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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8410 
To prohibit judges from issuing gag orders in certain circumstances. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2024 
Mr. OGLES
(for himself, Mr. GOOD
of Virginia, Mrs. LUNA, Mrs. 
HARSHBARGER, Mr. CRANE, and Mr. BURLISON) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit judges from issuing gag orders in certain 
circumstances. 
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 ‘‘Let Trump Speak 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON GAG ORDERS. 
No judge of the United States or of any State may 
issue a gag order to the defendant in any criminal or civil 
proceedings except to prevent the disclosure of confidential 
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information provided in discovery, to protect the privacy 
of minors, or as part of a plea agreement. 
SEC. 3. RIGHT OF ACTION. 
Anyone issued a gag order in violation of this Act 
may commence a civil action seeking injunctive relief in 
the appropriate United States district court. 
SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed as limiting a 
judge’s authority to issue orders to officers of the court. 
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(1) Section 1835(a)(2)(F)(iii) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395n(a)(2)(F)(iii)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘, except that an individual receiving 
qualified psychologist services as described in section 
1861(ii) may be under the care of a clinical psychol-
ogist with respect to such services to the extent au-
thorized under State law’’ before the period. 
(2) Section 1861(ff)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(ff)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(or, in the 
case of qualified psychologist services, under the su-
pervision of a clinical psychologist to the extent au-
thorized under State law)’’ after ‘‘under the super-
vision of a physician’’. 
(d) HOME HEALTH SERVICES.— 
(1) Section 1861(m) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(m)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) an individual receiving qualified psycholo-
gist services may be under the care of a clinical psy-
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD ABOLISHED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective at the end of the 1-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
and each Federal reserve bank are hereby abolished. 
(b) REPEAL OF FEDERAL RESERVE ACT.—Effective 
at the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Reserve Act is here-
by repealed. 
(c) DISPOSITION OF AFFAIRS.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT
DURING
DISSOLUTION
PE-
RIOD.—During the 1-year period referred to in sub-
section (a), the Chairman of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System— 
(A) shall, for the sole purpose of winding 
up the affairs of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System and the Federal re-
serve banks— 
(i) manage the employees of the 
Board and each such bank and provide for 
the payment of compensation and benefits 
of any such employee which accrue before 
the position of such employee is abolished; 
and 
(ii) manage the assets and liabilities 
of the Board and each such bank until 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8415 
To require the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human 
Services to evaluate the cybersecurity practices and protocols of the 
Department, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2024 
Mrs. STEEL (for herself, Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. RYAN, Ms. 
SPANBERGER, Mr. PAPPAS, and Mr. TRONE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Inspector General of the Department of 
Health and Human Services to evaluate the cybersecurity 
practices and protocols of the Department, 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 ‘‘Strengthening Cyber-
security in Health Care Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF HHS CYBERSECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years there-
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after, the Inspector General of the Department of Health 
and Human Services shall evaluate the cybersecurity prac-
tices and protocols of the Department through the conduct 
of penetration tests and other testing procedures to deter-
mine how systems processing, transmitting, or storing 
mission critical or sensitive data by, for, or on behalf of 
the Department is currently, or could be compromised 
and— 
(1) expose patient data, including Medicare 
numbers of individuals; or 
(2) impact patient safety. 
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter— 
(1) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall submit to Congress a report that describes 
how the Secretary will update the cybersecurity 
practices and protocols of the Department of Health 
and Human Services to adapt to the latest 
cyberattack strategies; and 
(2) the Inspector General of the Department of 
Health and Human Services shall submit to Con-
gress a report that describes— 
(A) how the Inspector General is currently 
using Federal funds of the Inspector General to 
carry out subsection (a); and 
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(B) legislative changes required for the In-
spector General to maintain the evaluation de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 841 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow a surviving spouse of 
a Medal of Honor recipient to receive a special pension concurrently 
with dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2023 
Mr. MORELLE (for himself, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, and Mr. CARSON) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow a surviving 
spouse of a Medal of Honor recipient to receive a special 
pension concurrently with dependency and indemnity 
compensation, 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 ‘‘Sergeant Gary 
Beikirch Medal of Honor Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF MEDAL OF HONOR SPECIAL PEN-
SION PROVISIONS TO ALLOW CONCURRENT 
BENEFITS. 
