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HR 2158 EAS
Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101–625), as amended,
$1,400,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That up to $7,000,000 shall be available for the devel-
opment and operation of integrated community develop-
ment management information systems: Provided further,
That $20,000,000 shall be available for Housing Counseling
under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development
Act of 1968.
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 102–389 and prior laws for the Supportive
Housing Demonstration Program, as authorized by the
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, $6,000,000
of funds recaptured during fiscal year 1998 shall be re-
scinded.
SHELTER PLUS CARE
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 102–389 and prior laws for the Shelter Plus
Care program, as authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act, $4,000,000 of funds recaptured
during fiscal year 1998 shall be rescinded.
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For the emergency shelter grants program (as author-
ized under subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney
payments which shall be made at least twice a year, 
as follows: 
(A) 50 percent of such amounts shall be 
transferred to the Tragedy Assistance Program 
for Survivors. 
(B) 50 percent of such amounts shall be 
transferred to the Families of the Fallen sup-
port program of the United Service Organiza-
tions, Inc. 
(4) AGENCIES.—The Tragedy Assistance Pro-
gram for Survivors and Families of the Fallen sup-
port program of the United Service Organizations, 
Inc., shall be deemed to be agencies for purposes of 
applying section 416(d)(1) of title 39, United States 
Code. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this Act, the term ‘‘semipostal 
stamp’’ refers to a stamp described in section 416(a)(1) 
of title 39, United States Code. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 426 
To provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2015 
Mr. HICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. COLLINS of 
Georgia, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. 
AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, and Mr. GRAVES of Georgia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with 
fertilization. 
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 ‘‘Sanctity of Human 
Life Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DECLARATION. 
In the exercise of the powers of the Congress, includ-
ing Congress’ power under article I, section 8 of the Con-
stitution, to make necessary and proper laws, and Con-
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gress’ power under section 5 of the 14th article of amend-
ment to the Constitution of the United States— 
(1) the Congress declares that— 
(A) the right to life guaranteed by the 
Constitution is vested in each human being, and 
is the paramount and most fundamental right 
of a person; and 
(B) the life of each human being begins 
with fertilization, cloning, or its functional 
equivalent, irrespective of sex, health, function 
or disability, defect, stage of biological develop-
ment, or condition of dependency, at which time 
every human being shall have all the legal and 
constitutional 
attributes 
and 
privileges 
of 
personhood; and 
(2) the Congress affirms that the Congress, 
each State, the District of Columbia, and all United 
States territories have the authority to protect the 
lives of all human beings residing in its respective 
jurisdictions. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) FERTILIZATION.—The term ‘‘fertilization’’ 
means the process of a human spermatozoan pene-
trating the cell membrane of a human oocyte to cre-
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ate a human zygote, a one-celled human embryo, 
which is a new unique human being. 
(2) CLONING.—The term ‘‘cloning’’ means the 
process called somatic cell nuclear transfer, that 
combines an enucleated egg and the nucleus of a so-
matic cell to make a human embryo. 
(3) 
HUMAN; 
HUMAN
BEING.—The 
terms 
‘‘human’’ and ‘‘human being’’ include each and 
every member of the species homo sapiens at all 
stages of life, beginning with the earliest stage of de-
velopment, created by the process of fertilization, 
cloning, or its functional equivalent. 
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for programs benefitting the families of fallen service 
members, the United States Postal Service shall issue a 
semipostal stamp (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Families 
of Fallen Heroes Semipostal Stamp’’) in accordance with 
the provisions of this section. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The issuance and sale of the 
Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal Stamp under 
this section shall be governed by the provisions of 
section 416 of title 39, United States Code, and reg-
ulations issued under such section, subject to the re-
quirements of this subsection. 
(2) DURATION.—The Families of Fallen Heroes 
Semipostal Stamp shall be made available to the 
public for a period of 4 years, beginning no later 
than 12 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(3) DISPOSITION
OF
PROCEEDS.—After costs 
have been recovered by the United States Postal 
Service pursuant to section 416(d)(5) of title 39, 
United States Code, any amounts becoming available 
from the sale of the Families of Fallen Heroes 
Semipostal Stamp (as determined under section 
416(d) of such title) shall be transferred, through 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4271 
To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 
awarding contracts for public relations, market research, or other similar 
activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. SMITH of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, 
and Technology, 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 prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency from awarding contracts for public relations, 
market research, or other similar activities. 
