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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Amtrak Transparency 
and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OPEN MEETINGS. 
Section 24301(e) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Section 552 of title 5, this 
part’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), sections 552 and 552b of title 5, this 
part’’; 
(2) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘Section 
552 of title 5, United States Code, applies’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) TIMING OF APPLICATION.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (3), sections 552 and 552b of 
title 5 apply’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SCOPE OF APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) INFORMATION.—The requirements of 
the second sentence of section 552b(b) of title 
5 shall not apply to any portion of an Amtrak 
meeting and subsections (d) and (e) of section 
552b of title 5 shall not apply to any informa-
tion pertaining to any portion of an Amtrak 
meeting otherwise required by section 552b of
title 5 to be disclosed to the public in any case 
in which Amtrak properly determines that such 
portion or portions of the meeting or the disclo-
sure of such information is likely to involve— 
‘‘(i) contract negotiations, including 
negotiations for contract procurements and 
agreements, the disclosure of which would 
imperil or compromise the competitive po-
sition of Amtrak; 
‘‘(ii) collective bargaining agreements 
or any terms and conditions that are pro-
posed for inclusion in any collective bar-
gaining agreement, including the negotia-
tion of terms and conditions with employ-
ees or representatives of employees of Am-
trak; and 
‘‘(iii) with respect to any individual 
who is a prospective officer, employee, or 
contractor or an officer, employee, or con-
tractor employed or appointed by Amtrak, 
matters involving the employment, appoint-
ment, termination of employment, terms 
and conditions of employment, evaluation 
of the performance of, promotion or dis-
ciplining of any such individual, unless all
such individuals whose rights could be ad-
versely affected request in writing that the 
matter or matters be discussed at a public 
meeting. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL APPLICATION.—In addi-
tion to the information described in subpara-
graph (B), the information described in section 
552b(c) shall apply to Amtrak meetings.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 
2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8692 
AN ACT 
To require that the Amtrak Board of Directors 
comply with the open meetings requirements of 
section 552b of title 5, United States Code, and 
for other purposes.
IIB 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8692 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 11, 2024 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To require that the Amtrak Board of Directors comply with 
the open meetings requirements of section 552b of title 
5, United States Code, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Amtrak Transparency 
and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OPEN MEETINGS. 
Section 24301(e) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Section 552 of title 5, this 
part’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), sections 552 and 552b of title 5, this 
part’’; 
(2) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘Section 
552 of title 5, United States Code, applies’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) TIMING OF APPLICATION.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (3), sections 552 and 552b of 
title 5 apply’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SCOPE OF APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) INFORMATION.—The requirements of 
the second sentence of section 552b(b) of title 
5 shall not apply to any portion of an Amtrak 
meeting and subsections (d) and (e) of section 
552b of title 5 shall not apply to any informa-
tion pertaining to any portion of an Amtrak 
meeting otherwise required by section 552b of 
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such individuals whose rights could be ad-
versely affected request in writing that the 
matter or matters be discussed at a public 
meeting. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL APPLICATION.—In addi-
tion to the information described in subpara-
graph (B), the information described in section 
552b(c) shall apply to Amtrak meetings.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 
2024. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8693 
To prohibit certain businesses and persons from purchasing real estate adja-
cent to covered Federal lands in the United States, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2024 
Mr. NEWHOUSE (for himself, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. BERGMAN, 
Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. CARL, Ms. HAGEMAN, 
Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. FLOOD, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Ms. 
MALOY, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MILLS, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. 
LAHOOD, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. 
MOOLENAAR, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. BALDERSON, 
Mr. BIGGS, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. DUARTE, 
Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. FALLON, Ms. 
MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. COLLINS, and Mr. ALLEN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit certain businesses and persons from purchasing 
real estate adjacent to covered Federal lands in the 
United States, 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 ‘‘No American Land 
for Communist China Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE 
LOCATED ADJACENT TO COVERED FEDERAL 
LANDS IN THE UNITED STATES BY NATION-
ALS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the President shall take such actions as may 
be necessary to prohibit the purchase of real estate located 
adjacent to covered Federal land in the United States 
by— 
(1) any agent of the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China; or 
(2) any business with respect to which the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China, directly 
or indirectly through any contract, arrangement, un-
derstanding, relationship, or otherwise, owns 25 per-
cent or more of the equity interests of the business. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘United States’’ means the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the 
United States Virgin Islands, and any other terri-
tory or possession of the United States; and 
(2) the term ‘‘covered Federal lands’’ means— 
(A) land owned by the United States and 
under the jurisdiction of— 
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(i) the Secretary of the Interior; 
(ii) the Secretary of Defense; and 
(iii) the Secretary of Agriculture, with 
respect to land managed by the Forest 
Service; or 
(B) land that is Indian country under sec-
tion 1151 of title 18, United States Code. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8694 
To amend title 4, United States Code, to permit the flag of the United 
States to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor 
of the District of Columbia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2024 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 4, United States Code, to permit the flag 
of the United States to be flown at half-staff in the 
event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Colum-
bia. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FLYING FLAG OF UNITED STATES AT HALF- 
STAFF IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF THE 
MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
Section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
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(B) DISTRIBUTION
OF
MONTHLY
IN-
COME.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Each participant 
shall receive a monthly payment, in an 
amount of not less than $500, as deter-
mined by the eligible entity through which 
such participant is enrolled for participa-
tion in the Project. 
(ii) METHOD
OF
DISTRIBUTION.— 
Monthly payments made under the Project 
shall be made by direct deposit or paper 
check. 
(iii) NO
TAX
LIABILITY.—Any pay-
ments made to a participant under clause 
(i) shall not be considered income for pur-
poses of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
(iv) NO CONDITIONS ON USE OF PAY-
MENTS.—An eligible entity may not put 
any conditions on how participants spend 
the monthly payments made under the 
Project, and the manner in which a partic-
ipant spends such payments shall not im-
pact the eligibility of such participant to 
participate in the Project. 
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(1) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘Govern-
ment and the Governor of a State, territory, or pos-
session,’’ and inserting ‘‘Government, the Governor 
of a State, territory, or possession, and the Mayor 
of the District of Columbia,’’; and 
(2) in the eighth sentence, by striking ‘‘or the 
Governor of a State, territory, or possession;’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, the Governor of a State, territory, or 
possession, or the Mayor of the District of Colum-
bia;’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8704 
To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to 
foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic 
right whales and other large cetacean species. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2024 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to 
the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant 
program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean 
users and North Atlantic right whales and other large 
cetacean species. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES AND REGU-
LATIONS. 
For the period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this section and ending on December 31, 2030, 
the North Atlantic right whale vessel strike reduction rule 
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ten agreement described in subclause (II) of such 
section, regarding a good faith estimate of the time 
of day and the days of the week that the covered do-
mestic employee is expected to work for the em-
ployer. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR CHANGES TO SCHEDULED 
WORK HOURS AND REPORTING TIME PAY.—An employer 
shall— 
(1) communicate in writing (which may be in 
an electronic form) any change to the scheduled 
work hours of each domestic employee of the em-
ployer, including any on-call shifts, not less than 72 
hours before the domestic employee is scheduled to 
begin work; and 
(2) pay each domestic employee of the em-
ployer— 
(A) the regular rate of pay of the domestic 
employee for any scheduled work hours the do-
mestic employee does not work due to the em-
ployer canceling or reducing the scheduled work 
hours of the domestic employee after the do-
mestic employee arrives to work for the sched-
uled work hours; or 
(B) at a rate of 1⁄2 of the regular rate of 
pay of the domestic employee for any scheduled 
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(B) no funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by law shall be used to— 
(i) implement or comply with the Ex-
ecutive order or memoranda; or 
(ii) further any of the provisions or 
purposes of the Executive order or memo-
randa. 
(2) EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND MEMORANDA DE-
SCRIBED.—The Executive orders and memoranda 
described in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Executive Order 13985 (5 U.S.C. 601 
note; relating to advancing racial equity and 
support for underserved communities through 
the Federal Government). 
(B) Executive Order 13988 (42 U.S.C. 
2000e note; relating to preventing and com-
bating discrimination on the basis of gender 
identity or sexual orientation). 
(C) Executive Order 14020, (42 U.S.C. 
2000e note; relating to the establishment of the 
White House Gender Policy Council). 
(D) Executive Order 14031 (42 U.S.C. 
3501 note; relating to advancing equity, justice, 
and opportunity for Asian Americans, Native 
Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders). 
