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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2566 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
revise the Safer Choice Standard to provide for a Safer Choice label 
for pots, pans, and cooking utensils that do not contain PFAS, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2019 
Mr. SOTO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency to revise the Safer Choice Standard to pro-
vide for a Safer Choice label for pots, pans, and cooking 
utensils that do not contain PFAS, 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. SAFER CHOICE LABEL FOR POTS, PANS, AND 
COOKING UTENSILS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the Safer 
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Choice Standard of the Safer Choice Program to identify 
the requirements for a pot, pan, or cooking utensil to meet 
in order to be labeled with a Safer Choice label, including 
a requirement that any such pot, pan, or cooking utensil 
does not contain any PFAS. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this Act, the term ‘‘PFAS’’ 
means a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance with 
at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. 
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SEC. 2. STUDY ON THE PREVALENCE OF CHOLANGIOCARCI-
NOMA IN VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA. 
(a) EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services, shall commence 
an epidemiological study on the prevalence of cholangio-
carcinoma in veterans of the Vietnam era, using data from 
the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry and the Na-
tional Program of Cancer Registries. The study shall— 
(1) identify the rate of incidence of cholangio-
carcinoma in veterans of the Vietnam era and in 
residents of the United States, from the beginning 
of the Vietnam era to the date of enactment of this 
Act; and 
(2) for each of the groups specified in para-
graph (1), identify the percentage of individuals with 
cholangiocarcinoma by various demographic charac-
teristics, including by age, gender, race, ethnicity, 
and the geographic location of the patient at the 
time of diagnosis. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 
after the completion of the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing— 
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(1) the results of the study under subsection 
(a); and 
(2) recommendations for administrative or leg-
islative actions required to address issues identified 
in the study under subsection (a). 
(c) 
CONTINUED
TRACKING
OF 
CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA IN VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM 
ERA.—The Secretary shall track the prevalence of 
cholangiocarcinoma in veterans of the Vietnam era using 
the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry, and provide 
such information to Congress as required under subsection 
(d). 
(d) FOLLOW-UP REPORTS.—The Secretary shall pe-
riodically submit to the Congress an updated report under 
subsection (b), as determined by the Secretary. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs. 
(2) The term ‘‘Vietnam era’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 101 of title 38, United 
States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘veterans of the Vietnam era’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 4211 of 
title 38, United States Code. 
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‘‘(245) HOH
RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The seg-
ment of the Hoh River and the major tributary 
South Fork Hoh from the headwaters to Olympic 
National Park boundary, to be administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 20.7-mile segment 
of the Hoh River from the headwaters to Jack-
son Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 6.0-mile segment 
of the Hoh River from Jackson Creek to the 
Olympic National Park boundary, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 13.8-mile segment 
of the South Fork Hoh River from the head-
waters to the Olympic National Park boundary, 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 4.6-mile segment 
of the South Fork Hoh River from the Olympic 
National Park boundary to the Washington 
State Department of Natural Resources bound-
ary in T. 27 N., R. 10 W., sec. 29, as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(246) BOGACHIEL RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 
approximately 25.6-mile segment of the Bogachiel 
River from the source to the Olympic National Park 
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boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior, as a wild river. 
‘‘(247) SOUTH FORK CALAWAH RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The segment of the South Fork Calawah 
River and the major tributary Sitkum River from 
the headwaters to Hyas Creek to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, except those portions 
of the river within the boundaries of Olympic Na-
tional Park shall be administered by the Secretary 
of the Interior, including the following segments in 
the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 15.7-mile segment 
of the South Fork Calawah River from the 
headwaters to the Sitkum River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 0.9-mile segment 
of the South Fork Calawah River from the 
Sitkum River to Hyas Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 1.6-mile segment 
of the Sitkum River from the headwaters to the 
Rugged Ridge Wilderness boundary, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 11.9-mile segment 
of the Sitkum River from the Rugged Ridge 
Wilderness boundary to the confluence with the 
South Fork Calawah, as a scenic river. 
