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sonable cause to believe that the employing of-
fice committed a violation of part A of title II, 
as alleged in the covered employee’s claim. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE
OF
RIGHT
TO
FILE
CIVIL
AC-
TION.—If the General Counsel transmits a finding 
under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2), the Gen-
eral Counsel shall also transmit to the covered em-
ployee a written notice that the employee has the 
right to file a civil action with respect to the claim 
under section 408. 
‘‘(4) TRANSMISSION
TO
EXECUTIVE
DIREC-
TOR.—If the General Counsel transmits a finding 
under subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (C) of 
paragraph (2), the General Counsel shall also trans-
mit the report to the Executive Director. 
‘‘(5) TRANSMISSION OF REPORT ON INVESTIGA-
TION OF CERTAIN CLAIMS TO CONGRESSIONAL ETH-
ICS COMMITTEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a report 
furnished by the General Counsel under para-
graph (1) on the results of an investigation of 
a claim alleging a violation described in sub-
paragraph (B) which consists of an act com-
mitted personally by a Member of the House of 
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resi-
‘‘(2) In paragraph (1), the term ‘fentanyl analogues’ 
includes 
any 
compound 
structurally 
derived 
from 
fentanyl— 
‘‘(A) by replacement of the phenyl portion of 
the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or 
not further substituted in or on the monocycle; 
‘‘(B) by substitution in or on the phenethyl 
group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, halo, 
haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups; 
‘‘(C) by substitution in or on the piperidine ring 
with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, ester, ether, hydroxy, 
halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups; 
‘‘(D) by replacement of the aniline ring with 
any aromatic monocycle whether or not further sub-
stituted in or on the aromatic monocycle; or 
‘‘(E) by replacement of the N-propionyl group 
by another acyl group.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4923 
To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate 
the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced 
in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2018 
Mr. ISSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government 
to regulate the labeling of products made in the United 
States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce, 
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 ‘‘Reinforcing American- 
Made Products Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSIVITY OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY TO REGU-
LATE LABELING OF PRODUCTS MADE IN THE 
UNITED STATES AND INTRODUCED IN INTER-
STATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE. 
Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 45a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘To the ex-
tent’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) EFFECT ON STATE LAW.—The provisions of 
this section shall supersede any provisions of the law of 
any State relating to the extent to which a product is in-
troduced, delivered for introduction, sold, advertised, or 
offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with a 
‘Made in the U.S.A.’ or ‘Made in America’ label, or the 
equivalent thereof, in order to represent that such product 
was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin.’’; and 
(3) in the third sentence of subsection (a), as 
designated by paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Nothing 
in this section’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
subsection (b), nothing in this section’’. 
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‘‘(1) the filing of a claim by the covered em-
ployee alleging the violation, as provided in section 
402; 
‘‘(2) an investigation of the claim, to be con-
ducted by the General Counsel as provided in section 
403; and 
‘‘(3) a formal hearing as provided in section 
405, subject to Board review as provided in section 
406, and judicial review in the United States Court 
of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as provided in 
section 407, but only if, pursuant to an investigation 
conducted by the General Counsel as provided in 
section 403, the General Counsel finds either— 
‘‘(A) that there is reasonable cause to be-
lieve that the employing office involved com-
mitted a violation of part A of title II as alleged 
in the covered employee’s claim; or 
‘‘(B) that the General Counsel cannot de-
termine whether or not there is reasonable 
cause to believe that the employing office com-
mitted a violation of part A of title II as alleged 
in the covered employee’s claim. 
‘‘(b) RIGHT
OF EMPLOYEE TO FILE CIVIL AC-
TION.— 
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(A) in section 1013(c)(3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Assistant Director of 
the Bureau for’’ and inserting ‘‘Head of 
the Office of’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘Assistant Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Head 
of the Office’’; 
(B) in section 1013(g)(2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT
DIREC-
TOR’’ and inserting ‘‘HEAD OF THE OF-
FICE’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘an assistant director’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a Head of the Office of Fi-
nancial Protection for Older Americans’’; 
(C) in section 1016(a), by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor of the Bureau’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair of the 
Financial Product Safety Commission’’; and 
(D) in section 1066(a), by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor of the Bureau is’’ and inserting ‘‘first mem-
ber of the Commission is’’. 
(b) DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CON-
SUMER PROTECTION ACT.—The Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301 
et seq.) is amended— 
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(2) by amending the item relating to section 
301 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 301. Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.’’. 
