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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5887 
To amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to require the inclusion 
of warning labels on Internet and catalogue advertising of certain toys 
and games. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2010 
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to require 
the inclusion of warning labels on Internet and catalogue 
advertising of certain toys and games. 
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 ‘‘Choking Hazard 
Awareness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LABELING REQUIREMENT FOR INTERNET AND 
CATALOGUE ADVERTISING OF CERTAIN TOYS 
AND GAMES. 
Section 24 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1278) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) INTERNET, CATALOGUE, AND OTHER ADVER-
TISING.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Any advertisement for 
any toy, game, balloon, small ball, or marble that re-
quires a cautionary statement under subsections (a) 
and (b), including advertisement on Internet 
websites or in catalogues or other distributed mate-
rials, shall include the appropriate cautionary state-
ment required under such subsections in its entirety 
displayed on or immediately adjacent to such adver-
tisement. Such cautionary statement shall be dis-
played in the language that is primarily used in the 
advertisement, catalogue, or Internet website, and in 
conspicuous and legible type in contrast by typog-
raphy, layout, or color with other material printed or 
displayed in such advertisement, and in a manner 
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consistent with part 1500 of title 16, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or a successor regulation thereto). 
‘‘(2) 
ENFORCEMENT.—The 
requirement 
in 
paragraph (1) shall be treated as a consumer prod-
uct safety standard promulgated under section 7 of 
the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056) 
and the publication or distribution of any advertise-
ment that is not in compliance with the require-
ments of paragraph (1) shall be treated as a prohib-
ited act under section 19 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
2068).’’. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 588 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for 
employing illegal aliens. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2009 
Mrs. MYRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase 
penalties for employing illegal aliens. 
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 ‘‘10k Run for the Bor-
der Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN PENALTIES FOR EMPLOYING ILLEGAL 
ALIENS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 274A(e)(4)(A) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(e)(4)(A)) 
is amended— 
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(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘$250 and not 
more than $2,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000 and not 
more than $80,000’’; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘$2,000 and not 
more than $5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$80,000 and not 
more than $200,000’’; and 
(3) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘$3,000 and not 
more than $10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$120,000 and 
not more than $1,600,000’’. 
(b) USE OF ADDITIONAL PENALTY FUNDS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, of the additional 
amounts of fines paid under section 274A(e)(4)(A) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1324a(e)(4)(A)) by one or more employers and that are 
attributable to the amendments made by subsection (a)— 
(1) if State or local law enforcement officials 
have provided material assistance in the investiga-
tion or prosecution of cases of such employers that 
resulted in such fines— 
(A) 80 percent shall be paid, in a manner 
specified by the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, to the State or local State law enforcement 
agencies which employed such individuals; and 
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(B) 20 percent shall be used by the Sec-
retary to cover costs of detention of illegal 
aliens; and 
(2) if paragraph (1) does not apply— 
(A) 80 percent shall be paid to States (and 
political subdivisions of States) under the State 
Criminal Alien Assistance Program under sec-
tion 241(i) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1251(i)) for 
purposes of reimbursing those States and polit-
ical subdivisions for costs of incarceration of 
undocumented criminal aliens; and 
(B) 20 percent shall be used by the Sec-
retary to cover costs of detention of illegal 
aliens in Federal facilities. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to violations occurring on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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achieving the objectives of the grant during the 
remainder of the grant period. 
‘‘SEC. 6304. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATIONS.—Each State or local educational 
agency that desires to receive a grant under this part shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may reasonably require. At a minimum, each such 
application shall include— 
‘‘(1) documentation of the applicant’s record, as 
applicable, in— 
‘‘(A) increasing student achievement, in-
cluding for all subgroups described in section 
1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II); 
‘‘(B) decreasing achievement gaps, includ-
ing for all subgroups described in section 
1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II); 
‘‘(C) increasing high school graduation 
rates, including for all subgroups described in 
section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II); 
‘‘(D) increasing college enrollment and per-
sistence rates, including for all subgroups de-
scribed in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II); and 
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mated work expenses (such as child care and 
work-related transportation expenses). 
‘‘(2) PARTIAL
BENEFITS
POVERTY
INCOME 
MEASURE.—In this section, the term ‘partial bene-
fits poverty income measure’ means money income, 
as defined by the Bureau of the Census for purposes 
of any survey relating to income or poverty in the 
United States. 
