datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
a report describing recommendations to establish a 
program to reduce litter from, and the environ-
mental impacts of, single-use tobacco filter products 
and electronic cigarettes. 
‘‘(2) COMMITTEES.—The committees referred 
to in paragraph (1) are— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate; 
‘‘(C) 
the 
Committee 
on 
Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and 
‘‘(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(c) PUBLICATION.—On submission of the report 
under subsection (b)(1), the Administrator, in conjunction 
with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall publish 
in the Federal Register for public comment— 
‘‘(1) the report; and 
‘‘(2) a description of the actions the Adminis-
trator and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs in-
tend to take during the 1-year period after the date 
of publication to reduce litter from, and the environ-
mental impacts of, single-use tobacco filter products 
and electronic cigarettes, including recommendations 
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ferent subsets of covered products based 
on, with respect to each such subset— 
(I) any cybersecurity and data 
security risk relating to covered prod-
ucts in the subset; 
(II) the sensitivity of the infor-
mation 
collected, 
transmitted, 
or 
stored by covered products in the sub-
set; 
(III) the functionality of covered 
products in the subset; 
(IV) the security practices and 
testing procedures used in developing 
and manufacturing covered products 
in the subset; 
(V) the level of expertise, quali-
fications, and professional accredita-
tion of the staff employed by the man-
ufacturers of covered products in the 
subset who are responsible for cyber-
security of the covered products; and 
(VI) any other criteria the Advi-
sory Committee and Secretary deter-
mine is necessary and appropriate; 
and 
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‘‘(3) The term ‘College Navigator website’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 132 of the 
Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1015a). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘minority serving institution’ 
means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A part B institution, as such term is 
defined in section 322(2) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)). 
‘‘(B) A Hispanic-serving institution, as 
such term is defined in section 502(a)(5) of 
such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(5)). 
‘‘(C) A Tribal College or University, as 
such term is defined in section 316(b)(3) of 
such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3)). 
‘‘(D) A predominantly Black institution, as 
such term is defined in section 318(b)(6) of 
such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059e(b)(6)). 
‘‘(E) A Native American-serving, nontribal 
institution, as such term is defined in section 
319(b)(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059f(b)(6)). 
‘‘(F) An Alaska Native-serving institution 
or Native Hawaiian-serving institution, as such 
terms are defined in section 317(b) of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)). 
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(A) an industrial facility that transforms 
natural gas liquids into ethylene and propylene 
for later conversion into plastic polymers; 
(B) a plastic polymerization or polymer 
production facility; 
(C) an industrial facility that repolymerizes 
plastic polymers into chemical feedstocks for 
use in new products or as fuel; and 
(D) an industrial facility that generates 
fuel or energy from plastic polymers through 
waste-to-fuel technology, an incinerator, or 
other similar technology, as determined by the 
Administrator. 
(3) COVERED PRODUCTS.—The term ‘‘covered 
plastic’’ means— 
(A) ethylene; 
(B) propylene; 
(C) polyethylene in any form (including 
pellets, resin, nurdle, powder, and flakes); 
(D) polypropylene in any form (including 
pellets, resin, nurdle, powder, and flakes); 
(E) polyvinyl chloride in any form (includ-
ing pellets, resin, nurdle, powder, and flakes); 
or 
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140 
(B) FAILURE TO ENTER AGREEMENT.—If 
the Administrator fails to enter into an agree-
ment described in subparagraph (A), the Ad-
ministrator shall conduct the study described in 
that subparagraph. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The study under para-
graph (1) shall— 
(A) consider— 
(i) the direct, indirect, and cumulative 
environmental impacts of the industries of 
covered facilities to date; and 
(ii) the impacts of the planned expan-
sion of those industries, including local, re-
gional, national, and international air, 
water, waste, climate change, public health, 
and environmental justice impacts of those 
industries; and 
(B) recommend technologies, standards, 
and practices to remediate or eliminate the 
local, regional, national, and international air, 
water, waste, climate change, public health, and 
environmental justice impacts of covered facili-
ties and the industries related to covered facili-
ties. 
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(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may waive the 
limitation in paragraph (1) on a determination that 
the relinquishment and conveyance to the United 
States of substantially all State land grant parcels 
located in priority areas in the western State is im-
practical or infeasible. 
(3) OTHER STATE LAND GRANT PARCELS.—The 
Secretary may accept an application from a western 
State to relinquish State land grant parcels within 
an eligible area in the western State if— 
(A) the application is limited to relin-
quishing one or more State land grant parcels 
within a single eligible area; 
(B) the western State submitting the ap-
plication is, as determined by the Secretary, 
making substantial progress in relinquishing 
State land grant parcels within priority areas in 
the western State; and 
(C) the Secretary has not accepted any 
other applications from the western State under 
this paragraph during the 5-year period ending 
on the date of the application. 
