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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2694 
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the 
use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2023 
Mr. SIMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to 
authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey 
Act projects, 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. ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN-
VESTMENT AND JOBS ACT OF ADDITIONAL 
CAREY ACT PROJECTS FOR CERTAIN FUNDS. 
Section 40904(b) of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 3204(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by redesignating subpara-
graphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), 
respectively, and indenting appropriately; 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, 
and indenting appropriately; 
(3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
(as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—On making the af-
firmative determinations described in subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary shall use amounts 
made available under section 40901(2)(B) to 
fund the rehabilitation, reconstruction, or re-
placement of any dams that were developed 
pursuant to, and continue to operate as dams 
under, section 4 of the Act of August 18, 1894 
(commonly known as the ‘Carey Act’) (43 
U.S.C. 641; 28 Stat. 422, chapter 301). 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATIONS DESCRIBED.—The 
determinations referred to in subparagraph (A) 
are— 
‘‘(i) a determination by the Secretary 
that any dams that meet the criteria de-
scribed in paragraph (1) have received the 
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necessary funding to complete rehabilita-
tion, reconstruction, or replacement activi-
ties under this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) a determination by the Secretary 
that amounts made available under section 
40901(2)(B) remain available.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2696 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 7- 
year recovery period for motorsports entertainment complexes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2023 
Ms. TENNEY (for herself, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. POSEY, Ms. SE-
WELL, Mr. YAKYM, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and Mr. FERGUSON) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
permanent the 7-year recovery period for motorsports 
entertainment complexes. 
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 ‘‘Motorsports Fairness 
and Permanency Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. 7-YEAR RECOVERY PERIOD FOR MOTORSPORTS EN-
TERTAINMENT COMPLEXES MADE PERMA-
NENT. 
Section 168(i)(15) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (D). 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 26 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
a health care practitioner from failing to exercise 
the proper degree of care in the case of a child 
who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 269 
To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2023 
Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. FULCHER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district 
of Idaho. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DISTRICT JUDGESHIP FOR THE DISTRICT OF 
IDAHO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 addi-
tional district judge for the district of Idaho. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
In order that the table contained in section 133(a) of title 
28, United States Code, will reflect the change in the num-
ber of judgeships authorized by subsection (a), such table 
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is amended by striking the item relating to Idaho and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘Idaho .............................................................................................
3’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2700 
To reform the labor laws of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2023 
Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 
LATURNER, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. GOOD of Vir-
ginia, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. COLE, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. 
WEBER of Texas, Mr. COMER, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. 
WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. C. 
SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. CARTER 
of Georgia, and Mr. OWENS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To reform the labor laws of 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Employee Rights Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED EMPLOYEE RIGHTS. 
The National Labor Relations Act is amended in sec-
tion 9(a) (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) by striking ‘‘designated or 
selected for the purposes of collective bargaining’’ and in-
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(A) the reason for which such information 
is collected, processed, maintained, or disclosed; 
and 
(B) a description of the rights provided by 
this title that are not available with respect to 
such personal information by reason of such ex-
emption. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FOR PARTICULAR REQUESTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered entity may deny 
the request of an individual under this title if— 
(A) such covered entity cannot confirm the 
identity of such individual; 
(B) such covered entity determines that 
granting the request of such individual would 
create a legitimate risk to the privacy, security, 
safety, or other rights of another individual; 
(C) such covered entity determines that 
granting the request of such individual would 
create a legitimate risk to free expression; or 
(D) the personal information requested to 
be corrected under section 102 or deleted under 
section 103— 
(i) is necessary to the completion of a 
transaction initiated before such request 
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(j) PERPETUAL EXISTENCE.—Section 14 of the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.) shall not 
apply to the committee. 
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(1) The franchisor (or any employee of the 
franchisor) provides the franchisee (or any employee 
of the franchisee) with, or requires such franchisee 
(or any employee of the franchisee) to use, a hand-
book, or other training, on sexual harassment, 
human trafficking, workplace violence, discrimina-
tion, or opportunities for apprenticeships or scholar-
ships. 
