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Union Calendar No. 561 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1657 
[Report No. 118–665] 
A BILL 
To provide for a land exchange in the Chippewa 
National Forest, Minnesota, and for other pur-
poses. 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 
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. 1661 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise taxes 
on wagering. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2023 
Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. AMODEI, and Mr. 
HORSFORD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal 
the excise taxes on wagering. 
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 ‘‘Discriminatory Gam-
ing Tax Repeal Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAXES ON WAGERING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 35 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to taxes on wagering) is re-
pealed. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2022. 
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bert Pike Recreation Area that may be suitable for 
overnight camping; and 
(2) not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act— 
(A) review each area identified under para-
graph (1); and 
(B) from the areas so identified, select and 
establish campsites and related facilities within 
Albert Pike Recreation Area for public use. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO CAMPSITES AND 
RELATED FACILITIES.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) ensure that at least 54 campsites are avail-
able under subsection (a), of which not less than 8 
shall have electric and water hookups; and 
(2) ensure that each campsite and related facil-
ity identified or established under subsection (a) is 
located outside of the 1 percent annual exceedance 
probability flood elevation. 
(c) REOPENING OF CERTAIN SITES.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall open each campsite within Albert Pike 
Recreation Area that— 
(1) exists on the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM PERMANENT EMER-
GENCY LENDING PROGRAM. 
The Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 221 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 10B the following: 
‘‘SEC. 10C. PERMANENT EMERGENCY LENDING PROGRAM. 
‘‘The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tem shall establish and maintain a permanent emergency 
lending program under which a Federal reserve bank may 
provide short-term liquidity to member banks or other de-
pository institutions pledging any collateral eligible for 
purchase by the Federal reserve banks in open market op-
erations.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1664 
To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and 
the Federal Open Market Committee to consider inflation, employment, 
and financial stability when setting interest rates. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2023 
Mr. TORRES of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System and the Federal Open Market Committee to con-
sider inflation, employment, and financial stability when 
setting interest rates. 
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 ‘‘Financial Stability 
Mandate Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INTEREST RATE CONSIDERATIONS. 
Section 2A of the Federal Reserve Act is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘The Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Mar-
ket Committee shall’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market 
Committee shall’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market 
Committee shall, when setting interest rates, consider in-
flation, employment, and financial stability.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1666 
To amend title XVIII to protect patient access to ground ambulance services 
under part B of the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2023 
Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, and Mr. 
TONKO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, 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 amend title XVIII to protect patient access to ground 
ambulance services under part B of the Medicare 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 ‘‘Protecting Access to 
Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROTECTING PATIENT ACCESS TO GROUND AMBU-
LANCE SERVICES. 
Section 1834(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(l)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking ‘‘2025’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (13)(A), by striking ‘‘2025’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2028’’ in each 
such place. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1667 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to identify and develop campsites 
and related facilities for public use in the Ouachita National Forest, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2023 
Mr. WESTERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to identify and de-
velop campsites and related facilities for public use in 
the Ouachita National Forest, 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 ‘‘Ouachita National 
Forest Overnight Camping Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF OVERNIGHT CAMPSITES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) not later than 6 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, identify areas within Al-
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(2) is located outside of the 1 percent annual 
exceedance probability flood elevation. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ALBERT
PIKE
RECREATION
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘Albert Pike Recreation Area’’ means the Al-
bert Pike Recreation Area and grounds associated 
with such area located in the Ouachita National 
Forest, approximately six miles north of Langley, 
Arkansas in southern Montgomery County, Arkan-
sas. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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for which the determination described in subpara-
graph (A) applies; and 
‘‘(ii) may include any information that the edu-
cational institution believes the Department should 
have taken into account when making the deter-
mination, including with respect to any mitigating 
circumstances. 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, and annu-
ally thereafter until the termination date specified in sub-
section (i), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the operation of program under 
this section during the year covered by the report. Each 
such report shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(1) The number of covered individuals enrolled 
in the program, disaggregated by type of educational 
institution, during the year covered by the report. 
‘‘(2) The number of covered individuals who 
completed a high technology program of education 
under the program during the year covered by the 
report. 
‘‘(3) The average employment rate of covered 
individuals who completed such a program of edu-
destrians, as determined by the Fed-
eral Highway Administration;’’. 