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‘‘(248) SOL
DUC
RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 
segment of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters 
to the Olympic National Park boundary to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, including 
the following segments of the mainstem and certain 
tributaries in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 7.0-mile segment 
of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters to 
the end of Sol Duc Hot Springs Road, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 10.8-mile segment 
of the Sol Duc River from the end of Sol Duc 
Hot Springs Road to the Olympic National 
Park boundary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 14.2-mile segment 
of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the 
headwaters to the Olympic Hot Springs Road 
bridge, as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 0.2-mile segment 
of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the 
Olympic Hot Springs Road bridge to the con-
fluence with the Sol Duc River, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(E) The approximately 8.0-mile segment 
of the South Fork Sol Duc River from the 
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‘‘(237) SOUTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The segment of the South Fork Skokomish 
River from the headwaters to the Olympic National 
Forest boundary to be administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 6.7-mile segment 
from the headwaters to Church Creek, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 8.3-mile segment 
from Church Creek to LeBar Creek, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 4.0-mile segment 
from LeBar Creek to upper end of gorge in the 
NW1/4 sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 5 W., as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 6.0-mile segment 
from the upper end of the gorge to the Olympic 
National Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(238) MIDDLE
FORK
SATSOP
RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The approximately 7.9-mile segment of the 
Middle Fork Satsop River from the headwaters to the 
Olympic National Forest boundary, to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a scenic 
river. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Right-to- 
Work Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELA-
TIONS ACT. 
(a) Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 157) is amended by striking ‘‘except to’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘authorized in section 8(a)(3)’’. 
(b) Section 8(a)(3) of the National Labor Relations 
Act (29 U.S.C. 158(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘: Pro-
vided, That’’ and all that follows through ‘‘retaining mem-
bership’’. 
(c) Section 8(b) of the National Labor Relations Act 
(29 U.S.C. 158(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or to dis-
criminate’’ and all that follows through ‘‘retaining 
membership’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘covered by 
an agreement authorized under subsection (a)(3)’’. 
(d) Section 8(f) of the National Labor Relations Act 
(29 U.S.C. 158(f)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) 
and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
(2) and (3), respectively. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 256 
To allow the Secretary of the Treasury to accept public donations to fund 
the construction of a barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2019 
Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, 
Mr. GOSAR, Mr. WEBER of Texas, and Mr. PERRY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To allow the Secretary of the Treasury to accept public 
donations to fund the construction of a barrier on the 
U.S.-Mexico border, 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 ‘‘People’s Border Wall 
Fund Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BORDER WALL FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—At the end of subchapter III of 
chapter 33 of title 31, United States Code, insert the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 3344. Border Wall Fund. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) RECEIVE GIFTS.—Notwithstanding section 
3113 of title 31, the Secretary of the Treasury may 
accept for the Government a gift of money on the 
condition that it be used to plan, design, construct, 
or maintain a barrier along the international border 
between the United States and Mexico. 
‘‘(2) TRUST FUND.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall— 
‘‘(A) establish an account, to be known as 
the ‘Border Wall Fund’, into which money re-
ceived as gifts under this section shall be depos-
ited; and 
‘‘(B) create a publicly accessible website to 
receive such gifts. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
NOTICE.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall— 
‘‘(A) provide public outreach to educate 
the public about the existence of the Border 
Wall Fund; and 
‘‘(B) notify the public, on the Department 
of the Treasury’s website, of the current 
amount of funds in the Border Wall Fund and 
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the total amount donated over time to the Bor-
der Wall Fund. 
‘‘(4) APPROPRIATION.—Money deposited in the 
Border Wall Trust Fund is appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and may be expended 
to plan, design, construct, or maintain a barrier 
along the international border between the United 
States and Mexico. Such funds may not be used for 
any other purpose.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for such chapter is amended by inserting at the end the 
following: 
‘‘3344. Border Wall Fund.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2571 
To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, 
join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2019 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. CARTER of 
Texas, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. DAVIDSON of 
Ohio, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. BROOKS of Ala-
bama, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. HICE of Georgia, 
Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. KING
of Iowa, Mr. WEBER
of Texas, Mr. 
SCHWEIKERT, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. GOH-
MERT, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. BABIN, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. LUCAS, 
Mr. BANKS, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. PERRY, Mr. COLE, Mr. WEBSTER of Flor-
ida, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. HUDSON, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. MARCHANT, 
Mr. BUCK, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. COLLINS of 
Georgia, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. BUDD, Mr. GRAVES of Geor-
gia, Mr. HILL of Arkansas, Mr. TIMMONS, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. LONG, Mr. 
YOHO, Mr. PALMER, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. RATCLIFFE, 
and Mr. DUNN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employ-
ees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to 
refrain from such activities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT. 
Section 2 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 152) 
is amended by striking paragraph Eleventh. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2572 
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify the definition of 
a deposit broker, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2019 
Mr. FOSTER (for himself and Mr. STIVERS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify the 
definition of a deposit broker, 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. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF DEPOSIT 
BROKER. 
