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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7346 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the continued imple-
mentation of the Climate and Health program by the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2024 
Ms. UNDERWOOD (for herself, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. BROWN, Mr. GARCI´A of Illi-
nois, Ms. SEWELL, Ms. PLASKETT, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, and Ms. 
JACOBS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
the continued implementation of the Climate and Health 
program by the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion. 
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 ‘‘Climate and Health 
Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLIMATE 
AND HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
is amended by inserting after section 317U (42 U.S.C. 
247b–23) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 317V. CLIMATE AND HEALTH PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention, shall continue to implement the Climate and 
Health program carried out by the National Center for 
Environmental Health (or successor program) for the fol-
lowing purposes: 
‘‘(1) To translate climate change science to in-
form State, local, and Tribal governments, including 
health departments, as well as communities. 
‘‘(2) To create decision support tools to build 
capacity to prepare for climate change. 
‘‘(3) To serve as a credible leader in planning 
for the public health impacts of climate change. 
‘‘(b) WRITTEN NOTIFICATION
TO CONGRESS.—In 
the case of the establishment of any successor program 
to the Climate and Health program referred to in sub-
section (a), the Secretary, acting through the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall sub-
mit to Congress a written notification of any transfer or 
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reprogramming of funds to establish such a successor pro-
gram. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the program referred to in 
subsection (a) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 
and each fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made 
available under paragraph (1) may be transferred or 
reprogrammed by the Secretary to carry out another 
program administered by the Secretary.’’. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7347 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to report on whether the Secretary will include certain psychedelic 
drugs in the formulary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2024 
Mr. VAN ORDEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to report on whether the Sec-
retary will include certain psychedelic drugs in the for-
mulary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
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. REPORTING OF DETERMINATION OF THE SEC-
RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WHETHER 
TO 
INCLUDE 
NEWLY 
APPROVED 
OR 
LI-
CENSED PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS IN THE FOR-
MULARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS. 
Chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting, after section 8125, the following new sec-
tion (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning 
of such chapter accordingly): 
‘‘§ 8125A. Reporting of determination whether to in-
clude newly approved or licensed psyche-
delic drugs in the formulary of the De-
partment 
‘‘Not later than 180 days after a psychedelic drug 
is approved under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or licensed under sec-
tion 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262), 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a re-
port regarding such drug, that includes— 
‘‘(1) the determination of the Secretary whether 
to include such drug in the formulary of the Depart-
ment; and 
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‘‘(2) the justification of the Secretary for such 
determination.’’. 
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HR 7454 RDS
is amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 
(g) SUPPLEMENTAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.—Sec-
tion 47115(j)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking clause (vi) and adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(vi) $340,321,762 for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 
May 10, 2024.’’. 
(h) COMPATIBLE
LAND
USE
PLANNING
AND 
PROJECTS BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—Sec-
tion 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 
2024’’. 
(i) NON-MOVEMENT AREA SURVEILLANCE PILOT 
PROGRAM.—Section 47143(c) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘March 9, 2024’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘May 11, 2024’’. 
(j) WEATHER
REPORTING
PROGRAMS.—Section 
48105 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (5) and adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) $23,762,295 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 734 
To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes 
of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex 
shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and 
genetics at birth. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2023 
Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, Ms. FOXX, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. WEB-
STER of Florida, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. BUCK, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. CAR-
TER of Georgia, Mr. GAETZ, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. SMITH of Mis-
souri, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. LAMALFA, and Mr. CARL) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide 
that for purposes of determining compliance with title 
IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based 
solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics 
at birth. 
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 ‘‘Protection of Women 
and Girls in Sports Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
Section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972 
(20 USC 1681) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d)(1) It shall be a violation of subsection (a) for 
a recipient of Federal financial assistance who operates, 
sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to 
permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an 
athletic program or activity that is designated for women 
or girls. 
‘‘(2) For the purposes of this subsection, sex shall 
be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biol-
ogy and genetics at birth. 
‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
prohibit a recipient from permitting males to train or 
practice with an athletic program or activity that is des-
ignated for women or girls so long as no female is deprived 
of a roster spot on a team or sport, opportunity to partici-
pate in a practice or competition, scholarship, admission 
to an educational institution, or any other benefit that ac-
companies participating in the athletic program or activ-
ity.’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Accessibility and Inclu-
sion to Diversify Local Government Leadership Act’’ or 
the ‘‘AID Local Government Leadership Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention estimates approximately 1 in 4 adults in the 
United States has a disability. 
(2) Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
indicates that the labor force participation rate of 
people with disabilities is consistently half of that of 
people without disabilities. 
(3) The National Council on Independent Liv-
ing reports that people with disabilities are under-
represented in elected offices. 
(4) Local governments are required, under the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, to provide 
reasonable accommodations to enable individuals 
with disabilities to perform official work duties. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to support local governments for jurisdic-
tions that elect or appoint a person with a disability, 
in providing the accommodations needed for the 
local elected or appointed official to carry out the of-
ficial’s official work duties, to enable the govern-
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 22 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 734 
[Report No. 118–35] 
To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes 
of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex 
shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and 
genetics at birth. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2023 
Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, Ms. FOXX, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. WEB-
STER of Florida, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. BUCK, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. CAR-
TER of Georgia, Mr. GAETZ, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. SMITH of Mis-
souri, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. LAMALFA, and Mr. CARL) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
APRIL 10, 2023 
Additional sponsors: Mr. TIFFANY, Ms. MACE, Mr. BOST, Mr. WALBERG, Mrs. 
MILLER of Illinois, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. 
WEBER of Texas, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. 
FEENSTRA, Mr. BANKS, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. 
