116 S2040 IS: Electric Transportation Commission and National Strategy Act
U.S. Senate
2019-06-27
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II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2040IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 27, 2019Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Smith, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationA BILLTo establish a working group on electric vehicles, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Electric Transportation Commission and National Strategy Act. 2.Electric vehicle working group (a)Establishment of working group (1)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the Secretaries) shall jointly establish a working group (referred to in this section as the working group) to make recommendations on the development, adoption, and integration of electric vehicles into the transportation and energy systems of the United States.
				(2)Membership
 (A)In generalThe working group shall be composed of— (i)the Secretaries (or designees), who shall be co-chairs of the working group; and
 (ii)not more than 25 members to be appointed by the Secretaries, of whom—
 (I)not more than 6 shall be Federal stakeholders as described in subparagraph (B); and
 (II)not more than 19 shall be non-Federal stakeholders as described in subparagraph (C).
 (B)Federal stakeholdersThe working group— (i)shall include not less than 1 representative of each of—
 (I)the Department of Transportation; (II)the Department of Energy;
 (III)the Environmental Protection Agency; and (IV)the General Services Administration; and
 (ii)may include a representative of any other Federal agency the Secretaries consider to be appropriate.
 (C)Non-Federal stakeholdersThe working group— (i)shall include not less than 1 representative of each of—
 (I)a manufacturer of electric vehicles or the relevant components of electric vehicles; (II)an owner, operator, or manufacturer of electric vehicle charging equipment;
 (III)the public utility industry; (IV)a public utility regulator or association of public utility regulators;
 (V)the transportation fueling distribution industry; (VI)the energy provider industry;
 (VII)the automotive dealing industry; (VIII)the passenger transportation industry;
 (IX)an organization representing a unit of local government; (X)a regional transportation or planning agency;
 (XI)an organization representing State departments of transportation; (XII)an organization representing State departments of energy or State energy planners;
 (XIII)an expert in intelligent transportation systems and technologies; (XIV)organized labor;
 (XV)the trucking industry; (XVI)Tribal governments; and
 (XVII)the property development industry; and (ii)may include a representative of any other non-Federal stakeholder that the Secretaries consider to be appropriate.
						(3)Meetings
 (A)In generalThe working group shall meet not less frequently than once every 120 days. (B)Remote participationA member of the working group may participate in a meeting of the working group via teleconference or similar means.
					(b)Report and strategy on electric vehicle adoption, opportunities, and challenges
 (1)In generalThe working group shall submit to Congress by each of the deadlines described in paragraph (2)—
 (A)a report on the status of electric vehicle adoption and opportunities for and challenges to expanding adoption of electric vehicles, including—
 (i)a description of the barriers and opportunities to scaling up electric vehicle adoption nationwide, including issues relating to—
 (I)consumer behavior; (II)charging infrastructure needs, including standardization;
 (III)manufacturing and battery costs; (IV)the adoption of electric vehicles for low- and moderate-income individuals and underserved communities, including charging infrastructure access and vehicle purchase financing;
 (V)business models for charging electric vehicles outside the home; (VI)charging infrastructure permitting and regulatory issues;
 (VII)cybersecurity of charging infrastructure; (VIII)secondary markets and recycling for batteries;
 (IX)grid integration; (X)energy storage; and
 (XI)specific regional or local issues that— (aa)are associated with—
 (AA)the issues described in subclauses (I) through (X); or
 (BB)urban or rural environments; and (bb)may not appear nationwide, but hamper a nationwide adoption or coordination of electric vehicles;
 (ii)examples of successful public and private models and demonstration projects that encourage electric vehicle adoption; and
 (iii)an analysis of current efforts to overcome the barriers described in clause (i); and (B)a strategy that describes how the Federal Government, States, units of local government, and industry can—
 (i)overcome the barriers described in subparagraph (A)(i);
 (ii)identify areas of opportunity in research and development to improve battery manufacturing, mineral mining, recycling costs, material recovery, and battery performance for electric vehicles;
 (iii)enhance Federal interagency coordination to promote electric vehicle adoption; (iv)promote electric vehicle knowledge and expertise within State and local governments;
 (v)prepare the workforce for the adoption of electric vehicles, including through collaboration with labor unions, colleges and other educational institutions, and relevant manufacturers;
 (vi)expand electric vehicle and charging infrastructure— (I)knowledge and use among Federal, State, and local governments, school districts, and private entities; and
 (II)adoption among the fleets of the entities described in subclause (I); (vii)expand knowledge of the benefits of electric vehicles among the general public;
 (viii)maintain the global competitiveness of the United States in the electric vehicle and charging infrastructure markets;
 (ix)provide clarity in regulations to improve national uniformity with respect to electric vehicles; and
 (x)ensure the sustainable integration of electric vehicles into the national electric grid. (2)DeadlinesA report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted by—
 (A)for the first report, not later than 1 year after the date on which the working group is established under subsection (a)(1);
 (B)for the second report, not later than 2 years after the date on which the first report is required to be submitted under subparagraph (A); and
 (C)for the third report, not later than 2 years after the date on which the second report is required to be submitted under subparagraph (B).
					(c)Electric vehicle resource guide
 (1)In generalThe working group shall develop, publish, and update a resource guide to provide information to increase knowledge about electric vehicles and necessary charging infrastructure for consumers, State, local, and Tribal governments (including transit agencies or authorities, public tolling authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, public utility commissions, and public service companies), and businesses that sell motor vehicles.
 (2)InclusionsA resource guide under paragraph (1) shall include— (A)information on—
 (i)the general characteristics of electric vehicles (including passenger vehicles, electric vehicles for public transportation, school buses, and electric vehicles for commercial use); and
 (ii)the types of charging solutions available to consumers, including, to the maximum extent practicable, a digitally accessible compilation of existing mapping of publicly available charging stations in the United States;
 (B)information on electrifying business and government vehicle fleets; (C)information on Federal grant programs available to State and local governments for the purchase of electric vehicles for public transportation;
 (D)a description of current financial and nonfinancial incentives for electric vehicles; and (E)any other information that—
 (i)a representative of industry or State or local government requests to be included; and (ii)the working group determines to be appropriate.
 (3)Use of existing guidesIn developing, publishing, and maintaining the resource guide under paragraph (1), the working group shall consider existing Federal, State, local, private sector, and academic guides relating to electric vehicles and, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate with the entities publishing those guides—
 (A)to prevent duplication of efforts by the Federal Government; and (B)to leverage existing complementary efforts.
 (4)Resource guide outreachThe working group shall conduct outreach to consumers, State, local, and Tribal governments (including transit agencies or authorities, public tolling authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, public utility commissions, and public service companies), and businesses that sell motor vehicles via the internet, social media, and other methods—
 (A)to provide the resource guide under paragraph (1) to interested stakeholders, including relevant consumer groups and transportation-related organizations;
 (B)to promote the use of electric vehicles in both government and industry fleets; and (C)to educate individuals involved in the sale of motor vehicles about the benefits of electric vehicles.
 (5)Subsequent resource guidesNot less frequently than every 2 years for the duration of the working group, the working group shall publish an update to the resource guide under paragraph (1), as appropriate based on technological innovation and subsequent information.
 (6)AccessibilityThe Secretaries shall each maintain the resource guide under paragraph (1) on a designated website, which may be an existing website, of each Secretary relating to electric vehicles.
 (d)CoordinationTo the maximum extent practicable, the Secretaries and the working group shall carry out this section using all available existing resources, websites, and databases of Federal agencies, such as the Alternative Fuels Data Center.
 (e)FundingThe Secretaries shall carry out this section using existing funds made available to the Secretaries and not otherwise obligated.
 (f)TerminationThe working group shall terminate on the date on which the third report under subsection (b) is submitted.


