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I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 497 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mr. Hunter (for himself, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mrs. Demings , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Jones , Mr. McGovern , Mrs. Bustos , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , and Mr. DeFazio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase certain veteran funeral benefits, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Burial Rights for America’s Veterans’ Efforts Act of 2019 or the BRAVE Act of 2019 . 2. Increase to certain funeral benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) Funeral expenses Section 2302(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking $300 and inserting $780 (as increased from time to time under subsection (c)) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the maximum amount of burial and funeral expenses payable under subsection (a) equal to the percentage by which— (1) the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States city average) for the 12-month period ending on the June 30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the increase is made, exceeds (2) the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period preceding the 12-month period described in paragraph (1). . (b) Death from service-Connected disability Section 2307 of such title is amended— (1) by striking In any case and inserting the following: (a) In general In any case ; (2) by striking $2,000 and inserting $2,000 (as increased from time to time under subsection (b)) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the maximum amount of burial and funeral expenses payable under subsection (a) equal to the percentage by which— (1) the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States city average) for the 12-month period ending on the June 30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the increase is made, exceeds (2) the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period preceding the 12-month period described in paragraph (1). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply to deaths that occur after the day that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 498 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To eliminate unused sections of the United States Code, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Up the Code Act of 2019 . 2. Repeals The following provisions of title 18, United States Code, are repealed: (1) Section 46 relating to transportation of water hyacinths. (2) Section 511A relating to unauthorized application of theft prevention decal or device. (3) Section 707 relating to 4–H club emblem fraudulently used. (4) Section 708 relating to Swiss Confederation coat of arms. (5) Section 711 relating to Smokey Bear character or name. (6) Section 711a relating to Woodsy Owl character, name, or slogan. (7) Section 715 relating to The Golden Eagle Insignia . (8) Chapter 89—Professions and Occupations. (9) Section 1921 relating to receiving Federal employees’ compensation after marriage. 3. Clerical amendments (a) Table of chapters for part I of title 18 The table of chapters for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 89. (b) Table of sections for chapter 3 The table of sections for chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 46. (c) Table of sections for chapter 25 The table of sections for chapter 25 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 511A. (d) Table of sections for chapter 33 The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the item relating to section 707; (2) by striking the item relating to section 708; (3) by striking the item relating to section 711; (4) by striking the item relating to section 711a; and (5) by striking the item relating to section 715. (e) Table of sections for chapter 93 The table of sections for chapter 93 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 1921.

Passed the House of Representatives January 22, 2019. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 498 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mr. Chabot (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To eliminate unused sections of the United States Code, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Up the Code Act of 2019 . 2. Repeals The following provisions of title 18, United States Code, are repealed: (1) Section 46 relating to transportation of water hyacinths. (2) Section 511A relating to unauthorized application of theft prevention decal or device. (3) Section 707 relating to 4–H club emblem fraudulently used. (4) Section 708 relating to Swiss Confederation coat of arms. (5) Section 711 relating to Smokey Bear character or name. (6) Section 711a relating to Woodsy Owl character, name, or slogan. (7) Section 715 relating to The Golden Eagle Insignia . (8) Chapter 89—Professions and Occupations. (9) Section 1921 relating to receiving Federal employees’ compensation after marriage. 3. Clerical amendments (a) Table of chapters for part I of title 18 The table of chapters for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 89. (b) Table of sections for chapter 3 The table of sections for chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 46. (c) Table of sections for chapter 25 The table of sections for chapter 25 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 511A. (d) Table of sections for chapter 33 The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the item relating to section 707; (2) by striking the item relating to section 708; (3) by striking the item relating to section 711; (4) by striking the item relating to section 711a; and (5) by striking the item relating to section 715. (e) Table of sections for chapter 93 The table of sections for chapter 93 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 1921.
IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 498 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23 (legislative day, January 22), 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To eliminate unused sections of the United States Code, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Up the Code Act of 2019 . 2. Repeals The following provisions of title 18, United States Code, are repealed: (1) Section 46 relating to transportation of water hyacinths. (2) Section 511A relating to unauthorized application of theft prevention decal or device. (3) Section 707 relating to 4–H club emblem fraudulently used. (4) Section 708 relating to Swiss Confederation coat of arms. (5) Section 711 relating to Smokey Bear character or name. (6) Section 711a relating to Woodsy Owl character, name, or slogan. (7) Section 715 relating to The Golden Eagle Insignia . (8) Chapter 89—Professions and Occupations. (9) Section 1921 relating to receiving Federal employees’ compensation after marriage. 3. Clerical amendments (a) Table of chapters for part I of title 18 The table of chapters for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 89. (b) Table of sections for chapter 3 The table of sections for chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 46. (c) Table of sections for chapter 25 The table of sections for chapter 25 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 511A. (d) Table of sections for chapter 33 The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the item relating to section 707; (2) by striking the item relating to section 708; (3) by striking the item relating to section 711; (4) by striking the item relating to section 711a; and (5) by striking the item relating to section 715. (e) Table of sections for chapter 93 The table of sections for chapter 93 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 1921.

