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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2431 
To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers to provide 
recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in 
State marijuana programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2023 
Mr. MAST (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Ms. LEE of 
California, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CORREA, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. CROW, Ms. 
ESCOBAR, Mr. GAETZ, Ms. MACE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. PETERS, Ms. SCANLON, and Ms. TITUS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs health care 
providers to provide recommendations and opinions to 
veterans regarding participation in State marijuana pro-
grams. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Equal Access 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROVISION BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF REC-
OMMENDATIONS AND OPINIONS REGARDING 
VETERAN PARTICIPATION IN STATE MARI-
JUANA PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall author-
ize physicians and other health care providers employed 
by the Department of Veterans Affairs to— 
(1) provide recommendations and opinions to 
veterans who are residents of States with State 
marijuana programs regarding the participation of 
veterans in such State marijuana programs; and 
(2) complete forms reflecting such recommenda-
tions and opinions. 
(b) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any terri-
tory or possession of the United States, and each federally 
recognized Indian Tribe. 
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stalled along North Carolina Highway 210 and New River 
Inlet Road as of the date of enactment of the Coastal Bar-
rier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 
(b) MAPS DESCRIBED.—The map referred to in sub-
section (a) is a map that— 
(1) is included in a set of maps as part of the 
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
entitled ‘‘John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 
System’’ and dated December 21, 2018; and 
(2) relates to unit L06 of the John H. Chafee 
Coastal Barrier Resources System. 
(c) INFRASTRUCTURE DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the infrastructure referred to in subsection (a) is in-
frastructure that meets the criteria described in sec-
tion 4(g)(1)(B) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)(B)). 
(2) INCLUSION.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1), North Carolina Highway 210 and New River 
Inlet Road shall be considered to meet the criteria 
described in section 4(g)(1)(B)(i) of the Coastal 
Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)(B)(i)). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2433 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the calculation 
of the hospital specific rate for such hospitals, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2023 
Mr. MEUSER (for himself, Ms. WILD, and Mr. MOOLENAAR) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update 
the calculation of the hospital specific rate for such hos-
pitals, 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 ‘‘Fairness for Rural 
Teaching Hospitals Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. UPDATE TO CALCULATION OF HOSPITAL SPECIFIC 
RATE 
FOR 
MEDICARE-DEPENDENT 
HOS-
PITALS. 
Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) is amended by inserting after 
clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘For purposes of clause (ii)(II), in calculating the amount 
determined under paragraph (1)(A)(iii) with respect to 
discharges occurring on or after the first day of the first 
fiscal year following the date of enactment of the ‘Fairness 
for Rural Teaching Hospitals Act of 2023’, the Secretary 
shall exclude an estimate of indirect medical costs in ac-
cordance with the requirements specified in paragraph 
(2)(C)(i). Following such calculation, the Secretary shall 
provide for an additional payment to a hospital for the 
indirect medical costs incurred by such hospital.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2436 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand penalties for 
illegal entry and presence. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2023 
Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. ISSA, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. MOORE of Ala-
bama, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. SELF, and Mr. 
BIGGS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand 
penalties for illegal entry and presence. 
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 ‘‘Visa Overstays Pen-
alties Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDED PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL ENTRY OR 
PRESENCE. 
Section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1325) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a) by inserting after ‘‘for a 
subsequent commission of any such offense’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or if the alien was previously convicted of 
an offense under subsection (e)(1)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘at least 
$50 and not more than $250’’ and inserting ‘‘at 
least $500 and not more than $1,000’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 
‘‘in the case of an alien who has been previously 
subject to a civil penalty under this subsection’’ 
the following: ‘‘or subsection (e)(2)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) VISA OVERSTAYS.—Any alien who was admitted 
as a nonimmigrant and who has failed to maintain the 
nonimmigrant status in which the alien was admitted or 
to which it was changed under section 248, or to comply 
with the conditions of any such status, for an aggregate 
of 10 days, has violated this subsection. An alien who has 
violated this subsection— 
‘‘(1) shall— 
‘‘(A) for the first commission of such a vio-
lation, be fined under title 18, United States 
Code, or imprisoned not more than 6 months, 
or both; and 
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‘‘(B) for a subsequent commission of such 
a violation or if the alien was previously con-
victed of an offense under subsection (a), be 
fined under such title 18, or imprisoned not 
more than 2 years, or both; and 
‘‘(2) in addition to, and not in lieu of, any pen-
alty under paragraph (1) and any other criminal or 
civil penalties that may be imposed, shall be subject 
to a civil penalty of— 
‘‘(A) at least $500 and not more than 
$1,000 for each violation; or 
‘‘(B) twice the amount specified in sub-
paragraph (A) in the case of an alien who has 
been previously subject to a civil penalty under 
this subsection or subsection (b).’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2437 
To revise the boundaries of a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
Resources System in Topsail, North Carolina, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2023 
Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. ROUZER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To revise the boundaries of a unit of the John H. Chafee 
Coastal Barrier Resources System in Topsail, North 
Carolina, 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. CORRECTION TO MAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall make such corrections to the map described in sub-
section (b) as are necessary to exclude lots from unit L06 
of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
in North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, that were serv-
iced by infrastructure, as described in subsection (c), in-
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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 ‘‘Town of North Topsail 
Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map Amend-
ment’’. 
