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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1449 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 1, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 3033 203rd Street in Olympia Fields, Illinois, 
as the ‘‘Captain Robert L. Martin Post Office’’. 
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. CAPTAIN ROBERT L. MARTIN POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 3033 203rd Street in Olympia 
Fields, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Captain Robert L. Martin Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Captain Robert L. 
Martin Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 30, 2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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II 
Calendar No. 124 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1449 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 1, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
JUNE 19, 2019 
Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 3033 203rd Street in Olympia Fields, Illinois, 
as the ‘‘Captain Robert L. Martin Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CAPTAIN ROBERT L. MARTIN POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 3033 203rd Street in Olympia 
Fields, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Captain Robert L. Martin Post Office’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Captain Robert L. 
Martin Post Office’’. 
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Calendar No. 124 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1449 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 3033 203rd Street in Olym-
pia Fields, Illinois, as the ‘‘Captain Robert L. 
Martin Post Office’’. 
JUNE 19, 2019 
Reported without amendment 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 144 
To prohibit the flying of any flag other than the United States flag over 
United States diplomatic and consular posts, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. BANKS, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 
KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. BIGGS, Mrs. LESKO, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. 
MEADOWS, and Mr. BUCK) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the flying of any flag other than the United 
States flag over United States diplomatic and consular 
posts, 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 ‘‘Old Glory Only Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FLYING OF CERTAIN FLAGS OVER 
UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
POSTS. 
The Secretary of State shall ensure that no United 
States diplomatic or consular post flies any flag other than 
the United States flag over such post. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1454 
To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun, 
with exceptions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2019 
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. CASE, Ms. DEAN, Ms. DELAURO, 
Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HIMES, Ms. JACKSON 
LEE, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. MENG, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. 
NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. QUIGLEY, 
Mr. RASKIN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SOTO, Mr. VARGAS, 
Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of 
Illinois, and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may 
receive a handgun, with exceptions. 
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 ‘‘Choosing Our Own 
Lives Over Fast Firearms Act’’ or the ‘‘COOL OFF Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. 3-DAY WAITING PERIOD REQUIRED BEFORE RE-
CEIPT OF A HANDGUN, WITH EXCEPTIONS. 
(a) TRANSFERS BETWEEN PERSONS WHO ARE NOT 
FIREARMS LICENSEES.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(aa)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall 
be unlawful for a person not licensed under this chapter, 
in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, to receive 
a handgun from another person not licensed under this 
chapter unless at least 3 business days (meaning a day 
on which State offices are open) have elapsed since the 
recipient most recently offered to take possession of the 
handgun. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 
a handgun transfer that meets the conditions of subsection 
(t)(7).’’. 
(b) TRANSFERS BY FIREARMS LICENSEES TO NON- 
LICENSEES.—Section 922(t) of such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B)(ii); 
(B) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (C); and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4790 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal securities laws with respect to the 
materiality of disclosure requirements, to establish the 
Public Company Advisory Committee, 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,
‘‘(D) in the case of a handgun transfer 
that does not meet the conditions of paragraph 
(7), 3 business days (meaning a day on which 
State offices are open) have elapsed since the li-
censee contacted the system.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) A handgun transfer meets the conditions of this 
paragraph if— 
‘‘(A) the transferee is a law enforcement agency 
or any law enforcement officer, armed private secu-
rity professional, or member of the armed forces, to 
the extent the officer, professional, or member is 
acting within the course and scope of employment 
and official duties; 
‘‘(B) the transfer is a loan between spouses, be-
tween domestic partners, between parents and their 
children, between siblings, between aunts or uncles 
and their nieces or nephews, or between grand-
parents and their grandchildren, for a lawful pur-
pose; 
‘‘(C) the transfer is temporary and necessary to 
prevent imminent death or great bodily harm, if the 
possession by the transferee lasts only as long as im-
mediately necessary to prevent the imminent death 
or great bodily harm; or 
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‘‘(D) the transfer is temporary and the trans-
feror has no reason to believe that the transferee will 
use or intends to use the firearm in a crime or is 
prohibited from possessing firearms under State or 
Federal law, and the transfer takes place and the 
transferee’s possession of the firearm is exclu-
sively— 
‘‘(i) at a shooting range or in a shooting 
gallery or other area designated for the purpose 
of target shooting; 
‘‘(ii) while reasonably necessary for the 
purposes of hunting, trapping, or fishing, if the 
transferor— 
‘‘(I) has no reason to believe that the 
transferee intends to use the firearm in a 
place where it is illegal; and 
‘‘(II) has reason to believe that the 
transferee will comply with all licensing 
and permit requirements for such hunting, 
trapping, or fishing; or 
‘‘(iii) while in the presence of the trans-
feror.’’. 
