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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6047 
To require the Postal Service to implement recommendations from the Inspec-
tor General of the United States Postal Service for improving identifica-
tion and notification of undelivered and partially delivered routes, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Ms. CRAIG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To require the Postal Service to implement recommendations 
from the Inspector General of the United States Postal 
Service for improving identification and notification of 
undelivered and partially delivered routes, 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. POSTAL SERVICE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT 
CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Postal Service shall review 
and, to the extent practicable, implement the rec-
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ommendations of the Inspector General of the United 
States Postal Service with respect to undelivered and par-
tially delivered routes contained in the report set forth by 
the Inspector General entitled ‘‘Delivery Operations—Un-
delivered and Partially Delivered Routes’’ (Report Num-
ber 21–262–R23) and dated December 16, 2022. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The Postal Service shall implement 
the recommendations described in subsection (a) not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 605 
To amend the Special Drawing Rights Act in order to strengthen congres-
sional oversight with respect to allocations of Special Drawing Rights 
by the International Monetary Fund, and to prohibit such allocations 
for perpetrators of genocide and state sponsors of terrorism without 
congressional authorization, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2023 
Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. BARR, and Mr. HUIZENGA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Special Drawing Rights Act in order to 
strengthen congressional oversight with respect to alloca-
tions of Special Drawing Rights by the International 
Monetary Fund, and to prohibit such allocations for per-
petrators of genocide and state sponsors of terrorism 
without congressional authorization, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Special Drawing 
Rights Oversight Act of 2023’’. 
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(1) entitle any person to Federal benefits, in-
cluding retirement benefits under chapter 83 or 84 
of title 5, United States Code, and disability or 
death benefits under chapter 81 of such title; 
(2) change the legal status of the former Air 
America corporation or any affiliated company; or 
(3) create any legal rights, benefits, or entitle-
ments beyond the one-time award authorized by this 
Act. 
SEC. 9. ATTORNEYS’ AND AGENTS’ FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for more than 
25 percent of an award paid pursuant to this Act to be 
paid to, or received by, any agent or attorney for any serv-
ice rendered to a person who receives an award under sec-
tion 4, in connection with the award under this Act. 
(b) VIOLATION.—Any agent or attorney who violates 
subsection (a) shall be fined under title 18, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 10. NO JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
A determination by the Director pursuant to this Act 
is final and conclusive and shall not be subject to judicial 
review. 
SEC. 11. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
Until the date that all funds available for awards 
under this Act are expended, the Director shall submit to 
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the appropriate congressional committees a semiannual re-
port describing the numbers of award payments made and 
denied during the 180 days preceding the submission of 
the report, including the rationales for any denials, and 
if, at the determination of the Director, the amount of 
funds provided to carry out this Act are insufficient to 
satisfy any remaining or anticipated claims. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6050 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit kindergarten through 
grade 12 educational expenses to be paid from a 529 account. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Mr. HERN (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, 
Mr. KUSTOFF, 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 permit 
kindergarten through grade 12 educational expenses to 
be paid from a 529 account. 
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 ‘‘Student Empowerment 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. 529 ACCOUNT FUNDING FOR HOMESCHOOL AND AD-
DITIONAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EX-
PENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 529(c)(7) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) TREATMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SEC-
ONDARY TUITION.—Any reference in this section to 
the term ‘qualified higher education expense’ shall 
include a reference to the following expenses in con-
nection with enrollment or attendance at, or for stu-
dents enrolled at or attending, an elementary or sec-
ondary public, private, or religious school: 
‘‘(A) Tuition. 
‘‘(B) Curriculum and curricular materials. 
‘‘(C) Books or other instructional mate-
rials. 
‘‘(D) Online educational materials. 
‘‘(E) Tuition for tutoring or educational 
classes outside of the home, including at a tu-
toring facility, but only if the tutor or instruc-
tor is not related to the student and— 
‘‘(i) is licensed as a teacher in any 
State, 
‘‘(ii) has taught at an eligible edu-
cational institution, or 
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‘‘(iii) is a subject matter expert in the 
relevant subject. 
‘‘(F) Fees for a nationally standardized 
norm-referenced achievement test, an advanced 
placement examination, or any examinations re-
lated to college or university admission. 
‘‘(G) Fees for dual enrollment in an insti-
tution of higher education. 
‘‘(H) Educational therapies for students 
with disabilities provided by a licensed or ac-
credited practitioner or provider, including oc-
cupational, behavioral, physical, and speech-lan-
guage therapies. 
Such term shall include expenses for the purposes 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) in con-
nection with a homeschool (whether treated as a 
homeschool or a private school for purposes of appli-
cable State law).’’. 
