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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 30 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the punishment for 
certain offenses involving children, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2023 
Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the 
punishment for certain offenses involving children, 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 Human Traf-
ficking in School Zones Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASED PUNISHMENT FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES 
INVOLVING CHILDREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 110 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2251A 
the following: 
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‘‘§ 2251B. Offenses involving children 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—Any person who commits a felony 
offense involving a minor under section 1201, 1466A, 
1470, 1591, 1594, 2241, 2242, 2243, 2244, 2245, 2251, 
2251A, 2260, 2421, 2422, 2423, or 2425, within 1,000 
feet of the real property comprising a public or private 
elementary, vocational, or secondary school or a public or 
private college, junior college, or university, school-spon-
sored activity, or a playground, or housing facility owned 
by a public housing authority, or within 100 feet of a pub-
lic or private youth center, public park, public playground, 
public swimming pool, or video arcade facility, shall be 
sentenced to a term of imprisonment of up to 5 years in 
addition to the imprisonment imposed for the offense 
under that provision. The sentence imposed under this 
section shall be consecutive to any sentence imposed for 
the offense under that provision. 
‘‘(b) MINOR DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘minor’ means an individual who has not attained 18 years 
of age.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 2251A 
the following new item: 
‘‘2251B. Offenses involving children.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3101 
To prohibit the issuance of a passport with any gender designation other 
than ‘‘male’’ or ‘‘female’’, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2023 
Mrs. LESKO (for herself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, and Mr. 
BIGGS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the issuance of a passport with any gender 
designation other than ‘‘male’’ or ‘‘female’’, 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 ‘‘Traditional Passport 
Act’’ or the ‘‘TPA Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State may not 
issue any passport that contains a gender designation 
other than ‘‘male’’ or ‘‘female’’, and may permit appli-
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cants for passports to select, between such designations, 
only the designation that matches the biological gender of 
the applicant. 
(b) DEFINITION OF BIOLOGICAL GENDER.—For pur-
poses of the prohibition in this section, the biological gen-
der of an individual means the biological classification of 
the individual as of the male or female sex in the context 
of reproductive potential or capacity, as indicated by sex 
chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, 
and nonambiguous internal and external genitalia present 
at birth. 
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rity program. The Administrator may permit applicants 
to and participants in such program to select from only 
‘‘Male’’ or ‘‘Female’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—The terms ‘‘male’’ and ‘‘female’’ 
mean the biological classification of male and female sex 
in the context of reproductive potential or capacity, as in-
dicated by sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hor-
mones, gonads, and nonambiguous internal and external 
genitalia present at birth. 
Æ 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3106 
To prohibit the disclosure of intimate digital depictions, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2023 
Mr. MORELLE (for himself and Ms. ROSS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the disclosure of intimate digital depictions, 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 ‘‘Preventing Deepfakes 
of Intimate Images Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INTIMATE DIGITAL DEPICTIONS. 
The Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization 
Act of 2022 is amended by inserting after section 1309 
the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 1309A. DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE DIGITAL DEPIC-
TIONS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CONSENT.—The term ‘consent’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1309. 
‘‘(2) DEPICTED
INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘de-
picted individual’ means an individual who, as a re-
sult of digitization or by means of digital manipula-
tion, appears in whole or in part in an intimate dig-
ital depiction and who is identifiable by virtue of the 
person’s face, likeness, or other distinguishing char-
acteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other rec-
ognizable feature, or from information displayed in 
connection with the digital depiction. 
‘‘(3) DIGITAL
DEPICTION.—The term ‘digital 
depiction’ means a realistic visual depiction, as that 
term is defined in section 2256(5) of title 18, United 
States Code, of an individual that has been created 
or altered using digital manipulation. 
‘‘(4) DISCLOSE.—The term ‘disclose’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1309. 
‘‘(5) INTIMATE DIGITAL DEPICTION.—The term 
‘intimate digital depiction’ means a digital depiction 
of an individual that has been created or altered 
using digital manipulation and that depicts— 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3110 
To provide for the creation of the Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records 
Collection at the National Archives, to require the expeditious public 
transmission to the Archivist and public disclosure of Missing Armed 
Forces Personnel records, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2023 
Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. FULCHER, and Ms. HOULAHAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Ac-
countability 
A BILL 
To provide for the creation of the Missing Armed Forces 
Personnel Records Collection at the National Archives, 
to require the expeditious public transmission to the Ar-
chivist and public disclosure of Missing Armed Forces 
Personnel records, 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 ‘‘Bring Our Heroes 
Home Act’’. 