‘‘(c) RATES AND OTHER DATA.—The Bureau of the 
Census shall produce corresponding tables and graphs 
showing for each year the following: 
‘‘(1) The poverty rate (and related data), deter-
mined by using the full benefits poverty income 
measure. 
‘‘(2) The poverty rate (and related data), deter-
mined by using the partial benefits poverty income 
measure.’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1916 
AN ACT 
To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpa-
tient items and services related to the diagnosis and 
treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1921 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reau-
thorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Pro-
gram, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1931 
AN ACT 
To provide competitive grants for the promotion of Japanese 
American confinement education as a means to under-
stand the importance of democratic principles, use and 
abuse of power, and to raise awareness about the impor-
tance of cultural tolerance toward Japanese Americans, 
and for other purposes.
IB 
Union Calendar No. 391 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5892 
[Report No. 111–654] 
To provide for the conservation and development of water and related re-
sources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various 
projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2010 
Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Additional sponsor: Mr. COSTELLO 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
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 July 28, 2010] 
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Calendar No. 334
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 881
AN ACT
To prohibit smoking in Federal buildings.
NOVEMBER 22, 1993
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
Union Calendar No. 193
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 881
[Report No. 103–298, Part I]
A BILL
To prohibit smoking in Federal buildings.
NOVEMBER 12, 1993
Committee on Government Operations discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union
average maturity shall be determined in accord-
ance with section 147(b)(2)(A).’’. 
(e) CLARIFICATION
RELATED
TO
LEVEES
AND 
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.—Subparagraph (A) of sec-
tion 54AA(g)(2) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including cap-
ital expenditures for levees and other flood control 
projects)’’ after ‘‘capital expenditures’’. 
SEC. 102. EXEMPT-FACILITY BONDS FOR SEWAGE AND 
WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES. 
(a) BONDS FOR WATER AND SEWAGE FACILITIES 
EXEMPT FROM VOLUME CAP
ON PRIVATE ACTIVITY 
BONDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 
146(g) is amended by inserting ‘‘(4), (5),’’ after 
‘‘(2),’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Paragraphs 
(2) and (3)(B) of section 146(k) are both amended 
by striking ‘‘(4), (5), (6),’’ and inserting ‘‘(6)’’. 
(b) TAX-EXEMPT ISSUANCE BY INDIAN TRIBAL GOV-
ERNMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 
7871 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTION FOR BONDS FOR WATER AND 
SEWAGE FACILITIES.—Paragraph (2) shall not apply 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1948 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities 
relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the 
Veterans Health Administration. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(3) the provision of transportation services or 
assistance so that parenting students and their chil-
dren can get to and from school and child care, re-
spectively, and so that pregnant students unable to 
walk long distances can get to school if transpor-
tation is not already provided for that student; 
(4) the provision of services and programs to 
attract, engage, and retain pregnant and parenting 
students in school, including informing pregnant and 
parenting teenagers and their family members and 
caring adults of their right to continue their edu-
cation, the importance of doing so, and the con-
sequences of not doing so; 
(5) the education of students, parents and com-
munity members about the educational rights of 
pregnant and parenting students; 
(6) the professional development of school per-
sonnel regarding the challenges facing pregnant and 
parenting students and their educational rights; 
(7) proactive outreach efforts to assist pregnant 
and parenting teenagers with excessive absences and 
to re-enroll pregnant or parenting teenagers who 
have dropped out of school; and 
(8) the revision of school policies and practices 
to remove barriers and to encourage pregnant and 
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‘‘(B) APPLICATION TO FAILURES DUE TO 
REASONABLE CAUSE.—If the failure to furnish 
the information referred to in subparagraph (A) 
is due to reasonable cause and not willful ne-
glect, subparagraph (A) shall apply only to the 
item or items related to such failure.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in section 513 
of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act. 
TITLE IV—BUDGETARY 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. PAYGO COMPLIANCE. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
SEC. 402. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED 
TAXES. 
The percentage under paragraph (2) of section 561 
of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act in 
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effect on the date of the enactment of this Act is increased 
by 3 percentage points. 
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‘‘(B) the center’s conformance with the ap-
proved program plan of the center and the 
goals of the Secretary; and 
‘‘(C) if appropriate, the center’s activities 
to leverage and maximize the economic develop-
ment potential of Federal investments in high- 
speed rail projects, including activities— 
‘‘(i) to encourage collaboration across 
regions; and 
‘‘(ii) to evaluate manufacturing and 
economic development opportunities relat-
ing to the projects.’’. 
