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I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3967 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Ms. Sewell of Alabama (for herself and Mr. Reed ) 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 permanently modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019 . 2. Permanent modification of small issuer exception to tax-exempt interest expense allocation rules for financial institutions (a) Permanent increase in limitation Subparagraphs (C)(i), (D)(i), and (D)(iii)(II) of section 265(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking $10,000,000 and inserting $30,000,000 . (b) Permanent modification of other special rules Section 265(b)(3) of such Code is amended— (1) by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), and (vi) of subparagraph (G) as clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv), respectively, and moving such clauses to the end of subparagraph (H) (as added by paragraph (2)), and (2) by striking so much of subparagraph (G) as precedes such clauses and inserting the following: (G) Qualified 501( c )(3) bonds treated as issued by exempt organization In the case of a qualified 501(c)(3) bond (as defined in section 145), this paragraph shall be applied by treating the 501(c)(3) organization for whose benefit such bond was issued as the issuer. (H) Special rule for qualified financings (i) In general In the case of a qualified financing issue— (I) subparagraph (F) shall not apply, and (II) any obligation issued as a part of such issue shall be treated as a qualified tax-exempt obligation if the requirements of this paragraph are met with respect to each qualified portion of the issue (determined by treating each qualified portion as a separate issue which is issued by the qualified borrower with respect to which such portion relates). . (c) Inflation adjustment Section 265(b)(3) of such Code, as amended by subsection (b), is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (I) Inflation adjustment In the case of any calendar year after 2019, the $30,000,000 amounts contained in subparagraphs (C)(i), (D)(i), and (D)(iii)(II) shall each be increased by an amount equal to— (i) such dollar amount, multiplied by (ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, determined by substituting calendar year 2018 for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof. Any increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100,000. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3968 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mrs. Hartzler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security , 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 jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that the Secretary of Homeland Security may waive certain environmental requirements to permit U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to search for unlawful border crossing tunnels on private land to prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eradicate Crossing of Illegal Tunnels Act of 2019 or the EXIT Act of 2019 . 2. Unlawful border crossing tunnel search and remediation (a) Waiver authority of certain environmental requirements regarding tunnel actions on private land Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) Waiver authority of certain environmental requirements regarding tunnel actions on private land Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the authority to waive all requirements relating to Federal, State, or local environmental permits and reviews such Secretary, in such Secretary’s sole discretion, determines necessary to search for and remediate unlawful border crossing tunnels under subsection (a)(3). Any such decision by the Secretary shall be effective upon being published in the Federal Register. . (b) Contract authority (1) In general To search for and remediate unlawful border crossing tunnels in accordance with section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357 ), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are authorized to enter into indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts. (2) Definition In this subsection, the term indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract means a contract that is entered into by the head of a Federal agency with two or more sources pursuant to the same solicitation. (c) Clarification regarding actions on private land Paragraph (3) of section 287(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357(a) ) is amended by inserting , including to search for and remediate unlawful border crossing tunnels, after patrolling the border .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3971 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Massie (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Mooney of West Virginia , Mr. Perry , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Steube , Mr. Cook , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Balderson , Mr. Smith of Missouri , Mr. Roy , and Mr. Griffith ) 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 repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act . 2. Repeal of inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits (a) In general Section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to social security benefits) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Termination This section shall not apply to any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of this subsection. . (b) Social Security trust funds held harmless (1) In general There are hereby appropriated (out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated) for each fiscal year to each fund under the Social Security Act or the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 an amount equal to the reduction in the transfers to such fund for such fiscal year by reason of section 86(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (2) No tax increases It is the sense of the Congress that tax increases will not be used to provide the revenue necessary to carry out paragraph (1).
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3975 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Rush (for himself and Mr. Burgess ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act to modernize verification of contact lens prescriptions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act . 2. Amendments Section 4 of the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7603 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (B) by moving such redesignated subparagraphs 2 ems to the right; (C) by striking A seller may and inserting (1) Sellers generally. —A seller may ; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Online sellers An online seller of contact lenses shall provide a method that enables an individual to electronically transmit, in accordance with HIPAA privacy regulation (as defined in section 1180(b)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320d–9(b)(3) )), a copy of a contact lens prescription for such individual. (3) Encryption required Any protected health information (as defined for purposes of the HIPAA privacy regulation) that an online seller sends pursuant to this section by email shall be encrypted. ; (2) in subsection (c)(6), by striking and telephone number and inserting the following: , telephone number, and email address ; and (3) in subsection (g), by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: but does not include a call made using an artificial or prerecorded voice. .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3976 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12711 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the Aretha Franklin Post Office Building .

