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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7766 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the research 
tax credit and provide better access to the credit for business startups. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2020 
Mrs. WALORSKI (for herself and Mr. ARRINGTON) 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 increase 
the research tax credit and provide better access to the 
credit for business startups. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN RESEARCH CREDIT AND BETTER 
ACCESS TO CREDIT FOR STARTUPS. 
(a) CREDIT RATE INCREASE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 41(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘20 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘40 percent’’. 
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(2) ALTERNATIVE
SIMPLIFIED
CREDIT.—Sec-
tion 41(c)(4)(A) of such Code is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘14 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘28 percent’’. 
(3) CREDIT RATE IN CASE OF NO RESEARCH 
EXPENSES
IN
PRECEDING
YEARS.—Section 
41(c)(4)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘6 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘1⁄2 the credit percentage 
in effect under subparagraph (A)’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF SMALL BUSINESS PORTION 
ALLOWED AGAINST PAYROLL TAX.— 
(1) INCREASE
IN
LIMITATION.—Paragraphs 
(4)(B)(i) and (5)(B)(ii) of section 41(h) of such 
Code are each amended by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$500,000’’. 
(2) QUALIFIED
SMALL
BUSINESS
GROSS
RE-
CEIPTS
THRESHOLD.—Section 41(h)(3)(A)(i)(I) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the dollar amount in effect for the taxable 
year under section 448(c)(1)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) SUBSECTION (a).—The amendments made 
by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 2020. 
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(2) SUBSECTION (b).—The amendments made 
by subsection (b) shall apply to taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 2019. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7768 
To require that independent agencies comply with all requirements of 
rulemaking, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2020 
Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. ROY, Mr. CLINE, Mr. FLORES, and Mr. SMITH 
of Nebraska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees 
on the Judiciary, and Small Business, 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 require that independent agencies comply with all 
requirements of rulemaking, 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 ‘‘Freedom from Regula-
tions Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. INDEPENDENT AGENCIES TO COMPLY WITH GOV-
ERNMENT-WIDE RULES ON AGENCY ACTION. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an inde-
pendent agency (as such term is defined in section 
3502(5) of title 44, United States Code, but in any event 
not including the Board of Governors of the Federal Re-
serve System) shall comply with any provision of law appli-
cable to the agency action of any other agency, including 
the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, 
United States Code, chapter 6 of title 5, United States 
Code, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, the 
Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1996, and section 515 of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2001. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
Terms used in this Act have the meanings given such 
terms in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 136 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 776 
[Report No. 116–176] 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Emergency 
Medical Services for Children program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2019 
Mr. KING
of New York (for himself, Ms. CASTOR
of Florida, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, and Mr. STEWART) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
JULY 23, 2019 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. COSTA, Mr. 
GOLDEN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. RUSH, 
Mr. SOTO, Mr. COLE, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. PINGREE, Mrs. 
BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. WALDEN, and 
Mr. SABLAN 
JULY 23, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7071 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the educator 
expense deduction and allow early childhood educators to take the deduc-
tion, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2022 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. 
NORTON, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. CARBAJAL, 
Mr. SOTO, and Mr. VARGAS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase 
the educator expense deduction and allow early childhood 
educators to take the deduction, 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 ‘‘Expand Education De-
duction for Teachers Act.’’ 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Medical 
Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 
2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL 
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM. 
Section 1910(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300w–9(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2014, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2014,’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘, and $22,334,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 776 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reau-
thorize the Emergency Medical Services for Chil-
dren program.
H. R. 776 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen 
An Act 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Emergency Medical 
Services for Children program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Medical Services 
for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 
FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM. 
Section 1910(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300w–9(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2014, and’’ and inserting ‘‘2014,’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘, and 
$22,334,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
II 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 776 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 25, 2019 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
Emergency Medical Services for Children program. 
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 ‘‘Emergency Medical 
Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 
2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL 
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM. 
Section 1910(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300w–9(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2014, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2014,’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘, and $22,334,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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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 ‘‘Emergency Medical 
Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 
2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL 
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM. 
Section 1910(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300w–9(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2014, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2014,’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘, and $22,334,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 136 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 776 
[Report No. 116–176] 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reau-
thorize the Emergency Medical Services for Chil-
dren program. 
JULY 23, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7772 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for International 
Regulated Investment Companies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2020 
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. SUOZZI, 
and Mr. ESTES) 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 
for International Regulated Investment Companies. 
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 ‘‘Tax Parity for U.S. 
Mutual Funds Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPA-
NIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter N of chapter 1 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesig-
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nating part V as part VI and inserting after part IV the 
following new part: 
‘‘PART V—INTERNATIONAL REGULATED 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
‘‘Sec. 998. Definition of international regulated investment company. 
‘‘Sec. 998A. Taxation of IRICs. 
‘‘Sec. 998B. Other rules. 
