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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 909 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to estab-
lish a program to award grants to eligible entities to address maternal 
mental health conditions and substance use disorders with respect to 
pregnant and postpartum individuals, with a focus on racial and ethnic 
minority groups, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2021 
Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself, Mr. KATKO, Ms. UNDERWOOD, and Mr. 
FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health 
and Substance Use, to establish a program to award 
grants to eligible entities to address maternal mental 
health conditions and substance use disorders with re-
spect to pregnant and postpartum individuals, with a 
focus on racial and ethnic minority groups, 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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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9101 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to establish that the adverse effect wage 
rate shall be 125 percent of a certain minimum wage, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Mrs. FISCHBACH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to establish that the adverse 
effect wage rate shall be 125 percent of a certain min-
imum wage, 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 ‘‘H–2A Reform Act of 
2022’’. 
SEC. 2. REFORMING ADMISSION OF TEMPORARY H–2A 
WORKERS. 
(a) WAGE REFORM.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Labor shall issue such regulations necessary to establish 
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that the adverse effect wage rate shall be the difference 
of— 
(1) the amount that is 125 percent of the Fed-
eral minimum wage required by the Fair Labor 
Standards Act; and 
(2) the value of any other benefit provided to 
the alien. 
(b) CODIFICATION OF WAGE REFORM.—Section 218 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (i), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘adverse effect wage rate’ means 
the difference of— 
‘‘(A) the amount that is 125 percent of the 
Federal minimum wage required by the Fair 
Labor Standards Act; and 
‘‘(B) the value of any other benefit pro-
vided to the alien.’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) CLARIFICATION OF ADVERSELY AFFECT.—The 
Secretary of Labor shall ensure that an H–2A worker do 
not adversely affect the wage of a United States worker 
by ensuring that the H–2A worker is paid the adverse ef-
fect wage rate.’’. 
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(c) 
TEMPORARY
NATURE.—Section 
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘of a temporary or seasonal nature,’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9103 
To designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National 
Forest, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Mr. HILL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the 
Ouachita National Forest, 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 ‘‘Flatside Wilderness 
Additions Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO FLATSIDE WILDERNESS; DESIGNA-
TION. 
Section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 
(Public Law 98–508; 98 Stat. 2350) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(d) certain lands in the Ouachita National Forest, 
Arkansas— 
‘‘(1) which comprise— 
‘‘(A) approximately 10,105 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Flatside 
Wilderness—Proposed’, dated September 1984; 
‘‘(B) approximately 640 acres, as generally 
depicted as ‘Recommended Wilderness Area’ on 
the map entitled ‘Flatside Wilderness, Rec-
ommended Wilderness Area’, dated September 
6, 2018; and 
‘‘(C) approximately 2,215 acres, as gen-
erally depicted as ‘Land Proposed for Wilder-
ness Designation’ on the map entitled ‘Flatside 
Wilderness Proposed Addition Designation’, 
dated September 29, 2022; and 
‘‘(2) which shall be known as the Flatside-Be-
thune Wilderness.’’. 
SEC. 3. FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendment made by sec-
tion 2 shall be construed to limit the authority of the Sec-
retary of Agriculture under section 4(d)(1) of the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), in accordance with exist-
ing laws (including regulations). 
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SEC. 4. REFERENCES TO WILDERNESS AREA. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the wilder-
ness areas described in the amendment made by section 
2, including areas previously designated as the Flatside 
Wilderness and the Bethune Woods-Flatside Wilderness, 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Flatside-Bethune 
Wilderness. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9106 
To provide for drinking water well replacement for Chincoteague, Virginia, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Mrs. LURIA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To provide for drinking water well replacement for 
Chincoteague, Virginia, 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 ‘‘Chincoteague Water 
Well Replacement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DRINKING WATER WELL REPLACEMENT FOR CHIN-
COTEAGUE, VIRGINIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, during the ten-year period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this division, the Administrator 
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of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
may enter into one or more agreements with the town of 
Chincoteague, Virginia, to reimburse the town for costs 
that are directly associated with— 
(1) the removal of drinking water wells located 
on property administered by the Administration; 
(2) the relocation of such wells to property 
under the administrative control, through lease, own-
ership, or easement, of the town; and 
(3) the installation or development of alter-
native drinking water infrastructure. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $14,000,000 to carry out 
this section, to remain available until expended, subject 
to the time period specified in subsection (a). 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 910 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct reviews 
of certain budget requests of the President for the medical care accounts 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2021 
Ms. BROWNLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct reviews of certain budget requests of the Presi-
dent for the medical care accounts 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Healthcare 
Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT 
OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
MEDICAL 
CARE 
BUDGET SUBMISSIONS. 
