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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1818 
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation 
of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date 
the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2013 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to 
allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport 
hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was 
determined to be a threatened species under the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973. 
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 ‘‘Polar Bear Conserva-
tion and Fairness Act of 2013’’. 
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‘‘(C) Special purpose alterations (lump- 
sum payment) costs. 
‘‘(D) Number of personnel. 
‘‘(E) Total costs of ancillary services, 
equipment, and all other items.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as 
paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively; 
(C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘a five-year period and a ten-year 
period’’ and inserting ‘‘a five-year period, a ten- 
year period, and a twenty-year period’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 
by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, including information on projected 
changes in workload and utilization over a five- 
year period, a ten-year period, and a twenty- 
year period’’; 
(E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Current and pro-
jected’’ and inserting ‘‘Projected’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘(including and 
identifying both recurring and non-recur-
ring costs (including activation costs and 
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SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CON-
STRUCTION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2012 or the 
year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, 
Major Projects account $87,300,000 for the projects author-
ized in section 2. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN 
MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PRE-
VIOUSLY AUTHORIZED.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 
2012 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the 
Construction, Major Projects account $850,070,000 for the 
projects authorized in section 3. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MED-
ICAL FACILITY LEASES.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 
2012 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the 
Medical Facilities account $49,292,000 for the leases au-
thorized in section 4. 
(d) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized in sections 
2, 3, and 4 may only be carried out using— 
(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2012 pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (a) of this section; 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2648 
To reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2011 
Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, and Ms. HANABUSA) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development for housing assistance for Na-
tive Hawaiians. 
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 ‘‘Hawaiian Homeowner-
ship Opportunity Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOUS-
ING ASSISTANCE. 
Section 824 of the Native American Housing Assist-
ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
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4243), as added by section 513 of Public Law 106–569 
(114 Stat. 2969), is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years’’ 
and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘fiscal 
years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.’’. 
SEC. 3. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUS-
ING. 
Section 184A of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), as added by 
section 514 of Public Law 106–569 (114 Stat. 2989), is 
amended as follows: 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
subsection (j)(7), by striking ‘‘fiscal years’’ and all 
that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘fiscal years 
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.’’. 
(2) AUTHORITY.—In subsection (b), by striking 
‘‘or as a result of a lack of access to private finan-
cial markets’’. 
(3) ELIGIBLE HOUSING.—In subsection (c), by 
striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
HOUSING.—The loan will be 
used to construct, acquire, refinance, or rehabilitate 
1- to 4-family dwellings that are standard housing 
and are located on Hawaiian Home Lands.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 264 
To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, 
Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in the State of California, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2011 
Mr. THOMPSON of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast 
of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in 
the State of California, 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 ‘‘Northern California 
Ocean and Coastal Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN CER-
TAIN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 
SHELF. 
Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(q) PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN 
CERTAIN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act or any other law and except as 
provided in paragraph (2), beginning on the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the conduct of oil and 
gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities is pro-
hibited in areas of the outer Continental Shelf lo-
cated off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and 
Del Norte Counties in the State of California. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection af-
fects any rights under leases issued under this Act 
before the date of enactment of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 3. COMPREHENSIVE INVENTORY OF OUTER CONTI-
NENTAL SHELF OIL AND NATURAL GAS RE-
SOURCES. 
Section 357(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15912(a)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘Conti-
nental Shelf’’ the following: ‘‘(other than the areas of the 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the United States courthouse referred to in sub-
section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
‘‘Myron Donovan Crocker United States Courthouse’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2651 
To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on 
the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay 
in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2011 
Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. GARRETT, and Mr. DUN-
CAN of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To require that the United States Government prioritize 
all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social 
Security benefits, and military pay in the event that 
the debt limit is reached, 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 title may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring the Full 
Faith and Credit of the United States and Protecting 
America’s Soldiers and Seniors Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The Secretary of the Treasury is legally re-
quired to carry out the obligations set forth in Pub-
lic Law 104–121. 
(2) The debt obligations held by the Social Se-
curity trust fund may only be redeemed in order to 
pay Social Security benefits and necessary adminis-
trative expenses. 
(3) So long as there is a positive balance of as-
sets in the Social Security trust fund, an appropriate 
amount of obligations may be converted into an 
equal amount of publicly held debt in order to fi-
nance the full and timely payment of all Social Secu-
rity obligations without exceeding the debt ceiling. 
