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I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6625 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Mr. Fry (for himself, Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Norman , Mr. Duncan , Ms. Hageman , Mrs. Hinson , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Timmons , Mr. Rose , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Moylan , Mr. Langworthy , Mr. Donalds , Mr. Biggs , and Mr. Posey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report about the effects on national security of the surveillance conducted by the People’s Republic of China via the high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down in the airspace of the United States in February 2023, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chinese Spy Balloon Assessment Act . 2. Report on the effects on national security of certain surveillance conducted by the People’s Republic of China (a) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the President, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report about the effects on national security of surveillance conducted by the People’s Republic of China via the high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down in the airspace of the United States in February 2023, including— (1) a description of any such effects on military installations; and (2) an analysis of any technology and materials recovered from the high-altitude surveillance balloon, including each country of origin of such technology and materials, if a country of origin can be determined. (b) Form The report required under this section shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (c) Military installation defined In this section, the term military installation has the meaning given such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6627 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Ms. Greene of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To reinstate pilots fired or forced to resign because of a COVID–19 vaccine mandate.

1. Reinstating pilots fired or forced to resign because of a COVID–19 vaccine mandate Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall take such actions as are necessary to require air carriers to reinstate any pilot who was fired or forced to resign because of a COVID–19 vaccine mandate.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6628 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Cartwright , Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Bucshon , Mr. Norman , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Trone , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Stauber , Mr. Armstrong , Mr. Ciscomani , and Ms. Van Duyne ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability , 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 provide direct hire authority to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act . 2. Direct hire authority for Bureau of Prisons (a) Direct hire authority The Director of the Bureau of Prisons may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such chapter), qualified candidates to any positions in the competitive service at Bureau of Prisons facilities. (b) Sunset The authority under subsection (a) shall expire on the date that 96 percent of the total number (as of the date of enactment of this Act) of competitive service positions at all such facilities are occupied.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6631 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Mr. Kilmer (for himself, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , and Ms. Manning ) 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 recognize digital skills and digital literacy as critical adult education and literacy objectives, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Investing in Digital Skills Act . 2. Definitions Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through (71) as paragraphs (15) through (72), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following: (14) Digital literacy skills The term digital literacy skills has the meaning given the term in section 202 of the Museum and Library Services Act ( 20 U.S.C. 9101 ). . 3. Adult digital literacy skills (a) Purpose Section 202 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3271 ) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills (including digital literacy skills) necessary for employment, economic self-sufficiency, and full participation in all aspects of adult life; ; and (2) in paragraph (4)(A)— (A) in clause (i), by striking and at the end; and (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: (iii) digital literacy skills; and . (b) Definitions Section 203 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3272 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) develop and use digital technology skills; and ; (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting , digital skills activities offered in conjunction with other adult education and literacy activities after family literacy activities ; (3) in paragraph (9), by adding at the end the following: (E) Digital literacy activities to enable parents or family members to develop and use digital literacy skills to support their children’s learning. ; and (4) in paragraph (13), by striking and solve problems, and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting solve problems and use digital technology at levels of proficiency necessary to function effectively as an employee, a parent or a family member, and a member of society. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6632 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Mr. Lieu (for himself, Mr. Payne , and Mr. García of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make timely decisions on applications of retail food stores to accept benefits from recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance through on-line transactions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Timely Review of SNAP Online Retailer Applications Act of 2023 . 2. Deadline for decisions on applications to accept benefits through on-line transactions Section 7(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2016(k) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Timely review of applications (A) In general In implementing paragraph (1), the Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall make a determination of approval or non-approval of an application of a retail food store to accept benefits from recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance through on-line transactions not later than 180 days after the Secretary receives that application. (B) Notification of Congress If the Secretary is not able to make a determination described in subparagraph (A) by the deadline described in that subparagraph, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a written notification that includes an explanation of the reasons why the Secretary was not able to make the determination by the applicable deadline. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6633 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9355 113th Street in Seminole, Florida, as the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial Post Office Building .

1. Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9355 113th Street in Seminole, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial 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 Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
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. 6633 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9355 113th Street in Seminole, Florida, as the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial Post Office Building .

1. Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9355 113th Street in Seminole, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial 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 Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial 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. 6633 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Mrs. Luna (for herself, Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida , Mr. Steube , Ms. Salazar , Mr. Mast , Mr. Buchanan , Mr. Gimenez , Mr. Moskowitz , Mr. Diaz-Balart , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Mills , Mr. Waltz , Mr. Dunn of Florida , Mr. Posey , Mr. Bean of Florida , Mr. Donalds , Mrs. Cammack , Mr. Gaetz , Ms. Lee of Florida , Mr. Bilirakis , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , Mr. Soto , and Ms. Wilson of Florida ) 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 9355 113th Street in Seminole, Florida, as the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial Post Office Building .

1. Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9355 113th Street in Seminole, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial 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 Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial Post Office Building .
IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6633 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 24, 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 9355 113th Street in Seminole, Florida, as the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial Post Office Building .

1. Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9355 113th Street in Seminole, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial 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 Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
II Calendar No. 571 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6633 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 24, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs November 20, 2024 Reported by Mr. Peters , without amendment AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9355 113th Street in Seminole, Florida, as the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial Post Office Building .

1. Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9355 113th Street in Seminole, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial 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 Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial Post Office Building .

November 20, 2024 Reported without amendment
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6635 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Mrs. Miller of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. LaMalfa , and Ms. Boebert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from treating pregnancy as an illness for purposes of approving abortion drugs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2023 . 2. Prohibition against treating pregnancy as illness for purposes of approving abortion drugs (a) Prohibition The Department of Health and Human Services, including the Food and Drug Administration, shall not treat pregnancy as an illness for purposes of— (1) approving any abortion drug under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355 ); or (2) imposing or maintaining any risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for an abortion drug under section 505–1 of such Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355–1 ). (b) Nullification of approvals in effect (1) In general Any prohibited approval of an abortion drug is hereby nullified. (2) Prohibited approval defined In this subsection, the term prohibited approval of an abortion drug — (A) means any approval of an abortion drug under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355 ) that relied in whole or in part on the treatment of pregnancy as illness; and (B) includes the approval of mifepristone in effect under such section 505 on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6637 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Mrs. Miller of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. LaMalfa , Ms. Boebert , Mr. Self , and Mr. Harris ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , and in addition to the Committee on House Administration , 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 prohibit regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act from applying to abortion or the coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Love Them Both Act of 2023 . 2. Regulatory implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Board of Directors of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights may not, pursuant to section 105 of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2000gg–3 ), finalize, implement, or enforce any regulation that applies to abortion or the coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6638 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Mr. Moylan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, adjust the number of cadets to be nominated to the United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, and United States Airforce Academy and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act shall be cited as the Guam Service Academy Equality Act . 2. Nominations to United States military academy Section 7442. (a) of title 10 United States Code is amended— (1) in paragraph (8) by striking Four cadets from Guam, nominated by the Delegate in Congress from Guam. and inserting Five cadets from Guam, nominated by the Delegate in Congress from Guam. 3. Nominations to United States naval academy Section 8454. (a) of title 10 United States Code is amended— (1) in paragraph (8) by striking Four cadets from Guam, nominated by the Delegate in Congress from Guam. and inserting Five cadets from Guam, nominated by the Delegate in Congress from Guam. 4. Nominations to United States airforce academy Section 9442. (a) of title 10 United States Code is amended— (1) in paragraph (8) by striking Four cadets from Guam, nominated by the Delegate in Congress from Guam. and inserting and inserting Five cadets from Guam, nominated by the Delegate in Congress from Guam.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6644 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Mr. Rogers of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. Bishop of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to provide for the timely payment of black lung benefits pending liability determinations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John White Ensuring Timely Black Lung Benefits Act . 2. Payment of black lung benefits pending liability determinations (a) In general Section 422(h) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 932(h) ) is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary of Labor and inserting (1) The Secretary of Labor ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) (A) In any case in which a determination of liability described in paragraph (1) has not been made with respect to a benefit determination for a miner by the date that is 60 days after the date of such a benefit determination, the Secretary shall pay the benefits to which the miner is entitled under section 422 out of the fund (as defined in section 402(h)). (B) In no case shall payment of benefits under this paragraph be construed to relieve any operator subsequently determined responsible for the payment of such benefits of repayment liability described in section 424(b). (C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term benefit determination for a miner means a determination by the Secretary that the miner is totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis or that the death of the miner was due to pneumoconiosis. . (b) Authorization for expenditures from trust fund Section 9501(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) a determination of liability described in paragraph (1) of section 422(h) of such Act has not been made with respect to a benefit determination for a miner (as defined in paragraph (2)(C) of such section) by the date that is 60 days after the date of such a benefit determination, or .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6646 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Mr. Steube (for himself and Mr. Buchanan ) 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 modify the order in which the business credits are taken into account by corporations.

