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•HRES 582 IH 
Whereas 6 sailors on the USS Arizona, Seaman First Class 
Harold Kuhn, Seaman First Class Russell Lott, Gunner’s 
Mate Third Class Earl Riner, Boatswain’s Mate Second 
Class Alvin Dvork, Seaman First Class Donald Stratton, 
and Fire Controlman Third Class Lauren Bruner, were 
trapped in the control tower main mast after a massive 
explosion on the ship; 
Whereas those 6 sailors suffered severe burns; 
Whereas those wounded sailors searched for a way to escape 
the ship; 
Whereas Boatswain’s Mate Second Class George saw the 6 
wounded sailors on the USS Arizona from the USS Ves-
tal and threw a heaving line and a heavy line; 
Whereas all 6 sailors climbed, nearly 40 feet in the air, hand 
over hand across the heavy line 70 feet to safety onboard 
the USS Vestal; 
Whereas 2 sailors died shortly after from their injuries, but 
the remaining 4 survived; 
Whereas Boatswain’s Mate Second Class George was com-
mended for his actions, but he was never given a medal 
for his role in the rescue of the 6 sailors; 
Whereas the 2 surviving sailors rescued from the USS Ari-
zona, Donald Stratton and Lauren Bruner, seek to honor 
Boatswain’s Mate Second Class George; 
Whereas USS Arizona survivor Donald Stratton stated, ‘‘Joe 
George was never awarded anything for his bravery. He 
is no longer with us, but I believe in his memory, should 
be awarded the Navy Cross.’’; and 
Whereas USS Arizona survivor Lauren Bruner stated, ‘‘The 
six of us would not have survived except for his courage, 
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in spite of being at high risk himself. He fully deserves 
high commendations for his actions. I feel he should be 
recognized for this courage and presented the Navy 
Cross.’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors the heroism of Boatswain’s Mate 
Second Class Joseph Leon George in saving the lives 
of 6 sailors on December 7, 1941; and 
(2) believes the United States Navy, in light of 
new information, should consider revisiting deco-
rating and honoring the heroism of Boatswain’s 
Mate Second Class Joseph Leon George in saving 
the lives of 6 sailors on December 7, 1941. 
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IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 585 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to direct the Chief 
Administrative Officer to carry out an annual information security train-
ing program for Members, officers, and employees of the House. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2017 
Miss RICE of New York (for herself and Mr. KATKO) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
direct the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out an 
annual information security training program for Mem-
bers, officers, and employees of the House. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional 
Cybersecurity Training Resolution of 2017’’. 
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•HRES 585 IH 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL INFORMATION SECURITY TRAINING PRO-
GRAM FOR HOUSE MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND 
EMPLOYEES. 
Clause 4 of rule II of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(e)(1) The Chief Administrative Officer shall carry 
out an annual information security training program for 
Members (including the Delegates and Resident Commis-
sioner), officers, and employees of the House. 
‘‘(2) A new Member, Delegate, Resident Commis-
sioner, officer, or employee of the House shall receive 
training under this paragraph not later than 30 days after 
beginning service to the House. 
‘‘(3) Not later than January 31 of each year, each 
officer and employee of the House shall file a certification 
with the Chief Administrative Officer that the officer or 
employee completed an information security training pro-
gram as established by this paragraph.’’. 
Æ 
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IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 587 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the deduction 
for State and local taxes is beneficial and should remain intact. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 25, 2017 
Ms. ESTY of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, and Mr. HIMES) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the deduction for State and local taxes is beneficial and 
should remain intact. 
Whereas the deduction for State and local taxes is a funda-
mental cornerstone of American fiscal federalism; 
Whereas eliminating the deduction for State and local taxes 
would increase taxes for approximately 24 percent of tax-
payers nationwide; 
Whereas the deduction for State and local taxes helps State 
and local governments fund K-12 education, economic de-
velopment, job training, transportation, health care, po-
lice, fire, parks, libraries, community health facilities, and 
first responders, all of which would be at risk if the de-
duction were eliminated; 
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Whereas using the sum of property tax (real estate tax and 
personal property tax), corporate income tax, and the 
greater of individual income tax or general sales tax as 
a rough measure of potentially deductible taxes, the po-
tentially deductible portion of State and local taxes was 
about 32 percent of general revenues overall in 2013; and 
Whereas 60 percent of taxpayers making less than $50,000 
a year claim the State and local tax deduction for their 
local property taxes: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the deduction for State and local taxes 
is beneficial to American taxpayers and should remain in-
tact. 
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IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 588 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Veterans Small Business Week. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 25, 2017 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. CHABOT, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. BACON, 
Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. MARSHALL, 
Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. COMER, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. KING 
of Iowa, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Ms. ADAMS, and Mr. 
KNIGHT) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Small Business 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Veterans Small 
Business Week. 
