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(3) PARCEL 3.—That parcel of land totaling ap-
proximately 4.03 acres, located in San Diego Coun-
ty, California, that is held in fee by the Jamul In-
dian Village of California, as legally described in 
Document No. 1998–0020339 in the Official 
Records of the Office of the Recorder, San Diego 
County, California, and recorded January 15, 1998. 
(4) PARCEL 4.—That parcel of land comprised 
of approximately 0.84 acres, located in San Diego 
County, California, that is held in fee by the Jamul 
Indian Village of California, as legally described in 
Document No. 2017–0410384 in the Official 
Records of the Office of the Recorder, San Diego 
County, California, and recorded September 7, 2017. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Land taken into trust under 
subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) part of the reservation of the Jamul Indian 
Village of California; and 
(2) administered in accordance with the laws 
and regulations generally applicable to property held 
in trust by the United States for the benefit of an 
Indian Tribe. 
(d) GAMING PROHIBITED.—Land taken into trust 
under subsection (a) shall not be used for any class II 
gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Reg-
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ulatory Act (as those terms are defined in section 4 of 
that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). 
Passed the House of Representatives April 9, 2024. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6451 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, 
Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and political subdivisions thereof 
to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to re-
spond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one 
or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental 
disability, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2023 
Ms. PORTER (for herself, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. POCAN, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. BOYLE of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Ms. PINGREE, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. ROSS, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Ms. TITUS, Mr. EVANS, Ms. MENG, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, 
Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. COHEN, Mr. TRONE, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. 
CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. CARAVEO, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SALINAS, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. OMAR, Ms. BONAMICI, 
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. MFUME, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. CHU, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. WILD, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. STANSBURY, Ms. 
LEE of California, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. CARSON, and Mr. 
LEVIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, 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 amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants 
to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and polit-
ical subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dis-
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courtroom or protect the integrity of court proceedings or 
the safety of parties, witnesses, or other participants in 
the proceedings. 
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Nodong-A to Iran in the 1990s, which Iran used to 
develop both its first nuclear-capable medium-range 
ballistic missile and liquid propellant engines for its 
space-launch vehicles. 
(6) While the Iran Space Agency, a government 
organization subject to sanctions, develops space ca-
pabilities for Iran’s ministry of defense as well as 
the communications sector, Iran’s Revolutionary 
Guard Corps Aerospace Force (commonly referred to 
as the ‘‘IRGC–AF’’) runs a parallel space program 
employing solid-propellant motors, which if used in 
ICBM technology, would enable launches with little 
warning. 
(7) Iran continues work on larger diameter 
solid-propellant motors, like the Rafa’e, and is now 
reportedly in the possession of an all-solid-propellant 
space-launch vehicle called the Qaem–100. The 
Qaem–100 was reportedly tested twice, once in No-
vember 2022 and again in March 2023. 
(8) The IRGC–AF last successfully launched a 
satellite into orbit in September 2023 using its 
Qased rocket, fueled by both liquid- and solid-fueled 
stages. 
(9) Iran’s development, production, and trans-
fer of space-launch vehicle and ballistic missile tech-
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘325. Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer.’’. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN HOUSING LOAN FEES. 
The loan fee table in section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘November 15, 
2031’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘November 29, 
2031’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 499 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6452 
[Report No. 118–599] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Vet-
erans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer, and for 
other purposes. 
JULY 18, 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 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6454 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise taxes 
on taxable chemicals and taxable substances. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2023 
Ms. VAN DUYNE (for herself, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, and Mr. CAREY) 
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 repeal 
the excise taxes on taxable chemicals and taxable substances. 
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 ‘‘Chemical Tax Repeal 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAXES ON CERTAIN CHEMICALS 
AND SUBSTANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 38 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subchapters 
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B and C (and by striking the items relating to such sub-
chapters in the table of subchapters for such chapter). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on January 1, 2023. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6460 
To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from issuing, final-
izing, implementing, or enforcing any rule or guidance to facilitate abor-
tions or access to abortions for an unaccompanied alien child. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2023 
Mr. BRECHEEN (for himself, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. 