1. Aretha Franklin Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12711 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the Aretha Franklin Post Office Building . (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 Aretha Franklin Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty H. R. 3976 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12711 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the Aretha Franklin Post Office Building .

1. Aretha Franklin Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12711 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the Aretha Franklin Post Office Building . (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 Aretha Franklin Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3976 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mrs. Lawrence (for herself, Mr. Bergman , Mr. Huizenga , Mr. Amash , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Kildee , Mr. Upton , Mr. Walberg , Ms. Slotkin , Mr. Levin of Michigan , Mr. Mitchell , Ms. Stevens , Mrs. Dingell , and Ms. Tlaib ) 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 12711 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the Aretha Franklin Post Office Building .

1. Aretha Franklin Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12711 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the Aretha Franklin Post Office Building . (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 Aretha Franklin Post Office Building .
IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3976 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 10, 2020 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 12711 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the Aretha Franklin Post Office Building .

1. Aretha Franklin Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12711 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the Aretha Franklin Post Office Building . (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 Aretha Franklin Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3979 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Meuser (for himself and Mr. Womack ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , 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 amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide that any estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation shall include costs relating to servicing the public debt, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Budgetary Accuracy in Scoring Interest Costs Act of 2019 or the BASIC Act . 2. CBO and JCT estimates to include debt servicing costs (a) In general The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 402 the following: 403. Estimates To Include Debt Servicing Costs Any estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office under section 402, and any estimate prepared by the Joint Committee on Taxation, shall include, to the extent practicable, the costs (if any) of servicing the public debt. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 402 the following: 403. Estimates to include debt servicing costs. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3980 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Keller (for himself, Mr. Bost , and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the impaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for conviction of a crime punishable by death.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as Eric’s Law . 2. Requirement to impanel a new jury in certain cases (a) Additional ground for impaneling jury Section 3593(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking or at the end of subparagraph (C); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (E) a new special hearing is required pursuant to subsection (g); or . (b) Impaneling of new jury when jury does not reach a unanimous recommendation Section 3593 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Special rule when jury does not return a unanimous recommendation (1) In general If a jury described in subsection (b)(1) or subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (b)(2) does not, by unanimous vote, make a recommendation whether the defendant should be sentenced to death, to life imprisonment without possibility of release, or some other lesser sentence pursuant to subsection (e), the court, upon motion of the attorney for the government, shall order a new special hearing and impanel a new jury pursuant to subsection (b). (2) Imposition of sentence If the jury impaneled pursuant to paragraph (1) does not reach a unanimous recommendation as to sentence, the court shall impose a sentence other than death authorized by law. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3987 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Loudermilk (for himself and Mr. Perlmutter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , 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 amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to provide relief to nonbanks from certain stress test requirements under such Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act . 2. Stress test relief for nonbanks Section 165(i)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5365(i)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking are regulated by a primary Federal financial regulatory agency and inserting: whose primary financial regulatory agency is a Federal banking agency or the Federal Housing Finance Agency ; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking Each Federal primary financial regulatory agency and inserting Each Federal banking agency and the Federal Housing Finance Agency ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) SEC and CFTC The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission may each issue regulations requiring financial companies with respect to which they are the primary financial regulatory agency to conduct periodic analyses of the financial condition, including available liquidity, of such companies under adverse economic conditions. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3988 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Lewis , Mr. McEachin , and Ms. Bass ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend the 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act to extend the 400 Years of African-American History Commission, and for other purposes.

