datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
apply’’ and inserting ‘‘Except for section 8556(b), this 
subpart shall not apply’’. 
SEC. 8. PROTECTING CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IN SCHOOL 
LIBRARIES. 
Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII of that Act (20 
U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 8549D. PROTECTING CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IN 
SCHOOL LIBRARIES. 
‘‘The Secretary shall require an assurance from each 
State and local educational agency receiving funds under 
this Act confirming that the State or local educational 
agency— 
‘‘(1) will protect the First Amendment rights of 
students in school libraries and will affirmatively 
further the right to receive information by— 
‘‘(A) providing access to a variety of read-
ing materials; 
‘‘(B) recognizing that public schools pre-
pare individuals for participation as citizens; 
‘‘(C) recognizing that school boards have 
important and discretionary functions; 
‘‘(D) acknowledging that among a school 
board’s functions is a role to play in deter-
mining the holdings of a school library; 
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‘‘(E) understanding the importance of 
First Amendment protections in school libraries 
as centers for voluntary inquiry and the dis-
semination of information and ideas; 
‘‘(F) understanding that school boards 
must exercise their discretionary authority in a 
manner that comports with First Amendment 
protections and imperatives; and 
‘‘(G) understanding that the exercise of a 
school board’s role in determining the holdings 
of a school library may not be done in a manner 
that is partisan, political, or otherwise aimed at 
prescribing particular schools of thought or 
opinion; and 
‘‘(2) will provide equal protection in the conduct 
of school libraries in compliance with the require-
ments of the Fourteenth Amendment and non-
discrimination laws.’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Separation of Powers 
Restoration Act of 2023’’ or ‘‘SOPRA’’. 
SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF STATUTORY AND REGU-
LATORY INTERPRETATIONS. 
Section 706 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘To the extent necessary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(a) To the extent necessary’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘decide all relevant questions of 
law, interpret constitutional and statutory provi-
sions, and’’; 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘of the terms of an agen-
cy action’’ the following ‘‘and decide de novo all rel-
evant questions of law, including the interpretation 
of constitutional and statutory provisions, rules 
made by agencies, and interpretative rules, general 
statements of policy, and all other agency guidance 
documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, this subsection shall apply in any action for ju-
dicial review of agency action authorized under any 
provision of law. No law may exempt any such civil 
action from the application of this section except by 
specific reference to this section’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘The reviewing court shall—’’ 
and inserting the following:
‘‘(b) The reviewing court shall—’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 15, 2023. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 288 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the 
nature of judicial review of agency interpreta-
tions of statutory and regulatory provisions.
I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 288 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial 
review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2023 
Mr. FITZGERALD (for himself, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 
MCCLINTOCK, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. BUCK, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. BISHOP of 
North Carolina, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, and Mr. CLINE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature 
of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory 
and regulatory provisions. 
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 ‘‘Separation of Powers 
Restoration Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF STATUTORY AND REGU-
LATORY INTERPRETATIONS. 
Section 706 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘To the extent necessary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(a) To the extent necessary’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘decide all relevant questions of 
law, interpret constitutional and statutory provi-
sions, and’’; 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘of the terms of an agen-
cy action’’ the following ‘‘and decide de novo all rel-
evant questions of law, including the interpretation 
of constitutional and statutory provisions, and rules 
made by agencies. Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, this subsection shall apply in any action 
for judicial review of agency action authorized under 
any provision of law. No law may exempt any such 
civil action from the application of this section ex-
cept by specific reference to this section’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘The reviewing court shall—’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) The reviewing court shall—’’. 
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IIB 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 288 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 20, 2023 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature 
of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory 
and regulatory provisions. 
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 ‘‘Separation of Powers 
Restoration Act of 2023’’ or ‘‘SOPRA’’. 
SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF STATUTORY AND REGU-
LATORY INTERPRETATIONS. 
Section 706 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘To the extent necessary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(a) To the extent necessary’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘decide all relevant questions of 
law, interpret constitutional and statutory provi-
sions, and’’; 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘of the terms of an agen-
cy action’’ the following ‘‘and decide de novo all rel-
evant questions of law, including the interpretation 
of constitutional and statutory provisions, rules 
made by agencies, and interpretative rules, general 
statements of policy, and all other agency guidance 
documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, this subsection shall apply in any action for ju-
dicial review of agency action authorized under any 
provision of law. No law may exempt any such civil 
action from the application of this section except by 
specific reference to this section’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘The reviewing court shall—’’ 
and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(b) The reviewing court shall—’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 15, 2023. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
By LISA P. GRANT, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 60 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 288 
[Report No. 118–83] 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial 
review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2023 
Mr. FITZGERALD (for himself, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 
MCCLINTOCK, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. BUCK, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. BISHOP of 
North Carolina, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, and Mr. CLINE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JUNE 1, 2023 
Additional sponsors: Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. 
BRECHEEN, and Mr. FRY 
JUNE 1, 2023 
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 January 11, 2023] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature 
of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory 
and regulatory provisions. 
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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 ‘‘Separation of Powers 
Restoration Act of 2023’’ or ‘‘SOPRA’’. 
SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF STATUTORY AND REGU-
LATORY INTERPRETATIONS. 
Section 706 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘To the extent necessary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) To the extent necessary’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘decide all relevant questions of 
law, interpret constitutional and statutory provisions, 
and’’; 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘of the terms of an agency 
action’’ the following ‘‘and decide de novo all relevant 
questions of law, including the interpretation of con-
stitutional and statutory provisions, and rules made 
by agencies. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, this subsection shall apply in any action for ju-
dicial review of agency action authorized under any 
provision of law. No law may exempt any such civil 
action from the application of this section except by 
specific reference to this section’’; and 
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(4) by striking ‘‘The reviewing court shall—’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) The reviewing court shall—’’. 
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(89) Section 102 of the Crime Identification 
Technology Act of 1998 (34 U.S.C. 40301) is 
amended as follows: 
(A) Subsection (b)(8) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(18 U.S.C. 922 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘(34 
U.S.C. 40901(b))’’. 
(B) Subsection (c)(1) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(18 U.S.C. 922 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘(34 
U.S.C. 40901(b))’’. 
(C) Subsection (c)(2)(G) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 10381 et seq.)’’ after ‘‘part 
Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968’’. 
(90) Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog 
Elimination Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701) is 
amended as follows: 
(A) Subsection (b)(2) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 14132(b)(3))’’ and inserting 
‘‘(34 U.S.C. 12592(b)(3))’’. 
(B) Subsection (d)(2)(B) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 14132(b))’’ and inserting 
‘‘(34 U.S.C. 12592(b)(1), (2))’’. 
(C) Subsection (n)(5)(C)(ii) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 14131)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(34 U.S.C. 12591)’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 60 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 288 
[Report No. 118–83] 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the 
nature of judicial review of agency interpreta-
tions of statutory and regulatory provisions. 
JUNE 1, 2023 
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. 2890 
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to make hospital organizations 
and cooperative hospital service organizations subject to the law relating 
to unfair methods of competition. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2023 
Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself and Mrs. SPARTZ) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to make hos-
pital organizations and cooperative hospital service orga-
nizations subject to the law relating to unfair methods 
of competition. 
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 Anticompetitive 
Healthcare Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
The 2d undesignated paragraph of section 4 of the 
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44) is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘ , and includes with respect to unfair methods of competi-
tion, any hospital organization or cooperative hospital 
service organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
taxation under section 501(a) of such Code’’. 
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(91) Section 1003 of the Sexual Assault Foren-
sic Evidence Reporting Act of 2013 (Public Law 
113–4, title X, 34 U.S.C. 40701 note) is amended 
as follows: 
(A) The matter before paragraph (1) is 
amended 
by 
inserting 
‘‘(34 
U.S.C. 
40701(a)(7))’’ after ‘‘section 2(a)(7) of the 
DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 
2000’’. 
(B) Paragraph (2) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(34 U.S.C. 40701(n)(3))’’ after ‘‘section 
2(n)(3) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi-
nation Act of 2000’’. 
(C) Paragraph (3) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(34 U.S.C. 40701(n)(4))’’ after ‘‘section 
2(n)(4) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi-
nation Act of 2000’’. 
(92) Section 1006 of the Sexual Assault Foren-
sic Evidence Reporting Act of 2013 (Public Law 
113–4, title X, 34 U.S.C. 40701 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 14135(a)(6) and (n))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 40701(a)(6), (n))’’. 
(93) Section 10(b) of the DNA Analysis Back-
log Elimination Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40706(b)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 14132(b)(3))’’ 
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under section 1905(p)(1)(C), such require-
ment shall be applied without regard to the 
exclusions provided under subparagraph 
(G).’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘subject to 
the life insurance policy exclusion’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
subject to the exclusions’’; and 
(5) in subparagraph (G)— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘LIFE INSURANCE POLICY EXCLUSION’’ and 
inserting ‘‘RESOURCE EXCLUSIONS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for purposes of subpara-
graphs (D) and (E) no part of the value of any 
life insurance policy shall be taken into ac-
count.’’ and inserting ‘‘for purposes of subpara-
graphs (D)(i) and (E), the following exclusions 
shall apply: 
‘‘(i) LIFE
INSURANCE
POLICY.—No 
part of the value of any life insurance pol-
icy shall be taken into account. 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE RETIREMENT PLAN.— 
No balance in any eligible retirement plan 
(as described in subparagraph (C)(i)(II)) 
shall be taken into account.’’. 
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and inserting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 12592(b)(3)(A) through 
(D))’’. 
(94) Section 2(1) (matter before subparagraph 
(A)) of the Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection 
Act of 2012 (34 U.S.C. 40741(1) (matter before 
subparagraph (A))) is amended by striking ‘‘(42 
U.S.C. 14132(a))’’ and inserting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 
12592(a))’’. 
(95) Section 4 of the Katie Sepich Enhanced 
DNA Collection Act of 2012 (34 U.S.C. 40743) is 
amended by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 14132(d))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 12592(d))’’. 
(96) Section 5 of the Katie Sepich Enhanced 
DNA Collection Act of 2012 (34 U.S.C. 40744) is 
amended by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 14135)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 40701(j))’’. 
(97) Section 104(b)(1)(A) of the NICS Im-
provement Amendments Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 
40914(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 
3755)’’ and inserting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 10156)’’. 
(98) Section 2546(a)(2) of the Comprehensive 
Thrift and Bank Fraud Prosecution and Taxpayer 
Recovery Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 41306(a)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 2539(c)(2)’’ and in-
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Weather Alert Re-
sponse and Notification Act’’ or the ‘‘WARN Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVENESS OF LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL 
ALERTING SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the effectiveness 
of local, State, and Federal emergency alerting systems 
in disseminating timely and relevant information during 
weather-related emergencies to help communities develop 
better policies and procedures for emergency response and 
enhance public safety in the event of a weather-related 
emergency. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub-
section (a), the Comptroller General shall— 
(1) evaluate the efficacy of various alert medi-
ums, including platforms such as social media, to 
disseminate emergency alerts, including travel bans 
and mass power outages, during extreme weather 
events; 
(2) assess the extent that guidance and training 
exists for developing alert content, such as ensuring 
alerts are clear, relevant, and provide the public with 
actionable information; and 
(3) determine whether improvements could be 
made to public alerting based on input from a se-
lected sample of emergency managers, local officials, 
and community groups. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure and the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate a report on the study conducted under subsection (a). 
Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 
2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2892 
AN ACT 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United 
States to conduct a study on the effectiveness of 
emergency alerting systems, and for other pur-
poses.
I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2892 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study 
on the effectiveness of local alerting systems, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2023 
Mr. LANGWORTHY (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. MORELLE, 
Mr. FRY, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. WEBER of Texas, and Ms. NORTON) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct a study on the effectiveness of local alerting 
systems, 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 ‘‘Weather Alert Re-
sponse and Notification Act’’ or the ‘‘WARN Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVENESS OF LOCAL ALERTING SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the effectiveness 
of local alerting systems in disseminating timely and rel-
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evant information during weather-related emergencies to 
help communities develop better policies and procedures 
for emergency response and enhance public safety in the 
event of a weather-related emergency. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub-
section (a), the Comptroller General shall— 
(1) evaluate the efficacy of various alert medi-
ums, including platforms such as social media, to 
disseminate emergency alerts, including travel bans 
and mass power outages, during extreme weather 
events; and 
(2) establish a set of best practices for such 
alerts. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 
report on the study conducted under subsection (a). 
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