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Commending the heroism of Olathe East High School Administrator Dr. Kaleb Stoppel and School Resource Officer Erik Clark in responding to a student armed with a firearm.

Commending the heroism of Olathe East High School Administrator Dr. Kaleb Stoppel and School Resource Officer Erik Clark in responding to a student armed with a firearm. Whereas, on Friday, March 4, 2022, Olathe East High School Administrator Dr. Kaleb Stoppel (in this preamble referred to as Dr. Stoppel) and School Resource Officer Erik Clark (in this preamble referred to as Officer Clark) were shot and wounded while engaging an armed student; Whereas Dr. Stoppel’s decision to remove the student from class and Officer Clark’s swift response to neutralize the shooter prevented the loss of innocent lives at Olathe East High School; Whereas Officer Clark has been a School Resource Officer at Olathe East High School for 7 years and a law enforcement officer for 15 years; and Whereas Dr. Stoppel has been the Assistant Principal and Athletic Director for Olathe East High School for nearly 4 years and an educator for nearly 13 years: Now, therefore, be it That Congress— (1) commends Administrator Dr. Kaleb Stoppel and School Resource Officer Erik Clark for their heroic actions to protect students and staff of Olathe East High School; and (2) recognizes Administrator Dr. Kaleb Stoppel and School Resource Officer Erik Clark’s years of dedication and service to their community as an educator and a member of law enforcement, respectively.

Summary: This concurrent resolution commends Administrator Dr. Kaleb Stoppel and School Resource Officer Erik Clark for their heroic actions to protect students and staff of Olathe East High School in Kansas. It also recognizes their years of dedication and service to the community.
Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 1605.

Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 1605. That in the enrollment of the bill S. 1605, the Secretary of the Senate shall make the following correction: Amend the long title so as to read: An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Passed the House of Representatives December 7, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

Summary: This concurrent resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of S. 1605 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022) to amend the long title of the bill.
Supporting the designation of August 18 2021 as Congressional Startup Day.

Supporting the designation of August 18, 2021, as Congressional Startup Day Whereas the term startup Whereas startups, particularly early stage companies, contribute to a sizable portion of the American workforce and are the driving force behind most new job creation in the United States; Whereas, from 2010 to 2018, startups accounted for approximately 30 percent of employment gains in the United States each year; Whereas startups that are less than a year old created approximately three million jobs in 2019; Whereas startups and small businesses employ 60 million people across the United States, nearly half of the American workforce; Whereas startups are driving economic growth and job creation all over the United States, as almost half of all new startups are established outside of the 35 largest metropolitan areas in the country; Whereas startups across the country have been an integral part of the national response to the COVID–19 pandemic, but are in desperate need of support from Congress in order to further protect their entrepreneurs and their employees; Whereas startup companies have faced major layoffs in the wake of the pandemic; Whereas startups and small businesses have had their access to capital from investors significantly reduced due to the pandemic; Whereas the designation of August 18, 2021, as Congressional Startup Day Whereas entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities are less likely to receive bank loans and other forms of investment and deserve equal opportunity and support; and Whereas at the time of launching their venture, only 25 percent of Black and Latino entrepreneurs have another business owner in their network, and growing their ventures is often contingent upon support from the entrepreneurial community as well as our country: Now, therefore, be it That Congress— (1) recognizes the importance of startups to the American economy; (2) supports the goal of assisting startups in weathering the economic downturn caused by the COVID–19 pandemic; and (3) commits to promoting equal economic opportunity for underrepresented entrepreneurs of all backgrounds, including entrepreneurs who are Black, Latino, Native American, Asian American and Pacific Islanders, and women.

Summary: This concurrent resolution recognizes the importance of startups to the U.S. economy, supports assisting startups throughout the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and commits to promoting equal economic opportunity for underrepresented entrepreneurs of all backgrounds.
Establishing deadlines for the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to approve or deny the statue of the Reverend William Franklin Billy Graham Jr. for placement in the National Statuary Hall.