(3) INCREASED FEDERAL SHARE FOR PROVEN 
SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES.—Section 120(c)(1) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘Proven Safety Countermeasures for bicyclists 
or pedestrians (as determined by the Federal High-
way Administration),’’ before ‘‘breakaway utility 
poles’’. 
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TITLE III—LIMIT CRIMINAL- 
SYSTEM-TO-REMOVAL PIPELINE 
SEC. 301. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND IMMIGRATION LAWS. 
(a) INADMISSIBILITY BASED ON CRIMINAL AND RE-
LATED GROUNDS.—Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (A); and 
(2) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(B) 
through (I) as subparagraphs (A) through (H), re-
spectively. 
(b) DEPORTABILITY
BASED
ON
CRIMINAL
OF-
FENSES.—Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii); 
(B) by redesignating clauses (iii) through 
(vi) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively; and 
(C) in clause (iv), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘Clauses (i), (ii), and (iii)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Clauses (i) and (ii)’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through 
(F) as subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively. 
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gency response commissioner, Tribal emergency re-
sponse commission, or any other State or Tribal 
agency responsible for receiving the information no-
tification for emergency response planning informa-
tion; 
(2) to include, in the notification provided pur-
suant to paragraph (1), a written gas discharge plan 
with respect to the applicable hazardous materials 
being transported; and 
(3) to reduce or eliminate blocked crossings re-
sulting from delays in train movements. 
(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the 
regulations required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall include requirements regarding— 
(1) train length and weight; 
(2) train consist; 
(3) route analysis and selection; 
(4) speed restrictions; 
(5) track standards; 
(6) track, bridge, and rail car maintenance; 
(7) signaling and train control; 
(8) response plans; and 
(9) any other requirements that the Secretary 
determines are necessary. 
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(1) undertake an analysis of the conditions that 
have led to the number of violations described in 
subsection (a)(2), including through engagement 
with the residents of each such community; 
(2) identify the root cause of the number of vio-
lations described in subsection (a)(2); and 
(3) identify measures that the Administrator 
shall take, in coordination with co-regulators in 
State and local agencies, to reduce the number of 
violations of environmental law to a number that the 
Administrator determines to be significantly below 
the national average. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator 
shall complete the implementation of the measures identi-
fied under subsection (b)(3). 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) COMMUNITY OF COLOR.—The term ‘‘com-
munity of color’’ means a geographically distinct 
area in which the population of any of the following 
categories of individuals is higher than the average 
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population of that category for the State in which 
the community is located: 
(A) Black. 
(B) African American. 
(C) Asian. 
(D) Pacific Islander. 
(E) Other non-White race. 
(F) Hispanic. 
(G) Latino. 
(H) Linguistically isolated. 
(3) ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE
COMMUNITY.— 
The term ‘‘environmental justice community’’ means 
a community with significant representation of com-
munities of color, low-income communities, or Tribal 
and indigenous communities, that experiences, or is 
at risk of experiencing higher or more adverse 
human health or environmental effects. 
(4) LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘low- 
income community’’ means any census block group 
in which 30 percent or more of the population are 
individuals with an annual household income equal 
to, or less than, the greater of— 
(A) an amount equal to 80 percent of the 
median income of the area in which the house-
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hold is located, as reported by the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development; and 
(B) 200 percent of the Federal poverty 
line. 
(5) TRIBAL
AND
INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITY.— 
The term ‘‘Tribal and indigenous community’’ 
means a population of people who are members of— 
(A) a federally recognized Indian Tribe; 
(B) a State-recognized Indian Tribe; 
(C) an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian 
community or organization; or 
(D) any other community of indigenous 
people located in a State. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1675 
To provide a set-aside of funds for the territories under the health profession 
opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security 
Act, to make the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands eligible 
for the grants, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2023 
Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N (for herself, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. MOYLAN, Mr. 
SABLAN, and Mrs. RADEWAGEN) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide a set-aside of funds for the territories under 
the health profession opportunity grant program under 
section 2008 of the Social Security Act, to make the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands eligible 
for the grants, 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 ‘‘Territory Health Revi-
talization Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SET-ASIDE FOR THE TERRITORIES. 
