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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8966 
To provide for a vaccine safety public awareness campaign. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 14, 2020 
Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself, Mr. KIND, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. 
JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. KIM, Mr. DUNN, and Mr. SIRES) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for a vaccine safety public awareness campaign. 
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 ‘‘COVID–19 Vaccine 
Awareness Support Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. VACCINE SAFETY PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), acting through the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention and in coordination with 
the Office of Minority Health and the Federal Office of 
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(3) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘or lobbying 
firm’’ and inserting ‘‘lobbying firm, political intel-
ligence consultant, or political intelligence firm’’. 
(e) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Section 8(b) of the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1607(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or lobbying contacts’’ and inserting 
‘‘lobbying contacts, political intelligence activities, or polit-
ical intelligence contacts’’. 
(f) IDENTIFICATION OF CLIENTS AND COVERED OF-
FICIALS.—Section 14 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1609) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR PO-
LITICAL INTELLIGENCE’’ after ‘‘LOBBYING’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or political intelligence 
contact’’ after ‘‘lobbying contact’’ each place 
that term appears; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or po-
litical intelligence activity, as the case may be’’ 
after ‘‘lobbying activity’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR PO-
LITICAL INTELLIGENCE’’ after ‘‘LOBBYING’’; 
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(1) The United States Constitution sets forth 
limits on the ability of the United States to act. 
(2) The Constitution would not have been 
adopted and therefore the United States of America 
would not have been formed or come into existence 
unless the Bill of Rights, the first 10 Amendments 
to the Constitution, had not been adopted prior to 
its approval by the first 13 States forming the 
United States of America. 
(3) The right of the American people to hold 
the United States accountable for violations of the 
Constitution committed by people acting allegedly in 
the name of the United States has been the corner-
stone and bedrock upon which the freedom of the 
American people has been based. 
(4) The right of the American people to come 
before a court and seek redress and thereby hold the 
Government of the United States accountable for 
violations of the Constitution is now seriously dis-
puted. 
(5) The Executive Branch of the United States 
Government has asserted, in actions filed in the 
United States courts by Americans seeking redress 
for alleged Constitutional violations, that no one can 
sue the Government, even for a Constitutional viola-
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(1) COVERED INFORMATION.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered information’’ means any information (including 
classified or sensitive information) that an employee 
or contractor reasonably believes is evidence of— 
(A) a violation of any law, rule, or regula-
tion; or 
(B) gross mismanagement, a gross waste 
of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial 
and specific danger to public health or safety. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
SEC. 11. PROHIBIT TARGETING UNITED STATES PERSONS 
UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 12333 WITHOUT A 
WARRANT. 
(a) PROHIBITION
ON
TARGETING
OF
UNITED 
STATES
PERSONS
WITHOUT
A
WARRANT.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, no United States per-
son may be the target of an acquisition under Executive 
Order 12333 without a valid warrant based on probable 
cause. 
(b) AUDIT OF COMPLIANCE WITH PROHIBITION.— 
(1) AUDIT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall annually conduct an audit of in-
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telligence collection under Executive Order 12333 to 
ensure compliance with the requirement under sub-
section (a). 
(2) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall 
annually submit to Congress a report containing the 
results of each audit conducted under paragraph (1). 
(c) DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.—The 
Director of National Intelligence and the Attorney General 
shall destroy any information collected under Executive 
Order 12333 without a valid warrant based on probable 
cause concerning a United States person that is not re-
lated to an investigation that is actively ongoing on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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similar to the program under section 2 for nonviolent of-
fenses under the laws of that State. 