116 HR 8726 IH: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the “PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building”.
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-11-05
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8726IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 5, 2020Ms. Barragán (for herself, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. LaMalfa, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Cárdenas, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Panetta, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Takano, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Cook, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Speier, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Bass, Mr. Costa, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Bera, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Peters, Mr. Correa, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Waters, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Rouda, Ms. Porter, and Mr. Ruiz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and ReformA BILLTo designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building.1.PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building(a)DesignationThe facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, shall be known and designated as the PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building.(b)ReferencesAny 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 PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building.


115 HR 7348 IH: Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2018
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-12-19
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115th CONGRESS2d Session
H. R. 7348
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 19, 2018
Ms. Schakowsky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Drug Manufacturing.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2018.  2.Public manufacturing of pharmaceuticalsPart A of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

310B.Manufacturing of drugs
(a)Establishment of office of drug manufacturing
(1)In generalThere is established within the Department of Health and Human Services an office to be known as the Office of Drug Manufacturing (referred to in this section as the Office).  (2)PurposeThe purpose of the Office is—
(A)to increase competition, lower prices, and address shortages in the market for prescription drugs, including insulin;  (B)to reduce the cost of prescription drugs to Federal and State health programs, taxpayers, and consumers; and
(C)to increase patient access to affordable drugs.  (3)Personnel (A)Director (i)In generalThe Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(ii)CompensationThe Director shall be compensated at the rate prescribed for level III of the Executive Schedule.  (B)EmployeesThe Director of the Office, in consultation with the Secretary, may fix the number of, and appoint and direct, all employees of the Office.
(C)Banned individuals
(i)Drug company lobbyistsNo former registered drug manufacturer lobbyist— (I)may be appointed to the position of Director of the Office; or
(II)may be employed by the Office during the 6-year period beginning on the date on which the registered lobbyist terminates its registration in accordance with section 4(d) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603(d)) or the agent terminates its status, as applicable.  (ii)Senior executives of law-breaking companiesNo former senior executive of a covered entity (as defined in clause (iii))—
(I)may be appointed to the position of Director of the Office; or  (II)may be employed by the Office during the 6-year period beginning on the later of—
(aa)the date of the settlement; and  (bb)the date on which the enforcement action has concluded.
(iii)Covered entityThe term covered entity means any entity that is— (I)a drug manufacturer; and
(II)
(aa)operating under Federal settlement, including a Federal consent decree; or  (bb)the subject of an enforcement action in a court of the United States or by an agency.
(4)Duties
(A)In generalThe Office shall— (i)prepare and submit applications for approval to the Food and Drug Administration, or enter into contracts for such submission, for the manufacture of applicable drugs when authorized under this section;
(ii)acquire rights to manufacture applicable drugs as authorized under this section;  (iii)manufacture, or enter into contracts with entities to manufacture, applicable drugs as authorized under this section;
(iv)determine a fair price for each applicable drug, in accordance with subparagraph (B);  (v)sell manufactured applicable drugs at a fair price as authorized under this section; and
(vi)manufacture, or enter into contracts with entities to manufacture, active pharmaceutical ingredients for use by the Office or for sale to other entities.  (B)Fair priceIn determining a fair price for an applicable drug under subparagraph (A)(iv) the Office shall consider—
(i)the impact of price on patient access to the applicable drug;  (ii)the cost of the applicable drug to Federal or State health care programs;
(iii)the cost to the Federal Government of manufacturing the applicable drug;  (iv)the administrative costs of operating the Office;
(v)the cost to acquire or manufacture applicable drugs under this section; and  (vi)the impact of price on market competition for the applicable drug.
(C)Acquiring right to manufacture and marketThe Office may acquire the rights to manufacture and market applicable drugs as authorized under this section.  (D)Active pharmaceutical ingredients (i)In generalThe Office shall manufacture, or enter into contracts with entities to manufacture, an active pharmaceutical ingredient if—
(I)the Office determines that such ingredient is not readily available from existing suppliers;  (II)the manufacture of such ingredient would improve the ability of other entities to enter the market for the manufacture of generic drugs or otherwise expand the manufacture of generic drugs; or
(III)the manufacture of such ingredient is necessary for the Office to carry out its duties under this section.  (ii)Price determinationsIn determining what price at which to sell an active pharmaceutical ingredient under clause (i), the Office shall consider the cost to manufacture the ingredient, the administrative costs of the Office with respect to the ingredient, and the impact of such price on market competition for the ingredient.
