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governments to assist in funding gun buyback programs 
carried out by such agencies. 
(b) GUN BUYBACK PROGRAM DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘gun buyback program’’ 
means, with respect to a law enforcement agency of a 
State, unit of local government, or Indian tribal govern-
ment, a program carried out by such agency under which 
guns are purchased or surrendered to such agency. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—A law enforcement agency de-
scribed in subsection (a) desiring a grant under this sec-
tion shall submit to the Assistant Attorney General for 
the Office of Justice Programs an application for the 
grant, in accordance with subsection (d) and which shall 
be in such form and contain such information as the As-
sistant Attorney General may require. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—The Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral may make a grant under this section to a law enforce-
ment agency described in subsection (a), with respect to 
a gun buyback program, only if the application submitted 
under subsection (c) by such agency provides assurances 
that— 
(1) the law enforcement agency will adequately 
advertise such program to the public; 
(2) such program will be administered by law 
enforcement personnel; 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to distributions made after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 65 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow section 529 education 
accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. BANKS 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 allow sec-
tion 529 education accounts to be used for homeschooling 
expenses. 
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 ‘‘Enhancing Edu-
cational Opportunities for Home School Students Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS FROM SECTION 529 
EDUCATION ACCOUNTS FOR HOMESCHOOL-
ING EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 529(c)(7) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘include 
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a reference to’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘include 
a reference to— 
‘‘(A) expenses for tuition in connection 
with enrollment or attendance at an elementary 
or secondary public, private, or religious school, 
and 
‘‘(B) expenses for— 
‘‘(i) curriculum and curricular mate-
rials, 
‘‘(ii) books or other instructional ma-
terials, 
‘‘(iii) online educational materials, 
‘‘(iv) tuition for tutoring or edu-
cational classes outside of the home (but 
only if the tutor or instructor is not related 
(within the meaning of section 152(d)(2)) 
to the student), 
‘‘(v) dual enrollment in an institution 
of higher education, and 
‘‘(vi) educational therapies for stu-
dents with disabilities, 
in connection with a homeschool (whether treat-
ed as a homeschool or a private school for pur-
poses of applicable State law).’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6601 
To require a particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that include 
a claim for damages based on negligence arising from the transmission 
of COVID–19. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2020 
Mr. BIGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require a particular jury instruction in Federal civil ac-
tions that include a claim for damages based on neg-
ligence arising from the transmission of COVID–19. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JURY INSTRUCTION IN FEDERAL CIVIL AC-
TIONS THAT INCLUDE A CLAIM ALLEGING 
NEGLIGENCE ARISING FROM THE TRANS-
MISSION OF COVID–19. 
In a Federal civil action that includes a claim alleging 
negligence arising from the transmission of COVID–19 
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and a request for damages, the court shall instruct a jury 
that— 
(1) the liability standard is the reasonable per-
son standard, 
(2) a person is negligent if the person either 
does something that a reasonably careful person 
would not do in the same situation, or fails to do 
something that a reasonably careful person would 
do, in the same situation, 
(3) the act of opening a business, by itself, shall 
be considered to be reasonable as a matter of law, 
and 
(4) the negligence may not be found solely on 
the basis of holding oneself open for business. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6605 
To provide additional amounts to the Public Health and Social Services 
Emergency Fund, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2020 
Mrs. HAYES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To provide additional amounts to the Public Health and 
Social Services Emergency Fund, 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 ‘‘Helping Hospitals in 
Need Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND. 
(a) ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION.—There is hereby 
appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not oth-
erwise appropriated, $100,000,000,000 for an additional 
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amount for ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices—Office of the Secretary—Public Health and Social 
Services Emergency Fund’’, to be merged with amounts 
made available to such account by division B of the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub-
lic Law 116–136). 
