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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: No person who has served 3 terms as a Representative shall be eligible for election to the House of Representatives. For purposes of this section, the election of a person to fill a vacancy in the House of Representatives shall be included as 1 term in determining the number of terms that such person has served as a Representative if the person fills the vacancy for more than 1 year. No person who has served 2 terms as a Senator shall be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate. For purposes of this section, the election or appointment of a person to fill a vacancy in the Senate shall be included as 1 term in determining the number of terms that such person has served as a Senator if the person fills the vacancy for more than 3 years. No term beginning before the date of the ratification of this article shall be taken into account in determining eligibility for election or appointment under this article.

Summary: Constitutional Amendment  This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting a person from serving more than two full consecutive terms as a Senator or six full consecutive terms as a Representative.
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to â€œEnergy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Miscellaneous Refrigeration Productsâ€

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products" (89 Fed. Reg. 38762 (May 7, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Summary: No summary available.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States after the date of its submission for ratification: Every citizen of the United States, who is of legal voting age, shall have the fundamental right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides. Congress shall have the power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation.

Summary: Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 26, 2015, that revises the primary and secondary national ambient air quality standards for ozone.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation during a fiscal year unless both Houses of Congress have agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year prior to the beginning of that fiscal year

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: A Member of Congress may not receive a compensation for service as a Member of Congress during a fiscal year unless both Houses of Congress have agreed to an identical concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year prior to the beginning of that fiscal year. This article shall apply with respect to fiscal years which begin after this article becomes a valid part of the Constitution.

Summary: Authorization of Use of Force Against Iran Resolution This joint resolution authorizes the President to use the U.S. Armed Forces as necessary in order to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Congress declares that this authorization is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of the War Powers Resolution and that nothing in this joint resolution supersedes any requirement of such resolution. Not later than 60 days after the date on which the President exercises the authority described in this resolution and every 60 days thereafter, the President shall report to Congress on the specific actions taken pursuant to such authority.
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services

That the following proposed foreign military sale to the United Arab Emirates is prohibited: The sale of the following defense articles, including defense services and technical data, described in Transmittal No. 21â€“0A, submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act ( (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)) ) and published in the Congressional Record on November 10, 2020: the addition of five hundred (500) Sidewinder AIMâ€“9X Block II+ (Plus) Tactical Missiles; forty (40) Sidewinder AIMâ€“9X Block II Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs); three (3) Sidewinder AIMâ€“9X Block II Special Air Training Missiles (NATMS); fifty (50) Sidewinder AIMâ€“9X Block II+ (Plus) Tactical Guidance Units; twenty-five (25) Sidewinder AIMâ€“9X Block II CATM Guidance Units; containers; spares; support equipment and missile support; United States Government and contractor technical assistance and other related logistics support; and other associated support equipment and services with a value of $490,000,000, to a previous sale notified to Congress on March 7, 2018, by Congressional certification transmittal number 17â€“20 of the possible sale under section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act of three hundred (300) AIMâ€“9Xâ€“2 Sidewinder Block II All-Up-Round Missiles; forty (40) AIMâ€“9Xâ€“2 Sidewinder Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs); thirty (30) AIMâ€“9Xâ€“2 Block II Tactical Guidance Units; fifteen (15) AIMâ€“9Xâ€“2 CATM Units; containers; spares; support equipment and missile support; United States Government and contractor technical assistance and other related logistics support; and other associated support equipment and services.

Summary: Appoints John Fahey as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: No person who has been a Senator for two consecutive terms shall again be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate until the date that is one year after the end of such second consecutive term. No person who has been a Representative for six consecutive terms shall again be eligible for election to the House of Representatives until the date that is one year after the end of the sixth consecutive term. For purposes of this article, any term a person serves as a Senator or Representative to fill a vacancy shall not be included in determining the number of consecutive terms that the person has been a Senator or Representative unless the period of time for which the person fills the vacancy is greater than three years in the case of a Senator or greater than one year in the case of a Representative. For the purposes of this article, any term that began before the date of the ratification of this article shall not be included in determining the number of consecutive terms that a person has been a Senator or Representative.

Summary: This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission entitled "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services." The rule published on December 2, 2016: (1) applies the customer privacy requirements of the Communications Act of 1934 to broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services, (2) requires telecommunications carriers to inform customers about rights to opt in or opt out of the use or the sharing of their confidential information, (3) adopts data security and breach notification requirements, (4) prohibits broadband service offerings that are contingent on surrendering privacy rights, and (5) requires disclosures and affirmative consent when a broadband provider offers customers financial incentives in exchange for the provider's right to use a customer's confidential information.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude may be imposed as a punishment for a crime.

Summary: This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year or 18.5% of the economic output of the United States. The amendment also requires a cancellation of budget authority that is equal to the amount by which total outlays exceeded these limits during the preceding fiscal year.  The amendment requires a three-fourths roll call vote of each chamber of Congress to increase the public debt limit or increase revenue.  The amendment also requires the President to submit an annual budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts.  Congress may waive these requirements due to a declaration of war or a military conflict that causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: The President shall not have the power to grant pardons and reprieves to himself or herself, to the Presidentâ€™s brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, spouse, parent, child, or grandchild or to the spouse of the Presidentâ€™s grandchild, to the Presidentâ€™s aunt, uncle, nephew or niece or to the spouse of the Presidentâ€™s nephew or niece, or to the Presidentâ€™s first or second cousin, the spouse of the Presidentâ€™s first or second cousin, the Presidentâ€™s mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law, or to any current or former member of the Presidentâ€™s administration, or to anyone who worked on the Presidentâ€™s presidential campaign as a paid employee.

