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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8430 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an outreach program to 
inform members of the Armed Forces, assigned to work near burn 
pits, of the risks of toxic exposure, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2022 
Mr. RUIZ (for himself and Mr. WELCH) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an outreach 
program to inform members of the Armed Forces, as-
signed to work near burn pits, of the risks of toxic 
exposure, 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 ‘‘Toxic Exposure Edu-
cation for Servicemembers Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. OUTREACH TO MEMBERS REGARDING POSSIBLE 
TOXIC EXPOSURE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, shall establish— 
(1) a new risk assessment for toxic exposure for 
members of the Armed Forces assigned to work near 
burn pits; and 
(2) an outreach program to inform such mem-
bers regarding such toxic exposure. Such program 
shall include information regarding benefits and sup-
port programs furnished by the Secretary (including 
eligibility requirements and timelines) regarding 
toxic exposure. 
(b) PROMOTION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
promote the program to members described in subsection 
(a) by direct mail, email, text messaging, and social media. 
(c) PUBLICATION.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall publish on a website of the Department of Defense 
a list of resources furnished by the Secretary for— 
(1) members and veterans who experienced 
toxic exposure in the course of serving as a member 
of the Armed Forces; 
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(2) dependents and caregivers of such members 
and veterans; and 
(3) survivors of such members and veterans 
who receive death benefits under laws administered 
by the Secretary. 
(d) TOXIC EXPOSURE DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘toxic exposure’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 631 of the Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal 
Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 
2016 (Public Law 114–315; 38 U.S.C. 1116 note). 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8431 
To prevent Federal agencies and contractors from using LOGINK, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2022 
Mrs. STEEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To prevent Federal agencies and contractors from using 
LOGINK, 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. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF LOGINK. 
(a) AGENCY PROHIBITION.—A Federal agency may 
not use LOGINK. 
(b) CONTRACTING PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of a Federal agen-
cy may not enter into any contract with an entity 
that uses LOGINK and shall prohibit the use of 
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LOGINK in any contract entered into by the agen-
cy. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection applies 
with respect to any contract entered into on or after 
the date of the enactment of this section. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘executive 
agency’’ in section 133 of title 41, United States 
Code. 
(2) LOGINK.—The term ‘‘LOGINK’’ means 
the public, open, shared logistics information net-
work known as the National Public Information 
Platform for Transportation & Logistics by the Min-
istry of Transport of China. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8433 
To amend section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to render 
available to certain long-term residents of the United States the benefit 
under that section. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2022 
Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
CORREA, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. NADLER, Ms. 
BARRAGA´N, Ms. BASS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. CA´RDENAS, 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. CHU, Ms. 
CLARKE of New York, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GOMEZ, 
Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. LEE 
of California, Mr. LIEU, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY 
of New York, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. 
PINGREE, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. ROSS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. 
SA´NCHEZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SOTO, Ms. 
TLAIB, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. WILSON of Flor-
ida, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, and Mr. MCNERNEY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to render available to certain long-term residents 
of the United States the benefit under that section. 
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 ‘‘Renewing Immigration 
Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929’’. 
SEC. 2. REGISTRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 249 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1259) is amended— 
(1) in the section header, by striking ‘‘EN-
TERED THE UNITED STATES PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1924 
OR JANUARY 1, 1972’’; and inserting ‘‘ARE LONG- 
TERM RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) entered the United States at least 7 years 
before the application date;’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8435 
To provide for near-term actions to preserve the Colorado River system 
and to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to expedite 
measures for drought response. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2022 
Mr. STANTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for near-term actions to preserve the Colorado 
River system and to amend the Infrastructure Invest-
ment and Jobs Act to expedite measures for drought 
response. 
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 ‘‘Colorado River 
Drought Response Act’’. 
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(1) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(6)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
term ‘employee’ does not include any individual who has 
entered into a worker flexibility agreement with an entity 
during the duration of such worker flexibility agreement. 
