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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7995 
AN ACT 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to save Federal 
funds by authorizing changes to the composition of circu-
lating coins, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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model disclosure shall be to facilitate compliance 
with the disclosure requirements of this title and 
the Truth in Lending Act, and to aid the bor-
rower or lessee in understanding the transaction 
by utilizing readily understandable language to 
simplify the technical nature of the disclosures.’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each place that 
term appears and inserting ‘‘Bureau’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘form’’ each place that term 
appears and inserting ‘‘forms’’; 
(3) in section 5 (12 U.S.C. 2604)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each place that 
term appears and inserting ‘‘Bureau’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking the first 
sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The Bu-
reau shall prepare and distribute booklets jointly 
addressing compliance with the requirements of 
the Truth in Lending Act and the provisions of 
this title, in order to help persons borrowing 
money to finance the purchase of residential real 
estate better to understand the nature and costs 
of real estate settlement services.’’; 
(4) in section 6(j)(3) (12 U.S.C. 2605(j)(3))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘Bureau’’; and
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a regulation issued by the Bureau pursuant to subsection 
(l)(2) shall be treated as a violation of a rule promulgated 
under section 18 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 57a) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or prac-
tices.’’; and 
(9) in chapter 5 (15 U.S.C. 1667 et seq.)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Board’’ each place that 
term appears and inserting ‘‘the Bureau’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘The Board’’ each place 
that term appears and inserting ‘‘The Bureau’’. 
SEC. 1100. AMENDMENTS TO THE TRUTH IN SAVINGS ACT. 
The Truth in Savings Act (12 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Board’’ each place that term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Bureau’’; 
(2) in section 270(a) (12 U.S.C. 4309)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Compliance’’ and inserting 
‘‘Except as otherwise provided in subtitle B of 
the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, 
compliance’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C);
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that the Office of Thrift Supervision is authorized 
by law to impose, such amounts that the Comp-
troller of the Currency determines to be necessary 
under section 1210(2)(A); 
(2) detail to the Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency such personnel as the Comptroller of the 
Currency determines to be appropriate under section 
1210(2)(B); and 
(3) make available to the Office of the Comp-
troller of the Currency such property and provide 
the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency such 
administrative services as the Comptroller of the 
Currency determines to be necessary under section 
1210(2)(C). 
(b) NOTICE REQUIRED.—The Comptroller of the 
Currency shall give the Office of Thrift Supervision rea-
sonable prior notice of any request that the Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency intends to make under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 1212. EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) OTS EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—All employees of the 
Office of Thrift Supervision shall be transferred 
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to either the Comptroller of the Currency or the 
Corporation for employment. 
(B) ALLOCATING EMPLOYEES FOR TRANS-
FER TO RECEIVING AGENCIES.—The Director of 
the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Comp-
troller of the Currency, and the Chairperson of 
the Corporation shall— 
(i) jointly determine the number of 
employees of the Office of Thrift Super-
vision necessary to perform or support— 
(I) the functions of the Office of 
Thrift Supervision that are trans-
ferred to the Office of the Comptroller 
of the Currency by this title; and 
(II) the functions of the Office of 
Thrift Supervision that are trans-
ferred to the Corporation by this title; 
(ii) consistent with the numbers deter-
mined under clause (ii), jointly identify 
employees of the Office of Thrift Super-
vision for transfer to the Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency or the Cor-
poration in a manner that the Director of 
the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Comp-
troller of the Currency, and the Chair-
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 7 
AN ACT 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide 
more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in 
the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8015 
AN ACT 
To maintain prompt and reliable postal services during the 
COVID–19 health emergency, 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 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8040 
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish 
a grant program to facilitate the provision of high-speed broadband 
service to small business concerns in rural areas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 14, 2020 
Mr. GOLDEN (for himself and Mr. STAUBER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration to establish a grant program to facilitate the 
provision of high-speed broadband service to small busi-
ness concerns in rural areas, 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 ‘‘Small Business Last 
Mile Act of 2020’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 805 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding 
the ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message 
telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2019 
Ms. FOXX of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regula-
tions regarding the ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry to prohibit po-
litically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to tele-
phone numbers listed on that registry. 
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 ‘‘Robo Calls Off Phones 
Act’’ or the ‘‘Robo COP Act’’. 
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‘‘(I) a fraternal beneficiary soci-
ety, as defined in section 501(c)(8) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or 
‘‘(II) a company that is, together 
with all of its affiliates on a consoli-
dated basis, predominantly engaged in 
the business of insurance.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking ‘‘Di-
rector’’ and inserting ‘‘Board’’; 
(D) in paragraph (1), by inserting at the 
end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(K) BOARD.—The term ‘Board’ means 
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System.’’. 
(E) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ‘‘Di-
rector’’ and inserting ‘‘Board’’; 
(F) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘Di-
rector’’ and inserting ‘‘Board’’; and 
(G) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor’’ and inserting ‘‘Board’’. 
(2) In subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Director’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Board’’. 
