116 HRES 506 IH: Welcoming the inaugural visit to the United States of the 22d Prime Minister of Pakistan and continuing support and commitment to the long and enduring friendship between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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IV116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 506IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 22, 2019Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mr. Banks, and Mr. Suozzi) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsRESOLUTIONWelcoming the inaugural visit to the United States of the 22d Prime Minister of Pakistan and
			 continuing support and commitment to the long and enduring friendship
			 between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

 Whereas Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan made an official visit to the White House and the United States Capitol in July 2019;
 Whereas Prime Minister Imran Khan was born into a Pashtun family in Lahore, Pakistan, and was educated in Pakistan and the United Kingdom, including the Royal Grammar School in Worcester, Aitchison College in Lahore, and Oxford University;
 Whereas Prime Minister Imran Khan’s athletic prowess matches that of his political prowess and has earned him a reputation as one of the greatest bowlers and cricket players of all time leading Pakistan’s national team to a Cricket World Cup victory in 1992;
 Whereas following his athletic career, Prime Minister Imran Khan remained in the public eye as a philanthropist and the primary fund raiser for the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, a specialized cancer hospital in Lahore, which opened in 1994 and was named for his mother who lost her battle to cancer in 1985;
 Whereas the people of Pakistan have consistently aspired to democracy and rule of law; Whereas as an outspoken critic of government corruption, Prime Minister Imran Khan founded his own political party Tehreek-e-Insaf (Justice Movement), in 1996 to combat economic inequality and usher in populism in Pakistan;
 Whereas, in July 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan ran on a platform of fighting corruption and poverty and won with a plurality of seats in the National Assembly, allowing him to seek a coalition with independent members of the Parliament;
 Whereas under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistani foreign relations improved significantly, bringing the Taliban to negotiations with the United States and Afghanistan;
 Whereas Pakistan’s security forces have successfully eliminated militants in the border areas at a huge material and human cost;
 Whereas Prime Minister Imran Khan has introduced legal measures to mainstream tribal areas into the adjoining province to exercise the writ of the government;
 Whereas the situation in Pakistan has improved and foreign investments are returning to Pakistan with the confidence that there is full security and access to speedy justice, transparency, and accountability;
 Whereas there exists tremendous opportunities to enhance people-to-people exchanges between Pakistan and the United States through energy, trade, education, and development, particularly with emphasis to the role of women in the economy;
 Whereas Pakistan and the United States have a shared interest and are cooperating in efforts to establish lasting peace in Afghanistan;
 Whereas, over the last two decades, the United States has extended support and assistance to Pakistan to meet its security and economic challenges;
 Whereas Prime Minister Imran Khan has overseen broad reform of the Pakistani government and has implemented initiatives that work to improve the lives of all Pakistani citizens;
 Whereas bilateral relations between the United States and Pakistan have greatly benefited from the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan; and
 Whereas Imran Khan, the 22d Prime Minister of Pakistan represents a new, bold, incorruptible leadership that Pakistan has long sought for many years prior to his ascension: Now, therefore, be it

 That the House of Representatives— (1)welcomes the inaugural visit to the United States of the 22d Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi;
 (2)expresses continuing support and commitment to the long and enduring friendship between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan;
 (3)recognizes the sacrifice of and expresses solidarity with the people of Pakistan in their struggle against terrorism as the recent chapter in a resilient and result-oriented partnership;
 (4)supports strengthening of the democratic process in Pakistan that affords opportunity to refresh a relationship that had frayed under the weight of international conflict;
 (5)reaffirms friendship and strategic partnership with a democratic Pakistan that must be strengthened through institutionalizing engagement in different avenues of bilateral cooperation;
 (6)encourages and supports ongoing cooperation between the United States and Pakistan in a range of areas, including security, economic development, strengthening of democratic institutions, energy, education, trade, and women empowerment;
 (7)acknowledges Pakistan’s constructive role in facilitating peace within Afghanistan and across the region;
 (8)recognizes the significant role of the Pakistani-American diaspora in building bridges of friendship between Pakistan and the United States; and
 (9)encourages people-to-people contact, particularly in the economic domain, as the way forward in rebuilding the bilateral relationship into an enduring partnership.


