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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3697) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens associated with criminal gangs, and for other purposes, and providing for proceedings during the period from September 15, 2017, through September 22, 2017.

That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3697) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens associated with criminal gangs, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 2. On any legislative day during the period from September 15, 2017, through September 22, 2017— (a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; and (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 3. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under clause 8(a) of rule I. September 12, 2017 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Summary: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3697) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens associated with criminal gangs, and for other purposes, and providing for proceedings during the period from September 15, 2017, through September 22, 2017.
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 Armed Services: Mr. Byrne. Committee on Natural Resources: Mr. Byrne. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Elects a specified named Member to the following House Committees on: (1) Armed Services, and (2) Natural Resources.
Supporting the designation of April 10 as "Dolores Huerta Day", in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of Dolores Huerta.

Dolores Huerta Day Whereas Dolores Huerta was born on April 10, 1930, in Dawson, New Mexico; Whereas Dolores Huerta began her activism career in 1955 when she cofounded the Stockton, California, chapter of the Community Services Organization, which worked to improve voting access and economic conditions for Latinos; Whereas, with her coorganizer César Chávez, Dolores Huerta founded the National Farm Workers Association, a forerunner to United Farm Workers, in 1962; Whereas Dolores Huerta helped organize the Delano grape worker strike in 1965 and was the lead negotiator in developing the ensuing contract; Whereas Dolores Huerta was instrumental in the enactment of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, the first law in the United States that allowed farm workers to collectively organize and bargain; Whereas Dolores Huerta has worked tirelessly to create safer working conditions for farm workers, including eliminating harmful pesticides; Whereas Dolores Huerta served as the voice for feminism and women’s equality within the farm workers movement; Whereas Dolores Huerta originated the phrase Sí Se Puede Whereas Dolores Huerta remained committed to her principles of nonviolence, even when faced with violence at the hands of police and growers; Whereas Dolores Huerta worked in the latter part of her career to elect more Latinos and women to political office, and has been a champion for women’s rights; Whereas, in 2003, Dolores Huerta founded the Dolores Huerta Foundation to continue her legacy of fighting for equality and civil rights, and is currently the president of this foundation; Whereas Dolores Huerta has received numerous awards, including the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor; and Whereas the United States should continue the efforts of Dolores Huerta to ensure equal protection under the law and civil rights for all people of the United States: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the designation of Dolores Huerta Day (2) honors Dolores Huerta’s contributions to advancing civil rights and equality.

Summary: This resolution supports the designation of Dolores Huerta Day to honor Dolores Huerta's contributions to advancing civil rights and equality.
Expressing support for designation of May 2020 as "Health and Fitness Month".

Health and Fitness Month Whereas 2/3 Whereas unhealthy eating habits and lack of physical activity have contributed to the obesity epidemic in the United States; Whereas the prevalence of obesity in the United States more than doubled from 15 percent to 34 percent among adults and more than tripled from 5 percent to 17 percent among children and adolescents from 1980 to 2008; Whereas an obese teenager is 70 percent more likely to become an obese adult; Whereas obesity is more common among non-Hispanic Black teenagers (29 percent) than Hispanic teenagers (17.5 percent) or non-Hispanic White teenagers (14.5 percent); Whereas 70 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native adults are overweight or obese; Whereas studies indicate that overweight youth may never achieve a healthy weight; Whereas a poor diet is associated with major health risks that can cause illness and even death; Whereas, in addition to healthy eating, people in the United States can experience positive health benefits and be on the path for a better future by incorporating physical activity into daily life, including 30 minutes for adults and 60 minutes for children; Whereas physical activity can help prevent chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and stroke, control weight, reduce fat, condition the heart and lungs, improve sleep, decrease the potential of becoming depressed, increase energy and self-esteem, relieve stress, and increase the chances of living longer; and Whereas May 2020 would be an appropriate month to designate as Health and Fitness Month That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the designation of Health and Fitness Month (2) supports efforts to educate the people of the United States on the importance of a healthy and nutritious lifestyle, especially during the period of the COVID–19 pandemic.