(5)Reports to congressThe Director shall prepare and submit to the President, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, an annual report that includes— (A)an assessment of the major problems faced by patients in accessing affordable generic medications;
(B)a description of the status of all medications for which manufacturing has been authorized under this section, including medications being manufactured, medications for which the Office has submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration but has not yet received approval, and medications for which the Office has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration but are not being manufactured; and  (C)an analysis of how the public manufacture of drugs meeting the conditions described in paragraph (6) would impact, or has already impacted, competition, access to such drugs, the costs of such drugs, the costs of prescription drugs to Federal and State health programs, and public health.
(6)Priority manufacturingThe Office shall prioritize the manufacturing of those applicable drugs that would have the greatest impact on— (A)lowering drug costs to patients;
(B)increasing competition and addressing shortages in the prescription drug market;  (C)improving public health; or
(D)reducing the cost of prescription drugs to Federal and State health programs.  (7)Manufacturing levelsNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Office shall manufacture, or enter into contracts with entities for the manufacture, of not less than 15 applicable drugs. Not later than 3 years after such date of enactment, the Office shall manufacture, or enter into contracts with entities for the manufacture, of not less than 25 applicable drugs.
(b)Submission of applicationsFor each applicable drug that the Office determines should be manufactured, as provided for under this section, the Secretary shall— (1)submit an application under section 505(j) or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act or submit a notification under section 510(k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (or enter into a contract with another entity to submit such an application or notification); or
(2)acquire from the holder of an application approved under subsection (c) or (j) of section 505 or section 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, or cleared under section 510(k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, rights to manufacture such applicable drug.  (c)Use (1)In generalThe Secretary shall sell a drug produced under this section at a fair price to other entities. Amounts received from the sale of such drugs shall be used for the activities of the Office.
(2)Sale of approved application
(A)In generalFor any applicable drug that the Office is manufacturing, the Secretary shall, beginning 3 years after the date on which the Office first undertakes manufacturing of such drug and annually thereafter, make available for sale, to any person who commits to manufacturing and marketing the applicable drug, the approved application for the drug.  (B)Failure to useIf a person purchasing an approved application under subparagraph (A)—
(i)fails to market the applicable drug within 6 months of the date of such purchase; or  (ii)increases the average manufacturer price for the applicable drug above the fair price (increased by the consumer price index for all urban consumers (as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) for that year), the Secretary shall revoke the purchaser’s approved application and resume production of the applicable drug.
(d)InsulinNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall begin the public manufacturing of insulin meeting the definition of applicable drug and in accordance with this section.  (e)Applicable drugIn this section, the term applicable drug means a drug (as defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act), biological product (as defined in section 351 of the Public Health Service Act), or combination product (as described in section 503(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) for which an approved application under section 505 or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, or clearance under section 510(k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, is in effect, and—
(1)
(A)for which, with respect to a drug included in the list described in section 505(j)(7) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, each patent included with respect to such drug in such list has expired, or each patent that claims a biological product has expired;  (B)any period of regulatory exclusivity granted under—
(i)clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of section 505(c)(3)(E) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, section 505(j)(5)(B)(iv) of such Act, clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of section 505(j)(5)(F) of such Act, section 527 of such Act, and any extension of such a period granted under section 505A or 505E of such Act, has expired; or  (ii)paragraph (6) or (7) of section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act, and any extension of such a period granted under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 351(m) of such Act, has expired; and
(C)
(i)that is not being marketed in the United States; or  (ii)that is being marketed in the United States by fewer than 3 manufacturers, and that—
(I)in the previous 1-year period, has experienced a price increase that is greater than the medical component of the consumer price index for the same period;  (II)is included in the drug shortage list under section 506E of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; or
(III)
(aa)has an average manufacturer price that the Secretary determines to be a barrier to patient access; and  (bb)is listed by the World Health Organization as an essential medicine; or
(2)for which there is in effect a license, or patent use is authorized, under— (A)section 1498 of title 28, United States Code;
(B)section 202 of title 35, United States Code;  (C)section 203 of title 35, United States Code (march-in rights);
(D)section 209 of title 35, United States Code; or  (E)any other licensing authority of the Federal Government.
(f)Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section..


