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units of local government, and Indian Tribes, shall deter-
mine, with respect to the United States— 
(1) the number of community curbside recycling 
and composting programs; 
(2) the number of community drop-off recycling 
and composting programs; 
(3) the types and forms of materials accepted 
by each community curbside recycling, drop-off recy-
cling, or composting program; 
(4) the number of individuals with access to re-
cycling and composting services to at least the ex-
tent of access to disposal services; 
(5) the number of individuals with barriers to 
accessing recycling and composting services to at 
least the extent of access to disposal services; 
(6) the inbound contamination and capture 
rates of community curbside recycling, drop-off recy-
cling, or composting programs; 
(7) where applicable, other available recycling 
or composting programs within a community, includ-
ing store drop-offs; and 
(8) the average costs and benefits to States, 
units of local government, and Indian Tribes of recy-
cling and composting programs. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3989 
To prohibit public housing agencies from imposing breed restrictions on house-
hold pets owned by residents of dwelling units in public housing, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2023 
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CROW, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MENG, Mr. COHEN, Ms. DEAN of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. LIEU, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. DA-
VIDS of Kansas, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
ALLRED, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. 
TORRES of New York, Mr. POCAN, Mr. CARSON, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. 
TLAIB, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Ms. BUSH, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, and Ms. 
TITUS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit public housing agencies from imposing breed 
restrictions on household pets owned by residents of 
dwelling units in public housing, 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 ‘‘Pets Belong With 
Families Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON BREED RESTRICTIONS. 
Section 31 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437z–3) is amended by striking subsection 
(b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) REASONABLE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The reasonable require-
ments referred to in subsection (a) may include— 
‘‘(A) limitations on the number of animals 
in a unit, based on unit size; 
‘‘(B) prohibitions on types of animals that 
are classified as dangerous, provided that classi-
fication is based on specific behaviors or actions 
by the animal and is not based on the breed of 
the animal; and 
‘‘(C) restrictions or prohibitions based on 
size and type of building or project, or other 
relevant conditions. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The reasonable require-
ments referred to in subsection (a) may not include 
prohibitions on breeds of animals.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 398 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research involv-
ing human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2023 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. GRAVES of 
Louisiana, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Louisiana, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. CLOUD, 
Mr. CLYDE, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. 
POSEY, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. SANTOS, Mr. JACKSON 
of Texas, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. EZELL, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. JOYCE of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. SELF, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Ohio, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. 
WENSTRUP, and Mr. BURLISON) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services from con-
ducting or supporting any research involving human fetal 
tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, 
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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Life and 
Integrity in Research Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. NO RESEARCH BY HHS INVOLVING HUMAN FETAL 
TISSUE OBTAINED PURSUANT TO AN IN-
DUCED ABORTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Public Health Service Act is 
amended by inserting after section 498A of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 289g–1) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 498A–1. NO RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN FETAL TIS-
SUE OBTAINED PURSUANT TO AN INDUCED 
ABORTION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not conduct 
or support any research involving human fetal tissue that 
is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion. 
‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT
OF
NEW, ETHICAL
CELL 
LINES.—Subsection (a) does not limit the authority of the 
Secretary to develop or support the development of new, 
high-efficiency cell lines, including for the production of 
vaccines and genetic vectors, so long as the cell lines are 
not derived from human fetal tissue that is obtained pur-
suant to an induced abortion.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 498A of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g–1) is 
amended— 
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inserting ‘‘In accordance with paragraph (7),’’; 
and 
(B) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) the organization and procedures nec-
essary to understand and report on changes in 
land cover and use; 
‘‘(E) the organization and procedures nec-
essary to evaluate carbon-related data variables, 
including soil carbon, collected from forest in-
ventory and analysis plots, timber products out-
put studies, and national woodland owner sur-
veys to ensure that carbon accounting informa-
tion needs can be met; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) UPDATES TO STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this para-
graph, the Secretary shall prepare an update to 
the strategic plan under paragraph (6) to in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) a plan to implement nationally 
consistent data collection protocols and 
procedures to improve the statistical preci-
sion of base program estimates; 
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(1) in subsections (a)(2), (c)(1)(B), and (g), by 
striking ‘‘or induced’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A); and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as (A) and (B), respectively. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION AGAINST SOLICITATION OR KNOWING 
ACQUISITION, RECEIPT, OR ACCEPTANCE OF 
A 
DONATION 
OF 
HUMAN 
FETAL 
TISSUE 
KNOWING THAT THE TISSUE WAS OBTAINED 
PURSUANT TO AN INDUCED ABORTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 498B(c)(1) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g–2(c)(1)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) solicit or knowingly acquire, receive, or ac-
cept a donation (excluding any transfer for purposes 
of autopsy or burial) of human fetal tissue knowing 
that— 
‘‘(A) a human pregnancy was deliberately 
initiated to provide such tissue; or 
‘‘(B) the tissue was obtained pursuant to 
an induced abortion; or’’. 
