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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3118 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of 
Congress from lobbying Congress, to prohibit the use of official funds 
for airline accommodations for Members of Congress which are not 
coach-class accommodations, and to prohibit a cost-of-living adjustment 
in the pay rates for Members of Congress during any year following 
a Federal budget deficit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2019 
Mrs. AXNE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judi-
ciary, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined 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 18, United States Code, to prohibit former 
Members of Congress from lobbying Congress, to prohibit 
the use of official funds for airline accommodations for 
Members of Congress which are not coach-class accom-
modations, and to prohibit a cost-of-living adjustment 
in the pay rates for Members of Congress during any 
year following a Federal budget deficit. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clean Up Congress 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 
FROM LOBBYING CONGRESS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) FORMER SENATORS.—Subparagraph (A) of 
section 207(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘within 2 years after that per-
son leaves office’’ and inserting ‘‘at any time after 
that person leaves office’’. 
(2) FORMER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.—Paragraph (1) of section 207(e) of 
such title is amended by striking subparagraph (B) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.—Any person who is a Member 
of the House of Representatives and who, at 
any time after that person leaves office, know-
ingly makes, with the intent to influence, any 
communication to or appearance before any 
Member, officer, or employee of either House of 
Congress and any employee of any other legisla-
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 
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‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements 
described in this subparagraph are as follows: 
‘‘(i) Fifty percent of the total amount 
made available under subparagraph (A) 
shall be allocated so that each partici-
pating 
State 
receives 
the 
percentage 
amount that is obtained by dividing the 
number of properties that were insured 
under the national flood insurance pro-
gram in that State in the fiscal year pre-
ceding the fiscal year in which the amount 
is allocated by the total number of prop-
erties that were insured under the national 
flood insurance program in the fiscal year 
preceding the fiscal year in which the 
amount is allocated. 
‘‘(ii) Fifty percent of the total amount 
made available under subparagraph (A) 
shall be allocated so that each partici-
pating State receives a percentage of funds 
that is equal to the product obtained under 
clause (iii)(IV) with respect to that partici-
pating State after following the procedures 
described in clause (iii). 
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SEC. 3. PROHIBITING USE OF FUNDS FOR OFFICIAL TRAV-
EL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 
FOR 
AIRLINE 
ACCOMMODATIONS 
OTHER 
THAN COACH-CLASS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—No funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available during a fiscal year for the 
official travel expenses of a Member of Congress 
may be used for airline accommodations which are 
not coach-class accommodations. 
(2) 
COACH-CLASS
ACCOMMODATIONS
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘coach-class ac-
commodations’’ means the basic class of accommo-
dation by airlines that is normally the lowest fare of-
fered regardless of airline terminology used, and (as 
referred to by airlines) may include tourist class or 
economy class, as well as single class when the air-
line offers only one class of accommodations to all 
travelers. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives (with respect 
to Representatives in, and Delegates and the Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress) and the Committee on 
Rules and Administration of the Senate (with respect to 
Senators) shall each promulgate such regulations as may 
be necessary to carry out this section. 
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(c) MEMBER OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means a Senator 
or a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to, the Congress. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to expenses incurred on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITING ADJUSTMENT IN PAY RATES FOR 
MEMBERS 
OF 
CONGRESS 
IN 
YEAR 
FOL-
LOWING BUDGET DEFICIT. 
(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) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
601(a)(2)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 4501(2)(A)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Subject to subparagraph (B),’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C),’’. 
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SEC. 2. ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION OF EXPENSES OF 
PERFORMING ARTISTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 62(a)(2)(B) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘PERFORMING
ARTISTS.—The 
deductions’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘PER-
FORMING ARTISTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The deductions’’, 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(ii) PHASEOUT.—The amount of ex-
penses taken into account under clause (i) 
shall be reduced (but not below zero) by 10 
percentage points for each $2,000 ($4,000 
in the case of a joint return), or fraction 
thereof, by which the taxpayer’s adjusted 
gross income (determined without regard 
to this subparagraph) for the taxable year 
exceeds $100,000 (200 percent of such 
amount in the case of a joint return). 
‘‘(iii) 
COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUST-
MENT.—In the case of any taxable year be-
ginning in a calendar year after 2019, the 
$100,000 amount under clause (ii) shall be 
increased by an amount equal to— 
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‘‘(I) such dollar amount, multi-
plied by 
‘‘(II) the cost-of-living adjust-
ment determined under section 1(f)(3) 
for the calendar year in which the tax-
able year begins, determined by sub-
stituting ‘calendar year 2018’ for ‘cal-
endar year 2016’ in subparagraph 
(A)(ii) thereof. 
