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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3954 
To amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclusive economic 
zone as part of the United States for patent infringement, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2019 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. CORREA) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclu-
sive economic zone as part of the United States for 
patent infringement, 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. PATENT INFRINGEMENT IN EXCLUSIVE ECO-
NOMIC ZONE OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 10 of title 35, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 106. Inventions in the exclusive economic zone 
‘‘Any act occurring on or below the waters of the ex-
clusive economic zone of the United States established by 
Presidential Proclamation 5030 of March 10, 1983 (16 
U.S.C. 1453 note), including activity on the seabed of such 
zone, that is related to the economic exploitation of, or 
exploration for, natural resources or marine scientific re-
search shall be considered an act occurring within the 
United States for the purposes of section 271.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 10 of title 35, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘106. Inventions in the exclusive economic zone.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3955 
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique 
ZIP Code for Silver Cliff, Colorado, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2019 
Mr. TIPTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a 
single, unique ZIP Code for Silver Cliff, Colorado, 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 ‘‘Silver Cliff Community 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SINGLE, UNIQUE ZIP CODE FOR SILVER CLIFF, COL-
ORADO. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall 
designate a single, unique ZIP Code, to be numbered 
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81249, applicable to the area encompassing only Silver 
Cliff, Colorado. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 395 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require agencies to respond to 
comments from congressional committees about proposed rulemaking, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2019 
Mr. MULLIN
(for himself, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. 
WESTERMAN, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. COLE, and Mr. LUCAS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require agencies 
to respond to comments from congressional committees 
about proposed rulemaking, 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 ‘‘Preventing Overreach 
Within the Executive Rulemaking System Act of 2019’’ 
or the ‘‘POWERS Act of 2019’’. 
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shall, not later than 2 years after the specified 
date, certify whether the State or Indian tribe, 
respectively, has reviewed and updated the en-
ergy provisions of the building code of the State 
or Indian tribe, respectively, to meet or exceed 
the target in section 307(b)(2). 
‘‘(2) VALIDATION
BY
SECRETARY.—Not later 
than 90 days after a State or Indian tribe certifi-
cation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) determine whether the code provi-
sions of the State or Indian tribe, respectively, 
meet the criteria specified in paragraph (1); 
and 
‘‘(B) if the determination is positive, vali-
date the certification. 
‘‘(d) IMPROVEMENTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH BUILD-
ING ENERGY CODES.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of a certification under sub-
section (c), each State and Indian tribe shall 
certify whether the State and Indian tribe, re-
spectively, has— 
‘‘(i) achieved full compliance under 
paragraph (3) with the applicable certified 
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SEC. 2. REQUIRING AGENCY RESPONSE TO COMMENTS 
FROM CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES ABOUT 
PROPOSED RULEMAKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 553(c) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘After notice’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) After notice’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) No publication or service of a rule may be made 
during the period beginning on the date of the publication 
of a notice of proposed rulemaking under subsection (b) 
with respect to such rule and ending on the date that is 
60 days after such date of publication, subject to para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(3)(A) With respect to a rule, if a committee of the 
House of Representatives or the Senate that has jurisdic-
tion under the Rules of the House of Representatives or 
the Senate, respectively, over the provision of law that au-
thorizes the agency to issue the rule submits written data, 
views, or arguments to the head of the agency through 
electronic mail and physical mail during the period de-
scribed in paragraph (2), not later than 10 days after the 
date of such submission, the head of the agency shall pub-
lish in the Federal Register a response that addresses the 
content of such submission and answers any questions 
posed in such submission. 
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‘‘(B) The period beginning on the date of such sub-
mission and ending on the date of such publication (or 
a notification under paragraph (4)(B)) shall not count as 
part of the period described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) Paragraph (3)(A) shall not apply with respect 
to a subsequent submission with respect to a rule to the 
head of an agency under such paragraph by a committee 
that has made an initial submission to such head and re-
ceived a response under such paragraph if the head— 
‘‘(A) determines that such subsequent submis-
sion— 
‘‘(i) fails to address the content of such re-
sponse; or 
‘‘(ii) raises issues that were not raised in 
the initial submission or the response; and 
‘‘(B) notifies the committee of such determina-
tion.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to a rule for which the 
notice of proposed rulemaking is published under section 
553(b) of title 5, United States Code, on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3968 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that the Secretary 
of Homeland Security may waive certain environmental requirements 
to permit U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement to search for unlawful border crossing tunnels 
on private land to prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the United 
States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2019 
Mrs. HARTZLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, 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 jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify 
that the Secretary of Homeland Security may waive cer-
tain environmental requirements to permit U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement to search for unlawful border crossing 
tunnels on private land to prevent the illegal entry of 
aliens into the United States, 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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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3963 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow exclusion of gain 
or loss on like-kind exchanges of virtual currency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2019 
Mr. BUDD 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 allow exclu-
sion of gain or loss on like-kind exchanges of virtual 
currency. 
