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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4205 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to reimburse sponsors for certain 
costs of emergency water protection measures, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 23, 2019 
Mr. CURTIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to reimburse spon-
sors for certain costs of emergency water protection 
measures, 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 ‘‘Funding Local Assist-
ance and Recovery Efforts Act’’ or the ‘‘FLARE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION REIM-
BURSEMENT. 
In carrying out the Emergency Watershed Protection 
Program under part 624 of title 7, Code of Federal Regu-
lations (or successor regulations), the Secretary of Agri-
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culture shall make payments for activities specified in an 
agreement between the Secretary and a sponsor and un-
dertaken by the sponsor during the period between the 
signing of the agreement and the release of funds pursu-
ant to the agreement. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4207 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for enhanced penalties 
for certain unlawful discharges of a firearm on or near schools, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 23, 2019 
Mr. WEBER of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for en-
hanced penalties for certain unlawful discharges of a 
firearm on or near schools, 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 ‘‘Justice for Victims 
of School Shootings Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SCHOOL SHOOTINGS. 
Section 924(a)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Whoever violates’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(A) Except as otherwise provided in this para-
graph, whoever violates’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) Whoever violates section 922(q)(3) and 
thereby causes harm to or the death of a person 
through the use of a firearm, shall— 
‘‘(i) for killing, or if death results to any 
person from any other conduct prohibited by 
this section, be punished by death or by impris-
onment for any term of years or for life, be 
fined under this title, or both; 
‘‘(ii) for assault resulting in serious bodily 
injury, be imprisoned for not more than 30 
years or fined under this title, or both; or 
‘‘(iii) for attempting or conspiring to com-
mit an offense with the intent to cause the 
death of any person, be imprisoned for not 
more than 20 years or fined under this title, or 
both.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF ‘‘SCHOOL’’ REVISED TO INCLUDE IN-
STITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
Section 921(a)(26) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(26) The term ‘school’ means— 
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‘‘(A) a school which provides elementary or 
secondary education, as determined under State 
law; or 
‘‘(B) for purposes of section 922(q)(3), a 
college, university, or other postsecondary insti-
tution.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4208 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit treatment of 
certain non-native, non-indigenous hoofstock born within the borders 
of the United States as an endangered species, a threatened species, 
an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental pop-
ulation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 23, 2019 
Mr. YOHO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit 
treatment of certain non-native, non-indigenous hoofstock 
born within the borders of the United States as an 
endangered species, a threatened species, an essential 
experimental population, or a nonessential experimental 
population. 
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. PROHIBITION OF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN 
HOOFSTOCK 
AS 
ENDANGERED 
SPECIES, 
THREATENED SPECIES, ESSENTIAL EXPERI-
MENTAL POPULATION, OR NONESSENTIAL 
EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION. 
Section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1532) is amended— 
(1) by inserting before the first sentence the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) A covered hoofstock born within the bor-
ders of the United States shall not be treated as an 
endangered species, a threatened species, an essen-
tial experimental population, or a nonessential exper-
imental population under this Act. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection the term ‘covered 
hoofstock’ means any barasingha, red lechwe, Ara-
bian oryx, Eld’s deer, Grevy’s zebra, gaur, or 
banteng.’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 553 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4299 
[Report No. 116–669] 
To reauthorize through 2024 the National Geological and Geophysical Data 
Preservation Program Act of 2005. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ
(for herself, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. 
LOWENTHAL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 18, 2020 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 12, 2019] 
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‘‘(F) implementing course redesigns of 
high-enrollment courses to improve student out-
comes and reduce cost; 
‘‘(3) sets performance goals for improving stu-
dent outcomes for the duration of the grant; and 
‘‘(4) if receiving a grant for transfer students, 
has articulation agreements with community colleges 
at the national, State, or local levels to ensure that 
community college credits can fully transfer to the 
participating institution. 