GUEST, Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, 
Mr. SANTOS, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. YAKYM, Mrs. 
LUNA, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 
GIMENEZ, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. BARR, Mr. CLINE, Mr. 
POSEY, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. 
GOODEN of Texas, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. EZELL, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. 
ROSE, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. ESTES, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Louisiana, Mr. OWENS, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. COMER, Mr. 
WALTZ, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. 
DUNCAN, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. 
AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, 
Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. HUNT, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. 
SELF, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. FINSTAD, 
Mr. FALLON, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. MUR-
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY 
CARE ACCESS STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN 
VETERANS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS. 
Section 1703B(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) The access standards required under this sub-
section shall provide that in the case of a covered veteran 
with a service-connected mental disorder rated at 50 per-
cent or more, the Department shall furnish hospital care, 
medical services, or extended care services for such mental 
disorder within five days of the date on which the covered 
veteran requests such care or services.’’. 
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PHY, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. BURLISON, and Mr. JOHNSON of South Da-
kota 
APRIL 10, 2023 
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 February 1, 2023] 
A BILL 
To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide 
that for purposes of determining compliance with title 
IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based 
solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics 
at birth. 
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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 ‘‘Protection of Women 
and Girls in Sports Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
Section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 
U.S.C. 1681) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d)(1) It shall be a violation of subsection (a) for a 
recipient of Federal financial assistance who operates, spon-
sors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit 
a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic 
program or activity that is designated for women or girls. 
‘‘(2) For the purposes of this subsection, sex shall be 
recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology 
and genetics at birth. 
‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
prohibit a recipient from permitting males to train or prac-
tice with an athletic program or activity that is designated 
for women or girls so long as no female is deprived of a 
roster spot on a team or sport, opportunity to participate 
in a practice or competition, scholarship, admission to an 
educational institution, or any other benefit that accom-
panies participating in the athletic program or activity.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 22 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 734 
[Report No. 118–35] 
A BILL 
To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to 
provide that for purposes of determining compli-
ance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex 
shall be recognized based solely on a person’s re-
productive biology and genetics at birth. 
APRIL 10, 2023 
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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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7350 
To support local governments for jurisdictions that elect or appoint a person 
with a disability in providing the accommodations needed for the elected 
or appointed official to carry out their official work duties, and to 
build the capacity of local governments to have consistent and adequate 
funding for accommodations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2024 
Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania (for herself and Ms. SCANLON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To support local governments for jurisdictions that elect or 
appoint a person with a disability in providing the accom-
modations needed for the elected or appointed official 
to carry out their official work duties, and to build 
the capacity of local governments to have consistent and 
adequate funding for accommodations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘(B) LARGE
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.— 
The term ‘large financial institution’ means any 
entity regulated by the Comptroller of the Cur-
rency, the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation, or the National Credit Union Ad-
ministration that has total consolidated assets 
greater than or equal to $50,000,000,000. 
‘‘(C) SMALL
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.— 
The term ‘small financial institution’ means— 
‘‘(i) any entity regulated by the 
Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora-
tion, or the National Credit Union Admin-
istration that has total consolidated assets 
lesser than or equal to $2,000,000,000; or 
‘‘(ii) a minority depository institu-
tion.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7351 
To allow individuals with disabilities to campaign for elected office without 
losing access to federally supported benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2024 
Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania (for herself and Ms. SCANLON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Ac-
countability 
A BILL 
To allow individuals with disabilities to campaign for elected 
office without losing access to federally supported benefits. 
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 ‘‘Removing Access Bar-
riers to Running for Elected Office for People with Dis-
abilities Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISREGARDING CAMPAIGN WORK PERFORMED BY 
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES FOR PUR-
POSES OF FEDERALLY SUPPORTED BENE-
FITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any campaign work performed by 
a qualified individual, and any compensation received by 
such individual for such work, shall be disregarded for the 
purpose of determining such individual’s eligibility for, 
and amount of, benefits or assistance under any Federal 
program or under any State or local program financed in 
whole or in part with Federal funds. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CAMPAIGN
WORK.—The term ‘‘campaign 
work’’ means work performed by an individual as a 
candidate for an elected Federal, State, or local of-
fice. 
(2) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘quali-
fied individual’’ means an individual who is entitled 
to a benefit under title II or XVI of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq., 1381 et seq.) by 
reason of a disability. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7352 
To prohibit States from prohibiting or otherwise deterring the usage of 
any merchant category code established by the International Organization 
for Standardization, including codes that identify firearm merchants and 
ammunition merchants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2024 
Mr. FROST (for himself, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, and Mr. 
MOSKOWITZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit States from prohibiting or otherwise deterring 
the usage of any merchant category code established 
by the International Organization for Standardization, 
including codes that identify firearm merchants and am-
munition merchants. 
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 ‘‘Identify Gun Stores 
Act’’. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7357 
To allow certain funds provided in response to the public health emergency 
with respect to COVID–19 to be made available for school security 
measures, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2024 
Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS (for herself and Mr. GUEST) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To allow certain funds provided in response to the public 
health emergency with respect to COVID–19 to be made 
available for school security measures, 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 ‘‘Securing Our Schools 
Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. PREEMPTION RELATING TO MERCHANT CATEGORY 
CODES. 
Section 5313 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after subsection (g) the following: 
‘‘(h) MERCHANT CATEGORY CODE USAGE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No State may prohibit or 
otherwise deter the usage of any merchant category 
code established by the International Organization 
for Standardization, including codes that identify 
firearm merchants and ammunition merchants. 
‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—The Attorney General 
may bring a civil action in the appropriate district 
court to enforce this subsection.’’. 
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