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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2142 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 16, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small 
Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Om-
budsman to create a centralized website for compliance 
guides, 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. CENTRALIZED WEBSITE FOR COMPLIANCE 
GUIDES. 
Section 30 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(e) CENTRALIZED WEBSITE.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Ombudsman shall maintain a publicly available 
website that includes— 
‘‘(1) hyperlinks to small entity compliance 
guides described under section 212(a)(1) of the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness 
Act of 1996; and 
‘‘(2) with respect to each such small entity com-
pliance guide, the contact information for an indi-
vidual who can offer assistance to small entities with 
respect to the rules that are the subject of such 
guide. 
‘‘(f) REPORT ON AGENCY COMPLIANCE.—The Om-
budsman shall include in the annual report required under 
subsection (b)(2)(C) an assessment of agency compliance 
with the requirements of section 212 of the Small Busi-
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ness Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 for the 
year covered by such annual report.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 15, 2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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Union Calendar No. 82 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2142 
[Report No. 116–113] 
To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agri-
culture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a centralized 
website for compliance guides, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Mr. DELGADO (for himself and Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
JUNE 13, 2019 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. SPANO, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, 
Mr. CASE, Mrs. CRAIG, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, 
Mr. BRINDISI, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. WATKINS, and MRS. AXNE 
JUNE 13, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small 
Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Om-
budsman to create a centralized website for compliance 
guides, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CENTRALIZED WEBSITE FOR COMPLIANCE 
GUIDES. 
Section 30 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(e) CENTRALIZED WEBSITE.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Ombudsman shall maintain a publicly available 
website that includes— 
‘‘(1) hyperlinks to small entity compliance 
guides described under section 212(a)(1) of the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness 
Act of 1996; and 
‘‘(2) with respect to each such small entity com-
pliance guide, the contact information for an indi-
vidual who can offer assistance to small entities with 
respect to the rules that are the subject of such 
guide. 
‘‘(f) REPORT ON AGENCY COMPLIANCE.—The Om-
budsman shall include in the annual report required under 
subsection (b)(2)(C) an assessment of agency compliance 
with the requirements of section 212 of the Small Busi-
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Union Calendar No. 82 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2142 
[Report No. 116–113] 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to require the 
Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory En-
forcement Ombudsman to create a centralized 
website for compliance guides, and for other pur-
poses. 
JUNE 13, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2145 
To provide disaster relief. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Mr. RICE of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 
DUNN, and Mr. ROUZER) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide disaster relief. 
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 ‘‘Disaster Tax Relief 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act— 
(1) QUALIFIED
DISASTER
AREA.—The term 
‘‘qualified disaster area’’ means any area with re-
spect to which a major disaster was declared, during 
the period beginning on January 1, 2018, and end-
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(A) at military installations or facilities of 
the Department of Defense; or 
(B) in modes of transportation by the 
Navy or the Coast Guard. 
(3) DURATION.—The Secretary may carry out 
the research and development phase of the Program 
commencing not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(4) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 
carry out the research and development phase of the 
Program through the award of grants to private per-
sons and eligible laboratories. 
(5) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the completion of the research 
and development phase of the Program, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report on the re-
search and development carried out under the Pro-
gram. 
(c) TESTING AND EVALUATION PHASE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the testing and eval-
uation phase of the Program, the Secretary may, in 
pursuit of the goals set forth in subsection (a)(2), 
conduct tests and evaluations of the technologies re-
searched and developed during the research and de-
velopment phase of the Program.
(1) identify strategies and recommend proposals 
to prevent prohibited harassment in employment; 
and 
(2) provide guidance on effective strategies to 
prevent prohibited harassment that are specific to 
industries in which the Task Force determines that 
harassment is particularly prevalent or severe. 