(d) REFERENCES
IN OTHER LAWS, RULES, AND 
REGULATIONS.—Any reference to the Office of Compli-
ance in any law, rule, regulation, or other official paper 
in effect as of the effective date of this Act shall be consid-
ered to refer and apply to the Office of Congressional 
Workplace Rights. 
TITLE IV—EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided, this 
Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take ef-
fect upon the expiration of the 180-day period which be-
gins on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) NO EFFECT ON PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—Noth-
ing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act may 
be construed to affect any proceeding under title IV of 
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 which is 
pending as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FRA Safety Data Im-
provement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT AND COL-
LECTION OF RAILROAD SAFETY DATA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Railroad Administration shall develop a plan, and a 
timeline to carry out such plan, to implement the rec-
ommendations from the Inspector General Report No. 
ST2017045 of the Department of Transportation, issued 
on May 3, 2017, to the greatest extent possible, to improve 
the Federal Railroad Administration’s management and 
collection of railroad safety data. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall submit the plan and timeline developed 
under subsection (a) to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) REPORT.—The Administrator shall report 
annually to the committees on the implementation of 
such plan until implementation is complete.
SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be car-
ried out using amounts otherwise authorized. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 10, 2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4925 
AN ACT 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Rail-
road Administration to implement certain rec-
ommendations for management and collection of 
railroad safety data.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4925 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to imple-
ment certain recommendations for management and collection of railroad 
safety data. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2018 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself and Mr. MITCHELL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration to implement certain recommendations for man-
agement and collection of railroad safety data. 
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 ‘‘FRA Safety Data Im-
provement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT AND COL-
LECTION OF RAILROAD SAFETY DATA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Railroad Administration shall develop a plan, and a 
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timeline to carry out such plan, to implement the rec-
ommendations from the Inspector General Report No. 
ST2017045 of the Department of Transportation, issued 
on May 3, 2017, to the greatest extent possible, to improve 
the Federal Railroad Administration’s management and 
collection of railroad safety data. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall submit the plan and timeline developed 
under subsection (a) to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) REPORT.—The Administrator shall report 
annually to the committees on the implementation of 
such plan until implementation is complete. 
SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be car-
ried out using amounts otherwise authorized. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4925 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 11, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration to implement certain recommendations for man-
agement and collection of railroad safety data. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘(i) the product of the amount in ef-
fect under this subparagraph for the pre-
ceding calendar year and 102 percent, and 
‘‘(ii) the inflation adjustment amount 
determined under paragraph (2), and 
‘‘(C) for any calendar year following a year 
which is a national emissions target attainment 
year, the sum of— 
‘‘(i) the amount in effect under this 
subparagraph for the preceding calendar 
year, and 
‘‘(ii) the inflation adjustment amount 
determined under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The inflation adjust-
ment amount for any calendar year shall be an 
amount (not less than zero) equal to the prod-
uct of— 
‘‘(i) the amount determined under 
paragraph (1)(B)(i) or (1)(C)(i), as appli-
cable, for such year, and 
‘‘(ii) the percentage by which the CPI 
for the preceding calendar year exceeds the 
CPI for the second preceding calendar 
year. 
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HR 4925 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FRA Safety Data Im-
provement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT AND COL-
LECTION OF RAILROAD SAFETY DATA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Railroad Administration shall develop a plan, and a 
timeline to carry out such plan, to implement the rec-
ommendations from the Inspector General Report No. 
ST2017045 of the Department of Transportation, issued 
on May 3, 2017, to the greatest extent possible, to improve 
the Federal Railroad Administration’s management and 
collection of railroad safety data. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall submit the plan and timeline developed 
under subsection (a) to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) REPORT.—The Administrator shall report 
annually to the committees on the implementation of 
such plan until implementation is complete. 
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SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be car-
ried out using amounts otherwise authorized. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 10, 2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 476 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4925 
[Report No. 115–623] 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to imple-
ment certain recommendations for management and collection of railroad 
safety data. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2018 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself and Mr. MITCHELL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
APRIL 5, 2018 
Additional sponsor: Mr. FASO 
APRIL 5, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration to implement certain recommendations for man-
agement and collection of railroad safety data. 
