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I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2962 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Wright introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to condition the receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment of certain laws to prevent the use of automated traffic enforcement systems.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Traffic Camera Freedom Act of 2019 . 2. Prohibition on the use of automated traffic enforcement systems (a) In general Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 171. Prohibition on the use of automated traffic enforcement systems (a) Laws prohibiting automated traffic enforcement systems A State meets the requirements of this subsection if the State has enacted and is enforcing a law that prohibits the use of automated traffic enforcement systems. (b) Withholding of funds for noncompliance On October 1 of the first year after enactment, and on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall withhold 50 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to a State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) if the State does not meet the requirements of subsection (a). (c) Period of availability of withheld funds; effect of compliance and noncompliance (1) Period of availability of withheld funds Any funds withheld under subsection (b) from apportionment to a State shall remain available for apportionment to the State until the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized to be appropriated. (2) Apportionment of withheld funds after compliance If, before the last day of the period for which funds withheld under subsection (b) from apportionment are to remain available for apportionment to a State under paragraph (1), the State meets the requirements of subsection (a), the Secretary shall, on the first day on which the State meets the requirements of subsection (a), apportion to the State the funds withheld under subsection (b) that remain available for apportionment to the State. (3) Period of availability of subsequently apportioned funds Any funds apportioned pursuant to paragraph (2)— (A) shall remain available for expenditure until the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the funds are so apportioned; and (B) if not apportioned at the end of that period, shall lapse. (4) Effect of noncompliance If, at the end of the period for which funds withheld under subsection (b) from apportionment are available for apportionment to a State under paragraph (1), the State does not meet the requirements of subsection (a), the funds shall lapse. (d) Definition of automated traffic enforcement system In this section, the term automated traffic enforcement system has the meaning given such term in section 402(c)(4)(B) of title 23, United States Code. . (b) Conforming amendment The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 171. Prohibition on the use of automated traffic enforcement systems. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2963 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Wright introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to require States to provide notification of the use of automated traffic enforcement systems under highway safety programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Traffic Camera Notification Act of 2019 . 2. Required notification in advance of automated traffic systems Section 402(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (F) as paragraph (G); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (E) the following: (F) require that a law enforcement entity using an automated traffic enforcement system within the State displays notification signs to alert vehicle operators of such system in advance of the system; and .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2964 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois (for himself 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 include foster care transition youth as members of targeted groups for purposes of the work opportunity credit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2019 . 2. Inclusion of foster care transition youth for purposes of work opportunity credit (a) In general Section 51(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) and inserting , or , and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (K) a qualified foster care transition youth. . (b) Qualified foster care transition youth defined Section 51(d) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (16) Qualified foster care transition youth The term qualified foster care transition youth means any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as— (A) not having attained age 27 as of the hiring date, and (B) having been in foster care (within the meaning of section 477 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 677 )), after attaining the age specified in subsection (a)(7) of such section. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2965 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois (for himself, Mrs. Walorski , Ms. Bass , and Mr. Bacon ) 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 provide for a refundable adoption tax credit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2019 . 2. Refundable adoption tax credit (a) Credit made refundable (1) Credit moved to subpart relating to refundable credits The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) by redesignating section 23 as section 36C, and (B) by moving section 36C (as so redesignated) from subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 to the location immediately before section 37 in subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1. (2) Conforming Amendments (A) Section 25(e)(1)(C) of such Code is amended by striking sections 23 and 25D and inserting section 25D . (B) Section 36C of such Code, as so redesignated, is amended— (i) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking (determined without regard to subsection (c)) , (ii) by striking subsection (c), and (iii) by redesignating subsections (d) through (i) as subsections (c) through (h), respectively. (C) Section 137 of such Code is amended— (i) in subsection (d), by striking section 23(d) and inserting section 36C(c) , and (ii) in subsection (e), by striking subsections (e), (f), and (g) of section 23 and inserting subsections (d), (e), and (f) of section 36C . (D) Section 1016(a)(26) of such Code is amended by striking 23(g) and inserting 36C(f) . (E) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is amended by inserting 36C, after 36B, . (F) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 23. (G) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 36C, after 36B, . (H) Paragraph (33) of section 471(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 671(a) ) is amended by striking section 23 and inserting section 36C . (I) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 36B the following new item: Sec. 36C. Adoption expenses. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2969 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1401 1st Street North in Winter Haven, Florida, as the Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post Office Building .

1. Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1401 1st Street North in Winter Haven, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Althea Margaret Daily Mills 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 Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 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. 2969 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1401 1st Street North in Winter Haven, Florida, as the Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post Office Building .

1. Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1401 1st Street North in Winter Haven, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Althea Margaret Daily Mills 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 Althea Margaret Daily Mills 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. 2969 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Soto 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 1401 1st Street North in Winter Haven, Florida, as the Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post Office Building .

1. Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1401 1st Street North in Winter Haven, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Althea Margaret Daily Mills 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 Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post Office Building .
IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2969 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 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 1401 1st Street North in Winter Haven, Florida, as the Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post Office Building .

1. Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1401 1st Street North in Winter Haven, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Althea Margaret Daily Mills 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 Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2970 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Ms. Adams (for herself and Mrs. Hartzler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services , 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 direct the Secretary of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam Era, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Army Security Agency Monument Act . 2. Placement of monument honoring veterans of the Army Security Agency who served in the Armed Forces between 1945 and 1976, during World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam era (a) In general Subject to the requirements of subsection (c), the Secretary of the Army shall place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans who served in the Armed Forces between 1945 and 1976, during World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam era. (b) Design The monument placed under subsection (a) shall be based on a design approved by the Secretary of the Army and the National Army Security Agency Association. (c) Agreement for construction and maintenance The Secretary of the Army may only place a monument under subsection (a) if the Secretary enters into an agreement with the National Army Security Agency Association under which the Association agrees to pay all costs necessary for preparation of the site for the monument and to construct, install, and maintain the monument, and to such other provisions as the Secretary may require. (d) Definitions In this section, the terms World War II , Korean conflict , and Vietnam era have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2972 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Brindisi (for himself and Mrs. Walorski ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the communications of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to services available for women veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Expansion of capabilities of women veterans call center to include text messaging The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall expand the capabilities of the Women Veterans Call Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include a text messaging capability. 2. Requirement for Department of Veterans Affairs internet website to provide information on services available to women veterans (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall survey the internet websites and information resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act and publish an internet website that serves as a centralized source for the provision to women veterans of information about the benefits and services available to them under laws administered by the Secretary. (b) Elements The internet website published under subsection (a) shall provide to women veterans information regarding all of the services available in the district in which that the veteran is seeking such services, including, with respect to each medical center and community-based outpatient clinic in the applicable Veterans Integrated Service Network— (1) the name and contact information of each women’s health coordinator; (2) a list of appropriate staff for other benefits available from the Veterans Benefits Administration, the National Cemetery Administration, and such other entities as the Secretary considers appropriate; and (3) such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Updated information The Secretary shall ensure that the information described in subsection (b) that is published on the internet website required by subsection (a) is updated not less frequently than once every 90 days. (d) Outreach In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the outreach conducted under section 1720F(i) of title 38, United States Code, includes information regarding the internet website required by subsection (a). (e) Derivation of funds Amounts used by the Secretary to carry out this section shall be derived from amounts made available to the Secretary to publish internet websites of the Department.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2973 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Brooks of Alabama (for himself, Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. McClintock , and Mr. Gosar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit annual reports regarding certain demographic information on aliens arrested.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Arrest Statistics Reporting Act of 2019 . 2. Reporting of information on arrestees The Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall, beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, publish and make publicly available on the internet a report that includes, for each person arrested during the year preceding the date of the report and regarding whom a request was submitted to the Law Enforcement Support Center authorized under section 236(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226(d) ) or any potential matches forwarded under the information sharing program between the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security (formerly known as Secure Communities ), the following information, when available: (1) The immigration status of the person. (2) The nationality of the person. (3) The offense for which the person was arrested, represented by the appropriate Uniform Crime Reporting offense code. 3. Reporting by FBI Director The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall revise the Uniform Crime Reports to require that each report pertaining to an arrest shall include the information about the arrest published under section 2, and the Director shall also publish a summary of the data which shall include— (1) a table containing the Uniform Crime Reporting offense codes and the corresponding occurrences for each immigration status category; and (2) a table containing the Uniform Crime Reporting offense codes and the corresponding occurrences for each nationality. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) The term immigration status includes status as— (A) a United States citizen or national; (B) a lawful permanent resident of the United States; (C) a nonimmigrant alien lawfully present in the United States; or (D) an alien not lawfully present in the United States. (2) The term Uniform Crime Reports means the reports authorized under section 534 of title 28, United States Code, and administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation which compiles nationwide criminal statistics for use in law enforcement administration, operation, and management and to assess the nature and type of crime in the United States.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2976 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Ms. Judy Chu of California (for herself and Mr. Katko ) 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 provide authority to postpone certain deadlines by reason of State-declared disasters or emergencies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act . 2. Authority to postpone Federal tax deadlines by reason of State-declared disasters (a) In general Section 7508A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) Special rule for State-Declared disasters (1) In general Upon the request of the Governor of a State (or the Mayor, in the case of the District of Columbia) in which an emergency or disaster has been declared under State law, subsection (a) shall apply to such State-declared emergency or disaster in the same manner as such subsections apply to federally declared disasters. (2) State For purposes of this section, the term State includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to declarations made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2978 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Connolly (for himself, Mr. Meadows , Mr. Price of North Carolina , and Mr. Cummings ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 44, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Historical Publications and Records Commission Reauthorization Act of 2019 . 2. Reauthorization of National Historical Publications and Records Commission (a) Composition of Commission Section 2501(a) of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 15 and inserting 16 ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (G) the Council of State Archivists; and . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 2504(g)(1) of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (g) (1) Authorization of appropriations For the purposes specified in this section, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the National Historical Publications and Records Commission $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2025. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2985 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Estes (for himself and Mr. Schneider ) 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 clarify that payment of taxes on deferred foreign income in installments shall not prevent credit or refund of overpayments or increase estimated taxes.

