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I One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four H. R. 5640 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12804 Chillicothe Road in Chesterland, Ohio, as the Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building .

1. Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12804 Chillicothe Road in Chesterland, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger 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 Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5640 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Landsman , Mr. Wenstrup , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Jordan , Mr. Latta , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Miller of Ohio , Mr. Davidson , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Turner , Ms. Brown , Mr. Balderson , Mr. Carey , and Mrs. Sykes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12804 Chillicothe Road in Chesterland, Ohio, as the Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building .

1. Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12804 Chillicothe Road in Chesterland, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger 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 Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building .
IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5640 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 4, 2024 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 12804 Chillicothe Road in Chesterland, Ohio, as the Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building .

1. Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12804 Chillicothe Road in Chesterland, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger 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 Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
II Calendar No. 461 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5640 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 4, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs August 1, 2024 Reported by Mr. Peters , without amendment AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12804 Chillicothe Road in Chesterland, Ohio, as the Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building .

1. Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12804 Chillicothe Road in Chesterland, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger 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 Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building .

August 1, 2024 Reported without amendment
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5641 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To make continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a Government shutdown.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Troops Act . 2. Continuing appropriations for members of the Armed Forces (a) In general There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2024 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to— (1) members of the Armed Forces, including the reserve components thereof, who perform active service during such period; (2) civilian employees of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1); and (3) contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1). (b) Termination Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the following occurs first: (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available by subsection (a). (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose. (3) January 1, 2025. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The terms active service and Armed Forces have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term reserve components means the components named in section 10101 of title 10, United States Code. (3) The term Secretary concerned means— (A) the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters concerning the Department of Defense; and (B) the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5642 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mr. Kilmer (for himself and Mr. Timmons ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To permit the Chief Administrative Officer to pay salaries in or under the House of Representatives twice per month in certain cases, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Staff Salary Schedule Improvement Act . 2. Updating the process for paying salaries of the House of Representatives Section 116(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 ( 2 U.S.C. 4551 ) is amended— (1) by striking The usual day and inserting (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the usual day ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) When the House of Representatives next upgrades its payroll system, if directed by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer may pay salaries in or under the House of Representatives twice per month, or on the basis of such other schedule, as such Committee may promulgate by regulation. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5643 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Ms. Kuster (for herself and Mr. McGovern ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit States to record in writing that applicants for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits have signed an application through a recorded verbal assent over the telephone.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Streamlining Nutrition Paperwork Act of 2023 or the SNP Act of 2023 . 2. Amendments Section 11(e)(2)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(2)(C) ) is amended— (1) in clause (ii)— (A) in the heading, by inserting or video , after telephonic , and (B) by inserting or by gesture over a video phone for hearing impaired applicants before the period at the end, and (2) in clause (iii)(I) by inserting as audio or in writing after record . 3. Effective date; application of amendments (a) Effective date This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on January 1, 2024. (b) Application of amendments The amendments made by section 2 shall apply with respect to applications made after the effective date of this Act.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5649 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Smucker ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize the use of individual training accounts for certain youth.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Youth Workforce Skills Act . 