If any amount after adjustment under the 
preceding sentence is not a multiple of 
$1,000, such amount shall be rounded to 
the nearest multiple of $1,000.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION REGARDING COMMISSION PAID 
TO PERFORMING ARTIST’S MANAGER OR AGENT.—Sec-
tion 62(a)(2)(B)(i) of such Code, as amended by sub-
section (a), is amended by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, including any commission paid 
to the performing artist’s manager or agent’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 62(a)(2)(B)(i) of such Code, as 
amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is 
amended by striking ‘‘by him’’ and inserting ‘‘by the 
performing artist’’. 
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(2) Section 62(b)(a) of such Code is amended 
by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B) 
and inserting a period, and by striking subparagraph 
(C). 
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‘‘(IV) increasing the rating under 
the Community Rating System for 
communities in the State; 
‘‘(ii) information with respect to the 
availability of, and the application process 
for receiving, financial assistance from the 
State loan fund of the State; 
‘‘(iii) the criteria and methods estab-
lished for the distribution of amounts from 
the State loan fund of the State; 
‘‘(iv) the amount of financial assist-
ance that the State anticipates allocating 
to— 
‘‘(I) local government projects; 
and 
‘‘(II) projects for homeowners, 
business, or nonprofit organizations; 
‘‘(v) the expected terms of the assist-
ance provided under clause (iv); and 
‘‘(vi) a description of the financial sta-
tus of the State loan fund and the short- 
term and long-term goals of the State loan 
fund; and 
‘‘(B) provide, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, that priority for the use of amounts 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3126 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include publication of 
written news articles as a tax-exempt purpose for organizations, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2019 
Mr. DESAULNIER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include 
publication of written news articles as a tax-exempt pur-
pose for organizations, 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 ‘‘Saving Local News 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF WRITTEN NEWS ARTICLES AS TAX- 
EXEMPT PURPOSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘or for 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3125 
To reverse declining milk consumption in schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2019 
Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Ms. KUSTER of 
New Hampshire, Mr. WELCH, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. POCAN, Mr. KIND, 
Mr. BRINDISI, Mr. DELGADO, Mrs. CRAIG, Mr. COX of California, Ms. 
DELBENE, Mr. COSTA, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. 
RESCHENTHALER, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. KATKO, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of 
Tennessee, Mr. COMER, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. GROTHMAN, Ms. 
FINKENAUER, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. SCHRADER, and Mr. DUFFY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor 
A BILL 
To reverse declining milk consumption in schools. 
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 ‘‘School Milk Nutrition 
Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. FLUID MILK. 
Section 9(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)) is amended by 
striking subparagraph (A) inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Lunches served by 
schools participating in the school lunch pro-
gram under this Act— 
‘‘(i) shall offer students a variety of 
fluid milk. Such milk shall be consistent 
with the most recent Dietary Guidelines 
for Americans published under section 301 
of the National Nutrition Monitoring and 
Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5341); 
‘‘(ii) may offer students flavored and 
unflavored fluid milk, including low-fat fla-
vored milk and lactose-free fluid milk; and 
‘‘(iii) shall provide a substitute for 
fluid milk for students whose disability re-
stricts their diet, on receipt of a written 
statement from a licensed physician that 
identifies the disability that restricts the 
student’s diet and that specifies the sub-
stitute for fluid milk.’’. 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 80 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1153 
[Report No. 117–356] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2377) to authorize the issuance 
of extreme risk protection orders; providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 7910) to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide 
for an increased age limit on the purchase of certain firearms, prevent 
gun trafficking, modernize the prohibition on untraceable firearms, en-
courage the safe storage of firearms, and for other purposes; and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2022 
Mr. MCGOVERN, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2377) to author-
ize the issuance of extreme risk protection orders; pro-
viding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7910) to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to provide for an increased 
age limit on the purchase of certain firearms, prevent 
gun trafficking, modernize the prohibition on untraceable 
firearms, encourage the safe storage of firearms, and 
for other purposes; and for other purposes. 
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the publication (including electronic publication) of writ-
ten news articles,’’ after ‘‘animals,’’. 
(b) INCOME FROM ADVERTISING NOT UNRELATED 
BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME.—Section 512(a) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) SPECIAL RULE APPLICABLE TO NEWS OR-
GANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(c)(3).— 
In the case of an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) by reason of publication of written news 
articles, the term ‘unrelated business taxable income’ 
does not include any amount attributable to pay-
ments for advertisements in news publications.’’. 