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(B) is not deceptively obscured; 
(4) discontinue any behavioral or psychological 
experiment, research, or study, if informed consent 
or parental consent was determined by such large 
online operator to be inappropriately acquired, or 
has reason to believe that such consent was inappro-
priately acquired, and cannot obtain such consent 
within 48 hours of such determination, for the proc-
essing of user data for behavioral or psychological 
experiment, research, or study; 
(5) establish an independent review board for 
any behavioral or psychological research, of any pur-
pose, conducted on users or on the basis of user ac-
tivity or data, which shall review and have authority 
to approve, require modification in, or disapprove all 
behavioral or psychological experiments, research, or 
studies; and 
(6) ensure that such independent review board 
established under paragraph (5) shall register with 
the Commission, including providing to the Commis-
sion— 
(A) the names and resumes of every board 
member; 
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(2) EXCEPTION
TO
COMPLY
WITH
INTER-
NATIONAL
OBLIGATIONS.—Subsection (b)(2) shall 
not apply to the admission of an individual if the ad-
mission of the individual is necessary to comply with 
United States obligations under the Agreement be-
tween the United Nations and the United States of 
America regarding the Headquarters of the United 
Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and 
entered into force November 21, 1947, under the 
Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna 
April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 
1967, or under other international agreements. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may ex-
ercise all authorities provided under sections 203 
and 205 of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out 
this section. 
(2) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at-
tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 
violation of this section or any regulation, license, or 
order issued to carry out this section shall be subject 
to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 206 of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same ex-
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tent as a person that commits an unlawful act de-
scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 
(e) UNITED STATES PERSON DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(1) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence to the United 
States; or 
(2) an entity organized under the laws of the 
United States or any jurisdiction within the United 
States, including a foreign branch of such an entity. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8978 
To establish the Office for the Equitable, Transparent, and Accountable 
Puerto Rico Reconstruction, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2020 
Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois (for himself, Mr. ESPAILLAT, and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
Financial Services, 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 committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the Office for the Equitable, Transparent, and 
Accountable Puerto Rico Reconstruction, 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 ‘‘Community Driven Re-
covery for Puerto Rico Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9000 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand and codify matters covered 
by diversity training in the Department of Defense. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2020 
Mr. CROW (for himself and Mrs. TRAHAN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand and codify 
matters covered by diversity training in the Department 
of Defense. 
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 ‘‘Realizing Efforts for 
Military Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Act’’ or the 
‘‘REMEDI Act’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8979 
To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to eliminate qualified 
immunity, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2020 
Mr. HALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to 
eliminate qualified immunity, 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 ‘‘Qualified Immunity 
Abolition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF QUALIFIED IMMUNITY. 
Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (42 U.S.C. 1983) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘It shall not be a defense or immunity to 
any action brought under this section that the defendant 
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was acting in good faith, or that the defendant believed, 
reasonably or otherwise, that his or her conduct was lawful 
at the time when it was committed. Nor shall it be a de-
fense or immunity that the rights, privileges, or immuni-
ties secured by the Constitution or laws were not clearly 
established at the time of their deprivation by the defend-
ant, or that the state of the law was otherwise such that 
the defendant could not reasonably have been expected to 
know whether his or her conduct was lawful.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8982 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Federal Open Market 
Committee to establish interest rates on balances maintained at a Federal 
Reserve Bank by depository institutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2020 
Mr. HILL of Arkansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Federal 
Open Market Committee to establish interest rates on 
balances maintained at a Federal Reserve Bank by de-
pository institutions. 
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 ‘‘FOMC Policy Respon-
sibility Act’’. 
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bility, benefits, and costs of using a distributed ledger sys-
tem in the post-trade clearing and settlement process. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Commission staff shall consult with do-
mestic and international stakeholders. 
(c) CONTENTS OF THE STUDY.—The study required 
under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) an identification of the key operational and 
regulatory challenges and opportunities that could be 
caused by the use of a distributed ledger system in 
the post-trade clearing and settlement process; 
(2) an identification of practices from domestic 
and international models that use a distributed ledg-
er system in the clearing and settlement process; 
(3) an identification of the processes and enti-
ties that could be disintermediated by the use of 
such system in such processes; 
(4) an identification of the potential steps for 
establishing international standards for, and global 
continuity of service in the transition to, the use of 
such system in such processes; 
(5) an identification of the implications of the 
use of such system in such processes on— 
(A) investor protection, capital formation, 
and market efficiency; and 
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SEC. 2. INTEREST RATES ON BALANCES MAINTAINED AT A 
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK BY DEPOSITORY 
INSTITUTIONS ESTABLISHED BY FEDERAL 
OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 19(b)(12) of the Federal 
Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(12)(A)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘established by the Federal Open Market Com-
mittee’’ after ‘‘rate or rates’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8985 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make an exception to 
the 100 shareholder S corporation limitation in the case of shareholders 
whose shares were acquired through certain crowdfunding or small public 
offerings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2020 
Mr. HILL of Arkansas (for himself and Mr. SCHWEIKERT) 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 make 
an exception to the 100 shareholder S corporation limita-
tion in the case of shareholders whose shares were ac-
quired through certain crowdfunding or small public of-
ferings. 
