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eligible child within the local educational agen-
cy’s geographical area who elect to send their 
child to a private school or to home-school their 
child (as the case may be) and whose child is 
included in the count of such eligible children 
under paragraph (1)(A), which amount shall be 
distributed in a manner so as to ensure that 
such payments will be used for appropriate edu-
cational expenses. 
(B) RESERVATION.—A local educational 
agency described in this paragraph may reserve 
not more than 1 percent of the funds available 
for distribution under subparagraph (A) to pay 
administrative costs associated with carrying 
out the activities described in such subpara-
graph. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Payments to parents 
under subsection (b)(5) shall be considered assistance to 
the eligible child and shall not be considered assistance 
to the school that enrolls the eligible child. The amount 
of any payment under this section shall not be treated as 
income of the child or his or her parents for purposes of 
Federal tax laws or for determining eligibility for any 
other Federal program. 
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SEC. 106. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ELIGIBLE
CHILD.—The term ‘‘eligible 
child’’ means a child aged 5 to 17, inclusive. 
(2) PARENT.—The term ‘‘parent’’ includes a 
legal guardian or other person standing in loco 
parentis (such as a grandparent or stepparent with 
whom the child lives, or a person who is legally re-
sponsible for the child’s welfare). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the 50 States and the District of Columbia. 
(5) QUALIFIED
STATE.—The term ‘‘qualified 
State’’ means a State that has an application ap-
proved by the Secretary under section 104. 
TITLE II—NO HUNGRY KIDS ACT 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘No Hungry Kids Act’’. 
SEC. 202. REPEAL OF RULE. 
The rule prescribed by the Food and Nutrition Serv-
ice of the Department of Agriculture relating to nutrition 
standards in the national school lunch and school break-
fast programs published on January 26, 2012 (77 Fed. 
Reg. 4088 et seq.), and revising parts 210 and 220 of 
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title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, shall have no force 
or effect. 
SEC. 203. LIMITS ON CERTAIN NUTRITIONAL REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
Section 9(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(1)(A)(i)) is 
amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: 
‘‘, to establish a calorie maximum for individual school 
lunches, or to prohibit a child from eating a lunch provided 
by the child’s parent or legal guardian’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7720 
To permit child care providers that receive payment for services provided 
under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to 
use a portion of such payment to pay the cost of sanitization and 
other costs associated with the COVID-19 public health emergency, nec-
essary to protect the health of participating children and child care 
workers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2020 
Mr. CISNEROS (for himself and Mr. BACON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To permit child care providers that receive payment for serv-
ices provided under the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 to use a portion of such pay-
ment to pay the cost of sanitization and other costs 
associated with the COVID-19 public health emergency, 
necessary to protect the health of participating children 
and child care workers. 
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 ‘‘Helping Child Care 
Providers Respond to the Coronavirus Public Health 
Emergency Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO PAY THE COST OF SANITIZATION 
AND OTHER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 
COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY TO 
PROTECT CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE CERTAIN 
CHILD CARE SERVICES. 
A child care provider who receives payment for serv-
ices provided under the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.) may 
use a portion of such payment to pay the cost of sanitiza-
tion and other costs associated with the COVID-19 public 
health emergency, to protect children who receive such 
services and child care workers who provide such services. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION. 
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘COVID-19 public 
health emergency’’ means the public health emergency de-
clared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to 
COVID-19, including any renewal of the declaration. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7722 
To limit the price of insulin drugs accessible for participants, beneficiaries, 
and enrollees enrolled in group or individual health insurance coverage 
and group health plans and for uninsured individuals who have diabetes, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2020 
Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself and Ms. CRAIG) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 limit the price of insulin drugs accessible for participants, 
beneficiaries, and enrollees enrolled in group or individual 
health insurance coverage and group health plans and 
for uninsured individuals who have diabetes, 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 ‘‘Matt’s Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INSULIN NET PRICE PROTECTION. 
(a) PUBLISHING OF NET PRICE BY MANUFACTUR-
ERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A manufacturer of an insu-
lin drug shall, on a quarterly basis, publish on the 
internet website of such manufacturer the average 
net price of each such insulin drug for the preceding 
calendar quarter. 
(2) ENFORCEMENT.—In the case that a manu-
facturer of an insulin drug fails to comply with para-
graph (1), a Federal agency or program may not 
make payment for such insulin drug of such until 
such manufacturer complies with such paragraph. 
