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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 836 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a standard home 
office deduction. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2017 
Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico 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 standard home office deduction. 
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 ‘‘Helping Our Middle- 
Class Entrepreneurs Act’’ or the ‘‘HOME Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STANDARD DEDUCTION FOR BUSINESS USE OF 
HOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 280A of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(7) STANDARD HOME OFFICE DEDUCTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an indi-
vidual who is allowed a deduction for the use of 
a home office because of a use described in 
paragraph (1), (2), or (4), notwithstanding the 
limitations of paragraph (5), if such individual 
elects the application of this paragraph for the 
taxable year, such individual shall be allowed a 
deduction equal to the standard home office de-
duction for the taxable year in lieu of the de-
ductions otherwise allowable under this chapter 
for such taxable year by reason of such use. 
‘‘(B) STANDARD
HOME
OFFICE
DEDUC-
TION.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
standard home office deduction is the lesser 
of— 
‘‘(i) $1,500, or 
‘‘(ii) the gross income derived from 
the individual’s trade or business for which 
such use occurs. 
‘‘(C) INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—In the 
case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar 
year after 2017, the dollar amount in subpara-
graph (B)(i) shall be increased by an amount 
equal to— 
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‘‘(iii) the Tanker Security Fleet under 
chapter 534; or 
‘‘(iv) the National Defense Reserve 
Fleet under section 57100.’’. 
SEC. 309. QUALIFIED VESSEL. 
(a) ELIGIBLE VESSEL.—Section 53501(2) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(v) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) a ferry, as such term is defined in sec-
tion 2101; and 
‘‘(D) a passenger vessel or small passenger 
vessel, as such terms are defined in section 2101, 
that has a passenger capacity of 50 passengers or 
greater.’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED VESSEL.—Section 53501(5) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(v) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under section 1(f)(3) for the cal-
endar year in which the taxable year be-
gins, determined by substituting ‘2016’ for 
‘1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof. 
Any increase determined under the preceding 
sentence shall be rounded to the nearest mul-
tiple of $100.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2016. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING USE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS FOR PAY-
MENTS 
TO 
VENDORS 
OWNED 
OR 
CON-
TROLLED BY CANDIDATE OR IMMEDIATE 
FAMILY MEMBER. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 313(b) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114(b)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS TO VENDORS 
OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY CANDIDATE OR IMME-
DIATE FAMILY MEMBER AS CONVERSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), a contribution to an authorized com-
mittee of a candidate shall be considered to be 
converted to the personal use of the candidate 
if the contribution is used to make a payment 
to a vendor which is owned or controlled by the 
candidate or by an immediate family member of 
the candidate. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION
OF
OWNERSHIP 
AND CONTROL.—For purposes of subparagraph 
(A), a vendor shall be considered to be owned 
or controlled by a candidate or by an immediate 
family member of the candidate if the candidate 
or the immediate family member— 
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‘‘(i) is a member of the board of di-
rectors or similar governing body of the 
vendor; or 
‘‘(ii) directly or indirectly owns or 
controls 51 percent or more of the voting 
shares of the vendor. 
‘‘(C) IMMEDIATE
FAMILY
MEMBER
DE-
FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘imme-
diate family member’ means, with respect to a 
candidate, any of the following: 
‘‘(i) Spouse, and parents thereof. 
‘‘(ii) Sons and daughters, and spouses 
thereof. 
‘‘(iii) Parents, and spouses thereof. 
‘‘(iv) 
Brothers 
and 
sisters, 
and 
spouses thereof. 
‘‘(v) Grandparents and grandchildren, 
and spouses thereof. 