GOOD of Virginia, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. DUNCAN, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, 
Mrs. HINSON, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. LAMBORN, and Mr. WEBER of 
Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
from issuing, finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any 
rule or guidance to facilitate abortions or access to abor-
tions for an unaccompanied alien child. 
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 Taxpayer Abortions 
for Unaccompanied Minors Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON RULES TO FACILITATE ABOR-
TIONS OR ACCESS TO ABORTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
may not issue, finalize, implement, or enforce any rule or 
guidance to facilitate abortions or access to abortions (in-
cluding expenses for travel or lodging for the purpose of 
obtaining an abortion) for an unaccompanied alien child. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘unac-
companied alien child’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)). 
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blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
(4) reduce cybersecurity and other risks that 
may compromise blockchain technology or other dis-
tributed ledger technology, applications built on 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
(5) reduce uncertainty and risks in the use of 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, applications built on blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology, to-
kens, and tokenization; and 
(6) quantify the value and potential cost sav-
ings associated with adoption of blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology, appli-
cations built on blockchain technology or other dis-
tributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization, 
including through comparative analyses of competing 
and existing technologies within specific industry ap-
plications. 
(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary shall— 
(1) consult closely and regularly with stake-
holders, including private sector individuals and enti-
ties, and incorporate industry expertise; 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 678 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6482 
[Report No. 118–831] 
To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote timely exploration 
for geothermal resources under geothermal leases, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 28, 2023 
Mr. FULCHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 10, 2024 
Additional sponsor: Mr. NEWHOUSE 
DECEMBER 10, 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 November 28, 2023] 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6467 
To require a report on expenditures for contracts for advertising services, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2023 
Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, and Ms. LEE of California) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Budget 
A BILL 
To require a report on expenditures for contracts for 
advertising services, 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 Government 
Advertising Equity Accountability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON EXPENDITURES FOR CONTRACTS FOR 
ADVERTISING SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(40) the following information with respect to 
each executive agency: 
‘‘(A) Expenditures of the executive agency 
for the prior fiscal year for— 
‘‘(i) all contracts for advertising serv-
ices; and 
‘‘(ii) contracts for the advertising 
services of— 
‘‘(I) socially and economically 
disadvantaged small business concerns 
(as defined in section 8(a)(4) of the 
Small 
Business 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
637(a)(4))); and 
‘‘(II) women- and minority-owned 
businesses. 
‘‘(B) Estimated expenditures of the execu-
tive agency for the fiscal year for which the 
budget is submitted for— 
‘‘(i) all contracts for advertising serv-
ices; and 
‘‘(ii) contracts for the advertising 
services of— 
‘‘(I) socially and economically 
disadvantaged small business concerns 
(as defined in section 8(a)(4) of the 
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Small 
Business 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
637(a)(4))); and 
‘‘(II) women- and minority-owned 
businesses.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION DATE.—The amendment made by 
this Act shall apply to the report submitted under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 
2025, and each fiscal year thereafter. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 646 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled 
rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain other weapons from the defini-
tion of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2023 
Mr. CLYDE (for himself, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mrs. MILLER of 
West Virginia, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. CRAWFORD, 
Ms. GREENE of Georgia, Mr. OGLES, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 
GREEN
of Tennessee, Mr. HUNT, Mr. WEBER
of Texas, Mr. 
MOOLENAAR, Mr. WALBERG, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. MOORE of 
Alabama, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. WEB-
STER of Florida, Mr. FRY, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. 
PERRY, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. BABIN, Mr. DAVIDSON, and Mrs. 
BICE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, 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 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove 
short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain 
other weapons from the definition of firearms for pur-
poses of the National Firearms Act, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Stop Harassing Own-
ers of Rifles Today Act’’ or as the ‘‘SHORT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF FIREARM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 5845 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(a) FIREARM.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
term 
‘firearm’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) a machinegun, 
‘‘(B) any silencer (as defined in section 
921 of title 18, United States Code), and 
‘‘(C) a destructive device. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘firearm’ shall not 
include an antique firearm or any device (other than 
a machinegun or destructive device) which, although 
designed as a weapon, the Secretary finds by reason 
of the date of its manufacture, value, design, and 
other characteristics is primarily a collector’s item 
and is not likely to be used as a weapon.’’. 