Passed the House of Representatives January 22, 2019. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 499 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act . 2. Technical amendment regarding treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans Effective on the date specified in subsection (e) of section 1832 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ; 130 Stat. 2660), section 3(q)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(q) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C)(i)(II), by striking rated as 100 percent and all that follows through service-connected disability ; and (2) by amending subparagraph (C)(ii)(III) to read as follows: (III) the date that— (aa) in the case of a surviving spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as 100 percent disabling or who dies as a result of a service-connected disability, is 10 years after the date of the death of the veteran; or (bb) in the case of a surviving spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as less than 100 percent disabling who does not die as a result of a service-connected disability, is 3 years after the date of the death of the veteran. .

Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 499 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mr. Chabot (for himself, Mr. Bergman , Mr. Delgado , and Mr. Correa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act . 2. Technical amendment regarding treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans Effective on the date specified in subsection (e) of section 1832 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ; 130 Stat. 2660), section 3(q)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(q) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C)(i)(II), by striking rated as 100 percent and all that follows through service-connected disability ; and (2) by amending subparagraph (C)(ii)(III) to read as follows: (III) the date that— (aa) in the case of a surviving spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as 100 percent disabling or who dies as a result of a service-connected disability, is 10 years after the date of the death of the veteran; or (bb) in the case of a surviving spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as less than 100 percent disabling who does not die as a result of a service-connected disability, is 3 years after the date of the death of the veteran. .
IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 499 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 14, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act . 2. Technical amendment regarding treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans Effective on the date specified in subsection (e) of section 1832 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ; 130 Stat. 2660), section 3(q)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(q) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C)(i)(II), by striking rated as 100 percent and all that follows through service-connected disability ; and (2) by amending subparagraph (C)(ii)(III) to read as follows: (III) the date that— (aa) in the case of a surviving spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as 100 percent disabling or who dies as a result of a service-connected disability, is 10 years after the date of the death of the veteran; or (bb) in the case of a surviving spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as less than 100 percent disabling who does not die as a result of a service-connected disability, is 3 years after the date of the death of the veteran. .

Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
IB Union Calendar No. 187 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 499 [Report No. 116–235] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mr. Chabot (for himself, Mr. Bergman , Mr. Delgado , and Mr. Correa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business October 15, 2019 Additional sponsors: Mr. Balderson and Ms. Underwood October 15, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act . 2. Technical amendment regarding treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans Effective on the date specified in subsection (e) of section 1832 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ; 130 Stat. 2660), section 3(q)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(q) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C)(i)(II), by striking rated as 100 percent and all that follows through service-connected disability ; and (2) by amending subparagraph (C)(ii)(III) to read as follows: (III) the date that— (aa) in the case of a surviving spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as 100 percent disabling or who dies as a result of a service-connected disability, is 10 years after the date of the death of the veteran; or (bb) in the case of a surviving spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as less than 100 percent disabling who does not die as a result of a service-connected disability, is 3 years after the date of the death of the veteran. .

