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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4275 
AN ACT 
To provide for the development and dissemination of pro-
grams and materials for training pharmacists, health 
care providers, and patients on indicators that a prescrip-
tion is fraudulent, forged, or otherwise indicative of 
abuse or diversion, 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 ‘‘Empowering Phar-
macists in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS FOR TRAINING ON 
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A 
PHARMACIST MAY DECLINE TO FILL A PRE-
SCRIPTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with the Administrator 
of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Commis-
sioner of Food and Drugs, the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, and the Assistant Sec-
retary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall develop 
and disseminate programs and materials for training 
pharmacists, health care providers, and patients on— 
(1) circumstances under which a pharmacist 
may, consistent with section 201 of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811) and regulations 
thereunder, including section 1306.04 of title 21, 
Code of Federal Regulations, decline to fill a pre-
scription for a controlled substance because the 
pharmacist suspects the prescription is fraudulent, 
forged, or otherwise indicative of abuse or diversion; 
and
(2) any Federal requirements pertaining to de-
clining to fill a prescription under such circum-
stances. 
(b) MATERIALS INCLUDED.—In developing materials 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall include information educating— 
(1) pharmacists on how to decline to fill a pre-
scription and actions to take after declining to fill a 
prescription; and 
(2) other health care practitioners and the pub-
lic on a pharmacist’s responsibility to decline to fill 
prescriptions in certain circumstances. 
(c) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—In developing the pro-
grams and materials required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall seek input 
from relevant national, State, and local associations, 
boards of pharmacy, medical societies, licensing boards, 
health care practitioners, and patients. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4275 
AN ACT 
To provide for the development and dissemination 
of programs and materials for training phar-
macists, health care providers, and patients on 
indicators that a prescription is fraudulent, 
forged, or otherwise indicative of abuse or diver-
sion, and for other purposes.
IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4275 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 13, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To provide for the development and dissemination of pro-
grams and materials for training pharmacists, health 
care providers, and patients on indicators that a prescrip-
tion is fraudulent, forged, or otherwise indicative of 
abuse or diversion, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Empowering Phar-
macists in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS FOR TRAINING ON 
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A 
PHARMACIST MAY DECLINE TO FILL A PRE-
SCRIPTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with the Administrator 
of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Commis-
sioner of Food and Drugs, the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, and the Assistant Sec-
retary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall develop 
and disseminate programs and materials for training 
pharmacists, health care providers, and patients on— 
(1) circumstances under which a pharmacist 
may, consistent with section 201 of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811) and regulations 
thereunder, including section 1306.04 of title 21, 
Code of Federal Regulations, decline to fill a pre-
scription for a controlled substance because the 
pharmacist suspects the prescription is fraudulent, 
forged, or otherwise indicative of abuse or diversion; 
and 
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(2) any Federal requirements pertaining to de-
clining to fill a prescription under such circum-
stances. 
(b) MATERIALS INCLUDED.—In developing materials 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall include information educating— 
(1) pharmacists on how to decline to fill a pre-
scription and actions to take after declining to fill a 
prescription; and 
(2) other health care practitioners and the pub-
lic on a pharmacist’s responsibility to decline to fill 
prescriptions in certain circumstances. 
(c) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—In developing the pro-
grams and materials required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall seek input 
from relevant national, State, and local associations, 
boards of pharmacy, medical societies, licensing boards, 
health care practitioners, and patients. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4276 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voting systems 
used in elections for Federal office to produce a voter-verified, auditable 
paper record of the votes cast in such elections, to require State election 
officials to audit the results of such elections prior to certifying the 
results, to provide grants to States to improve voting system security, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Mrs. DINGELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require 
voting systems used in elections for Federal office to 
produce a voter-verified, auditable paper record of the 
votes cast in such elections, to require State election 
officials to audit the results of such elections prior to 
certifying the results, to provide grants to States to 
improve voting system security, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Safeguarding Election 
Infrastructure Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRING USE OF VOTING SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF 
PRODUCING 
VOTER-VERIFIED, 
AUDITABLE 
PAPER RECORD IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL 
OFFICE. 