(b) SHOTGUNS NOT TREATED AS DESTRUCTIVE DE-
VICES.—Section 5845(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking ‘‘except a shotgun or shotgun 
shell which the Secretary finds is generally recognized as 
particularly suitable for sporting purposes’’ and inserting 
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(2) pay more than $10,000 per year, or more 
than a total of $100,000, with respect to a practi-
tioner. 
(c) INELIGIBILITY
FOR DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No 
borrower may, for the same service, receive a reduction 
of loan obligations or a loan repayment under both— 
(1) this section; and 
(2) any federally supported loan forgiveness 
program, including under section 338B, 338I, or 
846 of this Act, or section 428J, 428L, 455(m), or 
460 of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘eligible educational loan’’ means 
any federally funded or guaranteed student loan as 
determined appropriate by the Secretary in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Education. 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible Health Disparity Zone 
practitioner’’ means a Health Disparity Zone practi-
tioner who agrees— 
(A) to provide health care services in a 
Health Disparity Zone for a specified period 
that is not less than one year; and 
(B) has one or more eligible educational 
loans. 
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(2) collaborate with private sector stakeholders 
to identify prioritized, flexible, repeatable, perform-
ance-based, and cost-effective approaches to the de-
ployment of blockchain technology or other distrib-
uted 
ledger 
technology, 
applications 
built 
on 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
(3) disseminate research and information per-
taining to the use of, and marketplace for, 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, applications built on blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology, to-
kens, and tokenization; 
(4) develop standardized terminology for, and 
promote common understanding of, blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology, appli-
cations built on blockchain technology or other dis-
tributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
(5) ensure the best practices described in sub-
section (c) facilitate the ease of use of blockchain 
technology or other distributed ledger technology, 
applications built on blockchain technology or other 
distributed 
ledger 
technology, 
tokens, 
and 
tokenization; 
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under section 527 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 at the request of 
a covered member, or their representative, notwith-
standing any requirements to provide documentation 
necessary to initiate a review of a discharge charac-
terization. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The appropriate discharge 
board for the military departments concerned shall 
not be required to initiate a request for a review of 
a discharge as described in paragraph (1) if there is 
evidence available to the discharge board that is un-
related to the material request of the covered mem-
ber or the representative of the covered member but 
that would have reasonably substantiated the dis-
charge decision of the military department. 
(b) VETERANS BENEFITS.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGE OF CHARAC-
TERIZATION FOR VETERANS BENEFITS.—For pur-
poses of the provision of benefits to which veterans 
are entitled under the laws administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to a covered member 
whose discharge characterization is changed pursu-
ant to section 527 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116– 
92; 10 U.S.C. 1552 note), the date of discharge of 
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the member from the Armed Forces shall be deemed 
to be the effective date of the change of discharge 
characterization under that section. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to authorize any ben-
efit to a covered member in connection with the 
change of discharge characterization of the member 
under section 527 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116– 
92; 10 U.S.C. 1552 note) for any period before the 
effective date of the change of discharge character-
ization. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6471 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contribu-
tions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or 
local ballot initiatives or referenda and recall elections. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2023 
Ms. PORTER (for herself, Mr. GALLAGHER, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. 
KILMER, Mr. LAMALFA, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. DUARTE, and 
Mrs. KIM of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals 
in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or 
referenda and recall elections. 
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 Foreign Inter-
ference in Ballot Measures Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS 
BY FOREIGN NATIONALS IN CONNECTION 
WITH BALLOT INITIATIVES AND REFERENDA 
AND RECALL ELECTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 319(a)(1)(A) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30121(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘election;’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘election, including a State or local 
ballot initiative or referendum or recall election;’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this Act shall apply with respect to elections held in 2024 
or any succeeding year. 
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