Section 4 of the Veterans Health Care Budget Re-
form and Transparency Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 
81; 38 U.S.C. 117 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CARE 
BUDGET SUBMISSION. 
‘‘(a) REVIEW OF BUDGET SUBMISSION; REPORTS.— 
For each of fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall— 
‘‘(1) review the budget requests for the medical 
care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
in the budget request of the President submitted 
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code; and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs, Appropriations, and the Budget of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report or re-
ports on the results of each such review. 
‘‘(b) TIMING AND SCOPE OF REPORTS.—In deter-
mining the timing and scope for the submittal of the re-
port or reports required under subsection (a), the Comp-
troller General shall consult with the Committees on Vet-
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erans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives. 
‘‘(c) MEDICAL CARE ACCOUNTS.—In this section, the 
term ‘medical care accounts of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs’ means the following medical care accounts 
of the Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
Veterans Affairs account: 
‘‘(1) Medical Services. 
‘‘(2) Medical Support and Compliance. 
‘‘(3) Medical Facilities. 
‘‘(4) Medical Community Care.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9110 
To provide bankruptcy relief for student borrowers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 
RASKIN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LIEU, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. 
JAYAPAL, Mr. SWALWELL, Ms. JACKSON LEE, and Mr. DEFAZIO) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To provide bankruptcy relief for student borrowers. 
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 ‘‘Student Borrower 
Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EXCEPTION TO DISCHARGE.—Section 523 of title 
11, United States Code, is amended in subsection (a), by 
striking paragraph (8). 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1328(a)(2) 
of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘(8),’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to 
cases commenced under title 11, United States Code, on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9111 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to allow infant food combinations 
and dinners as WIC-eligible foods. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Mrs. PELTOLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to allow infant food 
combinations and dinners as WIC-eligible foods. 
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 ‘‘Infants Need Food 
And Nutrition Today Act’’ or the ‘‘INFANT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INFANT FOOD COMBINATIONS AND DINNERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall allow infant food combinations and dinners 
to be eligible to be served under the supplemental nutrition 
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prehensive assessment of the software entitlements and 
software inventories of the agency, which shall include— 
(1) the current software inventory of the agen-
cy, including software entitlements, contracts and 
other agreements or arrangements of the agency, 
and a list of the largest software entitlements of the 
agency separated by vendor and category of soft-
ware; 
(2) a comprehensive, detailed accounting of— 
(A) any software deployed for the agency 
as of the date of the comprehensive assessment, 
including, to the extent identifiable, the con-
tracts and other agreements or arrangements 
that the agency uses to acquire, deploy, or use 
such software; 
(B) information and data on software enti-
tlements, which shall include information on 
any additional fees or costs for the use of cloud 
services that is not included in the initial costs 
of the contract, agreement, or arrangement— 
(i) for which the agency pays; 
(ii) that are not deployed or in use by 
the agency; and 
(iii) that are billed to the agency 
under any contract or business arrange-
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program for women, infants, and children under section 
17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786). 
(b) REVISION OF REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall issue and revise regulations in accord-
ance with subsection (a). 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9112 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish 
a United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Mrs. PELTOLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 to establish a United States Ambassador at Large 
for Arctic Affairs, 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 ‘‘United States Ambas-
sador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR ARC-
TIC AFFAIRS. 