SEC. 5. PROCESS. 
(a) PROCESS FOR APPLICATION.— 
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(5) An analysis of the risks and benefits of al-
ternative methods of estimating the operational serv-
ice life of Minuteman III motors, such as those 
methods based on fundamental physical and chem-
ical processes and nondestructive measurements of 
individual motor properties. 
(6) An analysis of risks, benefits, and costs of 
configuring a Trident II D5 submarine launched 
ballistic missile for deployment in a Minuteman III 
silo. 
(7) An analysis of the impacts of the estimated 
service life of the Minuteman III force associated 
with decreasing the deployed intercontinental bal-
listic missiles delivery vehicle force from 400 to 300. 
(8) An assessment on the degree to which the 
Columbia class ballistic missile submarines will pos-
sess features that will enhance the current invulner-
ability of ballistic missile submarines of the United 
States to future antisubmarine warfare threats. 
(9) An analysis of the degree to which an exten-
sion of the Minuteman III would impact the decision 
of Russian Federation to target intercontinental bal-
listic missiles of the United States in a crisis, as 
compared to proceeding with the ground-based stra-
tegic deterrent. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 222 
To treat the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in the same 
manner as any legal public holiday for purposes of Federal employment, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2021 
Ms. ESHOO (for herself and Mr. MCEACHIN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To treat the Tuesday next after the first Monday in Novem-
ber in the same manner as any legal public holiday 
for purposes of Federal employment, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Election Day Holiday 
Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ELECTION DAY IN SAME MANNER 
AS LEGAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR PURPOSES 
OF FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT. 
For purposes of any law relating to Federal employ-
ment, the Tuesday next after the first Monday in Novem-
ber in 2022 and each even-numbered year thereafter shall 
be treated in the same manner as a legal public holiday 
described in section 6103 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TREATMENT OF 
DAY BY PRIVATE EMPLOYERS. 
It is the sense of Congress that private employers in 
the United States should give their employees a day off 
on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 
in 2022 and each even-numbered year thereafter to enable 
the employees to cast votes in the elections held on that 
day. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2231 
To prohibit the sale, lease, or use of recalled motor vehicles by Federal 
agencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2021 
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, and Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit the sale, lease, or use of recalled motor vehicles 
by Federal agencies, 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 ‘‘Shielding All Federal 
Employees and Consumers from Actionable Recall Situa-
tions Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘SAFE CARS Act’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2226 
To rescind each Medal of Honor awarded for acts at Wounded Knee Creek 
on December 29, 1890, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2021 
Mr. KAHELE (for himself, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 
HASTINGS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To rescind each Medal of Honor awarded for acts at Wound-
ed Knee Creek on December 29, 1890, 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 ‘‘Remove the Stain 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The Medal of Honor is the highest military 
award of the United States. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE, LEASE, OR USE OF RE-
CALLED 
MOTOR 
VEHICLES 
BY 
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES. 
(a) MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED BY FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.—If the head of an agency of the Federal Govern-
ment has received notification under section 30119 of title 
49, United States Code, that a motor vehicle owned by 
the agency, or an item of replacement equipment used in 
or on the vehicle, contains a defect related to motor vehicle 
safety or does not comply with an applicable motor vehicle 
safety standard prescribed under chapter 301 of such 
title— 
(1) the head of the agency may not— 
(A) sell the vehicle unless— 
(i) if a remedy for the defect or non-
compliance has been made available by the 
manufacturer at the time of sale, the de-
fect or noncompliance has been remedied 
as required under section 30120 of such 
title; or 
(ii) if a remedy for the defect or non-
compliance has not been made available by 
the manufacturer at the time of sale, the 
head of the agency notifies the purchaser 
of the vehicle of the defect or noncompli-
ance before the time of sale; or 
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‘‘(II) all materials and information 
made available electronically under this 
paragraph— 
‘‘(aa) are accessible to individuals 
with disabilities; and 
‘‘(bb) conform to the accessibility 
standards under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
794d). 
‘‘(B) The institution shall be considered in com-
pliance with the requirements of subparagraph 
(A)— 
‘‘(i) if, with respect to each student en-
rolled who is not exclusively enrolled in distance 
education at the institution, the institution— 
‘‘(I)(aa) distributes voter registration 
applications to such students not less than 
twice in a calendar year, and distributes 
such voter registration applications not less 
than 30 days in advance of the deadline 
for registering to vote within the State for 
the next scheduled Federal or State pri-
mary election and not less than 30 days in 
advance of the deadline for registering to 
vote within the State for the next sched-
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‘‘(2) The term ‘information technology’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 11101 of title 40. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘information technology project’ 
means a project or program of the Department (in-
cluding a project or program of any element of the 
Department) for, or including, the acquisition or im-
plementation of information technology. In cases 
where the Secretary transmits to the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget information re-
garding information technology investments, which 
may consist of individual or multiple projects, such 
term refers to an individual project or program or a 
grouping of multiple projects or programs resulting 
in the acquisition or implementation of discrete infor-
mation technology. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘life cycle costs’ means all direct 
and indirect costs to acquire, implement, operate, and 
maintain information technology, including with re-
spect to costs of any element of the Department. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘major information technology 
project’ means an information technology project if— 
‘‘(A) the project is designated by the Sec-
retary, the Chief Information Officer of the De-
partment, or the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget as a major information 
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(10) A best case estimate of what percentage of 
the strategic forces of the United States would sur-
vive a counterforce strike from the Russian Federa-
tion, broken down by intercontinental ballistic mis-
siles, ballistic missile submarines, and heavy bomber 
aircraft. 