 HR 2630 ENR: Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act
U.S. House of Representatives

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One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America At the First SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Sunday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-one
H. R. 2630

AN ACT
To amend the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act to extend until October 2021, a temporary order for fentanyl-related substances.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act. 2.Extension of temporary order for fentanyl-related substancesEffective as if included in the enactment of the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act (Public Law 116–114), section 2 of such Act (Public Law 116–114) is amended by striking May 6, 2021 and inserting October 22, 2021.
3.Determination of budgetary effectsThe budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.  Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.


113 HR 4578 IH: Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-05-06
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		113th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4578
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 6, 2014
			Mrs. Lowey (for herself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Honda, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Garamendi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

		A BILL
		To require that Peace Corps volunteers be subject to the same limitations regarding coverage of
			 abortion services as employees of the Peace Corps with respect to coverage
			 of such services, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014.
		2.FindingsCongress makes the following findings:
			(1)Women of the United States, particularly women serving the United States overseas, deserve a basic
			 standard of care when it comes to their health.
			(2)Since its founding in 1961, the Peace Corps has advanced interests of the United States by working
			 to promote peace and friendship between the United States and the 139
			 countries in which the Peace Corps has operated.
			(3)Over the past 50 years, more than 210,000 Peace Corps volunteers have served the United States by
			 working in developing countries to address needs in areas such as
			 education, health, youth and community development, business and
			 information and communications technology, agriculture, and the
			 environment.
			(4)More than 60 percent of the more than 8,000 current Peace Corps volunteers are women.
			(5)Peace Corps volunteers face inherent risks to their safety and security by virtue of living and
			 working abroad.
			(6)Data from the Peace Corps from 2000 to 2009 indicate that more than 1,000 Peace Corps volunteers
			 experienced sexual assaults, including 221 rapes or attempted rapes. Data
			 from the Peace Corps also show that incidents of sexual assault and rape
			 against volunteers often go unreported.
			(7)Recognizing the high incidence of sexual assault in the Peace Corps, Congress enacted the Kate
			 Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–57) to
			 strengthen protections and support for sexual assault survivors.
			(8)Since fiscal year 1979, annual appropriations Acts have prohibited the Peace Corps from covering
			 abortion services for its volunteers (including trainees), even in cases
			 of rape, incest, and life endangerment of the woman. Employees of the
			 Peace Corps, on the other hand, are provided this coverage.
			(9)Abortion services in cases of rape, incest, and life endangerment of the woman are now available to
			 almost all groups of women of the United States covered by Federal law,
			 except Peace Corps volunteers.
			(10)Abortion coverage in cases of rape, incest, and life endangerment of the woman is available to most
			 women, excluding Peace Corps volunteers, covered under Federal health
			 plans, including employees covered by the Federal Employee Health Benefits
			 Program, servicewomen covered by TRICARE, Native Americans covered by the
			 Indian Health Service, women inmates and immigration detainees, and
			 Medicaid and Medicare recipients.
			(11)There is no rational basis for denying Peace Corps volunteers a basic health care benefit that is
			 extended to other women covered under Federal health care plans.
			3.Equitable treatment of Peace Corps volunteers and employees with respect to coverage of abortion
			 servicesSection 5(e) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(e)) is amended—
			(1)by striking (e) Volunteers and inserting the following:

					(e)Health care
						(1)In generalVolunteers; and
			(2)by adding at the end the following:

					(2)Equitable treatment of volunteers and employees with respect to coverage of abortion services
						(A)In generalCoverage of abortion services by the Peace Corps for volunteers shall be subject to the same
			 limitations as the limitations that apply to employees of the Peace Corps
			 with respect to coverage by the Peace Corps of such services.
						(B)ApplicabilitySubparagraph (A) shall apply notwithstanding any provision of law, including a provision of law
			 enacted after the date of the enactment of the Peace Corps Equity Act of
			 2014, unless such law explicitly excludes application of such subparagraph
			 by reference to such subparagraph.
						(C)ConstructionThis paragraph may not be construed to limit coverage of medical evacuations..


109 HR 4475 IH: To direct the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women’s suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States Capitol to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth.
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-12-08
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4475
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 8, 2005
Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas (for herself, Ms. Watson, Mr. Rush, Ms. Lee, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Chabot) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

A BILL
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women’s suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States Capitol to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth.

1.FindingsCongress finds as follows:
(1)Sojourner Truth was a towering figure among the founders of the movement for women’s suffrage in the United States, and no tribute that fails to include her can accurately represent this important development in our Nation’s history.
(2)The statue known as the Portrait Monument, originally presented to Congress in 1920 in honor of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote and presently exhibited in the rotunda of the Capitol, portrays several early suffragists who were Sojourner Truth’s contemporaries but not Sojourner Truth herself, the only African American among the group.
2.Revision of women’s suffrage statueNot later than the final day on which the One Hundred Tenth Congress is in session, the Joint Committee on the Library shall include a likeness of Sojourner Truth in the statue commemorating women’s suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States Capitol (commonly known as the Portrait Monument).


