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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3514 
To provide for the inclusion of uranium on the list of critical minerals, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2023 
Mrs. LESKO (for herself, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mrs. 
BOEBERT, and Mr. CISCOMANI) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the inclusion of uranium on the list of critical 
minerals, 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 ‘‘Domestic Uranium 
Saves America Act’’ or the ‘‘Domestic USA Act’’. 
SEC. 2. URANIUM CRITICAL MINERAL STATUS. 
Notwithstanding the exclusion of fuel minerals from 
the definition of the term ‘‘critical mineral’’ under any 
Federal law, regulation, or Executive order, uranium— 
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(1) is deemed to be included on the 2022 final 
list of critical minerals in the notice entitled ‘‘2022 
Final List of Critical Minerals’’ published by the 
United States Geological Survey (87 Fed. Reg. 
10381; February 24, 2022), and shall be treated as 
if included on that list at the time of publication; 
and 
(2) shall be included on each subsequent list of 
critical minerals published pursuant to section 7002 
of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3515 
To require agencies to notify the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget when the agency suspends or terminates a Federal award, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2023 
Mrs. LESKO (for herself, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mrs. BICE, Mr. 
GOSAR, and Mr. BIGGS) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To require agencies to notify the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget when the agency suspends 
or terminates a Federal award, 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 ‘‘Stop the Outlay of 
Payments Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ means— 
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1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)) for temporary agricultural work-
ers. 
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(A) an Executive agency, as defined in sec-
tion 105 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(B) an independent regulatory agency, as 
defined in section 3502 of title 44, United 
States Code. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
(3) FEDERAL
AWARD.—The term ‘‘Federal 
award’’ means a grant, subgrant, contract, sub-
contract, loan, award, or cooperative agreement 
awarded by an agency. 
(4) SUSPENDED
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘sus-
pended entity’’ means a recipient of a Federal 
award, any portion of which the head of an agency 
suspends or terminates for a reason described in 
subsection (b)(2). 
(b) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date on which an agency suspends or ter-
minates any portion of a Federal award to the re-
cipient of the Federal award for a reason described 
in paragraph (2), the head of an agency shall notify 
the Director of the suspension or termination. 
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(2) REASON
FOR
SUSPENSION
OR
TERMI-
NATION.—A reason for a suspension or termination 
of a Federal award described in this paragraph is a 
failure of the recipient of the Federal award to com-
ply with— 
(A) the terms and conditions of the Fed-
eral award; 
(B) a Federal law or regulation; or 
(C) a request by the agency awarding the 
Federal award for information or materials re-
lating to the Federal award. 
(3) LIST OF SUSPENSIONS.—The Director shall 
maintain an up-to-date list of suspended entities on 
the website of the Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
(c) EFFECT ON OTHER GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the head of an agency may not award a Federal 
award or disburse funds under a Federal award to 
a suspended entity until the date on which the sus-
pended entity remedies the reason for a suspension 
or termination of a Federal award of the suspended 
entity under subsection (b)(2). 
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(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The head of an agency may 
award a Federal award and disburse funds under a 
Federal award to a suspended entity if— 
(A) the suspended entity has been classi-
fied as a suspended entity as a result of a cler-
ical error; or 
(B) the suspended entity has an agreement 
with the agency that suspends or terminates the 
Federal award of the suspended entity to re-
solve the reason for the suspension or termi-
nation described in subsection (b)(2). 
(3) COMPLIANCE.—For the purpose of com-
plying with paragraph (1), the head of an agency 
shall reference the list of suspended entities main-
tained by the Director under subsection (b)(3). 
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the covered veteran with a health care provider of 
the Department who can provide such care— 
‘‘(i) at a facility of the Department that is 
located less than a 60-minute drive from the 
residence of the covered veteran; or 
‘‘(ii) during the 28-day period after the 
date on which the covered veteran requests such 
appointment. 
‘‘(C) With respect to residential treatment and 
rehabilitative services for alcohol or drug depend-
ence, the Secretary cannot provide the covered vet-
eran such services at a facility of the Department— 
‘‘(i) that is located less than a 30-minute 
drive from the residence of the covered veteran; 
or 
‘‘(ii) during the 10-day period after the 
date on which the covered veteran requests such 
services. 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary may prescribe regulations that 
establish a shorter drive or time period than those estab-
lished by paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) A covered veteran may consent to a longer drive 
or time period than established by paragraph (1) (or pur-
suant to regulations prescribed under paragraph (2)). If 
a covered veteran so consents, the Secretary shall docu-
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3519 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit supplemental 
nutrition assistance program benefits to be used to purchase additional 
types of food items. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2023 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. GARBARINO, Ms. SPANBERGER, 
Ms. ADAMS, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. CARSON, Mr. CARBAJAL, 
Mr. COSTA, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. EVANS, Ms. JACOBS, Ms. 
