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ship or management training program, or a similar 
program; and 
(3) an entity carrying out a joint program, 
formed by a combination of any entities described in 
paragraph (1) or (2). 
SEC. 8. COLLECTION OF PAY INFORMATION BY THE EQUAL 
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION. 
Section 709 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000e–8) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f)(1) Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall pro-
vide for the collection from employers of compensation 
data and other employment-related data (including hiring, 
termination, and promotion data) disaggregated by the 
sex, race, and ethnic identity of employees. 
‘‘(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Commission 
shall have as its primary consideration the most effective 
and efficient means for enhancing the enforcement of Fed-
eral laws prohibiting pay discrimination. For this purpose, 
the Commission shall consider factors including the impo-
sition of burdens on employers, the frequency of required 
reports (including the size of employers required to pre-
pare reports), appropriate protections for maintaining 
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data confidentiality, and the most effective format to re-
port such data. 
‘‘(3)(A) For each 12-month reporting period for an 
employer, the compensation data collected under para-
graph (1) shall include, for each range of taxable com-
pensation described in subparagraph (B), disaggregated 
by the categories described in subparagraph (E)— 
‘‘(i) the number of employees of the employer 
who earn taxable compensation in an amount that 
falls within such taxable compensation range; and 
‘‘(ii) the total number of hours worked by such 
employees. 
‘‘(B) Subject to adjustment under subparagraph (C), 
the taxable compensation ranges described in this sub-
paragraph are as follows: 
‘‘(i) Not more than $19,239. 
‘‘(ii) Not less than $19,240 and not more than 
$24,439. 
‘‘(iii) Not less than $24,440 and not more than 
$30,679. 
‘‘(iv) Not less than $30,680 and not more than 
$38,999. 
‘‘(v) Not less than $39,000 and not more than 
$49,919. 
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‘‘(vi) Not less than $49,920 and not more than 
$62,919. 
‘‘(vii) Not less than $62,920 and not more than 
$80,079. 
‘‘(viii) Not less than $80,080 and not more 
than $101,919. 
‘‘(ix) Not less than $101,920 and not more 
than $128,959. 
‘‘(x) Not less than $128,960 and not more than 
$163,799. 
‘‘(xi) Not less than $163,800 and not more 
than $207,999. 
‘‘(xii) Not less than $208,000. 
‘‘(C) The Commission may adjust the taxable com-
pensation ranges under subparagraph (B)— 
‘‘(i) if the Commission determines that such ad-
justment is necessary to enhance enforcement of 
Federal laws prohibiting pay discrimination; or 
‘‘(ii) for inflation, in consultation with the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics. 
‘‘(D) In collecting data described in subparagraph 
(A)(ii), the Commission shall provide that, with respect 
to an employee who the employer is not required to com-
pensate for overtime employment under section 7 of the 
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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207), an 
employer may report— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a full-time employee, that 
such employee works 40 hours per week, and in the 
case of a part-time employee, that such employee 
works 20 hours per week; or 
‘‘(ii) the actual number of hours worked by 
such employee. 
‘‘(E) The categories described in this subparagraph 
shall be determined by the Commission and shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) race; 
‘‘(ii) ethnic identity; 
‘‘(iii) sex; and 
‘‘(iv) job categories, including the job categories 
described in the instructions for the Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Employer Information Report 
EEO–1, as in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this subsection. 
‘‘(F) The Commission shall use the compensation 
data collected under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) to enhance— 
‘‘(I) the investigation of charges filed 
under section 706 or section 6(d) of the Fair 
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Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
206(d)); and 
‘‘(II) the allocation of resources to inves-
tigate such charges; and 
‘‘(ii) for any other purpose that the Commission 
determines appropriate. 
‘‘(G) The Commission shall annually make publicly 
available aggregate compensation data collected under 
paragraph (1) for the categories described in subpara-
graph (E), disaggregated by industry, occupation, and 
core based statistical area (as defined by the Office of 
Management and Budget). 
‘‘(4) The compensation data under paragraph (1) 
shall be collected from each employer that— 
‘‘(A) is a private employer that has 100 or 
more employees, including such an employer that is 
a contractor with the Federal Government, or a sub-
contractor at any tier thereof; or 
‘‘(B) the Commission determines appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 9. REINSTATEMENT OF PAY EQUITY PROGRAMS AND 
PAY EQUITY DATA COLLECTION. 
(a) BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DATA COLLEC-
TION.—The Commissioner of Labor Statistics shall con-
tinue to collect data on women workers in the Current 
Employment Statistics survey. 
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SEC. 8. SUNSET. 
(a) REPEAL.—The Assessing Progress in Haiti Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2151n; Public Law 113–162) is repealed. 
(b) TERMINATION.—This Act shall terminate on De-
cember 31, 2025. 
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
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SECTION 1. JOHN ARMOR BINGHAM POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in 
Cadiz, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘John 
Armor Bingham Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘John Armor Bingham 
Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2472 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in 
Cadiz, Ohio, as the ‘‘John Armor Bingham Post 
Office’’.
H. R. 2472 
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 82422 
Cadiz Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio, as the ‘‘John Armor Bingham Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JOHN ARMOR BINGHAM POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘John Armor Bingham Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘John Armor Bingham Post Office’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2472 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio, as the ‘‘John Armor Bingham 
Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2021 
Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. DA-
VIDSON, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. JOYCE 
of Ohio, Mr. LATTA, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. TURNER, and Mr. WENSTRUP) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio, 
as the ‘‘John Armor Bingham Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JOHN ARMOR BINGHAM POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in 
Cadiz, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘John 
Armor Bingham Post Office’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘John Armor Bingham 
Post Office’’. 