Section 1562(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking subparagraph (C). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8421 
To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and 
the Federal reserve banks, to repeal the Federal Reserve Act, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2024 
Mr. MASSIE (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. 
BURCHETT, Mr. BURLISON, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. CRANE, 
Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. GOSAR, Ms. 
GREENE of Georgia, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. PERRY, Mr. ROY, 
Mr. SELF, Mrs. SPARTZ, and Mr. TIFFANY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System and the Federal reserve banks, to repeal the 
Federal Reserve 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 ‘‘Federal Reserve Board 
Abolition Act’’. 
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‘‘(B) beginning on August 1, 2024, 5 cents 
per pound.’’. 
Subtitle C—Sugar 
SEC. 1301. LOAN RATE MODIFICATIONS. 
Section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2024’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) 24.00 cents per pound for raw cane sugar 
for each of the 2025 through 2029 crop years.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2024’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) a rate that is equal to 136.55 percent of 
the loan rate per pound of raw cane sugar under 
subsection (a)(6) for each of the 2025 through 2029 
crop years.’’. 
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such assets and liabilities are liquidated or 
assumed by the Secretary of the Treasury 
in accordance with this subsection; and 
(B) may take such other action as may be 
necessary, subject to the approval of the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, to wind up the affairs 
of the Board and the Federal reserve banks. 
(2) LIQUIDATION OF ASSETS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall liquidate 
all assets of the Board and the Federal reserve 
banks in an orderly manner so as to achieve as 
expeditious a liquidation as may be practical 
while maximizing the return to the Treasury. 
(B) TRANSFER TO TREASURY.—After sat-
isfying all claims against the Board and any 
Federal reserve bank which are accepted by the 
Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget and redeeming the stock of such banks, 
the net proceeds of the liquidation under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be transferred to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury and deposited in the 
General Fund of the Treasury. 
(3) ASSUMPTION
OF
LIABILITIES.—All out-
standing liabilities of the Board of Governors of the 
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Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve 
banks at the time such entities are abolished, includ-
ing any liability for retirement and other benefits for 
former officers and employees of the Board or any 
such bank in accordance with employee retirement 
and benefit programs of the Board and any such 
bank, shall become the liability of the Secretary of 
the Treasury and shall be paid from amounts depos-
ited in the general fund pursuant to paragraph (2) 
which are hereby appropriated for such purpose 
until all such liabilities are satisfied. 
(d) REPORT.—At the end of the 18-month period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall submit a joint report to 
the Congress containing a detailed description of the ac-
tions taken to implement this Act and any actions or 
issues relating to such implementation that remain 
uncompleted or unresolved as of the date of the report. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8436 
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify a provision relating 
to quality loss adjustment coverage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2024 
Ms. LETLOW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify a 
provision relating to quality loss adjustment coverage. 
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 ‘‘Quality Loss Adjust-
ment Improvement for Farmers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. QUALITY LOSS ADJUSTMENT COVERAGE. 
Section 508(m) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1508(m)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8423 
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a LGBTQI rural 
outreach grant program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2024 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. POCAN, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. TONKO, 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. NOR-
TON, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. CASTEN, and Ms. 
JAYAPAL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish 
a LGBTQI rural outreach grant program, 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 ‘‘Elder Pride Act of 
2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. RURAL OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM. 
Part A of title IV of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3031 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 423. RURAL OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means an entity that submits an application to 
the Assistant Secretary in accordance with sub-
section (c) and is— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organiza-
tion; or 
‘‘(C) an agency, nonprofit organization, or 
institution that— 
‘‘(i) focuses on serving the needs of 
older individuals, LGBTQI individuals, 
older LGBTQI individuals, or individuals 
of another protected class; or 
‘‘(ii) focuses on providing sexual 
health services to all older individuals, in-
cluding services for individuals with HIV; 
and 
‘‘(D) may include an area agency on aging 
for a rural area or a multipurpose senior cen-
ter. 
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SEC. 3. FEDERAL MINIMUM STANDARDS. 