SEC. 2. CORRECTION TO MAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall make such corrections to the map described in sub-
section (b) as are necessary to exclude lots from unit L06 
of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
in North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, that were serviced 
by infrastructure, as described in subsection (c), installed 
along North Carolina Highway 210 and New River Inlet 
Road as of the date of enactment of the Coastal Barrier 
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 
(b) MAPS DESCRIBED.—The map referred to in sub-
section (a) is a map that— 
(1) is included in a set of maps as part of the 
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System en-
titled ‘‘John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 
System’’ and dated December 21, 2018; and 
(2) relates to unit L06 of the John H. Chafee 
Coastal Barrier Resources System. 
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(c) INFRASTRUCTURE DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
infrastructure referred to in subsection (a) is infra-
structure that meets the criteria described in section 
4(g)(1)(B) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)(B)). 
(2) INCLUSION.—For purposes of paragraph (1), 
North Carolina Highway 210 and New River Inlet 
Road shall be considered to meet the criteria described 
in section 4(g)(1)(B)(i) of the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)(B)(i)). 
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Union Calendar No. 608 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2437 
[Report No. 118–720] 
A BILL 
To revise the boundaries of a unit of the John H. 
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in 
Topsail, North Carolina, and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 25, 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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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 255 
AN ACT 
To amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to 
develop a study regarding streamlining and consolidating 
information collection and preliminary damage assess-
ments, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
ommendations on changes in such programs, including the 
establishment of new programs, as would meet the needs 
of individuals with hearing loss. 
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(A) Section 6427(e)(4) of such Code, as 
redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1) or (2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1), (2), or (3)’’, 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘any mixture or alter-
native fuel’’ and inserting ‘‘any mixture, 
alternative fuel, or renewable natural gas’’. 
(B) Section 6427(e)(6) of such Code, as 
redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended by 
striking ‘‘alternative fuel credit or alternative 
fuel mixture credit’’ and inserting ‘‘alternative 
fuel credit, alternative fuel mixture credit, or 
renewable natural gas fuel credit’’. 
(C) Section 6427(e)(6) of such Code, as 
redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1) or (2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1), (2), or (3)’’, 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘any mixture or alter-
native fuel’’ and inserting ‘‘any mixture, 
alternative fuel, or renewable natural gas’’. 
(d) REGISTRATION.—Section 4101(a) of such Code 
is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘every person pro-
ducing second generation biofuel’’, and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and every person producing 
renewable natural gas (as defined in section 
6426(k)(2))’’ 
after 
‘‘(as 
defined 
in 
section 
40(b)(6)(E))’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to fuel sold or used after December 
31, 2023. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 244 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion 
of Medicare coverage for hearing aids and examinations therefor, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2023 
Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. KAPTUR, 
Mr. KILMER, Ms. MATSUI, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove 
the exclusion of Medicare coverage for hearing aids and 
examinations therefor, 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 ‘‘Medicare Hearing Aid 
Coverage Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. REMOVING MEDICARE EXCLUSION OF COVERAGE 
OF 
HEARING 
AIDS 
AND 
EXAMINATIONS 
THEREFOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1862(a)(7) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(7)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘hearing aids or examinations therefor,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to items and services furnished on 
or after January 1, 2024. 