(b) NET PRICE FOR INSULIN DRUGS FOR CERTAIN 
INDIVIDUALS.— 
(1) APPLICATION TO PHSA PLANS.—Subpart 1 
of part A of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300gg et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2730. NET PRICE FOR INSULIN DRUGS. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF NET PRICE.—With respect to 
plan years beginning on and after January 1, 2021, a 
health insurance issuer offering group or individual health 
insurance coverage shall provide a participant, beneficiary, 
or enrollee who has diabetes access to an insulin drug at— 
‘‘(1) the lesser of— 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8303 
To require the United States Postal Service to notify postal customers and 
relevant officials when operations are temporarily suspended at a post 
office, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2024 
Mr. DIAZ-BALART introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To require the United States Postal Service to notify postal 
customers and relevant officials when operations are tem-
porarily suspended at a post office, 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. NOTICE OF TEMPORARY POST OFFICE CLO-
SURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the United States Postal Serv-
ice temporarily suspends operations at a post office, either 
voluntarily or involuntarily, the United States Postal Serv-
ice shall— 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 132 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1272 
[Report No. 117–525] 
Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to the 
House of Representatives relating to plans to declare a ‘‘climate emer-
gency’’ in order to invoke emergency authorities to impose regulations 
on industrial activity, or the supply and delivery of energy or electric 
power, in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2022 
Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 
Additional sponsor: Mr. ALLEN 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 
Reported adversely from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, referred 
to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain docu-
ments to the House of Representatives relating to plans 
to declare a ‘‘climate emergency’’ in order to invoke 
emergency authorities to impose regulations on industrial 
activity, or the supply and delivery of energy or electric 
power, in the United States. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7724 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce 
the Presidential Memorandum on Excluding Illegal Aliens From the 
Apportionment Base Following the 2020 Census, issued on July 21, 
2020. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2020 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. COOPER, Mr. VELA, Ms. 
SHALALA, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. RUSH, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. NADLER, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 
Miss RICE of New York, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 
SCHNEIDER, Mr. POCAN, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. 
LEE of California, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. 
JAYAPAL, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. CARSON of 
Indiana, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. SOTO, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. SIRES, 
Mr. PANETTA, and Ms. GARCIA of Texas) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement, admin-
ister, or enforce the Presidential Memorandum on Ex-
cluding Illegal Aliens From the Apportionment Base Fol-
lowing the 2020 Census, issued on July 21, 2020. 
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 ‘‘No Funds for Appor-
tionment Exclusion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. 
No Federal funds, resources, or fees made available 
to any Federal agency may be used to implement, admin-
ister, enforce, or carry out (including through the issuance 
of any regulations) any of the policy changes set forth in 
the Presidential Memorandum on Excluding Illegal Aliens 
From the Apportionment Base Following the 2020 Cen-
sus, issued on July 21, 2020. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7725 
To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States 
to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement 
program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support 
collections, and improve outcomes for children by supporting parenting 
time agreements for noncustodial parents in uncontested agreements, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2020 
Ms. MOORE (for herself and Mr. ESTES) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to allow States to use incentive payments available under 
the child support enforcement program to improve par-
ent-child relationships, increase child support collections, 
and improve outcomes for children by supporting par-
enting time agreements for noncustodial parents in 
uncontested agreements, 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 ‘‘Providing Adequate 
Resources to Enhance Needed Time with Sons and 
Daughters Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘PARENTS Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDING PERMITTED USES OF INCENTIVE PAY-
MENTS. 
Section 458 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
658a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; or’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) to develop, implement, and evaluate proce-
dures for establishing a parenting time agreement 
when establishing an initial or modified child sup-
port order or a medical support order (including pro-
cedures for carrying out a parenting time agreement 
made prior to the establishment or modification of 
any such order); or’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS OF PARENTING TIME AGREEMENT 
AND NONCUSTODIAL PARENT.— 
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‘‘(1) PARENTING TIME AGREEMENT.—For pur-
poses of subsection (f)(2), the term ‘parenting time 
agreement’ means an agreement governing how 
much time a child spends with the child’s custodial 
parent and the child’s noncustodial parent that is 
mutually agreed to by the parents and is not con-
tested by either parent in any forum. 