SEC. 503. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V (42 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 508. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVES. 
‘‘The Secretary shall ensure that the Economic De-
velopment Administration maintains— 
‘‘(1) not less than 35 individuals in the position 
of economic development representative during fiscal 
year 2012; and 
‘‘(2) not less than 40 individuals in the position 
of economic development representative during fiscal 
year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
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HR 5900 RDS 
(ii) in subparagraph (A) by inserting 
‘‘or accessing the records of that individual 
under subsection (i)(1)’’ before the semi-
colon; and 
(iii) in the matter following subpara-
graph (D) by striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (h) or (i)’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (h) or 
(i)’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or who 
furnished information to the database estab-
lished under subsection (i)(2)’’ after ‘‘sub-
section (h)(1)’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION
ON
ACTIONS
AND
PRO-
CEEDINGS AGAINST AIR CARRIERS.— 
‘‘(A) HIRING DECISIONS.—An air carrier 
may refuse to hire an individual as a pilot if the 
individual did not provide written consent for 
the air carrier to receive records under sub-
section (h)(2)(A) or (i)(3)(A) or did not execute 
the release from liability requested under sub-
section (h)(2)(B) or (i)(3)(B). 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5895 
To limit the effect of legal releases in certain civil actions, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2010 
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. JACKSON of Illinois) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To limit the effect of legal releases in certain civil actions, 
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 ‘‘Gulf Coast Oil Spill 
Legal Liabilities and Claims Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON EFFECT OF LEGAL RELEASES IN 
CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS. 
No settlement, legal release, or other agreement shall 
extinguish or limit liability in a civil action for significant 
harm arising from a discharge into waters off the shore 
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of the United States of a substance that contaminates a 
marine or coastal environment or endangers public health, 
if such settlement, legal release, or agreement is entered 
into under coercion or duress or is entered into in ex-
change for any benefit other than a settlement of claims 
pending. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT. 
Title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 1711(2), by inserting ‘‘, but does 
not include an action brought by a State or subdivi-
sion of a State on behalf of its citizens’’ before the 
period; 
(2) in section 1332(d)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, 
but does not include an action brought by a State 
or subdivision of a State on behalf of its citizens’’ 
before the semicolon; and 
(3) in section 1332(d)(11)(B)(ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
clause (III); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subclause (IV) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(V) the claims are made by a State or subdivi-
sion of a State on behalf of its citizens.’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1540 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
design, planning, and construction of the South Sacramento County 
Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project in Sacramento 
County, California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2013 
Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. BERA of California) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and 
construction of the South Sacramento County Agri-
culture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project in 
Sacramento County, California. 
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 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5896 
To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2010 
Mr. MINNICK (for himself and Mr. SIMPSON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district 
of Idaho. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DISTRICT JUDGESHIP FOR THE DISTRICT OF 
IDAHO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 addi-
tional district judge for the district of Idaho. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
In order that the table contained in section 133(a) of title 
28, United States Code, will reflect the change in the num-
ber of judgeships authorized by subsection (a), such table 
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is amended by striking the item relating to Idaho and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘Idaho ................................................................................................
3’’. 
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(b) OPERATIONS.—Section 401 (42 U.S.C. 3171) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) OPERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of maintain-
ing designation as an economic development district, 
each district shall engage in the full range of eco-
nomic development activities in the comprehensive 
economic development strategy of the district that has 
been approved by the Secretary, which may include— 
‘‘(A) coordinating and implementing eco-
nomic development activities in the district; 
‘‘(B) carrying out economic development re-
search, planning, implementation, and advisory 
functions identified in the comprehensive eco-
nomic development strategy; and 
‘‘(C) coordinating the development and im-
plementation of the comprehensive economic de-
velopment strategy with Federal, State, local, 
and private organizations. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACTS.—An economic development 
district may enter into contracts for services to carry 
out the activities described in paragraph (1).’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1542 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish weapons of 
mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions of the 
Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland 
Security and to require dissemination of information analyzed by the 
Department to entities with responsibilities relating to homeland security, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2013 
Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. KING of New York, 
and Mr. HIGGINS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information 
sharing functions of the Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis of the Department of Homeland Security and to 
require dissemination of information analyzed by the De-
partment to entities with responsibilities relating to 
homeland security, 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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