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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6587 
To prohibit the creation and use of fake social media accounts or profiles 
and the sending of fraudulent emails or other electronic messages. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2020 
Mr. KINZINGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the creation and use of fake social media ac-
counts or profiles and the sending of fraudulent emails 
or other electronic messages. 
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 ‘‘Social Media Fraud 
Mitigation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) The term ‘‘social media company’’ means 
any individual, business, organization, or other simi-
lar entity who owns, manages, or operates a social 
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media platform to facilitate foreign or interstate 
commerce. 
(2) The term ‘‘social media platform’’— 
(A) means a website or internet medium 
that— 
(i) permits a person to become a reg-
istered user, establish an account, or create 
a profile for the purpose of allowing users 
to create, share, and view user-generated 
content through such an account or profile; 
(ii) enables one or more users to gen-
erate content that can be viewed by other 
users of the medium; and 
(iii) primarily serves as a medium for 
users to interact with content generated by 
other users of the medium; and 
(B) does not include— 
(i) any such platform that serves 
fewer than 100,000 users; 
(ii) an email program, message board 
program, email distribution lists, multi- 
person text message groups, or a website 
that is primarily for the purpose of inter-
net commerce; 
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(iii) a private platform or messaging 
service used by an entity solely to commu-
nicate with others employed by or affiliated 
with such entity; or 
(iv) an internet-based platform whose 
primary purpose is— 
(I) to allow users to post product 
reviews, business reviews, travel infor-
mation and reviews; or 
(II) to provide news or entertain-
ment content, but that may also in-
clude a comment section for users to 
discuss such news or entertainment. 
SEC. 3. CRIMINAL OFFENSES RELATED TO FRAUDULENT 
SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS OR PROFILES AND 
FRAUDULENT 
EMAILS 
OR 
OTHER 
ELEC-
TRONIC MESSAGES. 
(a) FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTS OR PROFILES.—Who-
ever causes financial or physical harm, or threatens finan-
cial or physical harm to any individual, and uses the name 
or likeness of another individual to— 
(1) create or maintain an account or profile on 
a social media platform that purports to be an ac-
count or profile of another individual without the 
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election official of each State shall have access to the funds 
made available under the heading ‘‘Election Assistance 
Commission—Election Security Grants’’ in this Act and 
in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 
(Public Law 116–136) without any such action by the 
State legislature. 
(e) A State may elect to reallocate funds allocated 
under the heading ‘‘Election Assistance Commission— 
Election Security Grants’’ in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 
and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136) or 
under this heading in this Act as funds allocated under 
the heading ‘‘Election Assistance Commission—Election 
Security Grants’’ in the Financial Services and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 2020 (division C of Pub-
lic Law 116–93; 133 Stat. 2461) that were spent to pre-
vent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically 
or internationally, for the 2020 Federal election cycle; or 
funds allocated under the heading ‘‘Election Assistance 
Commission—Election Reform Program’’ in the Financial 
Services and Government Appropriations Act, 2018 (divi-
sion E of Public Law 115–141) that were spent to pre-
vent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically 
or internationally, for the 2020 Federal election cycle.
consent of the individual whose name or likeness is 
used; and 
(2) post or send one or more messages on or 
through an account or profile described in paragraph 
(1), 
shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, impris-
oned for not more than 1 year, or both, except that if 
the person has previously been convicted under this sub-
section, such person shall be fined under such title, impris-
oned for not more than 5 years, or both. 
(b) FRAUDULENT EMAILS OR OTHER ELECTRONIC 
MESSAGES.—Whoever causes financial or physical harm, 
or threatens financial or physical harm to any individual, 
by sending an email or other electronic message that con-
tains identifying information belonging to any other indi-
vidual, including a name, domain address, or phone num-
ber— 
(1) without obtaining the other individual’s con-
sent; and 
(2) with the intent to cause a reasonable person 
who is a recipient of the email or other electronic 
message to believe that the email or electronic mes-
sage was sent by or authorized by the other indi-
vidual, 
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shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, impris-
oned for not more than 1 year, or both, except that if 
the person commits the offense with the intent to solicit 
a response by emergency personnel, such person may be 
fined under such title or imprisoned for not more than 
6 years, or both. 
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‘‘(A) EXAMINATION.— 
‘‘(i) In this chapter, the term ‘exam-
ination’— 
‘‘(I) means an opportunity to di-
rectly demonstrate knowledge, skills, 
abilities, and competencies, through 
an assessment; 
‘‘(II) includes a re´sume´ review 
that is— 
‘‘(aa) conducted by a subject 
matter expert; and 
‘‘(bb) based upon indicators 
that— 
‘‘(AA) are derived from 
a job analysis; and 
‘‘(BB) bear a rational 
relationship to performance 
in the position for which the 
examining agency is hiring; 
and 
‘‘(III) on and after the date that 
is 2 years after the date of enactment 
of the Chance to Compete Act of 
2022, does not include a self-assess-
ment from an automated examination,
a re´sume´ review (except as provided 
in subclause (II)), or any other meth-
od of determining the experience or 
level of educational attainment of an 
individual, alone. 