KUSTER, Mr. LALOTA, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. MCGARVEY, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, 
Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. TONKO, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit 
supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be 
used to purchase additional types of food items. 
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 ‘‘Hot Foods Act of 
2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. HOT FOOD UNDER SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2012) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (k)(1), by striking ‘‘consump-
tion except alcoholic beverages, tobacco, hot foods or 
hot food products ready for immediate consumption 
other than those authorized pursuant to clauses (3), 
(4), (5), (7), (8), and (9) of this subsection’’ and in-
serting ‘‘consumption, including hot foods or hot 
food products ready for immediate consumption and 
excluding alcoholic beverages, tobacco’’; 
(2) in subsection (o)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘and consumption’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘or home or immediate consumption’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking the subparagraph des-
ignation and all that follows through ‘‘of-
fers’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A)(i) offers’’; 
(ii) in clause (i) (as so designated), by 
striking ‘‘or’’ at the end and inserting 
‘‘and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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ment such consent in the electronic health record of the 
covered veteran and provide the covered veteran with a 
copy of such documentation in writing or through elec-
tronic means. 
‘‘(3) In making any determination under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary may not consider— 
‘‘(A) a telehealth appointment; or 
‘‘(B) the cancellation of an appointment unless 
such cancellation was at the request of the covered 
veteran. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the access standards established under subsection (a) 
apply— 
‘‘(1) to all care and services (except nursing 
home care) within the medical benefits package of 
the Department to which a covered veteran is eligi-
ble under section 1703 of this title; and 
‘‘(2) to all covered veterans. 
‘‘(c) PERIODIC REVIEW OF ACCESS STANDARDS.— 
Not later than three years after the date of the enactment 
of the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023, and not 
less frequently than once every three years thereafter, the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct a review of the access standards 
under subsection (a) in consultation with— 
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‘‘(ii) of which not more than 50 percent of 
the total gross sales are from hot foods or hot 
food products ready for immediate consump-
tion; or’’; and 
(3) in subsection (q)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘include accessory’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘include— 
‘‘(A) accessory’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A) (as so des-
ignated), by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) hot foods or hot food products ready 
for immediate consumption.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 351 
To amend section 207 of title 18, United States Code, to ban former Senators 
and Members of the House of Representatives from lobbying Congress 
and the executive branch, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2023 
Mr. VAN ORDEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 207 of title 18, United States Code, to 
ban former Senators and Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives from lobbying Congress and the executive 
branch, 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 ‘‘Ban Congressmen 
Lobbyists Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIFETIME LOBBYING BAN FOR FORMER MEMBERS 
OF CONGRESS. 
(a) LOBBYING THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.—Section 
207(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end a new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) MEMBERS
OF
CONGRESS
AND
THE 
EXECUTIVE
BRANCH.—Any person who is a 
Member of the House of Representatives or a 
Senator and who, at any point after that person 
leaves office, knowingly makes, with the intent 
to influence, any communication to or appear-
ance before any officer or employee of any de-
partment, agency, court, or court-martial of the 
United States on behalf of any other person 
(except the United States) in connection with a 
particular matter— 
‘‘(i) in which the United States is a 
party or has a direct and substantial inter-
est, 
‘‘(ii) in which the person participated 
personally and substantially as such officer 
or employee, and 
‘‘(iii) which involved a specific party 
or specific parties at the time of such par-
ticipation, 
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shall be punished as provided in section 216 of 
this title.’’. 
(b) LOBBYING CONGRESS.—Section 207(e)(1) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘, within 2 
years after’’ and inserting ‘‘, at any point after’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘Any person 
who is a Member’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as 
provided in clause (iv), any person who is a 
Member’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) In the case of a person who is 
a Member of the House of Representatives 
referred to in clause (i), the restriction 
under such clause applies to such person at 
any point after such person leaves office.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to any person who is a Member of Con-
gress during the One Hundred and Eighteenth Congress 
or any succeeding Congress. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3528 
To freeze hiring activities at the United States Agency for Global Media, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2023 
Mr. OGLES (for himself and Mr. PERRY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To freeze hiring activities at the United States Agency for 
Global Media, 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 ‘‘Zero Increase in Per-
sonnel for Propagandistic Outreach Act’’ or the ‘‘ZIPPO 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. HIRING FREEZE AND OTHER LIMITATIONS. 
