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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8518 
To require that the prevailing wage utilized for purposes of subchapter IV 
of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to 
as the Davis-Bacon Act), be determined by the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2024 
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SELF, Mr. PALMER, Mr. 
DESJARLAIS, Mrs. LESKO, and Mr. NORMAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force 
A BILL 
To require that the prevailing wage utilized for purposes 
of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act), 
be determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
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 ‘‘Responsibility in Fed-
eral Contracting Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DETERMINATION 
OF PREVAILING WAGE. 
Section 3142(b) of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(acting through the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor)’’ after 
‘‘Secretary of Labor’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, using surveys carried out by the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics that use proper random sta-
tistical sampling techniques’’. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8519 
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for disinformation 
research grants, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2024 
Mr. MASSIE (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Ms. 
BOEBERT, Mr. BURLISON, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. FINSTAD, Ms. GREENE 
of Georgia, Mr. GOSAR, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. OGLES, Mr. PERRY, Mr. ROY, 
and Mr. WEBER of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds 
for disinformation research grants, 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. PROHIBITION. 
No Federal funds may be obligated or expended by 
any Federal department or agency for the following: 
(1) Disinformation research grants. 
(2) Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace grants. 
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(3) Programs within the National Science 
Foundation’s Track F: Trust and Authenticity in 
Communications Systems. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8520 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, to implement the Climate Ready Tribes 
Initiative. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2024 
Ms. UNDERWOOD (for herself, Mr. HUFFMAN, and Mr. CARBAJAL) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, to implement the Climate Ready Tribes Ini-
tiative. 
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 ‘‘Tribal Climate Health 
Assurance Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. CLIMATE READY TRIBES INITIATIVE. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
is amended by inserting after section 317V (42 U.S.C. 
247b–24) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 317W. CLIMATE READY TRIBES INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention, in coordination with the National Indian Health 
Board, shall implement the Climate Ready Tribes Initia-
tive for the following purposes: 
‘‘(1) Translating climate change science to in-
form Tribal governments, health departments, and 
communities. 
‘‘(2) Creating decision-support tools to build ca-
pacity to prepare for climate change. 
‘‘(3) Serving as a credible leader in planning 
and preparing for the public health impacts of cli-
mate change. 
‘‘(4) Identifying, assessing, and taking action to 
mitigate climate-related health threats. 
‘‘(5) Sharing relevant materials and resources, 
including information about funding and other op-
portunities. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 
there is authorized to be appropriated $110,000,000 
for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made 
available under paragraph (1) may be transferred or 
reprogrammed by the Secretary to carry out another 
program administered by the Secretary.’’. 
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(B) a maximum student to school psychol-
ogist ratio of 500 to 1; and 
(C) a maximum student to school social 
worker ratio of 250 to 1. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ESEA DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘elemen-
tary school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘secondary 
school’’, ‘‘State’’, and ‘‘State educational agency’’ 
have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(2) HIGH-NEED SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high-need 
school’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2211(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6631(b)). 
(3) OUTLYING
AREA.—The term ‘‘outlying 
area’’ means an outlying area specified in section 
8101(36)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(36)(A)). 
(4) SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 
PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘school-based mental health 
services provider’’ includes a State-licensed or State 
certified school counselor, school psychologist, school 
social worker, community-based mental health pro-
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8523 
To require Transmission Organizations to allow bids from aggregators of 
certain retail customers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2024 
Mr. CASTEN (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, 
and Mr. TONKO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require Transmission Organizations to allow bids from 
aggregators of certain retail customers, 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 ‘‘Responsive Energy De-
mand Unlocks Clean Energy Act’’ or the ‘‘REDUCE 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AGGREGATOR BIDDING INTO ORGANIZED POWER 
MARKETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any prohibition 
established by State law or a State commission (as such 
term is defined in section 3(15) of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 796(15))) with respect to who may bid into 
an organized wholesale electric market, each Transmission 
Organization shall, consistent with any applicable market 
rules that do not establish such prohibition, allow 
aggregators of retail customers to submit bids that aggre-
gate demand flexibility of the customers of utilities that 
distributed more than 4 million megawatt-hours in the 
previous fiscal year. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 12 months after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission shall promulgate a final rule pur-
suant to subsection (a). 
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eral shall establish a civilian traffic violation enforcement 
grant program (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) 
to provide funding to local, State, or Tribal government 
entities to ensure that the enforcement of traffic violations 
is carried out by a civilian or traffic monitoring tech-
nology, instead of a law enforcement officer. 