‘‘(ii)(I) An agency’s Chief Human 
Capital Officer may waive clause (i)(III) if 
the Officer provides a written report to the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement within 30 days of authorizing the 
waiver that justifies the need for such 
waiver and articulates the data, evidence, 
and circumstances for such need. 
‘‘(II) The Director is authorized to 
provide agencies guidance and instruction 
on the data, evidence, and circumstances 
that should be included in the waiver de-
scribed in subclause (I) and shall post any 
waiver on a public website within 30 days 
of receipt of the waiver. 
‘‘(III) A waiver shall not be consid-
ered in effect until it is posted on the pub-
lic website pursuant to subclause (II). 
‘‘(B) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this sub-
section—
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6589 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and submit to Congress 
a plan to address the material weakness of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2020 
Mrs. LEE of Nevada introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and 
submit to Congress a plan to address the material weak-
ness of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 ‘‘CFO Authority and 
Collaboration Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. PLAN TO ADDRESS MATERIAL WEAKNESS OF DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— 
(1) develop a plan, including steps and related 
timelines, for fully addressing— 
(A) the repeated material weakness of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
(B) the recommendations of the auditor re-
lated to entity level controls, including the orga-
nizational structure of the office of the Chief 
Financial Officer of the Department; and 
(2) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report containing a description of— 
(A) the plan developed under paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) the steps the Secretary plans to take 
to provide sufficient authority to the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer of the Department to carry out 
the requirements of section 902 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 126 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1262 
[Report No. 117–519] 
Of inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide 
to the House of Representatives certain documents in the Secretary’s 
possession regarding the reinterpretation of sections 36B(c)(2)(C)(i)(II) 
and 5000A(e)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, commonly 
known as the ‘‘fix to the family glitch’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2022 
Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself and Mr. BRADY) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 
Reported adversely from the Committee on Ways and Means, referred to the 
House Calendar, and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Of inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to provide to the House of Representatives cer-
tain documents in the Secretary’s possession regarding 
the reinterpretation of sections 36B(c)(2)(C)(i)(II) and 
5000A(e)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
commonly known as the ‘‘fix to the family glitch’’. 
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(1) take any action to collect a covered debt (in-
cluding the offset of any payment by the Secretary); 
(2) record a covered debt; 
(3) issue notice of a covered debt to a person 
or a consumer reporting agency; 
(4) allow any interest to accrue on a covered 
debt; or 
(5) apply any administrative fee to a covered 
debt. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
the Secretary may collect a payment regarding a covered 
debt (including interest or any administrative fee) from 
a person (or the fiduciary of that person) who elects to 
make such a payment during the covered period. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘consumer reporting agency’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 5701 of title 
38, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered debt’’ means a debt— 
(A) owed by a person (including a fidu-
ciary) to the United States; 
(B) arising from a benefit under a covered 
law; and 
(C) that is not subject to recovery under— 
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(i) section 3729 of title 31, United 
States Code; 
(ii) section 1729 of title 38, United 
States Code; or 
(iii) Public Law 87–693 (42 U.S.C. 
2651). 
(3) The term ‘‘covered law’’ means any law ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
through— 
(A) the Under Secretary for Health; or 
(B) the Under Secretary for Benefits. 
(4) The term ‘‘covered period’’ means— 
(A) the COVID-19 emergency period; and 
(B) the 60 days immediately following the 
date of the end of the COVID-19 emergency pe-
riod. 
(5) The term ‘‘COVID-19 emergency period’’ 
means the emergency period described in section 
1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b–5(g)(1)(B)). 
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502 
‘‘(D) the pharmacy’s employees do not 
breach medical confidentiality with respect to a 
request for a contraceptive or a medication re-
lated to a contraceptive or threaten to breach 
such confidentiality; or 
‘‘(E) the pharmacy’s employees do not 
refuse to return a valid, lawful prescription for 
a contraceptive or a medication related to a 
contraceptive upon customer request. 
‘‘(b) 
CONTRACEPTIVES
NOT
ORDINARILY 
STOCKED.—Nothing in subsection (a)(2) shall be con-
strued to require any pharmacy to comply with such sub-
section if the pharmacy does not ordinarily stock contra-
ceptives or a medication related to a contraceptive in the 
normal course of business. 
