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(B) no minority or low-income population 
is forced to shoulder a disproportionate burden 
of the negative human health and environ-
mental impacts of pollution or other environ-
mental hazard. 
(2) The term ‘‘fair treatment’’ means policies 
and practices that ensure that no group of people, 
including racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic groups 
bear disproportionately high and adverse human 
health or environmental effects resulting from Fed-
eral agency programs, policies, and activities. 
(c) JUDICIAL REVIEW AND RIGHTS OF ACTION.— 
The provisions of section 6–609 of Executive Order 12898 
shall not apply for purposes of this Act. 
SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS BY EN-
VIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. 
(a) INSPECTOR GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
shall, as promptly as practicable, carry out each of the 
following recommendations of the Inspector General of the 
agency as set forth in report # 2006–P–00034 entitled 
‘‘EPA needs to conduct environmental justice reviews of 
its programs, policies and activities’’: 
(1) The recommendation that the agency’s pro-
gram and regional offices identify which programs, 
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H. Res. 99
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
March 10, 2005.
Whereas on March 11, 2004, terrorists affiliated with Al
Qaeda coordinated 10 bomb explosions at the Atocha,
Santa Eugenia, and El Pozo del Tio Raimundo stations
and aboard a commuter train during the morning rush
hour in Madrid;
Whereas 191 individuals were killed and more than 1,800 in-
dividuals were wounded in these horrific terrorist attacks;
Whereas these terrorist bombing attacks were the deadliest in
Europe since the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in
1988;
Whereas these attacks constitute the worst acts of terrorism
ever experienced in Spanish history;
Whereas Spain’s investigation into the Basque Fatherland
and Liberty terrorist organization, also known as
Euzkadi Ta Askatasuma (ETA), has made progress in
the Global War on Terrorism;
Whereas the leaders of Spain have worked vigorously to iden-
tify and capture terrorists who attempt to find sanctuary
in Spain;
Whereas the Club de Madrid, an independent organization of
democratic former heads of state and government dedi-
cated to strengthening democracy around the world, is
•HRES 99 EH
convening an international summit on democracy, ter-
rorism, and security under the High Patronage of His
Majesty the King of Spain to commemorate the one year
anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Madrid;
Whereas the atrocious acts of violence committed on March
11, 2004, in Madrid show yet again that terrorism knows
no borders;
Whereas the United States and Spain are committed to con-
tinuing to strengthen the relationship between the United
States and Europe;
Whereas Spain is an advocate for the ideals of freedom and
democracy; and
Whereas the people of the United States stand together with
the people of Spain to remember those individuals who
lost their lives on the one year anniversary of these hor-
rific terrorist attacks: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) expresses its condolences to the families of the
individuals killed in the terrorist bombing attacks in Ma-
drid that occurred on March 11, 2004, and expresses its
deepest sympathy to the individuals injured in such at-
tacks and to the people of the Kingdom of Spain on the
one year anniversary of the attacks;
(2) condemns the terrorist attacks that occurred on
March 11, 2004, and all acts of terror worldwide; and
•HRES 99 EH
(3) expresses its solidarity with Spain and all other
countries that have been attacked during the Global War
on Terrorism.
Attest:
Clerk.
IA 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 8 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal 
the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation 
on the number of terms an individual may serve as President. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, 
thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms 
an individual may serve as President. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
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States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘The twenty-second article of amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States is hereby repealed.’’. 
Æ 
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2585
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to con-
duct a study of the feasibility of providing ade-
quate upstream and downstream passage for fish
at the Chiloquin Dam on the Sprague River, Or-
egon.
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 99
Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives to the families 
of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Madrid that occurred one 
year ago, on March 11, 2004, and expressing deepest sympathy to 
the individuals injured in those attacks and to the people of the Kingdom 
of Spain. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2005
Mr. MCCOTTER (for himself and Ms. BERKLEY) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives 
to the families of the victims of the terrorist attacks 
in Madrid that occurred one year ago, on March 11, 
2004, and expressing deepest sympathy to the individuals 
injured in those attacks and to the people of the King-
dom of Spain.