(c) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘or (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘(q), or 
(aa)’’. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to conduct engaged in after the 
90-day period that begins with the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1455 
To protect States and individuals in States that have laws which permit 
the use of cannabis, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2019 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. 
PERLMUTTER, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. PRESSLEY, and Ms. GABBARD) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and En-
ergy and Commerce, 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 protect States and individuals in States that have laws 
which permit the use of cannabis, 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 ‘‘Restraining Excessive 
Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis Act of 
2019’’ or the ‘‘REFER Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS. 
None of the funds made available by any Act of Con-
gress to any department or agency of the United States 
may be used to— 
(1) prevent a State or unit of local government 
from implementing or maintaining its State law or 
regulation that authorizes the use, distribution, pos-
session, or cultivation of cannabis; 
(2) detain, prosecute, sentence, or initiate civil 
proceedings against an individual, business or prop-
erty, that is involved in the cultivation, distribution, 
possession, dispensation, or use of cannabis, in ac-
cordance with the law or regulation of the State or 
unit of local government in which the individual is 
located; or 
(3) penalize a financial institution solely be-
cause the institution provides financial services to an 
entity that is a manufacturer, producer, or a person 
that participates in any business or organized activ-
ity that involves handling cannabis or cannabis prod-
ucts, or any related activity, and engages in such ac-
tivity pursuant to a law or regulation established by 
a State or a unit of local government in which the 
financial institution is located. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) The term ‘‘financial institution’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 5312 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘State’’ means any State, the 
District of Columbia, any territory or possession of 
the United States, or any Indian tribal government. 
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tive office of the Congress, on behalf of any 
other person (except the United States) in con-
nection with any matter on which such former 
Member seeks action by a Member, officer, or 
employee of either House of Congress, in his or 
her official capacity, shall be punished as pro-
vided in section 216 of this title. 
‘‘(C) OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.—Any person who is an elected 
officer of the House of Representatives and 
who, within 1 year after that person leaves of-
fice, knowingly makes, with the intent to influ-
ence, any communication to or appearance be-
fore any Member, officer, or employee of the 
House of Representatives, on behalf of any 
other person (except the United States) in con-
nection with any matter on which such former 
elected officer seeks action by a Member, offi-
cer, or employee of either House of Congress, in 
his or her official capacity, shall be punished as 
provided in section 216 of this title.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to any individual who, 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, leaves 
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(4) the number of public schools served by the 
agency that are eligible for schoolwide programs 
under section 1114 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314) 
and the percentage of funds received by the agency 
under title I or title II of this Act that were used 
for projects at such schools; 
(5) for each project— 
(A) the cost; 
(B) the standard described in section 
309(a) with which the use of the funds com-
plied or, if the use of funds did not comply with 
a standard described in section 309(a), the rea-
son such funds were not able to be used in com-
pliance with such standards and the agency’s 
efforts to use such funds in an environmentally 
sound manner; 
(C) if flooring was installed, whether— 
(i) it was low- or no-VOC (Volatile 
Organic Compounds) flooring; 
(ii) it was made from sustainable ma-
terials; and 
(iii) use of flooring described in clause 
(i) or (ii) was cost effective; and 
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(D) any demonstrable or expected benefits 
as a result of the project (such as energy sav-
ings, improved indoor environmental quality, 
improved climate for teaching and learning, 
etc.); and 
(6) the total number and amount of contracts 
awarded, and the number and amount of contracts 
awarded to local, small, minority, and women- and 
veteran-owned businesses. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.—A local educational 
agency shall— 
(1) submit the report described in subsection 
(a) to the State educational agency, which shall com-
pile such information and report it annually to the 
Secretary; and 
(2) make the report described in subsection (a) 
publicly available, including on the agency’s Web 
site. 
