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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6377 
To establish a grant program for States to support apprentices in 
apprenticeships programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2023 
Mr. CUELLAR (for himself, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. NORCROSS, and Mrs. DIN-
GELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, 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 establish a grant program for States to support appren-
tices in apprenticeships programs, 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Apprentice-Related 
Child Care Act’’ or the ‘‘ARCC Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—From the amount appro-
priated under subsection (i)(1) that is not reserved 
under subsection (i)(2), the Secretary of Labor shall 
award grants, on a competitive basis, to 10 States 
for each such State to provide monthly stipends to 
eligible child care providers on behalf of individuals 
who are participating in pre-apprenticeship pro-
grams or apprenticeship programs to assist such in-
dividuals in covering the costs of childcare during 
such participation. 
(2) GRANT
AMOUNTS.—In awarding grants 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall award an 
equal amount to each State awarded such a grant. 
(3) GRANT PERIODS.—A grant awarded under 
this section shall be awarded— 
(A) for a period of two years; and 
(B) in equal amounts for each year of such 
period. 
(4) GRANT
PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that 
States that are awarded the grants— 
(A) are geographically diverse; and 
(B) have pre-apprenticeship programs and 
apprenticeship programs in in-demand industry 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6379 
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize 
the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2023 
Mr. FEENSTRA (for himself, Mr. COSTA, Mr. BOST, Ms. CRAIG, and Mr. 
NUNN of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
to reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance 
Network. 
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 ‘‘Farmers First Act of 
2023’’. 
SEC. 2. FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE NETWORK. 
Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5936) is amended— 
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(F) The Secretary of State. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6378 
To permit the remains of any Medal of Honor recipient to lie in honor 
in the rotunda of the United States Capitol, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2023 
Mr. ELLZEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To permit the remains of any Medal of Honor recipient 
to lie in honor in the rotunda of the United States 
Capitol, 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. PERMITTING REMAINS OF MEDAL OF HONOR 
RECIPIENTS TO LIE IN HONOR IN CAPITOL 
ROTUNDA. 
(a) REQUEST OF SURVIVING NEXT OF KIN.—At the 
request of the primary surviving next of kin of a Medal 
of Honor recipient, the remains of the Medal of Honor 
recipient shall be permitted to lie in honor in the rotunda 
of the United States Capitol. 
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(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE 
CAPITOL.—The Architect of the Capitol, under the direc-
tion of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
the President pro tempore of the Senate, shall take such 
steps as the Architect considers appropriate to carry out 
this Act, including determining the date and time during 
which the remains of a Medal of Honor recipient shall be 
permitted to lie in honor and establishing regulations to 
determine who is the primary surviving next of kin of a 
Medal of Honor recipient. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this Act, the term ‘‘Medal of 
Honor recipient’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 1074h of title 10, United States Code. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall apply with re-
spect to an individual who dies on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding crisis lines’’ before the semicolon at the end; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2028’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(e) REFERRALS TO PROVIDERS.—As part of the ef-
forts of the recipient of a grant under subsection (a) to 
connect individuals to behavioral health counseling and 
wellness support and to ensure individuals have access to 
a comprehensive scope of mental health and substance use 
treatments and supports, when applicable, the grant re-
cipient may establish referral relationships with— 
‘‘(1) certified community behavioral health clin-
ics described in section 223 of the Protecting Access 
to Medicare Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note; 
Public Law 113–93); 
‘‘(2) health centers (as defined in section 
330(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254b(a))); 
‘‘(3) rural health clinics (as defined in section 
1861(aa) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(aa))); 
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‘‘(4) Federally qualified health centers (as de-
fined in that section); and 
‘‘(5) critical access hospitals (as defined in sec-
tion 1861(mm) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(mm))).’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6382 
To increase protections against sexually dangerous persons, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2023 
Mr. ISSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Com-
merce, and Ways and Means, 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 increase protections against sexually dangerous persons, 
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 ‘‘Stop Sexually Violent 
Predators Act’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6403 
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to require the disclosure 
of student medical and counseling records to parents. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2023 
Mr. GAETZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to require 
the disclosure of student medical and counseling records 
to parents. 
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 ‘‘Parents’ Right to 
Know Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT. 