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IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2472 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 13, 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio, 
as the ‘‘John Armor Bingham Post Office’’. 
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. JOHN ARMOR BINGHAM POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in 
Cadiz, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘John 
Armor Bingham Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘John Armor Bingham 
Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 864 or 865(b) of this title (article 64 or 
65(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 864 of this title 
(article 64)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
Judge Advocate General shall order appropriate 
corrective action under rules prescribed by the 
President’’ and inserting ‘‘the Judge Advocate 
General shall send the case to the Court of 
Criminal Appeals’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘under 
subsection (c)—’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘(B) in a case submitted’’ and inserting ‘‘under 
subsection (c)(1) in a case submitted’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall not apply to— 
(1) any matter that was submitted before the 
date of the enactment of this Act to a Court of Crimi-
nal Appeals established under section 866 of title 10, 
United States Code (article 66 of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice); or 
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SECTION 1. HOWARD ARTHUR TIBBS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, 
Ohio, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Howard Ar-
thur Tibbs Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Howard Arthur Tibbs 
Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 
2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2473 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, 
Ohio, as the ‘‘Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Of-
fice’’.
H. R. 2473 
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn 
Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the ‘‘Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. HOWARD ARTHUR TIBBS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, shall be known 
and designated as the ‘‘Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2473 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the ‘‘Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2021 
Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. DA-
VIDSON, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. JOYCE 
of Ohio, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LATTA, Mr. RYAN, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. TUR-
NER, and Mr. WENSTRUP) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the 
‘‘Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. HOWARD ARTHUR TIBBS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, 
Ohio, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Howard Ar-
thur Tibbs Post Office’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Howard Arthur Tibbs 
Post Office’’. 
Æ 
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IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2473 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the 
‘‘Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office’’. 
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. HOWARD ARTHUR TIBBS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, 
Ohio, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Howard Ar-
thur Tibbs Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Howard Arthur Tibbs 
Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 
2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2475 
To allow certain veterans to use high occupancy vehicle lanes, including 
toll lanes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2021 
Ms. MALLIOTAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To allow certain veterans to use high occupancy vehicle lanes, 
including toll lanes. 
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 ‘‘HOV Lanes for Heroes 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. HOV FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 166(b) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) DISABLED VETERANS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The public authority 
may allow a disabled veteran to use the HOV 
facility if such veteran has a license plate that 
clearly identifies the vehicle, a registered trans-
ponder, or other method of identification the 
public authority considers necessary for quali-
fication. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION
OF
DISABLED
VET-
ERAN.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
term ‘disabled veteran’ means a veteran (as 
such term is defined in section 101 of title 38) 
who the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has de-
termined has a service-connected (as such term 
is defined in such section) disability rated at or 
above a percentage determined to be qualifying 
by the public authority. 
‘‘(C) OCCUPANCY
EXCEPTION.—Notwith-
standing the occupancy requirement of sub-
section (a)(2), 1 occupant described in subpara-
graph (B) of this paragraph may be permitted 
to use a HOV facility. 
‘‘(D) NO CHARGE FOR TOLLS.—Under this 
paragraph, a public authority may charge no 
toll.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 166 of 
such title is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘through 
(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘through (6)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(4) or (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4), (5), or 
(6)’’. 
Æ 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2476 
To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from implementing a congestion 
pricing program until an economic impact analysis is completed and 
made available to the public, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2021 
Ms. MALLIOTAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from imple-
menting a congestion pricing program until an economic 
impact analysis is completed and made available to the 
public, 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 ‘‘Economic Impact of 
Tolling Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CONGES-
TION PRICING PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Transportation may not implement, 
or authorize the implementation of, a congestion pricing 
program for any toll road, bridge, or tunnel until the date 
on which an economic impact analysis is completed and 
such analysis is made available to the public. 
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(2) coordinate existing urban forestry pro-
grams; 
(3) conduct research on the benefits of urban 
forests for air quality, heat island mitigation, energy 
burden reduction, and enhanced shading for heat-re-
silient housing and active transit; and 
(4) conduct research on improving coordination 
between the agencies to address insects, disease, and 
non-native invasive species in urban and community 
areas. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2478 
To increase the availability of menstrual products in certain public buildings, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2021 
Ms. MENG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To increase the availability of menstrual products in certain 
public buildings, 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 ‘‘Menstrual Products 
in Federal Buildings Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Each appropriate authority 
shall ensure that menstrual products are stocked in, and 
available free of charge in, each covered restroom in each 
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covered public building under the jurisdiction of such au-
thority. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘ap-
propriate authority’’ means the head of a Federal 
agency, the Architect of the Capitol, or other official 
authority responsible for the operation of a covered 
public building. 
(2) COVERED
PUBLIC
BUILDING.—The term 
‘‘covered public building’’ means a public building, 
as defined in section 3301 of title 40, United States 
Code, that is open to the public and contains a pub-
lic restroom, and includes a building listed in section 
6301 or 5101 of such title. 
(3) COVERED RESTROOM.—The term ‘‘covered 
restroom’’ means a restroom in a covered public 
building, except for a restroom designated solely for 
use by men. 
(4) MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS.—The term ‘‘men-
strual products’’ means sanitary napkins and tam-
pons that conform to applicable industry standards. 
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