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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2656 
To amend the Federal Power Act to establish an Office of Public Participation 
and Consumer Advocacy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2017 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, 
Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Ms. TSONGAS, and Mr. LYNCH) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Power Act to establish an Office 
of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy. 
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 ‘‘Public Engagement 
at FERC Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND CON-
SUMER ADVOCACY. 
Section 319 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
825q–1) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 319. OFFICE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND CON-
SUMER ADVOCACY. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘Advi-
sory Committee’ means the Public and Consumer 
Advocacy Advisory Committee established under 
subsection (f)(1). 
‘‘(2) ENERGY
CUSTOMER.—The term ‘energy 
customer’ means a residential customer or a small 
commercial customer that receives products or serv-
ices from— 
‘‘(A) a public utility or natural gas com-
pany under the jurisdiction of the Commission; 
or 
‘‘(B) an electric cooperative. 
‘‘(3) NATURAL GAS COMPANY.—The term ‘nat-
ural gas company’ has the meaning given the term 
‘natural-gas company’ in section 2 of the Natural 
Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717a), as modified by section 
601(a)(1)(C) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 
(15 U.S.C. 3431(a)(1)(C)). 
‘‘(4) OFFICE.—The term ‘Office’ means the Of-
fice of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy 
established by subsection (b). 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2658 
AN ACT 
To provide humanitarian assistance for the Venezuelan peo-
ple, to defend democratic governance and combat wide-
spread public corruption in Venezuela, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2660 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide exclusive original jurisdic-
tion to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia 
of certain cases relating to the powers of the Executive, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2017 
Mr. PALMER (for himself, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. 
BRAT, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. 
BISHOP of Michigan, and Mr. DAVIDSON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide exclusive 
original jurisdiction to the United States District Court 
for the District of Columbia of certain cases relating 
to the powers of the Executive, 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 ‘‘Assigning Proper 
Placement of Executive Action Lawsuits Act’’ or the ‘‘AP-
PEAL Act’’. 
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which Rosneft could come into control of CITGO’s 
United States energy infrastructure holdings. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) control of critical United States energy in-
frastructure by Rosneft, a Russian government-con-
trolled entity currently under United States sanc-
tions, would pose a significant risk to United States 
national security and energy security; 
(2) the President should take all necessary 
steps to prevent Rosneft from gaining control of 
critical United States interstate energy infrastruc-
ture; 
(3) a default by PDVSA on its loan from 
Rosneft, resulting in Rosneft coming into possession 
of PDVSA’s United States CITGO assets, would 
warrant careful consideration by the Committee on 
Foreign Investment in the United States; 
(4) if PDVSA defaults on its debt obligations, 
the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign 
Asset Control should review CITGO’s transactions 
with United States persons to assess and ensure 
compliance with United States sanctions policies and 
regulations; and 
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(5) the Department of Homeland Security 
should conduct an assessment of the security risks 
posed by foreign control of CITGO’s United States 
energy infrastructure holdings. 
SEC. 12. REPORT ON GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION’S ACTIVITIES IN VENEZUELA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
acting through the Bureau of Intelligence and Research 
of the Department of State and in consultation with the 
intelligence community, shall submit to Congress a report 
that describes the full extent of the Government of the 
Russian Federation’s cooperation with the Government of 
Venezuela and the Venezuelan armed forces. 
(b) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. The unclassified portion of the report shall be 
made available to the public. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘intel-
ligence community’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
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Subtitle A—Standard Deduction 
for Health Insurance 
SEC. 201. STANDARD DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part VII of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 is amended by redesignating section 224 as section 
225 and by inserting after section 223 the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 224. STANDARD DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE. 
‘‘(a) DEDUCTION ALLOWED.—In the case of an indi-
vidual, there shall be allowed as a deduction to the tax-
payer for the taxable year the standard deduction for 
health insurance. 
‘‘(b) STANDARD DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘standard deduc-
tion for health insurance’ means the sum of the 
monthly limitations for months during the taxable 
year. 
‘‘(2) MONTHLY LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The monthly limita-
tion for any month is 1⁄12 of— 
‘‘(i) $20,500, in the case of a tax-
payer who is allowed a deduction under 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OVER CER-
TAIN CASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 85 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 1370. Claims relating to certain actions of the exec-
utive. 
