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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1919 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to treat attendance at 
an institution of higher education the same as work for the purpose 
of determining eligibility to participate in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2021 
Mr. GOMEZ (for himself, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 
AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BRENDAN F. 
BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CASTRO of 
Texas, Ms. CHU, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CORREA, Mr. COSTA, 
Ms. DEAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. 
GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 
KHANNA, Mr. KIND, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. 
LIEU, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, 
Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OMAR, Ms. PIN-
GREE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Mr. SOTO, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 
THOMPSON of California, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. 
VARGAS, Mr. VELA, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. WELCH, and Ms. WIL-
LIAMS of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to treat 
attendance at an institution of higher education the same 
as work for the purpose of determining eligibility to 
participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram. 
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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 ‘‘Enhance Access To 
SNAP Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘EATS Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2015) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(4) by striking ‘‘employed’’ 
and inserting ‘‘attending an institution of higher 
education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) or em-
ployed, in the aggregate,’’, and 
(2) in subsection (o)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘work’’ 
and inserting ‘‘attending an institution of higher 
education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) or work, 
in the aggregate,’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on January 2, 2022. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 191 
To repeal Federal energy conservation standards, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2021 
Mr. BURGESS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To repeal Federal energy conservation standards, 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 ‘‘Energy Efficiency Free 
Market Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 321 of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘, determined 
in accordance with test procedures under section 
323’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘, determined 
in accordance with test procedures under section 
323’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (6); 
(4) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘, determined 
in accordance with section 323’’; 
(5) by striking paragraphs (19), (20), (22), 
(26), and (28); 
(6) in paragraph (29), by striking subpara-
graphs (C), (D), (E), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), (L), 
(M), (N), (O), and (P); 
(7) in paragraph (30), by striking subpara-
graphs (G), (O), (U), and (V); 
(8) in paragraph (31), by striking subpara-
graph (H); and 
(9) by striking paragraphs (32), (33), (34), 
(35), (36), (37), (38), (39), (40), (41), (42), (43), 
(44), (45), (47), (48), (50), (52), (53), (54), (55), 
(56), (57), (59), (60), (62), (65), and (66). 
(b) TEST PROCEDURES.—Section 323 of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6293) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subsections (a), (b), (d), (e), and 
(f); and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a test 
procedure is applicable under subsection (a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a test procedure was applicable 
under subsection (a) or (b), as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of the Energy 
Efficiency Free Market Act of 2021,’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3). 
(c) LABELING.—Section 324 of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and to which standards are applicable 
under section 325’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘and to which standards are applicable 
under section 325’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) by striking clause (ii); and 
(II) in clause (iii)(II)— 
(aa) in item (aa), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; 
and 
(bb) by striking item (bb); 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 30 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1921 
[Report No. 117–47] 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake 
Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2021 
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
MAY 28, 2021 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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(4) A Uniformed Services identification card 
issued by the Department of Defense. 
(5) Any immigration or other document issued 
by the United States Government bearing the alien’s 
name and photograph. 
(6) A State-issued identification card bearing 
the alien’s name and photograph. 
(7) Any other evidence determined to be cred-
ible by the Secretary. 
(b) DOCUMENTS ESTABLISHING ENTRY, CONTIN-
UOUS PHYSICAL PRESENCE, LACK OF ABANDONMENT OF 
RESIDENCE.—To establish that an alien was 18 years of 
age or younger on the date on which the alien entered 
the United States, and has continuously resided in the 
United States since such entry, as required under section 
102(b)(1)(B), that an alien has been continuously phys-
ically present in the United States, as required under sec-
tion 102(b)(1)(A) or 202(a)(2), or that an alien has not 
abandoned residence in the United States, as required 
under section 104(a)(1)(B), the alien may submit the fol-
lowing forms of evidence: 
(1) 
Passport 
entries, 
including 
admission 
stamps on the alien’s passport. 
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SECTION 1. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN RESTORATION 
PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION. 
