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(2) to permit or sanction the conduct of any 
sterilization procedure without the patient’s vol-
untary and informed consent. 
(c) OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONSIDERED AS GOVERN-
MENT OFFICIALS.—Any person who, by operation of a 
provision of Federal or State law, is permitted to imple-
ment or enforce a limitation or requirement that violates 
section 4 shall be considered a government official for pur-
poses of this Act. 
SEC. 7. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
may commence a civil action on behalf of the United 
States against any State that violates, or against any gov-
ernment official (including a person described in section 
6(c)) that implements or enforces a limitation or require-
ment that violates, section 4. The court shall hold unlawful 
and set aside the limitation or requirement if it is in viola-
tion of this Act. 
(b) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any individual or entity, in-
cluding any health care provider or patient, ad-
versely affected by an alleged violation of this Act, 
may commence a civil action against any State that 
violates, or against any government official (includ-
ing a person described in section 6(c)) that imple-
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 836 
To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2021 
Mr. SABLAN (for himself and Mrs. RADEWAGEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American 
Samoa, 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 ‘‘Employment Services 
and Jobs Parity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTH-
ERN 
MARIANA 
ISLANDS 
AND 
AMERICAN 
SAMOA. 
The Wagner-Peyser Act is amended— 
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(1) in section 2(5) (29 U.S.C. 49a(5)), by in-
serting ‘‘the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, American Samoa,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’; 
(2) in section 5(b)(1) (29 U.S.C. 49d(b)(1)), by 
inserting ‘‘the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, and American Samoa,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’; 
(3) in section 6(a) (29 U.S.C. 49e(a))— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
Samoa’’ after ‘‘except for Guam’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘allot to Guam’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘allot to— 
‘‘(1) Guam’’; 
(C) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands and American Samoa an amount which, 
in relation to the total amount available for the fis-
cal year, is equal to the allotment percentage that 
Guam received of amounts available under this Act 
in fiscal year 1983.’’; and 
(4) in section 6(b)(1) (29 U.S.C. 49e(b)(1)), in 
the matter following subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
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lands, American Samoa,’’ after ‘‘does not include 
Guam’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8370 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
415 High Street in Freeport, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Corporal Joseph 
Rodney Chapman Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 13, 2022 
Mr. THOMPSON
of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 
BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. EVANS, Ms. DEAN, Ms. SCAN-
LON, Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. WILD, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. 
PERRY, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. KELLER, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
RESCHENTHALER, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. LAMB, and Mr. MI-
CHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 415 High Street in Freeport, Pennsylvania, 
as the ‘‘Corporal Joseph Rodney Chapman Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CORPORAL JOSEPH RODNEY CHAPMAN POST 
OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 415 High Street in Freeport, 
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Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Cor-
poral Joseph Rodney Chapman Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Corporal Joseph Rod-
ney Chapman Post Office’’. 
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(9) In 1966, Fort de Chartres and the Modoc 
Rock Shelter were declared National Historic Land-
marks. 
(10) In 1973, the Creole House in Prairie du 
Rocher was added to the National Registry of His-
toric Places. 
(11) In 1974, Prairie du Rocher and the 
French Colonial Historic District, an area of 22 
square miles, was created and added to the National 
Registry of Historic Places, along with the ancient 
Kolmer Indian site. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to— 
(1) recognize the importance of Prairie du 
Rocher and the French Colonial Historic District as 
a nationally significant architectural village of the 
cultural heritage of the United States; and 
(2) establish a Prairie du Rocher French Colo-
nial National Historical Park to serve as the focus 
of interpretive and educational programs on the his-
tory of the French Colonial Historic District, and to 
assist in the preservation of historic sites within the 
Prairie du Rocher French Colonial Historic District. 
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(c) EQUITABLE RELIEF.—In any action under this 
section, the court may award appropriate equitable relief, 
including temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunctive 
relief. 
(d) COSTS.—In any action under this section, the 
court shall award costs of litigation, as well as reasonable 
attorney’s fees, to any prevailing plaintiff. A plaintiff shall 
not be liable to a defendant for costs or attorney’s fees 
in any non-frivolous action under this section. 