Whereas on March 11, 2004, 10 coordinated bomb explosions 
at the Atocha, Santa Eugenia, and El Pozo del Tio 
Raimundo stations and aboard a commuter train oc-
curred during the morning rush hour in Madrid; 
Whereas 191 individuals were killed and more than 1,800 in-
dividuals were wounded in these horrific terrorist attacks;
•HRES 99 IH 
Whereas these terrorist bombing attacks were the deadliest in 
Europe since the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 
1988; 
Whereas these attacks constitute the worst acts of terrorism 
ever experienced in Spanish history; 
Whereas Spain’s investigation into the Basque Fatherland 
and Liberty terrorist organization, also known as 
Euzkadi Ta Askatasuma (ETA), has made progress in 
the Global War on Terrorism; 
Whereas the leaders of Spain have worked vigorously to iden-
tify and capture terrorists who attempt to find sanctuary 
in Spain; 
Whereas the atrocious acts of violence committed on March 
11, 2004, in Madrid show yet again that terrorism knows 
no borders; 
Whereas the United States and Spain are committed to con-
tinuing to strengthen the relationship between the United 
States and Europe; 
Whereas Spain is an advocate for the ideals of freedom and 
democracy; and 
Whereas the people of the United States stand together with 
the people of Spain to remember those individuals who 
lost their lives on the one year anniversary of these hor-
rific terrorist attacks: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) expresses its condolences to the families of 
the individuals killed in the terrorist bombing at-
tacks in Madrid that occurred on March 11, 2004, 
and expresses its deepest sympathy to the individ-
•HRES 99 IH 
uals injured in such attacks and to the people of the 
Kingdom of Spain on the one year anniversary of 
the attacks; 
(2) condemns the terrorist attacks that oc-
curred on March 11, 2004, and all acts of terror 
worldwide; and 
(3) expresses its solidarity with Spain and all 
other countries that have been attacked during the 
Global War on Terrorism.
Æ
IA 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 90 
Commending the Barter Theatre on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2008 
Mr. BOUCHER introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Commending the Barter Theatre on the occasion of its 75th 
anniversary. 
Whereas the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, presents 
its 75th anniversary season in 2008, celebrating a vibrant 
tradition of providing high quality entertainment, edu-
cational programs, and a venue for artistic development 
in Southwest Virginia; 
Whereas Barter Theatre was founded in 1933 by visionary 
Robert Porterfield, who originated the idea of offering 
people admission to live theater performances in ex-
change for fresh produce and livestock, inspiring the 
name, ‘‘Barter Theatre’’; 
Whereas in 1946, the Virginia General Assembly designated 
the Barter Theatre as the State Theatre of Virginia, the 
first theater to receive this distinction; 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4716 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Primsulfuron. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2007 
Mr. TERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 
Primsulfuron. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PRIMSULFURON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.02.10 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
Primsulfuron) is amended by striking the date in the ef-
fective period column and inserting ‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
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H. Res. 9
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
January 4, 2005.
Resolved, That at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 20,
2005, the House shall proceed to the West Front of the Cap-
itol for the purpose of attending the inaugural ceremonies of
the President and Vice President of the United States; and
that upon the conclusion of the ceremonies the House stands
adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 25, 2005, pursu-
ant to such concurrent resolution of adjournment as may so
permit.
Attest:
Clerk.
