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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 135 
To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be adjusted 
under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 
in the year following any fiscal year in which outlays of the United 
States exceeded receipts of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. BUCHANAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Oversight and Accountability, 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 that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall 
not be adjusted under section 601(a)(2) of the Legisla-
tive Reorganization Act of 1946 in the year following 
any fiscal year in which outlays of the United States 
exceeded receipts of 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 ‘‘No Pay Raise for Con-
gress Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZA-
TION ACT OF 1946. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 601(a)(2) of the Legisla-
tive Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) An adjustment in rates of pay may be made 
under this paragraph in a year only if the aggregate out-
lays of the United States during the last completed fiscal 
year did not exceed the aggregate receipts of the United 
States during such fiscal year, as determined by the Con-
gressional Budget Office.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 601(a)(2)(A) 
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 4501(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘Subject to subparagraph (B),’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 
subparagraphs (B) and (C),’’. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1362 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
from issuing a moratorium on issuing new oil and gas leases and drill 
permits on certain Federal lands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2023 
Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. MOYLAN, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. 
NEWHOUSE, and Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined 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 Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture from issuing a moratorium on issuing 
new oil and gas leases and drill permits on certain Fed-
eral lands. 
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 ‘‘Saving America’s En-
ergy Future Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MORATORIUM OF NEW OIL AND 
GAS LEASES ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LANDS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary concerned may not issue a mora-
torium on issuing new oil and gas leases and drill permits, 
nor renewals of such permits, on Federal lands under such 
Secretary’s jurisdiction. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 
National Forest System lands; and 
(2) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect 
to public lands administered by such Secretary. 
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$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025, to 
remain available until expended. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 136 
To deny Federal funding to any State or political subdivision of a State 
that has in effect any law, policy, or procedure that prevents or impedes 
a State or local law enforcement official from maintaining custody of 
an alien pursuant to an immigration detainer issued by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. CALVERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To deny Federal funding to any State or political subdivision 
of a State that has in effect any law, policy, or procedure 
that prevents or impedes a State or local law enforce-
ment official from maintaining custody of an alien pursu-
ant to an immigration detainer issued by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, 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— 
(1) ‘‘Help Ensure Legal Detainers Act’’; or 
(2) ‘‘HELD Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DENIAL OF FEDERAL FUNDING TO STATES AND 
UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT FAIL 
TO RESPOND TO IMMIGRATION DETAINERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to fiscal years begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act, no Fed-
eral funds may be used to assist any project or activity 
carried out by a State, or a political subdivision of a State, 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) STATES
AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS DE-
SCRIBED.—A State, or political subdivision of a State, de-
scribed in this subsection is any State, or political subdivi-
sion of a State, that has in effect any law, policy, or proce-
dure that prevents or impedes State or local law enforce-
ment officials from— 
(1) timely responding to an immigration notice 
issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security that 
requests information about an alien in State or local 
custody, including the alien’s estimated release date, 
in order that the Secretary may arrange to assume 
custody of the alien upon such release; or 
(2) maintaining custody of an alien for a period 
of up to 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays 
and holidays) pursuant to an immigration detainer 
issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security in 
order that the alien can be transferred to the cus-
tody of such Secretary to determine whether the 
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each month of the period during which the bor-
rower is not required to make a payment to the 
eligible lender, including while the borrower is 
in school and during periods of deferment or 
forbearance; 
‘‘(C) shall be provided to the borrower of 
a loan not more than 30 days after the first 
disbursement of the loan, and monthly there-
after for the life of the loan; and 
‘‘(D) shall include, for all outstanding 
loans made, insured, or guaranteed under this 
part or part D by the eligible lender to the bor-
rower— 
‘‘(i) the original principal amount of 
each of the borrower’s loans owed to that 
lender, and the original principal amount 
of those loans in the aggregate; 
‘‘(ii) the borrower’s current balance 
on each loan and on all loans in the aggre-
gate, as of the time of the bill or state-
ment, as applicable; 
‘‘(iii) the interest rate on each loan; 
‘‘(iv) the total amount the borrower 
has paid in interest on each loan and on 
all loans in the aggregate; 
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alien should be detained, placed in removal pro-
ceedings, released, or removed. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—A political subdivision of a 
State that is not ineligible under subsection (a) to receive 
Federal funds, but is part of a State or another unit of 
government that is so ineligible, may submit, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, an application for di-
rect receipt of any funds that the political subdivision oth-
erwise only would receive through subgrant, allocation, or 
allotment made by the ineligible State or government unit. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1377 
AN ACT 
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Communications and Information to take certain 
actions to enhance the representation of the 
United States and promote United States leader-
ship in communications standards-setting bodies, 
and for other purposes.