(3) In subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph, (2)(F)(i)— 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 806 
AN ACT 
To require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used 
on portable fuel containers for flammable liquid fuels, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8089 
AN ACT 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand 
premium processing for certain immigration benefits, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8124 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for trans-
portation and subsistence for criminal justice defendants, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8134 
AN ACT 
To support the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s capa-
bility to protect consumers from unsafe consumer prod-
ucts, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(B) in the case of a financial company de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) that is required to 
establish an intermediate holding company 
under section 6 of the Bank Holding Company 
Act, the section 6 holding company through 
which the financial company is required to con-
duct its financial activities. 
(6) The term ‘‘primary financial regulatory 
agency’’ means the following: 
(A) The Comptroller of the Currency, with 
respect to any national bank, any Federal 
branch or Federal agency of a foreign bank, 
and, after the date on which the functions of 
the Office of Thrift Supervision and the Direc-
tor of the Office of Thrift Supervision are 
transferred under subtitle C, a Federal savings 
association. 
(B) The Board, with respect to— 
(i) any State member bank; 
(ii) any bank holding company and 
any subsidiary of such company (as such 
terms are defined in the Bank Holding 
Company Act), other than a subsidiary 
that is described in any other subpara-
graph of this paragraph to the extent that 
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the subsidiary is engaged in an activity de-
scribed in such subparagraph; 
(iii) any financial holding company 
subject to stricter standards and any sub-
sidiary (as such term is defined in the 
Bank Holding Company Act) of such com-
pany, other than a subsidiary that is de-
scribed in any other subparagraph of this 
paragraph to the extent that the subsidiary 
is engaged in an activity described in such 
subparagraph; 
(iv) any organization organized and 
operated under section 25 or 25A of the 
Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq. or 611 et seq.); and 
(v) any foreign bank or company that 
is treated as a bank holding company 
under subsection (a) of section 8 of the 
International Banking Act of 1978 and 
any subsidiary (other than a bank or other 
subsidiary that is described in any other 
subparagraph of this paragraph) of any 
such foreign bank or company. 
(C) The Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration, with respect to a State nonmember 
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bank, any insured State branch of a foreign 
bank (as such terms are defined in section 3 of 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act), and, after 
the date on which the functions of the Office of 
Thrift Supervision are transferred under sub-
title C, any State savings association. 
(D) The National Credit Union Adminis-
tration, with respect to any insured credit union 
under the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.). 
(E) The Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion, with respect to— 
(i) any broker or dealer registered 
with the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion under the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.); 
(ii) any investment company reg-
istered with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission under the Investment Com-
pany Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et 
seq.); 
(iii) any investment adviser registered 
with the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion under the Investment Advisers Act of 
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–1 et seq.) with re-
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(3) To identify potential threats to the stability 
of the United States financial system that do not 
arise out of the financial services marketplace. 
(4) To develop plans (and conduct exercises in 
furtherance of those plans) to prepare for potential 
threats identified under paragraphs (2) and (3). 
(5) To subject financial companies and financial 
activities to stricter prudential standards in order to 
promote financial stability and mitigate systemic 
risk in accordance with subtitle B. 
(6) To issue formal recommendations that a 
Council member agency adopt stricter prudential 
standards for firms it regulates to mitigate systemic 
risk in accordance with subtitle B of this title. 
(7) To monitor international regulatory develop-
ments, including both insurance and accounting de-
velopments, and to identify those developments that 
may conflict with the policies of the United States 
or place United States financial services firms or 
United States financial markets at a competitive dis-
advantage. 
(8) To facilitate information sharing and co-
ordination among the members of the Council re-
garding 
financial 
services 
policy 
development, 
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rulemakings, examinations, reporting requirements, 
and enforcement actions. 
(9) To provide a forum for discussion and anal-
ysis of emerging market developments and financial 
regulatory issues among its members. 
(10) At the request of an agency that is a 
Council member, to resolve a jurisdictional dispute 
between that agency and another agency that is a 
Council member in accordance with section 1002. 
(11) To review and submit comments to the Se-
curities and Exchange Commission and any stand-
ards setting body with respect to an existing or pro-
posed accounting principle, standard, or procedure. 
SEC. 1002. RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES AMONG FEDERAL FI-
NANCIAL REGULATORY AGENCIES. 
(a) REQUEST
FOR
DISPUTE
RESOLUTION.—The 
Council shall resolve a dispute among 2 or more Federal 
financial regulatory agencies if— 
(1) a Federal financial regulatory agency has a 
dispute with another Federal financial regulatory 
agency about the agencies’ respective jurisdiction 
over a particular financial company or financial ac-
tivity or product (excluding matters for which an-
other dispute mechanism specifically has been pro-
vided under Federal law); 
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(2) the disputing agencies cannot, after a dem-
onstrated good faith effort, resolve the dispute 
among themselves; and 
(3) any of the Federal financial regulatory 
agencies involved in the dispute— 
(A) provides all other disputants prior no-
tice of its intent to request dispute resolution 
by the Council; and 
(B) requests in writing, no earlier than 14 
days after providing the notice described in 
paragraph (A), that the Council resolve the dis-
pute. 