‘‘The United States District Court for the District 
of Columbia shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to 
hear and determine any claim that arises in a case or con-
troversy as to an Executive order, action, or memo-
randum.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 85 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘1370. Claims relating to certain actions of the executive.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2661 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior 
to convey to a State all right, title, and interest in and to a percentage 
of the amount of royalties and other amounts required to be paid to 
the State under that Act with respect to public land and deposits in 
the State, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2017 
Ms. CHENEY (for herself and Mr. PEARCE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary 
of the Interior to convey to a State all right, title, and 
interest in and to a percentage of the amount of royalties 
and other amounts required to be paid to the State 
under that Act with respect to public land and deposits 
in the State, 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 ‘‘State Mineral Revenue 
Protection Act’’. 
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strategic deterrent or any new intercontinental ballistic 
missile. 
(i) TERMINATION OF IW–1 LIFE EXTENSION PRO-
GRAM.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2017 or any fiscal year 
thereafter for the Department of Defense or the Depart-
ment of Energy may be obligated or expended for the IW– 
1 life extension program. 
(j) TERMINATION OF MIXED OXIDE FUEL FABRICA-
TION FACILITY PROJECT.—Notwithstanding section 3116 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328) or any other provision of law, 
none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or other-
wise made available for fiscal year 2017 or any fiscal year 
thereafter for the Department of Defense or the Depart-
ment of Energy may be obligated or expended for the 
Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility project at the Sa-
vannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina. 
(k) TERMINATION OF URANIUM PROCESSING FACIL-
ITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2017 or any fiscal year 
thereafter for the Department of Defense or the Depart-
ment of Energy may be obligated or expended for the Ura-
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SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
In this Act the term ‘‘human trafficking’’ means an 
act or practice described in paragraph (9) or (10) of sec-
tion 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7102). 
SEC. 3. TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL TO IDEN-
TIFY HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall 
implement a program to— 
(1) train and periodically retrain relevant per-
sonnel across the Department of Labor that the Sec-
retary considers appropriate, how to effectively de-
tect and assist law enforcement in preventing human 
trafficking during the course of their primary roles 
and responsibilities; and 
(2) ensure that such personnel regularly receive 
current information on matters related to the detec-
tion of human trafficking, including information that 
becomes available outside of the Department’s initial 
or periodic retraining schedule, to the extent rel-
evant to their official duties and consistent with ap-
plicable information and privacy laws. 
(b) TRAINING DESCRIBED.—The training referred to 
in subsection (a) may be conducted through in-class or 
virtual learning capabilities, and shall include— 
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(1) methods for identifying suspected victims of 
human trafficking and, where appropriate, perpetra-
tors of human trafficking; 
(2) training that is most appropriate for a par-
ticular location or environment in which the per-
sonnel receiving such training perform their official 
duties; 
(3) other topics determined by the Secretary to 
be appropriate reflecting current trends and best 
practices for personnel in their particular location or 
professional environment; 
(4) a clear course of action for referring poten-
tial cases of human trafficking to the Department of 
Justice and other appropriate authorities; and 
(5) a post-training evaluation for personnel re-
ceiving the training. 
SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary of 
Labor shall report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees on the training provided to the personnel referred 
to in section 3(a), including— 
(1) an evaluation of such training and the over-
all effectiveness of the program required by this Act; 
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(2) the number of cases referred by Department 
of Labor personnel in which human trafficking was 
suspected and the metrics used by the Department 
to accurately measure and track its response to in-
stances of suspected human trafficking; and 
(3) the number of Department of Labor em-
ployees who have completed such training as re-
quired by this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2665 
To reduce the pay of Members of Congress in any year following a fiscal 
year for which there was a Federal budget deficit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2017 
Mr. BACON (for himself, Mr. BERGMAN, and Mr. GALLAGHER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administra-
tion, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form, 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 reduce the pay of Members of Congress in any year 
following a fiscal year for which there was a Federal 
budget deficit. 
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 ‘‘Accountability for Con-
gressional Pay Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN PAY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN 
RESPONSE TO BUDGET DEFICIT. 
(a) REDUCTION.—Section 601(a)(2) of the Legisla-
tive Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C)(i) If, as determined by the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, total budget outlays of the 
Government for a fiscal year exceed total revenues of the 
Government for such fiscal year— 
‘‘(I) for all pay periods occurring during the 
next calendar year which begins after that fiscal 
year, each annual rate of pay referred to in para-
graph (1) shall be reduced by the percentage by 
which outlays exceeded revenues for that fiscal year 
(except that such reduction may not exceed 15 per-
cent); and 
‘‘(II) no adjustment may be made under sub-
paragraph (A) in any such rate of pay during that 
next calendar year. 