(3) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘council’’ means the 
council established under subsection (a)(1) or the 
advisory committee designated under subsection 
(a)(2), as the case may be. 
(4) NOT TRUSTED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘not trusted’’ 
means, with respect to an entity, that— 
(i) the Chair has made a public deter-
mination that such entity is owned by, con-
trolled by, or subject to the influence of a 
foreign adversary; or 
(ii) the Chair otherwise determines 
that such entity poses a threat to the na-
tional security of the United States. 
(B) CRITERIA
FOR
DETERMINATION.—In 
making a determination under subparagraph 
(A)(ii), the Chair shall use the criteria de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 
2(c) of the Secure and Trusted Communica-
tions Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 
1601(c)), as appropriate. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 3 of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1373 
To prohibit any head of a Federal agency from providing assistance to 
the Wuhan Institute of Virology and other laboratories in certain other 
foreign nations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2023 
Mr. STEWART introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit any head of a Federal agency from providing 
assistance to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and other 
laboratories in certain other foreign nations. 
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 ‘‘Stop Adversarial 
Funding Expenditures for Laboratories Act’’ or the 
‘‘SAFE Laboratories Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO WUHAN INSTI-
TUTE OF VIROLOGY AND OTHER FOREIGN 
LABORATORIES. 
No head of a Federal agency may provide assistance, 
directly or indirectly, to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, 
or any other laboratory located in a country determined 
by the Secretary of State to be a foreign adversary, includ-
ing China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1374 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the imposition 
of COVID–19 vaccine mandates by institutions of higher education, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2023 
Ms. TENNEY (for herself, Mr. LAMALFA, and Mr. LAMBORN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit 
the imposition of COVID–19 vaccine mandates by insti-
tutions of higher education, 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 ‘‘Ending COVID Vac-
cine Mandates for Colleges and Universities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON COVID–19 VACCINE MANDATES. 
Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 124. PROHIBITION ON COVID–19 VACCINE MANDATES. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—An institution of higher edu-
cation that imposes a COVID–19 vaccine mandate shall 
be ineligible to receive funds or otherwise participate in 
programs under this Act for the duration of the period 
during which such mandate is in effect. 
‘‘(b) COVID–19 VACCINE MANDATE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘COVID–19 vaccine mandate’ means 
any requirement that an individual receive an immuniza-
tion that is intended to prevent or mitigate COVID–19 
as a condition of that individual’s admission to, enrollment 
in, or attendance or employment at an institution of high-
er education.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1375 
To allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny approval 
of a new drug application for an opioid analgesic drug on the basis 
of such drug not being clinically superior to other commercially available 
drugs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2023 
Mr. TRONE (for himself and Mr. MEUSER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
deny approval of a new drug application for an opioid 
analgesic drug on the basis of such drug not being clini-
cally superior to other commercially available drugs. 
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 ‘‘Ensuring the FDA 
Fully Examines Clinical Trial Impact and Vitalness before 
Endorsement Act’’ or the ‘‘EFFECTIVE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL OF NEW OPIOID AN-
ALGESICS. 
