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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that before the United States ends its commitment in Afghanistan and United States involvement in the conflict draws to a close, the Nation needs to ensure no one is left behind and all members of the United States Armed Forces are accounted for.

Whereas on July 7, 2013, the war in Afghanistan will enter its 142nd month; Whereas as of April 30, 2013, a total of 776,055 members of the United States Armed Forces have deployed to Afghanistan and spent most of their tour there; Whereas in June 2011, President Barack Obama announced his plan to begin the withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan, changing the mission from one of combat to one of support; Whereas the number of members of the United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan, which peaked at about 100,000 in June 2011, was reduced to a pre-surge level of about 66,000 as of September 20, 2012; Whereas currently roughly 64,000 members of the United States Armed Forces are serving in Afghanistan; Whereas levels of members of the United States Armed Forces are expected to fall to 34,000 by February 2014, with the bulk of that drawdown to take place in the winter of 2013 to 2014; Whereas the United States has depended upon the service and sacrifices of generations of courageous citizens to protect and uphold the Nation’s ideals; Whereas the people of the United States and Congress have a responsibility to support the troops that have been sent into harm’s way, making all efforts necessary to bring them home safely and expeditiously; Whereas Army Sergeant Bowe Robert Bergdahl of Hailey, Idaho, the only known United States Prisoner of War, was taken captive on June 30, 2009, and still remains in Afghanistan; and Whereas the creed Leave No Man Behind That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that before the United States ends its commitment in Afghanistan and United States involvement in the conflict draws to a close, the Nation needs to ensure no one is left behind and all members of the United States Armed Forces are accounted for.

Summary: Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that before the United States ends its commitment in Afghanistan and U.S. involvement in the conflict draws to a close, the nation needs to ensure that no one is left behind and all members of the U.S. Armed Forces are accounted for.
Expressing support for the designation of October 12, 2022, as "National Loggers Day".

National Loggers Day Whereas the logging industry has served as an economic driver and cultural tradition in the United States for centuries; Whereas the logging industry creates rural jobs and provides revenue for local and State governments and National Forests; Whereas loggers provide renewable material for products used by people in the United States every day; Whereas loggers are the first link in the $300,000,000,000 domestic forest products supply chain; Whereas loggers are the means by which healthy forest management plans are accomplished; Whereas logging provides for healthy forests that maintain vital animal habitats; Whereas logging provides for healthy forests which— (1) protect watersheds; (2) sequester carbon; (3) provide public recreational opportunities; and (4) reduce loss of life and property from wildfires; and Whereas logging provides for healthy forests through regeneration, including planting 2,500,000,000 trees annually: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) expresses support for the designation of National Loggers Day (2) encourages the President to officially designate National Loggers Day

Summary: This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Loggers Day.
Celebrating 135 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Romania.

Whereas the United States marks the significance of 135 years of diplomatic relations with Romania and congratulates Romania on its achievements as a stable and vibrant democracy and their commitment to being a responsible member of the international community; Whereas the United States and Romania established diplomatic relations in 1880, and the two countries have since been united by shared values and a strong commitment to freedom and prosperity; Whereas in the past 25 years Romania has made momentous strides towards promoting stability, security, and democratic principles throughout Central and Eastern Europe, the Western Balkans, and the Black Sea region; Whereas Romania continues to be a responsible member of the international community evident by their efforts to combat global terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq, and their active pursuit of solutions on a host of global and regional challenges such as Euro-Atlantic defense and energy security; Whereas Romania’s substantial commitment to a North Atlantic alliance and their role as a key North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally are evident through the Aegis Ashore site in Devesulu, which serves as an importance milestone for missile defense for both Europe, the United States, and its allies and through the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base which functions as a hub for United States Armed Forces abroad and is a key participant in military training exercises held by NATO; Whereas the strong partnership that exists between the two countries, reaffirmed by the 2011 Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership for the 21st century, has promoted transatlantic and regional security, free market opportunities, and will continue to foster trade and investment opportunities, tourism, and economic and cultural exchanges; and Whereas the Romanian-American community has played a prominent role in creating a strong and lasting relationship between the two countries and continues to be committed to the further expansion and consolidation of relations between the United States and Romania: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) celebrates 135 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Romania; (2) congratulates Romania for their accomplishments as a great nation; and (3) expresses appreciation for Romania’s unwavering support and friendship.