SEC. 3. PRIORITIZE OBLIGATIONS ON THE DEBT HELD BY 
THE PUBLIC, SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS, 
AND MILITARY PAY. 
In the event that the debt of the United States Gov-
ernment reaches the statutory limit as defined in section 
3101 of title 31, United States Code, the following shall 
take equal priority over all other obligations incurred by 
the Government of the United States: 
(1) The authority of the Department of the 
Treasury contained in section 3123 of title 31, 
United States Code, to pay with legal tender the 
principal and interest on debt held by the public. 
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(2) The authority of the Commissioner of Social 
Security to pay monthly old-age, survivors’ and dis-
ability insurance benefits under title II of the Social 
Security Act. 
(3) The payment of pay and allowances for 
members of the Armed Forces on active duty. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2653 
To provide that Members of Congress shall be paid last whenever the Treas-
ury is unable to liquidate the obligations of the United States Govern-
ment in a timely manner because the public debt limit has been reached. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2011 
Mr. COOPER (for himself, Mr. KIND, Mr. WELCH, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. COSTA, 
Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana, Mr. ALTMIRE, 
Mr. MATHESON, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. BOREN, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. SHULER, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. CARNEY, and Mr. 
HIMES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To provide that Members of Congress shall be paid last 
whenever the Treasury is unable to liquidate the obliga-
tions of the United States Government in a timely man-
ner because the public debt limit has been reached. 
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 ‘‘Stop Pay for Members 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO BE PAID LAST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the event that the public debt 
of the United States Government reaches the public debt 
limit, the obligation to pay basic pay of Members of Con-
gress may not be liquidated until— 
(1) all other obligations of the United States 
Government which are then due have been liq-
uidated; or 
(2) if earlier, the ability of the Treasury to liq-
uidate the obligations of the United States Govern-
ment in timely manner is restored, whether by an in-
crease in the public debt limit or otherwise. 
(b) CONSENT.—Each Member of Congress consents 
and agrees that payment of basic pay in accordance with 
subsection (a) shall constitute a full and complete dis-
charge and acquittance of all claims and demands for serv-
ice as such a Member during the period covered by the 
payment. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘public debt limit’’ means the dol-
lar limitation contained in section 3101(b) of title 
31, United States Code; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means— 
(A) each Senator, Member of the House of 
Representatives, and Delegate to the House of 
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Representatives, and the Resident Commis-
sioner from Puerto Rico; 
(B) the President pro tempore of the Sen-
ate, the majority leader and the minority leader 
of the Senate, and the majority leader and the 
minority leader of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(C) the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2688 
To amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require certification of State 
and law enforcement agency reports related to missing children, to re-
quire that certain information be provided to individuals reporting a 
missing child, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2011 
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. BASS of California, Mr. SMITH of New Jer-
sey, Ms. MOORE, and Mr. STARK) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require certifi-
cation of State and law enforcement agency reports re-
lated to missing children, to require that certain informa-
tion be provided to individuals reporting a missing child, 
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 ‘‘Runaway Reporting 
Improvement Act of 2011’’. 
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with respect to qualified equity investments (as de-
fined in section 45D(b) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) initially made after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2657 
To end the use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2011 
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. MORAN, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. 
SERRANO, Mr. COHEN, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. 
DEUTCH, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. STARK, Mr. LEWIS of Geor-
gia, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. NADLER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To end the use of body-gripping traps in the National 
Wildlife Refuge System. 
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 ‘‘Refuge from Cruel 
Trapping Act’’. 
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‘‘(A) the opening or maintaining in the 
United States of a correspondent account or 
payable-through account; or 
‘‘(B) the authorization, approval, or use in 
the United States of a credit card, charge card, 
debit card, or similar credit or debit financial 
instrument by any domestic financial institu-
tion, financial agency, or credit card company 
or association, for or on behalf of a foreign 
banking institution, if such correspondent ac-
count, payable-through account, credit card, 
charge card, debit card, or similar credit or 
debit financial instrument, involves any such ju-
risdiction or institution, or if any such trans-
action may be conducted through such cor-
respondent account, payable-through account, 
credit card, charge card, debit card, or similar 
credit or debit financial instrument.’’; 
(8) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘or is im-
peding United States tax enforcement’’ after ‘‘pri-
mary money laundering concern’’; 
(9) in subsection (c)(2)(A)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘bank secrecy 
or special regulatory advantages’’ and inserting 
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SEC. 2. POSSESSION OR USE OF BODY-GRIPPING TRAP PRO-
HIBITED. 