October 15, 2019 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. 503 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mr. Schneider (for himself, Mr. Casten of Illinois , and Mr. Blumenauer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To prohibit pay raises for the Vice President and any senior political appointee at a Federal agency subject to a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Political Pay Raises During Shutdowns Act . 2. Prohibition on pay raise during Government shutdown (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during any period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, the Vice President and any senior political appointee at an agency with respect to which appropriations have lapsed may not receive a pay rate increase. (b) Administration In carrying out any pay freeze under subsection (a)— (1) the term senior political appointee means an individual occupying any position described under subsections (b) through (e) of section 738 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 (division E of Public Law 115–141 ); and (2) the requirements of subsections (f) through (k) of such section 738 shall apply.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 505 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mr. Calvert (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Nunes , and Mr. Joyce of Ohio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to reauthorize the grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for Everyone Act or the CARE Act . 2. Reauthorization of grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities Section 1402 of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 ( 34 U.S.C. 20122 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e), by striking 2018 and inserting 2024 ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for Everyone Act, the Attorney General shall issue a report identifying and describing best practices for State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers and prosecutors in investigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases involving the victimization of individuals with disabilities. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 510 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mr. Blumenauer (for himself and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania ) 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 extend the railroad track maintenance credit, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act of 2019 or the BRACE Act of 2019 . 2. Railroad track maintenance credit made permanent (a) In general Section 45G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (f). (b) Effective date (1) In general The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred during taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. (2) Safe harbor assignments Assignments, including related expenditures paid or incurred, referred to in section 45G(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years ending after December 31, 2017, shall not fail to be treated as timely made if made pursuant to a written agreement entered into not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 512 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mr. Conaway (for himself, Mr. Wright , Ms. Granger , Mr. Thornberry , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Marchant , Mr. Flores , Mr. Arrington , Mr. Williams , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Cloud , Mr. Babin , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Hurd of Texas , Mr. Olson , Mr. Brady , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Gooden , Mr. Vela , Mr. Veasey , Ms. Johnson of Texas , Mr. Castro of Texas , Mr. Cuellar , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Doggett , Mr. Ratcliffe , Mr. Green of Texas , and Mr. Allred ) 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 115 South Swenson Street in Stamford, Texas, as the Charles W. Stenholm Post Office Building .

1. Charles W. Stenholm Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 115 South Swenson Street in Stamford, Texas, shall be known and designated as the Charles W. Stenholm 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 Charles W. Stenholm Post Office Building .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 513 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mr. Conaway 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 certain rules related to the determination of unrelated business taxable income.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nonprofits Support Act . 2. Repeal of requirement that unrelated business taxable income be computed separately for each trade or business activity (a) In general Section 512(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (6). (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 13702 of Public Law 115–97 . 3. Repeal of increase of unrelated business taxable income by certain disallowed fringe benefits (a) In general Section 512(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (7). (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 13703 of Public Law 115–97 .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 514 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mrs. Dingell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard requiring motor vehicles to be equipped with an ignition interlock device that prevents a vehicle from being operated if the operator is intoxicated.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Abbas Stop Drunk Driving Act . 2. Ignition interlock devices (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard under chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, that requires a motor vehicle to be equipped with an ignition interlock device that— (1) determines the blood alcohol concentration of the operator of the vehicle; and (2) if the blood alcohol concentration determined by the device is equal to or greater than the blood alcohol concentration specified in section 163(a) of title 23, United States Code, prevents the vehicle from being operated. (b) Definitions In this section, the terms motor vehicle and motor vehicle safety standard have the meanings given such terms in section 30102 of title 49, United States Code.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 515 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mr. Engel (for himself, Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Rose of New York , Mr. Brindisi , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Ms. Bass , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Sires , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Correa , Mr. Cisneros , Mr. Sherman , Mrs. Torres of California , and Mr. Gottheimer ) 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 limitation on the deduction for certain State, local, and foreign taxes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State And Local Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2019 . 2. Repeal of limitation on deduction for certain State, local, and foreign taxes (a) In general Section 164(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (6). (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 517 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mr. Johnson of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To close loopholes in the immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the United States unlawfully, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Closing Asylum Loopholes Act . 2. Credible fear interviews Section 235(b)(1)(B)(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B)(v) ) is amended by striking claim and all that follows, and inserting claim, as determined pursuant to section 208(b)(1)(B)(iii), and such other facts as are known to the officer, that the alien could establish eligibility for asylum under section 208, and it is more probable than not that the statements made by, and on behalf of, the alien in support of the alien’s claim are true. . 3. Jurisdiction of asylum applications Section 208(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158 ) is amended by striking subparagraph (C). 4. Recording expedited removal and credible fear interviews (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish quality assurance procedures and take steps to effectively ensure that questions by employees of the Department of Homeland Security exercising expedited removal authority under section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b) ) are asked in a uniform manner, to the extent possible, and that both these questions and the answers provided in response to them are recorded in a uniform fashion. (b) Factors relating to sworn statements Where practicable, any sworn or signed written statement taken of an alien as part of the record of a proceeding under section 235(b)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(A) ) shall be accompanied by a recording of the interview which served as the basis for that sworn statement. (c) Interpreters The Secretary shall ensure that a competent interpreter, not affiliated with the government of the country from which the alien may claim asylum, is used when the interviewing officer does not speak a language understood by the alien. (d) Recordings in immigration proceedings There shall be an audio or audio visual recording of interviews of aliens subject to expedited removal. The recording shall be included in the record of proceeding and shall be considered as evidence in any further proceedings involving the alien. (e) No private right of action Nothing in this section shall be construed to create any right, benefit, trust, or responsibility, whether substantive or procedural, enforceable in law or equity by a party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, entities, officers, employees, or agents, or any person, nor does this section create any right of review in any administrative, judicial, or other proceeding.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 518 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Duncan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To bar Supreme Court decisions in certain Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act cases from citation.