‘‘(c) GRANT AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL AMOUNT.—For the first year that 
an eligible institution participates in the grant pro-
gram under this section and subject to paragraph 
(3), such participating eligible institution shall re-
ceive a grant in an amount based on the product 
of— 
‘‘(A) the actual cost of tuition and fees at 
the eligible institution in such year (referred to 
in this section as the per-student rebate); and 
‘‘(B) the number of eligible students en-
rolled in the eligible institution for the pre-
ceding year. 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT INCREASES.—For each suc-
ceeding year after the first year of the grant pro-
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SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF SALARIES OF FEDERAL EM-
PLOYEES 
IN 
STANISLAUS 
COUNTY, 
CALI-
FORNIA. 
(a) COST OF LIVING IN DETERMINING RATES OF 
PAY FOR VA EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, cost of living shall be included in 
any determination of the rate of basic pay for any 
position within the Department of Veterans Affairs 
where the duty station is located in Stanislaus Coun-
ty, California. 
(2) REDETERMINATION OF RATES OF PAY.— 
Not later than the first day of the first pay period 
beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and not less 
than once during each subsequent five-year period, 
the rate of basic pay for each position described 
under paragraph (1) shall be redetermined. 
(b) LOCALITY-BASED COMPARABILITY PAYMENTS 
FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Beginning on the date that 
is 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
Stanislaus County, California, shall be included in the lo-
cality pay area applicable to San Francisco, California, 
pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) APPLICATION.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued to— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4210 
To enhance the salaries of Federal employees, including employees of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, in Stanislaus County, California, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 27, 2019 
Mr. HARDER of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To enhance the salaries of Federal employees, including em-
ployees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, in 
Stanislaus County, California, 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 ‘‘Fair Pay for the Mo-
desto VA Act’’. 
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(1) result in a lower rate of basic pay for any 
position affected by the requirements of subsection 
(a) or (b) otherwise payable for that position but for 
the requirements of this Act; 
(2) affect any payment in addition to basic pay 
that an employee occupying such a position is eligi-
ble to receive, including locality pay under section 
5304 of title 5, United States Code, or any allow-
ance, differential, bonus, award, or other similar 
cash payment under such title or title 38, United 
States Code; or 
(3) supersede or otherwise affect any limitation 
on total pay, including the limitation provided in sec-
tion 5307 of title 5, United States Code. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4214 
To require verification of immigration status for receipt of assisted housing 
benefits, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 27, 2019 
Mr. ZELDIN (for himself and Mr. DUFFY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require verification of immigration status for receipt of 
assisted housing benefits, 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 ‘‘Preserving Qualified 
Housing Assistance Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. MANDATORY IMMIGRATION STATUS VERIFICATION 
FOR ASSISTED HOUSING BENEFITS. 
Section 214(d) of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(d)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘may re-
quest verification of the declaration’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall request verification of the declaration’’. 
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‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—An organization shall 
not be eligible to enter into a contract under 
subparagraph (A) if the organization has been 
employed by, consulted for, or otherwise had a 
business relationship (other than the receipt of 
arbitration fees) with a health plan, health in-
surance issuer, facility, or health care profes-
sional during the 3-year period immediately 
preceding the effective date of the contract with 
the Secretary or during the term of such con-
tract. 
‘‘(C) ARBITRATOR.—An arbitrator may 
not be assigned by an organization to resolve a 
dispute under this paragraph if the arbitrator 
has been employed by, consulted for, or other-
wise had a business relationship (other than the 
receipt of arbitration fees) with a health plan, 
health insurance issuer, facility, or health care 
professional during the 3-year period imme-
diately preceding the request for arbitration. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for voluntary 
binding arbitration under this subsection the claim 
involved shall— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4218 
To provide that Poland may be designated as a program country under 
the Visa Waiver Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 30, 2019 
Mr. QUIGLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide that Poland may be designated as a program 
country under the Visa Waiver 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 ‘‘Poland Visa Waiver 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. POLAND MADE ELIGIBLE FOR THE VISA WAIVER 
PROGRAM. 
