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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2928 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require 
air carriers to disclose to consumers the actual wheels-off and wheels- 
on times for certain domestic passenger flight segments, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2017 
Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. SIRES) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations 
to require air carriers to disclose to consumers the actual 
wheels-off and wheels-on times for certain domestic pas-
senger flight segments, 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. CONSUMER INFORMATION ON ACTUAL FLIGHT 
TIMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall modify regulations contained in section 234.11 of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure that— 
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(1) a reporting carrier (including its contrac-
tors), during the course of a reservation or ticketing 
discussion or other inquiry, discloses to a consumer 
upon reasonable request the projected period be-
tween the actual wheels-off and wheels-on times for 
a reportable flight; and 
(2) a reporting carrier displays, on the public 
internet website of the carrier, information on the 
actual wheels-off and wheels-on times during the 
most recent calendar month for a reportable flight. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘re-
porting carrier’’ and ‘‘reportable flight’’ have the mean-
ings given those terms in section 234.2 of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act). 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2929 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
certain combat zone compensation of civilian employees of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2017 
Mr. WITTMAN (for himself and Mr. CONNOLLY) 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 exclude 
from gross income certain combat zone compensation 
of civilian employees of the United States. 
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 ‘‘Federal Employee 
Combat Zone Tax Parity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME FOR CERTAIN 
COMBAT ZONE COMPENSATION OF CIVILIAN 
EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 112 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to certain combat zone com-
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pensation of members of the Armed Forces) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Gross income does not in-
clude so much of the compensation as does not ex-
ceed the maximum amount specified in subsection 
(b) for active service as an employee of the United 
States for any month during any part of which such 
employee— 
‘‘(A) served in a combat zone, or 
‘‘(B) was hospitalized as a result of 
wounds, disease, or injury incurred while serv-
ing in a combat zone, 
but this paragraph shall not apply for any month be-
ginning more than 2 years after the date of the ter-
mination of combatant activities in such zone. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘employee’ 
has the meaning given such term by section 
2105 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) ACTIVE SERVICE.—The term ‘active 
service’ means active Federal service by an em-
ployee.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) The heading for section 112 of such Code 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 112. CERTAIN COMBAT ZONE COMPENSATION OF 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND CI-
VILIAN 
EMPLOYEES 
OF 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES.’’. 
(2) The item relating to section 112 in the table 
of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 
1 of such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 112. Certain combat zone compensation of members of the Armed Forces 
and civilian employees of the United States.’’. 
(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 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 292 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
to exempt Alaska Native and American Indian programs from sequestration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2017 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. RUIZ) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Budget 
A BILL 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 to exempt Alaska Native and American 
Indian programs from sequestration. 
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 ‘‘Honoring Our Trust 
Relationships Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘HOT-R Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 255 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(l) AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE PRO-
GRAMS.—The following programs shall be exempt from re-
duction under any order issued under this part: 
‘‘All programs, regardless of their respective ad-
ministering agencies, that primarily serve Indians, 
Indian tribes, or tribal organizations (as those terms 
are defined under section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
450b)). 
‘‘All programs administered by the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs. 
‘‘All programs administered by the Bureau of 
Indian Education. 
‘‘All programs administered by the Indian 
Health Service. 
‘‘All programs administered by the Office of In-
dian Education of the Department of Education and 
all programs authorized under title VI of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). 
‘‘All programs administered by the Office of 
Native American Programs of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development. 
‘‘All Tribal Justice and Safety programs admin-
istered by the Department of Justice. 
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‘‘All programs administered by the Administra-
tion for Native Americans of the Department of 
Health and Human Services.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2934 
To prohibit access to and use of certain Russian-owned diplomatic facilities 
and properties by the Government of the Russian Federation, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 16, 2017 
Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California (for herself, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 
JEFFRIES, Mr. EVANS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KIND, Mrs. WATSON COLE-
MAN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. RUSH, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. LEE, 
and Mr. COHEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit access to and use of certain Russian-owned diplo-
matic facilities and properties by the Government of the 
Russian Federation, 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 ‘‘Deny Russian Access 
to Diplomatic Compounds Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ACCESS TO AND USE OF CERTAIN 
RUSSIAN-OWNED 
DIPLOMATIC 
FACILITIES 
AND PROPERTIES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the President may not permit access to or 
use by the Government of the Russian Federation to any 
Russian-owned diplomatic facilities and properties de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(b) FACILITIES AND PROPERTIES DESCRIBED.—The 
Russian-owned diplomatic facilities and properties de-
scribed in this subsection are the facilities and properties 
located— 
(1) at Pioneer Point in Centreville, Maryland; 
and 
(2) in Upper Brookville, New York. 
