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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1391 
To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and 
future generations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2015 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS 
of Illinois, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. NEAL, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. 
RANGEL, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. THOMPSON of Cali-
fornia, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. CHU of 
California, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COURTNEY, 
Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsyl-
vania, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. ESTY, Mr. FARR, 
Mr. FATTAH, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. 
JEFFRIES, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. TED LIEU 
of California, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. NADLER, Mr. NOLAN, 
Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 
TONKO, and Mr. VARGAS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subse-
quently 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 our Social Security system and improve benefits 
for current and future generations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3783
AN ACT
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require per-
sons who are engaged in the business of distributing,
by means of the World Wide Web, material that is harm-
ful to minors to restrict access to such material by mi-
nors, and for other purposes.
tence of subsection (c) of section 203, subsection 
(f)(1)(C) of section 203, and subsections’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subsections’’. 
(d) PROVISIONS
RELATING
TO
SUSPENSION
OF 
ALIENS’ BENEFITS.—Section 202(t)(7) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 402(t)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘Subsections 
(b), (c), and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsection (b)’’. 
(e) PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDUCTIONS IN BEN-
EFITS
BASED
ON
MAXIMUM
BENEFITS.—Section 
203(a)(3)(B)(iii) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
403(a)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘and subsections 
(b), (c), and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘and subsection (b)’’. 
(f) PROVISIONS RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR MIS-
REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING EARNINGS FOR PERI-
ODS SUBJECT TO DEDUCTIONS ON ACCOUNT OF WORK.— 
Section 
208(a)(1)(C) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
408(a)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘under section 
203(f) of this title for purposes of deductions from bene-
fits’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 203 for purposes of de-
ductions from benefits on account of work’’. 
(g) PROVISIONS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT EARNINGS 
IN
DETERMINING
BENEFIT
COMPUTATION
YEARS.— 
Clause (I) in the next to last sentence of section 
215(b)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(b)(2)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘no earnings as described in section 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1394 
To prohibit land border crossing fees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2015 
Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Mr. HANNA, Mr. HIGGINS, and Mr. NOLAN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit land border crossing fees, 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 ‘‘Promoting Border 
Commerce and Travel Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LAND BORDER CROSSING FEES. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security may not estab-
lish, collect, or otherwise impose a border crossing fee for 
pedestrians or passenger vehicles at land ports of entry 
along the southern border or the northern border of the 
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United States, and may not conduct any study relating 
to the imposition of such a fee. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1396 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize a bipartisan majority 
of Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold 
nonpublic collaborative discussions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2015 
Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. SHIMKUS, and Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Penn-
sylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 
a bipartisan majority of Commissioners of the Federal 
Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collabo-
rative discussions. 
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 ‘‘Federal Communica-
tions Commission Collaboration Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Commissioners of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Commission’’), past and present, have stated that, 
while they support the intent of section 552b of title 
5, United States Code, the implementation of that 
section has hindered the ability of the Commission 
to have a substantive exchange of ideas and hold col-
lective deliberations on issues pending before the 
Commission. 
(2) The principal purpose of Congress in cre-
ating a multimember agency is to obtain the benefits 
of collegial decisionmaking by the members of the 
agency, who bring to the decisionmaking process dif-
ferent philosophical perspectives, experiences, and 
areas of expertise. 
(3) Commissioners have relied primarily on an 
inefficient combination of written messages, commu-
nications among staff, and a series of meetings re-
stricted to 2 Commissioners at each such meeting to 
discuss complex telecommunications matters pending 
before the Commission. 
(4) Extensive use of such methods of commu-
nication has harmed collegiality and cooperation at 
the Commission. 
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‘‘(v) NATIONAL
AERONAUTICS
AND 
SPACE
ADMINISTRATION
SCIENCE
DIREC-
TORATE.—If a bill or joint resolution mak-
ing appropriations for a fiscal year is en-
acted that specifies amounts for the 
Science Mission Directorate of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion, then the adjustments for that fiscal 
year shall be the amount of additional new 
budget authority provided in that Act for 
such program for that fiscal year, but shall 
not exceed— 
‘‘(I) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2016, 
$267,000,000 in additional new budg-
et authority; 
‘‘(II) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2017, 
$559,000,000 in additional new budg-
et authority; 
‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2018, 
$876,000,000 in additional new budg-
et authority; 
‘‘(IV) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2019, 
$1,222,000,000 in additional new 
budget authority; 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1397 
To allow seniors to file their Federal income tax on a new Form 1040SR. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2015 
Mr. FLEMING (for himself and Ms. GRAHAM) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To allow seniors to file their Federal income tax on a new 
Form 1040SR. 