Section 2008(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397g(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘5 percent 
of which for each fiscal year shall be reserved for grants 
to States other than the 50 States and the District of Co-
lumbia’’ before the period. 
SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE 
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 
Section 2008(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397g(a)(4)) is amended by striking subparagraph 
(E). 
SEC. 4. GUARANTEE OF GRANTEES IN THE TERRITORIES. 
Section 2008(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397g(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(D) GUARANTEE OF GRANTEES IN THE 
TERRITORIES.—The Secretary shall award at 
least 2 grants under this subsection to an eligi-
ble entity that is located in a territory, to the 
extent there are a sufficient number applica-
tions submitted by such an eligible entity that 
meet the requirements of subparagraph (B).’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on October 1, 2023. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1676 
To allow expensing of amounts paid to move business property from China 
to the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2023 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To allow expensing of amounts paid to move business prop-
erty from China to 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 ‘‘Bring American Com-
panies Home Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPENSING OF AMOUNTS PAID TO MOVE BUSINESS 
PROPERTY FROM CHINA TO THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury (or 
the Secretary’s delegate) shall establish a program under 
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‘‘(E) with respect to which the aggregate 
amount paid for such acquisition does not ex-
ceed $8,000, 
‘‘(F) which is a class 1 electric bicycle or 
tricycle, a class 2 electric bicycle or tricycle, or 
a class 3 electric bicycle or tricycle, 
‘‘(G) which is equipped with— 
‘‘(i) fully operable pedals, 
‘‘(ii) a saddle or seat for the rider, 
and 
‘‘(iii) an electric motor of less than 
750 watts which is designed to provide as-
sistance in propelling the bicycle or tricycle 
and— 
‘‘(I) does not provide such assist-
ance if the bicycle or tricycle is mov-
ing in excess of 20 miler per hour, or 
‘‘(II) if such motor only provides 
such assistance when the rider is ped-
aling, does not provide such assistance 
if the bicycle or tricycle is moving in 
excess of 28 miles per hour, 
‘‘(H) which is not equipped with any motor 
other than the motor described in subparagraph 
(G)(iii), 
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which amounts paid by a United States person (as defined 
in section 7701(a)(30)) to move inventory and equipment 
and supplies used in a trade or business of the taxpayer 
from China to the United States are allowed as a deduc-
tion in the taxable year in which paid by the taxpayer. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
(or the Secretary’s delegate) shall issue regulations under 
the program carried out under subsection (a) that restrict 
the amounts that may be expensed under such program 
to business moving expenses (within the meaning of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the regulations and 
guidance issued thereunder). 
(c) EXPENSING PAID
FOR WITH TARIFFS COL-
LECTED FROM CHINA.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FUND.—There 
is established in the Treasury of the United States 
a trust fund consisting of such amounts as are ap-
propriated to such trust fund under paragraph (2). 
(2) APPROPRIATIONS TO TRUST FUND.—There 
are hereby appropriated to such trust fund amounts 
equivalent to the tariffs collected by the United 
States on goods manufactured in China. 
(3) APPROPRIATIONS
FROM
TRUST
FUND.— 
There are hereby appropriated from such trust fund 
to the General Fund of the Treasury amounts equiv-
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alent to the reduction in revenue to such General 
Fund by reason of subsection (a). 
(4) TIMING OF TRANSFERS, ETC.—Rules simi-
lar to the rules of section 9601 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 shall apply with respect to appro-
priations to and from such trust fund under para-
graphs (2) and (3). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1678 
To limit the applicability of certain rules with regard to possession of a 
firearm or firearm attachment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2023 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To limit the applicability of certain rules with regard to 
possession of a firearm or firearm attachment. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Legal Fire-
arms Ownership Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. INAPPLICABILITY OF RULE. 
Any firearm or firearm attachment that was lawfully 
manufactured before the effective date of a new rule or 
regulation shall be grandfathered and shall be permitted 
to be sold, transferred, and possessed in accordance with 
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the previous rule regime. The manufacturing date of a 
firearm or firearm attachment shall be determined by the 
serial number recorded on the firearm or firearm attach-
ment, or any other legal method of recording the date of 
manufacturing, including packaging. 
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