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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4967 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for deductions for 
the performance of certain services by a taxpayer, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2023 
Ms. BUDZINSKI (for herself and Mr. MOLINARO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for 
deductions for the performance of certain services by 
a taxpayer, 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. ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN EX-
PENSES OF BEING AN EMPLOYEE. 
(a) ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN EX-
PENSES.—Section 62(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘The limitation under the preceding sen-
tence shall not apply to deductions which are attributable 
to a trade or business consisting of the performance of 
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services by the taxpayer as an employee if such deductions 
are for construction tools, personal protective clothing and 
gear, and other expenses in connection with such place of 
employment which are necessary for such individual to be 
able to work.’’. 
(b) ALLOWANCE OF MISCELLANEOUS ITEMIZED DE-
DUCTION
FOR OTHER EXPENSES
OF
THE TRADE
OR 
BUSINESS OF BEING AN EMPLOYEE.—Section 67(g) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2025.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (a),’’ and inserting ‘‘2025.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a), except as provided in paragraph (2),’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS
FOR
EXPENSES
OF
THE 
TRADE OR BUSINESS OF BEING AN EMPLOYEE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall 
not apply to miscellaneous itemized deductions 
for any taxable year which are itemized deduc-
tions attributable to a trade or business carried 
on by the taxpayer which consists of the per-
formance of services by the taxpayer as an em-
ployee. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION OF 2-PERCENT TEST.— 
In applying subsection (a) for any taxable year 
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to which this paragraph applies, only the 
itemized deductions described in subparagraph 
(A) shall be taken into account as miscellaneous 
itemized deductions.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2023. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4970 
To provide an exclusion from gross income for compensation for expenses 
and losses resulting from certain wildfires. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2023 
Mr. LAMALFA (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. PORTER, Mr. 
PANETTA, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. KILEY, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, and Mr. 
NEWHOUSE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide an exclusion from gross income for compensation 
for expenses and losses resulting from certain wildfires. 
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 Innocent Vic-
tims Of Taxation After Fire Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME FOR COMPENSA-
TION FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES RESULTING 
FROM CERTAIN WILDFIRES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, gross income shall not include any 
amount received by an individual as a qualified wildfire 
relief payment. 
(b) QUALIFIED WILDFIRE RELIEF PAYMENT.—For 
purposes of this section— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified wildfire 
relief payment’’ means any amount paid to or for 
the benefit of an individual as compensation for ex-
penses or losses incurred as a result of a qualified 
wildfire disaster, but only to the extent any expense 
or loss compensated by such payment is not other-
wise compensated by insurance or otherwise. 
(2) QUALIFIED
WILDFIRE
DISASTER.—The 
term ‘‘qualified wildfire disaster’’ means any feder-
ally declared disaster (as defined in section 
165(i)(5)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) 
declared, after December 31, 2014, as a result any 
forest or range fire. 
(c) 
DENIAL
OF
DOUBLE
BENEFIT.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, no deduction or credit shall be allowed (to the 
person for whose benefit a qualified wildfire relief payment 
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is made) for, or by reason of, any expenditure to the extent 
of the amount excluded under this section with respect to 
such expenditure. 
(d) LIMITATION
ON APPLICATION.—This section 
shall only apply to qualified wildfire relief payments re-
ceived by the individual during taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2026. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4971 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that agencies may not 
deduct labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2023 
Mr. BURLISON (for himself, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, 
Mr. OGLES, Mr. TIFFANY, and Mr. GROTHMAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Account-
ability 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that agen-
cies may not deduct labor organization dues from the 
pay of Federal employees, 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 ‘‘Paycheck Protection 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LABOR ORGANIZATION DUES NOT DEDUCTIBLE 
FROM PAY. 
(a) FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 7115 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 7115. Labor organization dues: not deductible from 
pay 
‘‘An agency may not deduct any amount from the pay 
of an employee for labor organization dues, fees, or polit-
ical contributions.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 71 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 7115 and inserting the following: 
‘‘7115. Labor organization dues: not deductible from pay.’’. 