Summary: Celebrates 135 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Romania. Congratulates Romania for its accomplishments as a great nation. Expresses appreciation for Romania's support and friendship.
Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

That the following named Members be, and are hereby, elected to the following committees of the House of Representatives: Committee on Agriculture: Mr. Conaway. Committee on Armed Services: Mr. Thornberry. Committee on Education and Labor: Ms. Foxx of North Carolina. Committee on Foreign Affairs: Mr. McCaul. Committee on Homeland Security: Mr. Rogers of Alabama. Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Collins of Georgia. Committee on Natural Resources: Mr. Bishop of Utah. Committee on Oversight and Reform: Mr. Jordan. Committee on Rules: Mr. Cole, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Lesko. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Mr. Lucas. Committee on Small Business: Mr. Chabot. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Mr. Graves of Missouri. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

Summary: This resolution elects specified Members to the following House Committees: (1) Agriculture; (2) Armed Services; (3) Education and Labor; (4) Foreign Affairs; (5) Homeland Security; (6) the Judiciary; (7) Natural Resources; (8) Oversight and Reform; (9) Rules; (10) Science, Space, and Technology; (11) Small Business; (12) Transportation and Infrastructure; and (13) Veterans' Affairs.
Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to work to combat the nationwide problem of invasive species threatening native ecosystems.

Whereas approximately 50,000 nonnative invasive animal and plant species have been introduced to the United States, resulting in economic costs estimated at more than $100,000,000,000 annually; Whereas ports in the northeast were the center of international shipping trade and immigration during our Nation’s founding and the earliest known record of invasive species in the United States dates back to 1794; Whereas all 50 States and the United States territories have at least some form of invasive plants and animals; Whereas invasive species pose a serious threat to native animal and plant communities and may result in extinctions of native species; Whereas invasive species cause significant disruptions to natural ecosystems as native and nonnative species compete for limited resources, reduce biodiversity, and alter terrestrial or aquatic habitats; Whereas invasive species can cause damage that spans an enormous range of effects, including: power outages; loss of farmland property value; contamination of grain; spread of human and other diseases; increased operating costs; loss of irrigation water; collapse of buildings; competition with native plants; loss of sport, game, or endangered species; and ecosystem disturbance; Whereas there exists three major pathways for habitat invasion, including: transportation corridors such as seaways, railroads and highways; intentionally imported nonnative pets, landscaping plants, aquaculture; and nonnative organisms deliberately released for propagation in the wild; Whereas there is an urgent need for funding to prevent and preempt the introduction and spread of invasive species from key points of entry, and a focus on stopping them at their sources of entry; and Whereas numerous Federal agencies, operating under a patchwork of laws, regulations, policies, and programs, are tasked with monitoring and controlling the spread of invasive species yet gaps in authorities or shortages of personnel have hampered efforts to limit the entrance of and damage from invasive species: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives commits to working constructively to create a comprehensive solution to the threat of invasive species throughout the United States by controlling and eradicating established invasive species populations, and preventing the further introduction, intentional or unintentionally, of nonnative species into native ecosystems.

Summary: Expresses the commitment of the House of Representatives to create a comprehensive solution to the threat of invasive, nonnative species throughout the United States by controlling and eradicating established invasive species populations, and preventing the further introduction of nonnative species into native ecosystems. (An invasive species is an organism that is not native to an ecosystem and is ecologically or economically harmful in the new environment where it is not native.)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the life of Maya Angelou.