116 S2774 ES: Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019
U.S. Senate

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116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2774IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESAN ACTTo direct the Attorney General to establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019.2.Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that veterans treatment courts are a successful program aimed at helping veterans charged with nonviolent crimes receive the help and the benefits for which the veterans are entitled.3.Veteran Treatment Court Program(a)EstablishmentSubject to the availability of appropriations, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Attorney General shall establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program to provide grants and technical assistance to court systems that—(1)have adopted a Veterans Treatment Court Program; or(2)have filed a notice of intent to establish a Veterans Treatment Court Program with the Secretary.(b)PurposeThe purpose of the Veterans Treatment Court Program established under subsection (a) is to ensure the Department of Justice has a single office to coordinate the provision of grants, training, and technical assistance to help State, local, and Tribal governments to develop and maintain veteran treatment courts.(c)Programs includedThe Veterans Treatment Court Program established under subsection (a) shall include the grant programs relating to veterans treatment courts carried out by the Attorney General pursuant to sections 2991 and 3021 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10651, 10701) or any other provision of law.(d)RegulationsThe Attorney General shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section.Passed the Senate December 17, 2019.Secretary


113 HR 1054 IH: To suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Yellow 114.
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-03-11
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		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1054
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 11, 2013
			Mr. Watt introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Yellow
		  114.

		1.Disperse Yellow 114
			(a)In
			 generalSubchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff
			 Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the
			 following new heading:

								9902.01.00Disperse Yellow 114 (CAS No. 59312–61–7) (provided for in
						subheading 3204.11.50)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2016

					.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles
			 entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act.


115 HR 1393 : Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-06-21
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		115th CONGRESS1st Session
		H. R. 1393
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
		June 21, 2017Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceAN ACT
		To limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed
			 in other States.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017. 2.Limitations on State withholding and taxation of employee income (a)In generalNo part of the wages or other remuneration earned by an employee who performs employment duties in more than one State shall be subject to income tax in any State other than—
 (1)the State of the employee’s residence; and (2)the State within which the employee is present and performing employment duties for more than 30 days during the calendar year in which the wages or other remuneration is earned.
 (b)Wages or other remunerationWages or other remuneration earned in any calendar year shall not be subject to State income tax withholding and reporting requirements unless the employee is subject to income tax in such State under subsection (a). Income tax withholding and reporting requirements under subsection (a)(2) shall apply to wages or other remuneration earned as of the commencement date of employment duties in the State during the calendar year.
 (c)Operating rulesFor purposes of determining penalties related to an employer’s State income tax withholding and reporting requirements—
 (1)an employer may rely on an employee’s annual determination of the time expected to be spent by such employee in the States in which the employee will perform duties absent—
 (A)the employer’s actual knowledge of fraud by the employee in making the determination; or (B)collusion between the employer and the employee to evade tax;
 (2)except as provided in paragraph (3), if records are maintained by an employer in the regular course of business that record the location of an employee, such records shall not preclude an employer’s ability to rely on an employee’s determination under paragraph (1); and
 (3)notwithstanding paragraph (2), if an employer, at its sole discretion, maintains a time and attendance system that tracks where the employee performs duties on a daily basis, data from the time and attendance system shall be used instead of the employee’s determination under paragraph (1).
 (d)Definitions and special rulesFor purposes of this Act: (1)Day (A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an employee is considered present and performing employment duties within a State for a day if the employee performs more of the employee’s employment duties within such State than in any other State during a day.
 (B)If an employee performs employment duties in a resident State and in only one nonresident State during one day, such employee shall be considered to have performed more of the employee’s employment duties in the nonresident State than in the resident State for such day.
 (C)For purposes of this paragraph, the portion of the day during which the employee is in transit shall not be considered in determining the location of an employee’s performance of employment duties.
 (2)EmployeeThe term employee has the same meaning given to it by the State in which the employment duties are performed, except that the term employee shall not include a professional athlete, professional entertainer, qualified production employee, or certain public figures.
 (3)Professional athleteThe term professional athlete means a person who performs services in a professional athletic event, provided that the wages or other remuneration are paid to such person for performing services in his or her capacity as a professional athlete.
 (4)Professional entertainerThe term professional entertainer means a person of prominence who performs services in the professional performing arts for wages or other remuneration on a per-event basis, provided that the wages or other remuneration are paid to such person for performing services in his or her capacity as a professional entertainer.
 (5)Qualified production employeeThe term qualified production employee means a person who performs production services of any nature directly in connection with a State qualified, certified or approved film, television or other commercial video production for wages or other remuneration, provided that the wages or other remuneration paid to such person are qualified production costs or expenditures under such State’s qualified, certified or approved film incentive program, and that such wages or other remuneration must be subject to withholding under such film incentive program as a condition to treating such wages or other remuneration as a qualified production cost or expenditure.
 (6)Certain public figuresThe term certain public figures means persons of prominence who perform services for wages or other remuneration on a per-event basis, provided that the wages or other remuneration are paid to such person for services provided at a discrete event, in the nature of a speech, public appearance, or similar event.
 (7)EmployerThe term employer has the meaning given such term in section 3401(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3401(d)), unless such term is defined by the State in which the employee’s employment duties are performed, in which case the State’s definition shall prevail.
 (8)StateThe term State means any of the several States. (9)Time and attendance systemThe term time and attendance system means a system in which—
 (A)the employee is required on a contemporaneous basis to record his work location for every day worked outside of the State in which the employee’s employment duties are primarily performed; and
 (B)the system is designed to allow the employer to allocate the employee’s wages for income tax purposes among all States in which the employee performs employment duties for such employer.
 (10)Wages or other remunerationThe term wages or other remuneration may be limited by the State in which the employment duties are performed. 3.Effective date; applicability (a)Effective dateThis Act shall take effect on January 1 of the second calendar year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
 (b)ApplicabilityThis Act shall not apply to any tax obligation that accrues before the effective date of this Act.  Passed the House of Representatives June 20, 2017.Karen L. Haas,Clerk.