(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The Attorney General 
shall make grants under the Program to local, State, or 
Tribal government entities. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Amounts from a grant 
awarded under the Program may only be used for the pur-
poses of ensuring that the enforcement of traffic violations 
is carried out by a civilian or traffic monitoring tech-
nology, including for the purchasing of such technology 
and the hiring of civilians. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2024 through 2029 to carry out the Pro-
gram. 
(e) CIVILIAN DEFINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘civil-
ian’’ means an individual employed by a local, State, or 
Tribal government entity to enforce traffic laws, who is 
not a law enforcement officer. 
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SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION BY FEDERAL AGENCIES OF CRI-
TERIA, METRICS, GUIDING PRINCIPLES, AND 
RECOMMENDATIONS. 
No later than 90 days after the completion of the 
final report under section 2(c)(2)(G), the President 
shall— 
(1) direct all relevant Federal agencies, White 
House offices, Federal interagency councils, and 
other relevant Federal entities— 
(A) to incorporate the criteria and metrics 
under section 2(c)(2)(A) to identify climate-bur-
dened communities, including for the purpose of 
informing any relevant initiatives to geographi-
cally map the location of disadvantaged or vul-
nerable communities, including by using— 
(i) 
the 
Environmental 
Protection 
Agency’s EJScreen tool; and 
(ii) the Council on Environmental 
Quality’s Climate and Economic Justice 
Screening Tool; and 
(B) to incorporate the guiding principles 
and recommendations under section 2(c)(2)(B) 
into plans, strategies, and programs to the 
maximum extent possible, including for the pur-
pose of prioritizing investment and directing 
programmatic resources towards climate-bur-
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dened communities, including through the 
Justice40 Initiative; and 
(2) issue to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate, and make available to the public, a report 
specifying— 
(A) the steps taken to comply with sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1); and 
(B) how the Climate Justice Working 
Group will continue to be utilized and involved 
in upcoming Federal planning and initiatives 
related to supporting a just and equitable tran-
sition towards a clean, climate-resilient, zero- 
emission economy. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8528 
To increase the criminal penalties for assaulting a Bureau of Prisons 
correctional officer. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2024 
Mr. D’ESPOSITO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To increase the criminal penalties for assaulting a Bureau 
of Prisons correctional officer. 
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 ‘‘Safer Prisons Act of 
2024’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR ASSAULT ON BUREAU 
OF PRISONS CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS. 
Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR ASSAULT ON BU-
REAU OF PRISONS CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS.—In the 
case of any violation of this section against a correctional 
officer of the Bureau of Prisons, the applicable maximum 
term of imprisonment under this section shall be doubled, 
and the applicable maximum fine shall be adjusted accord-
ingly.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 852 
To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program for civilian 
traffic violation enforcement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2023 
Mr. TORRES of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program 
for civilian traffic violation enforcement. 
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 ‘‘Investing in Safer 
Traffic Stops Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANT FOR CIVILIAN TRAFFIC VIOLATION EN-
FORCEMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8532 
To identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices 
under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health 
outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2024 
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida (for herself, Ms. SALAZAR, Ms. CASTOR of 
Florida, and Ms. LETLOW) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To identify and address barriers to coverage of remote phys-
iologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve 
maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and 
postpartum women. 
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 ‘‘Connected Maternal 
Online Monitoring Act’’ or the ‘‘Connected MOM Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF REMOTE PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING 
DEVICES AND IMPACT ON MATERNAL AND 
CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES UNDER MED-
ICAID. 
(a) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Con-
gress a report containing information on authorities and 
State practices for covering remote physiological moni-
toring devices, including limitations and barriers to such 
coverage and the impact on maternal health outcomes, and 
to the extent appropriate, recommendations on how to ad-
dress such limitations or barriers related to coverage of 
remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid pro-
grams, including, but not limited to, pulse oximeters, blood 
pressure cuffs, scales, and blood glucose monitors, with 
the goal of improving maternal and child health outcomes 
for pregnant and postpartum women enrolled in State 
Medicaid programs. 
(b) STATE RESOURCES.—Not later than 6 months 
after the submission of the report required by subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall update resources for State Med-
icaid programs, such as State Medicaid telehealth toolkits, 
to be consistent with the recommendations provided in 
such report. 
