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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. 4955 AN ACT To name the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, as the Henry Parham VA Clinic .

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Henry Parham was born in Emporia, Virginia, in November 1921. (2) At age 21, Henry Parham was drafted into the Army and shipped out to England in 1943 with the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion in preparation for the D-Day invasions. (3) The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a segregated Army unit, consisted of approximately 700 African-American soldiers with the mission of hoisting barrage balloons designed to entangle incoming German planes and prevent them from conducting strafing runs on ground troops. (4) On June 6, 1944, Private First Class Henry Parham and his section of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion landed at Omaha Beach. With the threat of enemy sniper and rifle fire ever present, PFC Parham’s unit performed their duties, hoisting their barrage balloons 2,000 feet into the air over the beachhead in Normandy. (5) For two months, Private First Class Henry Parham and the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion stood watch at Omaha Beach, keeping the pipeline of incoming supplies and Allied troops secure before returning to the United States in September 1944. (6) After his service, Henry Parham moved to Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, where he lived and worked as a heavy equipment operator until 1986. There, he met and married his wife, Ethel Parham, to whom he was married for more than 45 years. (7) Henry Parham died on July 4, 2021, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the age of 99. He was survived by his wife, Ethel, both of whom served for decades as volunteers at the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and local chapters of veterans service organizations. (8) Henry Parham was the last surviving African-American combat veteran who took part in the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. 2. Designation of Henry Parham Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic (a) Designation The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Henry Parham Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Henry Parham VA Clinic . (b) Reference Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the community-based outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Henry Parham VA Clinic.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4955 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania (for herself, Mr. Reschenthaler , Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania , Mr. Deluzio , Mr. Evans , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Houlahan , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Meuser , Ms. Scanlon , Ms. Wild , Mr. Cartwright , and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To name the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, as the Henry Parham VA Clinic .

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Henry Parham was born in Emporia, Virginia, in November 1921. (2) At age 21, Henry Parham was drafted into the Army and shipped out to England in 1943 with the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion in preparation for the D-Day invasions. (3) The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a segregated Army unit, consisted of approximately 700 African-American soldiers with the mission of hoisting barrage balloons designed to entangle incoming German planes and prevent them from conducting strafing runs on ground troops. (4) On June 6, 1944, Private First Class Henry Parham and his section of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion landed at Omaha Beach. With the threat of enemy sniper and rifle fire ever present, PFC Parham’s unit performed their duties, hoisting their barrage balloons 2,000 feet into the air over the beachhead in Normandy. (5) For two months, Private First Class Henry Parham and the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion stood watch at Omaha Beach, keeping the pipeline of incoming supplies and Allied troops secure before returning to the United States in September 1944. (6) After his service, Henry Parham moved to Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, where he lived and worked as a heavy equipment operator until 1986. There, he met and married his wife, Ethel Parham, to whom he was married for more than 45 years. (7) Henry Parham died on July 4, 2021, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the age of 99. He was survived by his wife, Ethel, both of whom served for decades as volunteers at the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and local chapters of veterans service organizations. (8) Henry Parham was the last surviving African-American combat veteran who took part in the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. 2. Designation of Henry Parham Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic (a) Designation The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Henry Parham Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Henry Parham VA Clinic . (b) Reference Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the community-based outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Henry Parham VA Clinic.
IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4955 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To name the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, as the Henry Parham VA Clinic .

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Henry Parham was born in Emporia, Virginia, in November 1921. (2) At age 21, Henry Parham was drafted into the Army and shipped out to England in 1943 with the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion in preparation for the D-Day invasions. (3) The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a segregated Army unit, consisted of approximately 700 African-American soldiers with the mission of hoisting barrage balloons designed to entangle incoming German planes and prevent them from conducting strafing runs on ground troops. (4) On June 6, 1944, Private First Class Henry Parham and his section of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion landed at Omaha Beach. With the threat of enemy sniper and rifle fire ever present, PFC Parham’s unit performed their duties, hoisting their barrage balloons 2,000 feet into the air over the beachhead in Normandy. (5) For two months, Private First Class Henry Parham and the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion stood watch at Omaha Beach, keeping the pipeline of incoming supplies and Allied troops secure before returning to the United States in September 1944. (6) After his service, Henry Parham moved to Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, where he lived and worked as a heavy equipment operator until 1986. There, he met and married his wife, Ethel Parham, to whom he was married for more than 45 years. (7) Henry Parham died on July 4, 2021, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the age of 99. He was survived by his wife, Ethel, both of whom served for decades as volunteers at the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and local chapters of veterans service organizations. (8) Henry Parham was the last surviving African-American combat veteran who took part in the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. 2. Designation of Henry Parham Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic (a) Designation The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Henry Parham Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Henry Parham VA Clinic . (b) Reference Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the community-based outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Henry Parham VA Clinic.

Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4957 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Kiley (for himself and Ms. Foxx ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To apply the requirements of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 to a vacancy in the office of the Secretary of Labor, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Labor Succession Act . 2. Applying Vacancies Act to vacancy in office of Secretary of Labor Section 1 of the Act of April 17, 1946 (60 Stat. 91; 29 U.S.C. 552 ) is amended by striking the second and third sentences and inserting the following: The Deputy Secretary is authorized to exercise the functions and perform the duties of the first assistant of the Secretary of Labor within the meaning of section 3345 of title 5, United States Code, and shall perform such other duties as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary of Labor. .
IB Union Calendar No. 204 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4957 [Report No. 118–254] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Kiley (for himself and Ms. Foxx ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce October 25, 2023 Additional sponsor: Mrs. Miller of Illinois October 25, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 27, 2023 A BILL To apply the requirements of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 to a vacancy in the office of the Secretary of Labor, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Labor Succession Act . 2. Applying the requirements of the Vacancies Act to vacancy in office of Secretary of Labor The first section of the Act of April 17, 1946 (60 Stat. 91; 29 U.S.C. 552 ) is amended by striking the second and third sentences and inserting the following: The Deputy Secretary is authorized to exercise the functions and perform the duties of the first assistant of the Secretary of Labor within the meaning of section 3345 of title 5, United States Code, and shall perform such other duties as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary of Labor. .

October 25, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4958 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Ivey (for himself, Mr. Moran , Mr. Jeffries , Ms. Lee of Florida , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Armstrong , Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania , and Mr. Moore of Alabama ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple possession offenders an opportunity to expunge records of disposition after successful completion of court-imposed probation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act . 2. Eliminating age requirement for expungement of certain records of disposition for simple possession of controlled substances by nonviolent offenders Section 3607(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking and the person was less than twenty-one years old at the time of the offense, .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4959 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Van Orden (for himself, Ms. Kuster , and Mr. McGarvey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture , and Natural Resources , 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 to Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report on the status of dams in the USDA watershed program.

1. Report on dams in USDA watershed program (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the status of covered dams, including, with respect to each covered dam— (1) the location, ownership, and structural conditions of the dam, including any need for repairs; (2) whether the dam is in compliance with the principles and requirements described in the document published by the Council on Environmental Quality entitled Principles and Requirements for Federal Investments in Water Resources and dated March 2013, and the related interagency guidelines published by the Council on Environmental Quality and dated December 2014; (3) the most recent hazard classification assessment of the dam for purposes of the National Dam Safety Program Act ( 33 U.S.C. 467 et seq. ), and whether downstream changes have been accounted for in such assessment; (4) whether the dam is meeting its intended purpose; (5) whether the dam is a candidate for decommissioning because— (A) the dam is not meeting, or not cost-effectively meeting, its intended purpose; (B) the dam is a safety hazard and has deferred maintenance; (C) the environmental benefits of decommissioning and removal of the dam outweigh the benefits provided by the dam; or (D) the owner of the dam is requesting decommissioning; and (6) whether the dam has exceeded its life expectancy, and what the end-of-life care plan is for the dam. (b) Covered dams For purposes of this section, the term covered dam means a dam for which assistance has been provided under— (1) the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ); (2) the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665; Public Law 78–534 ); (3) the Pilot Watershed Program carried out pursuant to the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1954 ( Public Law 83–156 ); and (4) the Resource Conservation and Development Program carried out pursuant to the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 ( Public Law 87–703 ).
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4961 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Armstrong (for himself, Mr. Fulcher , Mrs. Rodgers of Washington , Mr. Zinke , and Mr. Rosendale ) 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 require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID–19 pandemic.

1. Minimum hours of operation for ports of entry along the northern border Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure that the operating hours of all United States ports of entry located on the border between the United States and Canada are equal to or greater than the operating hours in effect immediately before the declaration of a public health emergency pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID–19).
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4964 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Brecheen (for himself and Mr. Burlison ) 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 adjustments to the thrifty food plan to be budget-neutral, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Thrifty Food Plan Accountability Act of 2023 . 2. Adjustments to the thrifty food plan in the supplemental nutrition assistance program Section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(u) ) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting after the second sentence the following: Each re-evaluation shall be budget-neutral and adjust the cost of the diet only in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (4), as applicable. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4967 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Ms. Budzinski (for herself and Mr. Molinaro ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for deductions for the performance of certain services by a taxpayer, and for other purposes.

1. Allowance of deduction for certain expenses of being an employee (a) Above-the-Line deduction for certain expenses Section 62(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The limitation under the preceding sentence shall not apply to deductions which are attributable to a trade or business consisting of the performance of services by the taxpayer as an employee if such deductions are for construction tools, personal protective clothing and gear, and other expenses in connection with such place of employment which are necessary for such individual to be able to work. . (b) Allowance of miscellaneous itemized deduction for other expenses of the trade or business of being an employee Section 67(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking 2025.— Notwithstanding subsection (a), and inserting 2025.— (1) In general Notwithstanding subsection (a), except as provided in paragraph (2), , and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Exceptions for expenses of the trade or business of being an employee (A) In general Paragraph (1) shall not apply to miscellaneous itemized deductions for any taxable year which are itemized deductions attributable to a trade or business carried on by the taxpayer which consists of the performance of services by the taxpayer as an employee. (B) Application of 2-percent test In applying subsection (a) for any taxable year to which this paragraph applies, only the itemized deductions described in subparagraph (A) shall be taken into account as miscellaneous itemized deductions. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4970 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. LaMalfa (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California , Ms. Porter , Mr. Panetta , Ms. Brownley , Mr. Kiley , Mr. McClintock , and Mr. Newhouse ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To provide an exclusion from gross income for compensation for expenses and losses resulting from certain wildfires.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Innocent Victims Of Taxation After Fire Act . 2. Exclusion from gross income for compensation for losses or damages resulting from certain wildfires (a) In general For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, gross income shall not include any amount received by an individual as a qualified wildfire relief payment. (b) Qualified wildfire relief payment For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term qualified wildfire relief payment means any amount paid to or for the benefit of an individual as compensation for expenses or losses incurred as a result of a qualified wildfire disaster, but only to the extent any expense or loss compensated by such payment is not otherwise compensated by insurance or otherwise. (2) Qualified wildfire disaster The term qualified wildfire disaster means any federally declared disaster (as defined in section 165(i)(5)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) declared, after December 31, 2014, as a result any forest or range fire. (c) Denial of double benefit Notwithstanding any other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, no deduction or credit shall be allowed (to the person for whose benefit a qualified wildfire relief payment is made) for, or by reason of, any expenditure to the extent of the amount excluded under this section with respect to such expenditure. (d) Limitation on application This section shall only apply to qualified wildfire relief payments received by the individual during taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2026.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4971 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Burlison (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Good of Virginia , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Tiffany , and Mr. Grothman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that agencies may not deduct labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Paycheck Protection Act . 2. Labor organization dues not deductible from pay (a) Federal agencies (1) In general Section 7115 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 7115. Labor organization dues: not deductible from pay An agency may not deduct any amount from the pay of an employee for labor organization dues, fees, or political contributions. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 7115 and inserting the following: 7115. Labor organization dues: not deductible from pay. . (b) Postal Service (1) In general Section 1205 of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 1205. Labor organization dues: not deductible from pay The Postal Service may not deduct any amount from the pay of an employee for labor organization dues, fees, or political contributions. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 12 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 1205 and inserting the following: 1205. Labor organization dues: not deductible from pay. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4976 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Cárdenas (for himself, Ms. Kamlager-Dove , Mr. Trone , Ms. Norton , Ms. Ross , Mr. Espaillat , and Mr. Ivey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To protect minors from premature waiver of their constitutional rights during a custodial interrogation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Miranda Rights for Kids Act . 