(b) POSTAL SERVICE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1205 of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1205. Labor organization dues: not deductible from 
pay 
‘‘The Postal Service may not deduct any amount 
from the pay of an employee for labor organization dues, 
fees, or political contributions.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 12 of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 1205 and inserting the following: 
‘‘1205. Labor organization dues: not deductible from pay.’’. 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the applicable percentage shall be 50 per-
cent. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—In the case of a covered 
packer that reported to the Secretary in the 2020 
annual report that more than 60 percent of the live-
stock of the covered packer were committed procure-
ment livestock, the applicable percentage shall be the 
greater of— 
‘‘(A) the difference between the percentage 
of committed procurement livestock so reported 
and 100 percent; and 
‘‘(B)(i) during each of calendar years 2024 
and 2025, 20 percent; 
‘‘(ii) during each of calendar years 2026 
and 2027, 30 percent; and 
‘‘(iii) during calendar year 2028 and each 
calendar year thereafter, 50 percent. 
‘‘(d) NONPREEMPTION.—This section does not pre-
empt any requirement of a State or political subdivision 
of a State that requires a covered packer to purchase on 
the spot market a greater percentage of the livestock pur-
chased by the covered packer than is required under this 
section.’’. 
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‘community-based gang intervention model’, the 
term ‘community-based gang intervention’ means a 
2-prong approach to reducing gang violence that— 
‘‘(A) provides specialized, gang-specific me-
diation and mitigation to stop or prevent vio-
lence by, within, and between gangs; and 
‘‘(B) provides the redirection of individual 
gang members and their families through 
proactive efforts that increase peace and safety 
for gang members, their families, and their 
communities.’’. 
SEC. 202. COMMUNITY-BASED GANG INTERVENTION REP-
RESENTATIVE TO STATE ADVISORY BOARDS. 
Section 223(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 
11133(a)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (III), by inserting ‘‘, or com-
munity-based gang intervention’’ after ‘‘delinquency 
prevention or treatment’’; and 
(2) in subclause (IV), by inserting ‘‘community- 
based gang intervention,’’ after ‘‘prevention and 
treatment,’’. 
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SEC. 203. GRANTS FOR DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 504 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11313) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting after ‘‘pro-
grams’’ the following: ‘‘, including community-based 
gang intervention and gang prevention activities,’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘ac-
tivities’’ and inserting ‘‘programs and community- 
based gang intervention’’. 
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(A) not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, to each employee em-
ployed by the covered entity as of that date of 
distribution; and 
(B) with respect to each employee hired by 
the covered entity after such date of enactment, 
upon the commencement of the employee’s em-
ployment. 
(2) If any changes are made to the no fault at-
tendance policy, the no fault attendance policy shall 
be distributed in writing to all employees by not 
later than 30 days after the date of the changes. 
(3) The covered entity shall provide employees 
with a means of accessing the no fault attendance 
policy at any physical workplace, and outside of a 
physical workplace, in an accessible location. 
(4) The no fault attendance policy shall explic-
itly state that employees will not face disciplinary 
action or other adverse consequences, which may in-
clude the assessment of points or a deduction from 
an allotted bank of time, for legally protected leave. 
(5) The no fault attendance policy shall specifi-
cally reference and provide a reasonable amount of 
detail about all Federal, State, and local laws appli-
cable to the employees that provide legally protected 
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hotline system under section 251(e)(4) of the Com-
munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 251(e)(4)). 
(2) COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICE.—The term 
‘‘commercial mobile service’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 332(d) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d)). 
(3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(4) NON-SERVICE-INITIALIZED HANDSET.—The 
term ‘‘non-service-initialized handset’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 9.10(o)(3)(i) of title 
47, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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TITLE 
III—PROVIDING 
RE-
SOURCES 
FOR 
BEGINNING, 
RETIRING, 
AND 
SOCIALLY 
DISADVANTAGED 
FARMERS 
AND RANCHERS 
SEC. 301. REAUTHORIZATION AND INCREASED FUNDING 
FOR BEGINNING, RETIRING, AND SOCIALLY 
DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS. 
(a) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Section 2501(l)(1) of 
the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(l)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘2023 and 
each fiscal year thereafter.’’ and inserting ‘‘2023; 
and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2028.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
2501(l)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(l)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2024 through 2028’’. 
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(4) a comparison of the average length of incar-
ceration or detention for individuals who are unable 
to pay a fine and the average length of incarceration 
or detention for individuals who are able to pay a 
fine based on the amount of the fine; and 
(5) a disclosure of the sum total of fines and 
fees collected minus the cost to collect such sum. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, which shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADJUDICATED
YOUTH.—The term ‘‘adju-
dicated youth’’ means an individual— 
(A) who has not attained the age of 21; 
and 
(B)(i) against whom a petition is filed for 
the adjudication of a delinquency offense under 
the laws of a State or the United States; or 
(ii) who has been adjudicated delinquent 
for a delinquency offense under the laws of a 
State or the United States. 
