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Condemning Nicolás Maduro's regime for its ongoing human rights abuses and crimes against humanity in Venezuela.

Whereas in September 2020, a United Nations mission found that Nicolás Maduro and his regime have carried out thousands of extrajudicial murders of peaceful dissidents and political opponents since Maduro’s rise to power in 2013; Whereas the Maduro regime is currently detaining at least 300 political prisoners in dangerous and inhumane conditions across Venezuela, including in the notorious El Helicoide in Caracas; Whereas the Maduro regime’s security forces continue to engage in torture and sexual abuse of political prisoners and members of their families to stoke terror and repress prodemocracy efforts in Venezuela; Whereas the Maduro regime has increased arbitrary detention and intimidation of journalists, frontline workers, and legislators to silence criticism of the regime’s mishandling of the COVID–19 pandemic; Whereas Venezuela’s kleptocratic elite, including the family of Hugo Chavez, possess a fortune estimated at over $4,000,000,000; Whereas the average Venezuelan lost 24 pounds of body weight in 2017 due to widespread poverty and food shortages; Whereas the Maduro regime has consistently restricted the ability of nonprofits and humanitarian aid organizations to assist Venezuelans in need of basic foodstuffs and hygiene items; and Whereas over 5,000,000 of Venezuela’s 32,000,000 people have fled Venezuela as refugees due to the failures and mass human rights violations of the Maduro regime: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) strongly condemns Nicolás Maduro’s regime for its violation of the basic human rights of countless Venezuelans; (2) recognizes that the Maduro regime’s pattern of gross human rights violations amounts to crimes against humanity; (3) supports the people of Venezuela and their fight to achieve freedom and democracy; and (4) calls on President Biden to take substantive action to ensure Maduro’s resignation and a peaceful transition to democracy in Venezuela.

Summary: This resolution condemns Nicolas Maduro's regime for its violation of Venezuelans' basic human rights, recognizes that these human rights violations amount to crimes against humanity, and calls on President Biden to take substantive action to ensure both Maduro's resignation and a peaceful transition to democracy in Venezuela.
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.

1. Amounts for committee expenses For the expenses of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the Committee 2. Session limitations Of the amount specified in section 1— (1) not more than $10,826,758 shall be available for expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on January 3, 2023, and ending immediately before noon on January 3, 2024; and (2) not more than $10,826,758 shall be available for expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on January 3, 2024, and ending immediately before noon on January 3, 2025. 3. Vouchers Payments under this resolution shall be made on vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the Chairman of the Committee, and approved in the manner directed by the Committee on House Administration. 4. Regulations Amounts made available under this resolution shall be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration.

Summary: This resolution provides amounts for the expenses of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs for the 118th Congress.
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 336) to make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriation of funds to Israel, to reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, and for other purposes.

That immediately upon adoption of this resolution, the House shall proceed to the consideration in the House of the bill (H.R. 336) to make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriation of funds to Israel, to reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, 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 Foreign Affairs; and (2) one motion to recommit. 2. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not apply to the consideration of H.R. 336.

Summary: This resolution sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 336 (Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019).
Expressing support for the designation of November 15, 2023, as "National GIS Day".

