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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9093 
To prioritize healthcare facilities and mental or behavioral health facilities 
in the Community Facilities program for fiscal years 2025 through 
2031, and allow loans and grants under the program to be used for 
medical supplies, increasing telehealth capabilities, supporting staffing 
needs, or renovating and remodeling closed facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2024 
Ms. UNDERWOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To prioritize healthcare facilities and mental or behavioral 
health facilities in the Community Facilities program 
for fiscal years 2025 through 2031, and allow loans 
and grants under the program to be used for medical 
supplies, increasing telehealth capabilities, supporting 
staffing needs, or renovating and remodeling closed facili-
ties. 
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 ‘‘Prioritizing Rural Hos-
pitals Act’’. 
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of technology and patient monitoring devices in ma-
ternity care. 
(2) CONTENT.—The agreement entered into 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall provide for the 
study of the following: 
(A) The use of innovative technology (in-
cluding artificial intelligence) in maternal 
health care, including the extent to which such 
technology has affected racial or ethnic biases 
in maternal health care. 
(B) The use of patient monitoring devices 
(including pulse oximeter devices) in maternal 
health care, including the extent to which such 
devices have affected racial or ethnic biases in 
maternal health care. 
(C) Best practices for reducing and pre-
venting racial or ethnic biases in the use of in-
novative technology and patient monitoring de-
vices in maternity care. 
(D) Best practices in the use of innovative 
technology and patient monitoring devices for 
pregnant and postpartum individuals from ra-
cial and ethnic minority groups. 
(E) Best practices with respect to privacy 
and security safeguards in such use. 
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tion, and expansion of inland waterways projects shall be 
derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, except 
as otherwise specifically provided for in law: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, 
once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction 
projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River allu-
vial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized 
by law, $370,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $5,465,000, to be derived from the Harbor Main-
tenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share 
of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland har-
bors: Provided, That the Secretary shall not deviate from 
the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For expenses necessary for the operation, mainte-
nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and 
storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 
and related projects authorized by law; providing security 
for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, includ-
ing administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining 
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is received from the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress; 
(5) augments or reduces existing programs, 
projects, or activities in excess of the amounts con-
tained in paragraphs (6) through (10), unless prior 
approval is received from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress; 
(6) INVESTIGATIONS.—For a base level over 
$100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base 
amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study, 
or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level 
less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is 
$25,000: Provided further, That up to $25,000 may 
be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activ-
ity that did not receive an appropriation for existing 
obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; 
(7) CONSTRUCTION.—For a base level over 
$2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the 
base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, 
study or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a 
base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming 
limit is $300,000: Provided further, That up to 
$3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled con-
tractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate de-
ficiency judgments: Provided further, That up to 
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BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION 
OPERATION OF INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
education programs, as authorized by law, including the 
Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 
1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Education Amend-
ments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally 
Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), 
$1,198,216,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2026, except as otherwise provided herein: Provided, That 
federally recognized Indian Tribes and Tribal organiza-
tions of federally recognized Indian Tribes may use their 
Tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance 
costs: Provided further, That not to exceed $871,983,000 
for school operations costs of Bureau-funded schools and 
other education programs shall become available on June 
1, 2025, and shall remain available until September 30, 
2026: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian 
Self–Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) 
and section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed $96,886,000 within and 
only from such amounts made available for school oper-
ations shall be available for administrative cost grants as-
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(1) 
the 
rate 
of 
tax 
under 
section 
4081(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 shall be zero; and 
(2) the Leaking Underground Storage Tank 
Trust Fund financing rate under section 4081(a)(2) 
of such Code shall not apply to gasoline to which the 
rate under paragraph (1) applies. 
(b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall transfer from the general fund to the 
Highway Trust Fund established under section 
9503(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund 
established under section 9508(a) of such Code 
amounts equal to the reduction in amounts credited 
(but for this subsection) to each such Trust Fund by 
reason of subsection (a). 
(2) COORDINATION RULES.— 
(A) LEAKING
UNDERGROUND
STORAGE 
TANK TRUST FUND.—Amounts transferred to 
the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust 
Fund under paragraph (1) shall be treated for 
purposes of sections 9503(b)(1) and 9508(b)(2) 
of such Code as taxes received in the Treasury 
under section 4081 of such Code attributable to 
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‘‘§ 2285. Orders purporting to restrain enforcement 
against non-parties 
‘‘No court of the United States (and no district court 
of the Virgin Islands, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Is-
lands) shall issue an order that purports to restrain the 
enforcement against a non-party of any statute, regula-
tion, order, or similar authority, unless the non-party is 
represented by a party acting in a representative capacity 
pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 155 of title 28, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 2285 the 
following: 
‘‘2285. Orders purporting to restrain enforcement against non-parties.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 481 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8998 
[Report No. 118–581] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior, environment, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and 
for other purposes. 
JULY 11, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 899 
To terminate the Department of Education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. MASSIE (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. BISHOP 
of North Carolina, Mr. ROY, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. 
BURLISON, and Mr. MCCORMICK) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To terminate the Department of Education. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDU-
CATION. 
The Department of Education shall terminate on De-
cember 31, 2023. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 89 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of national 
injunctions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. BIGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the 
issuance of national injunctions, 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 ‘‘Injunctive Authority 
Clarification Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. ORDERS PURPORTING TO RESTRAIN ENFORCE-
MENT AGAINST NON-PARTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 155 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9001 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise certain physician 
self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2024 
Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. GRIFFITH, and Mr. VICENTE 
GONZALEZ of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise 
certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to phy-
sician-owned hospitals. 