‘‘(B) For the purposes of sections 3(l), 12, and 13(c), 
and paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 15(a), the term ‘em-
ployee’ includes an individual described in subparagraph 
(A).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(z)(1) WORKER FLEXIBILITY AGREEMENT.—The 
term ‘worker flexibility agreement’ means an arrange-
ment— 
‘‘(A) that is knowingly and voluntarily entered 
into by an entity and an individual before work be-
gins, in accordance with paragraph (2); 
‘‘(B) under which— 
‘‘(i) the individual retains the rights pro-
vided to employees in connection with other 
workplace laws, including those relating to indi-
vidual employee privacy rights, nondiscrimina-
tion, nonharassment, nonretaliation, safety, and 
leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, 
in accordance with applicable laws; 
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SEC. 2. NEAR-TERM ACTIONS TO PRESERVE COLORADO 
RIVER SYSTEM. 
In addition to the amounts otherwise available and 
consistent with contractual arrangements and applicable 
State and Federal law, there is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of the Interior $500,000,000, for 
the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, to use avail-
able legal authorities to reduce the near-term likelihood 
of Lake Mead and Lake Powell declining to critically low 
water elevations. 
SEC. 3. EXPEDITED MEASURES FOR DROUGHT RESPONSE. 
(a) EXPEDITED PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—Sec-
tion 40905(h) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act (43 U.S.C. 3205(h); 135 Stat. 1124) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than August 
31, 2022’’. 
(b) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PROGRAM.—Section 
40907(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
(43 U.S.C. 3207(b); 135 Stat. 1125) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than August 31, 
2022’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8436 
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study 
on the need to revise the current tick size regime, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2022 
Mr. HUIZENGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry 
out a study on the need to revise the current tick size 
regime, 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 ‘‘Accurate Pricing for 
Investors Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STUDY ON THE NEED TO REVISE THE CURRENT 
TICK SIZE REGIME. 
(a) STUDY.—The Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion shall carry out a study to— 
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(1) assess the need to revise the current tick 
size regime, particularly for stocks that data sug-
gests may be tick-constrained, to improve public 
price discovery and facilitate fair competition be-
tween exchange and non-exchange markets; 
(2) examine the impacts of artificially wide 
spreads that are a function of the tick size regime 
and their impacts on— 
(A) public price discovery; and 
(B) facilitating fair competition between 
exchange and non-exchange markets; 
(3) examine whether reducing the tick size for 
some stocks may lower execution costs for retail in-
vestors; and 
(4) examine whether identifying non-exchange 
market centers in trade reports published on the 
consolidated tape would enhance public price dis-
covery and address market fragmentation. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 180-day 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Securities and Exchange Commission shall issue a report 
to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate containing all findings 
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and determinations made in carrying out the study re-
quired under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
(a) ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS.—Sec-
tion 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)(B)(i), in the matter fol-
lowing subclause (IX), by inserting after ‘‘the Pal-
estine Liberation Organization’’ the following: ‘‘, or 
a member or conscript or a former member or con-
script of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (d)(3)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 
no such waiver may be extended to an alien who is 
a member or representative of, or has knowingly and 
voluntarily provided any level of support to an orga-
nization described in subsection (a)(3)(B)(vi)(I)’’ be-
fore ‘‘, and no such waiver may’’. 
(b) REVOCATION.—Section 219(a)(6) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(6)) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may re-
voke a designation made under paragraph (1) 
at any time, and shall revoke a designation 
upon completion of a review conducted pursu-
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ant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph 
(4) if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary finds that— 
‘‘(I) the organization no longer 
fits the criteria listed under subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1); 
or 
‘‘(II) the national security of the 
United States warrants a revocation; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Defense submit to the Speak-
er and Minority Leader of the House of 
Representatives, the President pro tem-
pore, Majority Leader, and Minority Lead-
er of the Senate, and the members of the 
relevant committees of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, together with 
the findings and the factual basis of the 
revocation, a joint certification, indicating 
that the organization has not engaged in 
terrorism or support of terrorism for 2 
years prior to the proposed revocation of 
the designation.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(C) CONGRESSIONAL
AUTHORITY.—The 
Congress, by an Act of Congress, may block a 
revocation of a designation made under para-
graph (1).’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 843 
To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to raise the 
borrowing limit of the Commodity Credit Corporation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2021 
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. PIN-
GREE, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. 