Establishing deadlines for the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to approve or deny the statue of the Reverend William Franklin Billy That the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library shall approve or deny— (1) the full-sized clay model and pedestal design of a statue of the Reverend William Franklin Billy (2) the completed statue of the Reverend William Franklin Billy

Summary: This resolution requires the Joint Committee on the Library to approve or deny the statue of Rev. Billy Graham for placement in the National Statuary Hall within 30 days after North Carolina submits (1) photographs of the statue, (2) dimensions of the statue and pedestal, (3) the final weight of the statue and pedestal, and (4) any inscriptions on the statue.
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States representative to the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs should use the voice vote and influence of the United States to seek to de-schedule cannabis from Schedule I of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 and take other related actions.

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States representative to the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs should use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to seek to de-schedule cannabis from Schedule I of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 and take other related actions. That it is the sense of Congress that the President should direct the United States representative to the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the Commission to seek to de-schedule cannabis from Schedule I of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, expunge and forgive penalties relating to cannabis for prior offenders, and treat cannabis as a commodity similar to other agricultural commodities.

Summary: This concurrent resolution expresses that it is the sense of Congress that the President should direct the U.S. representative to the U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the commission to seek to de-schedule cannabis from Schedule I of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, expunge and forgive penalties related to cannabis for prior offenders, and treat cannabis as a commodity similar to other agricultural commodities.
Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol on Thursday July 14 2022 for the lying in honor of the remains of Hershel Woodrow Woody Williams the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during World War II.

Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol on Thursday, July 14, 2022, for the lying in honor of the remains of Hershel Woodrow Woody 1. Honoring the last surviving medal of honor recipient of World War II In recognition of Hershel Woodrow Woody

Summary: This concurrent resolution recognizes Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams, the last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor for acts performed during World War II. The concurrent resolution also permits Williams' remains to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in order to honor the Greatest Generation and the more than 16 million men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces from 1941 to 1945.
Expressing the sense of Congress that passengers in motor vehicles should be educated and encouraged to advocate for their own safety and the safety of others during National Passenger Safety Week January 23 through 29 2022 and throughout the year.

Expressing the sense of Congress that passengers in motor vehicles should be educated and encouraged to advocate for their own safety and the safety of others during National Passenger Safety Week, January 23 through 29, 2022, and throughout the year. Whereas everyone has an important role to play in increasing road safety; Whereas passenger deaths accounted for 25 percent of all traffic deaths nationwide in 2019; Whereas traffic deaths increased 7 percent in 2020 and 18 percent in 2021 according to the preliminary estimates of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Whereas passenger vehicle occupant deaths rose 5 percent in 2020; Whereas these historic increases in traffic deaths occurred as there was a 13 percent decrease in vehicle miles traveled; Whereas NHTSA’s data show the main behaviors leading to this increase were speeding, impaired driving, and failure to wear seat belts; Whereas, whether a driver is impaired by alcohol or drugs, speeding, driving too aggressively, driving distracted, or unable to stay awake at the wheel, bad driving choices put passengers at risk of serious injury or death; Whereas many lives might have been saved had a passenger in the car insisted that the driver slow down, stop texting, or not get behind the wheel in the first place; Whereas passengers, especially teens and young adults, need education and encouragement to empower them to save lives by calling out unsafe driving in the car as it happens; and Whereas parents also need education and encouragement to teach their children about the importance of speaking up or not getting in the car with someone who is drunk, under the influence of drugs, or distracted: Now, therefore, be it That it is the sense of Congress that passengers in motor vehicles should be educated and encouraged to advocate for their own safety and the safety of others during National Passenger Safety Week and throughout the year.

Summary: This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that passengers in motor vehicles should be educated and encouraged to advocate for their own safety and the safety of others during National Passenger Safety Week and throughout the year.
Recognizing the historical significance of the 70th anniversary of the Miller v. Board of Education of District of Columbia decision.