Summary: This resolution expresses support for the designation of Health and Fitness Month and for efforts to educate Americans on the importance of a healthy and nutritious lifestyle.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should support the safe and responsible development of its energy resources via drilling, in an effort to maintain a robust energy supply chain which promotes national security, safeguards against energy scarcity, and reduces energy poverty for all Americans.

Whereas it is in the national security interests of the United States to maintain a strong domestic energy supply; Whereas the timely delivery of affordable energy domestically and internationally requires an advanced and robust domestic energy supply; Whereas energy workers and businesses require clear and supportive Federal policy to adequately maintain and develop the domestic energy supply chain to meet growing energy needs; Whereas recent technological advances in energy resource exploration, drilling, completion, and production have led to unprecedented levels of efficiency and emissions reductions; and Whereas increased production and use of American natural gas have helped the United States reduce its greenhouse gas emissions: Now, therefore, be it That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should support the safe and responsible development of its energy resources via drilling, including by— (1) repealing administrative precedent that limits the exploration, drilling, and production of domestic natural resources on Federal lands, both onshore and offshore; (2) clearly defining the relationship drilling has to future production and delivery of energy resources; and (3) incentivizing workforce development in the domestic energy industry of the United States.

Summary: This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should support the development of its energy resources via drilling, including by repealing administrative precedent that limits the exploration, drilling, and production of domestic natural resources on federal lands.
Ranking a Member on a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.

That the following named Member be, and is hereby, ranked as follows on the following standing committee of the House of Representatives: Committee on Oversight and Reform: Mr. Mfume (to rank immediately after Mr. Khanna). Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

Summary: This resolution ranks a specified Member on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Relating to House Resolution 891, and providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 748) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.

That House Resolution 891, agreed to March 11, 2020 (as amended by House Resolution 905, agreed to March 19, 2020), is amended— (1) in section 7, by striking March 29, 2020 April 19, 2020 (2) in section 10, by striking March 29, 2020 April 19, 2020 (3) in section 11, by striking March 30, 2020 April 20, 2020 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 748) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House, without intervention of any point of order, a motion offered by the Majority Leader or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment. The Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The motion shall be debatable for three hours equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their respective designees. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

Summary: This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 748 (Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019). In addition, this resolution further extends the following dates in H.Res. 891, as amended by H.Res. 905 through: the legislative day of April 19, 2020, by which certain proceedings may take place in the House; the calendar day of April 19, 2020, the authority of the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules; and the legislative day of April 20, 2020, provisions waiving a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules through such legislative day, on the same day they are presented to the House.
Recognizing the historic abolitionist events surrounding the Pearl, and honoring its legacy in American history.

Whereas, on April 16, 1848, 77 enslaved people attempted to flee slavery in the District of Columbia and Alexandria, Virginia, on the Pearl, a schooner waiting for them in the Potomac River; Whereas, on April 14, 1848, three White men brought the ship to the District of Columbia, and Daniel Drayton, the captain and owner of the Pearl, chartered the schooner for $100 and arranged for the enslaved peoples’ travel; Whereas the escape was initiated by free Blacks Paul Jennings, who had been enslaved by President James Madison, and Paul Edmonson; Whereas William Chaplin, a White abolitionist, assisted in connecting the enslaved people with Drayton; Whereas abolitionist Gerrit Smith of New York financed the escape; Whereas 77 enslaved people, including men, women, and children, sailed on the Pearl down the Potomac River and then into Chesapeake Bay in pursuit of freedom; Whereas, on April 17, 1848, numerous enslavers in the District of Columbia, realizing the people they enslaved had fled, sent a posse of 35 men to seek the Pearl; Whereas the posse met the Pearl near Point Lookout, Maryland, and took the escapees and the ship back to the District of Columbia; Whereas slavery supporters formed a mob and lashed out at both the White abolitionists involved in the escape as well as free Blacks in the District of Columbia in the Washington Riot of 1848; Whereas the enslavers sold the escapees to traders who took them to New Orleans, Louisiana; Whereas two of the escapees were purchased and freed in an effort led by Henry Ward Beecher’s Plymouth Congregational Church of Brooklyn, New York; Whereas Drayton and two of the other ship workers were arrested for helping in the escape and were represented in court by Congressman Horace Mann; Whereas two of the men, including Drayton, after serving four years in prison, were released after being granted a pardon from President Millard Fillmore, based on a recommendation from Senator Charles Sumner; and Whereas the escape is said to be the single largest known escape by enslaved persons in American history and to have inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe in her writing the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin That the House of Representatives honors the legacy of all those who furthered freedom from slavery and all of those who were involved in the Pearl incident, and recognizes their importance to the history of the District of Columbia and to American history itself.

