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Union Calendar No. 519 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6033 
[Report No. 118–621] 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a 
task force to improve access to health care information technology for 
non-English speakers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2023 
Mrs. STEEL (for herself, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. CUELLAR, Ms. 
CHU, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. 
LEE of Nevada, and Ms. SEWELL) introduced the following bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
JULY 30, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MULLIN, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. CARAVEO, 
Ms. PETTERSEN, Mr. TRONE, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. LAWLER, Ms. NORTON, 
Ms. LEE of Florida, Mr. KILMER, Ms. BALINT, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. 
BARRAGA´N, Mr. BILIRAKIS, and Mr. SOTO 
JULY 30, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 25, 2023] 
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A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to establish a task force to improve access to health 
care information technology for non-English speakers. 
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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 ‘‘Supporting Patient 
Education And Knowledge Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘SPEAK 
Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. GUIDANCE ON FURNISHING SERVICES VIA TELE-
HEALTH 
TO 
INDIVIDUALS 
WITH 
LIMITED 
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with 1 or more entities 
from each of the categories described in paragraphs (1) 
through (7) of subsection (b), shall issue and disseminate, 
or update and revise as applicable, guidance for the entities 
described in such subsection on the following: 
(1) Best practices on facilitating and integrating 
use of interpreters during a telemedicine appoint-
ment. 
(2) Best practices on providing accessible in-
structions on how to access telecommunications sys-
tems (as such term is used for purposes of section 
1834(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(m)) for individuals with limited English pro-
ficiency. 
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‘‘(7) shall keep adequate statistical records 
profiling the runaway youth or homeless youth and 
family members of such youth whom the applicant 
serves, including demographic information and the 
number of such youth who— 
‘‘(A) are not referred to out-of-home shel-
ter services; 
‘‘(B) are members of vulnerable or under-
served populations; 
‘‘(C) are victims of trafficking; 
‘‘(D) are pregnant or parenting; 
‘‘(E) have been involved in the child wel-
fare system; and 
‘‘(F) have been involved in the juvenile jus-
tice system; 
‘‘(8) shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) the information maintained on indi-
vidual runaway youth or homeless youth con-
tained in the records described in paragraph (7) 
shall not be disclosed without the consent of the 
individual youth and the parent of the youth, 
the legal guardian of the youth, or an individual 
identified by such youth as family, to anyone 
other than an agency compiling statistical 
records or a government agency involved in the 
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(3) Best practices on improving access to digital 
patient portals for individuals with limited English 
proficiency. 
(4) Best practices on integrating the use of video 
platforms that enable multi-person video calls fur-
nished via a telecommunications system for purposes 
of providing interpretation during a telemedicine ap-
pointment for an individual with limited English 
proficiency. 
(5) Best practices for providing patient mate-
rials, communications, and instructions in multiple 
languages, including text message appointment re-
minders and prescription information. 
(b) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), an entity described in this subsection is an entity in 
1 or more of the following categories: 
(1) Health information technology service pro-
viders, including— 
(A) electronic medical record companies; 
(B) remote patient monitoring companies; 
and 
(C) telehealth or mobile health vendors and 
companies. 
(2) Health care providers, including— 
(A) physicians; and 
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(B) hospitals. 
(3) Health insurers. 
(4) Language service companies. 
(5) Interpreter or translator professional associa-
tions. 
(6) Health and language services quality certifi-
cation organizations. 
(7) Patient and consumer advocates, including 
such advocates that work with individuals with lim-
ited English proficiency. 
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Union Calendar No. 519 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6033 
[Report No. 118–621] 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to establish a task force to improve ac-
cess to health care information technology for 
non-English speakers. 
JULY 30, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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‘‘(C) certify that the health, safety, and 
well-being of runaway and homeless youth 
served through assistance received under this 
title will not be compromised as a result of the 
waiver. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION
OF
APPROVAL
OR
DIS-
APPROVAL.—Not later than 30 days after the receipt 
of a waiver request made under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall inform the grantee of approval or 
disapproval of the request. 
‘‘(A) DISAPPROVAL.—If the request is dis-
approved, the Secretary shall inform the grant-
ee, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate, and the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives of 
the reasons for the disapproval and give the 
grantee the opportunity to amend the request 
or appeal the decision. 
‘‘(B) APPROVAL.—If the request is ap-
proved, the Secretary shall grant a waiver and, 
not later than 30 days after granting such 
waiver, notify and submit a report to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
the House of Representatives that describes— 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6035 
To criminalize stalking using an unauthorized geotracking device. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2023 
Mrs. SYKES introduced the following bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To criminalize stalking using an unauthorized geotracking 
device. 