‘‘(c) REFUSALS PURSUANT
TO STANDARD PHAR-
MACY PRACTICE.—This section does not prohibit a phar-
macy from refusing to provide a contraceptive or a medi-
cation related to a contraceptive to a customer in accord-
ance with any of the following: 
‘‘(1) If it is unlawful to dispense the contracep-
tive or a medication related to a contraceptive to the 
customer without a valid, lawful prescription and no 
such prescription is presented. 
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the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be the primary 
payer with respect to COVID–19 care furnished to vet-
erans, including with respect to the transportation of a 
veteran by ambulance. The Secretary may seek reimburse-
ment from any third party that would otherwise be liable 
for such care, or be obligated to provide or to pay the 
expenses of such care, including pursuant to a health-plan 
contract. 
(d) APPLICATION.—This section shall apply to med-
ical care or services furnished during the period of a cov-
ered public health emergency, regardless of whether such 
care or services were furnished before the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘community care provider’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘health care entity or 
provider’’ in section 1703D(i) of title 38, United 
States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered public health emer-
gency’’ means the declaration— 
(A) of a public health emergency, based on 
an outbreak of COVID–19 by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services under section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d); or 
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(B) of a domestic emergency, based on an 
outbreak of COVID–19 by the President, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or a State or 
local authority. 
(3) The term ‘‘COVID–19 care’’ means medical 
care or services furnished to a veteran by a commu-
nity care provider pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, or other provision of law admin-
istered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for the 
diagnosis or treatment of COVID–19. 
(4) The term ‘‘health-plan contract’’ and ‘‘third 
party’’ have the meanings given those terms in sec-
tion 1725 of title 38, United States Code. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6594 
To provide that businesses with legal gaming revenue are eligible for certain 
assistance relating to COVID–19, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2020 
Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mrs. LEE of Nevada) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To provide that businesses with legal gaming revenue are 
eligible for certain assistance relating to COVID–19, 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 ‘‘Equal Access to 
COVID-19 Relief Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF BUSINESSES WITH LEGAL GAMING 
REVENUE FOR ASSISTANCE RELATING TO 
COVID–19. 
Notwithstanding section 120.110 of title 13, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or any other provision of law or regu-
lation, the receipt of legal gaming revenue shall not pre-
vent any person from being eligible for any program, loan, 
grant, or any benefit made available by the Coronavirus 
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116– 
136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Pub-
lic Law 116–127), or the Coronavirus Preparedness and 
Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public 
Law 116–123). 
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HR 6599 IH1S 
(1) the interagency coordination between each 
Federal agency involved in the research program 
carried out under this section; 
(2) the collaborative research achievements of 
the program, including the achievement of the tech-
nical milestones determined under subsection (a); 
and 
(3) potential opportunities to expand the tech-
nical capabilities of the Department. 
(f) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to the pro-
gram described in subsection (a) may be obligated or ex-
pended for commercial application of technology. 
(g) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized to be 
appropriated for the Department’s Office of Science, there 
shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out the 
activities under this section, $50,000,000 for fiscal years 
2021 and 2022. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6598 
To preserve national security by providing guarantees to investors for invest-
ments in businesses at risk of predatory economic tactics by the Com-
munist Party of the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2020 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, 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 preserve national security by providing guarantees to 
investors for investments in businesses at risk of preda-
tory economic tactics by the Communist Party of the 
People’s Republic of China, 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 ‘‘Secure Our Systems 
Against China’s Tactics Act’’ or the ‘‘SOS ACT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 659 
To establish a gun buyback grant program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 17, 2019 
Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. CONNOLLY, and Mr. QUIGLEY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish a gun buyback grant program. 
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 ‘‘Buyback Our Safety 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GUN BUYBACK GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, through 
the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice 
Programs of the Department of Justice, shall establish a 
gun buyback grant program under which the Assistant At-
torney General may make grants to law enforcement agen-
cies of States, units of local government, and Indian tribal 
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★
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6599 
To provide for coordination of research and development for pandemic disease 
prediction, forecasting, and computing, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2020 
Mr. LUCAS (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. BABIN, Mr. MARSHALL, 
Mr. POSEY, Mr. OLSON, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, 
and Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 
to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To provide for coordination of research and development 
for pandemic disease prediction, forecasting, and com-
puting, 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 ‘‘COVID Research Act 
of 2020’’ or the ‘‘Computing Opportunities to Vanquish 
Infectious Diseases Research Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(2) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801). 
(3) NATIONAL
ACADEMIES.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Academies’’ means the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(5) QUALIFYING
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘Quali-
fying entity’’ means— 
(A) an institution of higher education; 
(B) an appropriate State or Federal entity, 
including a federally funded research and devel-
opment center of the Department; 
(C) a nonprofit research institution; 
(D) a multi-institutional collaboration; or 
(E) any other relevant entity the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
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