The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration 
Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 6. POSSESSION OR USE OF BODY-GRIPPING TRAP 
PROHIBITED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No person may possess or use 
a body-gripping trap in the System. 
‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.—Notwithstanding 
section 4(f), a person who possesses or uses a body-grip-
ping trap in the System shall be subject to the following: 
‘‘(1) In the case of a first offense, a civil fine 
of not more than $500 imposed by the Secretary for 
each body-gripping trap possessed or used. 
‘‘(2) In the case of a subsequent offense— 
‘‘(A) a civil fine of not more than $1,000 
imposed by the Secretary for each body-grip-
ping trap possessed or used; 
‘‘(B) imprisonment for not more than 180 
days; or 
‘‘(C) both a civil fine and imprisonment in 
accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(c) FORFEITURE OF BODY-GRIPPING TRAP.—Any 
body-gripping trap that is possessed or used in violation 
of this section, and any wildlife captured by the use of 
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such trap, including the pelt or raw fur, shall be subject 
to forfeiture to the United States in accordance with the 
provisions of chapter 46 of title 18, United States Code, 
relating to civil forfeitures. 
‘‘(d) PAYMENT OF COURT COSTS AND OTHER ASSO-
CIATED EXPENSES.—A person found to be in violation of 
subsection (a) shall pay all court costs associated there-
with. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall issue any regulations necessary to carry out this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘body-gripping trap’— 
‘‘(1) means any device that is intended to kill 
or capture wildlife by physically restraining any part 
of the animal; 
‘‘(2) includes any steel-jaw, padded, or other 
modified leghold trap, kill-type trap, snare trap, or 
any modified version of any such trap; and 
‘‘(3) does not include any cage or box trap or 
suitcase-type live beaver trap.’’. 
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thence south and west along such southeastern 
boundary line to the point where it meets the 
present Virginia-District of Columbia boundary; and 
thence generally north and west up the Poto-
mac River along the present Virginia-District of Co-
lumbia boundary to the point of beginning. 
(c) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.— 
(1) STREETS
AND
SIDEWALKS
BOUNDING 
AREA.—After the admission of the State into the 
Union, the District of Columbia shall be deemed to 
include any street (together with any sidewalk there-
of) bounding the District of Columbia. 
(2) EXCLUSION OF DISTRICT BUILDING.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of this section, the 
District of Columbia shall not be considered to in-
clude the District Building after the admission of 
the State into the Union. 
(3) INCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
MILITARY
PROP-
ERTY.—After the admission of the State into the 
Union, the District of Columbia shall be deemed to 
include Fort Lesley McNair, the Washington Navy 
Yard, the Anacostia Naval Annex, the United States 
Naval Station, Bolling Air Force Base, and the 
Naval Research Laboratory. 
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Sec. 101. Admission into the Union. 
Sec. 102. Process for admission. 
Sec. 103. Election of officials of State. 
Sec. 104. Issuance of presidential proclamation. 
Subtitle B—Description of New Columbia Territory 
Sec. 111. Territories and boundaries of New Columbia. 
Sec. 112. Description of District of Columbia after admission of State. 
Sec. 113. Continuation of title to lands and property. 
Subtitle C—General Provisions Relating to Laws of New Columbia 
Sec. 121. Limitation on authority of State to tax Federal property. 
Sec. 122. Effect of admission of State on current laws. 
Sec. 123. Continuation of judicial proceedings. 
Sec. 124. United States nationality. 
TITLE II—RESPONSIBILITIES AND INTERESTS OF FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
Sec. 201. Continuation of revised District of Columbia as seat of Federal Gov-
ernment. 
Sec. 202. Treatment of military lands. 
Sec. 203. Waiver of claims to Federal lands and property. 
Sec. 204. Permitting individuals residing in new seat of government to vote in 
Federal elections in State of most recent domicile. 
Sec. 205. Repeal of law providing for participation of District of Columbia in 
election of President and Vice President. 
Sec. 206. Expedited consideration of constitutional amendment. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. General definitions. 
Sec. 302. Certification of enactment by President. 
TITLE I—STATE OF NEW 
COLUMBIA 
Subtitle A—Procedures for 
Admission 
SEC. 101. ADMISSION INTO THE UNION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this 
Act, upon issuance of the proclamation required by section 
104(b), the State of New Columbia is declared to be a 
State of the United States of America, and is declared 
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