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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7717 
To establish and strengthen projects that defray the cost of related instruction 
associated with pre-apprenticeship and qualified apprenticeship programs, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2022 
Ms. DELAURO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To establish and strengthen projects that defray the cost 
of related instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship 
and qualified apprenticeship programs, 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 ‘‘American Apprentice-
ship Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND QUALIFIED APPREN-
TICESHIP PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND CODIFICATION OF TITLE 42 EXPUL-
SION ORDER ISSUED ON OCTOBER 13, 2020. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) On March 20, 2020, the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
pursuant to sections 362 and 365 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 265 and 268), issued 
the Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Per-
sons from Countries Where a Communicable Disease 
Exists (85 Fed. Reg. 16567), which was extended on 
April 20, 2020, and amended on May 19, 2020. 
(2) On October 13, 2020, the Director of the 
CDC, issued a similar order (85 Fed. Reg. 65806), 
which continued to protect the public health from an 
increase in the serious danger of the introduction of 
COVID–19 into the United States through ports of 
entry. 
(3) On April 1, 2022, the Director of the CDC 
announced that the policy implemented through the 
orders referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2), and 
commonly known as the title 42 expulsion policy, 
would be terminated beginning May 23, 2022. 
(b) TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF TITLE 42 EXPUL-
SION POLICY.—Notwithstanding the Order Regarding the 
Right to Introduce Certain Persons From Countries 
Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists, 
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issued by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention on April 1, 2022, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall ensure that the following policy re-
mains in place until February 1, 2025: 
(1) Any person not described in paragraph (2) 
who is traveling through Canada or Mexico and 
would otherwise be introduced into a congregate set-
ting in a land or coastal port of entry or U.S. Bor-
der Patrol station at or near the United States bor-
der with Canada or with Mexico may not be placed 
in a congregate setting in the United States or oth-
erwise admitted into the United States. It is antici-
pated that the vast majority of such persons will be 
aliens who are seeking to enter the United States at 
a port of entry who do not have proper travel docu-
ments, aliens whose entry is otherwise contrary to 
the immigration laws, and aliens who are appre-
hended at or near the United States border while 
seeking to unlawfully enter the United States. 
(2) A person described in this paragraph is— 
(A) a United States citizen or lawful per-
manent resident; 
(B) a member of the United States Armed 
Forces, including associated personnel, and the 
spouse and children of such members; or 
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(C) a person from a foreign country who 
holds valid travel documents and arrives at a 
designated port of entry, including any person 
from a foreign country participating in the visa 
waiver program who is not subject to travel re-
strictions. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7708 
To halt removal of certain nationals of Vietnam, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2022 
Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Mr. CORREA, Mrs. STEEL, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. MENG, Mrs. 
WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. PORTER, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. 
JAYAPAL, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, and 
Ms. TLAIB) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To halt removal of certain nationals of Vietnam, 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 ‘‘Honor Our Commit-
ment Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) From April to September 1975, the United 
States conducted Operation New Arrival to relocate 
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130,000 Vietnamese refugees to the United States 
following the end of the Vietnam War. During this 
time, more than 50,000 Vietnamese refugees were 
processed through Camp Pendleton for resettlement 
in southern California. 
(2) In the 4 decades since they fled Vietnam as 
refugees, Vietnamese Americans have woven their 
stories into the American fabric. 
(3) The largest concentrations of Vietnamese 
Americans can be found in Orange County, Cali-
fornia, followed by San Jose (California), Houston 
(Texas), Seattle (Washington), Northern Virginia, 
and New Orleans (Louisiana). 
(4) According to the American Community Sur-
vey, 1.4 million Americans speak Vietnamese at 
home, the fourth-most-common language other than 
English. 