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(10) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 103 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702), except that the term in-
cludes Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands and Or-
egon and California Railroad Grant lands. 
(11) REFORESTATION
ACTIVITY.—The term 
‘‘reforestation activity’’ means a project or forest 
management activity carried out by the Secretary 
concerned whose primary purpose is the reforest-
ation of impacted lands following a large-scale cata-
strophic event. The term includes planting, evalu-
ating and enhancing natural regeneration, clearing 
competing vegetation, and other activities related to 
reestablishment of forest species on the impacted 
lands. 
(12) RESOURCE
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The 
term ‘‘resource advisory committee’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 201 of the Secure 
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 
Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7121). 
(13) SALVAGE OPERATION.—The term ‘‘salvage 
operation’’ means a forest management activity and 
restoration activities carried out in response to a 
catastrophic event where the primary purpose is—
(B) civil rights organizations; and 
(C) direct descendants of individuals de-
scribed in under paragraphs (6) and (7) of sec-
tion 2306(a) of title 38, United States Code, as 
added by such amendments; 
(2) define the term ‘‘military function’’ for pur-
poses of such section, as amended; and 
(3) establish what evidence the Secretary may 
consider when determining performance of military 
functions of such individuals or family relationships 
to such individuals. Such evidence shall include the 
following: 
(A) Federal or State pay records. 
(B) Federal or State pension records. 
(C) Confederate pay records. 
(D) Regimental histories. 
(E) Newspapers. 
(F) Photographs. 
(G) Ship logs. 
(H) Diaries. 
(I) Family records, including bibles. 
(J) Church records. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 15 months after the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 
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the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 
the implementation of the amendments made by sub-
section (a) and the regulations prescribed under sub-
section (d). 
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(2) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—While away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services for the Commission, members 
of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the 
same manner as persons employed intermittently in 
the Government service are allowed expenses under 
section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
(i) SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR COMMISSION MEM-
BERS AND STAFF.—The appropriate Federal agencies or 
departments shall cooperate with the Commission in expe-
ditiously providing to the Commission members and staff 
appropriate security clearances to the extent possible pur-
suant to existing procedures and requirements, except that 
no person shall be provided with access to classified infor-
mation under this section without the appropriate security 
clearances. 
(j) REPORTS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sion shall submit to the President and Congress, and 
make publicly available, an interim report containing 
such findings, conclusions, and recommendations for 
corrective measures as have been agreed to by a ma-
jority of Commission members. 
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(A) All lands in the State of Oregon re-
vested in the United States under the Act of 
June 9, 1916 (39 Stat. 218), that are adminis-
tered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Land Management, pur-
suant to the first section of the Act of August 
28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a). 
(B) All lands in that State obtained by the 
Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the land 
exchanges authorized and directed by section 2 
of the Act of June 24, 1954 (43 U.S.C. 1181h). 
(C) All lands in that State acquired by the 
United States at any time and made subject to 
the provisions of title II of the Act of August 
28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181f). 
(10) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 103 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702), except that the term in-
cludes Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands and Or-
egon and California Railroad Grant lands. 
(11) REFORESTATION
ACTIVITY.—The term 
‘‘reforestation activity’’ means a project or forest 
management activity carried out by the Secretary 
concerned whose primary purpose is the reforest-
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HR 2936 RFS
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture, with respect to National Forest System 
lands, and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect 
to public lands, shall each establish a discretionary 
arbitration pilot program as an alternative dispute 
resolution process in lieu of judicial review for the 
activities described in paragraph (2). 
(2) ACTIVITIES
DESCRIBED.—The Secretary 
concerned, at the sole discretion of the Secretary, 
may designate objections or protests to forest man-
agement activities for arbitration under the arbitra-
tion pilot program established under paragraph (1). 
(3) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF
ARBITRATIONS.— 
Under the arbitration pilot program, the Secretary 
concerned may not arbitrate more than 10 objec-
tions or protests to forest management activities in 
a fiscal year in— 
(A) each Forest Service Region; and 
(B) each State Region of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(4) 
DETERMINING
AMOUNT
OF
ARBITRA-
TIONS.—An objection or protest to a forest manage-
ment activity shall not be counted towards the limi-
tation on number of arbitrations under paragraph 
(3) unless— 
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(A) on the date such objection or protest 
is designated for arbitration, the forest manage-
ment activity for which such objection or pro-
test is filed has not been the subject of arbitra-
tion proceedings under the pilot program; and 
(B) the arbitration proceeding has com-
menced with respect to such objection or pro-
test. 