ROUZER, and Mr. CARTER of Georgia) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act 
to raise the borrowing limit of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RAISING THE BORROWING LIMIT OF THE COM-
MODITY CREDIT CORPORATION. 
Section 4(i) of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714b(i)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$30,000,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$68,000,000,000’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8440 
To clarify that the Federal Right to Try law applies to schedule I substances 
for which a phase I clinical trial has been completed and to provide 
access for eligible patients to such substances pursuant to the Federal 
Right to Try law. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2022 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Ms. MACE, Ms. DEAN, Mr. BIGGS, and Mr. 
CORREA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
the Judiciary, 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 clarify that the Federal Right to Try law applies to 
schedule I substances for which a phase I clinical trial 
has been completed and to provide access for eligible 
patients to such substances pursuant to the Federal 
Right to Try law. 
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 ‘‘Right to Try Clarifica-
tion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, 
Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try 
Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–176) was enacted in 
2018. 
(2) Section 561B of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–0a), as added 
by the Act described in paragraph (1) (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Federal Right to Try law’’), 
does not exclude from the application of such law 
schedule I substances for which a phase I clinical 
trial has been completed. 
(3) Multiple schedule I drugs have progressed 
through phase I clinical trials and have been des-
ignated by the Food and Drug Administration as 
breakthrough therapies under section 506 of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
356) because of preliminary clinical evidence indi-
cating that such drugs demonstrate substantial im-
provement over existing therapies, but eligible pa-
tients have not been permitted access to these drugs 
pursuant to the Federal Right to Try law. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL RIGHT TO TRY LAW. 
Section 561B(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–0a(b)) is amended by insert-
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ing ‘‘any provision of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 801 et seq.) that prohibits the unauthorized use, 
possession, distribution, dispensation, or transportation of 
an eligible investigational drug,’’ before ‘‘and parts’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8443 
To impose additional requirements for covered agencies in regulatory flexibility 
analysis. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2022 
Mr. FITZGERALD
(for himself, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. GARBARINO, Mrs. 
FISCHBACH, and Ms. VAN DUYNE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
Committees on Small Business, and Financial Services, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To impose additional requirements for covered agencies in 
regulatory flexibility analysis. 
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 ‘‘Making the CFPB Ac-
countable to Small Businesses Act of 2022’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8446 
To modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2022 
Ms. MCCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. MEEKS, and Mr. 
MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
The Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Food Security 
Reauthorization Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Section 2 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 
(22 U.S.C. 9301) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SMALL BUSINESS LOAN DATA COLLEC-
TION. 
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691 
et seq.) is amended by striking section 704B. 
SEC. 3. INITIAL REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS. 
Section 603(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) where the covered agency does not 
adopt any alternatives described in paragraphs 
(1) through (4) of subsection (c), a detailed jus-
tification of the covered agency’s determination 
that the relative size and resources of small en-
tities should have no bearing on the rule, sup-
ported by factual, policy and legal reasons.’’. 
SEC. 4. FINAL REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS. 
Section 604(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended in the second paragraph (6) to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) for a covered agency, as defined in section 
609(d)(2), a description of the steps the agency has 
taken to minimize any additional cost of credit for 
small entities and, where no significant alternatives 
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for small entities was adopted, a detailed justifica-
tion of the covered agency’s determination that the 
relative size and resources of small entities should 
have no bearing on the rule, supported by factual, 
policy and legal reasons.’’. 
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