Summary: Constitutional Amendment  This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year or 18% of the U.S. gross domestic product unless Congress authorizes the excess by a two-thirds vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing.  The amendment requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber of Congress to levy a new tax, increase the rate of any tax, or increase the debt limit. Approval by a majority of the state legislatures is required to increase the federal debt.  The amendment provides any Member of Congress with standing and a cause of action to seek judicial enforcement of this amendment if authorized by a petition signed by one-third of the Members of either house of Congress. Courts are prohibited from ordering any increase in revenue to enforce this amendment.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. No bill to increase revenue shall become law unless approved by a majority of the whole number of each House by a rollcall vote. The Congress may waive the provisions of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. The provisions of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law. Any such waiver must identify and be limited to the specific excess or increase for that fiscal year made necessary by the identified military conflict. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States Government except those derived from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal. This article shall take effect beginning with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) This joint resolution approves the location within Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area of the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial authorized to be established under the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. This joint resolution approves the location within Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area of the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial authorized to be established under the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Water Control Master Manual

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Update of the Water Control Manual for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia and a Water Supply Storage Assessment (published December 2016), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Summary: This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Update of the Water Control Manual for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia and a Water Supply Storage Assessment (published December 2016).
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to â€œGross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realized and Basis for Digital Asset Transactionsâ€

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realized and Basis for Digital Asset Transactions" (89 Fed. Reg. 56480 (July 9, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Summary: No summary available.
Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 79) directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 719, and providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 719) to require the Transportation Security Administration to conform to existing Federal law and regulations regarding criminal investigator positions, and for other purposes.

That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 79) directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 719. All points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution are waived. The concurrent resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the concurrent resolution are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution to adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question except 20 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their respective designees. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 719) to require the Transportation Security Administration to conform to existing Federal law and regulations regarding criminal investigator positions, and for other purposes, with the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House, without intervention of any point of order, a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment. The Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to adoption without intervening motion. September 30, 2015 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Summary: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 79) directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 719, and providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 719) to require the Transportation Security Administration to conform to existing Federal law and regulations regarding criminal investigator positions.
Commending Alice Allison Dunnigan for her barrier-breaking career in journalism.

Whereas Alice Allison Dunnigan was born on April 27, 1906, in Russellville, Kentucky, where she overcame poverty, segregation, and sexism in order to break barriers for African-American women throughout the country; Whereas Ms. Dunnigan served as Washington Bureau Chief of the Associated Negro Press from 1947 to 1961, publishing stories in over 110 African-American newspapers throughout the country, informing people of the ways in which government decisions impacted their lives and forcing decisionmakers to address key issues impacting minority communities; Whereas Ms. Dunnigan became the first African-American woman accredited to cover the White House, Congress, Department of State, and Supreme Court as a result of her proven journalism skills and hard-hitting reporting style; Whereas Ms. Dunnigan was one of only three African Americans and one of two women in the press corps that fully covered President Harry S. Truman’s 1948 Presidential campaign; Whereas Ms. Dunnigan’s commitment to truth, honesty, and equality served as the basis for her employment as an education consultant to the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity under the Kennedy administration, where she fought to ensure that all Americans had equal employment rights regardless of age, race, or sex; and Whereas Ms. Dunnigan demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to journalism, the truth, and equality for all Americans: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives commends Alice Allison Dunnigan for her barrier-breaking career in journalism.

Summary: Commends Alice Allison Dunnigan for her barrier-breaking career in journalism.
Supporting the goals and ideals of a Juan Pablo Duarte Day.

Whereas the people of the Dominican Republic acquired autonomy and sovereignty on the 27th day of February 1844; Whereas the island of Quisqueya, the indigenous name for what later became the island of Hispaniola, was the cradle of thinking and achievement in the Western Hemisphere, establishing the first university and cathedral of the New World; Whereas, on the 26th day of January 1813, Juan Pablo Duarte, the founding father of the Dominican Republic, was born; Whereas, during the month of January 2023, Dominican Americans and citizens of the Dominican Republic will celebrate the 210th anniversary of the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte; Whereas Juan Pablo Duarte, along with Francisco Del Rosario Sanchez and Ramon Matias Melia, formed La Trinitaria, a secret organization that initiated the movement for the independence of the Dominican Republic; and Whereas, during the month of February 2023, Dominican Americans and citizens of the Dominican Republic will celebrate the independence of the Dominican Republic: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the goals and ideals of the Juan Pablo Duarte Day of the Dominican Republic; (2) supports the establishment of a national day of recognition for Juan Pablo Duarte in the United States to honor the founding father of the Dominican Republic; and (3) urges the people of the United States to observe a national day of recognition for Dominican Americans with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities.

Summary: This resolution supports the establishment of a national day of recognition to honor Juan Pablo Duarte, the founding father of the Dominican Republic, and urges people to observe a national day of recognition for Dominican Americans.