Notwithstanding any provision of section 217 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security may designate Poland as 
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a program country under the visa waiver program estab-
lished by that section. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4219 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that an appeal of an 
order granting a nationwide injunction issued by a district court of 
the United States shall lie to the Supreme Court. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 30, 2019 
Mr. JOHN W. ROSE of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that 
an appeal of an order granting a nationwide injunction 
issued by a district court of the United States shall 
lie to the Supreme Court. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. APPEAL OF ORDER GRANTING A NATIONWIDE 
INJUNCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 155 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 2285. Appeal of order granting a nationwide in-
junction 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case that a district court 
of the United States grants a nationwide injunction, the 
appeal from the order granting such injunction shall lie 
to the Supreme Court. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘nation-
wide injunction’ means an order issued by a Federal court 
that purports to restrain the enforcement of a Federal 
statute, regulation, order, or similar authority against a 
non-party, unless the non-party is represented by a party 
acting in a representative capacity pursuant to the Federal 
Rules of Civil Procedure.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 155 of title 28, United States Code is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 2285 the 
following: 
‘‘2285. Appeal of order granting a nationwide injunction.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 421 
Making continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2019 
Ms. WILD
(for herself, Ms. DEAN, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. JONES, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. ROSE of New 
York, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. 
WELCH, Mr. WITTMAN, and Mr. LARSEN of Washington) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
Making continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 
COAST GUARD. 
There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2019, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, for any period during which interim or full-year 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for the Coast Guard 
are not in effect— 
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(1) such sums as are necessary to provide pay 
and allowances to members of the Coast Guard (as 
described in section 1 of title 14, United States 
Code), including the reserve component thereof, who 
perform active service or inactive-duty training dur-
ing such period; 
(2) such sums as are necessary to provide pay 
and allowances to civilian employees of the Coast 
Guard; 
(3) such sums as are necessary to provide pay 
and allowances to contractors of the Coast Guard; 
(4) such sums as are necessary for— 
(A) the payment of a death gratuity under 
sections 1475–1477 and 1489 of title 10, 
United States Code, with respect to members of 
the Coast Guard; 
(B) the payment or reimbursement of au-
thorized funeral travel and travel related to the 
dignified transfer of remains and unit memorial 
services under section 481f of title 37, United 
States Code, with respect to members of the 
Coast Guard; and 
(C) the temporary continuation of a basic 
allowance of housing for dependents of mem-
bers of the Coast Guard dying on active duty, 
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as authorized by section 403(l) of title 37, 
United States Code; and 
(5) such sums as are necessary for functions of 
the Coast Guard otherwise authorized by law. 
SEC. 2. TERMINATION. 
Appropriations and funds made available and author-
ity granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until 
whichever of the following first occurs: 
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation 
(including a continuing appropriation) for any pur-
pose for which amounts are made available in sec-
tion 1. 
(2) The enactment into law of the applicable 
regular or continuing appropriations resolution or 
other Act without any appropriation for such pur-
pose. 
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V 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4224 
For the relief of Edith Espinal Moreno. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 30, 2019 
Mrs. BEATTY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Edith Espinal Moreno. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR EDITH 
ESPINAL MORENO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Edith Espinal Moreno shall be eligible for issuance 
of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that 
of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant 
visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of 
status to lawful permanent resident. 
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(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF STATUS.—If Edith Espinal 
Moreno enters the United States before the filing deadline 
specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have 
entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligi-
ble, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Edith Espinal Moreno, the Secretary of State 
shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the 
current or next following fiscal year, the total number of 
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the 
country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the 
total number of immigrant visas that are made available 
to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 
202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
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parents, brothers, and sisters of Edith Espinal Moreno 
shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any 
right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4226 
To provide that certain guidance related to the citizenship of children of 
Federal employees and members of the Armed Forces shall have no 
force or effect, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 
Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. NORTON, 
Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CROW, Mr. COHEN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Mr. CORREA, and Mr. TED LIEU of California) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide that certain guidance related to the citizenship 
of children of Federal employees and members of the 
Armed Forces shall have no force or effect, 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 ‘‘Protecting Children 
of Public Servants and Service Members Abroad Act of 
2019’’. 
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