(d) REPORT.—Not less than once every 5 years, the 
Commission shall prepare and publish a report on the 
Commission’s website, which shall be based on the work 
of the Task Force and shall include— 
(1) a review of the prevalence of prohibited har-
assment in employment, including the results of the 
national prevalence survey described in section 112; 
(2) recommendations for Federal, State, and 
local initiatives, reforms, and legislation to prevent 
prohibited harassment in employment; 
(3) assessments of the effectiveness of employ-
ment policies designed to prevent prohibited harass-
ment in employment by changing behavior and cul-
ture; 
(4) assessments of the effectiveness of processes 
for investigations into prohibited harassment in em-
ployment; 
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stantially related to providing, construct-
ing, restoring, or relocating electric, com-
munication, broadband, internet, or other 
utility facilities or services.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2017. 
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‘‘(I) the duration of the circuit 
ride; 
‘‘(II) the average number of 
interviews conducted daily on the cir-
cuit ride; and 
‘‘(III) the percentages of inter-
views conducted for— 
‘‘(aa) individuals who re-
quire Security Advisory Opinions; 
and 
‘‘(bb) individuals who do not 
require Security Advisory Opin-
ions. 
‘‘(B) For the subsequent quarter— 
‘‘(i) the number of circuit rides sched-
uled; and 
‘‘(ii) the number of circuit rides 
planned. 
‘‘(4) PROCESSING.—For the preceding quar-
ter— 
‘‘(A) the average number of days be-
tween— 
‘‘(i) the date on which an individual is 
identified by the United States Govern-
ment as a refugee; and 
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‘‘(ii) the date on which such individual 
is interviewed by the Secretary of Home-
land Security; 
‘‘(B) the average number of days be-
tween— 
‘‘(i) the date on which an individual 
identified by the United States Govern-
ment as a refugee is interviewed by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security; and 
‘‘(ii) the date on which such individual 
is admitted to the United States; and 
‘‘(C) with respect to individuals identified 
by the United States Government as refugees 
who have been interviewed by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the approval, denial, and 
hold rates for the applications for admission of 
such individuals, by nationality. 
‘‘(5) PLAN AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) A plan that describes the procedural 
or personnel changes necessary to ensure the 
admission of the number of refugees authorized 
to be admitted to the United States in accord-
ance with determinations under subsections (a) 
and (b), including a projection of the number of 
refugees to be admitted to the United States 
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each month so as to achieve the numerical goals 
set forth in such determinations. 
‘‘(B) Additional information relating to the 
pace of refugee admissions, as determined by 
the President. 
‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed— 
‘‘(1) to inhibit the expeditious processing of ref-
ugee and asylum applications; or 
‘‘(2) to restrict the authority of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to admit aliens to the United 
States under any other Act.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2147 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition 
of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain 
mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Ms. SEWELL of Alabama (for herself and Mr. SMITH of Nebraska) 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 modify 
the definition of income for purposes of determining the 
tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative tele-
phone or electric companies. 
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 ‘‘Revitalizing Under-
developed Rural Areas and Lands Act of 2019’’ or as the 
‘‘RURAL Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF DE-
TERMINING TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF CER-
TAIN MUTUAL OR COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE 
OR ELECTRIC COMPANIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 501(c)(12) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) In the case of a mutual or cooperative 
telephone or electric company described in this 
paragraph, subparagraph (A) shall be applied 
without taking into account any income received 
or accrued from— 
‘‘(i) any grant, contribution, or assist-
ance provided pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act or any similar grant, con-
tribution, or assistance by any local, State, 
or regional governmental entity for the 
purpose of relief, recovery, or restoration 
from, or preparation for, a disaster or 
emergency, or 
‘‘(ii) any grant or contribution by any 
governmental entity (other than a con-
tribution in aid of construction or any 
other contribution as a customer or poten-
tial customer) the purpose of which is sub-
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(2) DIRECT
AIR
CAPTURE.—The testing and 
evaluation phase of the Program may include dem-
onstration projects for direct air capture to produce 
fuel for use— 
(A) at military installations or facilities of 
the Department of Defense; or 
(B) in modes of transportation by the 
Navy or the Coast Guard. 