1. Barring PPACA Supreme Court cases from citation Under Article 3, Section 2, which allows Congress to provide exceptions and regulations for Supreme Court consideration of cases and controversies, the following cases are barred from citation for the purpose of precedence in all future cases after enactment: Nat'l Fed'n of Indep. Bus. v. Sebelius, 132 S. Ct. 2566, 2573, 183 L. Ed. 2d 450 (2012) and King v. Burwell, 135 S. Ct. 2480, 2485, 192 L. Ed. 2d 483 (2015) and Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2751, 2782, 189 L. Ed. 2d 675 (2014).
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 519 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Mooney of West Virginia , Mr. Gibbs , and Mr. Duncan ) 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 allow a deduction for premiums for insurance which constitutes medical care.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2019 . 2. Deduction for premiums for health insurance (a) In general Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating section 224 as section 225 and by inserting after section 223 the following new section: 224. Deduction for premiums for health insurance In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction to the taxpayer for the taxable year amounts paid by the taxpayer for insurance which constitutes medical care (as defined in section 213(d)) for the taxpayer and the taxpayer’s spouse and dependents. No amount shall be taken into account under the preceding sentence if a deduction or credit is allowed for such amount under this chapter or to any other taxpayer. . (b) Deduction allowed whether or not individual itemizes other deductions Subsection (a) of section 62 of such Code is amended by inserting before the last sentence at the end the following new paragraph: (22) Deduction for premiums for health insurance The deduction allowed by section 224. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 224 and adding at the end the following new items: Sec. 224. Deduction for premiums for health insurance. Sec. 225. Cross reference. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 520 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Duncan , and Mr. Mooney of West Virginia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude coverage of advance care planning services under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Life Until Natural Death Act . 2. Exclusion of coverage of advance care planning services under the Medicare program Section 1862(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (24), by striking the or at the end; (2) in paragraph (25), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (25) the following new paragraph: (26) which are advance care planning services, other than under section 1812(a)(5). .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 521 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mr. Latta (for himself, Mr. Long , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. King of Iowa , and Mr. Arrington ) 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 estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2019 . 2. Repeal of estate tax and retention of basis step-up Effective for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2018, chapter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is repealed.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 522 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Frankel , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Gonzalez of Texas , and Ms. Jayapal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the creation of manufactured emergencies in order to build border walls.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Walls Act . 2. No national emergency declarations for border walls during shutdowns (a) In general No funds made available by any act of law may be used to declare a national emergency with respect to immigration concerns at America’s southern border with Mexico or to erect any new border barriers, including fencing or walls, pursuant to a declaration of a national emergency. (b) Applicability Subsection (a) shall be enforced during periods in which any Federal agency experiences a lapse in appropriations.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 524 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2019 Mr. Walden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To adjust the eastern boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls and Deschutes Canyon Wilderness Study Areas in the State of Oregon to facilitate fire prevention and response activities to protect private property, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act . 2. Boundary adjustment, Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area boundary adjustment, Oregon (a) Boundary adjustment The boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area is modified to exclude approximately 688 acres of public land, as depicted on the map entitled Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area (WSA) Proposed Boundary Adjustment and dated September 26, 2018. (b) Effect of exclusion (1) In general The public land excluded from the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area under subsection (a)— (A) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1782(c) ); and (B) shall be managed in accordance with— (i) this section; (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and (iii) any applicable resource management plan. (2) Management The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the land excluded from the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area under subsection (a) to improve fire resiliency and forest health, including the conduct of wildfire prevention and response activities, as appropriate. (3) Off-road recreational motorized use The Secretary of the Interior shall not permit off-road recreational motorized use on the public land excluded from the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area under subsection (a).
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 530 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2019 Ms. Eshoo (for herself and Ms. Speier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide that certain actions by the Federal Communications Commission shall have no force or effect.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019 . 2. Preservation of rights of State and local governments Actions by the Federal Communications Commission in Accelerating Wireless and Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment (83 Fed. Reg. 51867) and the Federal Communications Commission’s Declaratory Ruling in Third Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling (FCC 18–111) shall have no force or effect.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 531 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2019 Mr. Brown of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may only be removed for cause, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fighting for Intelligent, Rational, and Ethical Dismissal Act or the FIRED Act . 2. Removal of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (a) Removal for cause Section 1101(b) of title VI of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( Public Law 90–351 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The President may remove the Director for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. . (b) Application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation appointed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 533 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2019 Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself, Ms. Bonamici , and Ms. Clarke of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 41, United States Code, to require the head of each executive agency to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts.