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‘‘(B) the standards applied by the body in 
determining whether or not to accredit a clinic 
correspond to the criteria described in section 
340J–1(a), and are not less restrictive than 
such criteria; 
‘‘(C) there is adequate provision for assur-
ing that the standards of the accreditation body 
continue to be met by the clinic; 
‘‘(D) in the case of any clinic previously 
accredited by the body which has had its ac-
creditation denied, suspended, withdrawn, or re-
voked or which has had any other action taken 
against it by the accrediting body, the accred-
iting body agrees to submit to the Secretary the 
name of such clinic within 30 days of the action 
taken; and 
‘‘(E) if the accreditation body has its ap-
proval withdrawn by the Secretary, the body 
agrees to notify each clinic accredited by the 
body of the withdrawal within 10 days of the 
withdrawal.’’. 
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(6) VARSITY INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘varsity intercollegiate athletics 
program’’ means a team or other program unit of an 
institution participating in a sport— 
(A) played at the intercollegiate level; 
(B) administered by an athletic depart-
ment; and 
(C) for which eligibility requirements for 
participation by student athletes are established 
by an association. 
(7) VARSITY SPORTS TEAM.—The term ‘‘varsity 
sports team’’— 
(A) means a team of student athletes orga-
nized by a varsity intercollegiate athletics pro-
gram to participate in a varsity intercollegiate 
athletics competition; and 
(B) does not include a team that is tradi-
tionally characterized as an intramural or club 
team. 
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Union Calendar No. 474 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8534 
[Report No. 118–573] 
A BILL 
To prohibit a student athlete from being considered 
an employee of an institution, a conference, or an 
association based on participation in certain 
intercollegiate athletics. 
JULY 5, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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(C) is engaged in the services of diagnosis, 
maintenance, or repair of motor vehicles or 
motor vehicle engines pursuant to such fran-
chise agreement. 
(9) MOTOR
VEHICLE
MANUFACTURER.—The 
term ‘‘motor vehicle manufacturer’’ means a person 
engaged in the business of manufacturing or assem-
bling new motor vehicles. 
(10) ORIGINAL
EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURER; 
OEM.—The term ‘‘original equipment manufacturer’’ 
or ‘‘OEM’’ means any person who is engaged in the 
business of selling, leasing, or otherwise supplying 
new digital electronic equipment or parts of equip-
ment manufactured by or on behalf of itself, to any 
person. 
(11) OWNER.—The term ‘‘owner’’ means a per-
son who owns or leases digital electronic equipment. 
(12) PART.—The term ‘‘part’’ means any re-
placement part, either new or used, made available 
by or to an OEM for purposes of effecting the serv-
ices of maintenance or repair of digital electronic 
equipment manufactured by or on behalf of, sold, or 
otherwise supplied by the OEM. 
(13) PARTS PAIRING.—The term ‘‘parts pair-
ing’’ means, with respect to a part, the practice of 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8537 
To require a study on public health impacts as a consequence of the February 
3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2024 
Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself and Ms. KAPTUR) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require a study on public health impacts as a consequence 
of the February 3, 2023, train derailment in East Pal-
estine, Ohio. 
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 ‘‘East Palestine Health 
Impact Monitoring Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. STUDY ON PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS AS A CON-
SEQUENCE OF THE TRAIN DERAILMENT IN 
EAST PALESTINE, OHIO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
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retary’’) shall award a grant, contract, or cooperative 
agreement to an eligible entity for purposes of conducting 
a longitudinal study on any human health effects as a con-
sequence of the February 3, 2023, train derailment in 
East Palestine, Ohio, and subsequent venting and burning 
of chemicals. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible for the award 
under subsection (a), an entity shall be a consortium of 
public or private institutions of higher education that dem-
onstrates requisite capacity and expertise to carry out the 
study described in such subsection. The Secretary shall 
give additional consideration to eligible entities that have 
established relationships within the affected communities. 
(c) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives— 
(1) not later than 2 years after the date on 
which an award is made pursuant to subsection (a), 
a report summarizing the progress of such study, in-
cluding a description of any challenges related to 
conducting such study and an anticipated timeline 
for completion of such study and publication of re-
sults; and 
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(2) not later than 1 year after publication of 
such results, a report describing such results and 
any ongoing or planned activities of the Secretary to 
support or conduct further research and, as appro-
priate, otherwise address such results. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029, to carry out this Act. 
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