(5) Immigrants may find it difficult to assimi-
late into their new communities as a result of the 
trauma of war. A 2018 study published by Rashmi 
Gangamma and Daran Shipman in the Journal of 
Marital and Family Therapy noted that ‘‘the trau-
matic nature of (an immigrant’s) forced displace-
ment flight, and resettlement can increase vulner-
ability to mental distress.’’ First generation immi-
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tation, and other industries determined to be 
high-demand by the State board for the State; 
(E) a description of activities that the 
State entity will carry out to build awareness 
about the economic potential of apprenticeships 
in qualified apprenticeship programs; 
(F) a description that outlines how the 
State entity will increase opportunities for pre- 
apprenticeships, and apprenticeships in quali-
fied apprenticeship programs, among members 
of minority groups, youth, individuals with dis-
abilities, veterans, and individuals with barriers 
to employment; 
(G) a description of— 
(i) how the State entity will ensure 
that the qualified apprenticeship program 
meets certain performance measures and 
quality standards, including that the quali-
fied apprenticeship program has been in 
existence for not fewer than 6 months 
prior to the application date; 
(ii) the targeted outreach strategies 
that the State entity will use for popu-
lations previously underserved through ap-
prenticeships; and 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7709 
To authorize programs to provide college scholarships and educational support 
to women and girls who have escaped Afghanistan and come to the 
United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2022 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 
KHANNA, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. SWALWELL, Ms. NORTON, 
Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. MCGOVERN, 
Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. DOG-
GETT, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. 
SUOZZI, Mr. WELCH, Ms. TITUS, Ms. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. SLOTKIN, 
Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. SOTO, Ms. ROSS, Ms. OMAR, Mr. SIRES, 
Ms. ESHOO, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. JACOBS of California, Mr. LIEU, Mrs. 
WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. 
ESCOBAR, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, and Ms. PRESSLEY) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor 
A BILL 
To authorize programs to provide college scholarships and 
educational support to women and girls who have es-
caped Afghanistan and come to the United States, 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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relocation of the headquarters of the Executive 
agency; 
(B) provide the public with notice and an 
opportunity to comment on any proposal sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A); and 
(C) in consultation with the head of the 
Executive agency, select a State, or a political 
subdivision of a State, for the relocation of the 
headquarters using a competitive bidding proce-
dure that considers— 
(i) the extent to which the relocation 
of the headquarters would impact the econ-
omy and workforce development of a State 
or political subdivision of a State; 
(ii) whether a State, or a political sub-
division of a State, has expertise in car-
rying out activities substantially similar to 
the mission and goals of the Executive 
agency; and 
(iii) the extent to which the relocation 
of the headquarters to a State, or a polit-
ical subdivision of a State, would implicate 
national security interests. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to prohibit a political subdivision of the 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7726 
To authorize the tenth general capital increase for the Inter-American 
Development Bank, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2022 
Ms. PLASKETT (for herself and Mr. CRAWFORD) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the tenth general capital increase for the Inter- 
American Development Bank, 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 ‘‘Inter-American Devel-
opment Bank General Capital Increase Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDRESSING CHINA’S SOVEREIGN LENDING PRAC-
TICES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIB-
BEAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
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forts to increase the availability of Naloxone and 
provide training for its administration, or rent. 
(3) AMOUNT.—The amount awarded to an enti-
ty under a grant under this subsection shall not ex-
ceed $500,000. 
(4) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection an entity shall— 
(A) be— 
(i) a governmental entity (at the coun-
ty, city, regional, or locality level); 
(ii) an Indian tribe, a Tribally des-
ignated housing entity, or a Tribal organi-
zation; 
(iii) a public housing agency admin-
istering housing choice vouchers; or 
(iv) a continuum of care or nonprofit 
organization designated by the continuum 
of care; 
(B) be responsible for homelessness serv-
ices; 
(C) provide such assurances as the Sec-
retary shall require that, in carrying out activi-
ties with amounts from the grant, the entity 
will ensure that services are culturally com-
petent, meet the needs of the people being 
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SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT AND 
OBESITY. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 317U the following section: 
‘‘SEC. 317V. REDUCTION IN PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT 
AND OBESITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention, shall carry out a national program to conduct and 
support activities regarding individuals who are over-
weight or obese in order to make progress toward the goal 
of significantly reducing the number of cases of overweight 
and obesity among individuals in the United States. 
‘‘(b) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall (directly or through grants 
or contracts) carry out the following with respect to indi-
viduals who are overweight or obese: 
‘‘(1) Activities to train health professionals to 
recognize that patients are overweight or obese and 
to recommend prevention activities regarding such 
condition, including educating patients on— 
‘‘(A) the relationship between such condi-
tion and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and 
other health conditions; and 
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‘‘(B) the benefits of proper nutrition and 
regular physical activities. 