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 ‘‘End EPA Advertising 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
PROHIBITION 
ON 
PUBLIC 
RELATIONS 
CON-
TRACTING BY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
AGENCY. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency may not award any contract 
for public relations, market research, or other similar ac-
tivities. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) PUBLIC RELATIONS.—The term ‘‘public re-
lations’’ includes writing services, event planning 
and management, media relations, radio and tele-
vision analysis, and press services. 
(2) MARKET
RESEARCH.—The term ‘‘market 
research’’ includes telephone and field interviews, 
focus testing, and surveys. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to contracts awarded on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4272 
To provide for the issuance of a Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal 
Stamp. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2015 
Ms. ESTY (for herself, Mrs. WALORSKI, and Mr. COFFMAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, 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 provide for the issuance of a Families of Fallen Heroes 
Semipostal Stamp. 
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 ‘‘Support the Families 
of Fallen Heroes Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FAMILIES OF FALLEN HEROES SEMIPOSTAL STAMP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to afford a convenient 
way for members of the public to contribute to funding 
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‘‘(7) The term ‘specified State agency’ means 
an agency of a State government established or des-
ignated to administer or supervise the administra-
tion of a grant, contract, or other agreement funded 
in whole or in part by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services. 
‘‘(s) For purposes of subsection (o), the term ‘obliga-
tion’ means an established duty, whether or not fixed, aris-
ing from an express or implied contractual, grantor-grant-
ee, or licensor-licensee relationship, for a fee-based or 
similar relationship, from statute or regulation, or from 
the retention of any overpayment.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1128A of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 
specified claims’’ after ‘‘claims’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 
specified claims’’ after ‘‘claims’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘or specified 
claim’’ after ‘‘claim’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
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days after its introduction, such committee or committees 
shall be automatically discharged from further consider-
ation of the resolution and it shall be placed on the cal-
endar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be 
taken on or before the close of the 15th session day after 
the resolution is reported by the committee or committees 
to which it was referred, or after such committee or com-
mittees have been discharged from further consideration 
of the resolution. 
‘‘(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee or com-
mittees to which a joint resolution is referred have re-
ported, or when a committee or committees are discharged 
(under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a 
joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any 
time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion 
to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion 
to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and 
all points of order against the joint resolution (and against 
consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The mo-
tion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to post-
pone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in 
order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the 
joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall re-
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HR 2158 PP1S
Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101–625), as amended,
$1,400,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That up to $7,000,000 shall be available for the devel-
opment and operation of integrated community develop-
ment management information systems: Provided further,
That $20,000,000 shall be available for Housing Counseling
under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development
Act of 1968.
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 102–389 and prior laws for the Supportive
Housing Demonstration Program, as authorized by the
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, $6,000,000
of funds recaptured during fiscal year 1998 shall be re-
scinded.
SHELTER PLUS CARE
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 102–389 and prior laws for the Shelter Plus
Care program, as authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act, $4,000,000 of funds recaptured
during fiscal year 1998 shall be rescinded.
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For the emergency shelter grants program (as author-
ized under subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney
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 ‘‘Campaign Finance
Sunshine Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. FILING OF REPORTS USING COMPUTERS AND FAC-
SIMILE MACHINES.
Section 302(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is amended by striking para-
graph (11) and inserting the following:
‘‘(11)(A) The Commission shall promulgate a
regulation under which a person required to file a
designation, statement, or report under this Act—
‘‘(i) is required to maintain and file a des-
ignation, statement, or report for any calendar
year in electronic form accessible by computers
if the person has, or has reason to expect to
have, aggregate contributions or expenditures in
excess of a threshold amount determined by the
Commission; and
‘‘(ii) may maintain and file a designation,
statement, or report in electronic form or an al-
ternative form, including the use of a facsimile
machine, if not required to do so under the reg-
ulation promulgated under clause (i).
‘‘(B) The Commission shall make a designation,
statement, report, or notification that is filed elec-
tronically with the Commission accessible to the pub-
lic on the Internet not later than 24 hours after the
designation, statement, report, or notification is re-
ceived by the Commission.
‘‘(C) In promulgating a regulation under this
paragraph, the Commission shall provide methods
(other than requiring a signature on the document
being filed) for verifying designations, statements,
and reports covered by the regulation. Any document
verified under any of the methods shall be treated
for all purposes (including penalties for perjury) in
the same manner as a document verified by signa-
ture.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to reports for periods beginning on or after Janu-
ary 1, 2000.