Section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(c)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, the Secretary may deny approval of an application 
submitted under subsection (b) for an opioid analgesic 
drug if the Secretary determines that such drug does not 
provide a significant advantage, in terms of greater safety 
or effectiveness, compared to an appropriate comparator 
drug, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 699 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1377 
[Report No. 118–860, Part I] 
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
Information to take certain actions to enhance the representation of 
the United States and promote United States leadership in communica-
tions standards-setting bodies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2023 
Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, and Ms. 
KUSTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
DECEMBER 11, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
DECEMBER 11, 2024 
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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they were experiencing a serious illness at 
the time; and 
(2) submit to Congress an unclassified report 
that contains— 
(A) all of the information described under 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) only such redactions as the Director 
determines necessary to protect sources and 
methods. 
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graph (1) describes, calculated according to the Ac-
quired Fund Fees and Expenses formula. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 137 
To require an accounting of certain property forfeited to the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Ms. SALAZAR, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require an accounting of certain property forfeited 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 ‘‘Justice for Victims 
of Kleptocracy Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. FORFEITED PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 46 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 988. Accounting of certain forfeited property 
‘‘(a) ACCOUNTING.—The Attorney General shall 
make available to the public an accounting of any property 
relating to foreign government corruption that is forfeited 
to the United States under section 981 or 982. 
‘‘(b) FORMAT.—The accounting described under sub-
section (a) shall be published on the website of the Depart-
ment of Justice in a format that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) A heading as follows: ‘Assets stolen from 
the people of llllll and recovered by the 
United States’, the blank space being filled with the 
name of the foreign government that is the target of 
corruption. 
‘‘(2) The total amount recovered by the United 
States on behalf of the foreign people that is the tar-
get of corruption at the time when such recovered 
funds are deposited into the Department of Justice 
Asset Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the 
Treasury Forfeiture Fund. 
‘‘(c) UPDATED WEBSITE.—The Attorney General 
shall update the website of the Department of Justice to 
include an accounting of any new property relating to for-
eign government corruption that has been forfeited to the 
United States under section 981 or 982 not later than 
14 days after such forfeiture, unless such update would 
compromise an ongoing law enforcement investigation.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 46 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘988. Accounting of certain forfeited property.’’. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that recovered assets be 
returned for the benefit of the people harmed by the cor-
ruption under conditions that reasonably ensure the trans-
parent and effective use, administration and monitoring 
of returned proceeds. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1381 
To provide that individuals who are beneficiaries of deferred action, deferred 
enforced departure, or temporary protected status shall be treated in 
the same manner as citizens of the United States for purposes of deter-
mining the eligibility of such individuals to serve as officers or employees 
of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2023 
Mr. AGUILAR (for himself and Mr. STANTON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To provide that individuals who are beneficiaries of deferred 
action, deferred enforced departure, or temporary pro-
tected status shall be treated in the same manner as 
citizens of the United States for purposes of determining 
the eligibility of such individuals to serve as officers 
or employees of Congress. 
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 ‘‘American Dream Em-
ployment Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF BENEFICIARIES OF DEFERRED AC-
TION OR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS 
FOR EMPLOYMENT IN CONGRESS. 
(a) TREATMENT IN SAME MANNER AS CITIZENS OF 
UNITED STATES.—For purposes of determining the eligi-
bility of an individual described in subsection (b) to serve 
as an officer or employee of an office of Congress, the indi-
vidual shall be treated in the same manner as an indi-
vidual who is a citizen of the United States. 
(b) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An individual de-
scribed in this subsection is an individual— 
(1) who has been issued an employment author-
ization document under the Deferred Action for 
Childhood Arrivals Program of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, established pursuant to the 
memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity entitled ‘‘Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion 
with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United 
States as Children’’, dated June 15, 2012, or pursu-
ant to the rule of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity entitled ‘‘Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv-
als’’ (87 Fed. Reg. 53152); 
(2) whose employment is authorized pursuant 
to a grant of deferred enforced departure; or 
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(3) who has temporary protected status under 
section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S. 1254a). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2024 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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