109 HR 3742 IH: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow withdrawals from individual retirement plans without penalty by individuals within areas determined by the President to be disaster areas by reason of certain natural disasters.
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-09-13
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3742
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 13, 2005
Mr. Foley (for himself, Mr. Meek of Florida, Ms. Harris, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Weller, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mica, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mack, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Putnam, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Bilirakis) 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 withdrawals from individual retirement plans without penalty by individuals within areas determined by the President to be disaster areas by reason of certain natural disasters.

1.Temporary expansion of penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for individuals within certain disaster areas
(a)In generalParagraph (2) of section 72(t) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 10-percent additional tax on early distributions from qualified retirement plans) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(G)Distributions from retirement plans to victims of certain natural disasters occurring in 2004 or thereafterAny distribution from an individual retirement plan to an individual who resides within, or holds real property located within, an area determined by the President to warrant assistance from the Federal Government under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by reason of hurricane, flood, or other natural disaster occurring in calendar year 2004 or thereafter if such distribution is made within 6 months after the date of the disaster declaration. Distributions shall not be taken into account under the preceding sentence if such distributions are described in subparagraph (A), (D), (E), or (F) or to the extent paragraph (1) does not apply to such distributions by reason of subparagraph (B)..
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003.


115 HCON 90 : Condemning ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya and calling for an end to the violence in and an immediate restoration of humanitarian access to the state of Rakhine in Burma.
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-12-07
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		III
		115th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. CON. RES. 90
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
		December 7, 2017 Received and referred to the Committee on Foreign RelationsCONCURRENT RESOLUTION
		Condemning ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya and calling for an end to the violence in and an
			 immediate restoration of humanitarian access to the state of Rakhine in
			 Burma.

 Whereas on August 25, 2017, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army carried out attacks on Government positions in the state of Rakhine in Burma (Rakhine State);
 Whereas in recent decades the Rohingya people have lost, through systematic discrimination by Burmese national, state and local authorities, a range of civil and political rights, including citizenship, and face barriers today such that they are mostly stateless peoples;
 Whereas since the August 25 attacks, Burma’s military and security forces, as well as private mobs, have carried out attacks resulting in over 600,000 Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh;
 Whereas Amnesty International described the attacks by stating that Myanmar security forces are setting northern Rakhine State ablaze in a targeted campaign to push the Rohingya people out of Myanmar.;
 Whereas the United Nations Security Council has called for an end to the violence and attacks; Whereas the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights has said that the response by the military is grossly disproportionate and a textbook example of ethnic cleansing;
 Whereas Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said, This violence must stop, this persecution must stop; Whereas under Burma’s military-drafted constitution, the country’s military and security services are not subject to civilian rule and only Burma’s Commander-in-Chief, Min Aung Hlaing, can command troops to cease attacks impacting civilians in Rakhine State;
 Whereas Burma’s civilian Government, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, has not yet taken necessary steps to address the violence and should take further measures, including to address the pervasive problem of hate speech;
 Whereas the United States acknowledges the democratic transition underway in Burma, maintains hope for further genuine democratic reforms, and expects Burma’s elected officials to take action to prevent violence and secure rights;
 Whereas the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State (Rakhine Commission) examined, beginning in 2016, the underlying tensions in Rakhine State and made a series of recommendations including a wide range of suggestions and policy changes dealing with humanitarian aid, citizenship, reconciliation, and peace;
 Whereas the Rakhine Commission stated, While Myanmar has every right to defend its own territory, a highly militarized response is unlikely to bring peace to the area. What is needed is a calibrated approach—one that combines political, developmental, security and human rights responses to ensure that violence does not escalate and inter-communal tensions are kept under control.;
 Whereas the United Nations estimates that $434 million in humanitarian assistance will be needed to provide life-sustaining support to 1,200,000 people, both refugees and host communities, in the first few months of this crisis; and
 Whereas the United States is providing an initial $32 million in humanitarian assistance to address the urgent needs of Rohingya fleeing violence from Rakhine State into Bangladesh, as well as the needs of internally displaced persons in Rakhine State and host communities in Bangladesh: Now, therefore, be it

 That Congress— (1)condemns the attacks against civilians by Burma’s military and security forces and calls on Burma’s Commander-in-Chief, Min Aung Hlaing, to immediately end all attacks against civilians in the state of Rakhine in Burma;
 (2)expresses deepest appreciation to the Government of Bangladesh for providing refuge to those fleeing violence and attacks;
 (3)condemns the attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and the violence in Rakhine and Rohingya communities, but warns that these attacks do not justify the unrestrained response by Burmese military and security forces that has resulted in severe human rights violations, murderous ethnic cleansing, and atrocities against civilians;
 (4)calls on Burma’s Government, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, and the Burmese military and security forces to work constructively to implement the recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, including those relating to justice, reconciliation, humanitarian aid, and citizenship;
 (5)calls on Burma’s Government and its military and security services to allow unimpeded humanitarian access to refugees and internally displaced persons;
 (6)urges support and access for the United Nations Fact Finding Mission to Burma; (7)calls on Burma’s military and Government to allow refugees to voluntarily return to Burma in a manner consistent with internationally recognized principles of human rights and refugee protection and to change laws and policies that have contributed to insecurity in the state of Rakhine; and
 (8)calls on the President of the United States to impose sanctions on members of the Burmese military and security forces who are responsible for human rights abuses.

	Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 2017.Karen L. Haas,Clerk


114 HR 2451 IH: Buy America Update Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-05-19
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		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2451
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 19, 2015
			Mr. Lipinski (for himself, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Higgins, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Norton, and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

		A BILL
		To amend title 23 and title 49, United States Code, to strengthen domestic content standards, and
			 for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Buy America Update Act. 2.FHWA domestic content standards improvement (a)CMAQ LoopholeSection 313(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
 (1)by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); (2)in paragraph (2) by striking or; and
 (3)by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:  (3)that when procuring rolling stock under this chapter—
 (A)the cost of components and subcomponents produced in the United States is more than 60 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling stock; and
 (B)final assembly of the rolling stock has occurred in the United States; or. (b)Rule reevaluationNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall review the regulations found in section 635.410 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, or any similar successor regulations, to determine whether manufactured products other than those containing steel and iron should be considered for the purposes of domestic content preferences.
			3.Component requirements and verification
			(a)Auditing and certification modernization
 (1)Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall—
 (A)initiate a rulemaking to develop audit procedures for the agency to review offeror and recipient compliance with domestic content provisions; and
 (B)issue guidance on best practices for pre-award and post-delivery audits by recipients under section 5323(m) of title 49, United States Code.
 (2)In developing the guidance required under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall consider best practices for—
 (A)proper and sufficient documentation requests from bidders by recipients under section 5323(m) of such title to support certification of compliance;
 (B)proper and sufficient documentation requests from bidders by recipients under section 5323(m) of such title to support pre-award and post-delivery audits;
 (C)determining the timing and requirements for post-delivery audit; and (D)verifying the origin of supplier components and subcomponents.
 (b)Component guidanceNot later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking to further develop standards under section 5323(j) of title 49, United States Code, for measuring the percentage value of a component relative to the entire procurement.
			4.Rail Buy America modernization
 Section 24305(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:  (5)Before seeking a waiver request under paragraph (4), Amtrak shall contract with the National Institute of Standards and Technology to conduct a supplier scouting process for domestic suppliers that can provide the compliant products for which a waiver will be sought. Upon conclusion of the supplier scouting process for a particular component, material, or subcomponent, Amtrak shall submit to the Secretary a scouting report along with the waiver request. The Secretary shall consider the results of the supplier scouting before making a decision on Amtrak’s waiver. If the Secretary decides to grant the waiver, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a summary of the Scouting report and the reasons for the Secretary’s decision.
				.
		5.FAA Buy America modernization
 Section 50101 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:  (d)Supplier scoutingBefore issuing a waiver under subsection (b), the Secretary shall—
 (1)consult with the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and (2)begin a supplier scouting process for domestic suppliers that can provide for those compliant products for which a waiver will be sought.
 (e)Publication requiredUpon conclusion of the supplier scouting process required under subsection (d)(2) for a particular component, material, or subcomponent, the Secretary make the results of the supplier scouting available to the public..
		6.Application of buy America requirements to projects financed with passenger facility charges
 (a)In generalSection 50101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting , and may approve a project under section 40117, before only if steel. (b)ApplicabilityThe amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to an application submitted pursuant to section 40177(c) of title 49, United States Code, after the date of enactment of this Act.


110 HR 191 IH: Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-01-04
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110th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 191
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 4, 2007
Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Cannon, and Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act.
2.Repeal of inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits
(a)In generalSection 86 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to social security benefits) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(g)TerminationThis section shall not apply to any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of this subsection..
(b)Social Security trust funds held harmless
(1)In generalThere are hereby appropriated (out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated) for each fiscal year to each fund under the Social Security Act or the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 an amount equal to the reduction in the transfers to such fund for such fiscal year by reason of section 86(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(2)No tax increasesIt is the sense of the Congress that tax increases will not be used to provide the revenue necessary to carry out paragraph (1).


114 HR 791 IH: Cell Phone Freedom Act of 2015
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-02-05
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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 791
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 5, 2015
Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL
To prohibit the unauthorized remote shut down of a cellular phone.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Cell Phone Freedom Act of 2015. 2.Unauthorized remote shutdown of a mobile device (a)In generalChapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

250.Unauthorized remote shutdown of a mobile device
(a)In generalWhoever, being an officer or employee of the United States, any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District, or of any department or agency thereof, knowingly causes a mobile device phone to be shut down without the consent of the owner or account holder of that mobile device phone or without the order of a court authorizing such shut down shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years or fined under this title, or both, and shall be removed from such office or employment. (b)DefinitionsIn this section—
(1)the term account holder, with respect to a mobile device— (A)means the person who holds the account through which commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service is provided on the device; and
(B)includes a person authorized by the person described in subparagraph (A) to take actions with respect to the device; (2)the term commercial mobile data service means any mobile service (as defined in Section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934) that is—
(A)a data service; (B)provided for profit; and
(C)available to the public or such classes of eligible users as to be effectively available to a substantial portion of the public, as specified by regulation by the Commission; (3)the term commercial mobile service has the meaning given the term in section 332 of Communications Act of 1934;
(4)the term mobile device means a personal electronic device on which commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service is provided; and (5)the term shut down means to make use of a hardware or software function to remotely—
(A)delete or render inaccessible from the device all information relating to the account holder that has been placed on the device; (B)render the device inoperable on the network of any provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service globally, even if the device is turned off or has the data storage medium removed;
(C)prevent the device from being reactivated or reprogrammed without a passcode or similar authorization after the device has been— (i)rendered inoperable as described in subparagraph (B); or
(ii)subject to an unauthorized factory reset; and (D)reverse any action described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) if the device is recovered by the account holder..
(b)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:   250. Unauthorized remote shutdown of a mobile device..