‘‘(ii) If an individual did not hold a position described 
in paragraph (1) during a fiscal year for which total budg-
et outlays of the Government exceeded total revenues of 
the Government (as described in clause (i)), clause (i) shall 
not apply to the annual rate of pay for such individual 
during the next calendar year.’’. 
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(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
601(a)(2)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 4501(2)(A)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Subject to subparagraph (B),’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C),’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2018 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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‘‘(D) The individual’s citizenship status. 
‘‘(E) The individual’s electronic signature. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF OFFICIALS RECEIVING INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon receiving the identi-
fying information with respect to an applicable indi-
vidual under subsection (a), the appropriate State 
election official shall determine— 
‘‘(A) whether such individual is eligible to 
vote in an election for Federal office; and 
‘‘(B) whether such individual is currently 
registered to vote in elections for Federal office 
at the address provided in such identifying in-
formation. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION TO INDIVIDUALS.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE
UNREGISTERED
INDIVID-
UALS.—In the case of an applicable individual 
who is eligible to vote in an election for Federal 
office and who is not currently registered to 
vote, the appropriate State election official shall 
issue a notification to the individual con-
taining— 
‘‘(i) a statement that, unless the indi-
vidual notifies the election official prior to 
the expiration of the 21-calendar-day pe-
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section 151 for more than one individual 
who for such month is an eligible indi-
vidual, and 
‘‘(ii) $7,500, in the case of a taxpayer 
who is allowed a deduction under section 
151 for only one individual who for such 
month is an eligible individual. 
‘‘(B) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of tax-
able years beginning in calendar years 
after the first calendar year to which this 
section applies, the dollar amounts under 
subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an 
amount equal to— 
‘‘(I) such dollar amount, multi-
plied by 
‘‘(II) the cost-of-living adjust-
ment determined under section 1(f)(3) 
for the calendar year in which such 
taxable year begins, determined by 
substituting ‘the calendar year pre-
ceding the first calendar year to which 
section 224 applies’ for ‘calendar year 
1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof. 
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nium Processing Facility located at the Y–12 National Se-
curity Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 
SEC. 4. REPORTS REQUIRED. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report out-
lining the plan of each Secretary to carry out section 3. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 
2018, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report outlining the 
plan of each Secretary to carry out section 3, including 
any updates to previously submitted reports. 
(c) ANNUAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS ACCOUNTING.— 
Not later than September 30, 2017, and annually there-
after, the President shall transmit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report containing a comprehensive 
accounting by the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget of the amounts obligated and expended by the 
Federal Government for each nuclear weapon and related 
nuclear program during— 
(1) the fiscal year covered by the report; and 
(2) the life cycle of such weapon or program. 
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(d) COST ESTIMATE REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
outlining the estimated cost savings that result from car-
rying out section 3. 
(e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Appropriations, the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
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(3) A description of the diplomatic strategy 
with respect to regional partners seeking to end the 
civil war in Yemen. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 266 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
provide that COPS grant funds may be used to hire and train new, 
additional career law enforcement officers who are residents of the com-
munities they serve, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2017 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to provide that COPS grant funds may 
be used to hire and train new, additional career law 
enforcement officers who are residents of the commu-
nities they serve, 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 ‘‘Law Enforcement In-
clusion Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) According to the Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity Commission (EEOC) and the Census Bureau, 
which together provide detail on the racial composi-
tion of government workers in large American cities, 
in about two-thirds of the United States cities with 
the largest police forces, the majority of police offi-
cers commute to work from outside the city in which 
they work. 
(2) When officers live in the cities in which they 
work, it may reduce the carbon footprint by employ-
ees in their journey to work, foster more employee 
concern in the affairs of their city, ensure manpower 
will be available in case of emergencies, generate ad-
ditional tax revenue for the city, and cut down on 
absenteeism and tardiness. 
(3) According to the President’s Task Force on 
21st Century Policing, recommendation 1.8 reads 
‘‘law enforcement agencies should strive to create a 
workforce that contains a broad range of diversity 
including race, gender, language, life experience, and 
cultural background to improve understanding and 
effectiveness in dealing with all communities.’’. 
(4) Additionally, the Fairness and Effectiveness 
in Policing: The Evidence states ‘‘A critical factor in 
managing bias is seeking candidates who are likely 
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