1. Installments not to prevent credit or refund of overpayments or increase estimated taxes (a) In general Section 965(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Installments not to prevent credit or refund of overpayments or increase estimated taxes If an election is made under paragraph (1) to pay the net tax liability under this section in installments— (A) no installment of such net tax liability shall— (i) in the case of a request for credit or refund, be taken into account as a liability for purposes of determining whether an overpayment exists for purposes of section 6402 before the date on which such installment is due, or (ii) for purposes of sections 6425, 6654, and 6655, be treated as a tax imposed by section 1, section 11, or subchapter L of chapter 1, and (B) the first sentence of section 6403 shall not apply with respect to any such installment. . (b) Limitation on payment of interest In the case of the portion of any overpayment which exists by reason of the application of section 965(h)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section)— (1) if credit or refund of such portion is made on or before the date which is 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, no interest shall be allowed or paid under section 6611 of such Code with respect to such portion; and (2) if credit or refund of such portion is made after the date which is 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, no interest shall be allowed or paid under section 6611 of such Code with respect to such portion for any period before the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in section 14103 of Public Law 115–97 .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2987 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Foster introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs , and Intelligence (Permanent Select) , 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 National Security Act of 1947 to require the appointment by the President of the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs to be made by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Security Accountability Act . 2. Appointment and confirmation of Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Section 101 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3021 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2989 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Babin , Mr. Budd , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Norman , Mr. Perry , Mr. McClintock , and Mr. Biggs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that any alien who has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, is deportable, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2019 . 2. Criminal grounds for deportability Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) Criminal grounds Any alien who, at any time after admission, has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, whether under State or Federal law, is deportable. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2990 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit States to designate without any mileage limitations facilities that are located in rural areas as critical access hospitals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Health Care Access Act of 2019 . 2. Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (a) In general Section 1820 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–4 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i)— (A) by striking , and that— and inserting a semicolon; and (B) by striking subclauses (I) and (II); and (2) in subsection (h)(3), by inserting made before the date of the enactment of the Rural Health Care Access Act of 2019 after any redesignation . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall apply with respect to any designation or redesignation made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2991 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Grijalva (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut , and Ms. Fudge ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , 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 restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act . 2. Protecting Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset (a) Prohibition on administrative offset authority (1) Assignment under Social Security Act Section 207 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 407 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of section 3716(c)(3) of title 31, United States Code, as such subparagraphs were in effect on the date before the date of enactment of the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act , shall be null and void and of no effect. . (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 14(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 ( 45 U.S.C. 231m(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: . The provisions of section 207(d) of the Social Security Act shall apply with respect to this title to the same extent as they apply in the case of title II of such Act. . (B) Section 2(e) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act ( 45 U.S.C. 352(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The provisions of section 207(d) of the Social Security Act shall apply with respect to this title to the same extent as they apply in the case of title II of such Act. (b) Repeal of administrative offset authority (1) In general Paragraph (3) of section 3716(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking (3)(A)(i) Notwithstanding and all that follows through any overpayment under such program). ; (B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as paragraph (3). (2) Conforming amendment Paragraph (5) of such section is amended by striking the Commissioner of Social Security and . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to any collection by administrative offset occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act of a claim arising before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2992 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Johnson of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the RAISE Act . 2. Payment of higher wages Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 159(a) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) after (a) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Notwithstanding a labor organization’s exclusive representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and conditions of any collective bargaining contract or agreement then in effect, nothing in either— (A) section 8(a)(1) or 8(a)(5), or (B) a collective bargaining contract or agreement renewed or entered into after the date of enactment of the RAISE Act, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the unit greater wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by reason of, his or her services as an employee of such employer, than provided for in such contract or agreement. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2994 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Grothman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each wheelchair, furnished to a veteran because of a service-connected disability, restores the maximum achievable mobility in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation’s Veterans Act of 2019 . 2. Wheelchairs for veterans with service-connected disabilities (a) Definition Section 1701 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (11) The term wheelchair includes enhanced power wheelchairs, multi-environmental wheelchairs, track wheelchairs, stair-climbing wheelchairs, and other power-driven mobility devices. . (b) Enhanced wheelchairs Section 1712(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Dental and inserting (1) Dental ; (2) by striking section and inserting title ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The Secretary shall ensure that each wheelchair, furnished under this title to a veteran because of a service-connected disability, restores the maximum achievable mobility and function in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation. The Secretary may furnish a wheelchair to a veteran because the wheelchair restores an ability that relates exclusively to participation in a recreational activity. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2995 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Levin of California (for himself, Mr. Peters , Ms. Porter , Mr. Rouda , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Lowenthal , Mrs. Davis of California , and Ms. Bonamici ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to prioritize the acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from certain civilian nuclear power reactors, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Spent Fuel Pri­or­i­ti­za­tion Act of 2019 . 2. Acceptance priority for high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel Section 302(a) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10222(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (7) In determining the order in which the Secretary will accept high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel for disposal or storage, the Secretary shall prioritize waste or spent fuel from a civilian nuclear power reactor based on the operating status of the reactor, the population of the area in which the reactor is located, and the earthquake hazard of the area in which the reactor is located, giving highest priority to a reactor that is— (A) decomissioned or decommissioning; (B) located in an area, as determined by the Secretary, the population of which is the largest; and (C) located in an area with the highest hazard of an earthquake, as indicated by the Seismic Hazard Maps published by the Director of the United States Geological Survey pursuant to section 5(b)(3)(J) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2997 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Loebsack (for himself, Mr. Stivers , Mrs. Bustos , Ms. Finkenauer , Mrs. Axne , Mr. Vela , Mr. Lipinski , Mr. McCaul , Ms. Gabbard , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Soto , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Ryan , Mr. Katko , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Himes , Mr. Cox of California , Mr. Swalwell of California , Ms. Sherrill , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Luján , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Gallego , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Olson , Mr. Young , Mr. Payne , Ms. Lofgren , and Mr. Veasey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that certain veterans receive in-patient psychiatric care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act . 2. Provision of in-patient psychiatric care for veterans (a) In general Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1720I the following new section: 1720J. Provision of in-patient psychiatric care (a) Requirement To furnish care Except as provided by subsection (b), upon the request of a covered veteran, the Secretary shall furnish, or continue to furnish, to the covered veteran in-patient psychiatric care at the facility of the Department that— (1) is closest to where the veteran resides; and (2) has the capacity and capability to provide such care. (b) Non-Department facilities (1) If the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that a facility of the Department does not have the capability or capacity to furnish in-patient psychiatric care to a covered veteran pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall furnish such care to such veteran at a non-Department facility. (2) The Secretary shall determine the rates of payment for a non-Department facility that furnishes in-patient psychiatric care pursuant to paragraph (1) in accordance with the rates paid by the United States under section 1703(i) of this title. (c) Covered veteran defined In this section, the term covered veteran means a veteran who is— (1) enrolled in the health care system established under section 1705(a) of this title; and (2) entitled to in-patient psychiatric care furnished by the Secretary under this chapter. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1720I the following new item: 1720J. Provision of in-patient psychiatric care. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3002 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Neal introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes.