‘‘(2) NONCUSTODIAL
PARENT.—For purposes 
of paragraph (1), the term ‘noncustodial parent’ 
means the parent of a child that the child does not 
live with for the majority of the child’s time.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7726 
To permit child care providers that receive payment for services provided 
under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to 
use a portion of such payment to purchase personal protective equipment, 
and other equipment, necessary to protect the health of participating 
children and child care workers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2020 
Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To permit child care providers that receive payment for serv-
ices provided under the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 to use a portion of such pay-
ment to purchase personal protective equipment, and 
other equipment, necessary to protect the health of par-
ticipating children and child care workers. 
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 ‘‘Ensuring Protection 
In Childcare Act’’ or the ‘‘EPIC Act’’. 
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(1) ALLOTMENT TO STATES.—From funds ap-
propriated to carry out this section and not reserved 
under subsection (e)(4), not later than 30 days after 
receiving the appropriated funds, the Secretary shall 
make allotments to States in accordance with the 
formula described in section 132(b)(2)(B) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3172(b)(2)(B)) and make the reservation for 
and provide assistance to outlying areas in accord-
ance with section 132(b)(2)(A) of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 3172(b)(2)(A)). 
(2) ALLOCATION TO LOCAL AREAS.—Not later 
than 30 days after a State receives an allotment 
under paragraph (1), the Governor shall— 
(A) reserve 40 percent of the allotment 
funds to carry out activities under subsection 
(c)(1); and 
(B) allocate the remainder of the funds to 
local 
areas 
in 
accordance 
with 
section 
133(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(2)(B)) to 
enable the local areas to carry out activities 
under subsection (c)(2). 
(c) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) STATE USE OF FUNDS.— 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF 
CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE CERTAIN CHILD 
CARE SERVICES. 
A child care provider who receives payment for serv-
ices provided under the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.) may 
use a portion of such payment to purchase personal pro-
tective equipment, and other equipment, necessary to pro-
tect the health of children who receive such services and 
child care workers who provide such services. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7728 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish presumptions of service- 
connection for members of the Armed Forces who contract COVID– 
19 under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2020 
Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. BILIRAKIS, 
Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. BOST, and Mr. BERGMAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 amend title 38, United States Code, to establish presump-
tions of service-connection for members of the Armed 
Forces who contract COVID–19 under certain cir-
cumstances, 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 ‘‘COVID–19 Benefits 
for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Compo-
nents, and their Survivors Act of 2020’’. 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 145 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1273 
[Report No. 117–539] 
Of inquiry directing the President to provide certain documents in the Presi-
dent’s possession to the House of Representatives relating to communica-
tion between the executive branch and the American Federation of Teach-
ers regarding reopening schools and supporting safe, in-person learning. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2022 
Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Reported adversely with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and 
ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
RESOLUTION 
Of inquiry directing the President to provide certain docu-
ments in the President’s possession to the House of 
Representatives relating to communication between the 
executive branch and the American Federation of Teach-
ers regarding reopening schools and supporting safe, in- 
person learning. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 772 
To require the country of origin of certain special immigrant religious workers 
to extend reciprocal immigration treatment to nationals of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2019 
Mr. KING of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require the country of origin of certain special immigrant 
religious workers to extend reciprocal immigration treat-
ment to nationals of 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 ‘‘Religious Worker Visa 
Reciprocity Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRING RECIPROCAL IMMIGRATION TREAT-
MENT. 
Section 204(a)(1)(G) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(G)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘(iii) Beginning on October 1, 2017, no petition may 
be approved for classification of an alien as a special immi-
grant under section 101(a)(27)(C) if the Secretary of 
Homeland Security has determined that the country of the 
alien’s nationality— 
‘‘(I) is identified as a ‘Country of Particular 
Concern’ or a country where religious freedom is of 
significant interest in the 2018 International Reli-
gious Freedom Report; or 
‘‘(II) does not extend reciprocal immigration 
treatment to nationals of the United States who are 
seeking resident status in order to work in a reli-
gious vocation or occupation.’’. 
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(1) submit the notices required by subsection 
(b); 
(2) provide persons served by such post office 
an opportunity for comment in accordance with sub-
section (c); and 
(3) provide services to persons served by such 
post office in accordance with subsection (d). 
(b) NOTICES.— 
(1) SUSPENSION NOTICE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The United States 
Postal Service shall notify persons served by a 
post office and the relevant officials for such 
post office of the temporary suspension of oper-
ations at such post office. 
(B) CONTENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
by clause (ii), the notice required under 
subparagraph (A) with respect to the tem-
porary suspension of operations at a post 
office shall include— 
(I) in the case of a temporary 
suspension of operations that the 
United States Postal Service plans or 
expects, the expected date on which 
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