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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2418 
To add Ireland to the E–3 nonimmigrant visa program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2019 
Mr. NEAL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To add Ireland to the E–3 nonimmigrant visa program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. E–3 VISAS FOR IRISH NATIONALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(E)(iii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or, on a 
basis of reciprocity as determined by the Secretary of 
State, a national of Ireland,’’ after ‘‘Australia’’. 
(b) EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS.—Section 212 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating the second subsection (t) 
(as added by section 1(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 108– 
449 (118 Stat. 3470)) as subsection (u); and 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (t)(1) 
(as added by section 402(b)(2) of Public Law 108– 
77 (117 Stat. 941)) the following: 
‘‘(E) In the case of an attestation filed with re-
spect to a national of Ireland described in section 
101(a)(15)(E)(iii), the employer is, and will remain 
during the period of authorized employment of such 
Irish national, a participant in good standing in the 
E-Verify program described in section 403(a) of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon-
sibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note).’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2419 
To provide for nuclear weapons abolition and economic conversion in accord-
ance with District of Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992, 
while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2019 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for nuclear weapons abolition and economic con-
version in accordance with District of Columbia Initiative 
Measure Number 37 of 1992, while ensuring environ-
mental restoration and clean-energy conversion. 
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 ‘‘Nuclear Weapons Abo-
lition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS ABOLI-
TION AND ECONOMIC AND ENERGY CONVER-
SION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Government 
shall— 
(1) provide leadership by signing and ratifying 
the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nu-
clear Weapons or any other international agreement 
that provides for— 
(A) the dismantlement and elimination of 
all nuclear weapons in every country; and 
(B) strict and effective international con-
trol of such dismantlement and elimination; 
(2) redirect resources that are being used for 
nuclear weapons programs to use— 
(A) in converting all nuclear weapons in-
dustry processes, plants, and programs, and in 
retraining employees, to shift to a constructive, 
ecologically beneficial peace economy, which in-
cludes strict control of all fissile material and 
radioactive waste; and 
(B) in addressing human and infrastruc-
ture needs, including development and deploy-
ment of sustainable carbon-free and nuclear- 
free energy sources, health care, housing, edu-
cation, agriculture, and environmental restora-
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tion, including long-term radioactive waste mon-
itoring; and 
(3) actively promote policies to induce all other 
countries to join in the commitments described in 
this subsection to create a more peaceful and secure 
world. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (2) of subsection 
(a) shall take effect on the date on which the President 
certifies to Congress that all countries possessing nuclear 
weapons have begun the elimination of such weapons 
under established legal requirements comparable to those 
described in paragraph (1) of such subsection. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 241 
To amend the Bank Service Company Act to provide improvements with 
respect to State banking agencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2019 
Mr. WILLIAMS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Bank Service Company Act to provide im-
provements with respect to State banking agencies, 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 ‘‘Bank Service Company 
Examination Coordination Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. BANK SERVICE COMPANY ACT IMPROVEMENTS. 
The Bank Service Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1861 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 1(b)— 
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‘‘(e) COORDINATION WITH STATE BANKING AGEN-
CIES.—Where a State bank is principal shareholder or 
principal member of a bank service company or where a 
State bank is any other shareholder or member of the 
bank service company, the appropriate Federal banking 
agency, in carrying out examinations authorized by this 
section, shall— 
‘‘(1) provide reasonable and timely notice to the 
State banking agency; and 
‘‘(2) to the fullest extent possible, coordinate 
and avoid duplication of examination activities, re-
porting requirements, and requests for informa-
tion.’’; 
(E) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘, in consultation with State bank-
ing agencies,’’ after ‘‘appropriate Federal bank-
ing agencies’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as granting authority for a State 
banking agency to examine a bank service company where 
no such authority exists in State law.’’. 