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‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com-
posed of representatives of each of the following 
agencies, to be appointed by the head of the respec-
tive agency: 
‘‘(A) The National Park Service. 
‘‘(B) The Bureau of Land Management. 
‘‘(C) The United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
‘‘(D) The Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
‘‘(E) The Bureau of Reclamation. 
‘‘(F) The Forest Service. 
‘‘(G) The Corps of Engineers. 
‘‘(H) The National Marine Fisheries Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS.—In addition 
to the members of the Council appointed under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary may invite participa-
tion in the Council’s meetings or other activities 
from representatives of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Council on Environmental Qual-
ity. 
‘‘(B) The Natural Resources Conservation 
Service. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3109 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to rescind certain no fly zone 
restrictions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2023 
Mr. NEHLS (for himself, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. CLYDE, Ms. 
GREENE of Georgia, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. PERRY, and Mr. STEUBE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to rescind certain 
no fly zone restrictions, 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 ‘‘Airlines Independent 
of Restrictions Act’’ or the ‘‘AIR Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NO FLY ZONE REPEAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall rescind the 
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(2) by striking ‘‘for a reduced price’’ each place 
it appears; 
(3) by striking ‘‘or at a reduced price’’ each 
place it appears; 
(4) by striking ‘‘for reduced price breakfasts’’ 
each place it appears; and 
(5) by striking ‘‘and reduced price’’ each place 
it appears. 
(c) FURTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 
4(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1758(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
second sentence; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph 
(C). 
SEC. 102. REPEAL OF REDUCED PRICE LUNCHES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 30. REPEAL OF REDUCED PRICE LUNCHES. 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the re-
duced price lunch program is repealed and the Secretary 
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may not provide reimbursements for reduced price lunches 
under this Act.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or reduced price’’ each place it 
appears; 
(2) by striking ‘‘or a reduced price’’ each place 
it appears; 
(3) by striking ‘‘or reduced-price’’ each place it 
appears; 
(4) by striking ‘‘and reduced price’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(5) by striking ‘‘a reduced price’’ each place it 
appears. 
TITLE II—EXPANSION OF FREE 
LUNCH ELIGIBILITY 
SEC. 201. POVERTY LEVEL FOR FREE LUNCH. 
Section 9(b)(1)(A) of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(A)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking the third sentence; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘130 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘200 percent’’. 
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SEC. 202. DIRECT CERTIFICATION FOR CHILDREN RECEIV-
ING MEDICAID BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9(b) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5) by amending to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(5) DISCRETIONARY CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) FREE LUNCHES OR BREAKFASTS.— 
Subject to paragraph (6), any local educational 
agency may certify any child as eligible for free 
lunches or breakfasts, without further applica-
tion, by directly communicating with the appro-
priate State or local agency to obtain docu-
mentation of the status of the child as— 
‘‘(i) a member of a family that is re-
ceiving assistance under the temporary as-
sistance for needy families program funded 
under part A of title IV of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 
‘‘(ii) a homeless child or youth (de-
fined as 1 of the individuals described in 
section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
11434a(2))); 
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SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
This Act shall be construed to amend Federal law 
to remove the term ‘‘mentally retarded’’ and ‘‘mental re-
tardation’’ without any intent to— 
(1) change the coverage, eligibility, rights, re-
sponsibilities, or definitions referred to in the 
amended provisions; or 
(2) compel States to change terminology in 
State laws for individuals covered by a provision 
amended by this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3112 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish 
statewide community eligibility for certain special assistance payments, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2023 
Ms. PORTER (for herself, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. WILSON of Flor-
ida, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CARSON, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mrs. WATSON COLE-
MAN, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, and Mr. EVANS) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act to establish statewide community eligibility for cer-
tain special assistance payments, 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 ‘‘No Hungry Kids in 
Schools Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATEWIDE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 11(a)(1)(F) of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xiv) STATEWIDE COMMUNITY ELIGI-
BILITY.—For each school year beginning 
on or after July 1, 2023, the Secretary 
shall establish an option for States to uti-
lize a statewide community eligibility pro-
gram, for purposes of which, in the case of 
a State agency that agrees to provide fund-
ing from sources other than Federal funds 
to ensure that local educational agencies in 
the State receive the free reimbursement 
rate for 100 percent of the meals served at 
applicable schools, as defined by the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(I) the multiplier described in 
clause (vii) shall apply; 
‘‘(II) the threshold described in 
clause (viii) shall be zero; and 
‘‘(III) the percentage of enrolled 
students who were identified students 
shall be calculated across all applica-
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ble schools in the State regardless of 
local educational agency.’’. 