Section 445 of the General Education Provisions Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1232h) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6383 
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from implementing or 
enforcing a remain in Texas policy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2023 
Mr. JACKSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. BABIN, 
Mr. FALLON, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. LUTTRELL, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. WEBER 
of Texas, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. 
NEHLS, Mr. SELF, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 
MCCAUL, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. MORAN, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. TONY 
GONZALES of Texas, Mr. ROY, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. CARTER of 
Texas, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. HUNT, and Mr. GUEST) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from 
implementing or enforcing a remain in Texas policy. 
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. PROHIBITION ON SECRETARY OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY FROM IMPLEMENTING OR EN-
FORCING A REMAIN IN TEXAS POLICY. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No Federal funds may be used 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement or 
enforce a remain in Texas policy. 
(b) REMAIN IN TEXAS POLICY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘remain in Texas policy’’ means a policy 
that requires any alien to remain in the State of Texas 
after such alien is released or paroled by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security or the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services into the United States. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6387 
To modify the minimum allocation requirement for the emergency solutions 
grants program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2023 
Mr. MENENDEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To modify the minimum allocation requirement for the 
emergency solutions grants 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 ‘‘Local Solutions to End 
Homelessness Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. MINIMUM ALLOCATION REQUIREMENT FOR EMER-
GENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS PROGRAM. 
Section 414(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11373(b)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(b) MINIMUM ALLOCATION REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—If, under the allocation 
provisions applicable under this subtitle, a metropoli-
tan city or an urban county would receive a grant 
of less than .05 percent of the amounts appropriated 
under section 408 and made available to carry out 
this subtitle for any fiscal year, such amount shall 
be reallocated to the State in which the metropolitan 
city or urban county, as applicable, is located, except 
that— 
‘‘(A) in the case of the metropolitan city, 
such amount shall be reallocated to the urban 
county in which the metropolitan city is located, 
if the urban county— 
‘‘(i) has previously received and ad-
ministered assistance under this section; 
and 
‘‘(ii) agrees to receive such amount; 
and 
‘‘(B) in the case of the urban county, such 
amount shall be provided to the urban county 
if the urban county has previously received and 
administered assistance under this section. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), a metropolitan city shall receive the grant 
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amount described such paragraph if the metropoli-
tan city— 
‘‘(A) is located in a State that does not 
have counties as local governments; 
‘‘(B) has a population greater than 40,000 
but less than 50,000 as used in determining the 
fiscal year 1987 community development block 
grant program allocation; and 
‘‘(C) was allocated in excess of $1,000,000 
in community development block grant funds in 
fiscal year 1987. 
‘‘(3) AMOUNTS REALLOCATED TO URBAN COUN-
TIES.—An urban county that receives amounts re-
allocated under paragraph (1)(A) shall expend those 
amounts for the benefit of metropolitan cities lo-
cated in the urban county.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6389 
To eliminate the reduction in pay of a Federal employee or District of 
Columbia employee as a result of such employee serving as a member 
of the National Guard of the District of Columbia, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2023 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To eliminate the reduction in pay of a Federal employee 
or District of Columbia employee as a result of such 
employee serving as a member of the National Guard 
of the District of Columbia, 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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
National Guard Federal Employee Leave Fairness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CREDITING AMOUNTS RECEIVED 
AGAINST PAY OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OR 
D.C. EMPLOYEE SERVING AS A MEMBER OF 
THE NATIONAL GUARD OF THE DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA. 
The amendment made by section 1109 of title XI of 
division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) shall apply to any 
amounts credited, by operation of section 5519 of title 5, 
United States Code, against the pay of an employee or 
individual described under section 6323(c) of such title 
during the period beginning on May 29, 2020, and ending 
on December 26, 2021. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6390 
To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to permit the refusal of 
credit to aliens who do not have lawful status in the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2023 
Mr. SELF (for himself, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. BIGGS, and Mr. WEBER of 
Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to permit 
the refusal of credit to aliens who do not have lawful 
status in 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reinforcing Immigra-
tion Status for Credit Knowledge Act’’ or the ‘‘RISK 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REFUSAL OF CREDIT TO ALIENS WITHOUT LAWFUL 
STATUS. 