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Whereas Barter Theatre is a favorite destination for regional, 
national, and international visitors, and its audiences 
have more than doubled over the past 10 years; 
Whereas in 2006, the company’s 2 stages drew 160,000 pa-
trons for live theatrical productions, including comedies, 
musicals, dramas, mysteries, and innovative new works; 
Whereas one of the few resident theaters still functioning, the 
Barter Theatre is the longest continuously operating Eq-
uity theater in the country; 
Whereas the Barter Players, the touring company of the the-
ater, travel to 8 states each year, performing at schools 
and community venues; 
Whereas Barter Theatre’s Appalachian Festival of Plays and 
Playwrights is an annual festival that celebrates the rich-
ness of Appalachian history and culture by providing a 
venue where the story of the region, both past and 
present, can be explored and showcased by area play-
wrights and writers; 
Whereas Barter Theatre’s many educational programs, such 
as the Student Matinee Program, the award-winning Dis-
tance Learning Program, and the Young Playwrights 
Festival, give students the opportunity to attend profes-
sional theater performances, ask questions of actors and 
other theater professionals, participate in set design and 
acting workshops, and learn about the inner workings of 
a professional theater; and 
Whereas Barter Theater is a premiere tourist attraction in 
Southwest Virginia and one of the cornerstones of tour-
ism for the entire region: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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That Congress commends and congratulates Barter The-
atre on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. 
Æ 
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warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 100
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas in 2005 the Government of Zimbabwe launched Op-
eration Murambatsvina (‘‘Operation Throw Out the 
Trash’’) against citizens in major cities and suburbs 
throughout Zimbabwe, depriving over 700,000 people of 
their homes, businesses, and livelihoods; 
Whereas on March 11, 2007, opposition party activists and 
members 
of 
civil 
society 
attempted 
to 
hold 
a
•HCON 100 EH 
peaceful prayer meeting to protest the economic and po-
litical crisis engulfing Zimbabwe, where inflation is run-
ning over 3,000 percent and formal sector unemployment 
stands at 80 percent and in response to President Robert 
Mugabe’s announcement that he intends to seek reelec-
tion in 2008; 
Whereas opposition activist Gift Tandare died on March 11, 
2007, as a result of being shot by police while attempting 
to attend the prayer meeting and Itai Manyeruke died on 
March 12, 2007, as a result of police beatings and was 
found in a morgue by his family on March 20, 2007; 
Whereas under the direction of President Robert Mugabe and 
the Zimbabwe African National Union–Patriotic Front 
(ZANU–PF) government, police officers, security forces, 
and youth militia brutally assaulted the peaceful dem-
onstrators and arrested opposition leaders and hundreds 
of civilians; 
Whereas Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader 
Morgan Tsvangarai was brutally assaulted and suffered 
a fractured skull, lacerations, and major bruising; MDC 
member Sekai Holland, a 64-year old grandmother, suf-
fered ruthless attacks at Highfield Police Station, which 
resulted in the breaking of her leg, knee, arm, and three 
ribs; fellow activist Grace Kwinje, age 33, also was bru-
tally beaten, while part of one ear was ripped off; and 
Nelson Chamisa was badly injured by suspected state 
agents at Harare airport on March 18, 2007, when try-
ing to board a plane for a meeting of Africa Caribbean 
Pacific (APC) lawmakers in Brussels, Belgium; 
Whereas Zimbabwe’s foreign minister warned Western dip-
lomats that the Government of Zimbabwe would expel 
them if they gave support to the opposition, and said
IA 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 91 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should sign the 
Declaration of the Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions and future 
instruments banning cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm 
to civilians. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2008 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. ALLEN) introduced 
the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States 
should sign the Declaration of the Oslo Conference on 
Cluster Munitions and future instruments banning clus-
ter munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civilians. 