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 64. UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR 
ARCTIC AFFAIRS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department of State an Ambassador at Large for Arc-
tic Affairs (referred to in this section as the ‘Ambas-
sador’), appointed in accordance with subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT.—The Ambassador shall be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) DIPLOMATIC
REPRESENTATION.—Subject 
to the direction of the President and the Secretary 
of State, the Ambassador is authorized to represent 
the United States in matters and cases relevant to 
Arctic affairs in— 
‘‘(A) contacts with foreign governments, 
intergovernmental organizations, and special-
ized agencies of the United Nations, the Arctic 
Council, and other international organizations 
of which the United States is a member; and 
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‘‘(B) multilateral conferences and meetings 
relating to Arctic affairs. 
‘‘(2) CHAIR
OF
THE
ARCTIC
COUNCIL.—The 
Ambassador shall serve as the Chair of the Arctic 
Council when the United States holds the Chairman-
ship of the Arctic Council. 
‘‘(3) POLICIES
AND
PROCEDURES.—The Am-
bassador shall coordinate United States Arctic poli-
cies.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9113 
To remove the 4-year sunset from the Pro bono Work to Empower and 
Represent Act of 2018. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Mrs. PELTOLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To remove the 4-year sunset from the Pro bono Work to 
Empower and Represent Act of 2018. 
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 ‘‘Pro bono Work to Em-
power and Represent Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘POWER 2.0 
Act’’. 
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‘‘(1) WHEN COASTWISE-QUALIFIED VESSEL OF-
FERING SERVICE.—On a showing to the Secretary of 
the department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating, by the vessel owner or charterer, that a 
United States passenger vessel qualified to engage in 
the coastwise trade is offering or advertising pas-
senger service between a port in the State of Alaska 
and another port in the United States, directly or by 
way of a foreign port, pursuant to a certificate, the 
Secretary shall notify the owner or operator of each 
vessel transporting passengers under subsection (b) 
to terminate that transportation within 270 days 
after the Secretary’s notification. Except as provided 
in subsection (d), the authority to transport pas-
sengers under subsection (b) and the applicability of 
subsection (f) shall expire at the end of that 270-day 
period. 
‘‘(2) WHEN
NON-COASTWISE
QUALIFIED
VES-
SEL OFFERING SERVICE.—On a showing to the Sec-
retary, by the vessel owner or charterer, that a 
United States passenger vessel not qualified to en-
gage in the coastwise trade is offering or advertising 
passenger service between a port in the State of 
Alaska and another port in the United States, di-
rectly or by way of a foreign port, pursuant to a cer-
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SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF SUNSET. 
Section 3(a) of the Pro bono Work to Empower and 
Represent Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–237; 132 Stat. 
2448) is amended by striking ‘‘for a period of 4 years’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9115 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to authorize the provision of technical 
assistance under the Preserve America Program and to direct the Sec-
retary of the Interior to enter into partnerships with communities adja-
cent to units of the National Park System to leverage local cultural 
heritage tourism assets. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Mrs. PELTOLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to authorize the 
provision of technical assistance under the Preserve 
America Program and to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to enter into partnerships with communities ad-
jacent to units of the National Park System to leverage 
local cultural heritage tourism assets. 
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 ‘‘Explore America Act 
of 2022’’. 
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questration allotment’ means, for each of the 9 tax-
able years subsequent to any taxable year described 
in paragraph (1)(A), an amount equal to the amount 
described in such paragraph. 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED CARBON SEQUESTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘qualified carbon seques-
tration’ means the amount (not less than zero) 
equal to— 
‘‘(i) the stock of soil organic carbon 
stored in the soil of the qualified farm dur-
ing the taxable year, minus 
‘‘(ii) the stock of soil organic carbon 
stored in the soil of such farm during the 
preceding taxable year. 
‘‘(B) FIRST YEAR.—For purposes of the 
first taxable year beginning after the date on 
which a taxable entity after the date the tax-
payer becomes a qualified applicant, the taxable 
year described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be 
the counterfactual baseline year. 
‘‘(6) RECAPTURE.—The Secretary shall, by reg-
ulations, provide for recapturing the benefit of any 
carbon sequestration credit allowable under this sub-
section with respect to any carbon which ceases to 
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