(b) COUNCIL DECISION.—The Council shall decide 
the dispute— 
(1) within a reasonable time after receiving the 
dispute resolution request; 
(2) after consideration of relevant information 
provided by each party to the dispute; and 
(3) by agreeing with 1 of the disputants regard-
ing the entirety of the matter or by determining a 
compromise position. 
(c) FORM AND BINDING EFFECT.—A Council deci-
sion under this section shall be in writing and include an 
explanation and shall be binding on all Federal financial 
regulatory agencies that are parties to the dispute. 
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SEC. 1003. TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEES. 
The Council is authorized to appoint— 
(1) subsidiary working groups composed of 
Council members and their staff, Council staff, or a 
combination; and 
(2) such temporary special advisory, technical, 
or professional committees as may be useful in car-
rying out its functions, which may be composed of 
Council members and their staff, other persons, or 
a combination. 
SEC. 1004. FINANCIAL SERVICES OVERSIGHT COUNCIL 
MEETINGS AND COUNCIL GOVERNANCE. 
(a) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet as fre-
quently as the Chairman deems necessary, but not less 
than quarterly. 
(b) VOTING.—Unless otherwise provided, the Council 
shall make all decisions the Council is required or author-
ized to make by a majority of the total voting membership 
of the Council under section 1001(b)(1). 
SEC. 1005. COUNCIL STAFF AND FUNDING. 
(a) DEPARTMENT
OF
THE TREASURY.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall— 
(1) detail permanent staff from the Department 
of the Treasury to provide the Council (and any 
temporary special advisory, technical, or professional 
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committees appointed by the Council) with profes-
sional and expert support; and 
(2) provide such other services and facilities 
necessary for the performance of the Council’s func-
tions and fulfillment of the duties and mission of the 
Council. 
(b) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—In addi-
tion to the assistance prescribed in subsection (a), depart-
ments and agencies of the United States may, with the 
approval of the Secretary of the Treasury— 
(1) detail department or agency staff on a tem-
porary basis to provide additional support to the 
Council (and any special advisory, technical, or pro-
fessional committees appointed by the Council); and 
(2) provide such services, and facilities as the 
other departments or agencies may determine advis-
able. 
(c) STAFF STATUS; COUNCIL FUNDING.— 
(1) STATUS.—Staff detailed to the Council by 
the Secretary of the Treasury and other United 
States departments or agencies shall— 
(A) report to and be subject to oversight 
by the Council during their assignment to the 
Council; and 
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(B) be compensated by the department of 
agency from which the staff was detailed. 
(2) FUNDING.—The administrative expense of 
the Council shall be paid by the departments and 
agencies represented by voting members of the 
Council on an equal basis. 
SEC. 1006. REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Semiannually the Council shall 
submit a report to the Committee on Financial Services 
of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Bank-
ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the 
Comptroller General of the United States that— 
(1) describes significant financial and regu-
latory developments, including insurance and ac-
counting regulations and standards, and assesses the 
impact of those developments on the stability of the 
financial system; 
(2) recommends actions that will improve finan-
cial stability; 
(3) details the size, scale, scope, concentration, 
activities, and interconnectedness of the 50 largest 
financial institutions, by total assets, in the United 
States; 
(4) describes plans developed by the Council to 
respond to potential threats to the stability of the 
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United States financial system and the outcome of 
exercises conducted in furtherance of those plans; 
(5) describes the nature and scope of any com-
pany or activities identified under subtitle B and 
steps taken to address them; and 
(6) describes any dispute resolutions under-
taken under section 1002 and the result of such res-
olutions. 
(b) EVALUATION OF ANNUAL REPORT BY GAO.— 
Not later than 120 days after receiving the report required 
by subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit an evaluation of such report to the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(c) STATEMENTS
BY VOTING MEMBERS
OF
THE 
COUNCIL.—At the time each report is submitted under 
subsection (a), each voting member of the Council shall— 
(1) if such member believes that the Council, 
the Government, and the private sector are taking 
all reasonable steps to ensure financial stability and 
to prevent systemic risk that would negatively affect 
the economy, submit a signed statement to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Banking, Hous-
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ing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate stating such 
belief; or 
(2) if such member does not believe that all rea-
sonable steps described under paragraph (1) are 
being taken, submit a signed statement to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate stating what 
actions such member believes need to be taken in 
order to ensure that all reasonable steps described 
under paragraph (1) are taken. 
(d) TESTIMONY BY THE CHAIRMAN.—The Chairman 
of the Council shall appear before the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
the Senate at a semi-annual hearing, after the report is 
submitted under subsection (a)— 
(1) to discuss the efforts, activities, objectives, 
and plans of the Council; and 
(2) to discuss and answer questions concerning 
such report. 
SEC. 1007. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAWS. 
(a) The Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not 
apply to the Financial Services Oversight Council, or any 
special advisory, technical, or professional committees ap-
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