(2) AT-RISK YOUTH.—The term ‘‘at-risk youth’’ 
means an individual who— 
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(A) has not attained the age of 21; and 
(B)(i) is likely to fail academically without 
intervention, including an individual who— 
(I) has a high truancy rate; 
(II) has withdrawn from school pre-
viously; 
(III) is not less than 1 year behind 
the appropriate grade level for an indi-
vidual of the same age; or 
(IV) has limited English language 
proficiency; 
(ii) has a history of or is actively using 
drugs or alcohol; 
(iii) is pregnant or a parent; 
(iv) is a gang member; 
(v) is in contact with the juvenile justice 
system; or 
(vi) is homeless, has run away from home, 
or is in foster care. 
(3) EVIDENCE-BASED.—The term ‘‘evidence- 
based’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven-
tion Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). 
(4) SECURE
CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY.—The 
term ‘‘secure correctional facility’’ has the meaning 
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given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Jus-
tice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 
U.S.C. 11103). 
(5) SECURE DETENTION FACILITY.—The term 
‘‘secure detention facility’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 
11103). 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
and any possession of the United States. 
(7) TRAUMA-INFORMED.—The term ‘‘trauma- 
informed’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO BETTER UTILIZATION OF INVEST-
MENTS LEADING TO DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 
2018. 
Section 1412(b) of the Better Utilization of Invest-
ments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 
9612(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The purpose’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The purpose’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘shall be to’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘shall be— 
‘‘(A) to’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘the United States.’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘the United States; and 
‘‘(B) to provide support under title II in 
high-income economy countries for projects in-
volving development or processing of covered 
critical materials if such support furthers the 
national security interests of the United 
States.’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘In carrying out’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN CRITERIA.— 
In carrying out’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In paragraph (1)(B): 
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‘‘(A) COVERED CRITICAL MATERIALS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘covered 
critical materials’ means aluminum (baux-
ite), antimony, arsenic, barite, beryllium, 
bismuth, 
cesium, 
chromium, 
cobalt, 
fluorspar, gallium, germanium, graphite 
(natural), hafnium, helium, indium, lith-
ium, magnesium, manganese, niobium, 
platinum group metals, potash, the rare 
earth elements group, rhenium, rubidium, 
scandium, strontium, tantalum, tellurium, 
tin, titanium, tungsten, uranium, vana-
dium, and zirconium. 
‘‘(ii) 
RARE
EARTH
ELEMENTS 
GROUP.—In clause (i), the term ‘rare earth 
elements group’ means lanthanum, cerium, 
praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, 
samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, 
dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, yt-
terbium, lutetium, scandium, yttrium. 
‘‘(B) HIGH-INCOME ECONOMY COUNTRY.— 
The term ‘high-income economy country’ means 
a country with a high-income economy, as de-
fined by the International Bank for Reconstruc-
tion and Development and the International 
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Development Association (collectively referred 
to as the ‘World Bank’).’’. 
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SEC. 202. RESTORATION OF MANDATORY COUNTRY OF ORI-
GIN LABELING FOR BEEF AND PORK; INCLU-
SION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 281 of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2) 
through (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (4) 
through (7), (9), and (10), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(1) BEEF.—The term ‘beef’ means meat pro-
duced from cattle (including veal).’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘lamb’’ 
and inserting ‘‘beef, lamb, pork,’’; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘ground 
lamb’’ and inserting ‘‘ground beef, ground 
lamb, ground pork,’’; 
(iii) in clause (x), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(iv) in clause (xi), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xii) dairy products.’’; and 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom for Health 
Care Workers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATING THE COVID–19 VACCINE MANDATE ON 
HEALTH 
CARE 
PROVIDERS 
FURNISHING 
ITEMS AND SERVICES UNDER CERTAIN FED-
ERAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services may 
not implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the rule 
entitled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus 
COVID–19 Health Care Staff Vaccination’’ published by 
the Department of Health and Human Services on No-
vember 5, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 61555) and may not pro-
mulgate any substantially similar rule. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 
2023. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 497 
AN ACT 
To eliminate the COVID–19 vaccine mandate on 
health care providers furnishing items and serv-
ices under certain Federal health care programs.