‘‘(2) Activities to educate the public with re-
spect to the condition of being overweight or obese, 
including the development of a strategy for a public 
awareness campaign. 
‘‘(3) The development and demonstration of 
intervention strategies for use at worksites and in 
community settings such as hospitals and commu-
nity health centers. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2024 and 2025.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7712 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to grant the Supreme Court Police 
authority to protect the families of the justices, officers, and employees 
of the Supreme Court. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2022 
Mr. STANTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to grant the Supreme 
Court Police authority to protect the families of the 
justices, officers, and employees of the Supreme Court. 
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 ‘‘Supreme Court Fami-
lies Security Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO PROTECT FAMILY MEMBERS. 
Section 6121(a)(2) of title 40, United States Code, 
is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) any member of the immediate family 
of any such justice, officer, or employee if the 
Marshal determines such protection to be nec-
essary.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7715 
To require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
to include, to the extent possible, aborted children in death numbers 
and rates. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2022 
Mr. CAWTHORN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention to include, to the extent possible, aborted 
children in death numbers and rates. 
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 ‘‘Seeking Official Un-
counted Lives Statistics Act’’ or the ‘‘SOULS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF ABORTED CHILDREN IN CDC DEATH 
NUMBERS AND RATES. 
In collecting and making available information on 
death numbers and rates in the United States, the Direc-
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tor of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
shall, to the extent possible, include in such numbers and 
rates any abortion of a human embryo or fetus. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7718 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to work through the Codex process 
to review and update internationally recognized standards for infant 
formula to ensure that such standards are consistent with the require-
ments applicable to the importation of infant formula into the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2022 
Mr. FEENSTRA (for himself and Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 
to work through the Codex process to review and update 
internationally recognized standards for infant formula 
to ensure that such standards are consistent with the 
requirements applicable to the importation of infant for-
mula into the United States. 
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 ‘‘Formula Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS FOR 
INFANT FORMULA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of 
Food and Drugs, shall work through the Codex process 
to review and update internationally recognized standards 
for infant formula to ensure that such standards are con-
sistent with the requirements applicable to the importation 
of infant formula into the United States. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘infant 
formula’’ has the meaning given to such term in section 
201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 321). 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON ASYLUM FOR ALIENS TRANSITING 
THROUGH THIRD COUNTRIES. 
Section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1158) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘if the Attorney Gen-
eral determines that the alien may be re-
moved, pursuant to a bilateral or multilat-
eral agreement, to’’ and inserting ‘‘if the 
Attorney General or the Secretary of 
Homeland Security determines that the 
alien may be removed to’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Attorney General 
finds’’ and inserting ‘‘Attorney General or 
Secretary finds, on a case-by-case basis,’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) CERTAIN ALIENS ENTERING ALONG 
THE SOUTHERN BORDER.—Paragraph (1) shall 
not apply to an alien described in subsection 
(b)(2)(A)(vii).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(A)— 
(A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 771 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide funding 
for State strike teams for resident and employee safety in skilled nursing 
facilities and nursing facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2021 
Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. CROW, and 
Mrs. MURPHY of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
provide funding for State strike teams for resident and 
employee safety in skilled nursing facilities and nursing 
facilities. 
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 ‘‘Sending Outside Sup-
port Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘SOS Act of 2021’’. 
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(B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) the alien entered or attempted 
to enter the United States across the 
northern or southern border, but did not 
apply for protection from persecution or 
torture where it was available in at least 
one third country outside the alien’s coun-
try of citizenship, nationality, or last lawful 
habitual residence through which he or she 
transited en route to the United States, ex-
cept in the case of an alien who— 
‘‘(I) demonstrates that he or she 
is a victim of a severe form of traf-
ficking in persons (as such term is de-
fined in section 103 of the Victims of 
Trafficking and Violence Protection 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)) and 
agrees to cooperate in an investigation 
or other proceeding concerning such 
trafficking; or 
‘‘(II) transited en route to the 
United States through only a country 
or countries that were not parties to 
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