(c) REPORTS BY SECRETARY.—Not later than De-
cember 31 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and make 
available on the Department of Education’s Web site, a 
report on grants made under this Act, including the infor-
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mation described in subsection (b)(1), the types of mod-
ernization, renovation, repair, and construction funded, 
and the number of students impacted, including the num-
ber of students counted under section 1113(a)(5) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6313(a)(5)). 
SEC. 311. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) TITLE I.—To carry out title I, there are author-
ized to be appropriated $6,400,000,000 for fiscal year 
2020 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2025. 
(b) TITLE II.—To carry out title II, there are author-
ized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2025. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1458 
To prohibit the Corporation for National and Community Service from remov-
ing State offices of the Corporation from States without Congressional 
approval. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2019 
Ms. MCCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. TONKO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. COHEN, Ms. 
MOORE, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. MCNERNEY, 
Mr. POCAN, Ms. OMAR, and Ms. SEWELL of Alabama) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Corporation for National and Community 
Service from removing State offices of the Corporation 
from States without Congressional approval. 
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 ‘‘Keep Community Serv-
ice Local Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR CLOSURE OF 
STATE CNCS OFFICES UNDER CERTAIN CIR-
CUMSTANCES. 
Section 196A(a) of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651h) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION
ON
CLOSURE
OF
STATE
OF-
FICES.—The Corporation may not close a State office re-
quired under subsection (a), where such closure results in 
there being no office in such State, unless permitted or 
directed to do so by an Act of Congress.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1462 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit periodic reports on the cost 
of presidential travel, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2019 
Mr. O’HALLERAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit periodic reports 
on the cost of presidential travel, 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 Defense 
Dollars Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTS ON COST OF PRESIDENTIAL TRAVEL. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 
days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Air Force, shall submit to the 
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Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
detailing the direct and indirect costs to the Department 
of Defense in support of presidential travel. Each such re-
port shall include costs incurred for travel to a property 
owned or operated by the individual serving as President 
or an immediate family member of such individual. 
(b) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘immediate family member’’ means the 
spouse of such individual, the adult or minor child of such 
individual, or the spouse of an adult child of such indi-
vidual. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1463 
To limit the use of Federal funds for the use of the travel expenses of 
senior Federal officials in contravention of certain regulations, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2019 
Mr. O’HALLERAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To limit the use of Federal funds for the use of the travel 
expenses of senior Federal officials in contravention of 
certain regulations, 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 ‘‘Taxpayers Don’t Incur 
Meaningless Expenses Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘Taxpayers 
DIME Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN FED-
ERAL EMPLOYEE TRAVEL IN CONTRAVEN-
TION OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, no Federal funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in any fiscal year may be used for 
the travel expenses of any senior Federal official in con-
travention of sections 301–10.260 through 301–10.266 of 
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
regulation. 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORT ON TRAVEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days 
thereafter, the head of each Federal agency shall 
submit a report to the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate detailing travel on Government 
aircraft by any senior Federal official employed at 
the applicable agency. 
(2) APPLICATION.—Any report required under 
paragraph (1) shall not include any classified travel, 
and nothing in this Act shall be construed to super-
sede, alter, or otherwise affect the application of sec-
tion 101–37.408 of title 41, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, or any successor regulation. 
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(c) TRAVEL REGULATION REPORT.—Not later than 
one year after enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Office of Government Ethics shall submit a report to Con-
gress detailing suggestions on strengthening Federal trav-
el regulations. On the date such report is so submitted, 
the Director shall publish such report on the Office’s pub-
lic website. 
(d) DEFINITION OF SENIOR FEDERAL OFFICIAL.— 
In this Act, the term ‘‘senior Federal official’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101–37.100 of title 
41, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act, and includes any senior executive 
branch official (as that term is defined in such section). 
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H1463
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS