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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8554 
To prohibit the sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve to certain entities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2022 
Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma (for herself and Mr. WALTZ) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the sale of petroleum products from the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve to certain entities, 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 ‘‘Save America’s Valu-
able Energy Act’’ or the ‘‘SAVE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST SELLING SPR PETROLEUM 
PRODUCTS TO CERTAIN ENTITIES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Energy Policy and Con-
servation Act is amended by inserting after section 169 
(42 U.S.C. 6247b) the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 170. PROHIBITION ON SALES TO CERTAIN ENTITIES. 
‘‘The Secretary shall prohibit the sale of petroleum 
products drawn down from the Strategic Petroleum Re-
serve, under any provision of law, to any entity 
headquartered in— 
‘‘(1) a country listed in table 1 to paragraph 
(d)(1) under section 126.1 of title 22, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, as in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this section; or 
‘‘(2) Russia.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) DRAWDOWN
AND
SALE
OF
PETROLEUM 
PRODUCTS.—Section 161(a) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241(a)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and section 170’’ before the 
period at the end. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents for the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 169 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 170. Prohibition on sales to certain entities.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8556 
To enact the Section 401 Certification Rule, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2022 
Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. MOONEY, and Mr. PERRY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To enact the Section 401 Certification Rule, 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 ‘‘Build More Pipelines 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341) is designed to provide 
States and authorized Indian Tribes an important 
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tool to help protect the water quality of federally 
regulated waters within their borders, in collabora-
tion with Federal agencies through the cooperative 
federalism framework of that Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
et seq.); 
(2) in the years preceding the date of enact-
ment of this Act, States have denied water quality 
certifications under section 401 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341) for 
infrastructure projects for reasons other than pro-
tecting water quality, such as downstream green-
house gas emissions; 
(3) natural gas pipelines, coal production, and 
electric transmissions lines are vital to ensuring that 
the people of the United States have affordable ac-
cess to energy; 
(4) fuel scarcity and a lack of sufficient infra-
structure to transport natural gas contribute to 
higher energy prices; and 
(5) other infrastructure projects, such as road 
construction to support interstate commerce, are in 
the national interest and warrant regulatory cer-
tainty under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341). 
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SEC. 3. ENACTMENT OF THE SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION 
RULE. 
The final rule of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy entitled ‘‘Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification 
Rule’’ (85 Fed. Reg. 42210 (July 13, 2020)) is enacted 
into law. 
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‘‘(i) in the case of the first year in 
which a taxpayer becomes subject to this 
subsection and so has assets in the 
ULTRA, the notional interest percentage 
of the ULTRA shall be 20 percent (0 per-
cent in the case of a taxpayer which elects 
to recognize all unrealized gains of all as-
sets in the ULTRA upon initiation of the 
ULTRA), and 
‘‘(ii) at the end of the first year in 
which a taxpayer becomes subject to this 
subsection and so has assets in the 
ULTRA and at the end of each subsequent 
year during which the taxpayer continues 
to be subject to this subsection and have 
assets in the ULTRA, the notional interest 
percentage of the ULTRA shall be in-
creased annually by an amount equal to 
the product of— 
‘‘(I) the deemed rate of return 
multiplied by 20 percent, multiplied 
by 
‘‘(II) 1 minus the notional inter-
est percentage immediately prior to 
the increase. 
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SEC. 9. INTERPRETATION AND SEVERABILITY. 
(a) Nothing in this section should be construed to 
preempt or supersede the laws of any State with respect 
to its authority to define and enforce the criminal law of 
that State, or with respect to any power reserved to the 
States respectively, or to the people, or to any citizen as 
a right, under the Constitution of the United States. This 
section does not annul, alter, or affect, or exempt any per-
son subject to this section from complying with, the laws 
of any State, except to the extent that those laws are in-
consistent with the provisions of this section, and then 
only to the extent of the inconsistency. This section shall 
not in any way abridge or alter the remedies now existing 
at common law or by statute, but consistent with sub-
section (d)(3)(B), the provisions of this section are in ad-
dition to such remedies. 
(b) If any provision of this section or the application 
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the 
remainder of this section, or the application of that provi-
sion to persons or circumstances other than those as to 
which it is held invalid, is not affected thereby. 
SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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covered surrogate foreign corporation by a specified 
affiliate of such corporation, for purposes of this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) the expatriated entity with respect to 
such covered surrogate foreign corporation shall 
be treated as a covered corporation with respect 
to such repurchase or acquisition, 
‘‘(B) such repurchase or acquisition shall 
be treated as a repurchase of stock of a covered 
corporation by such covered corporation, and 
‘‘(C) the adjustment under subsection 
(c)(3) shall be determined only with respect to 
stock issued by such expatriated entity to em-
ployees of the expatriated entity. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) APPLICABLE
FOREIGN
CORPORA-
TION.—The term ‘applicable foreign corpora-
tion’ means any foreign corporation the stock of 
which is traded on an established securities 
market 
(within 
the 
meaning 
of 
section 
7704(b)(1)). 
‘‘(B) COVERED SURROGATE FOREIGN COR-
PORATION.—The term ‘covered surrogate for-
eign corporation’ means any surrogate foreign 
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113 
‘‘(1) The primary purpose of the group or asso-
ciation may be to offer and provide health coverage 
to its employer members and their employees, if 
such group or association has at least 1 substantial 
business purpose, as described in subsection (c), un-
related to offering and providing health coverage or 
other employee benefits to its employer members and 
their employees. 
‘‘(2) Each employer member of the group or as-
sociation participating in the group health plan is a 
person acting directly as an employer of at least 1 
employee who is a participant covered under the 
plan. 
‘‘(3) The group or association has— 
‘‘(A) a formal organizational structure 
with a governing body; and 
‘‘(B) by-laws or other similar indications of 
formality. 
‘‘(4) The functions and activities of the group 
or association shall be controlled by the employer 
members of the group or association, and the em-
ployer members of the group or association that par-
ticipate in the group health plan shall control the 
plan. Control under this paragraph shall be in form 
and substance. 
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(f) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING STATE RESI-
DENCY RULES.—It is the sense of Congress that the tax-
ation by the several States of extreme wealth is in the pub-
lic interest and that silence on the part of Congress shall 
not be construed to impose any barrier to the use of rea-
sonable residency rules, including such rules that appor-
tion a tax on deemed sales or extreme wealth over no more 
than five years, by the several States or the District of 
Columbia. 
(g) 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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‘‘(iii) outcomes for the participants 
described in clause (ii); 
‘‘(iv) the accumulation of postsec-
ondary credit; 
‘‘(v) the attainment of a recognized 
postsecondary credential; and 
‘‘(vi) wage increases realized during 
the course of the apprenticeship. 
‘‘(B) Completions— 
‘‘(i) that are on time, disaggregated 
by credit, credential, or degree received; 
and 
‘‘(ii) that are within 150 percent of 
the 
expected 
time 
of 
completion, 
disaggregated by credit, credential, or de-
gree received. 
‘‘(C) With respect to end-of-program out-
comes for both participants who complete the 
program and participants who do not complete 
the program each of the following: 
‘‘(i) The accumulation of postsec-
ondary credit toward a degree reported not 
later than one year after the end of the 
grant period. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8564 
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act with respect to funds 
for expenses necessary to implement the Port and Intermodal Improve-
ment Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2022 
Mr. GIBBS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act with re-
spect to funds for expenses necessary to implement the 
Port and Intermodal Improvement 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 ‘‘Port Automation Im-
provement Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF THE MARITIME ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
Section 3501(a)(12) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is 
amended by striking ‘‘, except that’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘port terminal’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8569 
To require a direct causal nexus to remove certain cases to Federal court, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2022 
Mrs. LURIA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require a direct causal nexus to remove certain cases 
to Federal court, 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 ‘‘Removal Adjustment 
Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL OFFICERS OR AGENCIES SUED OR PROS-
ECUTED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1442 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (f); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) With respect to an action under subsection 
(a)(1), no such action may be removed unless the remov-
ing party demonstrates a direct causal nexus between the 
removing party’s actions taken under the color of Federal 
office and the actions or omissions that are the subject 
of the plaintiff’s or prosecutor’s claim.’’; and 
(4) by inserting before subsection (f), as redes-
ignated, the following: 
‘‘(e) Removal under this section shall be strictly con-
strued and doubts regarding the propriety of removal shall 
be resolved in favor of remanding the case to State 
court.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall take effect on January 1, 2023. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 856 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain 
political committees from compensating the spouse of the candidate for 
services provided to or on behalf of the committee, to require such 
committees to report on payments made to the spouse and the immediate 
family members of the candidate, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2021 
Mr. TIFFANY (for himself and Mr. GALLAGHER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
prohibit certain political committees from compensating 
the spouse of the candidate for services provided to or 
on behalf of the committee, to require such committees 
to report on payments made to the spouse and the imme-
diate family members of the candidate, 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 ‘‘Oversight for Members 
And Relatives Act’’ or the ‘‘OMAR Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING USE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO COM-
PENSATE SPOUSES OF CANDIDATES; DISCLO-
SURE OF PAYMENTS MADE TO SPOUSES AND 
FAMILY MEMBERS. 