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 ‘‘S Corp Access to 
Crowdfunding Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO S CORPORATION SHAREHOLDER 
LIMITATION IN CASE OF CROWDFUNDING 
AND SMALL PUBLIC OFFERINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1361(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) 
TREATMENT
OF
SHARES
ACQUIRED 
THROUGH CROWDFUNDING AND SMALL PUBLIC OF-
FERINGS.—The number of shareholders of the cor-
poration shall be determined under subsection 
(b)(1)(A) without regard to any individual who has 
only acquired shares in the corporation through— 
‘‘(A) a public offering that meets the terms 
and conditions set forth in Regulation A pro-
mulgated by the Securities and Exchange Com-
mission (17 C.F.R. 230.251 et seq.), or 
‘‘(B) one or more transactions described in 
section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933 
(15 U.S.C. 77d(a)(6)).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8986 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, as the ‘‘Lynn C. Woolsey Post 
Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2020 
Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. MCCLIN-
TOCK, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. BERA, Mr. 
MCNERNEY, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. PELOSI, 
Ms. LEE of California, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. 
COSTA, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 
COX of California, Mr. NUNES, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 
GARCIA of California, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. JUDY CHU of 
California, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. AGUILAR, 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. GOMEZ, Mrs. 
TORRES
of California, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. BASS, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. 
CISNEROS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. 
WATERS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. PORTER, Mr. CORREA, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 
Mr. ROUDA, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. PETERS, and 
Mrs. DAVIS of California) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, as 
the ‘‘Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building’’. 
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. LYNN C. WOOLSEY POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, Cali-
fornia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Lynn C. 
Woolsey Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Lynn C. Woolsey Post 
Office Building’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8988 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the base erosion 
minimum tax rate for taxable years ending in 2020. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2020 
Mr. KIM (for himself, Mr. SUOZZI, and Mr. KING of New York) 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 reduce 
the base erosion minimum tax rate for taxable years 
ending in 2020. 
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 ‘‘Save Jobs During the 
Pandemic Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. BASE EROSION MINIMUM TAX RELIEF FOR 2020. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 59A(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and (3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, (3), and (5)’’, and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) MODIFICATION FOR TAXABLE YEARS END-
ING IN 2020.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of any 
taxable year ending in 2020, paragraph (1) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘0 percent’ for 
‘10 percent’ in subparagraph (A) of such para-
graph. 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION WITH SECTION 15.— 
Section 15 shall not apply to any of the changes 
in rates of tax by reason of subparagraph (A).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2019. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8989 
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct a study 
on the feasibility, benefits, and costs of using a distributed ledger system 
in the post-trade clearing and settlement process, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2020 
Mr. LYNCH (for himself and Mr. EMMER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to con-
duct a study on the feasibility, benefits, and costs of 
using a distributed ledger system in the post-trade clear-
ing and settlement process, 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 ON THE USE OF A DISTRIBUTED LEDG-
ER SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Securities and Ex-
change Commission shall conduct a study on the feasi-
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(B) the establishment of international 
standards; and 
(6) an assessment of whether the Commission 
should implement a pilot program to use such sys-
tem in such processes. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sion shall submit to Congress a report on the find-
ings and determinations of the study required under 
subsection (a). 
(2) UPDATE.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which the report under paragraph (1) is 
submitted, the Commission shall submit to Congress 
a report that updates the findings and determina-
tions of the report submitted under such paragraph. 
(3) CONTENT.—In submitting the reports re-
quired under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Commis-
sion may not include confidential information. 
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