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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 ‘‘FRA Safety Data Im-
provement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT AND COL-
LECTION OF RAILROAD SAFETY DATA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Railroad Administration shall develop a plan, and a 
timeline to carry out such plan, to implement the rec-
ommendations from the Inspector General Report No. 
ST2017045 of the Department of Transportation, issued 
on May 3, 2017, to the greatest extent possible, to improve 
the Federal Railroad Administration’s management and 
collection of railroad safety data. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall submit the plan and timeline developed 
under subsection (a) to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
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‘‘(2) FLUORINATED GREENHOUSE GAS PRODUC-
TION FACILITY.—The term ‘fluorinated greenhouse 
gas production facility’ means any facility which is 
included under the industrial gas supplier source 
category under subpart OO of part 98 of title 40, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date 
of the enactment of the American Opportunity Car-
bon Fee Act of 2018. 
‘‘(3) FLUORINATED
GREENHOUSE
GAS
IM-
PORTER.—The term ‘fluorinated greenhouse gas im-
porter’ means any importer who is included under— 
‘‘(A) the industrial gas supplier source cat-
egory under subpart OO of part 98 of title 40, 
Code of Regulations, as in effect on the date of 
the enactment of the American Opportunity 
Carbon Fee Act of 2018, or 
‘‘(B) the source category under subpart 
QQ of such part (as so in effect). 
‘‘(4) INDUSTRIAL FLUORINATED GREENHOUSE 
GAS FACILITY.—The term ‘industrial greenhouse gas 
facility’ means any facility which— 
‘‘(A) is included under— 
‘‘(i) the aluminum production source 
category under subpart F of part 98 of 
title 40, Code of Regulations, as in effect 
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(2) REPORT.—The Administrator shall report 
annually to the committees on the implementation of 
such plan until implementation is complete. 
SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be car-
ried out using amounts otherwise authorized. 
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Union Calendar No. 476 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4925 
[Report No. 115–623] 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Rail-
road Administration to implement certain rec-
ommendations for management and collection of 
railroad safety data. 
APRIL 5, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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533 
•HR 4 EH1S 
other local and regional stakeholders to participate and 
develop plans to coordinate the efforts of such offices, cen-
ters, and programs and facilitate efficient services to 
stakeholders. At such meetings, such representatives 
shall— 
(1) share information regarding their office, 
center, or program’s extreme weather resilience, pre-
paredness, and risk identification and management 
efforts; 
(2) identify opportunities for collaboration and 
coordination of research agendas, extreme weather 
assessment activities, vulnerability assessments, data 
collection and analysis, and planning and imple-
menting extreme weather resilience, preparedness, 
and risk identification and management projects; 
(3) identify extreme weather resilience, pre-
paredness, and risk identification and management 
information needs, research gaps, and decision sup-
port needs that are not met by any of the offices, 
centers, or programs included in the inventory under 
section 906 and make available such identification 
for purposes of information to be submitted to the 
Interagency Council under section 907; 
(4) identify common and complementary goals 
for extreme weather resilience, preparedness, and
Medicaid Buy-In program. Such process shall 
provide for a determination of eligibility not 
later than 90 days after the date that an appli-
cation to participate in the program is filed, in-
cluding for individuals who are not receiving 
disability insurance benefits under title II of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) or 
supplemental security income benefits under 
title XVI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.). 
(ii) A description of the eligibility criteria 
the State will use, the process it will use to de-
termine eligibility, for individuals who do not 
qualify for such title II or SSI benefits and the 
staff who will be responsible for making those 
determinations. This eligibility process shall not 
use the disability determination process used by 
the Social Security Administration for such title 
II and SSI benefits. 
(E) Verification that the Medicaid Buy-In 
State shall establish a Stakeholder Advisory 
Committee that meets the requirements of 
paragraph (3) and shall consult with and con-
sider recommendations of the Committee while 
conducting the demonstration program. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4927 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of district 
courts to provide injunctive relief, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2018 
Mr. BRAT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority 
of district courts to provide injunctive relief, 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. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF UNITED 
STATES DISTRICT COURTS TO PROVIDE IN-
JUNCTIVE RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 85 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 1370. Limitation on authority to provide injunctive 
relief 
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
United States district court shall issue any order providing 
for injunctive relief, except in the case of such an order 
that is applicable only to— 
‘‘(1) the parties to the case before such district 
court; or 
‘‘(2) in the Federal district in which the order 
is issued.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 84 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘1370. Limitation on authority to provide injunctive relief.’’. 
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