1. Dates extended The 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act ( Public Law 115–102 ) is amended— (1) in section 7(b), by striking 2020 and inserting 2022 ; and (2) in section 8(a), by striking 2020 and inserting 2022 .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3990 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Guest introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Operation Stonegarden grant program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Operation Stonegarden Authorization Act . 2. Operation Stonegarden (a) In general Subtitle A of title XX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 2009. Operation Stonegarden (a) Establishment There is established in the Department a program to be known as Operation Stonegarden , under which the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall make grants to eligible law enforcement agencies, through the State administrative agency, to enhance border security in accordance with this section. (b) Eligible recipients To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a law enforcement agency— (1) shall be located in— (A) a State bordering Canada or Mexico; or (B) a State or territory with a maritime border; and (2) shall be involved in an active, ongoing, U.S. Customs and Border Protection operation coordinated through a U.S. Border Patrol sector office. (c) Permitted uses The recipient of a grant under this section may use such grant for— (1) equipment, including maintenance and sustainment costs; (2) personnel, including overtime and backfill, in support of enhanced border law enforcement activities; (3) any activity permitted for Operation Stonegarden under the Department of Homeland Security’s most recent Homeland Security Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity; and (4) any other appropriate activity, as determined by the Administrator, in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (d) Period of performance The Secretary shall award grants under this section to grant recipients for a period of not less than 36 months. (e) Report For each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2024, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report that contains information on the expenditure of grants made under this section by each grant recipient. (f) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $110,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2024 for grants under this section. . (b) Conforming amendment Subsection (a) of section 2002 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 603 ) is amended to read as follows: (a) Grants authorized The Secretary, through the Administrator, may award grants under sections 2003, 2004, and 2009 to State, local, and Tribal governments, as appropriate. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2008 the following new item: Sec. 2009. Operation Stonegarden. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4001 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Blumenauer (for himself, Mr. Buchanan , and Ms. Pressley ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, with respect to bikeshare projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bikeshare Transit Act of 2019 . 2. Definitions Section 5302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(E)— (A) by striking and the installation and inserting , the installation ; and (B) by inserting before the semicolon the following: , and bikeshare projects, including any project or activity carried out to facilitate a bicycle rental operation that makes bicycles available for public transportation, allows riders to pick up and drop off bicycles, serves a defined geographic area, and facilitates the transit of individuals between various points in such geographic area ; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (M) by striking or at the end; (B) in subparagraph (N) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (O) the acquisition or replacement of bicycles and related equipment, including technology and vehicles needed to restock stations, and the construction of bicycle-related facilities to facilitate a bikeshare project. . 3. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program eligible projects Section 149(b)(7) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting bikesharing, after carsharing, .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4003 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalty enhancements for committing certain offenses while in disguise, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unmasking Antifa Act of 2019 . 2. Interference with protected rights while in disguise (a) In general Chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 249 the following: 250. Interference with protected rights while in disguise (a) In general Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, while in disguise, including while wearing a mask, injures, oppresses, threatens, or intimidates any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to deter any law enforcement officer from lawfully carrying out the duties of his office; and no law enforcement officer shall be considered to be in violation of this section for lawfully carrying out the duties of his office or lawfully enforcing ordinances and laws of the United States, the District of Columbia, any of the several States, or any political subdivision of a State. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term law enforcement officer means any officer of the United States, the District of Columbia, a State, or political subdivision of a State, who is empowered by law to conduct investigations of, or make arrests because of, offenses against the United States, the District of Columbia, a State, or a political subdivision of a State. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item related to section 249 the following: 250. Interference with protected rights while in disguise. . 3. Destroying buildings or property within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction while in disguise Section 1363 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Whoever, during the commission of an offense under this section, wears a disguise, including a mask, shall, in addition to any term of imprisonment otherwise imposed under this section, be imprisoned for 2 years. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4005 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Flores , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Budd , Mrs. Lesko , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Wright , and Mr. Perry ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To require the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to submit a report on the Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Identity Protection Act . 2. Report on the Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program The Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall, not later than the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program, including an explanation of the extent to which such information could be used to identify individuals receiving W–2 wages without work authorization.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4007 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Aguilar , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Beyer , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Connolly , Ms. DeGette , Ms. DelBene , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Mr. Langevin , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Lynch , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Meng , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Neguse , Ms. Norton , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Sarbanes , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Soto , Ms. Speier , Mr. Takano , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Welch , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Yarmuth , Ms. Omar , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Morelle , and Mr. Scott of Virginia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study with respect to stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2019 or the FRESHER Act of 2019 . 2. Stormwater runoff from oil, gas, and mining operations (a) Limitation on permit requirement Section 402(l) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1342 ) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (b) Definitions Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1362 ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (24); and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (25) through (27) as paragraphs (24) through (26), respectively. (c) Study (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a study of stormwater impacts with respect to any area that the Secretary determines may be contaminated by stormwater runoff associated with oil or gas operations, which shall include— (A) an analysis of measurable contamination in such area; (B) an analysis of ground water resources in such area; and (C) an analysis of the susceptibility of aquifers in such area to contamination from stormwater runoff associated with such operations. (2) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of studies conducted under paragraph (1).
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4011 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Cummings (for himself and Ms. Tlaib ) 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 lead remediation for qualified opportunity zone property originally constructed before January 1, 1978.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Opportunity Zone Lead Remediation Impact Act of 2019 . 2. Lead remediation requirements for qualified opportunity funds (a) Lead remediation requirements for pre-1978 property Section 1400Z–2(d)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) Lead remediation requirements for pre-1978 property For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), no residential property originally constructed before January 1, 1978, shall be treated as substantially improved by the qualified opportunity zone fund unless, after improvement— (I) such property contains no painted surfaces that exceed the levels described in section 302(c) of the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning and Prevention Act, and (II) any pipes and fixtures of such property are lead free (as such term is defined in section 1417 of the Safe Water Drinking Act). . (b) Donation of opportunity fund assets Section 1400Z–2(d)(1) Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking that holds and all that following through the period at the end and inserting the following: that— (A) holds at least 88 percent of its assets in qualified opportunity zone property, determined by the average of the percentage of qualified opportunity zone property held in the fund as measured— (i) on the last day of the first 6-month period of the taxable year of the fund, and (ii) on the last day of the taxable year of the fund, and (B) donates not less than 2 percent of amounts invested in such fund for use for remediation of lead hazards in paint, dust, soil, and drinking water in residential properties, nonresidential buildings housing child care facilities (within the meaning of section 305 of the Toxic Substances Control Act), or school facilities (within the meaning of section 501 of such Act) in a qualified opportunity zone. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply to capital gains realized in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4018 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes.