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act— 
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(1) no individual may be appointed to any posi-
tion within the United States Agency for Global 
Media; 
(2) no new position may be established at the 
United States Agency for Global Media; 
(3) no officer or employee of the United States 
Agency for Global Media may be assigned any duty 
not assigned to that officer or employee as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(4) no officer or employee of the United States 
Agency for Global Media may be assigned, detailed, 
or transferred to a duty station other than the duty 
station of such officer or employee as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3529 
To freeze hiring activity for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2023 
Mr. OGLES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To freeze hiring activity for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives 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 ‘‘Forbidding the In-
crease of Rogue Enforcers Act’’ or the ‘‘FIRE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. HIRING FREEZE AND OTHER LIMITATIONS. 
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) no individual may be appointed to any posi-
tion within the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms and Explosives; 
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(2) no new position may be established at the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-
sives; 
(3) no officer or employee of the Bureau of Al-
cohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives may be as-
signed any duty not assigned to that officer or em-
ployee as of the date of the enactment of this Act; 
and 
(4) no officer or employee of the Bureau of Al-
cohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives may be as-
signed, detailed, or transferred to a duty station 
other than the duty station of such officer or em-
ployee as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 352 
To reduce the pay of Members of the House of Representatives if a Speaker 
is not elected on the first day of a Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2023 
Mr. VASQUEZ 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 reduce the pay of Members of the House of Representa-
tives if a Speaker is not elected on the first day of 
a 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 ‘‘Mandating Congress 
Can’t Accept Remuneration for Time not Helping You 
Act’’ or the ‘‘McCARTHY Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF PAY OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE IF 
SPEAKER IS NOT ELECTED. 
(a) REDUCTION OF PAY.—If, by the end of the first 
day of a Congress, the House of Representatives has not 
elected a Speaker, the annual rate of pay applicable under 
section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) with respect to each Member of the 
House of Representatives for the year shall be reduced by 
an amount equal to the product of— 
(1) an amount equal to one day’s worth of pay 
under such annual rate; and 
(2) the number of 24-hour periods during which 
no Speaker has been elected for the Congress. 
(b) MEMBER DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means an indi-
vidual serving in a position in the House of Representa-
tives which is covered under subparagraph (A), (B), or 
(C) of section 601(a)(1) of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501(1)). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress and 
each succeeding Congress. 
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(A) or (B). A justice, judge, magistrate judge, 
or bankruptcy judge may place a covered finan-
cial interest in a qualified blind trust estab-
lished by the spouse of such justice, judge, 
magistrate judge, or bankruptcy judge under 
subparagraph (A) or (B). 
‘‘(D) ASSETS UPON SEPARATION.—A jus-
tice, judge, magistrate judge, or bankruptcy 
judge and any spouse or dependent child of 
such justice, judge, magistrate judge, or bank-
ruptcy judge may not dissolve any qualified 
blind trust in which a covered financial interest 
has been placed pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
or (B), or otherwise control such a financial in-
terest, until the date that is 180 days after the 
date such justice, judge, magistrate judge, or 
bankruptcy judge ceases to be a justice, judge, 
magistrate judge, or bankruptcy judge. 
‘‘(2) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A justice, judge, mag-
istrate judge, or bankruptcy judge shall— 
‘‘(i) not later than 15 days after the 
date a qualified blind trust is established 
under paragraph (1), attest in writing that 
such trust has been established and that 
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the public interest, accounting professionals, includ-
ing CPAs, are technological leaders who manage and 
analyze big data, ensure data security, manage cy-
bersecurity risk, and work alongside Information 
Technology professionals. 
(6) The pipeline of accounting majors in higher 
education, and accounting as a profession, will be 
expanded through exposure to STEM-designated ac-
counting programs particularly in middle and sec-
ondary education curricula. 
SEC. 3. ACCOUNTING AS PART OF A WELL-ROUNDED EDU-
CATIONAL EXPERIENCE. 
Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7111 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 4104(b)(3)(A)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (VI), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating subclause (VII) as 
subclause (VIII); and 
(C) by inserting after subclause (VI) the 
following new subclause: 
‘‘(VII) accounting education, in-
cluding accounting career awareness; 
or’’; and 
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safety officers who have not been afforded the rights 
and responsibilities described in section 4(b). 
(4) EXCLUSIVE
ENFORCEMENT
PROVISION.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, and 
in the absence of a waiver of a State’s sovereign im-
munity, the Authority shall have the exclusive power 
to enforce the provisions of this Act with respect to 
employees of a State. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
Act. 
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