Æ 
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(i) agrees not to submit a claim (or to 
request that the provider submit a claim) 
under this Act for such items or services; 
(ii) agrees to be responsible for pay-
ment of such items or services and under-
stands that no reimbursement will be pro-
vided under this Act for such items or 
services; 
(iii) acknowledges that no limits under 
this Act apply to amounts that may be 
charged for such items or services; and 
(iv) acknowledges that the provider is 
providing services outside the scope of the 
program under this Act. 
(4) AFFIDAVIT.—A participating provider who 
enters into a contract described in paragraph (2) 
shall have in effect during the period any item or 
service is to be provided pursuant to the contract an 
affidavit that shall— 
(A) identify the provider who is to furnish 
such noncovered item or service, and be signed 
by such provider; 
(B) state that the provider will not submit 
any claim under this Act for any noncovered 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3119 
To provide for the issuance of a Manatee Semipostal Stamp. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2023 
Mr. SOTO (for himself and Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Account-
ability, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the issuance of a Manatee Semipostal Stamp. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MANATEE SEMIPOSTAL STAMP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Postal Service 
shall issue a semipostal stamp (hereinafter in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Manatee Semipostal Stamp’’) in accord-
ance with this section. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance and sale 
of the Manatee Semipostal Stamp shall be governed by 
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the provisions of section 416 of title 39, United States 
Code, and regulations issued under such section. 
(c) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—All amounts becoming avail-
able from the sale of the Manatee Semipostal Stamp 
(as determined under section 416(d) of such title 
39) shall be transferred to the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, for purposes of conserving 
manatees and manatee habitat in the United States, 
through payments which shall be made at least twice 
a year. 
(2) PROCEEDS NOT TO BE OFFSET.—In accord-
ance with section 416(d)(4) of such title 39, 
amounts becoming available from the sale of the 
Manatee Semipostal Stamp (as so determined) shall 
not be taken into account in any decision relating to 
the level of appropriations or other Federal funding 
to be furnished in any year to the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(d) DURATION.—The Manatee Semipostal Stamp 
shall be made available to the public for a period of at 
least 2 years, beginning no later than 12 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘semipostal stamp’’ refers to a stamp described in section 
416(a)(1) of title 39, United States Code. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 311 
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide that any estimate 
prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee 
on Taxation shall include costs relating to servicing the public debt, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2023 
Mr. CLOUD (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 
LAMALFA, 
Mr. 
MCCLINTOCK, 
Mr. 
NORMAN, 
Mr. 
PERRY, 
Mr. 
WESTERMAN, Mr. PALMER, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. BAIRD, 
and Mr. CARTER of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on 
the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide 
that any estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget 
Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation shall include 
costs relating to servicing the public debt, 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 ‘‘Cost Estimates Im-
provement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CBO AND JCT ESTIMATES TO INCLUDE DEBT SERV-
ICING COSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 406 the following: 
‘‘ESTIMATES TO INCLUDE DEBT SERVICING COSTS AND A 
LIST OF DUPLICATIVE ACTIVITIES 
‘‘SEC. 407. (a) COST OF DEBT SERVICE.—Any esti-
mate prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budg-
et Office under section 402, and any estimate prepared 
by the Joint Committee on Taxation, shall include, to the 
extent practicable, the costs (if any) of servicing the public 
debt. 
‘‘(b) LIST OF DUPLICATIVE ACTIVITIES.—Any esti-
mate prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budg-
et Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation shall include 
a list of any Federal agencies, programs, and initiatives 
with fragmented, overlapping, or duplicative goals or ac-
tivities covered by the legislation.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 402 the following: 
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‘‘407. Estimates to include debt servicing costs and a list of duplicative activi-
ties.’’. 
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