(2) The franchisor (or any employee of the 
franchisor) requires the franchisee (or any employee 
of the franchisee) to adopt a policy on sexual harass-
ment, human trafficking, workplace violence, dis-
crimination, opportunities for apprenticeships or 
scholarships, child care, or paid leave, including a 
requirement for such franchisee (or any employee of 
the franchisee) to report to the franchisor (or any 
employee of the franchisor) any violations or sus-
pected violations of such policy. 
SEC. 5. TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY. 
Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 152) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or any In-
dian Tribe, or any enterprise or institution owned 
and operated by an Indian Tribe and located on its 
Indian lands,’’ after ‘‘subdivision thereof,’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) The term ‘Indian Tribe’ means any In-
dian Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized 
group or community which is recognized as eligible 
for the special programs and services provided by 
the United States to Indians because of their status 
as Indians. 
‘‘(16) The term ‘Indian’ means any individual 
who is a member of an Indian Tribe. 
‘‘(17) The term ‘Indian lands’ means— 
‘‘(A) all lands within the limits of any In-
dian reservation; 
‘‘(B) any lands title to which is either held 
in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
any Indian Tribe or Indian or held by any In-
dian Tribe or Indian subject to restriction by 
the United States against alienation; and 
‘‘(C) any lands in the State of Oklahoma 
that are within the boundaries of a former res-
ervation (as defined by the Secretary of the In-
terior) of a Federally recognized Indian Tribe.’’. 
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each subsequent fiscal year, and there are here-
by appropriated $55,526,635,000 or 40.0 per-
cent of the amount determined under para-
graph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 
2033 and each subsequent fiscal year, which— 
‘‘(i) shall become available for obliga-
tion with respect to fiscal year 2033 on 
July 1, 2033, and shall remain available 
through September 30, 2034; and 
‘‘(ii) shall become available for obliga-
tion with respect to each subsequent fiscal 
year on July 1 of that fiscal year and shall 
remain available through September 30 of 
the succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—With respect to each subpara-
graph of paragraph (1), the amount determined 
under this paragraph is the product of— 
‘‘(A) the total number of children with dis-
abilities in all States who— 
‘‘(i) received special education and re-
lated services, as determined by the Sec-
retary on the basis of the most recent sat-
isfactory data; and 
‘‘(ii) were aged— 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2703 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to update the Federal purchase 
requirement to ensure the use of 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2023 
Ms. BROWNLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to update the 
Federal purchase requirement to ensure the use of 100 
percent renewable energy by 2050, 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 ‘‘Green Energy for Fed-
eral Buildings Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL PURCHASE REQUIREMENT. 
Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15852) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) Not less than 7.5 percent in fiscal years 
2013 through 2019.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) Not less than 35 percent in fiscal years 
2030 through 2039. 
‘‘(5) Not less than 75 percent in fiscal years 
2040 through 2049. 
‘‘(6) Not less than 100 percent in fiscal year 
2050 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) FEASIBILITY.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall seek to ensure that, to the maximum ex-
tent economically feasible and technically practicable, the 
Federal Government consumes renewable energy pro-
duced— 
‘‘(1) on-site at a Federal facility; 
‘‘(2) on Federal lands; or 
‘‘(3) on Indian land as defined in section 2601 
of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 
3501).’’. 
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in reference to services or supports, means services 
or supports that are provided to an individual with 
an LTSS disability to enable that individual to live 
in the community and lead an independent life, and 
that are delivered in whichever setting the individual 
with an LTSS disability has chosen out of the fol-
lowing settings with the following qualities: 
(A) In the case of a dwelling or a nonresi-
dential setting (such as a setting in which an 
individual with an LTSS disability receives day 
services and supported employment), a dwelling 
or setting— 
(i) that, as a matter of infrastructure, 
environment, amenities, location, services, 
and features, is integrated into the greater 
community and supports, for each indi-
vidual with an LTSS disability who re-
ceives services or supports at the setting— 
(I) full access to the greater com-
munity (including access to opportuni-
ties to seek employment and work in 
competitive integrated settings, en-
gage in community life, control per-
sonal resources, and receive services 
in the community); and 
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of this section by a covered entity may bring a claim 
regarding the allegation to the Office for Civil Rights 
of the Department of Health and Human Services, for 
expedited resolution, as appropriate. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection is intended to limit or replace available 
remedies under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) or any other applica-
ble law. 