117 HR 514 IH: Preserve American History Act
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 514IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 28, 2021Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Norman, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Roy, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Cline, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Mooney, and Mr. Bishop of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo provide that the Executive order entitled Establishing the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission shall have the force and effect of law, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Preserve American History Act.2.Legal effectNotwithstanding any other provision of law or Executive order, Executive Order 13958 (85 Fed. Reg. 70951), signed on November 2, 2020, and entitled Establishing the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission shall have the force and effect of law.


113 HR 2575 PCS: Save American Workers Act of 2014
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2014-04-08
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		IICalendar No. 350
		113th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 2575
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 7, 2014Received and read the first timeApril 8, 2014Read the second time and placed on the calendar
		AN ACT
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-hour threshold for classification as a
			 full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient
			 Protection and Affordable Care Act and replace it with 40 hours.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Save American Workers Act of 2014.
		2.Repeal of 30-hour threshold for classification as full-time employee for purposes of the employer
			 mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and replacement
			 with 40 hours
			(a)Full-Time equivalentsParagraph (2) of section 4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
				(1)by repealing subparagraph (E), and
				(2)by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:

						(E)Full-time equivalents treated as full-time employeesSolely for purposes of determining whether an employer is an applicable large employer under this
			 paragraph, an employer shall, in addition to the number of full-time
			 employees for any month otherwise determined, include for such month a
			 number of full-time employees determined by dividing the aggregate number
			 of hours of service of employees who are not full-time employees for the
			 month by 174..
				(b)Full-Time employeesParagraph (4) of section 4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
				(1)by repealing subparagraph (A), and
				(2)by inserting before subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:

						(A)In generalThe term full-time employee means, with respect to any month, an employee who is employed on average at least 40 hours of
			 service per week..
				(c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013.

	Passed the House of Representatives April 3, 2014.Karen L. Haas,Clerk.
	April 8, 2014Read the second time and placed on the calendar


110 HR 4554 IH: To extend the suspension of duty on Bayderm Bottom

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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 4554
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			December 13, 2007
			Mr. Altmire
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To extend the suspension of duty on Bayderm Bottom
		  DLV-N.

		1.Bayderm Bottom DLV-N
			(a)In
			 generalHeading 9902.22.19 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
			 the United States is amended by striking 12/31/2009 and
			 inserting 12/31/2011.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods
			 entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act.


113 HR 3950 IH: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the credit for energy-efficient existing homes.
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I
113th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. R. 3950
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 28, 2014
Mr. Grayson 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 extend for one year the credit for energy-efficient existing homes.

1.Extension of credit for energy-efficient existing homes
(a)In generalParagraph (2) of section 25C(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2013 and inserting December 31, 2014.
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2013.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6554
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 21, 2012
			Mr. Tierney (for
			 himself and Mr. Markey) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		A BILL
		To limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor
		  license renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted to the
		  Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Nuclear Reactor Safety First
			 Act.
		2.Nuclear reactor
			 license renewalsSection 103c.
			 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133(c)) is amended by adding at
			 the end the following: The Commission may not approve a renewal of such
			 a license for a reactor if the application for that renewal was submitted to
			 the Commission more than 10 years before the expiration of the license being
			 renewed..


116 HR 3372 IH: Small Business Contracting Credit Act of 2019
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3372IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 19, 2019Ms. Velázquez (for herself and Mr. Cisneros) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small BusinessA BILLTo amend the Small Business Act to give small business contracting credit for subcontractors that are Puerto Rico businesses, and for other purposes.
1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Small Business Contracting Credit Act of 2019. 2.Small business contracting credit for subcontractors that are Puerto Rico businessesSection 15(x)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(x)(1)) is amended—
(1)by inserting , or a prime contractor awards a subcontract (at any tier) to a subcontractor that is a Puerto Rico business, after Puerto Rico business; (2)by inserting or subcontract after the contract; and
(3)by striking subsection (g)(1)(A)(i) and inserting subsection (g)(1)(A).


		III

		109th CONGRESS

		2d Session

		S. CON. RES. 82

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			February 28, 2006

			Mr. Kerry submitted the

			 following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the

			 Committee on Homeland Security and

			 Governmental Affairs

		CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

		To establish a procedure for the

		  appointment of independent Congressional Ethics Office to investigate ethics

		  violations in the Senate and the House of Representatives.