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 cited as the ‘‘Virtual Value Tax Fix 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR LIKE-KIND EXCHANGES OF VIR-
TUAL CURRENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1031 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
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‘‘(i) SPECIAL RULE FOR VIRTUAL CURRENCY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the exchange of virtual currency for virtual cur-
rency of like kind shall be treated in the same man-
ner as the exchange of real property for real prop-
erty of like kind. 
‘‘(2) TERMINATION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to any exchange completed after 
December 31, 2024.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to exchanges com-
pleted after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eradicate Crossing of 
Illegal Tunnels Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘EXIT Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. UNLAWFUL BORDER CROSSING TUNNEL SEARCH 
AND REMEDIATION. 
(a) WAIVER AUTHORITY
OF CERTAIN ENVIRON-
MENTAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING TUNNEL ACTIONS 
ON PRIVATE LAND.—Section 287 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) WAIVER AUTHORITY
OF CERTAIN ENVIRON-
MENTAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING TUNNEL ACTIONS 
ON PRIVATE LAND.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the 
authority to waive all requirements relating to Federal, 
State, or local environmental permits and reviews such 
Secretary, in such Secretary’s sole discretion, determines 
necessary to search for and remediate unlawful border 
crossing tunnels under subsection (a)(3). Any such deci-
sion by the Secretary shall be effective upon being pub-
lished in the Federal Register.’’. 
(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To search for and remediate 
unlawful border crossing tunnels in accordance with 
section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1357), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
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(e) AIRCRAFT EMISSION STANDARDS.—Section 231 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7571) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of sec-
tion 330, the Administrator may limit the emission of any 
greenhouse gas (as defined in section 330(g)) on the basis 
of the emission’s greenhouse gas effects (as defined in 
such section) from any class or classes of aircraft engines, 
so long as any such limitation is not more stringent than 
the standards adopted by the International Civil Aviation 
Organization.’’. 
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and Border Protection and the Director of U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement are authorized 
to enter into indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity 
contracts. 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract’’ 
means a contract that is entered into by the head of 
a Federal agency with two or more sources pursuant 
to the same solicitation. 
(c) CLARIFICATION REGARDING ACTIONS ON PRI-
VATE LAND.—Paragraph (3) of section 287(a) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(a)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, including to search for and reme-
diate unlawful border crossing tunnels,’’ after ‘‘patrolling 
the border’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR CER-
TAIN 
EXCESSIVE 
EMPLOYEE 
REMUNERA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) EXPANSION.—Section 162(m) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘applicable employee remu-
neration’’ each place it appears in paragraphs 
(1), (4), and (5)(E) and inserting ‘‘applicable 
remuneration’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘covered employee’’ each 
place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (4) and 
inserting ‘‘covered individual’’, and 
(C) by striking ‘‘employee’’ each place it 
appears in paragraph (1) and subparagraphs 
(A), (C)(ii), and (E) of paragraph (4) and in-
serting ‘‘individual’’. 
(2) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—Paragraph (3) of 
section 162(m) of such Code is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘covered individual’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) any individual who performs services 
(directly or indirectly) for the taxpayer (or any 
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was an estimated greatest net spending under 
parts C and D of title XVIII, as determined by 
the Secretary, during the most recent plan year 
prior to such drug publication date for which 
data are available. 
‘‘(B) OTHER DRUGS.—The drug is among 
the 125 drugs for which there was an estimated 
greatest net spending in the United States (in-
cluding the 50 States, the District of Columbia, 
and the territories of the United States), as de-
termined by the Secretary, during the most re-
cent plan year prior to such drug publication 
date for which data are available. 
‘‘(C) INSULIN.—The drug is a qualifying 
single source drug described in subsection 
(e)(3). 