(b) CONFORMING CHANGES.—Section 498B of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g–2), as amend-
ed by subsection (a), is further amended— 
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(1) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) 
as subsections (b) through (d), respectively; 
(3) in subsection (c), as redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), 
or (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) or (b)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or 
(b)(3)’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by 
amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘human fetal tissue’ means tis-
sue or cells obtained from a dead human embryo or 
fetus after a spontaneous or induced abortion, or 
after a stillbirth.’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION FOR HHS RESEARCH ON FETAL 
TISSUE AND CORRESPONDING REPORTING. 
Section 498A of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 289g–1) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘RE-
SEARCH ON TRANSPLANTATION OF FETAL TISSUE’’ 
and inserting ‘‘RESEARCH ON FETAL TISSUE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘research on the transplan-
tation of human fetal tissue for therapeutic 
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purposes’’ and inserting ‘‘research on human 
fetal tissue’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any research of the Department of Health and 
Human Services on human fetal tissue shall be 
conducted or supported in accordance with this 
section.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘if the 
fetal tissue is intended for transplantation,’’ before 
‘‘the donation is made’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3993 
To provide a private right of action against the maker of any component 
of a ghost gun, and any person who facilitated a sale of the ghost 
gun, for injury or death resulting from the use of the ghost gun. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2023 
Mr. TORRES of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide a private right of action against the maker of 
any component of a ghost gun, and any person who 
facilitated a sale of the ghost gun, for injury or death 
resulting from the use of the ghost gun. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual who is injured, and 
any member of the family of an individual who is killed, 
by use of a ghost gun in or affecting interstate or foreign 
commerce, and the State and the political subdivision of 
the State in which the injury or death occurs, may bring 
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an action in the United States district court for the judi-
cial district in which the injury or death occurs against 
the maker of any component of the ghost gun or any per-
son who facilitated any sale of the ghost gun, for damages 
resulting from the injury or death. The court may award 
a plaintiff prevailing in such an action such damages, in-
cluding consequential damages, as the court deems appro-
priate. 
(b) AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES.—In an action brought 
under subsection (a), it shall be an affirmative defense 
that the injury or death was caused by conduct of— 
(1) an individual in defense against a reason-
ably perceived imminent threat to the safety of an 
individual not engaged in a violation of criminal law; 
or 
(2) a law enforcement officer in response to a 
reasonably perceived imminent threat to public safe-
ty. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) GHOST GUN.—The term ‘‘ghost gun’’ means 
a firearm that lacks a unique serial number en-
graved or cast on the frame or receiver of the fire-
arm by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer 
in accordance with section 923(i) of title 18, United 
States Code, and includes any combination of parts 
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designed or intended to be assembled, or to be used 
in converting a device, into a firearm. 
(2) OTHER TERMS.—The terms ‘‘firearm’’, ‘‘li-
censed manufacturer’’, and ‘‘licensed importer’’ have 
the meanings given the terms, respectively, in sec-
tion 921(a) of title 18, United States Code. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3994 
To prohibit participation of persons convicted of certain felonies in programs 
of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2023 
Ms. VAN DUYNE (for herself, Mr. BEAN of Florida, and Mr. ALFORD) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small 
Business 
A BILL 
To prohibit participation of persons convicted of certain felo-
nies in programs of the Small Business Administration, 
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 ‘‘Stop Funding Rioters 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERSONS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN FELONIES IN-
ELIGIBLE FOR SMALL BUSINESS ADMINIS-
TRATION ASSISTANCE. 