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 ‘‘Seniors’ Tax Sim-
plification Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FORM 1040SR FOR SENIORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury (or 
the Secretary’s delegate) shall make available a form, to 
be known as ‘‘Form 1040SR’’, for use by individuals to 
file the return of tax imposed by chapter 1 of the Internal 
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Revenue Code of 1986. Such form shall be as similar as 
practicable to Form 1040EZ, except that— 
(1) the form shall be available to individuals 
who have attained age 65 as of the close of the tax-
able year, 
(2) the form may be used even if income for the 
taxable year includes— 
(A) social security benefits (as defined in 
section 86(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986), 
(B) distributions from qualified retirement 
plans (as defined in section 4974(c) of such 
Code), annuities or other such deferred pay-
ment arrangements, 
(C) interest and dividends, or 
(D) capital gains and losses taken into ac-
count in determining adjusted net capital gain 
(as defined in section 1(h)(3) of such Code), 
and 
(3) the form shall be available without regard 
to the amount of any item of taxable income or the 
total amount of taxable income for the taxable year. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The form required by sub-
section (a) shall be made available for taxable years begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Columbia that prohibits, criminalizes, or creates a civil 
cause of action for identity theft or the release of an indi-
vidual’s personally identifiable information.’’. 
SEC. 2. RAILWAY LABOR ACT. 
Title I of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 16. CONFLICTS WITH STATE IDENTITY THEFT LAWS. 
‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt 
a law of any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia 
that prohibits, criminalizes, or creates a civil cause of ac-
tion for identity theft or the release of an individual’s per-
sonally identifiable information.’’. 
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which the motion is disposed of shall not be in 
order. 
(B) PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDERATION.— 
After the last committee authorized to consider 
the commission bill reports it to the House or 
has been discharged (other than by motion) 
from its consideration, it shall be in order to 
move to proceed to consider the commission bill 
in the House. Such a motion shall not be in 
order after the House has disposed of a motion 
to proceed with respect to the commission bill. 
The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the motion to its adoption without in-
tervening motion. A motion to reconsider the 
vote by which the motion is disposed of shall 
not be in order. 
(C) CONSIDERATION.—The commission bill 
shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against the commission bill and against its con-
sideration are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the commis-
sion bill to its passage without intervening mo-
tion except 10 hours of debate equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an oppo-
nent and one motion to limit debate on the 
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SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT THAT STATE AND LOCAL AGEN-
CIES RECEIVE TRAINING IN PROPER OPER-
ATION OF SURPLUS MILITARY EQUIPMENT 
AND PROPERTY PRIOR TO SALE OR TRANS-
FER OF EQUIPMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
(a) SALE TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT, FIREFIGHTING, HOMELAND
SECURITY, 
AND 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.—Section 2576 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) The Secretary of Defense shall require, as a con-
dition of the sale of any surplus military equipment under 
this section, that the State or local law enforcement, fire-
fighting, homeland security, or emergency management 
agency purchasing the equipment demonstrates, prior to 
the sale of the equipment, that agency personnel have been 
certified, trained, or licensed, as appropriate, in the proper 
operation of the equipment.’’. 
(b) SALE OR DONATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT 
ACTIVITIES.—Section 2576a(b) of such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) the recipient agency demonstrates, prior to 
the transfer, that agency personnel have been cer-
tified, trained, or licensed, as appropriate, in the 
proper operation of the property.’’. 
(c) SALE OR DONATION TO ASSIST FIREFIGHTING 
AGENCIES.—Section 2576b of such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) the recipient agency demonstrates, prior to 
the transfer, that agency personnel have been cer-
tified, trained, or licensed, as appropriate, in the 
proper operation of the property.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall apply with respect to the sale, transfer, or 
donation of property or equipment made after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1400 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to transition the Medicaid 
thresholds applied for determining acceptable provider taxes, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2015 
Mr. GRIFFITH (for himself, Mr. GUTHRIE, and Mr. BUCSHON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to transition 
the Medicaid thresholds applied for determining accept-
able provider taxes, 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 ‘‘Medicaid Tax Fairness 
Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSITION OF MEDICAID THRESHOLDS APPLIED 
FOR DETERMINING ACCEPTABLE PROVIDER 
TAXES. 