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 ‘‘Physician Led and 
Rural Access to Quality Care Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REVISING CERTAIN PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL EX-
EMPTIONS RELATING TO PHYSICIAN-OWNED 
HOSPITALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1877 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395nn) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting 
‘‘(other than a covered rural hospital (as de-
fined in subsection (h)))’’ after ‘‘a hospital’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(D), by inserting ‘‘in 
the case of a hospital other than a covered rural 
hospital (as defined in subsection (h)),’’ before 
‘‘the hospital’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) COVERED
RURAL
HOSPITAL.—The term 
‘covered rural hospital’ means a hospital that— 
‘‘(A) is located in a rural area (as defined 
in section 1886(d)(2)(D)); and 
‘‘(B) as of the date that such hospital en-
rolls under this title, is located more than a 35- 
mile drive (or, in the case of mountainous ter-
rain or in areas with only secondary roads 
available, a 15-mile drive) from a hospital or a 
critical access hospital.’’. 
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(b) ALLOWING FOR EXPANSION OF EXISTING PHYSI-
CIAN-OWNED HOSPITALS.—Section 1877(i) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(i)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘in para-
graph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘in paragraph (3) or (7)’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) SUNSET OF EXPANSION PROHIBITION.— 
The requirement described in paragraph (1)(B) shall 
not apply beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this paragraph.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9003 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the Women-Owned 
Small Business program in the Department of Veterans Affairs procure-
ment hierarchy of small business preferences, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2024 
Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER
(for herself, Ms. HOYLE
of Oregon, Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER, Mr. COSTA, and Ms. ROSS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
Women-Owned Small Business program in the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs procurement hierarchy of small 
business preferences, 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 ‘‘Veterans Affairs Op-
portunity for Women-Owned Small Businesses Act of 
2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS 
PROGRAM IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
PROCUREMENT 
HIERARCHY 
OF 
SMALL BUSINESS PREFERENCES. 
Section 8127(h) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) section 8(m) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 637(m)).’’; and 
(D) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respec-
tively; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively; 
(3) in the matter before subparagraph (A), as 
redesignated by paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ 
before ‘‘Preferences for’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph (2): 
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‘‘(2) All preferences described in subparagraph (C) 
of paragraph (1) shall be afforded the same degree of pri-
ority under such paragraph.’’. 
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the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust 
Fund financing rate. 
(B) HIGHWAY
TRUST
FUND.—Amounts 
transferred to the Highway Trust Fund under 
paragraph (1) shall be treated for purposes of 
section 9503(b)(1) of such Code as taxes re-
ceived in the Treasury under section 4081 of 
such Code which are not attributable to the 
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust 
Fund financing rate. 
(c) BENEFITS
OF TAX REDUCTION SHOULD BE 
PASSED ON TO CONSUMERS.— 
(1) It is the policy of Congress that— 
(A) consumers immediately receive the 
benefit of the reduction in taxes resulting from 
the application of subsection (a); and 
(B) transportation motor fuels producers 
and other dealers take such actions as nec-
essary to reduce transportation motor fuels 
prices to reflect such reduction. 
(2) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary may use 
all applicable authorities to ensure that the benefit 
of the reduction in taxes resulting from the applica-
tion of subsection (a) is received by consumers. 
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(19) Jens Stoltenberg has re-committed that 
the NATO Alliance will stand together against any 
threat posed to a NATO member, ensuring contin-
ued peace and stability within NATO territory and 
around the world. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) AWARD
AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the President pro tempore 
of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the 
award, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal 
of appropriate design to Jens Stoltenberg, in recognition 
of his contributions to the security, unity, and defense of 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the 
award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 
strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and 
inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. The de-
sign shall bear an inscription of the name of Jens 
Stoltenberg. 
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3, at a price 
sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 
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SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—Medals struck under this 
Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 
31, United States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals 
struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 
items. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF 
SALE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 
authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 
Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be nec-
essary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under 
this Act. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALES.—Amounts received from 
the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under sec-
tion 4 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Pub-
lic Enterprise Fund. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9008 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary to award 
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to estab-
lish, maintain, or improve activities related to the detection and moni-
toring of infectious diseases through wastewater for public health emer-
gency preparedness and response purposes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2024 
Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California (for himself and Mr. BACON) 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 to award grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements to eligible entities to establish, maintain, or 
improve activities related to the detection and monitoring 
of infectious diseases through wastewater for public 
health emergency preparedness and response purposes, 
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 ‘‘Surveilling Effluent 
Water for Epidemic Response Act’’ or the ‘‘SEWER Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title XXVIII of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–31 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2827. NATIONAL WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE SYS-
TEM. 
‘‘(a) NATIONAL WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE SYS-
TEM.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in coordi-
nation with Federal departments and agencies and rel-
evant State and local departments and agencies, shall ex-
pand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the Na-
tional Wastewater Surveillance System to detect and mon-
itor pathogens in wastewater, such as SARS–CoV–2, in-
fluenza, mpox, dengue, West Nile virus, and respiratory 
syncytial virus. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
through 2029, to remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the 
amendment made by subsection (a) shall be construed as 
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requiring a wastewater utility or service provider to com-
ply with a request for wastewater surveillance. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9009 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a gasoline tax 
holiday. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2024 
Mr. HARDER of California (for himself and Ms. SCHRIER) 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 provide 
a gasoline tax holiday. 
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 ‘‘Gas Prices Relief Act 
of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. 2024 GASOLINE TAX HOLIDAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of gasoline removed, 
entered, or sold on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and before January 1, 2025— 
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