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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3629 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances 
as schedule I controlled substances, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2023 
Mr. BUCHANAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl- 
related substances as schedule I controlled substances, 
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 ‘‘Federal Initiative to 
Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Schedule I of section 202(c) of 
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e)(1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed 
in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or 
preparation which contains any quantity of fentanyl-re-
lated substances, or which contains their salts, isomers, 
and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, 
isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific 
chemical designation. 
‘‘(2) In paragraph (1), the term ‘fentanyl-related sub-
stances’ includes any substance that is structurally related 
to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: 
‘‘(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of 
the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or 
not further substituted in or on the monocycle. 
‘‘(B) By substitution in or on the phenethyl 
group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, 
haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. 
‘‘(C) By substitution in or on the piperidine 
ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, 
hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. 
‘‘(D) By replacement of the aniline ring with 
any aromatic monocycle whether or not further sub-
stituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. 
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‘‘(E) By replacement of the N-propionyl group 
by another acyl group.’’. 
(b) NO MINIMUM SENTENCE.—Section 401(b)(1)(C) 
of 
the 
Controlled 
Substances 
Act 
(21 
U.S.C. 
841(b)(1)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Any minimum term of imprisonment required to 
be imposed under this subparagraph shall not apply with 
respect to a controlled substance described in subsection 
(e)(1) of schedule I.’’. 
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO SUP-
PORT STATE MEDICAL STOCKPILES. 
Section 319F–2(i)(9) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(i)(9)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3632 
To prohibit the use of military installations to house aliens who do not 
have a lawful immigration status or are undergoing removal proceedings 
in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2023 
Mr. CARTER of Texas (for himself, Mr. BABIN, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. SESSIONS, 
Mr. NEHLS, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. FALLON, and Mr. CALVERT) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of military installations to house aliens 
who do not have a lawful immigration status or are 
undergoing removal proceedings in the United States. 
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 ‘‘Resist Executive Am-
nesty on Defense Installations Act’’ or the ‘‘READI Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF MILITARY INSTALLA-
TIONS TO HOUSE ALIENS WHO DO NOT HAVE 
A LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS OR ARE UN-
DERGOING REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—A military installation may not 
be used to house any alien unlawfully present in the 
United States. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘alien unlawfully present’’ means 
an alien who— 
(A) is covered by the rule of construction 
regarding unlawful presence contained in sec-
tion 212(a)(9)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)(ii)); or 
(B) is undergoing removal proceedings in 
the United States. 
(2) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2801(c)(4) of 
title 10, United States Code, but does not include an 
installation located outside of the United States. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3636 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that online credit 
card contributions to a political organization require a billing address 
and credit verification value. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2023 
Mr. GAETZ (for himself and Mr. BIGGS) 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 require 
that online credit card contributions to a political organi-
zation require a billing address and credit verification 
value. 
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 ‘‘Put Zombie Donors 
to Rest Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE CREDIT CARD CON-
TRIBUTIONS TO POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 527 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(m) REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE CREDIT CARD 
CONTRIBUTIONS.—An organization shall not be treated as 
an organization described in this section unless, in the 
case of any internet credit card contribution accepted by 
such organization, the individual or entity making such 
contribution is required, at the time such contribution is 
made, to disclose the billing address, and the credit 
verification value, of such credit card.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made in taxable 
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 363 
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the sale, purchase, 
shipment, receipt, or possession of a firearm or ammunition by a user 
of medical marijuana, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2023 
Mr. MOONEY (for himself, Mr. MASSIE, and Mr. MAST) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
the sale, purchase, shipment, receipt, or possession of 
a firearm or ammunition by a user of medical marijuana, 
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 ‘‘Second Amendment 
Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTIONS FOR MEDICAL MARIHAUNA USE FROM 
GROUNDS FOR FIREARM AND AMMUNITION 
PROHIBITIONS. 