(a) PROHIBITION; DISCLOSURE.—Section 313 of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30114) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITING COMPENSATION
OF SPOUSES; 
DISCLOSURE OF PAYMENTS TO SPOUSES AND FAMILY 
MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) 
PROHIBITING
COMPENSATION
OF 
SPOUSES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, no authorized committee of a candidate or 
any other political committee established, main-
tained, or controlled by a candidate or an individual 
holding Federal office (other than a political com-
mittee of a political party) shall directly or indirectly 
compensate the spouse of the candidate or individual 
(as the case may be) for services provided to or on 
behalf of the committee. 
‘‘(2) DISCLOSURE OF PAYMENTS TO SPOUSES 
AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS.—In addition to 
any other information included in a report submitted 
under section 304 by a committee described in para-
graph (1), the committee shall include in the report 
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‘‘Subchapter E—Carbon Content Fee 
‘‘Sec. 4691. Carbon content. 
‘‘SEC. 4691. CARBON CONTENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a coal mine or an 
oil or gas well, there is hereby imposed a tax equal to $50 
per ton of carbon contained in fuel produced— 
‘‘(1) at such mine or well located in the United 
States, or 
‘‘(2) entered into the United States for con-
sumption, use, or warehousing. 
‘‘(b) ADJUSTMENT FOR YEARS AFTER 2023.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any calendar 
year after 2023, the amount under subsection (a) 
shall be increased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) such amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar 
year, determined— 
‘‘(i) by substituting ‘calendar year 
2022’ for ‘calendar year 2016’ in subpara-
graph (A)(ii) thereof, and 
‘‘(ii) by substituting for the C–CPI–U 
referred to in section 1(f)(3)(A) the 
amount that such CPI would have been if 
the annual percentage increase in CPI with 
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a separate statement of any payments, including di-
rect or indirect compensation, made to the spouse or 
any immediate family member of the candidate or 
individual involved during the period covered by the 
report. 
‘‘(3) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘immediate family mem-
ber’ means the son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter- 
in-law, mother, father, brother, sister, brother-in- 
law, sister-in-law, or grandchild of the candidate or 
individual involved.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 313(a)(1) 
of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30114(a)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘for otherwise’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to subsection 
(c), for otherwise’’. 
SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY AGAINST CANDIDATE OR 
OFFICEHOLDER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 309 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30109) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) In the case of a violation of section 313(c) com-
mitted by a committee described in such section, if the 
candidate or individual involved knew of the violation, any 
penalty imposed under this section shall be imposed on 
the candidate or individual and not on the committee.’’. 
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(b) 
PROHIBITING
REIMBURSEMENT
BY
COM-
MITTEE.—Section 313(c) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30114(c)), as added by section 2(a), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITING REIMBURSEMENT BY COM-
MITTEE OF PENALTY PAID BY CANDIDATE FOR VIO-
LATIONS.—A committee described in paragraph (1) 
may not make any payment to reimburse the can-
didate or individual involved for any penalty imposed 
for a violation of this subsection which is required 
to be paid by the candidate or individual under sec-
tion 309(e).’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to compensation and payments made on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8572 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax 
on fuel based on the carbon content of such fuel, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2022 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York 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 impose 
an excise tax on fuel based on the carbon content of 
such fuel, 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 ‘‘Carbon Reduction and 
Tax Credit Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCISE TAX ON CARBON CONTENT OF FUELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 38 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end there-
of the following new subchapter: 
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SEC. 5. REPORT ON CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS AND 
CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT PLANNING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
submission of the report required under section 4, the 
President shall produce a report on the adequacy of con-
tinuity of operations and continuity of government plans 
based on the assessed global catastrophic and existential 
risk. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The report required under 
subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) a detailed assessment of the ability of con-
tinuity of government and continuity of operations 
plans and programs, as defined by Executive Order 
13961, Presidential Policy Directive–40, or suc-
cessor policies, to maintain national essential func-
tions following global catastrophes, both cumula-
tively and for particular threats; 
(2) an assessment of the need to revise Execu-
tive Order 13961, Presidential Policy Directive–40, 
or successor policies to account for global cata-
strophic and existential risk cumulatively or for par-
ticular threats; 
(3) a budget proposal for continuity of govern-
ment and continuity of operations programs nec-
essary to adequately maintain national essential 
functions during global catastrophes; 
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a change would interact with existing Federal and 
State law; and 
(12) the continued necessity of the Universal 
Service Fund once advanced telecommunications ca-
pability is available to all people in the United 
States. 
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