Whereas Dr. Maya Angelou, was born Marguerite Ann Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 1928, and raised in Arkansas; Whereas Maya Angelou was a prominent and celebrated author, poet, educator, producer, actress, filmmaker, and civil rights activist; Whereas hailed for her talents as a performing artist at an early age, Maya Angelou toured Europe with a production of the Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess in 1955 and released her first album in 1957; Whereas Maya Angelou was active in the civil rights movement and was a personal friend of both Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X; Whereas Maya Angelou served as a leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during the civil rights movement; Whereas in 1969, Maya Angelou wrote the autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Whereas Maya Angelou has published more than 30 best-selling titles, including her collection of poems, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ‘fore I Diiie Whereas Maya Angelou wrote the screenplay and composed the score for the 1972 film Georgia, Georgia Whereas Maya Angelou served in various capacities to several Presidents of the United States, including President Gerald Ford, who appointed her to the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, and President Jimmy Carter, who appointed her to serve on the Presidential Commission for the International Year of the Woman; Whereas Maya Angelou was the first African-American to serve as an Inaugural Poet, authoring and reciting the poem On the Pulse of Morning Whereas Maya Angelou was a trailblazer in literature and poetry who bravely explored the ways in which socially marginalizing forces affected African-American women; Whereas Maya Angelou was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011, the Lincoln Medal in 2008, and the National Medal of Arts in 2000 for her exceptional contributions to American culture as an author and poet; Whereas Maya Angelou passed away on May 28, 2014, in her North Carolina home at age 86, leaving behind a legacy of literacy achievement and an indelible mark on the movement for civil rights; and Whereas issuing a postage stamp honoring Maya Angelou is fitting and proper: Now, therefore, be it That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1) the Postmaster General should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Maya Angelou; and (2) such stamp should— (A) be issued in the denomination used for first-class mail up to 1 ounce in weight; (B) bear such illustration or picture as the Postmaster General determines; and (C) be placed in sale at such time and for such period as the Postmaster General determines.

Summary: Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Maya Angelou.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that both Houses of Congress should reconvene on or before December 18, 2013, to take appropriate action to enact legislation extending the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program until January 1, 2015.

Whereas the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program (hereinafter referred to as the EUC Program Public Law 110–252 Whereas the EUC Program is the 8th time Congress has created a Federal temporary program that has extended unemployment compensation during an economic slowdown; Whereas the authorization for the EUC Program expires December 28, 2013; Whereas unless the EUC Program is extended, more than 1,300,000 jobless workers will have their benefits cut off on December 28, 2013, and nearly another 1,900,000 jobless workers will lose their unemployment benefits between January 1 and June 30, 2014; Whereas it is estimated that failure to extend the EUC Program will result in a loss of 310,000 jobs next year because of reduced consumer demand; Whereas it is estimated that failure to extend the EUC Program will reduce economic growth by as much as 0.4 percent in the first quarter of 2014; Whereas the Congressional Budget Office reported in 2012 that assistance for the unemployed has one of the largest effects on employment per dollar of budgetary cost Whereas failure to extend the EUC Program will further hurt an economy already injured by the loss of an estimated 750,000 jobs resulting from budget cuts mandated by sequestration and the loss of more than 120,000 jobs in the first 2 weeks of October 2013 as a consequence of the shutdown of the Federal Government; Whereas 36 percent of unemployed workers have been out of work for more than 6 months, in part because the national economy still has 2,000,000 fewer jobs than before the Great Recession began in 2008; and Whereas if Congress does not act immediately to extend these benefits, a devastating blow will be dealt not only to the millions of Americans who are already struggling, but to our economy: Now, therefore, be it That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that both Houses of Congress should reconvene on or before December 18, 2013, to take appropriate action to enact legislation extending the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program until January 1, 2015.

Summary: Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that both chambers should reconvene on or before December 18, 2013, to take appropriate action to enact legislation extending the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Program until January 1, 2015.
Expressing support for recognition of June 2019 as National Orca Protection Month.

Whereas orcas are an icon of the Pacific Northwest; Whereas orcas are culturally and spiritually important to Indian Tribes in the Pacific Northwest; Whereas the Puget Sound is home to three pods of Southern Resident orcas; Whereas the Southern Resident orca population has declined dramatically over the past 50 years; Whereas the Southern Resident orcas are among the most contaminated marine mammals in the world; Whereas the Southern Resident orcas are threatened by declining chinook salmon populations; Whereas the Southern Resident orcas have been protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 Whereas June 2019 has been recognized by the States of Washington and Oregon as Orca Awareness Month; and Whereas the Federal Government has an obligation to protect and restore the Southern Resident orca population: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives supports recognition of National Orca Protection Month.

Summary: This resolution expresses support for recognizing National Orca Protection Month. Orcas are commonly known as killer whales.
Condemning any proposals for the arbitrary seizure of funds from federally insured deposit accounts in the United States by the Government without due process.