1. Good conduct time credits for certain elderly nonviolent offenders Section 231(g)(5)(A)(ii) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 60541(g)(5)(A)(ii) ) is amended by striking to which the offender was sentenced and inserting reduced by any credit toward the service of the prisoner’s sentence awarded under section 3624(b) of title 18, United States Code . 2. 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, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4018 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Deutch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes.

1. Credits for certain elderly nonviolent offenders Section 231(g)(5)(A)(ii) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 60541(g)(5)(A)(ii) ) is amended by striking to which the offender was sentenced and inserting reduced by any credit toward the service of the prisoner’s sentence awarded under section 3624(b) of title 18, United States Code .
II Calendar No. 392 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4018 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 4, 2019 Received December 18, 2019 Read the first time December 19, 2019 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes.

1. Good conduct time credits for certain elderly nonviolent offenders Section 231(g)(5)(A)(ii) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 60541(g)(5)(A)(ii) ) is amended by striking to which the offender was sentenced and inserting reduced by any credit toward the service of the prisoner’s sentence awarded under section 3624(b) of title 18, United States Code . 2. 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, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk

December 19, 2019 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
IB Union Calendar No. 252 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4018 [Report No. 116–311] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Deutch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary November 26, 2019 Additional sponsors: Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Jeffries , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Gaetz , Ms. Bass , Mrs. Rodgers of Washington , Ms. Dean , Mr. Richmond , Mr. Armstrong , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Murphy of North Carolina , and Mr. Lamb November 26, 2019 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 July 25, 2019 A BILL To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes.

1. Good conduct time credits for certain elderly nonviolent offenders Section 231(g)(5)(A)(ii) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 60541(g)(5)(A)(ii) ) is amended by striking to which the offender was sentenced and inserting reduced by any credit toward the service of the prisoner’s sentence awarded under section 3624(b) of title 18, United States Code .

