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the violation of such section should be estab-
lished between— 
(i) the States; 
(ii) the States and the Federal Gov-
ernment; and 
(iii) the Federal Government and for-
eign governments; 
(C) whether a process should be estab-
lished to allow States to request Federal sub-
poenas from the Federal Communications Com-
mission with respect to the enforcement of such 
section; 
(D) whether increased criminal penalties 
for the violation of such section (including in-
creasing the amount of fines and increasing the 
maximum term of imprisonment that may be 
imposed to a period greater than 2 years) are 
appropriate; 
(E) whether regulation of any entity that 
enters into a business arrangement with a car-
rier for the specific purpose of carrying, rout-
ing, or transmitting a call that constitutes a 
violation of such section would assist in the suc-
cessful enforcement and prevention of the viola-
tion of such section; and 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7372 
To prevent the changing of regulations governing the provision of waivers 
under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2018 
Ms. DELAURO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To prevent the changing of regulations governing the provi-
sion of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assist-
ance 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 ‘‘Protect SNAP Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PREVENTING THE CHANGING OF REGULATIONS 
GOVERNING WAIVERS UNDER THE SUPPLE-
MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
No rule, regulation, proposed rule, policy directive, or 
guideline may be issued or enforced by the Secretary of 
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Agriculture, by the head of any entity within the Depart-
ment of Agriculture (including the Food and Nutrition 
Service), or by any other person or entity that— 
(1) supersedes subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), 
or (f) of section 273.24 of title 7 of the Code of Fed-
eral Regulations as in effect on December 1, 2018; 
or 
(2) modifies the effect or operation of any such 
subsection as so in effect. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7373 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption 
from FIRPTA for interests held by certain foreign insurance companies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. HOLDING 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 
an exemption from FIRPTA for interests held by certain 
foreign insurance companies. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FIRPTA EXEMPTION FOR INTERESTS HELD BY 
CERTAIN FOREIGN INSURANCE COMPANIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 897(l)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘a qualified foreign pension 
fund shall not’’ and inserting ‘‘a qualified foreign 
entity shall not’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘held by a qualified foreign pen-
sion fund shall be treated as such a fund’’ and in-
serting ‘‘held (directly or indirectly) by one or more 
qualified foreign entities shall be treated as such an 
entity’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED FOREIGN ENTITY.—Section 897(l) of 
such Code is amended by redesignating paragraphs (2) 
and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and by 
inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED FOREIGN ENTITY.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘qualified foreign 
entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) any qualifying insurance corporation 
(as defined in section 1297(f)(1)), and 
‘‘(B) any qualified foreign pension fund.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of section 
897(l) is amended by striking ‘‘QUALIFIED FOREIGN PEN-
SION FUNDS’’ and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN FOREIGN ENTI-
TIES’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to dispositions and distributions 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7377 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt survivor benefit 
annuity plan payments from the individual alternative minimum tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington 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 exempt 
survivor benefit annuity plan payments from the indi-
vidual alternative minimum tax. 
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 ‘‘Children of Fallen 
Servicemembers AMT Relief Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR SURVIVOR BENEFIT ANNUITY 
PLAN PAYMENTS FROM THE INDIVIDUAL AL-
TERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 59(j)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new flush sentence: 
‘‘Solely for purposes of this subsection, any annuity 
paid under the Survivor Benefit Plan under sub-
chapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States 
Code, shall be considered earned income of such 
child.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7378 
To require a guidance clarity statement on certain agency documents. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. LONG, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. 
KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, and Mrs. WAGNER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require a guidance clarity statement on certain agency 
documents. 
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 ‘‘Guidance Clarity Act 
of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. GUIDANCE CLARITY STATEMENT REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A head of an agency shall include 
a guidance clarity statement as described in subsection (b) 
on any document the head of the agency issues that— 
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(1) is not issued in accordance with the rule 
making process set forth in section 553 of title 5, 
United States Code; and 
(2) advises the public of the agency’s interpre-
tation of a statute or regulation that the agency ad-
ministers, or advises the public of the manner in 
which the agency intends to exercise a discretionary 
power. 