‘‘SEC. 998. DEFINITION OF INTERNATIONAL REGULATED IN-
VESTMENT COMPANY. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—For purposes of this title, the 
terms ‘international regulated investment company’ and 
‘IRIC’ mean, with respect to any taxable year, a domestic 
corporation which, at all times during the taxable year, 
meets the following requirements: 
‘‘(1) The corporation is registered under the In-
vestment Company Act of 1940. 
‘‘(2) Except as provided in subsection (c), the 
corporation holds no assets other than the stock of 
a single regulated investment company— 
‘‘(A) to which part I of subchapter M ap-
plies, and 
‘‘(B) which is not a qualified investment 
entity (as defined in section 897(h)(4)(A)(ii)). 
‘‘(3) All outstanding stock of the corporation is 
held by nonresident alien individuals (and their for-
eign estates) and qualified foreign pension funds 
(within the meaning of section 897(l)(2)). 
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IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1275 
Of inquiry directing the President to provide certain documents in the Presi-
dent’s possession to the House of Representatives relating to communica-
tions by staff of the White House regarding the implications of revoking 
the public health orders commonly referred to as ‘‘title 42’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2022 
Mrs. LESKO 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 communications by staff of 
the White House regarding the implications of revoking 
the public health orders commonly referred to as ‘‘title 
42’’. 
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— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7775 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle 
judicial districts of North Carolina. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2020 
Mr. HOLDING (for himself, Mr. HUDSON, and Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the 
eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 113 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and Wilson 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘Wilson, those portions of Hoke, 
Moore, Scotland, and Richmond counties encom-
passing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and 
Camp Mackall, and’’; and 
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(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) MIDDLE DISTRICT.—The Middle District com-
prises the counties of Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chat-
ham, Davidson, Davie, Durham (excluding that portion of 
Durham County encompassing the Federal Correctional 
Institution, Butner, North Carolina), Forsyth, Guilford, 
Hoke (excluding that portion of Hoke County encom-
passing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp 
Mackall), Lee, Montgomery, Moore (excluding that por-
tion of Moore County encompassing the Fort Bragg Mili-
tary Reservation and Camp Mackall), Orange, Person, 
Randolph, Richmond (excluding that portion of Richmond 
County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reserva-
tion and Camp Mackall), Rockingham, Rowan, Scotland 
(excluding that portion of Scotland County encompassing 
the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), 
Stanly, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall not apply to any action commenced or 
pending in any judicial district of North Carolina before 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7776 
To permit child care providers that receive payment for services provided 
under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to 
use a portion of such payment to purchase mental health supports 
necessary to protect the health of participating children and child care 
workers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2020 
Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To permit child care providers that receive payment for serv-
ices provided under the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 to use a portion of such pay-
ment to purchase mental health supports necessary to 
protect the health of participating children and child 
care workers. 
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 ‘‘Children’s Mental 
Health Care Access Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE MENTAL HEALTH SUP-
PORTS TO PROTECT CHILDREN WHO RE-
CEIVE CERTAIN CHILD CARE SERVICES. 
A child care provider who receives payment for serv-
ices provided under the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.) may 
use a portion of such payment to purchase mental health 
supports necessary to protect the health of children who 
receive such services and child care workers who provide 
such services. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7779 
To designate the mountain at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South 
Dakota, as Mount Rushmore, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2020 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate the mountain at Mount Rushmore National 
Memorial, South Dakota, as Mount Rushmore, 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. DESIGNATION OF MOUNT RUSHMORE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The mountain at Mount Rush-
more, South Dakota, located at N 43° 53.559′ W 103° 
28.246′, shall be known and designated as ‘‘Mount Rush-
more’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, map, 
regulation, order, document, paper, or other record of the 
United States to the mountain and area described in sub-
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section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to ‘‘Mount 
Rushmore’’. 
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(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘2014 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 
through 2024’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘2014 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 
through 2024’’; and 
(4) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘2015 through 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2024’’. 
SEC. 3. TRAINING AND EDUCATION. 
Section 303(b) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice 
Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40722(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 
2024’’. 
SEC. 4. SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM GRANTS. 
Section 304(d) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice 
Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40723(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 
2024’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 23, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 777 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize programs authorized under the 
Debbie Smith Act of 2004.
H. R. 777 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen 
An Act 
To reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Debbie Smith Reauthorization 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 
2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘including’’ and 
inserting ‘‘prioritizing, to the extent practicable consistent 
with public safety considerations’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘including’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in particular,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) provide assurances that the DNA section of the labora-
tory to be used to conduct DNA analyses has a written policy 
that prioritizes the analysis of, to the extent practicable con-
sistent with public safety considerations, samples from homi-
cides and sexual assaults.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2024’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2024’’; and 
(4) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2019 through 2024’’. 
SEC. 3. TRAINING AND EDUCATION. 
Section 303(b) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 
(34 U.S.C. 40722(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2015 through 2019’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2024’’.
H. R. 777—2 
SEC. 4. SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM GRANTS. 
Section 304(d) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 
(34 U.S.C. 40723(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2015 through 2019’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2024’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.