(a) DETERMINATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act (except as 
provided in paragraph (4)(C)), the Authority shall 
make a determination for each State as to whether 
the laws of such State substantially provide for each 
of the rights and procedures under subsection (b) 
and not later than 30 days after the enactment of 
this Act, the Authority shall establish procedures for 
the implementation of this section. 
(2) CONSIDERATION
OF
ADDITIONAL
OPIN-
IONS.—In making the determination under para-
graph (1), the Authority shall consider the opinions 
of affected public employees, supervisory employees, 
labor organizations, and public employers. In the 
case where the Authority is notified by an affected 
public employer and labor organization that both 
parties agree that the law applicable to such em-
ployer and labor organization substantially provides 
for the rights and procedures described in subsection 
(b), the Authority shall give such agreement weight 
to the maximum extent practicable in making the 
Authority’s determination under paragraph (1). 
(3) LIMITED CRITERIA.—In making the deter-
mination described in paragraph (1), the Authority 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8424 
To require the release to the public of all documents, reports, and other 
records relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2024 
Mr. BURCHETT
(for himself, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mrs. LUNA, and Mr. 
BURLISON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To require the release to the public of all documents, reports, 
and other records relating to unidentified anomalous phe-
nomena, 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 ‘‘UAP Transparency 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION 
RELATING TO UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS 
PHENOMENA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall di-
rect the head of each Federal department or agency in 
possession of documents, reports, or other records relating 
to unidentified anomalous phenomena to declassify and 
make available on a publicly available website of each such 
department or agency all such documents, reports, or 
other records. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 360 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, the 
President shall transmit to the Committee on Oversight 
and Accountability of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report detailing the progress to-
ward implementing subsection (a) made by each Federal 
department and agency. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘uniden-
tified anomalous phenomena’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 1683 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8425 
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to revise 
a rule relating to language translation assistance with respect to certain 
needs assessments, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2024 
Ms. CARAVEO (for herself and Mr. VALADAO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration to revise a rule relating to language translation 
assistance with respect to certain needs assessments, 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 Lan-
guage Accessibility Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO LANGUAGE 
TRANSLATION ASSISTANCE AT SMALL BUSI-
NESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration shall revise section 130.330(a) of title 13, 
Code of Federal Regulations, to require that a needs as-
sessment performed by a small business development cen-
ter (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632)) includes a determination with respect to 
whether language translation assistance at such center is 
necessary. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8428 
To amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize 
the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2024 
Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 
to reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy Working 
Group, 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 ‘‘Deschutes River Con-
servancy Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF DESCHUTES RIVER CONSER-
VANCY ACT OF 2024. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF
WORKING
GROUP.—Section 
301(a) of the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–534; 122 Stat. 
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836) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) WORKING
GROUP.—The term ‘Working 
Group’ means the Deschutes River Conservancy 
Working Group composed of a board of directors of 
not fewer than 10, but not more than 15, members 
nominated by the group represented by the member, 
of whom— 
‘‘(A) 2 members shall be of the environ-
mental community in the Deschutes River 
Basin; 
‘‘(B) 2 members shall be representatives of 
the irrigated agriculture community in the 
Deschutes River Basin; 
‘‘(C) 2 members shall be representatives of 
the Confederated tribes of the Warm Springs 
Reservation of Oregon; 
‘‘(D) 1 member shall be a representative of 
the hydroelectric production community in the 
Deschutes River Basin; 
‘‘(E) 1 member shall be a representative of 
1 of the Federal agencies with authority and re-
sponsibility in the Deschutes River Basin; 
‘‘(F) 1 member shall be a representative of 
an agency of the State of Oregon with authority 
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and responsibility in the Deschutes River Basin, 
such as— 
‘‘(i) the Oregon Department of Fish 
and Wildlife; or 
‘‘(ii) the Oregon Water Resources De-
partment; and 
‘‘(G) 1 member shall be a representative of 
a unit of local government in the Deschutes 
River Basin.’’. 
(b) REAUTHORIZATION; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
Section 301 of the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 
1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–534; 122 
Stat. 836) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2034’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘10 percent’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2034’’. 
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