2. Waiver of Miranda rights by a minor (a) In general Chapter 223 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3051 the following: 3501A. Custodial interrogation of a minor (a) Notification Any law enforcement officer who has arrested a minor for a violation of law shall notify the minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian that the minor has been arrested and shall provide the location of where the minor is being detained. (b) Waiver A minor who is subject to a custodial interrogation may only waive the privilege against self-incrimination or the right to assistance of legal counsel if the minor consults with legal counsel in person before such waiver. (c) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply if— (1) custodial interrogation of a minor is necessary to gather information to protect life from an imminent threat; and (2) the questions that were asked during the custodial interrogation were reasonably necessary to obtain such information. (d) Assigned counsel (1) In general A minor who is subject to a custodial interrogation shall have the right to have the legal counsel assigned to the minor’s case physically present during such interrogation. (2) Violation In the case of custodial interrogation of a minor, it shall be a violation of this subsection for the minor to be represented by any substitute counsel temporarily assigned to represent the minor. (e) Inadmissible In any criminal prosecution brought by the United States, any statement given by a minor during a custodial interrogation that does not comply with this section, and any evidence derived from that statement, shall be inadmissible. (f) Minor defined In this section, the term minor means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 223 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3501 the following item: 3501A. Custodial interrogation of a minor. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4977 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself and Ms. Titus ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 to provide support in high-income economy countries for projects involving development or processing of certain critical materials.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Critical Mineral Access Act . 2. Amendments to Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 Section 1412(b) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 ( 22 U.S.C. 9612(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking The purpose and inserting the following: (1) In general The purpose ; (2) by striking shall be to and inserting the following: shall be— (A) to ; (3) by striking the United States. and inserting the following: the United States; and (B) to provide support under title II in high-income economy countries for projects involving development or processing of covered critical materials if such support furthers the national security interests of the United States. ; (4) by striking In carrying out and inserting the following: (2) Consideration of certain criteria In carrying out ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (3) Definitions In paragraph (1)(B): (A) Covered critical materials (i) In general The term covered critical materials means aluminum (bauxite), antimony, arsenic, barite, beryllium, bismuth, cesium, chromium, cobalt, fluorspar, gallium, germanium, graphite (natural), hafnium, helium, indium, lithium, magnesium, manganese, niobium, platinum group metals, potash, the rare earth elements group, rhenium, rubidium, scandium, strontium, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, tungsten, uranium, vanadium, and zirconium. (ii) Rare earth elements group In clause (i), the term rare earth elements group means lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, scandium, yttrium. (B) High-income economy country The term high-income economy country means a country with a high-income economy, as defined by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association (collectively referred to as the World Bank ). .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4981 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit authority to provide financial assistance for, or approve, tolling on Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205 in the State of Oregon under certain tolling programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Tolls on Oregon Roads Act of 2023 . 2. Prohibition on use of funds for tolling on Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205 (a) Congestion relief program Section 129(d)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) Exception The Secretary shall not allow the use of tolls on Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205 in the State of Oregon as part of a project carried out with a grant under the program. . (b) Toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries Section 129 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Prohibition on tolling on certain Interstates Notwithstanding this section or any other provision of law, the Secretary may not approve Federal participation in the tolling of Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205 in the State of Oregon. . (c) Value pricing pilot program Section 1012(b)(4) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ( 23 U.S.C. 129 note(b)) is amended by inserting , except that the Secretary shall not allow tolling of Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205 in the State of Oregon before the period at the end.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4982 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct an economic impact study for certain proposed toll facilities and projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tolling Transparency Act of 2023 . 2. Requirements for tolling (a) In general Section 129(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking paragraph (9)(C) and inserting paragraph (10)(C) ; (2) in paragraph (6), by striking paragraph (3) and inserting paragraph (4) ; (3) in paragraph (9)(C)(i)(II), by striking paragraph (3)(B) and inserting paragraph (4)(B) ; (4) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (11) as paragraphs (4) through (12), respectively; and (5) by adding after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Economic impact study included in NEPA review (A) In general As part of any review process that may be required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) for a proposed toll facility under this subsection or a proposed project that uses tolls carried out under subsection (d), the Secretary shall conduct an economic impact study examining— (i) the impact of such toll facility or project on businesses and communities; (ii) significant impacts due to the diversion of traffic onto county and city roadways; (iii) the level of confidence that any negative impacts of such toll facility or project can or will be adequately mitigated, or that any suggested mitigation will be implemented in time to prevent significant impacts when tolling is scheduled to begin; (iv) the level of confidence in modeling analysis completed for such toll facility or project; and (v) the impact of such toll facility or project on low-income residents and seniors. (B) Limitation on tolling (i) In general A public authority with jurisdiction over a toll facility or project described in subparagraph (A) may not collect a toll of any kind for any purpose unless the economic impact study described in subparagraph (A) is completed. (ii) Discretion of Secretary If the Secretary determines that the results of such economic impact study indicate that such toll facility or project would have an unreasonable adverse impact, the Secretary may prohibit such toll facility or the use of tolls in such project. . (b) Conforming changes (1) Congestion relief program Section 129(d)(6)(B)(v) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a)(3) and inserting subsection (a)(4) . (2) HOV facilities Section 166(c)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking section 129(a)(3) and inserting section 129(a)(4) . (3) Applicability of provisions for international bridges Section 535f of title 33, United States Code, is amended by striking section 129(a)(3) and inserting section 129(a)(4) .