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 Electronic Stalk-
ing Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STALKING PENALTY. 
Section 2261A of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Whoever’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
IN GENERAL.—Whoever’’; 
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(2) by inserting after ‘‘uses the mail,’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘uses an unauthorized geotracking device’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘geotracking device’ means an 
electronic or mechanical device that permits a person 
to remotely determine or track the position and 
movement of another person. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘unauthorized’ means, with re-
spect to a geotracking device, that the person on 
whom the geotracking device is being used has not 
consented to such use or otherwise revoked consent 
to such use.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6036 
To require GAO to conduct annual assessments to determine the extent 
to which TSA’s passenger security screening practices comply with TSA 
non-discrimination policies to identify any needed actions to improve 
compliance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2023 
Mr. THANEDAR introduced the following bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To require GAO to conduct annual assessments to determine 
the extent to which TSA’s passenger security screening 
practices comply with TSA non-discrimination policies 
to identify any needed actions to improve compliance, 
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. GAO ASSESSMENTS OF TSA COMPLIANCE WITH 
NON-DISCRIMINATION 
POLICIES 
DURING 
PASSENGER SECURITY SCREENINGS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation an assessment of the extent to which pas-
senger security screening practices of the Transportation 
Security Administration comply with non-discrimination 
policies of the Administration in order to identify any 
needed actions to improve such compliance. 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) Whoever violates paragraph (1) by making a 
threat against, or maliciously conveying false information 
with respect to, a public, private, or religious school that 
provides early childhood, elementary, secondary, postsec-
ondary, or career and technical education, as determined 
under State law, shall be imprisoned for not more than 
20 years or fined under this title, or both.’’. 
SEC. 3. THREATS THROUGH THE MAIL OR INTERSTATE 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
Chapter 41 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 875 by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) Whoever violates any other provision of this sec-
tion by making a threat against a public, private, or reli-
gious school that provides early childhood, elementary, 
secondary, postsecondary, or career and technical edu-
cation, as determined under State law, shall be imprisoned 
for not more than 20 years or fined under this title, or 
both.’’; and 
(2) in section 876 by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) Whoever violates any other provision of this sec-
tion by making a threat against a public, private, or reli-
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(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
$30,000,000 to carry out this section. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Small Business Administration. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered period’’ means the pe-
riod beginning on August 1, 2023, and ending on 
December 31, 2024. 
(3) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means an entity 
operating on or after August 8, 2023, on the island 
of Maui that— 
(A) is a private nonprofit organization; or 
(B) experienced revenue loss between Au-
gust 8, 2023, and December 31, 2023, and is— 
(i) a small agricultural cooperative (as 
defined in section 3(j) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 632(j))); 
(ii) a business with not more than 25 
employees; 
(iii) any individual who operates 
under a sole proprietorship or as an inde-
pendent contractor; or 
(iv) any corporation all of the stock of 
which is owned by an employee stock own-
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ership 
plan 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
4975(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986) with not more than 100 employ-
ees. 
(4) The term ‘‘program’’ means the Emergency 
Micro-enterprise Recovery Grant Pilot Program. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6040 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for gender transition in minors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Ms. BOEBERT (for herself, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. BURLISON, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. 
CLOUD, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. OGLES, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, 
Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, and Mr. LAMALFA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for gender transition 
in minors. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Our Kids 
from Harmful Research Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 
GENDER TRANSITION IN MINORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no Federal funds may be used to fund re-
search or publications relating to gender transition in indi-
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viduals under the age of 18, including any observational 
studies that gather evidence on the provision of hormonal 
treatments or surgical procedures on minors, for the pur-
pose of— 
(1) affirming a minor’s perception of his or her 
sex, if that perception is incongruent with such mi-
nor’s sex; or 
(2) affirming a minor’s asserted identity, if the 
asserted identity is incongruent with such minor’s 
sex. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘sex’’ shall be recognized based solely on a person’s 
reproductive biology and genetics at birth. 
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(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘council’’ and inserting ‘‘Council’’. 
Æ 
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the Secretary shall, for the purpose of supporting 
(which may include assistance in establishing ex-
panded) local or regional eligible partnerships to 
support work-based learning programs under this 
Act, make allotments to eligible States in accordance 
with clauses (ii) through (v) of section 132(b)(1)(B) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3162(b)(1)(C)), subject to paragraph 
(2). 