Section 701(b) of the Consumer Credit Protection 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1691(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) to refuse to extend credit to an alien who 
does not have lawful status in the United States 
under the immigration laws (as such terms are de-
fined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)).’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6391 
To require the Department of Homeland Security to develop a comprehensive 
plan to identify, deploy, and integrate emerging technologies to achieve 
greater situational awareness along the northern and southern borders 
of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2023 
Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. GARBARINO, and Mr. 
DUARTE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To require the Department of Homeland Security to develop 
a comprehensive plan to identify, deploy, and integrate 
emerging technologies to achieve greater situational 
awareness along the northern and southern borders of 
the United States. 
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 ‘‘Integrating New Tech-
nologies to Empower Law Enforcement at Our Borders 
Act’’. 
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261 
pants in such workforce development programs 
and the related high-wage, high skill, or in-de-
mand industry sectors or occupations for which 
such programs will prepare participants. 
‘‘(J) The evidence upon which the edu-
cation and skills development strategies to be 
used in such workforce development programs 
are based and an explanation of how such evi-
dence influenced the design of the programs to 
improve education and employment outcomes. 
‘‘(K) How activities of the eligible institu-
tion are expected to align with the workforce 
strategies identified in— 
‘‘(i) any State plan or local plan sub-
mitted under this Act by the State, out-
lying area, or locality in which the eligible 
institution is expected to operate; 
‘‘(ii) any State plan submitted under 
section 122 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2342) by such State or outlying 
area; and 
‘‘(iii) any economic development plan 
of the chief executive of such State or out-
lying area.
‘‘(ii) an itemized receipt of any fire-
arms or ammunition surrendered by the 
individual subject to the firearm surrender 
order under subparagraph (C)(i), or re-
moved by a chief law enforcement officer 
from that individual under subparagraph 
(C)(ii), that is signed by the individual who 
took possession of those firearms or am-
munition; 
‘‘(2) in the case of an individual who does not 
comply with paragraph (1)(C)(i), and where there 
are reasonable grounds to believe that the individual 
possesses or has purchased a firearm, require the 
chief law enforcement officer or designated law en-
forcement agency described in paragraph (1)(C)(ii) 
to remove any firearm or ammunition from the indi-
vidual; 
‘‘(3) requires a chief law enforcement officer or 
designated law enforcement agency that conducts a 
removal under paragraph (1)(C)(ii) or (2) or re-
ceives a firearm or ammunition surrendered by an 
individual under paragraph (1)(C)(i)(I) to, not later 
than 48 hours after conducting the removal or re-
ceiving the surrendered firearm or ammunition, no-
tify the court of the removal or surrender; 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6393 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to allow certain activities 
to be conducted with respect to sturgeon held in captivity or in a 
controlled environment in the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2023 
Mr. WALTZ (for himself, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, 
and Mr. DUNN of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to allow 
certain activities to be conducted with respect to sturgeon 
held in captivity or in a controlled environment in 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sturgeon Conservation 
and Sustainability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STURGEON HELD IN CAPTIVITY OR CONTROLLED 
ENVIRONMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 9(b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1538(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) STURGEON.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(1) and 
section 7(a)(2) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(i) a sturgeon farmed in the United 
States that is legally held in captivity or in 
a controlled environment as of the date of 
enactment of this paragraph, until such 
time as the sturgeon is intentionally re-
turned to a wild state; or 
‘‘(ii) progeny of a sturgeon described 
in clause (i), until such time as the prog-
eny is intentionally returned to a wild 
state. 
‘‘(B) DEMONSTRATION; REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any person hold-
ing any sturgeon or progeny described in 
subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(I) be able to demonstrate that 
the sturgeon or progeny qualifies as a 
sturgeon or progeny, as applicable, de-
scribed in that subparagraph; and 
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‘‘(II) maintain and submit to the 
Secretary, on request of the Secretary, 
such inventories, documentation, and 
records as the Secretary may, by reg-
ulation, require as being reasonably 
appropriate to carry out the purposes 
of this paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—Requirements 
described in clause (i)(II) shall not unnec-
essarily duplicate the requirements of other 
rules and regulations promulgated by the 
Secretary under this Act.’’. 
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