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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5883 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an increased 
credit for carbon oxide sequestration for direct air capture facilities, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2020 
Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself and Mr. WENSTRUP) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
for an increased credit for carbon oxide sequestration 
for direct air capture facilities, 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. INCREASE IN CREDIT FOR CARBON OXIDE SE-
QUESTRATION FOR DIRECT AIR CAPTURE FA-
CILITIES. 
(a) INCREASE IN APPLICABLE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR 
DIRECT
AIR
CAPTURE
FACILITIES.—Section 
45Q(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended— 
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(1) in clause (i)(I) and (ii)(I), by inserting 
‘‘($62.50 in the case of a direct air capture facility)’’ 
after ‘‘$50’’, and 
(2) in clause (i)(II) and (ii)(II), by inserting 
‘‘($43.75 in the case of a direct air capture facility)’’ 
after ‘‘$35’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF PLACED-IN-SERVICE DEADLINE; DE-
CREASE IN CAPTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR DIRECT AIR 
CAPTURE FACILITIES.—Section 45Q(d) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) QUALIFIED FACILITY.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘qualified facility’ means any industrial 
facility or direct air capture facility which captures— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a facility which emits not 
more than 500,000 metric tons of carbon oxide into 
the atmosphere during the taxable year, not less 
than 25,000 metric tons of qualified carbon oxide 
during the taxable year which is utilized in a manner 
described in subsection (f)(5), 
‘‘(2) in the case of an electricity generating fa-
cility which is not described in subparagraph (A), 
not less than 500,000 metric tons of qualified car-
bon oxide during the taxable year, or 
‘‘(3) in the case of a direct air capture facility 
or any facility not described in subparagraph (A) or 
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(B), not less than 50,000 metric tons of qualified 
carbon oxide during the taxable year.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2020. 
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(2) obtain such appropriate relief as the person 
could obtain in a civil action under subsection (d) 
with respect to that violation, along with costs and 
a reasonable attorney fee. 
(d) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—Any person that, 
after the date of enactment of this Act, is aggrieved by 
a violation of this Act may, in a civil action— 
(1) obtain any appropriate equitable or declara-
tory relief with respect to the violation; and 
(2) recover all other appropriate relief, includ-
ing monetary damages. 
(e) COSTS
AND ATTORNEY FEES.—A court may 
award to a person aggrieved by a violation of this Act that 
prevails in an action brought under subsection (d) the 
costs of the action, including a reasonable attorney fee. 
(f) NO PREEMPTION.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed to preclude or limit any remedy otherwise 
available under other law, including consequential and pu-
nitive damages. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5886 
To direct the Secretary of Education to develop resources to reduce e-cigarette 
use by students on campuses of institutions of higher education, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2020 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mrs. DAVIS 
of California, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. PRESSLEY, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. SCANLON, and Ms. CLARKE 
of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to develop resources 
to reduce e-cigarette use by students on campuses of 
institutions of higher education, 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 ‘‘Vaping Prevention on 
College Campuses Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESOURCES FOR REDUCING E-CIGARETTE USE ON 
CAMPUSES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Edu-
cation (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 
develop resources to assist institutions of higher education 
to reduce the use of e-cigarettes by students on campuses 
and improve the short-term and long-term health out-
comes of such students. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing resources under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with— 
(1) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices; 
(2) institutions of higher education, including 
student representatives thereof; and 
(3) public health organizations. 
(c) CONTENTS.—Resources developed under sub-
section (a) may include— 
(1) action plans for ending e-cigarette use on 
campuses; 
(2) visual aids informing students of the dan-
gers of e-cigarette use; 
(3) instructional materials designed to prevent 
student e-cigarette use; and 
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(4) a directory of healthcare providers that spe-
cialize in nicotine addiction treatment. 
(d) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make the re-
sources developed under subsection (a) available on a pub-
licly accessible website of the Department of Education. 