		IV
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 166
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 11, 2011
			Mr. McCotter (for
			 himself and Mr. Israel) submitted the
			 following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing support for designation of March
		  2011 as National Kidney Cancer and Kidney Health Awareness
		  Month.

		Whereas an estimated 58,240 people in the United States
			 were expected to be diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2010;
		Whereas an estimated 13,000 people in the United States
			 were expected to die from kidney cancer in 2010;
		Whereas kidney cancer is the eighth most common cancer in
			 the United States and kidney disease is the ninth leading cause of death in the
			 United States;
		Whereas there are 400,000 people being kept alive through
			 dialysis or kidney transplants;
		Whereas over 83,000 patients are on the waiting list for a
			 kidney transplant;
		Whereas ongoing research promises further improvements in
			 kidney cancer and kidney disease prevention, early detection, and
			 treatments;
		Whereas educating people in the United States about early
			 detection strategies for kidney cancer and kidney disease is critical to saving
			 lives; and
		Whereas March 2011 would be an appropriate month to
			 designate as National Kidney Cancer and Kidney Health Awareness
			 Month: Now, therefore, be it

		That the House of
			 Representatives—
			(1)supports the designation of National
			 Kidney Cancer and Kidney Health Awareness Month;
			(2)salutes kidney
			 cancer and kidney disease survivors in the United States and the efforts of
			 patients, survivors, volunteers, and professionals who combat kidney cancer and
			 kidney disease each day;
			(3)recognizes
			 national and community organizations for their work in promoting awareness of
			 kidney health screening and offering treatment to kidney cancer and kidney
			 disease sufferers;
			(4)acknowledges the
			 necessity of discovering both the causes and cures for kidney cancer and kidney
			 disease; and
			(5)urges
			 organizations and health practitioners to use this opportunity to promote
			 kidney health awareness and encourage annual health physicals.


114 HR 419 IH: Knife Owners’ Protection Act of 2015
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-01-20
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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 419
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 20, 2015
Mr. Salmon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL
To protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State prohibitions.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Knife Owners’ Protection Act of 2015. 2.Interstate transportation of knives (a)In generalNotwithstanding any provision of any law or any rule or regulation of the United States, or of a State or any political subdivision of a State, any person who is not otherwise prohibited by Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a knife or knives shall be entitled to transport a knife or knives from any place where such person may lawfully possess, carry or transport such a knife or knives to any other place where such person may lawfully possess, carry or transport such a knife or knives if—
(1)in the case of transportation by motor vehicle, the knife or knives are not directly accessible from the passenger compartment of such transporting vehicle, or, in the case of a motor vehicle without a compartment separate from the passenger compartment, the knife or knives shall be contained in a locked container, glove compartment, or console; or (2)in the case of transportation by other means (including any conveyance over land, on or through water, or through the air), the knife or knives are contained in a locked container.
(b)Emergency knivesAny knife or tool designed for enabling escape in an emergency incorporating a blunt tipped safety blade, a guarded blade, or both, for cutting safety belts may be carried in the passenger compartment and need not be secured in a locked container, glove compartment, or console. This subsection shall not apply to the transport of any such knife or tool in the passenger cabin of aircraft whose passengers are subject to airport screening procedures of the Transportation Security Administration. (c)No arrest or detentionA person who is transporting a knife or knives in compliance with this section may not be arrested or otherwise detained for violation of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision of a State related to the possession, transportation, or carrying of knives, unless there is probable cause to believe that the person is not in compliance with at least one of the requirements of subsection (a).
(d)Claim or defenseA person may assert this section as a claim or defense in any action or proceeding, civil or criminal. When a person asserts this section as a claim or defense in a criminal proceeding, the State or political subdivision shall bear the burden of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the person was not in compliance with subsection (a). (e)Right of actionAny person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or political subdivision of a State, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any person to the deprivation of the rights, privileges, or immunities set forth in this section, shall be liable to the person so deprived in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress. When a person asserts this section as a claim or defense, the court shall award the prevailing party (including any party who receives a favorable resolution through a decision by a court, settlement of a claim, withdrawal of criminal charges, or change of a statute or regulation), other than a State or any political subdivision of a State or its employees or representatives, a reasonable attorneys’ fee.
(f)DefinitionAs used in this section, the term transport includes staying in temporary lodging overnight, common carrier misrouting or delays, stops for food, fuel, vehicle maintenance, emergencies, medical treatment, and all other activity related to the person’s overall journey. The term shall not include any transportation of a knife or knives with the intent to commit any offense punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year involving the use or threatened use of force against another, or with knowledge, or reasonable cause to believe, that such an offense is to be committed in the course of, or arising from, such journey. Within any form of temporary lodging, a knife or knives may be accessible. (g)Rule of constructionNothing in this section shall be construed in any way to limit any right to possess, carry, or transport a knife or knives under applicable State law.