‘‘(vi) Domestic partner and parents 
thereof, including domestic partners of any 
individual in clauses (i) through (v).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to payments made 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 83 
To prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. BARLETTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by 
sanctuary cities, 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 ‘‘Mobilizing Against 
Sanctuary Cities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SANCTUARY CITIES INELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FI-
NANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 
Any State or local government that violates section 
642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Re-
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sponsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373) may not receive 
any Federal financial assistance (as such term is defined 
in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code). The 
Attorney General shall determine annually which State or 
local jurisdictions are not in compliance with section 642 
of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon-
sibility Act and shall report such determinations to Con-
gress on March 1 of each year. The Attorney General shall 
also issue a report concerning the compliance of any par-
ticular State or local jurisdiction at the request of any 
Member of Congress. Any jurisdiction that is found to be 
out of compliance shall be ineligible to receive Federal fi-
nancial assistance for a minimum period of one year, and 
shall only become eligible again after the Attorney General 
certifies that the jurisdiction is in compliance. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 841 
To prohibit the appropriation of funds to the Executive Office of the President 
until the restoration of the White House phone-in comment line. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2017 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. PINGREE, 
Ms. DELAURO, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
MEEKS, Mr. SOTO, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. ESHOO, and Mr. ELLISON) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit the appropriation of funds to the Executive Of-
fice of the President until the restoration of the White 
House phone-in comment line. 
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 ‘‘Phone The White 
House Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FUNDS. 
No funds are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Executive Office of the President for any period during 
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which a system is not in effect in which members of the 
public may submit comments to the Office by telephone. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 842 
To direct the Librarian of Congress to ensure that each version of a bill 
or resolution which is made available for viewing on the Congress.gov 
website is presented in a manner which permits the viewer to follow 
and track online, within the same document, any changes made from 
previous versions of the bill or resolution. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2017 
Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Mr. MESSER, Mr. WELCH, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. 
YOUNG of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To direct the Librarian of Congress to ensure that each 
version of a bill or resolution which is made available 
for viewing on the Congress.gov website is presented 
in a manner which permits the viewer to follow and 
track online, within the same document, any changes 
made from previous versions of the bill or resolution. 
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 ‘‘Establishing Digital 
Interactive Transparency Act’’ or the ‘‘EDIT Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERMITTING VIEWERS TO TRACK CHANGES MADE 
TO BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS MADE AVAIL-
ABLE ON CONGRESS.GOV WEBSITE. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR WEBSITE.—In the operation 
of the Congress.gov website, the Librarian of Congress 
shall ensure that each version of a bill or resolution which 
is made available for viewing on the website is presented 
in a manner which permits the viewer to follow and track 
online, within the same document, any changes made from 
previous versions of the bill or resolution. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
upon the expiration of the 1-year period which begins on 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(C) by inserting ‘‘, or a nurse-managed 
health clinic’’ before the period; and 
(4) by striking subsection (h). 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 847 
To preserve the name of the Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To preserve the name of the Squaw Creek National Wildlife 
Refuge, 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. SQUAW CREEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The wildlife refuge that is the 
subject of the ‘‘Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge 
Comprehensive Conservation Plan’’, as approved on July 
19, 2005, shall be known as the Squaw Creek National 
Wildlife Refuge. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
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States to the refuge referred to in subsection (a) is deemed 
to be a reference to the Squaw Creek National Wildlife 
Refuge. 
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‘‘(C) a ferry, as such term is defined in sec-
tion 2101; and 
‘‘(D) a passenger vessel or small passenger 
vessel, as such terms are defined in section 2101, 
that has a passenger capacity of 50 passengers or 
greater.’’. 
SEC. 310. ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND. 
Section 53503(b) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(including transportation on a 
ferry, passenger vessel, or small passenger vessel, as such 
terms are defined in section 2101, that has a passenger ca-
pacity of 50 passengers or greater)’’ after ‘‘short sea trans-
portation’’. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
Subtitle A—Navigation 
SEC. 401. RESTRICTION ON CHANGING SALVORS. 
Section 311(c)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(3)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(C) An owner or operator may not change 
salvors as part of a deviation under subparagraph 
(B) in cases in which the original salvor satisfies the 
Coast Guard requirements in accordance with the Na-
tional Contingency Plan and the applicable response 
plan required under subsection (j). 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Seniors Ac-
cess to Medicare Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVI-
SORY BOARD. 
Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), sec-
tions 3403 and 10320 of such Act (including the amend-
ments made by such sections) are repealed, and any provi-
sion of law amended by such sections is hereby restored 
as if such sections had not been enacted into law. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 2, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 849 
AN ACT 
To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act providing for the Inde-
pendent Payment Advisory Board.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 849 
To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. ROE of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 
HURD, Mr. BOST, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mrs. BROOKS of 
Indiana, Mr. HENSARLING, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. MAR-
SHALL, and Mr. ALLEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees 
on Energy and Commerce, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act providing for the Independent Pay-
ment Advisory Board. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Seniors’ 
Access to Medicare Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVI-
SORY BOARD. 
Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), sec-
tions 3403 and 10320 of such Act (including the amend-
ments made by such sections) are repealed, and any provi-
sion of law amended by such sections is hereby restored 
as if such sections had not been enacted into law. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 849 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 
AN ACT 
To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act providing for the Independent Pay-
ment Advisory Board. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘TREATMENT OF OFFSETTING COLLECTIONS AND 
RECEIPTS 
‘‘SEC. 316. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, offsetting receipts and collections shall be treated as 
revenue for purposes of carrying out this or any other Act. 
The preceding sentence shall not apply to the United 
States Postal Service or the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 315 the following: 
‘‘316. Treatment of offsetting collections and receipts.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply during budget years (as that term is 
defined in section 250(c)(12) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
900(c)(12))) beginning in 2019. 
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HR 849 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Seniors Ac-
cess to Medicare Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVI-
SORY BOARD. 
Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), sec-
tions 3403 and 10320 of such Act (including the amend-
ments made by such sections) are repealed, and any provi-
sion of law amended by such sections is hereby restored 
as if such sections had not been enacted into law. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 2, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 851 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to discount 
FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time 
homebuyers who complete a financial literacy housing counseling pro-
gram. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2017 
Mrs. BEATTY (for herself, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. HECK, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE 
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, and Mr. MEEKS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance pre-
mium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete 
a financial literacy housing counseling program. 
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 ‘‘Housing Financial Lit-
eracy Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISCOUNT ON MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUM 
PAYMENTS FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS 
WHO COMPLETE FINANCIAL LITERACY HOUS-
ING COUNSELING PROGRAMS. 
The second sentence of subparagraph (A) of section 
203(c)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1709(c)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘not exceed 2.75 
percent of the amount of the original insured principal ob-
ligation of the mortgage’’ and inserting ‘‘be 25 basis 
points lower than the premium payment amount estab-
lished by the Secretary under the first sentence of this 
subparagraph’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 853 
To prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will 
not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, 
an abortion. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2017 
Mrs. BLACK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify 
the entities will not perform, or provide any funding 
to any other entity that performs, an abortion. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Life and 
Taxpayers Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ABORTION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No Federal funds may be pro-
vided (directly or indirectly, including through contract or 
subcontract) to an entity unless the entity certifies that, 
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during the period for which such funds are provided, the 
entity will not perform, and will not provide any funds 
to any other entity that performs, an abortion. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply with 
respect to an abortion where— 
(1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or in-
cest; or 
(2) a physician certifies that the woman suffers 
from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical 
illness that would place the woman in danger of 
death unless an abortion is performed, including a 
life-threatening physical condition caused by or aris-
ing from the pregnancy itself. 
(c) HOSPITALS.—Subsection (a) does not apply with 
respect to a hospital, so long as such hospital does not, 
during the period for which funds described in subsection 
(a) are provided to such hospital, provide funds to any 
non-hospital entity that performs an abortion (other than 
an abortion described in subsection (b)). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘entity’’ means the entire legal 
entity, including any entity that controls, is con-
trolled by, or is under common control with such en-
tity. 
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(2) The term ‘‘hospital’’ has the meaning given 
to such term in section 1861(e) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(e)). 
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H853
smartinez on DSK3GLQ082PROD with BILLS