Whereas to make up for budgetary shortfalls, foreign governments have proposed to subject a one-time tax or fee on individual deposit accounts in financial institutions in their countries; Whereas such proposals have incited public panic and raised concerns that large numbers of bank customers may withdraw funds from their depository institutions rapidly and simultaneously, also known as bank runs Whereas such proposals have resulted in temporary capital restrictions and bank closures in fear of prolonged bank runs; Whereas such proposals have resulted in bank customers unable to withdraw funds during normal bank operating hours; Whereas federally insured deposit accounts help maintain public confidence in the U.S. financial system; Whereas such a tax or fee would have a destabilizing effect on American families, businesses, and the overall U.S. financial system; and Whereas a financial transaction tax or fee also would be detrimental to average investors in towns all across America, suppress business activity, and harm the U.S. economy from Main Street to Wall Street: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives condemns any proposals for the arbitrary seizure of funds from federally insured deposit accounts in the United States by the Government without due process.

Summary: Condemns any proposals for the arbitrary seizure of funds from federally insured deposit accounts in the United States by the government without due process.
Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress.

Whereas Jeannette Pickering Rankin was born June 11, 1880, near Missoula, Montana; Whereas Jeannette Rankin studied at Montana State University, the New York School of Philanthropy, and the University of Washington; Whereas Jeannette Rankin began her work in public service as a social worker and member of the women’s suffrage movement, successfully campaigning to achieve suffrage for women in Washington and Montana; Whereas Jeannette Rankin successfully ran as a Republican and secured one of Montana’s two at-large congressional seats on November 7, 1916; Whereas Jeannette Rankin became the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives upon taking the oath of office on April 2, 1917, as a Member of the 65th Congress (1917–1919); Whereas upon her election to Congress in 1916, Jeannette Rankin declared, I may be the first woman in Congress, but I won’t be the last. Whereas Jeannette Rankin served an instrumental role in the fight for women’s suffrage by serving on the House Committee on Woman Suffrage and opening the first House floor debate on women’s right to vote in 1918; Whereas in her two terms as a Member of Congress, Jeannette Rankin served on the House Committee on Insular Affairs and House Committee on Public Lands and worked to address western and environmental issues; Whereas Jeannette Rankin made history as the only Member of Congress to vote against the involvement of the United States in both World War I and World War II, standing firmly behind her pacifist convictions; Whereas Jeannette Rankin continued to advocate for women and world peace beyond her service in Congress by attending the Women’s International Conference for Permanent Peace in 1919, joining the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, founding the Georgia Pearce Society, lobbying on the behalf of the National Council on the Prevention of War, and advocating for nonviolence and peace during the Vietnam war; Whereas Jeannette Rankin died May 18, 1973, in Carmel, California; Whereas Jeannette Rankin dedicated her life to public service, by giving back to her communities, fighting for civil rights, and striving for peace; Whereas Jeannette Rankin’s groundbreaking achievement paved the way for hundreds of women from across the country to make history in Congress, drawing attention to the pressing issues of their time and creating policies that have impacted generations of Americans; and Whereas women have served in Congress for 100 years: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) recognizes the life and accomplishments of the first United States Congresswoman, Jeannette P. Rankin; and (2) commemorates 100 years of women serving in the United States Congress.

Summary: Recognizes the life and accomplishments of the first U.S. Congresswoman, Jeannette P. Rankin. Commemorates 100 years of women serving in Congress.
Electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

That the following named Member be, and is hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the House of Representatives: Committee on Natural Resources: Mr. Gomez. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Mr. Gomez. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

Summary: Elects a specified Member to the House Committees on Natural Resources and Oversight and Government Reform.
Honoring our Nations fallen law enforcement officers for National Police Week.

Whereas police officers protect and serve our Nation’s communities; Whereas many brave men and women, deserving of honor, and with the last full measure of devotion, gave their lives in service of the Thin Blue Line; Whereas these fallen heroes deserve the highest respect; Whereas, in 2022, 60 police officers were killed nationwide in the line of duty protecting their respective communities, including a police officer from the State of Louisiana; Whereas, from 2013 to 2022, 25 police officers were killed in the line of duty in the State of Louisiana; Whereas National Police Week is from May 14 until May 20 for 2023; and Whereas National Peace Officers Memorial Day is May 15: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives honors our Nation’s fallen law enforcement officers for National Police Week.

Summary: This resolution honors our nation's fallen law enforcement officers for National Police Week.