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4988 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Rutherford , and Ms. Pettersen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to modernize the methods of authenticating controlled substances in the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Modern Authentication of Pharmaceuticals Act of 2023 . 2. Modernizing the authentication of controlled substances in the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain (a) In general Section 582(a)(9) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360eee–1(a)(9) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) a physical chemical identifier shall be included in or on each dose of a product that is— (i) a controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act); (ii) in solid oral dosage form; and (iii) manufactured on or after the date that is five years after the date of enactment of the Modern Authentication of Pharmaceuticals Act of 2023 ; and . (b) Conforming changes (1) Section 581(14) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360eee(14) ) is amended to read as follows: (14) Product identifier The term product identifier means— (A) a standardized graphic that includes, in both human-readable form and on a machine-readable data carrier that conforms to the standards developed by a widely recognized international standards development organization, the standardized numerical identifier, lot number, and expiration date of the product; or (B) a physical chemical identifier, possessing a unique physical or chemical substance or combination of substances, that— (i) is in or on a product; (ii) is machine readable; and (iii) is intended to authenticate the product or a dosage form thereof. . (2) Section 581(28) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360eee(28) ) is amended to read as follows: (28) Verification or verify The term verification or verify means— (A) determining whether the product identifier affixed to, or imprinted upon, a package or homogeneous case corresponds to the standardized numerical identifier or lot number and expiration date assigned to the product by the manufacturer or the repackager, as applicable in accordance with section 582; or (B) determining whether a product or a dosage form thereof is authentic using a physical chemical identifier described in paragraph (14)(B). .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4989 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Ms. De La Cruz (for herself and Mr. Moylan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to allow infant food combinations and dinners under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthy Babies Act of 2023 . 2. Infant food combinations and dinners under WIC Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (t) Infant food combinations and dinners Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall update the regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (f)(11)(A) to amend the supplemental foods available to include infant food combinations and dinners. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4991 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Duarte introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security , 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 Homeland Security to commence a rule making to establish a U.S. Customs and Border Protection international port of entry at the Port of Stockton and for other purposes.

1. Rule making to establish a U.S. Customs and Border Protection international port of entry at the Port of Stockton The Secretary of Homeland Security shall commence a rule making to establish a U.S. Customs and Border Protection international port of entry at the Port of Stockton in the State of California.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4995 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Van Drew , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Kean of New Jersey , and Mr. Carter of Louisiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit certain activities involving kangaroos and kangaroo products, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kangaroo Protection Act of 2023 . 2. Kangaroos and kangaroo products (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Kangaroo The term kangaroo means a dead animal or a part thereof of the species— (A) Macropus fuliginosus (commonly known as the ‘western grey kangaroo’); (B) Macropus giganteus (commonly known as the ‘eastern grey kangaroo’); (C) Osphranter robustus (commonly known as the ‘common wallaroo’); or (D) Osphranter rufus (commonly known as the ‘red kangaroo’). (2) Kangaroo product The term kangaroo product means an item that is composed in whole or in part of a kangaroo. (b) Unlawful acts It is unlawful for any person to knowingly— (1) bring into the United States for commercial purposes, possess with the intent to sell, or sell a kangaroo; or (2) introduce or manufacture for introduction into, sell or offer to sell, trade, advertise, transport, or distribute in interstate commerce a kangaroo product. (c) Criminal penalties (1) In general Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both. (2) Separate offense Each violation of this section shall be a separate offense and the offense is deemed to have been committed in the district in which the defendant may have taken or been in possession of the kangaroo or kangaroo product. (d) Regulations The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Agriculture, and any other agency the Secretary of Commerce determines appropriate, shall issue regulations necessary to implement this section. (e) Effective date Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4998 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Babin , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Norman , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Gosar , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Mills , Mr. Ezell , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , and Mr. Ogles ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide that the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds shall have the full force and effect of law, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Safety Net Integrity Act of 2023 . 2. Legal effect of final rule (a) In general The final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds (85 Fed. Reg. 41292, August 14, 2019) shall have the full force and effect of law. (b) Conforming change The final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility (87 Fed. Reg. 55472, September 9, 2022) shall have no force or effect.