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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6370 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the safe 
storage of firearms, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2022 
Ms. SLOTKIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to 
require the safe storage of firearms, 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 ‘‘Safe Guns, Safe Kids 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SECURE GUN STORAGE OR SAFETY DEVICE. 
Section 922(z) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) SECURE GUN STORAGE BY OWNERS.— 
‘‘(A) OFFENSE.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), it shall be unlawful for 
a person to knowingly store or keep any 
firearm that has moved in, or that has oth-
erwise affected, interstate or foreign com-
merce on the premises of a residence under 
the control of the person if— 
‘‘(I) the person knows, or reason-
ably should know, that a minor is 
likely to gain access to the firearm 
without the permission of the parent 
or guardian of the minor; and 
‘‘(II) a minor obtains the firearm 
and uses the firearm in the commis-
sion of a crime or causes injury or 
death to such minor, or any other in-
dividual. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) shall 
not apply to a person if the person— 
‘‘(I) keeps the firearm— 
‘‘(aa) secure using a secure 
gun storage or safety device; or 
‘‘(bb) in a location which a 
reasonable person would believe 
to be secure; or 
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‘‘(II) carries the firearm on his 
or her person or within such close 
proximity thereto that the person can 
readily retrieve and use the firearm as 
if the person carried the firearm on 
his or her person. 
‘‘(B) PENALTY.—Whoever violates sub-
paragraph (A) shall be fined under this title, 
imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(C) MINOR DEFINED.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘minor’ means an individual who is 
less than 18 years of age.’’. 
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status as a covered entity to any person, part-
nership, or corporation that sells, licenses, or 
otherwise provides through a commercial rela-
tionship any automated decision system de-
ployed by the covered entity in an automated 
decision system or augmented critical decision 
process; 
(D) require each covered entity to submit 
to the Commission, on an annual basis, a sum-
mary report for ongoing impact assessment of 
any deployed automated decision system or aug-
mented critical decision process; 
(E) require each covered entity to submit 
an initial summary report to the Commission 
for any new automated decision system or aug-
mented critical decision process prior to its de-
ployment by the covered entity; 
(F) allow any person, partnership, or cor-
poration over which the Commission has juris-
diction under section 5(a)(2) of the Federal 
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(2)) 
that deploys any automated decision system or 
augmented critical decision process, but is not 
a covered entity, to submit to the Commission 
a summary report for any impact assessment 
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(3) a measure of average officer pay in police 
and sheriff departments compared to cost of living 
in the jurisdiction in which they are currently em-
ployed; and 
(4) legislative and administrative recommenda-
tions for improving the percentage of officers that 
live in the jurisdiction in which they are employed 
and how representative the law enforcement agency 
is of the community it serves. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6380 
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a grant program to make 
grants to the parents of students enrolled in elementary schools or 
secondary schools that, for any reason related to COVID–19, are failing 
to provide in-person instruction for each enrolled student for each school 
day of school year 2021–2022, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2022 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Ohio, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. LATURNER, Mr. 
STEIL, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. BABIN, and Mr. 
OBERNOLTE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a grant 
program to make grants to the parents of students en-
rolled in elementary schools or secondary schools that, 
for any reason related to COVID–19, are failing to pro-
vide in-person instruction for each enrolled student for 
each school day of school year 2021–2022, 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 ‘‘Open Schools Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Parents are best equipped to make decisions 
for their children, including the educational setting 
that will best serve the interests and educational 
needs of their child. 
(2) After more than 2 years of the COVID–19 
pandemic, it is now known that pandemic-related 
school closures deprive children of the equalizing 
force of education. The pandemic is widening edu-
cational inequality and the learning gaps created by 
these shutdowns will only get even worse if they con-
tinue. 
(3) Peer interactions are a crucial ingredient to 
academic success. A Yale University study has found 
that the inability to be with friends and peers from 
different socioeconomic groups did more damage to 
children’s educational progress than any other factor 
and underscored the importance of having kids from 
across the socioeconomic spectrum learning together. 
(4) When schools close, parents are often asked 
to facilitate the learning of children at home and can 
struggle to perform this task. This is especially true 
for parents with limited resources which can be ex-
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occur immediately following the conclusion of 
consideration of the joint resolution, and a sin-
gle quorum call at the conclusion of the debate 
if requested in accordance with the rules of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(D) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE-
DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
relating to the application of the rules of the 
Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure re-
lating to a joint resolution shall be decided 
without debate. 
‘‘(e) AMENDMENT NOT IN ORDER.—A joint resolu-
tion of disapproval considered pursuant to this section 
shall not be subject to amendment in either the House 
of Representatives or the Senate. 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION
WITH
ACTION
BY
OTHER 
HOUSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If, before passing the joint 
resolution, one House receives from the other a joint 
resolution— 
‘‘(A) the joint resolution of the other 
House shall not be referred to a committee; and 
‘‘(B) the procedure in the receiving house 
shall be the same as if no joint resolution had 
been received from the other house until the 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6382 
To nullify the order of the Mayor of the District of Columbia imposing 
a vaccine entry requirement for certain establishments and facilities, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2022 
Mr. GAETZ (for himself, Mrs. GREENE of Georgia, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. 
DUNCAN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. 
CLYDE, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. ROY, Mrs. LESKO, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. 
CLOUD, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. 
BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. BROOKS, and Mr. SCHWEIKERT) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform 
A BILL 
To nullify the order of the Mayor of the District of Columbia 
imposing a vaccine entry requirement for certain estab-
lishments and facilities, 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. NULLIFICATION OF VACCINE ENTRY REQUIRE-
MENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
Order 2021–148 of the Mayor of the District of Co-
lumbia (December 22, 2021) and any successor or sub-
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stantially similar order of the Mayor of the District of Co-
lumbia shall have no force or effect. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6386 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 450 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, 
Illinois, as the ‘‘Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memo-
rial Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. VETERANS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN MEMO-
RIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 450 West Schaumburg Road in 
Schaumburg, Illinois, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Of-
fice Building’’. 