(e) INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDUCATION
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘institution of higher 
education’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5887 
To amend title 37, United States Code, to standardize payment of hazardous 
duty incentive pay for members of the reserve components of the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2020 
Mr. KIM (for himself, Mr. COLE, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. 
RYAN, and Ms. SLOTKIN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 37, United States Code, to standardize pay-
ment of hazardous duty incentive pay for members of 
the reserve components of the Armed Forces, 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 ‘‘Guard and Reserve 
Hazard Duty Pay Equity Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STANDARDIZATION OF PAYMENT OF HAZARDOUS 
DUTY INCENTIVE PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
RESERVE 
COMPONENTS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘under section 204 of this 
title or compensation under section 206 of this 
title’’ after ‘‘member of a uniformed service who 
is entitled to basic pay’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
(c), or (e)’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘who is enti-
tled to basic pay’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (f). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2020, and 
shall apply with respect to duty performed in any month 
beginning on or after that date. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5889 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to set forth a method of 
determining maximum out-of-pocket limits and annual updates to pre-
mium tax credit eligibility. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2020 
Mrs. AXNE (for herself, Ms. MATSUI, and Mr. HORSFORD) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to set forth a method of determining maximum out- 
of-pocket limits and annual updates to premium tax cred-
it eligibility. 
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 ‘‘Fair Indexing for 
Health Care Affordability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PREMIUM ADJUSTMENT PERCENTAGE. 
Section 1302(c)(4) of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18022(c)(4)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘calendar year)’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar year, 
based on estimates and projections for the applicable cal-
endar year of the percentage (if any) by which the average 
per enrollee premium for employer-sponsored insurance 
exceeds such average per enrollee premium for the pre-
ceding calendar year, as published in the National Health 
Expenditure Accounts)’’. 
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HR 5 RFS
striking ‘‘sex,’’ and inserting ‘‘sex (including sexual ori-
entation and gender identity),’’. 
(e) EMPLOYMENT BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—Sec-
tion 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000e–16) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sex,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘sex (including sexual orientation and gender 
identity),’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘sex’’ and in-
serting ‘‘sex (including sexual orientation and gender 
identity),’’. 
(f) GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEE
RIGHTS
ACT
OF 
1991.—The Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 
(42 U.S.C. 2000e–16a et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 301(b), by striking ‘‘sex,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘sex (including sexual orientation and gender 
identity),’’; 
(2) in section 302(a)(1), by striking ‘‘sex,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘sex (including sexual orientation and gen-
der identity),’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 305. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND CLAIMS. 
‘‘Sections 1101(b), 1106, and 1107 of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 shall apply to this title except that 
for purposes of that application, a reference in that section 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5893 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide certain purchasing author-
ity for recipients or subrecipients of grants under chapter 53 of title 
49 of such Code, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2020 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide certain 
purchasing authority for recipients or subrecipients of 
grants under chapter 53 of title 49 of such Code, 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 ‘‘Transit Bus Procure-
ment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURCHASING AUTHORITY. 
Section 502 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) USE OF SUPPLY SCHEDULES FOR THE PUR-
CHASE OF BUSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
provide access to sources of supply for buses to re-
cipients or subrecipients of Federal assistance under 
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, to obtain 
buses for use in public transportation. 
‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.—The 
Secretary of Transportation shall restrict access to 
sources of supply of the General Services Adminis-
tration to obtain buses to recipients or subrecipients 
described in paragraph (1) in areas with a popu-
lation of less than 200,000 and to recipients or sub-
recipients in areas with a population of 200,000 or 
more with 100 or fewer buses in fixed route service 
during peak service hours.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5894 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance 
requiring the list prices of drugs to be included in advertisements for 
such drugs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2020 
Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas (for herself, Ms. SLOTKIN, and Ms. FINKENAUER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
issue guidance requiring the list prices of drugs to be 
included in advertisements for such drugs. 