Recognizing the historical significance of the 70th anniversary of the Miller v. Board of Education of District of Columbia decision. Whereas equal access to a free public education in the United States is a right; Whereas, prior to 1952, Black Deaf children in the District of Columbia were not permitted to attend the Kendall School for the Deaf on the Gallaudet College campus and were sent outside of the District for their education; Whereas Louise Burrell Miller, the mother of 4 children, 3 of whom were deaf, filed suit in Federal court against the District of Columbia Board of Education on behalf of her Black Deaf son, Kenneth, and other Black Deaf children who were denied admission to the Kendall School, with the aim of ending segregation and having their Black Deaf children educated within the District; Whereas, on July 3, 1952, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in their favor in Miller v. Board of Education of District of Columbia, stating that African Americans could not be sent outside a State or district to obtain the same education that White students could have within the State or district; and Whereas this ruling led to the construction of the Kendall School Division II at Gallaudet in 1953, which educated 23 Black Deaf children until its closure in 1954 following the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, in which the Court decided unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional: Now, therefore, be it That Congress— (1) recognizes the significance of the 70th anniversary of the Miller v. Board of Education of District of Columbia decision; (2) honors the courage and leadership of Louise and Luther Miller and their children, Kenneth, Carol, Gerald, and Justin Miller; and (3) remembers the 23 Black Deaf children who attended and the 4 teachers who taught at the segregated Kendall School Division II.

Summary: This concurrent resolution recognizes the significance of the 70th anniversary of Miller v. Board of Education of District of Columbia, in which the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held that the District had a duty to provide equal educational facilities within the District for Black deaf children as for White deaf children (in accordance with the Supreme Court's holding in Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada that a state may not provide educational facilities within its boundary for one race and send the other outside the state to receive the same course of instruction).
Directing the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque situated in the Capitol Visitor Center to the rotunda of the Capitol for use in connection with services conducted for United States Capitol Police Officer William F. Evans.

Directing the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque situated in the Capitol Visitor Center to the rotunda of the Capitol for use in connection with services conducted for United States Capitol Police Officer William F. Evans. That the Architect of the Capitol is authorized and directed to transfer the catafalque which is situated in the Capitol Visitor Center to the rotunda of the Capitol so that such catafalque may be used in connection Passed the House of Representatives April 8, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

Summary: This concurrent resolution directs the Architect of the Capitol to move the catafalque (a wooden platform) from the Capitol Visitor Center to the Capitol rotunda for use in connection with services for U.S. Capitol Police Officer William F. Evans.
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Ava Gardner on her 100th birthday.

Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Ava Gardner on her 100th birthday. Whereas Ava Lavinia Gardner was born on December 24, 1922, in Grabtown, North Carolina, a rural community near Smithfield in Johnston County, North Carolina; Whereas December 24, 2022 will mark Ava Gardner’s 100th birthday, the communities and people she touched will be celebrating her centennial throughout 2022 and 2023; Whereas, for nearly half a century, Ava Gardner wowed audiences in over 60 films and television productions; Whereas films like Mogambo The Barefoot Contessa The Night of the Iguana Whereas she was asked to leave her hand and footprints at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in 1952 following her hit films Show Boat The Snows of Kilimanjaro Whereas, in 1960, she was among the first phase of honorees to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; Whereas Ava Gardner was included on the American Film Institute’s 50 Greatest Screen Legends of the 20th Century; Whereas an icon and modern touchstone to women across the world, Ava Gardner portrayed strong-willed film characters and showed personal courage throughout her long career; Whereas never forgetting her humble beginnings in rural North Carolina, Ava Gardner spent her life championing social and political causes near and dear to her heart; Whereas a lifetime member of the NAACP, Ava Gardner contributed to special events designed to benefit underserved communities of color; Whereas Ava Gardner also spent her career and leveraged her fame to raise funds for philanthropic organizations like March of Dimes, the American Cancer Society, and the American Red Cross; Whereas her fame and individual independence were ahead of her time, especially for women of the time; Whereas the name Ava Whereas Ava Gardner continues to grow her legacy with recent restorations of The Killers Pandora and the Flying Dutchman Whereas she has been celebrated with historical markers in the United States and England, a bronze statue of her overlooks the coast of Spain, and she has been featured on stamps in at least 8 other countries; and Whereas there is no better time than her 100th birthday to mark the iconic status of Ava Gardner through a commemorative stamp: Now, therefore, be it That it is the sense of Congress that— (1) a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Ava Gardner and her 100th birthday, her iconic status and lasting contributions to international cinema, global fashion, and humanitarian causes; and (2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