(a) MORATORIUM ON ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN DI-
RECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS AND 
CERTAIN OTHER VOTING SYSTEMS.—Section 301 of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) MORATORIUM ON ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN DI-
RECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS AND 
CERTAIN OTHER VOTING SYSTEMS.—Beginning on the 
date of the enactment of the Safeguarding Election Infra-
structure Act of 2017, no State or jurisdiction may pur-
chase or otherwise acquire for use in an election for Fed-
eral office a direct recording electronic voting system or 
other electronic voting system that does not produce a 
voter-verified paper record as required by section 
301(a)(2) (as amended by such Act).’’. 
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A BILL 
To ensure that the operations of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System remain independent from 
the credit policy of the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4277 
To ensure that the Federal share of the costs of certain assistance relating 
to Hurricanes Irma and Maria is 100 percent, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Mr. GUTIE´RREZ (for himself and Mr. ESPAILLAT) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To ensure that the Federal share of the costs of certain 
assistance relating to Hurricanes Irma and Maria is 
100 percent, 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 ‘‘Waiver of Emergency 
Payments Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL SHARE OF ASSISTANCE. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, including 
direct Federal assistance, provided for Puerto Rico in con-
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nection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria under sections 
403, 404, 406, 407, and 408 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170b, 5170c, 5172, 5173, and 5174) shall be 100 per-
cent of the eligible costs under such sections. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4279 
AN ACT 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise 
any rules necessary to enable closed-end companies to 
use the securities offering and proxy rules that are avail-
able to other issuers of securities. 
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 ‘‘Expanding Investment 
Opportunities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PARITY FOR CLOSED-END COMPANIES REGARDING 
OFFERING AND PROXY RULES. 
(a) REVISION TO RULES.—Not later than the end of 
the 180 period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall pro-
pose and, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall 
finalize any rules, as appropriate, to allow any closed-end 
company, as defined in section 5(a)(2) of the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–5), that is reg-
istered as an investment company under such Act, and 
is listed on a national securities exchange or that makes 
periodic repurchase offers pursuant to section 270.23c– 
3 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, to use the secu-
rities offering and proxy rules, subject to conditions the 
Commission determines appropriate, that are available to 
other issuers that are required to file reports under section 
13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m; 78o(d)). Any action that the Com-
mission takes pursuant to this subsection shall consider 
the availability of information to investors, including what 
disclosures constitute adequate information to be des-
ignated as a ‘‘well-known seasoned issuer’’.
(b) TREATMENT IF REVISIONS NOT COMPLETED IN 
A TIMELY MANNER.—If the Commission fails to complete 
the revisions required by subsection (a) by the time re-
quired by such subsection, any registered closed-end com-
pany that is listed on a national securities exchange or 
that makes periodic repurchase offers pursuant to section 
270.23c–3 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, shall 
be deemed to be an eligible issuer under the final rule of 
the Commission titled ‘‘Securities Offering Reform’’ (70 
Fed. Reg. 44722; published August 3, 2005). 
(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) NO EFFECT ON RULE 482.—Nothing in this 
section or the amendments made by this section 
shall be construed to impair or limit in any way a 
registered closed-end company from using section 
230.482 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, to 
distribute sales material. 
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in this sec-
tion to a section of title 17, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, or to any form or schedule means such rule,
section, form, or schedule, or any successor to any 
such rule, section, form, or schedule. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 17, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4279 
AN ACT 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission 
to revise any rules necessary to enable closed-end 
companies to use the securities offering and 
proxy rules that are available to other issuers of 
securities.
(1) in subsection (j)(4)(C), by striking ‘‘and 
women-owned small businesses’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
women-owned, and rural-area small businesses’’; and 
(2) in subsection (j)(6)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘and 
women-owned small businesses’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
women-owned, and rural-area small businesses’’. 
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‘‘(i) use the facilities of a single insti-
tution; or 
‘‘(ii) be formed from a consortium of 
cooperating institutions and patient advo-
cacy groups in order to maximize the scope 
of the center’s services and geographic cov-
erage. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be 
eligible to make facilities so available (as de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(i)) or participate 
in such a consortium (as described in subpara-
graph (A)(ii)), an institution or group shall 
meet such requirements as the Secretary may 
prescribe. 
