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SEC. 2. LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to all valid existing rights, 
all right, title, and interest (including improvements and 
appurtenances) of the United States in and to the Federal 
lands described in subsection (b), those Federal lands— 
(1) are declared to be part of the Winnebago 
Reservation created by the Treaty between the 
United States and the Winnebago Tribe in 1865; 
and 
(2) shall be held in trust by the United States 
for the benefit of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska 
subject to the same terms and conditions as those 
lands described in the Treaty with the Winnebago 
Tribe, 1865 (14 Stat. 671). 
(b) FEDERAL LANDS DESCRIBED.—The Federal 
lands described in this subsection are the following: 
(1) That portion of Tract No. 119, the descrip-
tion of which is filed in the United States District 
Court for the Northern District of Iowa (Western 
Division), Civil Case No. 70–C–3015–W, executed 
May 11, 1973, said tract being situated in Section 
8 and the accretion land thereto, the Southwest 
Quarter of Section 9, the West Half of Section 16, 
the East Half of Section 17, Township 86 North, 
Range 47 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, 
Woodbury County, Iowa, lying Easterly of the Ne-
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braska/Iowa State Line and Southerly of the Eas-
terly extension of the North line of the Winnebago 
Reservation. 
(2) Tract No. 210, as described in Schedule 
‘‘A’’ of the ‘‘Declaration of Taking, Legal Descrip-
tion of Tract 210 and Judgment on Stipulation and 
Order of Distribution’’, filed in the United States 
District Court for the Northern District of Iowa 
(Western Division), Civil Case No. 70–C–3015–W. 
(3) Tract No. 113, as described in the ‘‘Judg-
ment on Declaration of Taking and Legal Descrip-
tion of Tract 113’’, filed in the United States Dis-
trict Court for the District of Nebraska, Civ. No. 
03498. 
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A BILL 
To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in 
trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes. 
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(20) At the same time, the extensive, long-term 
use of unpaid labor advantaged the United States 
economy immeasurably. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) AWARD
AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the President pro tempore 
of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the 
award, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold medal of ap-
propriate design dedicated to the enslaved persons collec-
tively in recognition of their service as the greatest con-
tributors to the foundation of America’s economic great-
ness. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of the 
award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall strike the gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 
Secretary. 
(c) SMITHSONIAN
INSTITUTION.—Following the 
award of the gold medal described in subsection (a), the 
gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, 
where it will be displayed at the National Museum of Afri-
can American History & Culture and made available for 
research. 
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SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may strike and sell 
duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under sec-
tion 3, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the bronze 
medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
and overhead expenses. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALES.—The amounts received 
from the sale of duplicate medals under subsection (a) 
shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enter-
prise Fund. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 
authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 
Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be nec-
essary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under 
this Act. 
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
The gold medal struck pursuant to this Act is a na-
tional medal for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 6. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
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vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1245 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to 
removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears 
from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2023 
Ms. HAGEMAN (for herself, Mr. ZINKE, and Mr. ROSENDALE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final 
rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Eco-
system population of grizzly bears from the Federal list 
of endangered and threatened wildlife, 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 ‘‘Grizzly Bear State 
Management Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. REISSUANCE OF FINAL RULE RELATING TO GREAT-
ER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM POPULATION 
OF GRIZZLY BEARS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall reissue the final rule entitled ‘‘Endangered 
and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Great-
er Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears 
From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened 
Wildlife’’ (82 Fed. Reg. 30502 (June 30, 2017)) without 
regard to any other provision of law that applies to the 
issuance of that final rule. 
(b) NO JUDICIAL REVIEW.—The reissuance of the 
final rule described in subsection (a) (including this sec-
tion) shall not be subject to judicial review. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 348 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1246 
[Report No. 118–422] 
To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally 
recognized Indian Tribes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2023 
Ms. HAGEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
MARCH 12, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. LAMALFA, 
Mr. SABLAN, Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, and Mr. GALLEGO 
MARCH 12, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE LEASING AU-
THORITY. 
Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of Au-
gust 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C. 
415(a)), is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting 
‘‘, land held in trust for any other Indian tribe included 
on the list published by the Secretary pursuant to section 
104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act 
of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131)’’ after ‘‘Chehalis Reservation’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 348 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1246 
[Report No. 118–422] 
A BILL 
To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held 
in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes. 
MARCH 12, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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SEC. 2. HELICOPTER NOISE REDUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, shall amend such regulations as 
are necessary to require all helicopters and rotorcraft in 
the District of Columbia to fly at the maximum altitude 
permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration in the 
District of Columbia. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—In amending regulations under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation shall ex-
empt the following activities: 
(1) Ensuring the safe operation of the heli-
copter or rotorcraft and any other aircraft. 
(2) Transporting the President or Vice Presi-
dent. 
(3) Protecting the health of a patient in a med-
ical helicopter or rotorcraft. 
(4) Taking off or landing a helicopter or rotor-
craft. 
(5) During an active law enforcement or rescue 
operation. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1253 
To enhance the security of the United States and its allies, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2023 
Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia (for herself, Mr. ARRINGTON, and Mr. 
CUELLAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
and Commerce, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, Ways 
and Means, and the Judiciary, 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 enhance the security of the United States and its allies, 
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 ‘‘Energy Security Co-
operation with Allied Partners in Europe Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States— 
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(1) to reduce the dependency of allies and part-
ners of the United States on Russian energy re-
sources, especially natural gas, in order for those 
countries to achieve lasting and dependable energy 
security; 
(2) to condemn the Government of the Russian 
Federation for, and to deter that government from, 
using its energy resources as a geopolitical weapon 
to coerce, intimidate, and influence other countries; 
(3) to improve energy security in Europe by in-
creasing access to diverse, reliable, and affordable 
energy; 
(4) to promote energy security in Europe by 
working with the European Union and other allies of 
the United States to develop liberalized energy mar-
kets that provide diversified energy sources, sup-
pliers, and routes; 
(5) to continue to strongly oppose the Nord 
Stream 2 pipeline based on its detrimental effects on 
the energy security of the European Union and the 
economy of Ukraine and other countries in Central 
Europe through which natural gas is transported; 
and 
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(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to productions commencing in tax-
able years ending after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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dividual, to access services supporting the 
full inclusion and engagement of the indi-
vidual in the greater community. 
(5) LOCAL BOARD; LOCAL PLAN.—The terms 
‘‘local board’’ and ‘‘local plan’’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 3 of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(6) 
OLMSTEAD
DECISION.—The 
term 
‘‘Olmstead decision’’ means the decision of the Su-
preme Court of the United States in Olmstead v. 
L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999). 
(7) OLMSTEAD
PLAN.—The term ‘‘Olmstead 
plan’’, with respect to a State, means the plan of the 
State for complying with the holding in the 
Olmstead decision. 
(8) INDIVIDUALS
WITH
DISABILITIES.—The 
term ‘‘individuals with disabilities’’ includes individ-
uals described in section 14(c)(1) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)(1)). 
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(10) SPECIAL CERTIFICATE.—The term ‘‘spe-
cial certificate’’ means a special certificate issued 
under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)). 
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(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall prescribe regulations to carry out the amend-
ment made by this section. 
(d) GAO REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
deadline under subsection (b), the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to Congress a report re-
garding— 
(1) the number of individuals who received edu-
cational assistance pursuant to the amendment 
made by this section; and 
(2) the total amount of educational assistance 
paid by the Secretary pursuant to the amendment 
made by this section. 
SEC. 5. BLUE RIBBON PANEL ON BENEFITS AND ASSIST-
ANCE FOR FEMALE AND MINORITY VET-
ERANS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall, pursuant to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Public Law 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App.), ap-
point a panel of independent experts on— 
(1) inequities in the distribution of benefits and 
assistance administered by the Secretary; and 
(2) military service by female and minority 
members of the Armed Forces. 
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(b) DUTIES.—The panel shall develop recommenda-
tions regarding additional benefits and assistance for indi-
viduals described in subsection (a)(2), and related legisla-
tion. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the panel shall submit to 
Congress and the President a report containing the rec-
ommendations developed under this section. 
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SEC. 2. UNDER SECRETARY OF HEALTH OF DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) 
TERM
OF
UNDER
SECRETARY.—Section 
305(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘An indi-
vidual appointed to serve as the Under Secretary of 
Health shall be appointed for a term of five years.’’. 
(b) NUMBER OF ASSISTANT UNDER SECRETARIES 
OF HEALTH.—Subsection (a)(3) of section 7306 of such 
title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not to exceed eight’’ and in-
serting ‘‘As many’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘as the Secretary determines 
necessary’’ after ‘‘Health’’. 
(c) ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR 
ASSISTANT UNDER SECRETARIES.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) 
as subsections (b) through (f), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(d)’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 795 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1256 
[Report No. 118–946] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in 
the laws relating to the appointment of the Under Secretary of Health 
and Assistant Under Secretaries of Health of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2023 
Mr. MRVAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
DECEMBER 24, 2024 
Additional sponsor: Mr. MURPHY 
DECEMBER 24, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 28, 2023] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
improvements in the laws relating to the appointment 
of the Under Secretary of Health and Assistant Under 
Secretaries of Health of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes. 
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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 Health Admin-
istration Leadership Transformation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR HEALTH 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS. 
(a) TERM OF UNDER SECRETARY.—Section 305(a)(1) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new sentence: ‘‘An individual ap-
pointed to serve as the Under Secretary of Health shall be 
appointed for a term of five years.’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR 
ASSISTANT UNDER SECRETARIES.—Section 7306 of such 
title is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) 
as subsections (b) through (f), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 795 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1256 
[Report No. 118–946] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make 
certain improvements in the laws relating to the 
appointment of the Under Secretary of Health 
and Assistant Under Secretaries of Health of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes. 
DECEMBER 24, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee 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. 1257 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration, to amend certain regulations 
to require all helicopters and rotorcraft to fly at the maximum altitude 
permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration in the District of 
Columbia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2023 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation, acting through 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion, to amend certain regulations to require all heli-
copters and rotorcraft to fly at the maximum altitude 
permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration in the 
District of Columbia, 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 ‘‘Reducing Helicopter 
Noise in the District of Columbia Act’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 125 
To prohibit the imposition of mask mandates on public transportation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. BIGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees 
on Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the imposition of mask mandates on public 
transportation. 
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 ‘‘Travel Mask Mandate 
Repeal Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN MASK MANDATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no Federal agency shall impose any Federal 
requirement related to COVID–19 that an individual wear 
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