(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 ‘‘Veterans of Iraq and 
Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 11, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6386 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 450 West Schaumburg Road 
in Schaumburg, Illinois, as the ‘‘Veterans of Iraq 
and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building’’.
IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6386 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 12, 2022 
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 450 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, 
Illinois, as the ‘‘Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memo-
rial Post Office Building’’. 
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. VETERANS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN MEMO-
RIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 450 West Schaumburg Road in 
Schaumburg, Illinois, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Of-
fice Building’’. 
(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 ‘‘Veterans of Iraq and 
Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 11, 2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6387 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a school security 
coordinating council, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2022 
Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, 
Mr. CARSON, Mrs. HAYES, and Ms. TITUS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
a school security coordinating council, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘School and Daycare 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SCHOOL SECURITY COORDINATING COUNCIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
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HR 7666 RFS
(6) in section 1926(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 300x– 
26(b)(2)(B)), by striking ‘‘substance abuse’’; 
(7) in section 1931(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 300x– 
31(b)(2)), by striking ‘‘substance abuse’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘substance use disorders’’; 
(8) in section 1933(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 300x– 
33(d)), in the matter following subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘abuse of alcohol and other drugs’’ and in-
serting ‘‘use of substances’’; 
(9) by amending paragraph (4) of section 1934 
(42 U.S.C. 300x–34) to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘substance use disorder’ means 
the recurrent use of alcohol or other drugs that 
causes clinically significant impairment.’’; 
(10) in section 1935 (42 U.S.C. 300x–35)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sub-
stance abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘substance use dis-
orders’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘sub-
stance abuse’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘substance use disorders’’; 
(11) in section 1949 (42 U.S.C. 300x–59), by 
striking ‘‘substance abuse’’ each place it appears in 
subsections (a) and (d) and inserting ‘‘substance use 
disorders’’; 
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‘‘SEC. 711. SCHOOL SECURITY COORDINATING COUNCIL. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department a coordinating council to ensure that, to the 
maximum extent practicable, activities, plans, and policies 
to enhance the security of an early childhood education 
program, elementary school, high school, or secondary 
schools against an act of terrorism are coordinated. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—The members of the council es-
tablished pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, 
and Plans. 
‘‘(2) The Director of the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security. 
‘‘(3) The Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency. 
‘‘(4) The Director of the Secret Service. 
‘‘(5) The Executive Director of the Office of 
Academic Engagement. 
‘‘(6) The Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. 
‘‘(7) Any other official of the Department the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(c) LEADERSHIP.—The Secretary shall designate a 
member of the council to serve as chair of the council. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—Not later than January 30, 2023, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
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Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regard-
ing the council’s activities during the preceding year, in-
cluding information on any metrics regarding the efficacy 
of such activities and any engagement with stakeholders 
outside of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘early 
childhood education program’, ‘elementary school’, ‘high 
school’, and ‘secondary school’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
710 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 711. School security coordinating council.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6389 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption 
from gross income for mandatory restitution or civil damages as rec-
ompense for trafficking in persons. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2022 
Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. ARRINGTON, Ms. SEWELL, and Mr. SMITH 
of Missouri) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
an exemption from gross income for mandatory restitu-
tion or civil damages as recompense for trafficking in 
persons. 
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 ‘‘Human Trafficking 
Survivor Tax Relief Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTING FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION 
RESTITUTION AND CIVIL DAMAGES AWARD-
ED UNDER SECTIONS 1593 AND 1595 OF TITLE 
18, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting before section 140 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 139J. CERTAIN AMOUNT RECEIVED AS RESTITUTION 
OR CIVIL DAMAGES AS RECOMPENSE FOR 
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 
‘‘Gross income shall not include any civil damages, 
restitution, or other monetary award (including compen-
satory or statutory damages and restitution imposed in 
a criminal matter) awarded— 
‘‘(1) pursuant to an order of restitution under 
section 1593 of title 18, United States Code, or 
‘‘(2) in an action under section 1595 of title 18, 
United States Code.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting be-
fore the item relating to section 140 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 139J. Certain amount received as restitution or civil damages as rec-
ompense for trafficking in persons.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 638 
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 
FEBRUARY 1, 2021 
Mr. CLOUD (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. PERRY, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. 
BUDD, Mr. PALMER, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. HIGGINS of Lou-
isiana, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. 
WRIGHT, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. ROY, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. BISHOP of North 
Carolina, Mr. BUCK, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. TAYLOR, 
and Mr. GOODEN of Texas) 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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‘‘(c) CONSIDERATION
OF
THE PRESIDENT’S PRO-
POSAL IN THE SENATE.— 
‘‘(1) INTRODUCTION.—Any debt reduction pro-
posal submitted by the President under section 
3101B of title 31, United States Code, shall be in-
troduced by the majority or minority leader of the 
Senate or their designees. Upon introduction, the 
Chair of the Committee on the Budget shall within 
3 days submit the proposal to the Congressional 
Budget Office to be scored. 
‘‘(2) REFERRAL.—Any proposal introduced 
under paragraph (1) shall be referred to the Com-
mittee on the Budget of the Senate. 
‘‘(3) REQUESTS BY BUDGET COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(A) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES.—Not 
later than 3 days after the date on which a pro-
posal is referred under paragraph (2), the Chair 
of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
shall submit to each appropriate committee of 
the Senate a request that, during the 30-day 
period beginning on the date on which the re-
quest is made, the appropriate committee sub-
mit to the Committee on the Budget of the 
Senate— 
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