(b) CONTENTS
OF
GUIDANCE
CLARITY
STATE-
MENT.—Any guidance clarity statement required under 
subsection (a) shall be displayed prominently on the first 
page of the document and shall include the following: 
‘‘This document has not been issued in accordance with 
the rule making process set forth in section 553 of title 
5, United States Code, and therefore it is not legally bind-
ing. Noncompliance with any standard, expectation, or re-
quirement described in this document does not definitively 
establish the violation of a statute or regulation.’’. 
(c) AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 551 
of title 5, United States Code. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7381 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that traveling interstate 
or causing another to travel interstate for the purpose of female genital 
mutilation is prohibited, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. PERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that 
traveling interstate or causing another to travel inter-
state for the purpose of female genital mutilation is 
prohibited, 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 ‘‘Protect our Girls Act 
of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION. 
Section 116 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(e) Except as provided in subsection (b), whoever 
knowingly commits one of the following shall be fined 
under this title and imprisoned not less than 10 years: 
‘‘(1) Travels in interstate commerce to cir-
cumcise, excise, or infibulate the whole or any part 
of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of an-
other person who has not attained the age of 18 
years. 
‘‘(2) Causes another person who has not at-
tained the age of 18 years to travel in interstate 
commerce for the whole or any part of the labia 
majora or labia minora or clitoris of that person to 
be circumcised, excised, or infibulated.’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7382 
To regulate lobbying by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. ROYCE of California (for himself and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To regulate lobbying by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, 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 ‘‘Fannie Mae and 
Freddie Mac Lobbying Regulation Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON LOBBYING ACTIVITY BY FANNIE 
MAE AND FREDDIE MAC. 
Part 3 of subtitle A of the Federal Housing Enter-
prises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 
U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 1357. LIMITATIONS ON LOBBYING ACTIVITY BY EN-
TERPRISES. 
‘‘During any period in which an enterprise is in con-
servatorship or receivership pursuant to section 1367, 
such enterprise may not engage in any activity that would 
result in such enterprise being a client for purposes of sec-
tion 3(2) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1602(2)).’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7384 
To counter the mass arbitrary detention of Turkic Muslims, including 
Uighurs, within the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People’s 
Republic of China, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. YOHO, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mrs. WAGNER, and 
Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To counter the mass arbitrary detention of Turkic Muslims, 
including Uighurs, within the Xinjiang Uighur Autono-
mous Region of the People’s Republic of China, 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 ‘‘Uighur Intervention 
and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2018’’ 
or the ‘‘UIGHUR Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The continued commitment of the United 
States to the international promotion of fundamental 
rights and freedoms is critical to global stability and 
the security and prosperity of the American people. 
(2) The relationship between the United States 
and the People’s Republic of China is of immense 
geopolitical and economic importance, and it is im-
perative that bilateral engagement encompass the 
full spectrum of contested issues, including human 
rights matters such as freedom of speech and free-
dom of religion. 
(3) The United Nations Committee on the 
Elimination of Racial Discrimination has cited esti-
mates that approximately 1,000,000 ethnic or reli-
gious minorities within the Xinjiang Uighur Autono-
mous Region of the People’s Republic of China are 
currently being arbitrarily detained in ‘‘political re- 
education camps’’, including members of the Uighur, 
Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Tartar communities, among 
others. 
(4) The mass arbitrary detention of persons on 
the basis of their religious or ethnic background, 
without due process of law or individualized credible 
allegations of wrongdoing against each detained indi-
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the Higher Education Act of 1965), under title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the 
following return information (as defined in sub-
section (b)(2)) with respect to taxpayers identi-
fied by the Secretary of Education as partici-
pating in the loan programs under title IV of 
such Act, for taxable years specified by such 
Secretary: 
‘‘(i) Taxpayer identity information 
with respect to such taxpayer. 
‘‘(ii) The filing status of such tax-
payer. 
‘‘(iii) Type of tax return from which 
the return information is provided. 
‘‘(iv) The adjusted gross income of 
such taxpayer. 
‘‘(v) Total number of exemptions 
claimed, or total number of individuals and 
dependents claimed, as applicable, on the 
return. 
‘‘(vi) Number of children with respect 
to which tax credits under section 24 are 
claimed on the return. 