(2) APPLICATION.—For purposes of applying 
the clauses described in paragraph (1), under para-
graph (1), the Secretary— 
(A) shall not apply subclauses (I) and (III) 
of clause (iv) with respect to the first fiscal year 
after the date of enactment of this Act; 
(B) shall apply clause (iv)(II) by sub-
stituting ‘‘0.5 percent of the remaining amounts 
described in paragraph (1)’’ for the total de-
scribed in that clause; 
(C) shall not apply clause (iv)(IV); 
(D) shall apply clause (v)(II) by sub-
stituting the term ‘‘allotment percentage’’, used 
with respect to the second full fiscal year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, or a subse-
quent fiscal year, means a percentage of the re-
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discrimination by a Federal agency for consideration 
by the Commission; and 
(5) not later than 180 days after a public sub-
mission described in paragraph (4) is submitted, the 
Commission shall review the submission or decline to 
consider the instance of discrimination. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) NUMBER.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 12 members appointed as follows: 
(A) Four members shall be appointed by 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
(B) Two members shall be appointed by 
the minority leader of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(C) Four members shall be appointed by 
the majority leader of the Senate. 
(D) Two members shall be appointed by 
the minority leader of the Senate. 
(2) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the Commis-
sion shall be appointed to the Commission not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(3) MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Members of the Com-
mission appointed shall be civil rights leaders, 
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A BILL 
To require annual reports on counter illicit cross-border 
tunnel operations, and for other purposes. 
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supported under this Act, have the meanings given 
the terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
SEC. 4. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
From funds paid into the general fund of the Treas-
ury and available under section 286(s)(2) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)), the Sec-
retary shall carry out this Act. 
SEC. 5. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES. 
(a) RESERVATION.—Of the amounts available for this 
Act under section 4, the Secretary may reserve— 
(1) not more than 5 percent of those amounts 
for the costs of technical assistance and Federal ad-
ministration of this Act; 
(2) not more than 2 percent of those amounts 
for the costs of evaluations conducted under section 
8(b); and 
(3) not more than 1⁄4 of 1 percent of such 
amounts to provide assistance to the outlying areas. 
(b) ALLOTMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts available for 
this Act under section 4 that remain after the Sec-
retary makes the reservations under subsection (a), 
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(1) describes the activities funded by the grant; 
(2) evaluates the progress the eligible partner-
ship has made towards achieving the strategic objec-
tives identified under section 5(b)(5); and 
(3) evaluates the levels of performance achieved 
by the eligible partnership for training participants 
with respect to the performance indicators under 
section 116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)) for 
all such workers, disaggregated by each population 
specified in section 3(24) of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(24)) and 
by race, ethnicity, sex, and age. 
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An eligible partnership 
may use not more than 5 percent of the funds awarded 
through a grant under this Act for administrative ex-
penses in carrying out this section. 
SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION BY THE SECRETARY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may use not more 
than 10 percent of the amount appropriated under section 
8 for each fiscal year for administrative expenses to carry 
out this Act, including the expenses of providing the tech-
nical assistance and oversight activities under subsection 
(b). 
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(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; OVERSIGHT.—The Sec-
retary shall provide technical assistance and oversight to 
assist the eligible entities in applying for and admin-
istering grants awarded under this Act. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act, $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each of 
the succeeding 4 fiscal years. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6045 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study 
and submit a report on the efficacy of Federal drug surveillance systems, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Ms. CARAVEO (for herself and Mr. KEAN of New Jersey) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct a study and submit a report on the efficacy 
of Federal drug surveillance systems, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Curbing Illicit Drug 
Threats Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFICACY OF FED-
ERAL DRUG SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study on— 
(1) the efficacy of Federal drug surveillance 
systems in providing up-to-date information on illicit 
drug use in the United States, including any limita-
tions affecting such efficacy; and 
(2) how such systems are used to address illicit 
drug use in the United States. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall complete the study under sub-
section (a) and submit to Congress a report containing— 
(1) the findings and conclusions of such study; 
and 
(2) any recommendations for legislative or ad-
ministrative actions to improve the efficacy of the 
Federal drug surveillance systems examined in such 
study, including any recommendations pertaining to 
interagency communication or data collection proce-
dures. 
(c) FEDERAL DRUG SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Federal drug surveil-
lance systems’’ includes— 
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(1) the Drug Overdose Surveillance and Epide-
miology System of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (commonly known as ‘‘DOSE’’); 
(2) the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Re-
porting System of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (commonly known as ‘‘SUDORS’’); 
(3) the National Drug Early Warning System 
of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (commonly 
known as ‘‘NDEWS’’); and 
(4) the Drug Abuse Warning Network of the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Ad-
ministration (commonly known as ‘‘DAWN’’). 
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