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
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(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (9) as paragraphs (3) through (10), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) the term ‘State banking agency’ shall have 
the same meaning given the term ‘State Bank Su-
pervisor’ under section 3 of the Federal Deposit In-
surance Act;’’; 
(2) in section 5(a), by inserting ‘‘, in consulta-
tion with the State banking agency,’’ after ‘‘banking 
agency’’; and 
(3) in section 7— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by inserting 
‘‘or State banking agency’’ after ‘‘appro-
priate Federal banking agency’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Federal banking agency that supervises 
any other shareholder or member’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Federal or State banking agency 
that supervises any other shareholder or 
member’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
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(i) by inserting ‘‘or a State banking 
agency’’ after ‘‘appropriate Federal bank-
ing agency’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘such agency’’ each 
place such term appears and inserting 
‘‘such Federal or State agency’’; 
(C) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (f); 
(D) by inserting after subsection (c) the 
following: 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—Information 
obtained pursuant to the regulation and examination of 
service providers under this section or applicable State law 
may be furnished by and accessible to Federal and State 
agencies to the same extent that supervisory information 
concerning depository institutions is authorized to be fur-
nished to and required to be accessible by Federal and 
State agencies under section 7(a)(2) of the Federal De-
posit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(a)(2)) or State law, 
as applicable. 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION WITH STATE BANKING AGEN-
CIES.—Where a State bank is principal shareholder or 
principal member of a bank service company or where a 
State bank is any other shareholder or member of the 
bank service company, the appropriate Federal banking 
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agency, in carrying out examinations authorized by this 
section, shall— 
‘‘(1) provide reasonable and timely notice to the 
State banking agency; and 
‘‘(2) to the fullest extent possible, coordinate 
and avoid duplication of examination activities, re-
porting requirements, and requests for informa-
tion.’’; 
(E) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘, in consultation with State bank-
ing agencies,’’ after ‘‘appropriate Federal bank-
ing agencies’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as granting authority for a State 
banking agency to examine a bank service company where 
no such authority exists in State law.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9400 
To provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, 
and Medicine on the potential benefits on population health outcomes 
of incorporating into the Federal legislative process tools that measure 
the impacts of proposed legislation (including in areas outside of health 
care) on health and health disparities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2022 
Mr. TRONE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for a study by the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the potential 
benefits on population health outcomes of incorporating 
into the Federal legislative process tools that measure 
the impacts of proposed legislation (including in areas 
outside of health care) on health and health disparities, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2420 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 29, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 
Administration 
AN ACT 
To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National 
Museum of the American Latino, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘National Museum of 
the American Latino Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States is a symbol of democ-
racy, freedom, and economic opportunity around the 
world, and the legacy of Latinos is deeply rooted in 
the very fabric of the history, democracy, freedom, 
and economic opportunity of the United States. 
(2) There exists no national museum within the 
Smithsonian Institution that is devoted to the docu-
mentation and explication of Latino life, art, history, 
and culture. 
(3) The establishment of the National Museum 
of the American Latino will be consistent with the 
purposes of the Smithsonian Institution, created by 
Congress in 1846, ‘‘for the increase and diffusion of 
knowledge’’. 
(4) The National Museum of the American 
Latino— 
(A) will be the keystone for people in the 
United States and other Smithsonian Institu-
tion visitors to learn about Latino contributions 
to life, art, history, and culture in the United 
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States at its signature location on the National 
Mall; and 
(B) will serve as a gateway for visitors to 
view other Latino exhibitions, collections, and 
programming at other Smithsonian Institution 
facilities and museums throughout the United 
States and the territories of the United States. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BOARD OF REGENTS.—The term ‘‘Board of 
Regents’’ means the Board of Regents of the Smith-
sonian Institution. 
(2) BOARD OF TRUSTEES.—The term ‘‘Board 
of Trustees’’ means the Board of Trustees of the 
National Museum of the American Latino as estab-
lished by section 5. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the National Museum of the Amer-
ican Latino. 
(4) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘Museum’’ means the 
National Museum of the American Latino estab-
lished by section 4. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 941 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act 
of 2005, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
II 
Calendar No. 600 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2420 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 29, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 
Administration 
DECEMBER 3, 2020 
Reported by Mr. BLUNT, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National 
Museum of the American Latino, 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 ‘‘National Museum of 
the American Latino Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States is a symbol of democ-
racy, freedom, and economic opportunity around the 
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to, the negotiation, execution, or adoption 
of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settle-
ment agreement, any judgment or decree 
approving or incorporating the Hualapai 
Tribe water rights settlement agreement, 
or this Act; and 
(vii) claims for water rights of the 
Hualapai Tribe or the United States, act-
ing as trustee for the Hualapai Tribe and 
members of the Hualapai Tribe with re-
spect to Parcel 3, in excess of 300 AFY. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The waiver and 
release of claims described in subparagraph (A) 
shall take effect on the enforceability date. 