National GIS Day Whereas the management, use, and exchange of geographic information and geospatial data and analysis are essential for operations and decision making in Federal agencies and private enterprise; Whereas Geographic Information System technology (referred to in this preamble as GIS Whereas GIS facilitates the sharing of geographic data, services, and maps within a digital domain; Whereas GIS helps provide shared and trusted geospatial data, services, and applications for use by— (1) the public; (2) private enterprise; and (3) government agencies and partners of government agencies to meet their mission needs; Whereas GIS helps foster collaboration and partnerships in the advancement of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (referred to in this preamble as the NSDI Whereas GIS provides a common framework for the Federal Government, State, Tribal, and local governments, non-Federal partners, communities, constituents, professional bodies for standards, data catalogs, partnerships, and tools that make up the NSDI; Whereas GIS is used to investigate and address societal and cultural issues, including— (1) local issues; (2) global issues; (3) issues from the past; (4) issues in the present; and (5) potential future issues identified through modeling; Whereas GIS professionals store and manage their data in new ways given that high accuracy global positioning (GPS) technology has evolved greatly over decades, with 2023 also marking the 50th anniversary of GPS providing America and the world innumerable and incalculable benefits; Whereas GIS and related geospatial technologies are used in classrooms to engage students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning; Whereas GIS is an interdisciplinary tool used by students, teachers, researchers, universities, local institutions, and practitioners in numerous fields and disciplines; Whereas GIS fosters competition within the sector of geospatial technologies, which is considered a high-growth industry by the Department of Labor; and Whereas many Federal agencies, State and local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, schools, libraries, companies in private enterprise, and universities will join with others around the world to showcase their GIS mapping and geospatial applications on November 15, 2023: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the designation of National GIS Day (2) encourages users of Geographic Information System technology (referred to in this resolving clause as GIS (A) learn and explore; (B) analyze and address societal challenges; and (C) drive economic growth for the betterment of the people of the United States and individuals around the world.

Summary: This resolution supports the designation of National GIS Day and encourages the continued use of geographic information system (GIS) technology to learn, address societal challenges, and drive economic growth.
Appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of Donald John Trump, President of the United States.

That Mr. Schiff, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Jeffries, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Crow, and Ms. Garcia of Texas are appointed managers to conduct the impeachment trial against Donald John Trump, President of the United States, that a message be sent to the Senate to inform the Senate of these appointments, and that the managers so appointed may, in connection with the preparation and the conduct of the trial, exhibit the articles of impeachment to the Senate and take all other actions necessary, which may include the following: (1) Employing legal, clerical, and other necessary assistants and incurring such other expenses as may be necessary, to be paid from amounts available to the Committee on the Judiciary under applicable expense resolutions or from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives. (2) Sending for persons and papers, and filing with the Secretary of the Senate, on the part of the House of Representatives, any pleadings, in conjunction with or subsequent to, the exhibition of the articles of impeachment that the managers consider necessary. NANCY PELOSI, Speaker of the House of Representatives Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk

Summary: This resolution (1) appoints Representatives Schiff, Nadler, Lofgren, Jeffries, Demings, Crow, and Garcia of Texas as managers to conduct the impeachment trial against the President; (2) requires the Senate to be informed of the appointment; and (3) authorizes the managers to exhibit the articles of impeachment to the Senate and take other necessary actions.
Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 29, 2018, through May 5, 2018, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.

National Small Business Week Whereas a National Small Business Week Whereas there are more than 29,600,000 small businesses in the United States; Whereas small businesses represent 99.9 percent of all businesses with employees in the United States; Whereas small businesses employ nearly 48 percent of the employees in the private sector in the United States; Whereas small businesses constitute 97.7 percent of firms exporting goods; Whereas small businesses are responsible for more than 46 percent of private sector output; Whereas small businesses are responsible for creating nearly 62 percent of new jobs; Whereas every congressional district in the United States contains a small business; and Whereas April 29, 2018, through May 5, 2018, would be an appropriate week to celebrate National Small Business Week That the House of Representatives— (1) celebrates the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States; (2) supports the designation of National Small Business Week (3) recognizes the importance of creating policies which promote an environment in which small businesses may succeed; and (4) supports efforts to— (A) encourage consumers to utilize small businesses; and (B) increase awareness of the value of small businesses and the impact small businesses have on the economy of the United States.

Summary: Celebrates the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every U.S. community. Supports the designation of National Small Business Week. Recognizes the importance of creating policies that promote an environment in which small businesses may succeed. Supports efforts to: (1) encourage consumers to utilize small businesses, and (2) increase awareness of the value of small businesses and their impact on the U.S. economy.
Recognizing military spouses of the United States of America.