‘‘(2) CLARIFICATION.—In determining whether 
a qualifying single source drug satisfies any of the 
criteria described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall, to the extent practicable, use data that is ag-
gregated across dosage forms and strengths of the 
drug and not based on the specific formulation or 
package size or package type of the drug. 
‘‘(3) PUBLICATION.—Not later than the se-
lected drug publication date with respect to an ini-
other House shall supplant the joint resolution of 
the receiving House. 
‘‘(2) This subsection shall not apply to the House of 
Representatives if the joint resolution received from the 
Senate is a revenue measure. 
‘‘(g) If either House has not taken a vote on final 
passage of the joint resolution by the last day of the period 
described in section 801(b)(2), then such vote shall be 
taken on that day. 
‘‘(h) This section and section 803 are enacted by 
Congress— 
‘‘(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such is deemed to be part of the rules 
of each House, respectively, but applicable only with 
respect to the procedure to be followed in that 
House in the case of a joint resolution described in 
subsection (a) and superseding other rules only 
where explicitly so; and 
‘‘(2) with full recognition of the Constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
they relate to the procedure of that House) at any 
time, in the same manner and to the same extent as 
in the case of any other rule of that House. 
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‘‘(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee to which 
a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a com-
mittee is discharged (under subsection (c)) from further 
consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection 
(a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a 
previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) 
for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint 
resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolu-
tion (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are 
waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to 
a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the 
vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall 
not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration 
of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution 
shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until 
disposed of. 
‘‘(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, 
and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection 
therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, 
which shall be divided equally between those favoring and 
those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further 
limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment 
to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to 
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the consideration of other business, or a motion to recom-
mit the joint resolution is not in order. 
‘‘(3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclu-
sion of the debate on a joint resolution described in sub-
section (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of 
the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the 
Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution 
shall occur. 
‘‘(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating 
to the application of the rules of the Senate to the proce-
dure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection 
(a) shall be decided without debate. 
‘‘(e) In the Senate, the procedure specified in sub-
section (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of 
a joint resolution respecting a nonmajor rule— 
‘‘(1) after the expiration of the 60 session days 
beginning with the applicable submission or publica-
tion date; or 
‘‘(2) if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A) 
was submitted during the period referred to in sec-
tion 801(d)(1), after the expiration of the 60 session 
days beginning on the 15th session day after the 
succeeding session of Congress first convenes. 
‘‘(f) If, before the passage by one House of a joint 
resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3971 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in 
gross income of Social Security benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2019 
Mr. MASSIE (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. 
GOHMERT, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. PERRY, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 
BIGGS, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. COOK, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. 
GAETZ, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. ROY, and Mr. 
GRIFFITH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal 
the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits. 
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 ‘‘Senior Citizens Tax 
Elimination Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF INCLUSION IN GROSS INCOME OF SO-
CIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 86 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to social security benefits) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection.’’. 
(b) SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS HELD HARM-
LESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—There are hereby appro-
priated (out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated) for each fiscal year to each fund 
under the Social Security Act or the Railroad Re-
tirement Act of 1974 an amount equal to the reduc-
tion in the transfers to such fund for such fiscal 
year by reason of section 86(g) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
(2) NO TAX INCREASES.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that tax increases will not be used to pro-
vide the revenue necessary to carry out paragraph 
(1). 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
give highest priority under the program to pro-
posed projects of eligible entities that— 
(i) serve the neediest students, as de-
scribed in subparagraph (B); and 
(ii) will most reduce emissions, as de-
scribed in subparagraph (C). 
(B) NEEDIEST
STUDENTS
DESCRIBED.— 
The neediest students referred to in subpara-
graph (A)(i) are students who are eligible for 
free or reduced price lunches under the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). 
(C) MOST EMISSIONS-REDUCING PROJECTS 
DESCRIBED.—The projects that will most re-
duce emissions referred to in subparagraph 
(A)(ii) are projects that— 
(i) will replace the most polluting die-
sel school buses with the cleanest running 
electric school buses, as indicated by— 
(I) the age of the school buses to 
be replaced; 
(II) the emissions control tech-
nologies on the school buses to be re-
placed; 
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(2) how many major rules (as such term is de-
fined in section 804 of title 5, United States Code) 
were in effect; and 
(3) the total estimated economic cost imposed 
by all such rules. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit a report to Congress that 
contains the findings of the study conducted under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Sections 3 and 4, and the amendments made by such 
sections, shall take effect beginning on the date that is 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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