginia, Ms. SCHOLTEN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 
NEGUSE, Mr. TRONE, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. 
PINGREE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Ms. MAT-
SUI, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. POCAN, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. 
NADLER, Ms. PORTER, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. KEATING, Mr. MAGAZINER, 
Ms. MENG, Mr. FROST, Ms. OMAR, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. KUSTER, 
and Ms. WATERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems 
and for prevailing rate employees by 7.4 percent, 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Adjustment 
of Income Rates Act’’ or the ‘‘FAIR Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT TO RATES OF PAY. 
(a) STATUTORY PAY SYSTEMS.—For calendar year 
2025, the percentage adjustment under section 5303 of 
title 5, United States Code, in the rates of basic pay under 
the statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of 
title 5, United States Code) shall be 4.0 percent. 
(b) 
PREVAILING
RATE
EMPLOYEES.—Notwith-
standing the wage survey requirements under section 
5343(b) of title 5, United States Code, for fiscal year 
2025, the rates of basic pay (as in effect on the last day 
of fiscal year 2024 under section 5343(a) of such title) 
for prevailing rate employees in each wage area and the 
rates of basic pay under sections 5348 and 5349 of such 
title shall be increased by 4.0 percent. 
SEC. 3. ADJUSTMENT TO LOCALITY PAY. 
For calendar year 2025, the percentage adjustment 
under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, shall 
be an increase of 3.4 percent. 
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IIB 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7128 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 5, 2024 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship 
AN ACT 
To establish requirements relating to size standard compli-
ance of small business concerns owned and controlled 
by women for certain purposes, 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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‘‘(iii) such other criteria as the head 
of the Office of Whistleblower Awards de-
termines appropriate. 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) REDUCTION IN AWARD.—The head of the 
Office of Whistleblower Awards may reduce to an 
amount greater than or equal to zero an award to 
a whistleblower under this section for original infor-
mation relating to financial misconduct or fraudu-
lent misrepresentation by a recipient of financial as-
sistance from the Administrator if the head of the 
Office of Whistleblower Awards determines that such 
whistleblower planned or initiated the actions that 
led to such to financial misconduct or fraudulent 
misrepresentation. 
‘‘(2) CRIMINAL CONVICTION.— 
‘‘(A) DENIAL.—A whistleblower who is fi-
nally convicted of an offense arising out of 
planning or initiating the actions that led to the 
to financial misconduct or fraudulent misrepre-
sentation by a recipient of financial assistance 
from the Administrator is ineligible for any 
award under this section with respect any con-
viction, settlement agreement, or plea agree-
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Union Calendar No. 313 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7128 
[Report No. 118–383] 
To establish requirements relating to size standard compliance of small busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2024 
Ms. MALOY (for herself and Ms. SCHOLTEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
FEBRUARY 13, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on Small Business; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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To establish requirements relating to size standard compli-
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by women for certain purposes, and for other purposes. 
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(1) in section 7(b), by redesignating the second 
paragraph (16) (relating to statute of limitations) as 
paragraph (17); 
(2) by redesignating section 49 as section 50; 
and 
(3) by inserting after section 48 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 49. OFFICE OF WHISTLEBLOWER AWARDS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Office of Performance, Planning, and the Chief Finan-
cial Officer of the Administration an Office of Whistle-
blower Awards. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Office of Whistleblower 
Awards shall be administered by an employee in the com-
petitive service. 
‘‘(c) AWARDS TO WHISTLEBLOWERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this section, the head of the Office of Whis-
tleblower Awards shall— 
‘‘(A) with respect to information submitted 
to head of the Office of Whistleblower Awards 
by whistleblowers relating to financial mis-
conduct or fraudulent misrepresentation by a 
recipient of financial assistance from the Ad-
ministrator— 
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(2) Due to failures of the Federal Government, 
the State of Texas has been forced to provide re-
sources for border security. 
(3) Since the 2008–2009 biennium budget, 
Texas has allocated more than $3,208,000,000 for 
border 
security 
in 
Texas’ 
biennium 
budget 
disaggregated, as follows: 
(A) In 2008–2009, Texas allocated more 
than $110,000,000 for border security. 
(B) In 2010–2011, Texas allocated more 
than $120,000,000 for border security. 
(C) In 2012–2013, Texas allocated more 
than $222,100,000 for border security. 
(D) In 2014–2015, Texas allocated more 
than $510,000,000 for border security. 
(E) In 2016–2017, Texas allocated more 
than $800,000,000 for border security. 
(F) In 2018–2019, Texas allocated more 
than $663,100,000 for border security. 
(G) In 2020–2021, Texas allocated more 
than $782,800,000 for border security. 
(H) For 2022–2023, the State of Texas 
Legislative Budget Board is currently recom-
mending an additional $797,100,000 for border 
security. 
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