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4999 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. Kean of New Jersey , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Kim of New Jersey , Ms. Mace , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Mr. Moskowitz , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas , Mr. Costa , and Mr. Carson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require silent alarms in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alyssa’s Legacy Youth in Schools Safety Alert Act or the ALYSSA Act . 2. Requiring silent alarms in schools (a) Local educational agency plans Section 1112(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6312(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii)(III), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (6), by striking and at the end; (3) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (8) ensure that each school served by the local educational agency is prepared to address a school security emergency, including through the use of panic alarms (as defined in section 8549D). . (b) Condition of receipt of funds Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 8549D. School security (a) In general As a condition of receipt of funds under this Act, each local educational agency shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school served by such local educational agency is equipped with at least one panic alarm for use in a school security emergency (including a non-fire evacuation, lockdown, or active shooter situation). (b) Panic alarm defined For purposes of this section and section 1112(c)(8), the term panic alarm means a silent security system signal generated by the manual activation of a device intended to signal a life-threatening or emergency situation requiring a response from law enforcement. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5000 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Kim of New Jersey , Ms. Mace , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Mr. Moskowitz , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas , Mr. Costa , and Mr. Thompson of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide funding for school resource officers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Our Schools Act of 2023 or the SOS Act of 2023 . 2. Funding for school resource officers Section 1101(a)(11) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(11) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking $1,047,119,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 and inserting $1,097,119,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2033 ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after of the purposes of part Q the following: , and not less than $50,000,000 shall be allocated for grants pursuant to applications submitted by units of local government or law enforcement agencies for the purposes described in section 1701(b)(12) .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5001 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Mr. Grijalva (for himself, Mr. Sablan , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Moylan , and Mrs. González-Colón ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To establish a position of Special Advisor for Insular Areas in each Executive department, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Special Advisors for Insular Areas Act . 2. Special Advisor for Insular Areas (a) Establishment There shall be a Special Advisor for Insular Areas in each Executive department, who shall be an officer of the Executive department. (b) Appointments Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each Executive department shall appoint a Special Advisor for Insular Areas for the applicable Executive department. If a vacancy occurs after an initial appointment, the applicable head shall appoint a new Special Advisor for Insular Areas not later than 3 months after the date that the vacancy occurs. (c) Duties The Special Advisor for Insular Areas for each Executive department shall— (1) serve as the principal advisor to the head of the applicable Executive department on matters affecting insular areas; (2) assess the impact of departmental initiatives in the insular areas; (3) provide guidance to programs within the Executive department that impact insular areas; (4) serve as a liaison for stakeholders from the insular areas; and (5) work with the Interagency Group on Insular Areas established by Executive Order 13537 or any successor group within the Department of the Interior. 3. Interdepartmental meetings (a) In general The Special Advisor for Insular Areas for each Executive department (or their designees) and the Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs (or their designee) shall meet not less than once every 3 months to address major policy matters and initiatives affecting the insular areas. (b) Record of meetings A record of each meeting shall be taken by an employee of and maintained by the Department of the Interior Office of Insular Affairs. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Executive department The term Executive department has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 5, United States Code, but does not include the Department of the Interior. (2) Freely associated states The term Freely Associated States means the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. (3) Insular areas The term insular areas means the territories and Freely Associated States. (4) Territories The term territories means American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of the United States.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5004 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Ms. Hoyle of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Huffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To withdraw certain land located in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2023 . 2. Withdrawal of Federal land, Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Eligible Federal land The term eligible Federal land means— (A) any federally owned land or interest in land depicted on the Maps as within the Hunter Creek and Pistol River Headwaters Withdrawal Proposal or the Rough and Ready and Baldface Creeks Mineral Withdrawal Proposal; or (B) any land or interest in land located within such withdrawal proposals that is acquired by the Federal Government after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Maps The term Maps means— (A) the Bureau of Land Management map entitled Hunter Creek and Pistol River Headwaters Withdrawal Proposal and dated January 12, 2015; and (B) the Bureau of Land Management map entitled Rough and Ready and Baldface Creeks Mineral Withdrawal Proposal and dated January 12, 2015. (b) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the eligible Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. (c) Availability of maps Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Maps shall be made available to the public at each appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management. (d) Existing uses not affected Except with respect to the withdrawal under subsection (b), nothing in this section restricts recreational uses, hunting, fishing, forest management activities, or other authorized uses allowed on the date of enactment of this Act on the eligible Federal land in accordance with applicable law.