Section 1903(w)(4)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396b(w)(4)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking the 
period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘and except 
that the following percentages shall be substituted for ‘6 
percent’ each place it appears for portions of fiscal years 
occurring in the following years: 
‘‘(I) For 2016, 5.9 percent. 
‘‘(II) For 2017, 5.8 percent. 
‘‘(III) For 2018, 5.7 percent. 
‘‘(IV) For 2019, 5.6 percent. 
‘‘(V) For 2020 and each year there-
after, 5.5 percent.’’. 
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commission bill. A motion to reconsider the vote 
on passage of the commission bill shall not be 
in order. 
(D) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on pas-
sage of the commission bill shall occur not later 
than 60 days after the date on which the com-
mission bill is discharged from the last com-
mittee authorized to consider the commission 
bill. 
(3) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 
(A) COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION.—A com-
mission bill introduced in the Senate under 
paragraph (1) shall be jointly referred to the 
committee or committees of jurisdiction, which 
committees shall report the bill without any re-
vision and with a favorable recommendation, an 
unfavorable recommendation, or without rec-
ommendation, not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the commission bill is introduced. 
If any committee fails to report the bill within 
that period, that committee shall be automati-
cally discharged from consideration of the bill, 
and the bill shall be placed on the appropriate 
calendar. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1403 
To require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit between the 
United States and another country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 
3 consecutive years, the President take the necessary steps to create 
a more balanced trading relationship with that country. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2015 
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. CONYERS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit 
between the United States and another country is 
$10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, the 
President take the necessary steps to create a more 
balanced trading relationship with that country. 
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 ‘‘Balancing Trade Act 
of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. ACTION BY THE PRESIDENT IN CASES OF LARGE 
CONSECUTIVE 
ANNUAL 
TRADE 
DEFICITS 
WITH OTHER COUNTRIES. 
(a) ACTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—If in 3 consecutive 
calendar years the United States has a trade deficit with 
another country of $10,000,000,000 or more, the Presi-
dent shall take the necessary steps to create a trading re-
lationship with the country that would eliminate or sub-
stantially reduce that trade deficit, by entering into an 
agreement with that country or otherwise. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘trade 
deficit’’ means, with respect to the United States and an-
other country, that the value of goods and services that 
are products of that country and are imported into the 
United States from that country exceeds the value of 
goods and services that are products of the United States 
and are exported from the United States to that country. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 3 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to the Congress a report set-
ting forth— 
(A) the likely reasons for the trade deficits 
with each country to which subsection (a) ap-
plies, as of the date of the report; and 
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(B) the steps the President intends to take 
under subsection (a) with respect to each such 
country. 
(2) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—The President shall 
submit to the Congress, not later than December 31 
of each year, a report on actions taken to carry out 
this section. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6186 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain 
protections against prohibited personnel practices, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1404 
To amend the method by which the Social Security Administration determines 
the validity of marriages under title II of the Social Security Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2015 
Mr. KIND (for himself, Ms. ESTY, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. CURBELO of Flor-
ida, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. RANGEL, 
Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Ms. 
DELBENE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. TONKO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
FARR, Mr. HIGGINS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. POLIS, Mr. 
POCAN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. HONDA, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. 
EDWARDS, Ms. CHU of California, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. GRAY-
SON, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. CICILLINE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the method by which the Social Security Adminis-
tration determines the validity of marriages under title 
II of the Social Security Act. 
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 ‘‘Social Security and 
Marriage Equality Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF VALID MARRIAGE UNDER THE 
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(h)(1)(A)(i) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)(i)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘is domiciled’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘the District of Columbia,’’ and inserting ‘‘and such appli-
cant were married (or, if such insured individual and such 
applicant were not married in any State but were validly 
married in another jurisdiction, the courts of any State)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to all final determinations of family 
status made after June 26, 2013. 
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