Whereas military spouses serve faithfully alongside members of our Armed Forces, are strong, proud, and faithful to their country, and are valued members of their community; Whereas military spouses make sacrifices and take on hardships of their own; Whereas military spouses often place careers on hold to help support a family; Whereas military spouses are often tasked with parenting alone when a significant other is deployed; Whereas military spouses take care of children, shopping, and maintaining a household; Whereas military spouses are subject to frequent relocation as duty calls, pulling them away from friends and family; Whereas military spouses take it upon themselves to support other military spouses in times of need and otherwise; Whereas military spouses face the reality that their husband or wife may not come home; and Whereas military spouses continually hold their head high in times of uncertainty and challenging circumstances: Now, therefore, be it That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that military spouses are recognized for their sacrifices they make on a daily basis and acknowledged for their strength and perseverance through difficult and challenging times.

Summary: This resolution recognizes military spouses for their sacrifices and acknowledges their strength and perseverance through difficult and challenging times.
Congratulating The Optical Society on its 100th anniversary.

Whereas The Optical Society is the leading global professional association in optics and photonics, supporting research and collaboration in the science of light; Whereas The Optical Society was founded in 1916 in Rochester, New York, as the research catalyst for the science of light and has since become the leading voice for advancing the study and application of optics and photonics; Whereas today, The Optical Society connects 270,000 scientists, students, engineers, and business leaders around the world spanning 177 countries; Whereas over the course of The Optical Society’s 100-year history, 34 society members have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, or Physiology/Medicine; Whereas optics and photonics is the science and application of light, serving as the backbone for modern national security applications, industrial controls, telecommunications, advanced manufacturing, health care, and consumer and business products; Whereas a 2012 National Research Council study, Optics and Photonics: Essential Technologies for our Nation, outlined the utility of optics and photonics and their role in facilitating economic growth, recognizing their extraordinary impact on communications, information processing and data storage, defense and national security, energy, health and medicine, advanced manufacturing, and strategic materials; Whereas Congress has recognized the importance of optics and photonics in the House-passed Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4435) and the Revitalize American Manufacturing Initiative (P.L. 113-235); Whereas the United States Government has recognized the importance of photonics, its contributions to economic development, and the benefits of public-private partnerships, by recently announcing a consortium working with the Department of Defense that is known as the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics); and Whereas optics and photonics create more than $3,000,000,000,000 in revenue annually in the United States and support upwards of 7,400,000 jobs: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) congratulates The Optical Society on its 100th year anniversary; (2) reaffirms the crucial role optics and photonics has played over the last 100 years and continues to play in the Nation’s economy and everyday lives; and (3) recognizes the importance of continued investment in fundamental optics and photonics research.

Summary: Congratulates the Optical Society on its 100th year anniversary. Reaffirms the crucial role that optics and photonics have played over the last 100 years and continue to play in the nation's economy and everyday lives. Recognizes the importance of continued investment in fundamental optics and photonics research.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2014 as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month".