(c) EXPEDITED APPLICATION.—Section 508 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) TIMING FOR APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS BY 
NEWS ORGANIZATIONS.—In the case of an organization 
described in section 501(c)(3) by reason of publication of 
written news articles, the Secretary shall approve or deny 
such organization for recognition of 501(c)(3) status not 
later than the date that is 12 months after notice is given 
under subsection (a).’’. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to taxable years begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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H. Res. 1159 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 8, 2022. 
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS: Mr. Kustoff. 
COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES: Mr. Norman. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mashpee Wampanoag 
Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REAFFIRMATION OF INDIAN TRUST LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The taking of land into trust by 
the United States for the benefit of the Mashpee 
Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts as described in the 
final Notice of Reservation Proclamation (81 Fed. Reg. 
948; January 8, 2016) is reaffirmed as trust land and the 
actions of the Secretary of the Interior in taking that land 
into trust are ratified and confirmed. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, an action (including an action pending in a 
Federal court as of the date of enactment of this Act) re-
lating to the land described in subsection (a) shall not be 
filed or maintained in a Federal court and shall be 
promptly dismissed. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.—All laws (including 
regulations) of the United States of general applicability 
to Indians or nations, Indian Tribes, or bands of Indians 
(including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5101 et 
seq.)), shall be applicable to the Tribe and Tribal mem-
bers, except that to the extent such laws and regulations 
are inconsistent with the terms of the Intergovernmental 
Agreement, dated April 22, 2008, by and between the 
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Town of Mashpee,
Massachusetts, the terms of that Intergovernmental 
Agreement shall control. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 312 
AN ACT 
To reaffirm the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe 
reservation, and for other purposes.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 312 
To reaffirm the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2019 
Mr. KEATING (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
LAMALFA, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, and Mr. COLE) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources 
A BILL 
To reaffirm the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation, 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 ‘‘Mashpee Wampanoag 
Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REAFFIRMATION OF INDIAN TRUST LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The taking of land into trust by 
the United States for the benefit of the Mashpee 
Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts as described in the 
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final Notice of Reservation Proclamation (81 Fed. Reg. 
948; January 8, 2016) is reaffirmed as trust land and the 
actions of the Secretary of the Interior in taking that land 
into trust are ratified and confirmed. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, an action (including an action pending in a 
Federal court as of the date of enactment of this Act) re-
lating to the land described in subsection (a) shall not be 
filed or maintained in a Federal court and shall be 
promptly dismissed. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.—All laws (including 
regulations) of the United States of general applicability 
to Indians or nations, Indian Tribes, or bands of Indians 
(including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5101 et 
seq.)), shall be applicable to the Tribe and Tribal mem-
bers, except that to the extent such laws and regulations 
are inconsistent with the terms of the Intergovernmental 
Agreement, dated April 22, 2008, by and between the 
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Town of Mashpee, 
Massachusetts, the terms of that Intergovernmental 
Agreement shall control. 
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II 
Calendar No. 92 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 312 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 16, 2019 
Received; read the first time 
MAY 20, 2019 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To reaffirm the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation, 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 ‘‘Mashpee Wampanoag 
Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REAFFIRMATION OF INDIAN TRUST LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The taking of land into trust by 
the United States for the benefit of the Mashpee 
Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts as described in the 
final Notice of Reservation Proclamation (81 Fed. Reg. 
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948; January 8, 2016) is reaffirmed as trust land and the 
actions of the Secretary of the Interior in taking that land 
into trust are ratified and confirmed. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, an action (including an action pending in a 
Federal court as of the date of enactment of this Act) re-
lating to the land described in subsection (a) shall not be 
filed or maintained in a Federal court and shall be 
promptly dismissed. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.—All laws (including 
regulations) of the United States of general applicability 
to Indians or nations, Indian Tribes, or bands of Indians 
(including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5101 et 
seq.)), shall be applicable to the Tribe and Tribal mem-
bers, except that to the extent such laws and regulations 
are inconsistent with the terms of the Intergovernmental 
Agreement, dated April 22, 2008, by and between the 
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Town of Mashpee, 
Massachusetts, the terms of that Intergovernmental 
Agreement shall control. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 92 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 312 
AN ACT 
To reaffirm the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe 
reservation, and for other purposes. 
MAY 20, 2019 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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