(b) PURPOSES OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall seek to obligate and expend the 
amount appropriated by subsection (a) in a manner that 
prioritizes funding for— 
(1) hospitals and health care providers that the 
Secretary determines serve a high proportion of un-
insured or low income patients, including based on— 
(A) whether the hospital has received dis-
proportionate share hospital payments under 
section 1886(r) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww) with respect to fiscal year 
2019; 
(B) whether the hospital has received dis-
proportionate share hospital payments under 
section 1925 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–6) 
with respect to fiscal year 2019; and 
(C) any other factors specified by the Sec-
retary, including whether the hospital is identi-
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IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1263 
Of inquiry directing the President to provide certain documents in the Presi-
dent’s possession to the House of Representatives relating to COVID– 
19 funding. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2022 
Mr. BUCSHON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Of inquiry directing the President to provide certain docu-
ments in the President’s possession to the House of 
Representatives relating to COVID–19 funding. 
Resolved, That, not later than 14 days after the adop-
tion of this resolution, the President is directed to furnish 
to the House of Representatives copies of any document 
or communication in the President’s possession that refers 
or relates to— 
(1) the data, modeling, and projections used by 
the President to develop the COVID–19 supple-
mental funding request in the spring of 2022, in-
cluding— 
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fied as a ‘‘safety-net hospital’’ by the National 
Academy of Medicine; and 
(2) States, including the District of Columbia 
and the territories or possessions of the United 
States, that the Secretary, in coordination with the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention, determines to have the highest per capita 
hospitalization rates for confirmed cases of COVID– 
19. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6606 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
promulgate regulations establishing emission standards for emissions of 
greenhouse gases from aircraft, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2020 
Mr. LEVIN of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency to promulgate regulations establishing emis-
sion standards for emissions of greenhouse gases from 
aircraft, 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 ‘‘Clean Skies Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AIRCRAFT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION STAND-
ARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
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the Environmental Protection Agency shall promulgate 
final regulations establishing emission standards for emis-
sions of greenhouse gases from both new and in-service 
aircraft pursuant to section 231 of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7571). 
(b) SOLICITING COMMENTS.—In proposing such reg-
ulations, the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency shall solicit comments on— 
(1) the minimum greenhouse gas emission 
standards established by the International Civil 
Aviation Organization; and 
(2) relative to such minimum standards, green-
house gas emission standards that would achieve 
greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6608 
To provide for the availability of menstrual hygiene products for homeless 
individuals under the Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency 
food and shelter grant program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2020 
Ms. MENG (for herself and Mrs. BEATTY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To provide for the availability of menstrual hygiene products 
for homeless individuals under the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency emergency food and shelter grant 
program, 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 ‘‘ Menstrual Equity For 
The Homeless Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS AVAILABILITY 
FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS UNDER EMER-
GENCY FOOD AND SHELTER GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
Subsection (a) of section 316 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11346(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) guidelines that ensure that amounts pro-
vided under the program to private nonprofit organi-
zations and local governments may be used to pro-
vide sanitary napkins and tampons, except that all 
items provided shall conform to applicable industry 
standards.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6609 
To provide for the immediate procurement of COVID–19 medical testing 
components, materials, and supplies under the Defense Production Act 
of 1950. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2020 
Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. JUDY CHU of Cali-
fornia, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. KILMER, Mr. LOEBSACK, 
Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. 
MENG, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
PHILLIPS, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. RUSH, 
Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SPANBERGER, 
Mr. SUOZZI, and Mr. VELA) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To provide for the immediate procurement of COVID–19 
medical testing components, materials, and supplies 
under the Defense Production Act of 1950. 
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 ‘‘Immediate COVID 
Testing Procurement Act.’’ 
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SEC. 2. IMMEDIATE PURCHASE ORDERS OF COVID–19 MED-
ICAL TESTING COMPONENTS, MATERIALS, 
AND SUPPLIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 24 hours after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall issue 
any necessary purchase orders for a program of the high-
est national urgency (commonly known as a ‘‘DX’’ pur-
chase order) pursuant to Department of Defense Directive 
4400.1 to procure all necessary components, materials, 
and supplies to conduct molecular and serological 
COVID–19 medical testing nationwide under authorities 
provided by the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 
(b) APPROVAL
OR AUTHORIZATION.—All compo-
nents, materials, and supplies described in subsection (a) 
must have received prior approval of the Center for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention or have received emergency 
use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration 
for the detection of coronavirus disease 2019 (commonly 
known as ‘‘COVID–19’’). 