(a) REVIEW
OF
COMPREHENSIVE
MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.—Section 121 of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1273) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) ensure that the comprehensive conserva-
tion and management plan approved for the Basin 
under section 320 is reviewed and revised in accord-
ance with section 320 not less often than once every 
5 years, beginning on the date of enactment of this 
paragraph.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘recommended 
by a management conference convened for the Basin 
under section 320’’ and inserting ‘‘identified in the 
comprehensive conservation and management plan 
approved for the Basin under section 320’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 121(e)(1) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273(e)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘, a 5,000 square mile’’.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
121(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1273(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2001 
through 2012 and the amount appropriated for fis-
cal year 2009 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—The Ad-
ministrator may use for administrative expenses not 
more than 5 percent of the amounts appropriated to 
carry out this section.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 15, 2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1921 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin 
Restoration Program, and for other purposes.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1921 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake 
Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2021 
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
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, 
SECTION 1. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN RESTORATION 
PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION. 
(a) REVIEW
OF
COMPREHENSIVE
MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.—Section 121 of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1273) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
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(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) ensure that the comprehensive conserva-
tion and management plan approved for the Basin 
under section 320 is reviewed and revised in accord-
ance with section 320 not less often than once every 
5 years, beginning on the date of enactment of this 
paragraph.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘recommended 
by a management conference convened for the Basin 
under section 320’’ and inserting ‘‘identified in the 
comprehensive conservation and management plan 
approved for the Basin under section 320’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 121(e)(1) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273(e)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘, a 5,000 square mile’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
121(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1273(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2001 
through 2012 and the amount appropriated for fis-
cal year 2009 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—The Ad-
ministrator may use for administrative expenses not 
more than 5 percent of the amounts appropriated to 
carry out this section.’’. 
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A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reau-
thorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Pro-
gram, and for other purposes. 
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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. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN RESTORATION 
PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION. 
(a) REVIEW
OF
COMPREHENSIVE
MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.—Section 121 of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1273) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) ensure that the comprehensive conserva-
tion and management plan approved for the Basin 
under section 320 is reviewed and revised in accord-
ance with section 320 not less often than once every 
5 years, beginning on the date of enactment of this 
paragraph.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘recommended 
by a management conference convened for the Basin 
under section 320’’ and inserting ‘‘identified in the 
comprehensive conservation and management plan 
approved for the Basin under section 320’’. 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 121(e)(1) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273(e)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘, a 5,000 square mile’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
121(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1273(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2001 
through 2012 and the amount appropriated for fis-
cal year 2009 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—The Ad-
ministrator may use for administrative expenses not 
more than 5 percent of the amounts appropriated to 
carry out this section.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 30 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1921 
[Report No. 117–47] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin 
Restoration Program, and for other purposes. 
MAY 28, 2021 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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(D) legal action for infringement of the 
patent will be taken against the recipient; 
(E) the sender is the exclusive licensee of 
the patent asserted in the communications; 
(F) persons other than the recipient pur-
chased a license for the patent asserted in the 
communications; 
(G) persons other than the recipient pur-
chased a license, and the sender does not dis-
close that such license is unrelated to the al-
leged infringement or the patent asserted in the 
communications; 
(H) an investigation of the recipient’s al-
leged infringement occurred; or 
(I) the sender or an affiliate of the sender 
previously filed a civil action asserting a claim 
of infringement of the patent based on the ac-
tivity that is the subject of the written commu-
nication when the sender knew such activity 
was held, in a final determination, not to in-
fringe the patent; 
(2) the sender of the communications, in bad 
faith, seeks compensation for— 
(A) a patent claim that has been held to 
be unenforceable due to inequitable conduct, in-
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medical interventions described in such 
subparagraph, or a plan that includes such 
gender reassignment medical interventions, 
so long as such separate coverage or plan 
is not paid for with any employer contribu-
tion eligible for the credit allowed under 
this section.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION TO MULTI-STATE PLANS.—Section 
1334(a) of Public Law 111–148 (42 U.S.C. 18054(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(7) COVERAGE
CONSISTENT
WITH
FEDERAL 
POLICY REGARDING GENDER REASSIGNMENT MED-
ICAL
INTERVENTIONS.—In entering into contracts 
under this subsection, the Director shall ensure that 
no multi-State qualified health plan offered in an 
Exchange provides health benefits coverage for 
which the expenditure of Federal funds is prohibited 
under chapter 4 of title 1, United States Code.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years ending after 
the date that is one year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, but only with respect to plan years beginning 
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after such date, and the amendment made by subsection 
(b) shall apply to plan years beginning after such date. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1929 
To amend title 44, United States Code, to require the President make and 
preserve records, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2021 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 44, United States Code, to require the 
President make and preserve records, 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 ‘‘Presidential Records 
Preservation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO MAKE AND PRESERVE RECORDS. 