2. Youth workforce investment activities Section 129(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3164(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) Individual training accounts Funds allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) to a local area may be used to pay, through an individual training account, an eligible provider of training services described in section 122(d) for training services described in section 134(c)(3) provided to an in-school youth who is not younger than age 16 and not older than age 21, or any out-of-school youth, in the same manner that an individual training account is used to pay an eligible provider of training services under section 134(c)(3)(F)(iii) for training services provided to an adult or dislocated worker. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5650 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mr. Moylan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Animal Welfare Act to repeal the extension of the prohibition on animal fighting to the territories.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as The Senator Jose Pedo Terlaje Honoring Indigenous Traditions and Attributes Act or The Senator Jose Pedo Terlaje HITA Act . 2. Repeal of extension of the prohibition on animal fighting to the territories (a) In general Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2156 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking It and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (3), it ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (3) Special rule for certain States With respect to fighting ventures involving live birds in a State where it would not be in violation of the law, it shall be unlawful under this subsection for a person to sponsor or exhibit a bird in the fighting venture only if the person knew that any bird in the fighting venture was knowingly bought, sold, delivered, transported, or received in interstate or foreign commerce for the purpose of participation in the fighting venture. ; (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) as subsection (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Violation of State law Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c), the activities prohibited by such subsection shall be unlawful with respect to fighting ventures involving live birds only if the fight is to take place in a State where it would be in violation of the laws thereof. . (b) Use of Postal Service or other interstate instrumentalities Section 26(c) of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2156(c) ) is amended by striking (d) and inserting (e) . (c) Criminal penalties Subsection (j) of section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2156 ), as redesignated, is amended by striking (d) and inserting (e) . (d) Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions Section 49(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking (d) and inserting (e) .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5651 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mr. Nehls (for himself, Mr. Green of Tennessee , and Mr. Donalds ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To deny asylum to members of a Communist or other totalitarian party, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Asylum for CCP Spies Act . 2. Denial of asylum to members of a Communist or other totalitarian party Section 208(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in clause (v), by striking or at the end; (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (vii) the alien is described in section 212(a)(3)(D)(i), except as provided in subparagraph (B)(iii) and subject to ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the following: (iii) Exception to party membership Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(vii), an alien who is described in section 212(a)(3)(D)(i) may be granted asylum pursuant to paragraph (1) if— (I) the alien— (aa) has, before applying for asylum and through a service approved by the Federal Government, publicly renounced his or her membership in the Communist or totalitarian party of which the alien was a member or with which the alien was affiliated and denounces such party during the asylum adjudication process; and (bb) establishes, to the satisfaction of the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, that the membership or affiliation of the alien with a Communist or totalitarian party is or was involuntary, limited to a period when the alien was younger than 16 years of age, automatic, by operation of law, without the alien's personal acquiescence, or solely for the purpose of obtaining employment, food rations, or other living essentials; and (II) the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, determines that the alien is not a danger to the security of the United States. (iv) Waiver (I) In general In the case of an alien described in section 212(a)(3)(D)(i) who is not eligible for asylum under clause (iii), the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the application of such section if the Attorney General or the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, determines that such alien has significant information relating to national security. (II) Conditions An alien may only be granted a waiver under this clause if— (aa) the alien, through a service approved by the Federal Government, publicly renounces his or her membership in the Communist or totalitarian party of which the alien was a member or with which the alien was affiliated and denounces such party during the asylum adjudication process; and (bb) the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, determines that the alien is not a danger to the security of the United States. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5652 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Ms. Schrier , Ms. Strickland , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Zinke , and Mr. Moolenaar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to require funds to be set aside for opioid reversal agent administration training in schools, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Overdose in Schools Act . 