Section 29 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
U.S.C. 1831f) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
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(B) in subparagraph (I), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) an affiliate of the insured depository 
institution, with respect to funds of an account 
or 
benefit 
plan 
described 
in 
section 
3(a)(4)(B)(viii)(I)(ee) of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 for which the insured de-
pository institution acts as custodian or di-
rected trustee, to the extent the affiliate pro-
vides brokerage, advisory, or agency services to 
participants or beneficiaries of such account or 
benefit plan and such services result in the in-
vestment of the assets of such benefit plan or 
account as deposits of such insured depository 
institution.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i) CONSIDERATION
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION 
SHARED WITH AFFILIATES.—Information regarding de-
posit accounts shared by an insured depository institution 
with its affiliates that is a communication described under 
section 603(d)(2)(ii) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 
shall not be a factor in determining whether— 
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‘‘(1) an affiliate of an insured depository insti-
tution, including an individual employed by such af-
filiate, is considered to be a deposit broker; or 
‘‘(2) deposits resulting from referrals of cus-
tomers to an affiliate of an insured depository insti-
tution are subject to the restrictions of subsections 
(a) and (b).’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equity and Inclusion 
Enforcement Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF RIGHT TO CIVIL ACTION IN DIS-
PARATE IMPACT CASES UNDER TITLE VI OF 
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. 
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000d et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 607. The violation of any regulation relating 
to disparate impact issued under section 602 shall give 
rise to a private civil cause of action for its enforcement 
to the same extent as does an intentional violation of the 
prohibition of section 601.’’. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MONITORS UNDER TITLE VI OF 
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. 
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000d et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 608. (a) Each recipient shall— 
‘‘(1) designate at least one employee to coordi-
nate its efforts to comply with requirements adopted 
pursuant to section 602 and carry out the respon-
sibilities of the recipient under this title, including 
any investigation of any complaint alleging the non-
compliance of the recipient with such requirements
or alleging any actions prohibited under this title; 
and 
‘‘(2) notify its students and employees of the 
name, office address, and telephone number of each 
employee designated under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) In this section, the term ‘recipient’ means a re-
cipient referred to in section 602 that operates an edu-
cation program or activity receiving Federal financial as-
sistance authorized or extended by the Secretary of Edu-
cation. 
‘‘(c) 
ANTISEMITISM
CONSIDERED
DISCRIMINA-
TION.—In carrying out the responsibilities of the recipient 
under this title, the employee or employees designated 
under this section shall consider antisemitism to be dis-
crimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin 
as prohibited by this title.’’. 
SEC. 4. SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION. 
Section 202(b) of the Department of Education Or-
ganization Act (20 U.S.C. 3412(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) There shall be in the Department, a Special As-
sistant for Equity and Inclusion who shall be appointed
by the Secretary. The Special Assistant shall promote, co-
ordinate, and evaluate efforts to engender program com-
pliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and inform individuals of their 
rights under such Act, including the dissemination of in-
formation, technical assistance, and coordination of re-
search activities, in a manner consistent with such Act. 
The Special Assistant shall advise both the Secretary and 
Deputy Secretary on matters relating to compliance with 
title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d 
et seq.).’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 16, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2574 
AN ACT 
To amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
to restore the right to individual civil actions in 
cases involving disparate impact, and for other 
purposes.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2574 
To amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore the right 
to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2019 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SABLAN, and Ms. 
ADAMS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, 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 juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore 
the right to individual civil actions in cases involving 
disparate impact, 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 ‘‘Equity and Inclusion 
Enforcement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF RIGHT TO CIVIL ACTION IN DIS-
PARATE IMPACT CASES UNDER TITLE VI OF 
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. 
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000d et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 607. The violation of any regulation relating 
to disparate impact issued under section 602 shall give 
rise to a private civil cause of action for its enforcement 
to the same extent as does an intentional violation of the 
prohibition of section 601.’’. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MONITORS UNDER TITLE VI OF 
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. 
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000d et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 608. (a) Each recipient shall— 
‘‘(1) designate at least one employee to coordi-
nate its efforts to comply with requirements adopted 
pursuant to section 602 and carry out the respon-
sibilities of the recipient under this title, including 
any investigation of any complaint alleging the non-
compliance of the recipient with such requirements 
or alleging any actions prohibited under this title; 
and 
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