1. Consideration of contractors with qualified training programs (a) Consideration of contractors with qualified training programs (1) In general Chapter 47 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 4712 the following new section: 4713. Consideration of contractors with qualified training programs (a) Consideration The head of each executive agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors by requiring a contracting officer, in the evaluation of offers for any contract in an amount greater than $25,000,000— (1) to consider the existence of a qualified training program of an offeror as a factor in the evaluation; (2) to give consideration to an offeror that provides comprehensive training and education programs to develop its workforce, consistent with needs of the agency; and (3) in the consideration of past performance of an incumbent contractor, to consider the manner in which the incumbent contractor is educating, investing, and retaining the contractor’s workforce. (b) Incentives The head of each executive agency shall develop workforce development investment incentives for contractors. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed as altering or superceding the applicability of existing work force development investment incentives for contractors. (d) Qualified training program defined The term qualified training program means any of the following: (1) A program eligible to receive funds under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). (2) A program eligible to receive funds under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 21 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). (3) A program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act ; Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). (4) Any other Federal program determined to be a qualified training program for purposes of this section by the head of the executive agency. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4712 the following new item: 4713. Consideration of contractors with qualified training programs. . (b) Applicability This Act and the amendments made by this Act apply with respect to contracts awarded on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 535 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2019 Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Mr. Upton , and Mr. Kildee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , 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 require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PFAS Action Act of 2019 . 2. Designation as hazardous substances Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall designate all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9602(a) ).
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 537 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2019 Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. Newhouse , and Mrs. Rodgers of Washington ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act . 2. Authority for pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs Section 9(c)(1) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 ( 43 U.S.C. 485h(c)(1) ) is amended by inserting and pumped storage hydropower development exclusively utilizing Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs after including small conduit hydropower development .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 540 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office .

1. Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, shall be known and designated as the Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office .

Passed the House of Representatives April 2, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen H. R. 540 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office .

1. Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, shall be known and designated as the Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 540 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2019 Mr. Morelle (for himself, Mr. Zeldin , Mr. King of New York , Mr. Suozzi , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Meng , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Jeffries , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Rose of New York , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Engel , Mrs. Lowey , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Delgado , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Brindisi , Mr. Reed , Mr. Katko , and Mr. Higgins of New York ) 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 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office .

1. Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, shall be known and designated as the Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office .
IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 540 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 3, 2019 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 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office .

1. Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, shall be known and designated as the Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office .

Passed the House of Representatives April 2, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk
II Calendar No. 87 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 540 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 3, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 15, 2019 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office .

1. Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, shall be known and designated as the Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office .

May 15, 2019 Reported without amendment
IB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 542 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act . 2. National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (a) In general Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 321. National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall designate the laboratory described in subsection (b) as an additional laboratory pursuant to the authority under section 308(c)(2). Such laboratory shall be used to test and evaluate emerging technologies and conduct research and development to assist emergency response providers in preparing for, and protecting against, threats of terrorism. (b) Laboratory described The laboratory described in this subsection is the laboratory— (1) known, as of the date of the enactment of this section, as the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory; (2) previously known as the Environmental Measurements Laboratory; and (3) transferred to the Department pursuant to section 303(1)(E). (c) Laboratory activities The laboratory designated pursuant to subsection (a), shall— (1) conduct tests, evaluations, and assessments of current and emerging technologies, including, as appropriate, cybersecurity of such technologies that can connect to the internet, for emergency response providers; (2) conduct research and development on radiological and nuclear response and recovery; (3) act as a technical advisor to emergency response providers; and (4) carry out other such activities as the Secretary determines appropriate. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 320 the following new item: 321. National Urban Security Technology Laboratory. .

Passed the House of Representatives June 10, 2019. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.