2. Pilot program for opioid reversal agent administration training (a) Grants Section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–3a ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: (h) Pilot program for opioid reversal agent administration training (1) In general As part of the program established under this section, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program under which the Secretary will award grants to school districts— (A) to train school resource officers, security personnel, and school nurses in the administration of opioid reversal agents; (B) to purchase opioid reversal agent kits; and (C) to provide awareness of opioid use disorder and strategies for preventing overdose deaths. (2) Priority In selecting recipients of a grant under this subsection, the Secretary shall— (A) ensure that 50 percent of such recipients are school districts located in a rural area (as defined by the Secretary); and (B) in selecting the remaining 50 percent of recipients, give priority to school districts located in areas with high rates of drug-related overdoses by youth (as defined by the Secretary). (3) Conditions As a condition on the receipt of a grant under this subsection, a school district shall agree that if the school district has a school resource officer or any security personnel, the officer (or personnel) must be trained in opioid reversal agent administration. (4) Definition In this subsection, the term opioid reversal agent means an opioid antagonist or other drug that has been approved or otherwise authorized by the Food and Drug Administration to reverse the effects of an opioid. . (b) Set aside funding Paragraph (3) of section 1003(j) of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) of the amount remaining after application of subparagraphs (A) and (B), set aside not less than $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025 to carry out subsection (h). .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5653 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mr. Nickel (for himself, Ms. Brownley , Mr. Correa , Mr. Goldman of New York , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Thanedar , Mr. Trone , and Mr. Moskowitz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To provide that Members of Congress shall not be paid if Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills on a timely basis.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Budget, No Pay Act . 2. Prohibiting compensation of Members of Congress for failure to agree to budget resolution or pass regular appropriations bills on timely basis (a) Failure To agree to budget resolution (1) Prohibiting compensation If by April 15 of any calendar year occurring during a Congress (beginning with the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress), both Houses of Congress have not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for the fiscal year which begins on October 1 of that year, no Member of Congress may receive compensation with respect to the period described in paragraph (2). (2) Period described The period described in this paragraph is the period which begins on April 16 of the calendar year and ends on the day on which both Houses of Congress agree to a concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year which begins on October 1 of that year. (b) Failure To pass regular appropriation bills (1) Prohibiting compensation If by September 30 of any calendar year occurring during a Congress (beginning with the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress), both Houses of Congress have not passed each of the regular appropriation bills for the fiscal year which begins on October 1 of that year, no Member of Congress may receive compensation with respect to the period described in paragraph (2). (2) Period described The period described in this paragraph is the period which begins on October 1 of the calendar year and ends on the first day by which both Houses of Congress have passed each of the regular appropriation bills for the fiscal year which begins on October 1 of that year. (3) Regular appropriation bill defined The term regular appropriation bill means any annual appropriation bill which, with respect to the Congress involved, is under the jurisdiction of a single subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives (pursuant to the Rules of the House of Representatives for that Congress) and a single subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate (pursuant to the Standing Rules of the Senate). (c) Treatment of Delegates as Members; exclusion of Vice President In this section, the term Member of Congress includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress but does not include the Vice President.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5654 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mr. Ogles (for himself, Mr. Perry , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Clyde , Mr. Issa , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Babin , and Mr. Moolenaar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Secretary of Energy to withdraw a proposed rule relating to energy conservation standards for consumer water heaters.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hot Showers Act . 2. Withdrawal of proposed rule The Secretary of Energy— (1) shall withdraw the proposed rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Water Heaters (88 Fed. Reg. 49058 (July 28, 2023)); and (2) may not take any action to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule described in paragraph (1) or any substantially similar rule.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5656 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mr. Phillips 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 a tax credit for new off-road plug-in electric vehicles.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Michael F. Donoughe Tax Credit for Off Road Electric Vehicles Act . 2. Credit for new off-road plug-in electric vehicles (a) In general Section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i), and by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection: (h) Credit allowed for new off-Road plug-In electric vehicles (1) In general In the case of any new qualified off-road plug-in electric vehicle— (A) there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the sum of the applicable amount with respect to each such new qualified off-road plug-in electric vehicle placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable year, and (B) the amount of the credit allowed under subparagraph (A) shall be treated as a credit allowed under subsection (a). (2) Applicable amount For purposes of paragraph (1), the applicable amount is an amount equal to the lesser of— (A) 10 percent of the cost of the new qualified off-road plug-in electric vehicle, or (B) $2,500. (3) New qualified off-road plug-in electric vehicle For purposes of this subsection, the term new qualified off-road plug-in electric vehicle means any vehicle which— (A) meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (F), (G), and (H) of subsection (d)(1) (determined by substituting 6 kilowatt hours for 7 kilowatt hours in subparagraph (F)(i)), (B) has a dry weight of less than 3,500 pounds, (C) has 3 or more wheels and 1 or more seats, (D) is manufactured primarily for use on other than public streets, roads, and highways, (E) is designed to be used primarily on rough terrain, (F) is capable of achieving a speed of 40 miles per hour, and (G) except in the case of a vehicle designed to operate on land and water, is not designed to operate on rails, in the air, or in or on the water. . (b) One credit per vehicle Section 30D(f)(8) of such Code is amended by striking described in subsection (a) and inserting under this section . (c) Transfer of credit Section 30D(g)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting or new qualified off-road plug-in electric vehicle after new clean vehicle . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after December 31, 2023.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5658 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 39, United States Code, to require mail-in ballots to use the Postal Service barcode service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vote by Mail Tracking Act . 2. Mail-in ballots and Postal Service barcode service (a) In general Title 39, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 30 the following new chapter: 31 Election Mail Sec. 3101. Trackable election mail. 3101. Trackable election mail (a) In general No entity of government shall furnish a ballot envelope for the purpose of being carried or delivered by mail unless such envelope— (1) contains a Postal Service barcode (or successive service or marking) that enables tracking of each individual ballot consistent with parameters that the Postal Service may promulgate by regulation; (2) satisfies requirements for ballot envelope design that the Postal Service may promulgate by regulation; (3) satisfies requirements for machineable letters that the Postal Service may promulgate by regulation; and (4) includes the Official Election Mail Logo (or any successor label that the Postal Service may establish for ballots). (b) Application Subsection (a) does not apply to a Federal write-in absentee ballot under section 103 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20303 ). (c) Information Not later than June 1 of each calendar year, the Postmaster General shall provide, to the entities described in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the information necessary to comply with the requirements of this subsection, including how to access Postal Service tools to assist in generating the barcode or successive marking required by subsection (a)(1). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of chapters for part IV of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to chapter 30 the following: 31. Election Mail 3101 . (c) Application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any election for Federal office occurring in 2026 and any succeeding year.

Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5658 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Ms. Porter (for herself, Ms. Mace , Mr. Mfume , Mr. Donalds , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Norton , and Mr. Ciscomani ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To amend title 39, United States Code, to require mail-in ballots to use the Postal Service barcode service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vote by Mail Tracking Act . 2. Mail-in ballots and Postal Service barcode service (a) In general Section 3001 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (p) Any ballot sent within the United States for an election for Federal office is nonmailable and shall not be carried or delivered by mail unless the ballot is mailed in an envelope that— (1) contains a Postal Service barcode (or successive service or marking) that enables tracking of each individual ballot; (2) satisfies requirements for ballot envelope design that the Postal Service may promulgate by regulation; (3) satisfies requirements for machineable letters that the Postal Service may promulgate by regulation; and (4) includes the Official Election Mail Logo (or any successor label that the Postal Service may establish for ballots). . (b) Application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any election for Federal office occurring after the date of enactment of this Act.
IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5658 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 19, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To amend title 39, United States Code, to require mail-in ballots to use the Postal Service barcode service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vote by Mail Tracking Act . 2. Mail-in ballots and Postal Service barcode service (a) In general Title 39, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 30 the following new chapter: 31 Election Mail Sec. 3101. Trackable election mail. 3101. Trackable election mail (a) In general No entity of government shall furnish a ballot envelope for the purpose of being carried or delivered by mail unless such envelope— (1) contains a Postal Service barcode (or successive service or marking) that enables tracking of each individual ballot consistent with parameters that the Postal Service may promulgate by regulation; (2) satisfies requirements for ballot envelope design that the Postal Service may promulgate by regulation; (3) satisfies requirements for machineable letters that the Postal Service may promulgate by regulation; and (4) includes the Official Election Mail Logo (or any successor label that the Postal Service may establish for ballots). (b) Application Subsection (a) does not apply to a Federal write-in absentee ballot under section 103 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20303 ). (c) Information Not later than June 1 of each calendar year, the Postmaster General shall provide, to the entities described in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the information necessary to comply with the requirements of this subsection, including how to access Postal Service tools to assist in generating the barcode or successive marking required by subsection (a)(1). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of chapters for part IV of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to chapter 30 the following: 31. Election Mail 3101 . (c) Application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any election for Federal office occurring in 2026 and any succeeding year.

Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5659 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mr. Posey (for himself and Mr. Williams of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To prohibit Federal research agencies from carrying out certain activities with certain countries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Funding Our Adversaries’ Research Act . 2. Prohibition on Federal research agencies carrying out certain activities with certain countries (a) In general No funds appropriated or otherwise made available may be used by any Federal research agency (as such term is defined in section 10001 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18901 )) to conduct research, develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a policy, program, order, or contract of any kind with the government, or any agency or instrumentality of such government, of a country of concern, or an entity organized under the laws of such a country, unless any such activity is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress enacted after the date of the enactment of this section. (b) Definition In this section, the term country of concern means the People’s Republic of China (including the Special Administrative Regions of China, including Hong Kong and Macau), Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5661 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mr. Sablan (for himself and Mrs. Radewagen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the microloan program of the Small Business Act to define State, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northern Mariana Islands Entrepreneurship Act of 2023 . 2. Microloan program; definitions Paragraph (11) of section 7(m) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(m)(11) ) is amended— (1) in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), by striking rural and all that follows through the end of the clause and inserting rural; ; (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) the term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5665 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Ms. Stansbury (for herself, Mr. Ciscomani , Ms. Crockett , Ms. Norton , and Mrs. Peltola ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require a comprehensive assessment of certain Federal trails, campsites, boat docks, and outdoor recreation facilities to determine the accessibility options for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Accessibility on Federal Lands Act of 2023 . 2. Comprehensive assessment of accessibility of certain Federal trails, campsites, boat docks, and outdoor recreation facilities (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date on which appropriations are first made available to carry out this section, the Secretary concerned shall— (1) carry out a comprehensive assessment of trails, campsites, boat docks and outdoor recreation facilities on the land described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(4) to determine the accessibility of such trails, campsites, boat docks, and outdoor recreation facilities for individuals with disabilities; and (2) make such assessment publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior, respectively. (b) Inclusion of current assessments As part of the comprehensive assessment required under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary concerned may use assessments of trails, campsites, boat docks, and outdoor recreation facilities existing on the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Disability The term disability has the meaning given the term in section 3(1) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12102(1) ). (2) National Forest System The term National Forest System has the meaning given that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1609(a) ). (3) Public land The term public lands has the meaning given that term in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1702 ). (4) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned means— (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System lands; and (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public land.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5666 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Ms. Strickland introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , 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 establish an Office of Public Engagement within the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

1. Office of Public Engagement (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration shall establish an office within the Administration known as the Office of Public Engagement (in this section referred to as the Office ). (b) Purpose The purpose of the Office is to proactively engage with pipeline stakeholders, including the public, to promote the adoption and increased use of safety programs and activities, provide technical expertise, raise awareness to continuously improve pipeline safety, and to assist the public with inquiries regarding pipeline safety. (c) Location The Office shall be located in an appropriate location within the Administration as determined by the Administrator. (d) Director The Office shall be administered by a Director. The Director— (1) shall be appointed by the Administrator, or the Administrator’s designee; (2) shall be responsible for the discharge of the functions and duties of the Office; (3) may assign the duties of employees of the Office; (4) shall coordinate active and ongoing assistance and engagement with the public with respect to the authorities exercised by the Administration; and (5) shall ensure such Office initiates programs accessible to the public, including language access and auxiliary aids and services. (e) Funding There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $12,000,000, for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2027 to establish the Office.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5667 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mrs. Sykes (for herself and Mr. Bacon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To ensure continuity of pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces in the event of a lapse in appropriations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Military Act . 2. Continuing appropriations for pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces (a) In general There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2024 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to— (1) members of the Armed Forces, including the reserve components thereof, who perform active service or inactive-duty training during such period; (2) civilian employees of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1); and (3) contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1). (b) Termination Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until the first of the following occurs: (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in subsection (a). (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose. (3) January 1, 2025. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The terms active service , Armed Forces , and inactive-duty training have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term reserve components means the components named in section 10101 of title 10, United States Code. (3) The term Secretary concerned means— (A) the Secretary of Defense with respect to the Department of Defense; and (B) the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5668 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mrs. Sykes (for herself, Ms. Brown , Ms. Adams , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Ms. Salinas , Mr. Nickel , Ms. Jacobs , Mr. Payne , Ms. Sánchez , Ms. Tokuda , and Ms. Brownley ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To provide appropriations for the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 during the first lapse in appropriations in a fiscal year.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Feed Our Families Act of 2023 . 2. Appropriations for SNAP during first lapse in appropriations in a fiscal year In the case of any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2023, there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ) for the first 90-day period beginning on the first day of a lapse in discretionary appropriations for carrying out such Act for such fiscal year: Provided , That such funds shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations: Provided further, That such funds shall remain available until expended.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5669 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mr. Vasquez (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Mr. Cole , and Mr. Golden of Maine ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To provide that employees of tribally controlled schools are eligible to receive a pension under the Federal Employees Retirement System and to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Parity for Tribal Educators Act . 2. FERS pension and TSP eligibility for employees of tribally controlled schools (a) FERS pension and TSP eligibility (1) In general A covered employee shall be deemed to be an employee (as that term is defined in section 8401 of title 5, United States Code) for purposes of subchapters II and III of chapter 84 of such title. (2) Government contributions The Bureau of Indian Affairs shall pay the Government contributions under sections 8423 and 8432 of such title for the purposes of carrying out paragraph (1). (b) Covered employee defined In this section, the term covered employee means any employee of a tribally controlled school (as defined in section 5212 of the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 ( 25 U.S.C. 2512 )) that operates under— (1) a contract under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ); or (2) a grant under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 ( 25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq. ).
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5671 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Cohen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of State to determine whether United States national Vladimir Kara-Murza is being detained wrongfully abroad for purposes of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, and for other purposes.

1. Requirement of Secretary of State to determine whether United States national Vladimir Kara-Murza is being wrongfully detained abroad (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall make a determination of whether or not United States national Vladimir Kara-Murza is being detained wrongfully by the Russian Federation for purposes of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq. ). (b) Report If the Secretary of State makes a determination under subsection (a) that Vladimir Kara-Murza is not being detained wrongfully by the Russian Federation, the Secretary shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter, submit to Congress a report that contains— (1) a justification for the determination; and (2) a description of the actions the Department of State is taking to secure the release of Vladimir Kara-Murza.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5674 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 22, 2023 Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania (for herself and Mr. Davidson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act . 2. Enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of servicemembers (a) Communication in connection with debt collection Section 805 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692c ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Communications concerning servicemember debts (1) Covered member defined In this subsection, the term covered member means any of the following: (A) A covered member or a dependent as defined in section 987(i) of title 10, United States Code. (B) An individual who was separated, discharged, or released from duty described in such section 987(i)(1), but only during the 365-day period beginning on the date of separation, discharge, or release. (C) A person, with respect to an individual described in subparagraph (B), described in subparagraph (A), (D), (E), or (I) of section 1072(2) of title 10, United States Code. (2) Prohibitions A debt collector may not, in connection with the collection of any debt of a covered member— (A) threaten to have the covered member reduced in rank; (B) threaten to have the covered member’s security clearance revoked; or (C) threaten to have the covered member prosecuted under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice). . (b) Unfair practices Section 808 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692f ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) The representation or implication to any covered member (as defined under section 805(e)(1)) that failure to cooperate with a debt collector will result in— (A) a reduction in rank of the covered member; (B) a revocation of the covered member’s security clearance; or (C) prosecution under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice). . 3. GAO study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on the impact of this Act on— (1) the timely delivery of information to a covered member (as defined in section 805(e) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, as added by this Act); (2) military readiness; and (3) national security, including the extent to which covered members with security clearances would be impacted by uncollected debt.