		1.Congressional Ethics

			 Officer

			(a)EstablishmentThere

			 is established in the legislative branch an independent authority to be known

			 as the Congressional Ethics Office to be headed by a Congressional Ethics

			 Officer.

			(b)Membership

				(1)In

			 generalThe Congressional Ethics Officer shall be appointed in

			 accordance with paragraph (2).

				(2)AppointmentThe

			 majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker

			 of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of

			 Representatives, the chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Standards

			 of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives, and the chairman and the

			 ranking member of the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate shall nominate

			 the Congressional Ethics Officer at the beginning of a Congress. The

			 Congressional Ethics Officer shall be confirmed by both the Senate and the

			 House of Representatives.

				(c)Terms

				(1)In

			 generalThe Congressional Ethics Officer shall serve a term of 2

			 years and may be reappointed for 2 additional terms.

				(2)Death or

			 resignationIn the case of the death or resignation of the

			 Congressional Ethics Officer a successor shall be appointed in the same manner

			 to serve the remaining term of that Congressional Ethics Officer.

				(d)RemovalThe

			 Congressional Ethics Officer may be removed only by resolution of the Senate or

			 the House of Representatives.

			(e)DutiesIt

			 shall be the duty of the Congressional Ethics Officer to—

				(1)receive requests

			 for review of an allegation described in section 2(b);

				(2)make such

			 informal preliminary inquiries in response to such a request as the

			 Congressional Ethics Officer deems to be appropriate;

				(3)if, as a result

			 of those inquiries, the Congressional Ethics Officer determines that a full

			 investigation is not warranted, submit a report pursuant to section 2(f);

			 and

				(4)if, as a result

			 of those inquiries, the Congressional Ethics Officer determines that there is

			 probable cause, the Congressional Ethics Officer—

					(A)may determine a

			 full investigation is warranted and conduct such investigation; and

					(B)shall provide a

			 full report of the investigation which shall be available for public inspection

			 to either the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate or the Committee on

			 Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives.

					(f)Compensation of

			 Congressional Ethics Officer

				(1)In

			 generalThe Congressional Ethics Officer shall be compensated at

			 a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed

			 for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United

			 States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which he or she is

			 engaged in the performance of the duties of the Congressional Ethics

			 Officer.

				(2)Travel

			 expensesThe Congressional Ethics Officer and members of the

			 Congressional Ethics Officer staff shall be allowed travel expenses, including

			 per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies

			 under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away

			 from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services

			 for the Congressional Ethics Officer.

				(g)Staff

				(1)In

			 generalThe Congressional Ethics Officer may, without regard to

			 the civil service laws and regulations, appoint, and terminate an executive

			 director and such other additional personnel as are necessary to enable the

			 Congressional Ethics Officer to perform his or her duties. The staff of the

			 Congressional Ethics Office shall be nonpartisan.

				(2)Staff

			 compensationThe Congressional Ethics Officer may fix the

			 compensation of the executive director and other personnel without regard to

			 the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5,

			 United States Code, relating to classification of positions and General

			 Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive director and

			 other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive

			 Schedule under section 5316 of that title.

				(3)DetaileesAny

			 Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Congressional Ethics Officer

			 without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of

			 civil service status or privilege.

				(4)Temporary

			 servicesThe Congressional Ethics Officer may procure temporary

			 and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code,

			 at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual

			 rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under

			 section 5316 of that title.

				(5)StaffingExcept

			 at a time when additional personnel are needed to assist the Congressional

			 Ethics Officer in his or her review of a particular request for review under

			 section 2, the total number of staff personnel employed by or detailed to the

			 Congressional Ethics Officer under this subsection shall not exceed 50.

				(h)Inapplicability

			 of the Federal advisory committee ActThe Federal Advisory

			 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.

			2.Review of

			 allegations of misconduct and violations of ethics laws

			(a)DefinitionsAs

			 used in this section, the term officer or employee of Congress

			 means—

				(1)an elected

			 officer of the Senate or the House of Representatives who is not a member of

			 the Senate or the House of Representatives;

				(2)an employee of

			 the Senate or the House of Representatives, any committee or subcommittee of

			 the Senate or the House of Representatives, or any member of the Senate or the

			 House of Representatives;

				(3)an employee of

			 the Vice President if such employee's compensation is disbursed by the

			 Secretary of the Senate; and

				(4)an employee of a

			 joint committee of Congress.