1. Carriage of television broadcast stations (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a cable operator may transmit to subscribers in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, in the designated market area of Albany, New York (in this section referred to as the Albany designated market area ), any television broadcast station that— (1) was retransmitted to subscribers located in Berkshire County in the Albany designated market area on December 1, 2016; and (2) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not retransmitted to all subscribers in Berkshire County in the Albany designated market area. (b) Negotiations A cable operator that engages in the retransmission described in subsection (a) shall engage in good faith negotiations within the meaning of section 76.65 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto, with a television broadcast station regarding the terms of such retransmission. (c) Nonduplication Any television broadcast station licensed to a community within the Albany designated market area may assert network nonduplication or syndicated exclusivity protections against any cable system in any cable community located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. (d) Rules of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed— (1) to alter any contract provided under section 325 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 325 ); or (2) to affect the applicability of any other communications or copyright law related to the retransmission of a television broadcast station by a cable operator.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3003 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the maximum limit on the number of special masters allowed in the United States Court of Federal Claims, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019 . 2. Increase in maximum limit on number of special masters allowed in United States Court of Federal Claims Section 2112(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300aa–12(c)(1) ) is amended by striking not more than 8 special masters and inserting not more than 16 special masters .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3004 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Ms. Omar (for herself, Mrs. Trahan , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Pressley , and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit criminal corporations from making disbursements of funds in connection with a campaign for election for Federal, State, or local office.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Democracy From Criminal Corporations Act . 2. Prohibiting political spending by criminal corporations (a) Prohibition Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 325. Prohibiting political spending by criminal corporations (a) Prohibition (1) In general To the extent that corporations are permitted under law to make a disbursement of funds in connection with a campaign for election for Federal, State, or local office, including a disbursement consisting of a contribution or donation of money or other thing of value, an independent expenditure, or a disbursement for an electioneering communication (as defined in section 304(f)(3)), it shall be unlawful for a corporation which is a criminal corporation, or for any separate segregated fund established under section 316(b)(2)(C) by a criminal corporation, to make such a disbursement during the applicable period described in paragraph (2). (2) Applicable period described In paragraph (1), the applicable period with respect to a criminal corporation is the 10-year period which begins— (A) in the case of a criminal corporation described in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), on the date on which the corporation is finally convicted of the offense described in such paragraph; or (B) in the case of a criminal corporation described in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), on the date on which the corporation enters into an agreement described in such paragraph. (b) Criminal Corporation Defined In this section, the term criminal corporation means a corporation— (1) which has been convicted of violating section 371 of title 18, United States Code (relating to conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud the United States), or any other felony involving dishonesty or a breach of trust; or (2) which has been charged with violating section 371 of such title or with another felony involving dishonesty or a breach of trust and has entered into a nonprosecution agreement, a deferred prosecution agreement, or any other agreement with the Attorney General to resolve the charge, if the terms and conditions of the agreement include a requirement that the corporation make a payment equal to or greater than $1,000,000. . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a corporation which is convicted of the offense described in paragraph (1) of section 325(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as added by subsection (a)), or which enters into an agreement described in paragraph (2) of such section, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3005 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13308 Midland Road in Poway, California, as the Ray Chavez Post Office Building .