(a) EXEMPTION FOR MEDICAL MARIHUANA.—Sec-
tion 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ‘‘(except that an individual 
shall not be treated as an unlawful user of or ad-
dicted to any controlled substance based on the indi-
vidual using marihuana for a medical purpose in ac-
cordance with State law)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)(3), by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ‘‘(except that an individual 
shall not be treated as an unlawful user of or ad-
dicted to any controlled substance based on the indi-
vidual using marihuana for a medical purpose in ac-
cordance with State law)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3643 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to deliver notice of the denial of claims for benefits under the 
laws administered by the Secretary by certified mail, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2023 
Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. STEWART, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, and Mr. 
NEWHOUSE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to deliver notice of the denial 
of claims for benefits under the laws administered by 
the Secretary by certified mail, 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 ‘‘Veterans Right to Ex-
pediency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DELIVERY OF NOTICE OF DENIAL OF BENEFITS 
UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SEC-
RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BY CER-
TIFIED MAIL. 
Section 5104 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) In any case where the Secretary denies a benefit 
sought, the notice required by subsection (a) shall be deliv-
ered by certified mail.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3644 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization period 
for emergency treatment in non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
facilities under the Veterans Community Care Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2023 
Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. STEWART, Mrs. MILLER 
of Illinois, and Mr. BENTZ) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the author-
ization period for emergency treatment in non-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs medical facilities under the 
Veterans Community Care Program. 
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 ‘‘Addressing Care 
Timelines for Veterans Act’’ or the ‘‘ACT for Veterans 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION PERIOD FOR 
EMERGENCY TREATMENT IN NON-DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FA-
CILITIES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION PERIOD EXTENDED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(3) of section 
1703 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘A covered veteran’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(A) Except as provided by subpara-
graph (B), a covered veteran’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) In the case of emergency treatment furnished 
to a covered veteran by a health care provider specified 
in subsection (c) in the course of care or services author-
ized under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may deem 
such emergency treatment to be authorized under such 
subparagraph if such covered veteran (or an individual 
acting on behalf of the covered veteran) or such health 
care provider submits to the Secretary a notification in 
such form and containing such information and assur-
ances as the Secretary determines appropriate, except the 
Secretary may not require such notification to be sub-
mitted earlier than 96 hours after the date on which such 
health care provider furnishes such emergency treatment 
to such covered veteran.’’. 
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(2) EMERGENCY TREATMENT DEFINED.—Sub-
section (o) of such section is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1), the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘emergency treatment’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1725 of this 
title.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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uted and made accessible to each alien detained by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, including any alien in a 
facility administered by a private detention entity, at no 
expense to the alien. 
SEC. 6. MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS AVAILABILITY FOR HOME-
LESS 
INDIVIDUALS 
UNDER 
EMERGENCY 
FOOD AND SHELTER GRANT PROGRAM. 
Subsection (a) of section 316 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11346(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) guidelines that ensure that amounts pro-
vided under the program to private nonprofit organi-
zations and local governments may be used to pro-
vide sanitary napkins and tampons that conform to 
applicable industry standards.’’. 
SEC. 7. MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS COVERED BY MEDICAID. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1905 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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pensation received by any 1 eligible 
health care worker under this sub-
paragraph may not exceed $25,000 
per year. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL USES.—The recipient of 
a grant under paragraph (1) may use the grant 
funds to provide safety measures to safeguard 
and protect eligible health care workers from 
hazards due to the applicable emergency or dis-
aster, including alternative transit options, per-
sonal protective equipment, and other safety 
measures. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary.’’. 
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for costs incurred in obtaining certification under 
the national organic production program. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the maximum amount of a 
payment made to a producer or handler under 
this section shall not exceed $1,500. 