SEC. 3. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON HEARING AID PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study of programs, including Fed-
eral programs and health insurance coverage, that provide 
assistance for hearing aids and related examinations for 
individuals with hearing loss. Such study shall include an 
examination of the number of individuals in the United 
States with hearing loss who need hearing aids, their cov-
erage under such programs, and the effectiveness of such 
programs in meeting such need. Such study may also ad-
dress programs that are designed to reduce or mitigate 
the incidence of hearing loss. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date specified in section 2(b), the Comptroller General 
shall submit a report to Congress on the study conducted 
under subsection (a). Such report shall include such rec-
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consent to renew the contract before charging the 
consumer for the renewal; and 
(3) notwithstanding the consumer’s consent to 
the initial term (or any subsequent term), in the 
event that the person has actual knowledge that the 
consumer has not used the good or service provided 
under the contract for a period of 6 consecutive 
months since the consumer’s most recent express in-
formed consent— 
(A) obtain the consumer’s express in-
formed consent to the automatic renewal before 
charging the consumer for the automatic re-
newal; and 
(B) notify the consumer that the consumer 
has a right to terminate the contract and re-
ceive a prorated refund for the remaining por-
tion of contract. 
(c) FREE TRIAL.—A person who sells a good or serv-
ice to a consumer pursuant to a contract that includes 
a free-to-pay conversion feature with a free trial period, 
shall— 
(1) notify, in the same manner as the consumer 
entered into the contract, the consumer of— 
(A) the automatic renewal not less than 7 
days (or a longer time period as determined ap-
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(A) at each higher education institution to 
which a grant was made under the program; 
and 
(B) in total under the program; 
(7) a statement regarding whether any amounts 
made available to carry out this section remain un-
expended, as of the date on which the report is sub-
mitted. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEMA.—The term ‘‘FEMA’’ means the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
(2) HIGHER
EDUCATION
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘higher education institution’’ means any of 
the following types of institutions: 
(A) A historically Black college or univer-
sity. 
(B) A Hispanic-serving institution, as that 
term is defined in section 502(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)). 
(C) A Tribal College or University, as that 
term is defined in section 316(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)). 
(D) An Alaska Native-serving institution, 
as that term is defined in section 317(b) of the 
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Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059d(b)). 
(E) A Native Hawaiian-serving institution, 
as that term is defined in section 317(b) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059d(b)). 
(F) A Predominantly Black Institution, as 
that term is defined in section 318(b) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059e(b)). 
(G) A Native American-serving, nontribal 
institution, as that term is defined in section 
319(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1059f(b)). 
(H) An Asian-American and Native Amer-
ican Pacific Islander-serving institution, as that 
term is defined in section 320(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b)). 
(I) An institution of higher education, as 
such term is defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a)). 
(J) A vocational-technical college or uni-
versity. 
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(K) A career college or university. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2467 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the eligibility requirements 
for the essential air service program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2023 
Mr. MEUSER (for himself and Mr. TRONE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the eligi-
bility requirements for the essential air service program, 
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 ‘‘Supporting Middle 
America’s Airports Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE. 
Section 41731 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
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agreed to by the Navajo Nation and the San Juan 
Southern Paiute Tribe. 
SEC. 12. CONSTRUCTION OF LAW. 
The San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe shall— 
(1) be recognized as a Tribe of Indians within 
the purview of the Act of June 18, 1934, as amend-
ed (25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.); and 
(2) be subject to all of the provisions thereof. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2462 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for implementing or administering 
any provision of the memorandum of understanding reached between 
the Secretary of Energy and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2023 
Mr. DONALDS (for himself, Mr. POSEY, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. 
CRAWFORD, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. 
WILLIAMS of New York, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. TIFFANY, Mrs. MILLER of Illi-
nois, and Ms. GREENE of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for implementing or 
administering any provision of the memorandum of un-
derstanding reached between the Secretary of Energy 
and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 
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 ‘‘Protect American En-
ergy From China Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NO FEDERAL FUNDS FOR MEMORANDUM OF UN-
DERSTANDING BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY 
AND 
CHINESE 
ACADEMY 
OF 
SCIENCES. 
Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, no 
Federal funds may be made available to implement or ad-
minister any provision of the memorandum of under-
standing reached between the Secretary of Energy and the 
Chinese Academy of Sciences on Cooperation in Nuclear 
Energy Sciences and Technology (signed in December 
2011). 
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