SEC. 5. APPLICATION TO EACH PART OF PROCESS. 
The provisions of this Act— 
(1) that apply to an organ transplant, also 
apply to the evaluation and listing of a qualified in-
dividual, and to the organ transplant and post-organ- 
transplant treatment of such an individual; and 
(2) that apply to related services, also apply to 
the process for receipt of related services by such an 
individual. 
SEC. 6. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to supersede any 
provision of any State or local law that provides greater 
rights to qualified individuals with respect to organ trans-
plants than the rights established under this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 422 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2706 
[Report No. 118–507] 
A BILL 
To prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or 
physical disability in cases of organ transplants. 
MAY 14, 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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SEC. 5. NUMBER OF CIRCUIT JUDGES. 
The table contained in section 44(a) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to the ninth 
circuit and inserting the following: 
‘‘Ninth ............................................................................................
25’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to the 
eleventh circuit the following: 
‘‘Twelfth .........................................................................................
9’’. 
SEC. 6. PLACES OF CIRCUIT COURT. 
The table contained in section 48(a) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to the ninth 
circuit and inserting the following: 
‘‘Ninth ..................................................
Honolulu, San Francisco, Pasadena.’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to the 
eleventh circuit the following: 
‘‘Twelfth ...............................................
Phoenix, Seattle.’’. 
SEC. 7. ASSIGNMENT OF CIRCUIT JUDGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), each circuit judge of the former ninth circuit who is 
in regular active service and whose official duty station 
on the day before the effective date of this Act— 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2709 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to deliver a report 
on the economic effects of the withdrawal of the United States Armed 
Forces from Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2023 
Mr. DONALDS (for himself, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. CRAWFORD, 
Mr. FRY, Mr. GOSAR, Mrs. BOEBERT, and Mrs. LUNA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee 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 jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
deliver a report on the economic effects of the withdrawal 
of the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan, 
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 ‘‘Big Biden Blunder 
Act’’ or the ‘‘BBB Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INQUIRY INTO THE EFFECTS OF THE WITHDRAWAL 
OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 
FROM AFGHANISTAN ON INFLATION. 
(a) REPORT
ON
THE
RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN 
EQUIPMENT ABANDONED IN AFGHANISTAN AND INFLA-
TION.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the economic 
effects of the withdrawal of the United States 
Armed Forces from Afghanistan. Such study shall 
include a determination of whether destroying, sur-
rendering, or abandoning equipment and property of 
the United States in Afghanistan during such with-
drawal had any inflationary effects in the United 
States. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to Con-
gress a report that includes the findings of the study 
conducted under paragraph (1). 
(b) REQUEST
FOR PRESIDENT TO TRANSMIT
A 
STATEMENT
ABOUT
THE
RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN 
EQUIPMENT ABANDONED IN AFGHANISTAN AND INFLA-
TION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President is requested to transmit 
to Congress a written statement containing the opinion of 
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the President regard the extent to which destroying, sur-
rendering, or abandoning equipment and property of 
United States in Afghanistan during the withdrawal of the 
United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan had any 
inflationary effects in the United States. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2710 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to allow the Federal Maritime Com-
mission to provide injunctive relief without a court order, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2023 
Mr. GARAMENDI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to allow the Federal 
Maritime Commission to provide injunctive relief without 
a court order, 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 ‘‘Ocean Shipping Com-
petition Enforcement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF BY THE COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41307 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘sought’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘, may 
bring a civil’’ and all that follows through the 
period at the end of the sentence and inserting 
‘‘and an opportunity to be heard under expe-
dited procedures established by the Commission 
with due regard for confidential or proprietary 
information, may enjoin the operation of the 
agreement. An injunction under this paragraph 
shall constitute a final order of the Commis-
sion.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) THIRD PARTY INTERVENTION.—The Com-
mission may allow a third party to intervene in a 
proceeding before the Commission under this sub-
section.’’; and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (3). 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to 
section 41307 in the analysis for chapter 413 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sought’’. 
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A BILL 
To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired 
service weapons, and for other purposes. 
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