November 26, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4021 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Engel (for himself, Ms. Norton , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Haaland , and Mr. Serrano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To prohibit a Federal agency from using a facial recognition technology without a Federal court order, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Facial, Analysis, Comparison, and Evaluation Protection Act of 2019 or the FACE Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Facial recognition technology (a) Restriction A Federal agency may not apply facial recognition technology to any photo identification issued by a State or the Federal Government or any other photograph otherwise in the possession of a State or the Federal Government unless the agency has obtained a Federal court order determining that there is probable cause for the application of such technology. (b) Prohibition on sharing information Any information obtained using facial recognition technology under a Federal court order may not be shared with any other Federal agency or entity that has not been granted permission for such use by a Federal court order. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Facial recognition The term facial recognition means an automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying or verifying an individual based on the physical characteristics of an individual’s face geometry. (2) Facial recognition technology The term facial recognition technology means any computer software or application that performs facial recognition. (3) Federal agency The term Federal agency has the meaning given that term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code. (4) State The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4027 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Meadows , Mr. King of Iowa , and Mr. Norman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (commonly referred to as the Communications Decency Act) to stop censorship, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the Censorship Act . 2. Revocation of immunities Section 230(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 230(c) ) is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking and Screening of Offensive Material and inserting of unlawful or objectionable material ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking material that the provider or user considers to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected and inserting unlawful material ; and (ii) by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking paragraph (1). and inserting subparagraph (A); or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) any action taken to provide users with the option to restrict access to any other material, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4028 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Harris , Mr. DesJarlais , Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Mr. Norman , and Mr. Biggs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a pilot program for commercial recreation concessions on certain land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act of 2019 . 2. Commercial recreation concessions pilot program The Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act ) ( 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), is amended by adding at the end the following: 7. Commercial recreation concessions pilot program (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act (including regulations), not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program to authorize commercial recreation concessions on land patented or leased under this Act. (b) Concessions agreements (1) In general In carrying out the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall enter into not more than 10 agreements with parties to whom the land described in subsection (a) has been patented or leased for the establishment of commercial recreation concessions on the land covered by the agreement. (2) Term (A) In general An agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall be for a period that is consistent with the period of time required to amortize the capital investment made under the agreement but in any case not longer than 20 years. (B) Extension On a finding of satisfactory performance, the Secretary may extend the term of an agreement for 1 additional period equal in length to the initial term. (3) Third-Party agreements (A) In general A party to an agreement entered into under paragraph (1) may enter into agreements with third parties for the establishment of commercial recreation concessions pursuant to the agreement entered into under paragraph (1). (B) Term An agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall not be for a period that is longer than the term of the agreement entered into under paragraph (1). (c) Use of funds A party to an agreement entered into under subsection (b)(1) shall not be required to use revenue collected pursuant to the commercial recreation concessions on the land covered by the agreement. (d) Authorized activities For the term of an agreement entered into under subsection (b)(1), with respect to land covered by the agreement, any activity defined as permissible under parts 2920 and 2930 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be permissible. (e) Effect The establishment of commercial recreation concessions under subsection (b) shall not be considered to be a change in use for purposes of this Act. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4029 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to enable Indian Tribes and tribally designated housing entities to apply for, receive, and administer grants and subgrants under the Continuum of Care Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Access to Homeless Assistance Act . 2. Participation of Indian Tribes and tribally designated housing entities in Continuum of Care Program (a) In general Title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 401 ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 )— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (33) as paragraphs (12) through (35), respectively; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; (C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: (8) Formula area The term formula area has the meaning given the term in section 1000.302 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. ; (D) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by inserting a formula area, after nonentitlement area, ; and (E) by inserting after paragraph (10), as so redesignated, the following: (11) Indian Tribe The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term Indian tribe in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4103 ). ; and (2) in subtitle C ( 42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.), by adding at the end the following: 435. Participation of Indian Tribes and tribally designated housing entities Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, for purposes of this subtitle, an Indian Tribe or tribally designated housing entity (as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4103 )) may— (1) be a collaborative applicant or eligible entity; or (2) receive grant amounts from another entity that receives a grant directly from the Secretary, and use the amounts in accordance with this subtitle. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of contents in section 101(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( Public Law 100–77 ; 101 Stat. 482) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 434 the following: Sec. 435. Participation of Indian Tribes and tribally designated housing entities. .

Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4029 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Heck (for himself, Mr. Duffy , and Mr. Young ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to enable Indian Tribes and tribally designated housing entities to apply for, receive, and administer grants and subgrants under the Continuum of Care Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Access to Homeless Assistance Act . 2. Participation of Indian Tribes and tribally designated housing entities in Continuum of Care Program (a) In general Title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 401 ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 )— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (33) as paragraphs (12) through (35), respectively; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; (C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: (8) Formula area The term formula area has the meaning given the term in section 1000.302 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. ; (D) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by inserting a formula area, after nonentitlement area, ; and (E) by inserting after paragraph (10), as so redesignated, the following: (11) Indian Tribe The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term Indian tribe in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4103 ). ; and (2) in subtitle C ( 42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.), by adding at the end the following: 435. Indian Tribes and tribally designated housing entities Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, for purposes of this subtitle, an Indian Tribe or tribally designated housing entity (as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4103 )) may— (1) be a collaborative applicant or eligible entity; or (2) receive grant amounts from another entity that receives a grant directly from the Secretary, and use the amounts in accordance with this subtitle. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of contents in section 101(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( Public Law 100–77 ; 101 Stat. 482) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 434 the following: Sec. 435. Indian Tribes and tribally designated housing entities. .