Whereas cluster munitions are bombs, rockets, or artillery 
shells that contain up to hundreds of small submunitions, 
or individual ‘‘bomblets’’ intended for attacking enemy 
troop formations and armor; 
Whereas cluster munitions threaten the safety of civilians, 
particularly children, when used in populated areas be-
cause they are scattered over a wide area, and up to 40 
percent fail to explode as designed, remaining as duds 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 239 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR PRESEN-
TATION OF CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL 
TO WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Emancipation Hall in the 
Capitol Visitor Center is authorized to be used for a
•HCON 100 EH 
from the country if they continue to provide 
food and water to victims detained in prison 
and in police custody while in the hospital; 
(E) commends United States Ambassador 
Christopher Dell and other United States Gov-
ernment officials and foreign officials for their 
support to political detainees and victims of tor-
ture and abuse while in police custody or in 
medical care centers and encourages them to 
continue providing such support; 
(F) calls on the Government of Zimbabwe 
to cease immediately its violent campaign 
against fundamental human rights, to respect 
the courts and members of the legal profession, 
and to restore the rule of law while adhering to 
the principles embodied in an accountable de-
mocracy, including freedom of association and 
freedom of expression; 
(G) calls on the Government of Zimbabwe 
to cease illegitimate interference in travel 
abroad by its citizens, especially for humani-
tarian purposes; and 
(H) calls on the leaders of the Southern 
African Development Community (SADC) and 
the African Union to consult urgently with all
•HCON 100 EH 
Zimbabwe stakeholders to intervene with the 
Government of Zimbabwe while applying appro-
priate pressures to resolve the economic and po-
litical crisis. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 17, 2007. 
Attest:
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 100
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Condemning the recent violent actions of the Gov-
ernment of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition 
party activists and members of civil society.
•HJ 91 IH 
that can be detonated accidentally by whoever comes into 
contact with them; 
Whereas, according to the nongovernmental organization 
Handicap International, civilians make up 98 percent of 
those killed or injured by cluster munitions, of which 
more than 25 percent are children; 
Whereas in Laos alone there are millions of unexploded clus-
ter munitions, left over from United States bombing mis-
sions in the 1960s and 1970s, and approximately 11,000 
people, 30 percent of them children, have been killed or 
injured since those missions ended; 
Whereas former Secretary of Defense William Cohen recog-
nized the threat that cluster munitions pose to civilians 
and United States troops alike and issued a memo-
randum which became known as the Cohen Policy, stat-
ing that beginning in Fiscal Year 2005, all new United 
States cluster munitions would have a failure rate of not 
more than 1 percent; 
Whereas the United States maintains an arsenal of an esti-
mated 5,500,000 cluster bombs containing 728,500,000 
submunitions, which have estimated failure rates of 5 to 
15 percent; 
Whereas the State and Foreign Operations division of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, signed into law 
on December 26, 2007, prohibits the sale or transfer of 
cluster munitions unless they have a 99 percent or higher 
tested rate, and the sale or transfer agreement specifies 
that the cluster munitions will be used only against clear-
ly defined military targets, and will not be used where ci-
vilians are known to be present; 
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Whereas, in February 2007, 46 nations signed a declaration 
in Oslo, Norway, calling for an international convention 
to prohibit the production, transfer, and stockpiling of 
cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civil-
ians; 
Whereas, on May 30, 2008, 111 nations agreed to the Con-
vention on Cluster Munitions, which will be signed in 
Oslo in December 2008, requiring parties to stop pro-
ducing and using cluster bombs and to eliminate their 
stockpiles within 8 years; and 
Whereas the Bush Administration declined to participate in 
the negotiations of the Oslo Process: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That it is the sense of Congress that the United States 
should— 
(1) embrace efforts to protect innocent citizens 
from cluster munitions; and 
(2) sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions 
when it opens for signature in December 2008. 
Æ 
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2586
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Depart-
ment of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for
such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other
purposes.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 92 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United
•HJ 92 EH 
States Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limita-
tion contained in such subsection and inserting in lieu 
thereof $10,615,000,000,000. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 92 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2589
AN ACT
To amend the Multifamily Assisted Housing Re-
form and Affordability Act of 1997 to reauthor-
ize the Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance
Restructuring, and for other purposes.
IIA 
Calendar No. 770 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 92 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 5, 2008 
Received and read the first time 
JUNE 6, 2008 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limita-
tion contained in such subsection and inserting in lieu 
thereof $10,615,000,000,000. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 770 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 92 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. 
JUNE 6, 2008 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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