(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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‘‘(II) can only be used for an in-
ferior purpose or product (commonly 
referred to as ‘downcycling’); 
‘‘(ii) the use of waste— 
‘‘(I) as a fuel or fuel substitute; 
‘‘(II) for energy production; 
‘‘(III) for repurposing into infra-
structure, including— 
‘‘(aa) pavement for streets 
or sidewalks; 
‘‘(bb) 
building 
materials; 
and 
‘‘(cc) other infrastructure 
projects, as determined by the 
Administrator; 
‘‘(IV) for alternate operating 
cover; or 
‘‘(V) within the footprint of a 
landfill; or 
‘‘(iii) the conversion of waste into an 
alternative product, such as a chemical, 
feedstock, fuel, or energy, through— 
‘‘(I) incineration; 
‘‘(II) pyrolysis; 
‘‘(III) hydropyrolysis; 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6052 
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to improve 
provisions relating to dyslexia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Mrs. HOUCHIN (for herself, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. BUCSHON, 
Mr. BURLISON, and Mr. MRVAN) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
to improve provisions relating to dyslexia, 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 ‘‘21st Century Dyslexia 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DYSLEXIA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 602 of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401) is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘or specific 
learning disabilities’’ and inserting ‘‘specific learning 
disabilities, or dyslexia’’; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) DYSLEXIA.—The term ‘dyslexia’ means an 
unexpected difficulty in reading for an individual 
who has the intelligence to be a much better reader, 
most commonly caused by a difficulty in the phono-
logical processing (the appreciation of the individual 
sounds of spoken language), which affects the ability 
of an individual to speak, read, and spell.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (30)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘dys-
lexia,’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or 
of environmental’’ and all that follows and in-
serting ‘‘or dyslexia’’. 
(b) PROVISION
OF ACCOMMODATIONS
AND SERV-
ICES.—The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is 
amended by inserting after section 608 (20 U.S.C. 1407) 
the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 608A. PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATIONS AND SERV-
ICES. 
‘‘In determining eligibility for, or providing, an ac-
commodation or service under this title, a local educational 
agency or other agency shall provide equal access, to the 
accommodation or service, to all eligible children, includ-
ing eligible children who are— 
‘‘(1) children from low-income families; 
‘‘(2) children from families with low socio-
economic status; and 
‘‘(3) children who are limited English pro-
ficient.’’. 
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to design technology and perform technology-re-
lated tasks; 
(4) a description of the processes used by the 
covered agency to obtain information from entities 
supervised by the covered agency and general infor-
mation about market trends and risks; 
(5) a description of the ways in which the cov-
ered agency shares information with other covered 
agencies; 
(6) an evaluation of the level of ease or dif-
ficulty experienced by the covered agency when— 
(A) sharing data with other government 
agencies; and 
(B) collecting data from entities supervised 
by the covered agency; and 
(7) a description of any plans the covered agen-
cy has with respect to how the covered agency will 
implement future upgrades to the technology used 
by the covered agency to supervise entities super-
vised by the covered agency, including— 
(A) a general description of any planned 
upgrades; 
(B) the anticipated timeline of any planned 
upgrades; 
(C) the costs of any planned upgrades; 
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL LICENSE REQUIRED TO DEAL IN AMMUNI-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922(a)(1)(B) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or licensed manufacturer’’ and 
inserting ‘‘licensed manufacturer, or licensed deal-
er’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘or manufacturing’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘manufacturing, or dealing in’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) 
DEFINITION
OF
DEALER.—Section 
921(a)(11)(A) of such title is amended by inserting 
‘‘or ammunition’’ after ‘‘firearms’’. 
(2) LICENSE
FEE.—Section 923(a)(3)(B) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘who is not a deal-
er in destructive devices’’ and inserting ‘‘in firearms 
other than destructive devices or ammunition for 
firearms other than destructive devices’’. 
SEC. 3. AMMUNITION RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENT 
FOR CERTAIN LICENSEES. 
Section 923(g)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or am-
munition’’ after ‘‘firearms’’; and 
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hicle manufacturer shall demonstrate to the Ad-
ministrator that the vehicle manufacturer deliv-
ered for sale 1 or more zero-emission vehicles or 
qualified electric vehicles in the previous model 
year. 
‘‘(C) CONTENTS.—The application shall 
indicate— 
‘‘(i) the type of zero-emission vehicle 
or qualified electric vehicle that was deliv-
ered for sale; 
‘‘(ii) the State in which the zero-emis-
sion vehicle or qualified electric vehicle was 
delivered for sale; and 
‘‘(iii) any other information deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Adminis-
trator. 
‘‘(D) AGGREGATION.—An application for a 
zero-emission vehicle credit under subparagraph 
(A) may aggregate information on all zero-emis-
sion vehicles and qualified electric vehicles deliv-
ered for sale by the vehicle manufacturer in the 
applicable model year. 