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(B) a nonprofit organization or research 
institution with expertise in on-the-water tech-
nology for the monitoring or detection of North 
Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean 
species; 
(C) any individual or entity the Secretary 
and the Foundation jointly determine appro-
priate, including ocean users in the fishing, 
tourism, fishing tackle manufacturing, boating, 
shipping, marine electronics, ship piloting, ves-
sel towing, and other maritime sectors; and 
(D) a consortium of 2 or more entities de-
scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through 
(C). 
(2) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 
means the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. 
(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the program established under subsection (a). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and At-
mosphere. 
(5) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ has the meaning given the 
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term in section 7701(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986. 
Æ 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8719 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require a Federal firearms licensee 
to provide secure firearms storage information to a prospective firearm 
transferee, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
a gun safe credit, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2024 
Ms. SHERRILL (for herself, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mrs. 
DINGELL, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. JACKSON 
LEE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. NORTON, Ms. ROSS, 
Ms. SALINAS, and Ms. STEVENS) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require a Federal 
firearms licensee to provide secure firearms storage infor-
mation to a prospective firearm transferee, and to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a gun 
safe credit, 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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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8724 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow States to waive 
certain administrative requirements for recertification, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2024 
Ms. BARRAGA´N (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. TLAIB, 
and Mr. CARSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow 
States to waive certain administrative requirements for 
recertification, 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 ‘‘SNAP Recertification 
Reform Act of 2024’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 870 
To submit to Congress a report on payments made by the Department 
of Justice to certain companies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2023 
Mrs. BOEBERT (for herself, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. GOSAR, 
Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. BURLISON, Mr. DONALDS, and Mr. CLYDE) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To submit to Congress a report on payments made by the 
Department of Justice to certain companies, 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 ‘‘Exposing Lewd Out-
lays for social Networking companies Act’’ or the ‘‘ELON 
Act’’. 
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(9) PARENT.—The term ‘‘parent’’, with respect 
to an individual, means a biological, foster, or adop-
tive parent of the individual, a stepparent of the in-
dividual, parent-in-law of the individual, parent of a 
domestic partner of the individual, or a legal guard-
ian or other person who stood in loco parentis to the 
individual when the individual was a child. 
(10) PERSONAL CARE AIDE OR ASSISTANT.— 
The term ‘‘personal care aide or assistant’’ means 
an individual who provides personal care services. 
(11) PERSONAL
CARE
SERVICES.—The term 
‘‘personal care services’’ means assistance provided 
to an individual who is not an inpatient or resident 
of a hospital, nursing facility, intermediate care fa-
cility for individuals with intellectual disabilities, or 
institution for mental disease that enables the recipi-
ent to accomplish activities of daily living or instru-
mental activities of daily living. 
(12) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Labor. 
(13) SELF-DIRECTED CARE.—The term ‘‘self- 
directed care’’, with respect to an individual, means 
services for the individual that are planned and pur-
chased under the direction and control of the indi-
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PAYMENTS 
TO CERTAIN COMPANIES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the relevant committees a 
report on all payments, made by the Department of Jus-
tice during the period beginning on January 1, 2015 and 
ending on the date of enactment of this Act, to any of 
the following companies: 
(1) Twitter. 
(2) Meta. 
(3) Google. 
(4) Microsoft Corporation. 
(5) Apple. 
(b) MORATORIUM.—Beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act and ending on the date that is 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, it shall be unlawful 
for the Department of Justice to use Federal funds to 
make payments to the companies described in subsection 
(a), unless such funds are lawfully owed to any such com-
pany. 
(c) RELEVANT COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘relevant committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives; 
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(2) the Committee on Oversight and Account-
ability of the House of Representatives; 
(3) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; 
(4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate; 
(5) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(6) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8710 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for 
amounts contributed to a 529 plan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2024 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself and Mr. JAMES) 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 a 
deduction for amounts contributed to a 529 plan. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO 529 PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 529 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection 
(f) as subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an eligible 
individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction for 
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the taxable year an amount equal to so much of the 
sum of the aggregate contributions made to a quali-
fied tuition program as does not exceed $10,000. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘eligible individual’ means 
an individual whose adjusted gross income for the 
taxable year does not exceed $200,000.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts contributed after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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