‘‘(B) ENSURING
AFFORDABILITY.—Not-
withstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
may make payments under this section that ex-
ceed the maximum amount specified in such 
subparagraph— 
‘‘(i) in the case of such a payment 
made to a producer or handler who is— 
‘‘(I) located in a region with dis-
proportionately 
high 
certification 
costs; or 
‘‘(II) a member of a socially dis-
advantaged group; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of any other such 
payment made to a producer or handler 
not described in clause (i), if the Secretary 
determines that exceeding such amount 
would ensure that organic certification 
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USMCA and set high international standards across 
many important policy areas; 
(10) any trade negotiations between the United 
States and the United Kingdom must honor the 
agreement between the Government of Ireland and 
the Government of the United Kingdom signed on 
April 10, 1998 (commonly known as the ‘‘Good Fri-
day Agreement’’), and any trade agreement between 
those countries must advance peace, stability, and 
prosperity in Ireland and Northern Ireland; 
(11) the United Kingdom, like many key trad-
ing partners of the United States, is actively negoti-
ating for expanded access to foreign markets, includ-
ing through both new bilateral agreements and exist-
ing regional agreements such as the Comprehensive 
and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Part-
nership, and the United States must likewise seek to 
advance its access to foreign markets to ensure that 
businesses, consumers, farmers, ranchers, and work-
ers in the United States are not left behind; and 
(12) to effectively pursue comprehensive trade 
negotiations with the United Kingdom for purposes 
of a trade agreement between the United States and 
the United Kingdom, Congress must grant new ne-
gotiating authority to the President, which should— 
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‘‘(i) the extent of material deprivation 
in the population, including lacking suffi-
cient funds to regularly purchase neces-
sities such as menstrual products; and 
‘‘(ii) the extent to which the program 
alleviated such material deprivation; 
‘‘(B) specify the number and identity of 
the entities to which a grant has been made 
under such section, and the amount of the 
grant made to each such entity; 
‘‘(C) describe how the grantees used the 
grants to provide benefits under the program; 
‘‘(D) specify the number of individuals who 
received the benefits; 
‘‘(E) describe how efficacious the program 
has been in helping low-income individuals meet 
their need for menstrual products; 
‘‘(F) describe the extent to which the pro-
gram has improved the economic security of the 
benefit recipients; and 
‘‘(G) include such other relevant informa-
tion as the Secretary deems appropriate. 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—The Secretary shall submit a re-
port that meets the requirements of paragraph (1) 
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within 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this paragraph and every 2 years thereafter.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3647 
To amend the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to reauthorize aviation 
workforce development programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2023 
Mr. MOLINARO (for himself, Ms. SCHOLTEN, Mr. MANN, Mr. STANTON, Ms. 
TITUS, and Mr. STAUBER) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to reauthor-
ize aviation workforce development programs, 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 ‘‘Aviation Investment 
and Recruitment Act of 2023’’ or the ‘‘AIR Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. AVIATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 
Section 625(b)(1) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 
2018 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2024 through 2028’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3648 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit people from intentionally 
impeding the 9–8–8 suicide and crisis lifeline telephone number, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2023 
Mr. MOULTON (for himself, Mr. STEWART, and Mr. CA´RDENAS) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit people 
from intentionally impeding the 9–8–8 suicide and crisis 
lifeline telephone number, 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 ‘‘Create Accountability 
and Liability Against Lifeline Attacks Act of 2023’’ or the 
‘‘CALL Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. INTENTIONALLY IMPEDING THE 9–8–8 SUICIDE AND 
CRISIS LIFELINE TELEPHONE NUMBER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 1041. Intentionally impeding the 9–8–8 suicide and 
crisis lifeline telephone number 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—Whoever makes a wire communica-
tion or an electronic communication to the 9–8–8 suicide 
and crisis lifeline telephone number (including the vet-
erans crisis line) with the intent to impede the provision 
of services through, or the operation of, the 9–8–8 suicide 
and crisis lifeline telephone number shall be fined in an 
amount that does not exceed $1,500 or imprisoned not 
more than 6 months, or both. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘wire 
communication’ and ‘electronic communication’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 2510.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item related to section 1040 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘1041. Intentionally impeding the 9–8–8 suicide and crisis lifeline telephone 
number.’’. 
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