1. Ray Chavez Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13308 Midland Road in Poway, California, shall be known and designated as the Ray Chavez 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 Ray Chavez Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 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. 3005 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13308 Midland Road in Poway, California, as the Ray Chavez Post Office Building .

1. Ray Chavez Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13308 Midland Road in Poway, California, shall be known and designated as the Ray Chavez 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 Ray Chavez 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. 3005 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Hunter , Mr. Vargas , Mrs. Davis of California , and Mr. Levin of California ) 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 13308 Midland Road in Poway, California, as the Ray Chavez Post Office Building .

1. Ray Chavez Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13308 Midland Road in Poway, California, shall be known and designated as the Ray Chavez 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 Ray Chavez Post Office Building .
IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3005 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 1, 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 13308 Midland Road in Poway, California, as the Ray Chavez Post Office Building .

1. Ray Chavez Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13308 Midland Road in Poway, California, shall be known and designated as the Ray Chavez 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 Ray Chavez Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3006 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Peterson (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , and Mr. Loebsack ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To impose an annual deadline of June 1 for small refineries to submit petitions for exemptions from the renewable fuel requirements under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o) ) based on disproportionate economic hardship.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act of 2019 . 2. Annual deadline for petitions by small refineries for exemptions from renewable fuel requirements (a) Deadline Notwithstanding any other provision of law, petitions under section 211(o)(9) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(9) ) for an exemption from the requirements of section 211(o)(2) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2) ) shall be submitted to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency by June 1 of the year preceding the year when such requirements would otherwise be in effect. (b) Effect of failure To meet deadline If a petition described in subsection (a) is not submitted by the deadline specified in such subsection, the petition shall be ineligible for consideration or approval. 3. Information in petition subject to public disclosure (a) In general Any information submitted to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency by any person, including a small refinery, with respect to a petition under section 211(o)(9)(B) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(9)(B) )— (1) shall not be deemed to be a trade secret or confidential information; and (2) shall be subject to public disclosure, notwithstanding section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code, or any other Federal law or regulation. (b) Applicability Subsection (a) applies only with respect to information submitted with respect to a petition under section 211(o)(9)(B) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(9)(B) ) for calendar year 2021 or subsequent calendar years.