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 ‘‘Transparency in Pre-
scription Drug Advertising Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PRICING TRANSPARENCY IN DRUG ADVERTISING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with the Commissioner 
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of Food and Drugs and the Administrator of the Centers 
for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall issue department- 
wide guidance requiring the list prices of drugs to be in-
cluded, as appropriate, in all advertising of drugs, includ-
ing by means of television, newspapers, the internet, or 
other media. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT; CONSISTENCY.—The guidance 
under subsection (a)— 
(1) shall include appropriate enforcement mech-
anisms for failure to make disclosures in accordance 
with the guidance; and 
(2) should be consistent with the regulation of 
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services re-
lated to drug pricing transparency. 
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formation identified on each firearm or other 
firearm descriptor, including the manufacturer, 
importer, model, serial number, type, and cal-
iber or gauge; 
‘‘(ii) shall not be electronically searchable 
by the personally identifiable information of any 
individual; and 
‘‘(iii) shall include in search results the en-
tire contents of the relevant records kept by the 
licensee. 
‘‘(H) This paragraph shall take effect notwith-
standing any other provision of law, including any 
temporary or permanent restrictions placed on funds 
made available to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives, or the Department of Jus-
tice.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5895 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to eliminate 
the repatriation loan program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2020 
Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 to eliminate the repatriation loan program, 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 ‘‘Leave No Americans 
Behind Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF REPATRIATION LOANS BY DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE. 
Section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘, on 
a reimbursable basis to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, with such reimbursements to be credited to 
the applicable Department of State appropriation 
and to remain available until expended, except that 
no reimbursement under this clause shall be paid 
that is greater than the amount the person evacu-
ated would have been charged for a reasonable com-
mercial air fare immediately prior to the events giv-
ing rise to the evacuation’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (d). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5898 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify the exception from require-
ments for the operation of vehicles on certain highways in the State 
of Texas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2020 
Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas (for himself and Mr. VELA) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify the excep-
tion from requirements for the operation of vehicles on 
certain highways in the State of Texas, 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 ‘‘Promoting Agricultural 
Commerce Act’’. 
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‘‘(3) ICE-COVERED WATERWAY.—The term ‘ice- 
covered waterway’ means any portion of the Great 
Lakes in which commercial vessels operate that is 70 
percent or greater covered by ice, but does not in-
clude any waters adjacent to piers or docks for 
which commercial icebreaking services are available. 
‘‘(4) OPEN TO NAVIGATION.—The term ‘open to 
navigation’ means navigable to the extent necessary 
to meet the reasonable demands of commerce, mini-
mize delays to passenger ferries, extricate vessels 
and persons from danger, prevent damage due to 
flooding, and conduct other Coast Guard missions as 
required. 
‘‘(5) REASONABLE DEMANDS OF COMMERCE.— 
The term ‘reasonable demands of commerce’ means 
the safe movement of commercial vessels transiting 
ice-covered waterways in the Great Lakes at a speed 
of 3 knots or greater.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of analysis 
for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘564. Great Lakes icebreaking operations.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than the first July 1 after 
the first winter in which the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard is subject to the requirements of section 564 of title 
14, United States Code, such Commandant shall submit 
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to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate, a report on the cost 
to the Coast Guard of meeting the requirements of such 
section. 
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SEC. 2. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS-INTERSTATE SYS-
TEM. 
Section 127(n) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘United States Route 83,’’ 
after ‘‘United States Route 281,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or Interstate Route 2’’ after 
‘‘Interstate Route 69’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5899 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make debts for student 
loans dischargeable. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2020 
Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. CORREA, and Mr. NORMAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make debts 
for student loans dischargeable. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXCEPTION TO DISCHARGE. 
Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (8); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 
(14B) as paragraphs (8) through (14A), respec-
tively. 
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SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Title 11, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 704(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking 
‘‘(14A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’; 
(2) in section 1106(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking 
‘‘(14A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’; 
(3) in section 1202(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking 
‘‘(14A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’; and 
(4) in section 1328(a)(2) by striking ‘‘(8), or 
(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (8)’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to 
debts arising after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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