‘‘(5) NUMBER OF CENTERS; DURATION OF SUP-
PORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary shall 
provide for the establishment of not fewer than 
4 and not more than 6 centers under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(B) GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.—The 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) ensure that each of the centers 
established under paragraph (1) is located 
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in a different region of the United States 
than other such centers; and 
‘‘(ii) encourage the formation of such 
centers from a consortium of entities (as 
described in paragraph (4)(A)(ii)) covering 
multiple regions or States. 
‘‘(C) DURATION.—Support for a center es-
tablished under paragraph (1) may be provided 
under this section for a period not to exceed 5 
years. Such period may be extended for one or 
more additional periods not exceeding 5 years if 
the operations of such center have been re-
viewed and approved by an appropriate tech-
nical and scientific peer review group estab-
lished by the Secretary and if such group has 
recommended to the Secretary that such period 
should be extended. 
‘‘(d) RESEARCH ON SYMPTOMOLOGY AND TREAT-
MENT.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
award grants on a competitive, peer-reviewed basis for re-
search on— 
‘‘(1) the full range of symptomology within the 
Tourette syndrome clinical spectrum; and 
‘‘(2) the efficacy of treatment options for par-
ticular patient subpopulations. 
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‘‘(e) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available to 
carry out the programs and activities of the National In-
stitutes of Health for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall des-
ignate a portion of such amounts for carrying out the pro-
grams and activities of the National Institutes of Health 
with respect to Tourette syndrome.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4280 
To provide for the sunset of rules one year after the date on which they 
are finalized, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Mr. KELLY of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the sunset of rules one year after the date 
on which they are finalized, 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 ‘‘Ensuring Regulations 
are Successful or Ended Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘ERASE 
Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. SUNSET FOR RULES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), any rule (as such term is defined in section 551 of 
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title 5, United States Code) that is finalized after the date 
of the enactment of this Act shall sunset on the date that 
is one year after the date on which the rule is finalized. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.—The sunset under 
subsection (a) shall not apply to a rule described in that 
subsection if a joint resolution is enacted which provides 
for the continuance of that rule. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4281 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital 
for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Mr. KIHUEN (for himself and Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand 
access to capital for rural-area small businesses, 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 ‘‘Expanding Access to 
Capital for Rural Job Creators Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR RURAL-AREA SMALL BUSI-
NESSES. 
Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
U.S.C. 78d) is amended— 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect on June 1, 2018. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 11, 2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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(2) LIMITATION
ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
PENSES.—Not more than 10 percent of the amounts 
appropriated or otherwise made available to carry 
out this section may be used for administrative ex-
penses. 
(3) RETENTION OF AMOUNTS.—Any amounts 
appropriated pursuant to this subsection that re-
main unexpended and unobligated on September 30, 
2022, shall be retained by the Commission and cred-
ited to the appropriations account that funds the en-
forcement of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 
U.S.C. 2051). 
(4) OFFSET.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Government Publishing Office for 
each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 the amount 
that is $2,000,000 less than the amount appro-
priated for such Office for fiscal year 2017. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the last 
day of each fiscal year for which grants are awarded under 
this section, the Commission shall submit to Congress a 
report that evaluates the implementation of the grant pro-
gram required by this section. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7090 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the Secretary 
of the Treasury to permit an election relating to property transferred 
in connection with services to be made in electronic form. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2022 
Mr. MCHENRY (for himself and Mr. SMITH of Nebraska) 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 require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to permit an election relat-
ing to property transferred in connection with services 
to be made in electronic form. 
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 ‘‘Eliminating Paperwork 
for Startups Act’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4284 
To establish a Federal Coordinator within the Department of Health and 
Human Services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. BARTON, and Mr. JOHNSON of 
Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish a Federal Coordinator within the Department 
of Health and Human Services, 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 ‘‘Indexing Narcotics, 
Fentanyl, and Opioids Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘INFO Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL COORDINATOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall appoint a Federal Coordinator 
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