‘‘(vii) Other information determined 
to be necessary by agreement between the 
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(I) by striking ‘‘As part of the 
coordination project plan’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance 
with clause (ii) and as part of the coordi-
nated project plan’’; and 
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) GOAL.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The permit-
ting 
timetable 
established 
under 
clause (i) shall provide for the comple-
tion of the permitting process within 2 
years. 
‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—If the facili-
tating agency or lead agency, as appli-
cable, determines that the permitting 
process cannot be completed within 2 
years, the coordinated project plan 
under paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(aa) the specific reasons 
why the facilitating agency or 
lead agency, as applicable, antici-
pates that the permitting process 
will take longer than 2 years; and 
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such designation under paragraph (2) of such 
section; 
‘‘(ii) requirements relating to critical ac-
cess hospitals and rural health networks under 
section 1820(d); 
‘‘(iii) certification by the Secretary as a 
critical access hospital under section 1820(e); 
‘‘(iv) requirements relating to the provision 
of inpatient hospital services or acute care beds 
by a hospital or critical access hospital under 
this section, including under— 
‘‘(I) paragraph (1)(G) of this sub-
section (relating to certain payment re-
strictions for inpatient hospital services); 
and 
‘‘(II) paragraph (1)(T) of this sub-
section (relating to data submission re-
quirements for inpatient hospital services 
for purposes of the low-volume adjust-
ment); and 
‘‘(v) such others provisions of law or regu-
lation, including provisions under Part B and 
Part E, as the Secretary may specify.’’. 
(c) TREATMENT
AS
TELEHEALTH
ORIGINATING 
SITE.—Section 1834(m)(4)(C)(ii) of the Social Security 
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‘‘(iii) the name and address of the in-
dividual making the donation. 
‘‘(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than the date 
that is 90 days after the date of the Presidential in-
augural ceremony, the Inaugural Committee shall 
file with the Commission a report containing the fol-
lowing information: 
‘‘(A) For each donation of money or any-
thing of value made to the committee in an ag-
gregate amount equal to or greater than 
$200— 
‘‘(i) the amount of the donation; 
‘‘(ii) the date the donation is received; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the name and address of the in-
dividual making the donation. 
‘‘(B) The total amount of all disburse-
ments, and all disbursements in the following 
categories: 
‘‘(i) Disbursements made to meet 
committee operating expenses. 
‘‘(ii) Repayment of all loans. 
‘‘(iii) Donation refunds and other off-
sets to donations. 
‘‘(iv) Any other disbursements. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 738 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight 
limitations in North Dakota, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2017 
Mr. CRAMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to 
vehicle weight limitations in North Dakota, 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. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS IN NORTH DA-
KOTA. 
Section 127(t) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading by inserting 
‘‘NORTH DAKOTA AND’’ before ‘‘IDAHO’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
inserting ‘‘North Dakota or’’ before ‘‘Idaho’’; and 
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(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘Idaho State 
law’’ and inserting ‘‘the law of the relevant State’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7390 
To extend the various programs authorized under the Violence Against 
Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 21, 2018 
Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on En-
ergy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, 
Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To extend the various programs authorized under the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, 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 ‘‘Violence Against 
Women Extension Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS. 
The authorization of appropriations for any program, 
authority, or provision, including any pilot program, au-
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thorized under the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2013, or under any amendments made by that 
Act, shall continue in effect until February 8, 2019, in 
an amount proportional to the amount authorized for such 
program, authority, or provision for fiscal year 2018. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7393 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate 
regulations with respect to quality control and oversight of out-of-State 
care under the Medicaid program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 21, 2018 
Mr. FASO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to promulgate regulations with respect to quality control 
and oversight of out-of-State care under the Medicaid 
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 ‘‘Medicaid Quality Care 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO QUALITY CON-
TROL AND OVERSIGHT OF OUT-OF-STATE 
CARE UNDER MEDICAID PROGRAM. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall promulgate regulations requiring each State with a 
State plan approved under title XIX of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) to develop and implement 
a written plan providing for quality control and oversight 
by the State of medical assistance provided by out-of-State 
providers to individuals enrolled under the State plan (or 
a waiver of such plan). 
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