(5) TERMINATION.—The pilot programs estab-
lished pursuant to paragraph (1) shall terminate on 
the date that is 7 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) INTERVENING PARTIES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Any person that sub-
mitted a public comment on the forest management 
activity that is subject to arbitration may intervene 
in the arbitration— 
(A) by endorsing— 
(i) the forest management activity; or 
(ii) the modification proposal sub-
mitted under subparagraph (B); or 
(B) by submitting a proposal to further 
modify the forest management activity. 
(2) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION.—With respect 
to an objection or protest that is designated for arbi-
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in writing, to any individual who lawfully re-
sides in the respective territory in accordance 
with such Compacts.’’. 
(b) EXCEPTION TO 5-YEAR LIMITED ELIGIBILITY.— 
Section 403(d) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1613(d)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) 
an 
individual 
described 
in 
section 
402(b)(2)(G), but only with respect to the des-
ignated 
Federal 
program 
defined 
in 
section 
402(b)(3)(C).’’. 
(c) DEFINITION
OF QUALIFIED ALIEN.—Section 
431(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1641(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; or’’ at the 
end and inserting a comma; 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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(B) may be carried out. 
SEC. 123. CONSULTATION UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPE-
CIES ACT. 
(a) NO CONSULTATION IF ACTION NOT LIKELY TO AD-
VERSELY AFFECT
A LISTED SPECIES
OR DESIGNATED 
CRITICAL HABITAT.—With respect to a forest management 
activity carried out pursuant to this Act, consultation 
under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1536) shall not be required if the Secretary con-
cerned determines that the such forest management activity 
is not likely to adversely affect a listed species or designated 
critical habitat. 
(b) EXPEDITED CONSULTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a forest man-
agement activity carried out pursuant to this Act, 
consultation required under section 7 of the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) shall be 
concluded within the 90-day period beginning on the 
date on which such consultation was requested by the 
Secretary concerned. 
(2) NO CONCLUSION.—In the case of a consulta-
tion described in paragraph (1) that is not concluded 
within the 90-day period, the forest management ac-
tivity for which such consultation was initiated— 
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designate objections or protests to forest management 
activities for arbitration under the arbitration pilot 
program established under paragraph (1). 
(3) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF
ARBITRATIONS.— 
Under the arbitration pilot program, the Secretary 
concerned may not arbitrate more than 10 objections 
or protests to forest management activities in a fiscal 
year in— 
(A) each Forest Service Region; and 
(B) each State Region of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(4) DETERMINING AMOUNT OF ARBITRATIONS.— 
An objection or protest to a forest management activ-
ity shall not be counted towards the limitation on 
number of arbitrations under paragraph (3) unless— 
(A) on the date such objection or protest is 
designated for arbitration, the forest manage-
ment activity for which such objection or protest 
is filed has not been the subject of arbitration 
proceedings under the pilot program; and 
(B) the arbitration proceeding has com-
menced with respect to such objection or protest. 
(5) TERMINATION.—The pilot programs estab-
lished pursuant to paragraph (1) shall terminate on 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2608 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods 
for which financial statements are required to be pro-
vided by an emerging growth company, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
necessary for the proper management and 
functioning of the Bank, and shall, in such 
bylaws, designate the vice presidents and 
other officers of the Bank and prescribe 
their duties. 
‘‘(v) TERMS.—The initial terms of the 
members of the Board shall be 4 years. 
For terms beginning after the first 4 years 
following the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Board shall create staggered 
terms of 2, 3, and 4 years for members of 
the Board. 
‘‘(vi) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy on 
the Board shall be filled in the same man-
ner in which the original appointment was 
made. 
‘‘(vii) INTERIM APPOINTMENTS.—Any 
member appointed to fill a vacancy occur-
ring before the expiration of the term for 
which such member’s predecessor was ap-
pointed shall be appointed only for the re-
mainder of such term. 
‘‘(viii) 
REAPPOINTMENT.—Members 
of the Board may be reappointed for addi-
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6832 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 to prohibit the Federal Government from limiting 
State access to key therapies, such as monoclonal antibodies, and from 
prioritizing Federal contracts over State contracts relating to purchasing 
supplies to combat the COVID–19 pandemic. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2022 
Mr. CLOUD (for himself, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. BIGGS, Mrs. MILLER 
of Illinois, Mr. TIFFANY, and Mr. DONALDS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subse-
quently 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 the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit the Fed-
eral Government from limiting State access to key thera-
pies, such as monoclonal antibodies, and from prioritizing 
Federal contracts over State contracts relating to pur-
chasing supplies to combat the COVID–19 pandemic. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2610 
AN ACT 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify 
certain registration statement contents for emerging 
growth companies, to permit issuers to file draft registra-
tion statements with the Securities and Exchange Com-
mission for confidential review, and for other purposes.