1. Modification of order in which corporations take business credits into account (a) In general Section 38(c)(6)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding and at the end of clause (i), by striking clauses (ii) and (iii), and by adding at the end the following new clause: (ii) paragraphs (2) and (4) shall not apply. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to credits arising in taxable years ending before, on, or after such date.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6647 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Mr. Thanedar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Halt Homelessness Act of 2023 . 2. Authorization of appropriations for Interagency Council on Homelessness (a) In general Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 208 ( 42 U.S.C. 11318 ), by striking to carry out this title $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011 and inserting such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title ; (2) by striking section 209 ( 42 U.S.C. 11319 ); and (3) by redesignating section 210 ( 42 U.S.C. 11320 ) as section 209. (b) Technical and conforming amendments The table of contents in section 101(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11301 note) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 209 and 210 and inserting the following: Sec. 209. Encouragement of State involvement. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6649 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Mr. Thanedar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To facilitate non-motorized border crossings across the Gordie Howe International Bridge, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bike the Border Act . 2. Facilitation of non-motorized border crossings across the Gordie Howe International Bridge (a) In general The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall take such actions as may be necessary to effectively and vigorously facilitate, including through expedition, of non-motorized, including bicycle and pedestrian, border crossings across the Gordie Howe International Bridge. (b) GAO report Not later than two years after the date of the first day of public operation of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that— (1) reviews the progress of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s handling of non-motorized, including bicycle and pedestrian, traffic across the Bridge; and (2) includes— (A) a determination regarding whether U.S. Custom and Border Protection has facilitated, including through expedition, such non-motorized border crossings across the Bridge; (B) recommendations regarding how U.S. Custom and Border Protection may further such facilitation; and (C) recommendations regarding what, if any, incentives could be utilized to encourage such non-motorized traffic.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6651 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 603 West 3rd Street in Necedah, Wisconsin, as the Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office Building .

1. Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 603 West 3rd Street in Necedah, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy 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 Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
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. 6651 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 603 West 3rd Street in Necedah, Wisconsin, as the Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office Building .

1. Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 603 West 3rd Street in Necedah, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy 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 Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy 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. 6651 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Mr. Tiffany (for himself, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Gallagher , Mr. Steil , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Van Orden , Mr. Fitzgerald , and Mr. Grothman ) 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 603 West 3rd Street in Necedah, Wisconsin, as the Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office Building .

1. Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 603 West 3rd Street in Necedah, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy 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 Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office Building .
IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6651 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 603 West 3rd Street in Necedah, Wisconsin, as the Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office Building .

1. Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 603 West 3rd Street in Necedah, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy 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 Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
II Calendar No. 465 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6651 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 603 West 3rd Street in Necedah, Wisconsin, as the Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office Building .

1. Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 603 West 3rd Street in Necedah, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy 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 Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office Building .

August 1, 2024 Reported without amendment
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6652 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Mr. Torres of New York (for himself, Mr. Allred , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. Chu , Ms. Davids of Kansas , Mr. Evans , Mr. Foster , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Goldman of New York , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Green of Texas , Mr. Grijalva , Mrs. Hayes , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Kamlager-Dove , Mr. Kim of New Jersey , Ms. Leger Fernandez , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Nickel , Ms. Norton , Mr. Payne , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Salinas , Ms. Schakowsky , Mrs. Sykes , Mr. Takano , Ms. Titus , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Velázquez , and Ms. Wilson of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to require the collection of small business loan data related to LGBTQI-owned businesses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the LGBTQI Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act . 2. Small business loan data collection Section 704B of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1691c–2 ) is amended— (1) by inserting LGBTQI-owned, after minority-owned, each place such term appears; (2) in subsection (e)(2)(G), by inserting , sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status after sex ; and (3) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following: (7) LGBTQI-owned business The term LGBTQI-owned business means a business— (A) more than 50 percent of the ownership or control of which is held by 1 or more individuals self-identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex; and (B) more than 50 percent of the net profit or loss of which accrues to 1 or more individuals self-identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6656 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Commissioner of Social Security to implement automated systems with callback functionality for each customer service telephone line of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration, respectively, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stuck On Hold Act . 2. Improvements regarding wait times for callers to certain service telephone lines of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Automated system Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall implement, for each covered line, an automated system that— (1) informs any caller to a covered line about the anticipated wait time, if any; and (2) automatically offers a callback to any such caller with an anticipated wait time of more than 10 minutes. (b) Guidance regarding caller wait times The Secretary shall issue such guidance the Secretary determines necessary to reduce the average wait time of a caller to a covered line to not more than 10 minutes. (c) Covered line defined In this section, the term covered line means a customer service telephone line of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such term does not include— (1) the toll-free hotline for veterans provided by the Secretary under section 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code; or (2) a phone line for the emergency department of a health care facility of the Department.

Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6656 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 7, 2023 Mr. Calvert (for himself and Mr. Cuellar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Commissioner of Social Security to implement automated systems with callback functionality for each customer service telephone line of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration, respectively, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stuck On Hold Act . 2. Improvements regarding wait times of callers to customer service telephone lines of certain agencies (a) Customer service telephone lines of the Department of Veterans Affairs (1) Automated system Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall implement for each customer service telephone line of the Department of Veterans Affairs an automated system that— (A) informs any caller to such a telephone line about the anticipated wait time, if any; and (B) automatically offers a callback to any such caller with an anticipated wait time of more than 15 minutes. (2) Guidance regarding caller wait times The Secretary shall issue such guidance as is necessary to reduce the average wait time of callers to a customer service telephone line of the Department to not more than 15 minutes. All calls will be answered in the order in which they are received. (b) Customer service telephone lines of the Social Security Administration (1) Automated system Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall implement for each customer service telephone line of the Social Security Administration an automated system that— (A) informs any caller to such a telephone line about the anticipated wait time, if any; and (B) automatically offers a callback to any such caller with an anticipated wait time of more than 15 minutes. All calls will be answered in the order in which they are received. (2) Guidance regarding caller wait times The Commissioner shall issue such guidance as is necessary to reduce the average wait time of callers to a customer service telephone line of the Social Security Administration to not more than 15 minutes.
IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6656 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Commissioner of Social Security to implement automated systems with callback functionality for each customer service telephone line of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration, respectively, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stuck On Hold Act . 2. Improvements regarding wait times for callers to certain service telephone lines of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Automated system Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall implement, for each covered line, an automated system that— (1) informs any caller to a covered line about the anticipated wait time, if any; and (2) automatically offers a callback to any such caller with an anticipated wait time of more than 10 minutes. (b) Guidance regarding caller wait times The Secretary shall issue such guidance the Secretary determines necessary to reduce the average wait time of a caller to a covered line to not more than 10 minutes. (c) Covered line defined In this section, the term covered line means a customer service telephone line of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such term does not include— (1) the toll-free hotline for veterans provided by the Secretary under section 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code; or (2) a phone line for the emergency department of a health care facility of the Department.

Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6657 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 7, 2023 Mr. Rouzer (for himself and Mr. Bacon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to limit the conditions applicable to the use of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to purchase food, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Strictly Needy Americans’ Pivotal (SNAP) Benefits Act of 2023 . 2. Amendment to Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Section 501 of title IV of division HH of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Exclusively out-of-State purchases The State agency shall suspend the accounts of households for which EBT card transactions are made exclusively out-of-State for a period longer than 60 days, until— (1) the household affirmatively provides substantiating evidence that the members of the household who are program participants still reside in the state from which they receive benefits; or (2) an investigation is conducted and conclusively determines that the members of the household who are program participants still reside in the state from which they receive benefits. . 3. Limitation on redemption of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits by owners of approved retail food stores and wholesale food concerns Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2020 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Limitation on redemption of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits by households that include members who are owners of approved retail food stores or wholesale food concerns (1) A household that includes a member who is an owner of an approved retail food store or wholesale food concern may not redeem supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits at such store or such concern. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a retail food store, or a wholesale food concert, that is owned by a publicly owned corporation or by a government. . 4. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6660 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 7, 2023 Mr. Blumenauer 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 stipulate that a parking benefit is not a qualified parking fringe benefit unless an employer offers employees the option to receive an equivalent cash benefit or alternative tax-exempt benefit in lieu of the parking benefit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Parking Cash-Out Act of 2023 . 2. Option for cash benefit required (a) In general Section 132(f)(5)(C) is amended by striking or by carpool. and inserting or by carpool if the employer offers the employee the option to receive, in lieu of the qualified parking, the fair market value of the parking. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6661 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 7, 2023 Ms. Caraveo (for herself and Mr. Valadao ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize rural cooperative development grants.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act . 2. Reauthorization of rural cooperative development grants Section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1932(e) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: (C) Cooperative development The term cooperative development means activities including outreach, education, training, and technical assistance, to support the startup, expansion, or ongoing sustainability of new and existing cooperatives. ; (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting , and award maximum points in scoring criteria to applicants that satisfy the requirements of paragraph (5)(F), before if the plan ; (3) in paragraph (5), by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: (D) commit to providing technical assistance and other services to socially vulnerable, underserved, or distressed communities; ; (4) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking If the Secretary determines it to be in the best interest of the program, the and inserting The ; (5) in paragraph (10), by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall analyze the data resulting from the research, and include the data and the analysis in the annual report submitted by the interagency working group under paragraph (12). ; (6) in paragraph (12), by adding at the end the following: Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this sentence and annually thereafter, the interagency working group shall submit to the Congress a report describing the activities carried out by the working group. ; and (7) in paragraph (13), by striking 2014 through 2023 and inserting 2024 through 2028 .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6663 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 7, 2023 Ms. Craig (for herself, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas , Mr. Trone , and Ms. Salazar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to authorize the use of certain grants to prevent suicide or overdose by children, adolescents, and young adults, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kid Providing Resources for Optimal Outcomes against Fatalities Act of 2023 or the Kid PROOF Act of 2023 . 2. Substance abuse treatment services for children, adolescents, and young adults Section 7102(c) of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–7a(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting and suicide before for children ; (2) in paragraph (2)(A)— (A) in clause (vi), by striking or at the end; (B) in clause (vii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (viii) a health care agency, health care site, facility, nonprofit entity, or provider treating children and adolescents (including any such agency, site, facility, or provider specializing in pediatrics and family medicine), a child and adolescent mental and behavioral health specialist, a children’s hospital, a hospital emergency department, or a health facility or program operated by or in accordance with a contract with or grant from the Indian Health Service. ; (3) in paragraph (4)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking or at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) in the case of an eligible entity described in paragraph (2)(A)(viii), or in the case of an eligible entity that is an Indian tribe or a tribal organization, interventions, with the consent of parents or legal guardians of minors, to support the prevention of, treatment of, and recovery from suicide or overdose by children, adolescents, and young adults, by— (i) providing counseling to parents or legal guardians on best practices to prevent overdose and suicide; and (ii) furnishing supplies to parents or legal guardians to prevent the misuse of lethal means commonly used in overdose or suicide. ; and (4) in paragraph (9)— (A) by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2024 through 2028 ; (B) by striking There is authorized and inserting the following: (A) In general There is authorized ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (B) Allocation of amounts Of the amount appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, not less than $2,000,000 shall be allocated to awarding grants pursuant to subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (4). .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6668 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 7, 2023 Mrs. Harshbarger (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Norman , Mr. Jackson of Texas , and Mr. Dunn of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds to purchase at-home tests for SARS–CoV–2 from certain foreign entities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Taxpayer Dollars for Communist China COVID Tests Act . 2. Prohibition on using Federal funds to purchase certain tests Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used to purchase any at-home test for SARS–CoV–2 that is— (1) manufactured, in whole or in part, in the People’s Republic of China; (2) imported from the People’s Republic of China; or (3) manufactured by any entity that is a subsidiary of a Chinese company.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6670 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 7, 2023 Mrs. Hinson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations with respect to the minimum age of a driver of a commercial motor vehicle, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reciprocity Efficiency and Age Limitation Trucking Act or the REAL Trucking Act . 2. Age requirement for commercial motor vehicle operator (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to update sections 383.5 and 390.5T of title 49, United States Code, to reduce the minimum age for an operator of a commercial motor vehicle from 21 years of age to 18 years of age. (b) Conforming amendment Section 23022 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 49 U.S.C. 31315 note) is repealed.