(11) The benefits, risks, and costs of relying on 
the W–78 warhead for either the Minuteman III or 
a new ground-based strategic deterrent missile as 
compared to proceeding with the W–87 life exten-
sion. 
(12) The benefits, risks, and costs of adding 
additional 
launchers 
or 
uploading 
submarine- 
launched ballistic missiles with additional warheads 
to compensate for a reduced deployment of inter-
continental ballistic missiles of the United States. 
(c) SUBMISSION TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit 
to the Secretary a report containing the study conducted 
under subsection (a). 
(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 210 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall transmit to the appropriate congressional 
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committees report required by subsection (c), without 
change. 
(e) FORM.—The report required by subsection (c) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 7. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
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shall remain effective for 20 years after the date on which 
the new eligible area is established. 
Æ 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2233 
To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Aretha Franklin 
in recognition of her contributions of outstanding artistic and historical 
significance to culture in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2021 
Mrs. LAWRENCE (for herself and Mr. COHEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on House Administration, 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 posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
Aretha Franklin in recognition of her contributions of 
outstanding artistic and historical significance to culture 
in the United States. 
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 ‘‘Aretha Franklin Con-
gressional Gold Medal Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 12103. COVERED PRODUCT MANAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a Program, a re-
sponsible party, acting through an Organization, shall— 
‘‘(1) meet the performance targets under the 
applicable Plan, as described in section 12105(g)— 
‘‘(A) in the case of covered products, by 
providing for the collection and sorting of cov-
ered products in accordance with subsection (b); 
or 
‘‘(B) in the case of beverage containers, by 
carrying out the responsibilities under section 
12104(e); and 
‘‘(2) in accordance with subsection (c), provide 
for the cleanup of covered products or beverage con-
tainers that become litter. 
‘‘(b) COLLECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A Program shall provide 
widespread, convenient, and equitable access to op-
portunities for the collection of covered products in 
accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(2) CONVENIENCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), collection opportunities described in 
paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(i) be provided throughout each 
State, Tribal land, and territory in which 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2234 
To ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every person, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2021 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. 
PRESSLEY, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. WELCH, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. 
SPEIER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. BASS, Mr. CARSON, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. 
NADLER, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. JACOBS of California, Mrs. LAW-
RENCE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. TRONE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 
LEVIN
of Michigan, Ms. WILD, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Mr. JONES, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. 
NEGUSE, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. BLUNT 
ROCHESTER, Ms. PORTER, Ms. BUSH, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 
TORRES
of New York, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. 
MALINOWSKI, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. 
CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. 
PINGREE, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. LIEU, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. 
HAYES, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Ms. ROSS, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. 
TONKO, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. PHILLIPS, 
Mr. COHEN, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. CHU, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. KUSTER, 
Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. CROW, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. CASE, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of 
New York, Ms. MANNING, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, 
Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. GOMEZ, 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. EVANS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 
HIMES, Ms. NEWMAN, Ms. TITUS, Mr. PETERS, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. MCNER-
NEY, Mr. CRIST, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. TLAIB, 
Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. LARSEN 
of Washington, Mr. RYAN, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. KILDEE, 
Mr. RASKIN, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. BROWN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 
SCHNEIDER, Mr. KEATING, Mr. BERA, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. OMAR, 
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‘‘(ii)(I) converted into a raw material 
with minimal loss of material quality; 
‘‘(II) used in the production of a new 
product, including the original product; or 
‘‘(III) in the case of composting or or-
ganic recycling, productively used for soil 
improvement. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘recycle’ does 
not include— 
‘‘(i) the method of sorting, processing, 
and aggregating materials from solid waste 
that does not preserve the original material 
quality, and, as a result, the aggregated 
material is no longer usable for its initial 
purpose or a substantially similar product 
and can only be used for inferior purposes 
or products (commonly referred to as 
‘downcycling’); 
‘‘(ii) the use of waste— 
‘‘(I) as a fuel or fuel substitute; 
‘‘(II) for energy production; 
‘‘(III) for repurposing into infra-
structure, including— 
‘‘(aa) pavement for streets 
or sidewalks; 
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