				(b)Request for

			 reviewAny person, including a person who is not an officer or

			 employee of Congress, may present to the Congressional Ethics Officer a request

			 to review and investigate an allegation of—

				(1)improper conduct

			 that may reflect upon the Senate or the House of Representatives;

				(2)a significant

			 violation of law;

				(3)a violation of

			 the Senate Code of Official Conduct (rules XXXIV, XXXV, XXXVII, XXXVIII, XXXIX,

			 XL, XLI, and XLII of the Standing Rules of the Senate) or the ethics rules of

			 the House of Representatives; or

				(4)a significant

			 violation of a rule or regulation of the Senate or the House of

			 Representatives, relating to the conduct of a person in the performance of his

			 or her duties as a member, officer, or employee of the Senate or the House of

			 Representatives.

				(c)Sworn

			 Statement

				(1)In

			 generalA request for review under subsection (b) shall be

			 accompanied by a sworn statement, made under penalty of perjury under the laws

			 of the United States, of facts within the personal knowledge of the person

			 making the statement alleging improper conduct or a violation described in

			 subsection (b).

				(2)False

			 statementIf the Congressional Ethics Officer determines that any

			 part of a sworn statement presented under paragraph (1) may have been a false

			 statement made knowingly and willfully, the Congressional Ethics Officer may

			 refer the matter to the Attorney General for prosecution.

				(d)Protection from

			 frivolous charges

				(1)In

			 generalAny person who—

					(A)knowingly files

			 with the Congressional Ethics Office a false complaint of misconduct on the

			 part of any legislator or any other person shall be subject to a $10,000 fine

			 or the cost of the preliminary review, whichever is greater, and up to 1 year

			 in prison; or

					(B)encourages

			 another person to file a false complaint of misconduct on the part of any

			 legislator or other person shall be subject to a $10,000 fine or the cost of

			 the preliminary review, whichever is greater, and up to 1 year in

			 prison.

					(2)Subsequent

			 complaintsAny person subject to either of the penalties in

			 paragraph (1) may not file a complaint with the Congressional Ethics Office

			 again.

				(3)Ban on filings

			 prior to electionThe Congressional Ethics Office may not accept

			 charges filed in the—

					(A)30 days prior to

			 a primary election for which the Member in question is a candidate; and

					(B)60 days prior to

			 a general election for which the Member in question is a candidate.

					(e)SubpoenaThe

			 Congressional Ethics officer may bring a civil action to enforce a subpoena

			 only when directed to do so by the adoption of a resolution by the Senate or

			 the House of Representatives, as appropriate.

			(f)Referral of

			 reports to the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate, the Committee on

			 Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives or the Department

			 of Justice

				(1)In

			 generalIf, after making preliminary inquiries, the Congressional

			 Ethics Officer finds probable cause that a violation of the ethics rules has

			 occurred, the Congressional Ethics Officer shall submit to the members of the

			 Senate, members of the House of Representatives, and the Department of Justice

			 a report that—

					(A)states findings

			 of fact made as a result of the inquiries;

					(B)states any

			 conclusions that may be drawn with respect to whether there is substantial

			 credible evidence that improper conduct or a violation of law may have

			 occurred; and

					(C)states its

			 reasons for concluding that further investigation is not warranted.

					(2)No

			 actionAfter submission of a report under paragraph (1), no

			 action may be taken in the Senate or the House of Representatives to impose a

			 sanction on a person who was the subject of the Congressional Ethics Officer’s

			 inquiries on the basis of any conduct that was alleged in the request for

			 review and sworn statement.

				3.Additional

			 ResponsibilitiesThe

			 Congressional Ethics Officer shall—

			(1)periodically report to Congress any changes

			 to the ethics law and regulations governing Congress that the Congressional

			 Ethics Officer determines would improve the investigation and enforcement of

			 such laws and regulations; and

			(2)provide an annual

			 report to Congress on the number of ethics complaints and a description of the

			 ethics investigations undertaken during the prior year.