National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month Whereas a stroke, also known as cerebrovascular disease, is an acute neurologic injury that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is interrupted by a clot in the artery or a burst of the artery; Whereas a stroke is a medical emergency that can cause permanent neurologic damage or even death if not promptly diagnosed and treated; Whereas a stroke occurs in approximately 1 out of every 3,500 live births, and 4.6 out of 100,000 children ages 19 and under experience a stroke each year; Whereas a stroke can occur before birth; Whereas stroke is among the top 12 causes of death for children between the ages of 1 and 14 in the United States; Whereas 20 to 40 percent of children who have suffered a stroke die as a result; Whereas a stroke recurs within 5 years in 10 percent of children who have had an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke; Whereas the death rate for children who experience a stroke before the age of 1 is the highest out of all child age groups; Whereas there are no approved therapies for the treatment of acute stroke in infants and children; Whereas approximately 60 percent of infants and children who have a pediatric stroke will have serious, permanent neurological disabilities, including paralysis, seizures, speech and vision problems, and attention, learning, and behavioral difficulties; Whereas such disabilities may require ongoing physical therapy and surgeries; Whereas the permanent health concerns of and treatments for strokes that occur during childhood and young adulthood have considerable impacts on children, families, and society; Whereas more information is necessary regarding the cause, treatment, and prevention of pediatric strokes; Whereas medical research is the only means by which the people of the United States can identify and develop effective treatment and prevention strategies for pediatric strokes; and Whereas early diagnosis and treatment of pediatric strokes greatly improves the chances that an affected child will recover and not experience a recurrence of a stroke: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) recognizes National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month (2) urges the people of the United States to support the efforts, programs, services, and organizations that enhance public awareness of pediatric stroke; (3) supports the work of the National Institutes of Health in pursuit of medical progress on pediatric stroke; and (4) urges continued coordination and cooperation between the Federal Government, State and local governments, researchers, families, and the public to improve treatments and prognoses for children who suffer from strokes.

Summary: Recognizes National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month. Supports the work of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in pursuit of medical progress on pediatric stroke.
Expressing support for the designation of May 27, 2018, through June 2, 2018, as "Great Lakes Week".

Great Lakes Week Whereas the Great Lakes consist of Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and Lake Superior, and border the States of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New York; Whereas the Great Lakes watershed provides habitats for numerous fascinating species of wildlife, including moose, Canada lynch, river otter, bald eagle, herring gull, northern harrier, common loon, Kirtland’s warbler, ring-necked duck, piping plover, whitefish, walleye, yellow perch, muskellunge, and brook trout; Whereas the Great Lakes have exceptional surrounding parks, forests, shorelines, and islands, which are a source of enjoyment, wonder, and recreation through swimming, hiking, picnics, boating, fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching; Whereas the Great Lakes region is currently home to 27 million people and has been the ancestral home for Native American Tribes for nearly 10,000 years; Whereas the Great Lakes are the largest surface freshwater system on Earth, with over 20 percent of the world’s fresh water supply, providing drinking water for over 40 million people and 56 billion gallons of water a day for municipal, industrial, and agricultural use; Whereas the Great Lakes are vital for the region’s economy, attracting tourism and providing transportation for goods; Whereas the Great Lakes region’s environment and economy depend on the health and well-being of the Great Lakes; and Whereas the Great Lakes are an essential part of the heritage of the United States: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the designation of Great Lakes Week (2) recognizes the contribution of the Great Lakes to the way of life of people in the United States; and (3) commits to ensuring that the Great Lakes are preserved and protected, through programs such as the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, for this generation and generations to come.

Summary: Expresses support for the designation of Great Lakes Week and commits to ensuring that the Great Lakes are preserved and protected through programs such as the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Supporting the designation of March 2020 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

Whereas colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men and women combined in the United States; Whereas in 2020, more than 147,950 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and approximately 53,000 Americans will die from it; Whereas colorectal cancer is one of the most highly preventable forms of cancer because screening tests can find polyps that can be removed before becoming cancerous; Whereas screening tests can detect colorectal cancer early, when treatment works best; Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that if every individual aged 50 or older had regular screening tests, as many as 60 percent of deaths from colorectal cancer could be prevented; Whereas the 5-year survival rate for patients with localized colorectal cancer is 90 percent, but only 39 percent of all diagnoses occur at this stage; Whereas colorectal cancer screenings can effectively reduce colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, yet, 1 in 3 adults over 50 years of age are not up to date with recommended colorectal cancer screening; Whereas public awareness and education campaigns on colorectal cancer prevention, screening, and symptoms are held during the month of March each year; and Whereas educational efforts can help provide information to the public of methods of prevention and screening, as well as about symptoms for early detection: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the goals and ideals of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; and (2) encourages the people of the United States to observe the month with appropriate awareness and educational activities.

Summary: This resolution expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.