‘‘(3) QUANTITY
OF
ZERO-EMISSION
VEHICLE 
CREDITS.— 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 61 
To prevent and prosecute white supremacy inspired hate crime and conspiracy 
to commit white supremacy inspired hate crime and to amend title 
18, United States Code, to expand the scope of hate crimes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2023 
Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prevent and prosecute white supremacy inspired hate 
crime and conspiracy to commit white supremacy in-
spired hate crime and to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to expand the scope of hate crimes. 
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 ‘‘Leading Against White 
Supremacy Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. WHITE SUPREMACY INSPIRED HATE CRIME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A person engages in a white su-
premacy inspired hate crime when white supremacy ide-
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6093 
AN ACT 
To improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration’s weather research, support improvements in 
weather forecasting and prediction, expand commercial 
opportunities for the provision of weather data, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(C) The Federal Government may not 
presume all obligations of the United States 
under the Outer Space Treaty are obligations to 
be imputed upon United States nongovern-
mental entities. 
‘‘(D) The Federal Government may not 
consider guidelines promulgated by the Com-
mittee on Space Research of the International 
Science Counsel to be international obligations 
of the United States. 
‘‘(3) PRESUMPTIONS.—In making a determina-
tion under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall pre-
sume, absent clear and convincing evidence to the 
contrary, that— 
‘‘(A) any attestation made by an applicant 
pursuant to subsection (a)(3) is sufficient to 
meet the international obligations of the United 
States pertaining to nongovernmental entities of 
the United States under the Outer Space Trea-
ty addressed by such attestation; and 
‘‘(B) reasonably commercially available ef-
forts by the applicant are sufficient for the 
United States to be in conformity with its inter-
national obligations pertaining to nongovern-
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6141 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit sale or purchase of covered 
financial instruments by Members of Congress and their spouses, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2023 
Mr. FALLON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit sale or 
purchase of covered financial instruments by Members 
of Congress and their spouses, 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 ‘‘Insider Trading Pre-
vention Act’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 466 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6062 
[Report No. 118–564] 
A BILL 
To restore the ability of the people of American 
Samoa to approve amendments to the territorial 
constitution based on majority rule in a demo-
cratic act of self-determination, as authorized 
pursuant to an Act of Congress delegating ad-
ministration of Federal territorial law in the ter-
ritory to the President, and to the Secretary of 
the Interior under Executive Order 10264, dated 
June 29, 1951, under which the Constitution of 
American Samoa was approved and may be 
amended without requirement for further con-
gressional action, subject to the authority of Con-
gress under the Territorial Clause in article IV, 
section 3, clause 2 of the United States Constitu-
tion. 
JUNE 27, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6055 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for 
communicating threats that target schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Mr. LAWLER (for himself, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. BALDERSON, Mrs. MILLER- 
MEEKS, and Mr. D’ESPOSITO) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties 
for communicating threats that target schools. 
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 ‘‘Schools Want Account-
ability for Threats Act’’ or the ‘‘SWAT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. THREATS INVOLVING FIRE OR EXPLOSIVES. 
Section 844(e) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘(e)(1)’’; 
and 
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gious school that provides early childhood, elementary, 
secondary, postsecondary, or career and technical edu-
cation, as determined under State law, shall be imprisoned 
for not more than 20 years or fined under this title, or 
both.’’. 
SEC. 4. FALSE INFORMATION AND HOAXES. 
Section 1038(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) if the information indicates that the 
activity has taken, is taking, or will take place 
in a public, private, or religious school that pro-
vides early childhood, elementary, secondary, 
postsecondary, or career and technical edu-
cation, as determined under State law, be fined 
under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 
years, or both.’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON AT-HOME CHILD CARE PROGRAMS OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; FEASIBILITY 
STUDY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 39 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report on at- 
home child care programs offered by each military depart-
ment. Such report shall include— 
(1) an identification of the number of such at- 
home child care programs that have opened, closed, 
or relocated during the period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that 
this three years after such date; 
(2) a summary of difficulties, if any, experi-
enced by military spouses employed at such at-home 
child care programs with respect to— 
(A) obtaining necessary certifications or 
licences; and 
(B) opening, closing, or relocating such an 
at-home child care program; and 
(3) a summary of effects, if any, that the open-
ing, closing, or relocation of such an at-home child 
care program has on the employment rate of mili-
tary spouses residing in geographic proximity to 
such at-home child care program. 
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(b) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a feasibility study on— 
(A) standardizing the requirements of each 
military department relating to licensing and 
certification for at-home child care providers; 
(B) removing barriers, if any, to the ex-
pansion of at-home child care programs de-
scribed in subsection (a); and 
(C) supporting the employment of military 
spouses in such at-home child care programs. 
(2) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the submission of the report 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
that includes the findings of such feasibility study. 
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