No person convicted of an offense relating to a mis-
demeanor or felony assault of a law enforcement officer, 
or convicted of a felony for actions during or in connection 
with a riot that resulted in the destruction of a small busi-
ness concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632)), shall be eligible to receive any as-
sistance from or through, or participate in, any program 
administered by the Small Business Administration. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3995 
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure 
that the small business regulatory budget for a fiscal year is not greater 
than zero, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2023 
Ms. VAN DUYNE (for herself, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. 
ALFORD, and Mr. BARR) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration to ensure that the small business regulatory 
budget for a fiscal year is not greater than zero, 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 ‘‘Small Business Regu-
latory Reduction Act’’. 
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graph (1)), determined by substituting ‘10 percent’ 
for ‘50 percent’ both places it appears in section 
954(d)(3). 
‘‘(e) UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL INTEREST.— 
For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘United States 
agricultural interest’ has the meaning which would 
be given the term ‘United States real property inter-
est’ by section 897(c) if— 
‘‘(A) paragraph (1)(A)(i) were applied by 
substituting ‘an interest in agricultural land’ 
for ‘an interest in real property’ and all that 
follows, 
‘‘(B) paragraph (1)(A)(ii) were applied by 
substituting ‘such corporation was not a United 
States real property holding corporation at the 
time of acquisition’ for ‘such corporation’ and 
all that follows, 
‘‘(C) paragraph (1)(B) did not apply, and 
‘‘(D) paragraph (3) were applied by sub-
stituting ‘at the time of acquisition’ for ‘at 
some time during the shorter of the periods de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)’. 
‘‘(2) AGRICULTURAL LAND.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), the term ‘agricultural land’ means— 
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SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RULEMAKING 
COSTS TO SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall ensure 
that the small business regulatory budget for a fiscal year 
is not greater than zero. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the last 
day of a fiscal year, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report on any regulations issued by other Fed-
eral agencies that have an impact on small business con-
cerns. Such report shall include rules issued during the 
fiscal year preceding and the fiscal year following the date 
of the report and such rules shall be disaggregated by the 
issuing Federal agency. 
(c) SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY BUDGET DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘small business regu-
latory budget’’ means the cost to small business concerns 
(as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632)) of rulemaking (including the cost of a new 
rule and any modification to or repeal of a rule) by the 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration. 
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illegal passing of a stopped school bus be classified as a 
moving violation. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3998 
To establish a program to monitor and gather data on incidents of illegal 
passing of stopped school buses, develop a national public safety mes-
saging campaign, training materials, and model legislation to reduce 
such incidents, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2023 
Mr. YAKYM (for himself and Ms. BROWNLEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To establish a program to monitor and gather data on inci-
dents of illegal passing of stopped school buses, develop 
a national public safety messaging campaign, training 
materials, and model legislation to reduce such incidents, 
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 ‘‘Jackie Walorski En-
hancing Necessary Data on Illegal School Bus Passing 
Act’’. 
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Monitor Manufacturing Co. Importer No. 31–162600400 
Entry Number 
Entry Date 
Port of Entry 
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Atlanta 
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regulatory and trade initiatives which may affect 
small businesses.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 25, 
2023. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 399 
AN ACT 
To clarify the primary functions and duties of the 
Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Admin-
istration, and for other purposes.
IIB 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 399 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 26, 2023 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship 
AN ACT 
To clarify the primary functions and duties of the Office 
of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, 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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HR 399 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Advo-
cacy Improvements Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES 
OF THE OFFICE OF ADVOCACY OF THE SMALL 
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) PRIMARY FUNCTIONS.—Section 202 of Public 
Law 94–305 (15 U.S.C. 634b) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and the 
international economy’’ after ‘‘economy’’; 
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘complete’’ 
and inserting ‘‘compete’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘serviced-dis-
abled’’ and inserting ‘‘service-disabled’’. 
(b) DUTIES.—Section 203(a) of Public Law 94–305 
(15 U.S.C. 634c) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) represent the views and interests of small 
businesses before foreign governments and inter-
national entities for the purpose of contributing to 
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regulatory and trade initiatives which may affect 
small businesses.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 25, 
2023. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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