(3) 
DURATION.—Subject 
to 
subsection 
(a)(3)(B), the Secretary may carry out the testing 
and evaluation phase of the Program commencing 
on the date of the completion of the research and 
development phase described in subsection (b), ex-
cept that the testing and evaluation phase of the 
Program with respect to direct air capture may com-
mence at such time after a front end engineering 
and design study demonstrates to the Secretary that 
commencement of such phase is appropriate. 
(4) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 
carry out the testing and evaluation phase of the 
Program through the award of grants to private per-
sons and eligible laboratories. 
(5) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the testing and evaluation phase of the Program at
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2149 
To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to include financial 
criminal activities associated with the facilitation of severe forms of 
trafficking in persons within the factors considered as indicia of serious 
and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Mr. STEIL (for himself and Ms. DEAN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
to include financial criminal activities associated with 
the facilitation of severe forms of trafficking in persons 
within the factors considered as indicia of serious and 
sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking 
in persons, 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 ‘‘Exposing the Financ-
ing of Human Trafficking Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF FINANCIAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES. 
Subsection (b) of section 108 of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(13) Whether the government of the country 
vigorously investigates, seeks to prevent, and pros-
ecutes financial criminal activities associated with 
the facilitation of severe forms of trafficking in per-
sons.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 214 
To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. SIMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district 
of Idaho. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DISTRICT JUDGESHIP FOR THE DISTRICT OF 
IDAHO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 addi-
tional district judge for the district of Idaho. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
In order that the table contained in section 133(a) of title 
28, United States Code, will reflect the change in the num-
ber of judgeships authorized by subsection (a), such table 
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is amended by striking the item relating to Idaho and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘Idaho .............................................................................................
3’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2151 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 7722 South Main Street in Pine Plains, New 
York, as the ‘‘Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. 
Kent Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SHANNON M. 
KENT POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 7722 South Main Street in Pine 
Plains, New York, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Of-
fice’’. 
(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 ‘‘Senior Chief Petty 
Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 16, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2151 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 7722 South Main Street in 
Pine Plains, New York, as the ‘‘Senior Chief 
Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Office’’.
IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2151 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 17, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 7722 South Main Street in Pine Plains, New 
York, as the ‘‘Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. 
Kent Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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II 
Calendar No. 300 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2151 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 17, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
NOVEMBER 7, 2019 
Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 7722 South Main Street in Pine Plains, New 
York, as the ‘‘Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. 
Kent Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SHANNON M. 
KENT POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 7722 South Main Street in Pine 
Plains, New York, shall be known and designated as the 
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‘‘Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Of-
fice’’. 
(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 ‘‘Senior Chief Petty 
Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Office’’. 
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Calendar No. 300 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2151 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 7722 South Main Street in 
Pine Plains, New York, as the ‘‘Senior Chief 
Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Office’’. 
NOVEMBER 7, 2019 
Reported without amendment 
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IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6878 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 5, 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To address the health needs of incarcerated women related 
to pregnancy and childbirth, 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 ‘‘Pregnant Women in 
Custody Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) IN CUSTODY.—The term ‘‘in custody’’, with 
respect to an individual, means that the individual is 
under the supervision of a Federal, State, Tribal, or 
local correctional facility, including a pretrial, juve-
nile, medical, or mental health facility and a facility 
operated under a contract with the Federal Govern-
ment or a State, Tribal, or local government. 
(2) OTHER PREGNANCY OUTCOME.—The term 
‘‘other pregnancy outcome’’ means a pregnancy that 
ends in stillbirth, miscarriage, or ectopic pregnancy. 
(3) 
POSTPARTUM
RECOVERY.—The 
term 
‘‘postpartum recovery’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 4051(c) of title 18, United States 
Code, as added by this Act. 
(4) 
RESTRAINTS.—The 
term 
‘‘restraints’’ 
means any physical or mechanical device used to 
control the movement of an incarcerated pregnant 
woman’s body, limbs, or both. 
(5) RESTRICTIVE
HOUSING.—The term ‘‘re-
strictive housing’’ has the meaning given that term 
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