(e) JURISDICTION.—The district courts of the United 
States shall have jurisdiction over proceedings under this 
Act and shall exercise the same without regard to whether 
the party aggrieved shall have exhausted any administra-
tive or other remedies that may be provided for by law. 
(f) ABROGATION OF STATE IMMUNITY.—Neither a 
State that enforces or maintains, nor a government official 
(including a person described in section 6(c)) who is per-
mitted to implement or enforce any limitation or require-
ment that violates section 4 shall be immune under the 
Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States, the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States, or any other source of law, from an 
action in a Federal or State court of competent jurisdic-
tion challenging that limitation or requirement. 
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SEC. 8. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, or the application of such 
provision to any person, entity, government, or cir-
cumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder 
of this Act, or the application of such provision to all other 
persons, entities, governments, or circumstances, shall not 
be affected thereby. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8376 
To require any delivery vehicle owned or leased by the United States Postal 
Service have a climate control unit, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2022 
Mr. CA´RDENAS (for himself and Mrs. MURPHY of Florida) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To require any delivery vehicle owned or leased by the United 
States Postal Service have a climate control unit, 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 ‘‘Peggy Frank Memorial 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRING POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY VEHICLES 
TO HAVE CLIMATE CONTROL UNITS. 
(a) CURRENT VEHICLES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, any delivery vehi-
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HR 8373 RDS
ments or enforces a limitation or requirement that 
violates, section 4. The court shall hold unlawful and 
set aside the limitation or requirement if it is in vio-
lation of this Act. 
(2) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.—A health care 
provider may commence an action for relief on its 
own behalf, on behalf of the provider’s staff, and on 
behalf of the provider’s patients who are or may be 
adversely affected by an alleged violation of this Act. 
(c) EQUITABLE RELIEF.—In any action under this 
section, the court may award appropriate equitable relief, 
including temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunctive 
relief. 
(d) COSTS.—In any action under this section, the 
court shall award costs of litigation, as well as reasonable 
attorney’s fees, to any prevailing plaintiff. A plaintiff shall 
not be liable to a defendant for costs or attorney’s fees 
in any non-frivolous action under this section. 
(e) JURISDICTION.—The district courts of the United 
States shall have jurisdiction over proceedings under this 
Act and shall exercise the same without regard to whether 
the party aggrieved shall have exhausted any administra-
tive or other remedies that may be provided for by law. 
(f) ABROGATION OF STATE IMMUNITY.—Neither a 
State that enforces or maintains, nor a government official 
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(including a person described in section 6(c)) who is per-
mitted to implement or enforce any limitation or require-
ment that violates section 4 shall be immune under the 
Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States, the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States, or any other source of law, from an 
action in a Federal or State court of competent jurisdic-
tion challenging that limitation or requirement. 
SEC. 8. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, or the application of such 
provision to any person, entity, government, or cir-
cumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder 
of this Act, or the application of such provision to all other 
persons, entities, governments, or circumstances, shall not 
be affected thereby. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8374 
To repeal the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2022 
Mrs. BOEBERT (for herself, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. HICE of Georgia, 
Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. BISHOP of North Caro-
lina, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, 
Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. PERRY, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. 
SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. BABIN, Mr. CLINE, Mr. BIGGS, 
Mr. ROY, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr. 
GOSAR, Mr. LAMBORN, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. JACKSON, and Mr. MOORE 
of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
and Commerce, Education and Labor, Oversight and Reform, Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, the Budget, Ways and Means, and Homeland 
Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To repeal the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, 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 ‘‘Shall Not Be Infringed 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE BIPARTISAN SAFER COMMUNITIES 
ACT. 
Effective as of the date of enactment of the Bipar-
tisan Safer Communities Act (Public Law 117–159), such 
Act is repealed, and the provisions of law amended or re-
pealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act 
had not been enacted. 
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cle owned or leased by the United States Postal 
Service as of that date shall be modified to include 
a climate control unit. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Postmaster General 
shall submit a progress report to Congress not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act 
and annually thereafter until the modifications re-
quired under this subsection are complete. 