(C) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS AND RETEN-
TION OF CLAIMS.—Notwithstanding the waiver 
and release of claims described in subparagraph 
(A), the Hualapai Tribe, acting on behalf of the 
Hualapai Tribe and the members of the 
Hualapai Tribe, and the United States, acting 
as trustee for the Hualapai Tribe and the mem-
bers of the Hualapai Tribe (but not members in 
the capacity of the members as allottees), shall 
retain any right— 
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(i) subject to subparagraph 12.7 of 
the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement 
agreement, to assert claims for injuries to, 
and seek enforcement of, the rights of the 
Tribe under the Hualapai Tribe water 
rights settlement agreement or this Act in 
any Federal or State court of competent 
jurisdiction; 
(ii) to assert claims for injuries to, 
and seek enforcement of, the rights of the 
Hualapai Tribe under any judgment or de-
cree 
approving 
or 
incorporating 
the 
Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement 
agreement; 
(iii) to assert claims for water rights 
based on State law for land owned or ac-
quired by the Hualapai Tribe in fee, under 
subparagraph 4.8 of the Hualapai Tribe 
water rights settlement agreement; 
(iv) to object to any claims for water 
rights or injury to water rights by or for 
any Indian tribe or the United States, act-
ing on behalf of any Indian tribe; 
(v) to assert past, present, or future 
claims for injury to water rights against 
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‘‘(8) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Register 
of Copyrights shall provide the Copyright Claims Of-
ficers and Copyright Claims Attorneys with nec-
essary administrative support, including techno-
logical facilities, to carry out the duties of the Offi-
cers and Attorneys under this chapter. 
‘‘(9) 
LOCATION
OF
COPYRIGHT
CLAIMS 
BOARD.—The offices and facilities of the Copyright 
Claims Officers and Copyright Claims Attorneys 
shall be located at the Copyright Office. 
‘‘§ 1503. Authority and duties of the Copyright Claims 
Board 
‘‘(a) FUNCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) COPYRIGHT
CLAIMS
OFFICERS.—Subject 
to the provisions of this chapter and applicable regu-
lations, the functions of the Copyright Claims Offi-
cers shall be as follows: 
‘‘(A) To render determinations on the civil 
copyright claims, counterclaims, and defenses 
that may be brought before the Officers under 
this chapter. 
‘‘(B) To ensure that claims, counterclaims, 
and defenses are properly asserted and other-
wise appropriate for resolution by the Copyright 
Claims Board. 
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(2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with 
respect to such coins; and 
(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 
(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 
(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 
sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 
discount. 
(c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 
prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 
before the issuance of such coins. 
(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre-
paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea-
sonable discount. 
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins issued under this 
Act shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 
coin described under section 3(a). 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 
title 31, United States Code, and section 8(2), all sur-
charges received by the Secretary from the sale of coins 
issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the Sec-
retary to the Smithsonian Institution’s American Women’s 
History Initiative for the purpose of— 
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(1) collecting, studying, and establishing pro-
grams relating to women’s contributions to various 
fields and throughout different periods of history 
that have influenced the direction of the United 
States; and 
(2) creating exhibitions and programs that rec-
ognize diverse perspectives on women’s history and 
contributions. 
(c) AUDITS.—The Smithsonian Institution’s Amer-
ican Women’s History Initiative shall be subject to the 
audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, 
United States Code, with regard to the amounts received 
under subsection (b). 
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 
The Secretary shall take such actions as may be nec-
essary to ensure that— 
(1) minting and issuing coins under this Act 
will not result in any net cost to the United States 
Government; and 
(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 
shall be disbursed to any recipient designated in sec-
tion 7(b) until the total cost of designing and issuing 
all of the coins authorized by this Act (including 
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex-
penses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the 
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United States Treasury, consistent with sections 
5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United States 
Code. 
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II 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2423 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 29, 2019 
Received 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of ratification of the 19th Amendment 
to the Constitution of the United States, giving women 
in the United States the right to vote. 
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 ‘‘Women’s Suffrage 
Centennial Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott 
organized the first Women’s Rights Convention in 
Seneca Falls, New York. 68 women and 32 men 
signed the Declaration of Sentiments at the Conven-
tion in July 1848. 
(2) The Declaration of Sentiments was modeled 
after the Declaration of Independence and declared 
that ‘‘all men and women are created equal’’, linking 
women’s rights directly to the founding ideals of the 
United States. 
(3) Suffrage activists, including Elizabeth Cady 
Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, So-
journer Truth, Ida B. Wells, Jovita Idar, Inez 
Millholland, Mary Church Terrell, Anne Dallas Dud-
ley, Carrie Chapman Cat, Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, 
Esther Hobart Morris, and many others, conducted 
over 900 local, State, and Federal campaigns over a 
72-year time span to win women the right to vote. 
(4) On November 6, 1917, New York granted 
women the right to vote, which was an act that cre-
ated momentum for the national movement that cul-
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