Section 2203(a) of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Through the implementation of 
records management controls and other necessary 
actions, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘take all such steps as may be 
necessary to assure that’’ and inserting ‘‘make and 
preserve records containing adequate and proper 
documentation of’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘are adequately documented’’; 
(4) by inserting ‘‘shall take all steps necessary 
to ensure’’ before ‘‘that such records’’; and 
(5) by inserting ‘‘, including establishing 
records management controls to capture, manage, 
and preserve electronic messages and ensure that 
electronic messages are readily accessible for re-
trieval through electronic searches’’ after ‘‘law’’. 
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‘‘(A) following the initial appointment of 
members; and 
‘‘(B) at the time a committee’s charter is 
renewed, or, in the case of a committee with an 
indefinite charter, every 2 years. 
‘‘(4) The head of each agency shall inform each 
individual who is not a full-time or permanent part- 
time officer or employee of the Federal Government 
appointed to an advisory committee that reports to 
the agency whether the individual is appointed as a 
special Government employee or as a representative. 
The agency head shall provide each committee mem-
ber with an explanation of the differences between 
special Government employees and representatives 
and a summary of applicable ethics requirements. 
The agency head, acting through the designated 
agency ethics official, shall obtain signed and dated 
written confirmation from each committee member 
that the member received and reviewed the informa-
tion required by this paragraph. 
‘‘(5) The Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics shall provide guidance to agencies on what to 
include in the summary of ethics requirements re-
quired by paragraph (4). 
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an action under this subsection during the 
pendency of that action against any defendant 
named in the complaint of the Commission for 
any violation of such section alleged in the com-
plaint. 
(4) CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of bringing 
any civil action under paragraph (1), nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to prevent the attorney gen-
eral of a State from exercising the powers conferred 
on the attorney general by the laws of that State 
to— 
(A) conduct investigations; 
(B) administer oaths or affirmations; or 
(C) compel the attendance of witnesses or 
the production of documentary and other evi-
dence. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BAD FAITH.—The term ‘‘bad faith’’ means, 
with respect to section 2(a), that the sender— 
(A) made knowingly false or knowingly 
misleading statements, representations, or omis-
sions; 
(B) made statements, representations, or 
omissions with reckless indifference as to the 
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false or misleading nature of such statements, 
representations, or omissions; or 
(C) made statements, representations, or 
omissions with awareness of the high prob-
ability of the statements, representations, or 
omissions to deceive and the sender inten-
tionally avoided the truth. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Trade Commission. 
(3) FINAL DETERMINATION.—The term ‘‘final 
determination’’ means, with respect to the invalidity 
or unenforceability of a patent, that the invalidity or 
unenforceability has been determined by a court of 
the United States or the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office in a final decision that is 
unappealable or for which any opportunity for ap-
peal is no longer available. 
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140 
(b) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 
2004 of the Revised Statutes (52 U.S.C. 10101(c)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Whenever any person’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever any person’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) CIVIL ACTION.—Any person aggrieved by a 
violation of subsection (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(4) may 
institute a civil action for preventive relief, including 
an application in a United States district court for 
a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining 
order, or other order. In any such action, the court, 
in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party a 
reasonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2004 
of the Revised Statutes (52 U.S.C. 10101) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(1)’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(1)’’.