(b) FUTURE VEHICLES.—On or after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Postmaster General may not pur-
chase or lease any delivery vehicle for use by the United 
States Postal Service unless that vehicle has a climate con-
trol unit. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8378 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for travel expenses of any individual 
traveling across State lines for purposes of having an abortion, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2022 
Mr. CAWTHORN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for travel expenses 
of any individual traveling across State lines for purposes 
of having an 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Statutory Ter-
mination of Abortions from Taxpayer-funded Excursions 
Lines Act’’ or the ‘‘Protect S.T.A.T.E. Lines Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 
TRAVEL EXPENSES OF INDIVIDUALS CROSS-
ING STATE LINES FOR AN ABORTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds may be obli-
gated or expended for the travel expenses of any individual 
traveling across State lines for purposes of having an 
abortion. In this subsection, the term ‘‘State’’ means any 
of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and any terri-
tory or possession of the United States. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any travel expenses— 
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of 
rape or incest; or 
(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a 
physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 
including a life-endangering physical condition 
caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that 
would, as certified by a physician, place the woman 
in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 837 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organiza-
tions to make statements relating to political campaigns if such state-
ments are made in the ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt 
purpose. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2021 
Mr. SCALISE (for himself, Mr. HICE of Georgia, and Mr. JOHNSON of Lou-
isiana) 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 chari-
table organizations to make statements relating to polit-
ical campaigns if such statements are made in the ordi-
nary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose. 
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 ‘‘Free Speech Fairness 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ALLOWING 501(c)(3) ORGANIZATION TO MAKE 
STATEMENTS RELATING TO POLITICAL CAM-
PAIGN IN ORDINARY COURSE OF CARRYING 
OUT ITS TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 501 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(s) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO POLITICAL CAM-
PAIGN STATEMENTS OF ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN 
SUBSECTION (c)(3).— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(c)(3) and sections 170(c)(2), 2055, 2106, 2522, 
and 4955, an organization shall not fail to be treat-
ed as organized and operated exclusively for a pur-
pose described in subsection (c)(3), nor shall it be 
deemed to have participated in, or intervened in any 
political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) 
any candidate for public office, solely because of the 
content of any statement which— 
‘‘(A) is made in the ordinary course of the 
organization’s regular and customary activities 
in carrying out its exempt purpose, and 
‘‘(B) results in the organization incurring 
not more than de minimis incremental ex-
penses.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8381 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Air Force from entering into an agreement 
that would provide for or permit the joint use of Homestead Air Reserve 
Base, Homestead, Florida, by the Air Force and civil aircraft. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2022 
Mr. GIMENEZ (for himself, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, and Ms. SALAZAR) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Air Force from entering 
into an agreement that would provide for or permit the 
joint use of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Homestead, 
Florida, by the Air Force and civil aircraft. 
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 ‘‘Preserving Options for 
Everglades Restoration and National Defense in the 
Straits of Florida Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON JOINT USE OF HOMESTEAD AIR 
RESERVE BASE WITH CIVIL AVIATION. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may not enter into 
an agreement that would provide for or permit the joint 
use of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Homestead, Florida, 
by the Air Force and civil aircraft. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8382 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require an alien arriving 
from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States to return to 
such territory, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2022 
Mr. GIMENEZ (for himself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. 
BUDD, Mr. RUTHERFORD, and Mr. CAWTHORN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require 
an alien arriving from a foreign territory contiguous 
to the United States to return to such territory, 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 ‘‘Migrant Protection 
Protocols Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ALIENS ARRIVING FROM CONTIG-
UOUS TERRITORY. 
Section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking 
‘‘may return’’ and inserting ‘‘shall return’’. 
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(1) Such discussion shall include the following 
elements: 
(A) The value of, and opportunities to, pri-
vate entities that hire military spouses. 
(B) Career opportunities for military 
spouses. 
(C) Understanding the challenges that 
military spouses encounter in the labor market. 
(D) Gaps and opportunities in the labor 
market for military spouses. 
(E) The benefits of portable licenses and 
interstate 
licensure 
compacts 
for 
military 
spouses. 
(2) To develop recommendations to facilitate 
better data collection on the benefits of occupational 
licensure reform for military spouses. 
(b) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Comp-
troller shall brief Congress on the initial results of the 
study conducted under subsection (a). 
(c) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 240 days after 
the date on which the briefing required by subsection (b) 
is conducted, the Under Secretary of Defense for Per-
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sonnel Readiness shall submit to Congress a final report 
setting. 
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