Summary: This resolution honors the legacy of all those who furthered freedom from slavery and were involved in the Pearl incident and recognizes their historical importance. (On April 15, 1848, 77 enslaved people attempted to flee the District of Columbia and Alexandria, Virginia, on the ship the Pearl, in what is known as the largest nonviolent attempt to escape from slavery in American history.)
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1947) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1797) to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1947) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture. After general debate, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion. No further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1797) to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113–15 shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

Summary: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1947) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1797) to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia.
Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

That the following named Members be, and are hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the House of Representatives: Committee on Armed Services: Ms. Gabbard. Committee on Financial Services: Mr. Horsford. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

Summary: Elects specified Members to the following House Committees: (1) Armed Services, and (2) Financial Services.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that adding art and design into Federal programs that target the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth in the United States.

Whereas the innovative practices of art and design play an essential role in improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and advancing STEM research; Whereas art and design provide real solutions for our everyday lives, distinguish United States products in a global marketplace, and create opportunity for economic growth; Whereas artists and designers can effectively communicate complex data and scientific information to multiple stakeholders and broad audiences; Whereas the tools and methods of design offer new models for creative problem-solving and interdisciplinary partnerships in a changing world; Whereas artists and designers are playing an integral role in the development of modern technology; Whereas artists and designers are playing a key role in manufacturing; and Whereas May would be an appropriate month to designate as STEM-to-STEAM Month That the House of Representatives— (1) recognizes the importance of art and design in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields; (2) supports the designation of STEM-to-STEAM Month (3) encourages the inclusion of art and design in the STEM fields during reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; (4) encourages the inclusion of art and design in the STEM fields during reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; and (5) encourages the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Department of Education, the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Director of the National Science Foundation to develop a STEM to STEAM Council representative of artists, designers, education and business leaders, and Federal agencies in order to facilitate a comprehensive approach to incorporate art and design into the Federal STEM programs.

Summary: Recognizes the importance of art and design in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Supports the designation of a STEM-to-STEAM Month. Encourages the inclusion of art and design in the STEM fields during the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Higher Education Act. Encourages the Secretaries of Commerce and Education, the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a STEM to STEAM Council in order to facilitate a comprehensive approach to incorporate art and design into federal STEM programs.
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 36) to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes.

That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 36) to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary; and (2) one motion to recommit. October 2, 2017 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Summary: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 36) to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children.
Recognizing Linemen, the profession of Linemen, and the contributions of these brave men and women to protect public safety, and expressing support for designation of April 18, 2013, as National Lineman Appreciation Day.

Whereas the profession of Linemen is steeped in personal, family, and professional tradition; Whereas Linemen are often first responders during storms and other catastrophic events where these brave men and women work to make the scene safe for the other public safety heroes; Whereas Linemen work with thousands of volts of electricity high atop power lines 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to keep electricity flowing; Whereas Linemen must often work under dangerous conditions far from their families to construct and maintain the Nation’s energy infrastructure; Whereas Linemen put their lives on the line every day with little recognition or appreciation from the community regarding the danger of their work; and Whereas April 18, 2013, would be an appropriate date to designate as National Lineman Appreciation Day: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) recognizes the efforts of Linemen in keeping the power on and protecting public safety; and (2) supports the designation of National Lineman Appreciation Day.

Summary: Recognizes the efforts of linemen in keeping the electrical power on and protecting public safety. Expresses support for the designation of National Linemen Appreciation Day.