(c) WAIVER
OF
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO 
SHORTFALLS AND NOTIFICATIONS.—The requirements of 
sections 301(d)(1)(A) and 303(a)(6) of the Defense Pro-
duction 
Act 
of 
1950 
(50 
U.S.C. 
4531(d)(1)(A); 
4533(a)(6)) are waived for purposes of this section. 
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(d) FUNDING.—Amounts available in the Defense 
Production Act Fund (established under section 304 of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4534)) 
shall be made available for purchases made under this sec-
tion. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6611 
Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the Department 
of Agriculture to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2020 
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. KELLY of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. THOMPSON of 
Pennsylvania, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. COL-
LINS of Georgia, Mr. CUELLAR, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. BOST, Mr. ABRAHAM, 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SCHRADER, 
Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. BACON, Mr. WOODALL, Mr. YOHO, Ms. 
SPANBERGER, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. 
RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. SOTO, Mr. DUNN, and Ms. SCHRIER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ap-
propriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for 
the Department of Agriculture to respond to the COVID- 
19 pandemic, 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. APPROPRIATION FOR USDA TO RESPOND TO 
COVID-19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fis-
cal year 2020 for an additional amount for the ‘‘Depart-
ment 
of 
Agriculture—Office 
of 
the 
Secretary’’, 
$50,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID–19 pan-
demic by providing support for agricultural producers im-
pacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, provided that the Sec-
retary shall not apply any limitation on payments made 
to producers using funding provided under this section, 
except to ensure that total payments made to producers 
do not exceed total damages related to the COVID–19 
pandemic, as determined by the Secretary. 
(b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—The amount appro-
priated by subsection (a) is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and shall only be avail-
able if the President subsequently so designates such 
amount and transmits such designation to the Congress. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6614 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that sums in the Thrift 
Savings Fund may not be invested in securities that are listed on certain 
foreign exchanges, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2020 
Mr. WALTZ (for himself, Mr. GALLAGHER, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. 
WRIGHT, Mr. BANKS, Mr. COMER, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. POSEY, Mr. 
RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. SPANO, Mr. DUNN, Mr. 
SMITH of Missouri, Mr. FERGUSON, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. 
HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, and 
Mr. BAIRD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that sums 
in the Thrift Savings Fund may not be invested in 
securities that are listed on certain foreign exchanges, 
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 ‘‘Taxpayers and Savers 
Protection Act’’ or the ‘‘TSP Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INVESTMENT OF THRIFT SAVINGS FUND. 
Section 8438 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i)(1) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘PCAOB’ means the Public Com-
pany Accounting Oversight Board; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘registered public accounting 
firm’ has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) 
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 
7201(a)). 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, no sums in the Thrift Savings Fund may be invested 
in any security that is listed on an exchange in a jurisdic-
tion in which the PCAOB— 
‘‘(A) has never conducted an inspection or in-
vestigation of a registered public accounting firm 
under section 104 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 
2002 (15 U.S.C. 7214); and 
‘‘(B) is prevented from conducting a complete 
inspection or investigation described in subpara-
graph (A) because of a position taken by an author-
ity in that jurisdiction, as determined by the 
PCAOB. 
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‘‘(3) The Board shall consult with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on a biennial basis in order to en-
sure compliance with paragraph (2).’’. 
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(B) the applicable eligible entity deter-
mines, and the Secretary concurs, that— 
(i) the non-Federal storage project is 
technically and financially feasible in ac-
cordance with guidelines established by the 
Secretary; 
(ii) the non-Federal storage project 
provides a Federal benefit in accordance 
with the Reclamation laws; 
(iii) in return for the Federal cost- 
share investment, not less than a propor-
tionate share of the benefits of the non- 
Federal storage project are Federal bene-
fits, including water supplies dedicated to 
specific purposes, such as water quality im-
provements or fish and wildlife protection 
and restoration, including a wildlife refuge; 
and 
(iv) each entity participating in the 
non-Federal project is financially capable 
of funding its proportionate share of the 
non-Federal share of the project costs. 
(C) Not less than $10,000,000 of the fund-
ing identified in subsection (g) shall be allo-
cated to non-Federal storage projects that fur-
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‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.’’. 
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