Summary: This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of actress Ava Gardner on her 100th birthday, her iconic status, and lasting contributions to international cinema, global fashion, and humanitarian causes.
Expressing the sense of Congress that hydropower is an essential renewable resource and the United States should protect existing hydropower resources.

Expressing the sense of Congress that hydropower is an essential renewable resource and the United States should protect existing hydropower resources. That is the sense of the Congress that— (1) hydropower is a renewable resource for purposes of all Federal programs and is an essential source of energy in the United States; and (2) the United States should protect existing hydropower resources and increase substantially the capacity and generation of clean, renewable hydropower resources to address a changing climate and improve environmental quality in the United States.

Summary: This concurrent resolution urges the United States to protect existing hydropower resources and increase substantially the capacity and generation of clean, renewable hydropower resources. In addition, it expresses the sense of Congress that hydropower is a renewable resource for purposes of all federal programs.
Expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.

Expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. Whereas human actions are contributing to an unprecedented and increasing loss of biodiversity worldwide; Whereas nearly 1,000,000 species could be threatened with extinction; Whereas every United Nations member state has ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity, done at Rio de Janeiro June 5, 1992, with the exception of the United States; Whereas the United States signed the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1993 but has not ratified the treaty; Whereas the United States, under current domestic law, is already legally compliant with the obligations of the Convention; Whereas Federal agencies often design their plans to align with Convention on Biological Diversity initiatives; Whereas the absence of the United States from the Convention on Biological Diversity limits the United States to holding the status of an observer Whereas, not being party to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United States does not have a vote within the convention, which diminishes our voice and influence; Whereas the decisions and rules made by the Convention on Biological Diversity affect both national security and economic interests of the United States in spite of the United States non-party status; Whereas the United States is one of the world’s largest contributors in international conservation funding and biological diversity expertise; and Whereas we are inextricably interconnected on this planet, and the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity has a direct impact on all Americans: Now, therefore, be it That it is in the national interest for the Senate to provide its advice and consent for the ratification of the Convention on Biological Diversity, which was signed by the United States in New York on June 4, 1993.

Summary: This concurrent resolution expresses the sense that the Senate should provide its advice and consent to ratification of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove the United States Armed Forces from Syria.

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Syria. That, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1544(c)

Summary: This concurrent resolution directs the President to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Syria within 15 days of the adoption of this concurrent resolution.
Calling on the President to sign H.R. 2 of the 118th Congress the Secure the Border Act of 2023.

Calling on the President to sign H.R. 2 of the 118th Congress, the Secure the Border Act of 2023. Whereas it is the opinion of Congress that the deadly and humanitarian crisis at our border is an invasion of historic proportions; Whereas millions of illegal immigrants have crossed our southern border, flooding our communities and our cities; and Whereas this invasion is one that was avoidable and, in the opinion of Congress, directly caused by the actions started on day one of President Biden’s Administration to weaken our border security and national security for political purposes: Now, therefore, be it That Congress calls on the President to sign H.R. 2 of the 118th Congress, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, following its necessary passage in the Senate.

Summary: This concurrent resolution calls on the President to sign the Secure the Border Act of 2023 if it passes the Senate. (The Secure the Border Act of 2023 makes various changes to immigration law, including by imposing limits on asylum eligibility and requiring employers to use an electronic system to verify the employment eligibility of new employees. At the time this concurrent resolution was introduced, that bill had passed the House of Representatives but not the Senate.)