Passed the House of Representatives October 9 (leg-
islative day, October 8), 1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4274 
To prohibit the admission of K–1 nonimmigrants and to prohibit the issuance 
of K–1 visas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the admission of K–1 nonimmigrants and to 
prohibit the issuance of K–1 visas, 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 ‘‘K–1 Visa Program 
Suspension Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
LIMITATION 
ON 
ADMISSION 
OF 
K–1 
NON-
IMMIGRANTS. 
(a) MORATORIUM ON K–1 VISA ISSUANCE.—Begin-
ning on the date of enactment of this Act, no alien may 
be admitted to the United States under section 
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101(a)(15)(K)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(K)(i)) and no visas under such sec-
tion may be issued. 
(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct a review of the national 
security risks associated with the admission of aliens 
under the K–1 visa program and submit the results of that 
review to the Congress. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2109
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require reports
filed under such Act to be filed electronically and to require the Federal
Election Commission to make such reports available to the public within
24 hours of receipt.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 8, 1997
Mr. COOK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Oversight
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
require reports filed under such Act to be filed electroni-
cally and to require the Federal Election Commission
to make such reports available to the public within 24
hours of receipt.
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 ‘‘Campaign Finance
Sunshine Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. PROMOTING EXPEDITED AVAILABILITY OF FEC RE-
PORTS.
(a) MANDATORY
ELECTRONIC
FILING.—Section
304(a)(11)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(A)) is amended by striking
‘‘permit reports required by’’ and inserting ‘‘require re-
ports under’’.
(b) REQUIRING REPORTS TO BE PUBLICLY AVAIL-
ABLE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF RECEIPT.—Section 304 of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d)(1) The Commission shall make the information
contained in the reports submitted under this section
available on the Internet and publicly available at the of-
fices of the Commission as soon as practicable (but in no
case later than 24 hours) after the information is received
by the Commission.
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘Internet’ means the
international computer network of both Federal and non-
Federal interoperable packet-switched data networks.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to reports for periods beginning on or after Janu-
ary 1, 1999.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4275 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate a provision 
under the Medicare Advantage program that inadvertently penalizes 
Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to Medicare 
beneficiaries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. KIND, Mr. GUTHRIE, and Mr. 
MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
a provision under the Medicare Advantage program that 
inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for 
providing high quality care to Medicare beneficiaries. 
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 ‘‘Medicare Advantage 
Quality Payment Relief Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. RELIEF FROM QUALITY BONUS PENALTY IN CAL-
CULATION OF THE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 
BLENDED BENCHMARK CAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1853(n)(4) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(n)(4)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘determined taking into account’’ and inserting 
‘‘determined without regard to’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to plan years beginning on or 
after January 1, 2017. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2111
To reduce the amounts allocated for payments pursuant to production flexibil-
ity contracts entered into under the Agricultural Market Transition Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 8, 1997
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To reduce the amounts allocated for payments pursuant to
production flexibility contracts entered into under the
Agricultural Market Transition Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS PAYABLE UNDER
PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY CONTRACTS.
The amounts specified in paragraphs (2) through (7)
of section 113(a) of the Agricultural Market Transition
Act (7 U.S.C. 7213(a)) for payments to farmers pursuant
to production flexibility contracts shall be reduced by five
percent for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4277 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment 
of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical 
psychologist services under the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2015 
Mrs. NOEM (for herself and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently 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 of the Social Security Act to provide 
for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for 
purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under 
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 ‘‘Medicare Mental 
Health Access Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS AS PHY-
SICIANS FOR PURPOSES OF FURNISHING 
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section 
1861(r) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘(5)’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘, or (6) a clinical psychologist, but only with re-
spect to the furnishing of qualified psychologist serv-
ices described in subsection (ii) for which the psy-
chologist is legally authorized to perform by the 
State and who is acting within the scope of the psy-
chologist’s license (or other authorization under 
State law)’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF MEANINGFUL USE PAYMENTS 
TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS.—For purposes of section 
1848(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w– 
4(a)(7)), for 2017 and 2018, with respect to clinical psy-
chologists, the term ‘‘applicable percent’’ means 100 per-
cent. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished 
on or after January 1, 2017. 
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