Whereas the Armed Forces of the United States train indi-
viduals with the skills, discipline, and leadership nec-
essary to establish and operate a successful business; 
Whereas there are approximately 2,500,000 veteran-owned 
small businesses in the United States, employing more 
than 5,000,000 individuals; 
Whereas veteran-owned businesses make up nearly 10 per-
cent of all businesses in the United States; 
Whereas veterans account for more than $1,100,000,000,000 
in business receipts every year; 
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Whereas veterans are 45 percent more likely to be self-em-
ployed than non-veterans; 
Whereas business ownership by women veterans has in-
creased significantly, from 97,114 in 2007 to 383,302 in 
2012; 
Whereas the Small Business Administration serves more than 
200,000 veterans, service-disabled veterans, women vet-
erans, and military spouses annually; 
Whereas the Small Business Administration will be hosting 
events honoring National Veterans Small Business Week 
from October 30 through November 3, 2017; 
Whereas the Congress and the Small Business Administra-
tion will be celebrating Veterans Small Business Week 
during the week of October 30 through November 3, 
2017; and 
Whereas the week of October 30 through November 3, 2017, 
would be an appropriate time to celebrate National Vet-
erans Small Business Week: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives joins 
with the Small Business Administration in— 
(1) supporting the goals and ideals of National 
Veterans Small Business Week; 
(2) celebrating the millions of people in the 
United States, especially the veterans of the United 
States and the spouses of those veterans, who ben-
efit from the programs of the Small Business Ad-
ministration; and 
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(3) expressing appreciation for the continued 
service to the United States by the veterans of the 
United States through small business ownership and 
entrepreneurship. 
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IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 589 
Honoring the Portland Thorns FC, the 2017 champions of the National 
Women’s Soccer League. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 26, 2017 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. WALDEN, 
and Mr. DEFAZIO) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the Portland Thorns FC, the 2017 champions of 
the National Women’s Soccer League. 
Whereas the Portland Thorns FC won the National Women’s 
Soccer League (NWSL) Championship on October 14, 
2017; 
Whereas the Portland Thorns FC won their second National 
Women’s Soccer League Championship, and the fifth edi-
tion of the NWSL Championship, by defeating the North 
Carolina Courage by a score of one goal to none; 
Whereas Thorns player Lindsey Horan scored the only goal 
in the NWSL Championship; 
Whereas Thorns midfielder Lindsey Horan was named the 
NWSL Championship Most Valuable Player; 
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Whereas Thorns head coach, Mark Parsons, and Thorns 
owner, Merritt Paulson, won their second National Wom-
en’s Soccer League Championship; 
Whereas the Rose City Riveters and the fans of the Portland 
Thorns FC, who provide the Providence Park venue with 
spirit and pride, are the best fans in the National Wom-
en’s Soccer League; 
Whereas the Portland Thorns FC hold the record for highest 
average game attendance in the National Women’s Soc-
cer League in 2017 and in each year since the league’s 
establishment in 2013; 
Whereas Thorns goalkeeper, Adrianna Franch, was named 
the NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year for 2017; 
Whereas the official State motto of Oregon, ‘‘alit volat 
propriis’’, meaning ‘‘she flies with her own wings’’, was 
adopted by the Portland Thorns FC to capture Oregon’s 
independent spirit; 
Whereas the Portland Thorns FC hold community service 
events to inspire and involve young women and men in 
the Portland community through STEM and environ-
mental education; and 
Whereas the success of the Portland Thorns FC soccer team 
will broaden an appreciation of athletics in young people 
and encourage Oregonians to engage in their commu-
nities: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors the Portland Thorns FC, the 2017 
champions of the National Women’s Soccer League; 
and 
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(2) recognizes the outstanding achievement of 
the Portland Thorns FC team, ownership, and staff. 
Æ 
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IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 58 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding unanswered 
questions into the fate of Raoul Wallenberg. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2017 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. DEUTCH, and Ms. GRANGER) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regard-
ing unanswered questions into the fate of Raoul 
Wallenberg. 
Whereas for 72 years, the full accounting of Raoul 
Wallenberg’s arrest and the mystery of his fate remains 
unsolved, despite the continued and determined search 
for answers; 
Whereas the current research and pool of knowledge recog-
nizes and continues the tireless efforts of Raoul 
Wallenberg’s parents, Maj and Fredrik von Dardel, and 
the countless scholars and volunteers who have worked 
determinedly for over seven decades to solve the question 
of Raoul Wallenberg’s fate; 
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•HRES 58 IH 
Whereas Raoul Wallenberg was born August 4, 1912, in the 
Lidingo¨ Municipality of Stockholm, Sweden; 
Whereas in 1931 Wallenberg traveled to the United States to 
pursue his education at the University of Michigan in 
Ann Arbor; 
Whereas, after graduating in 1935 with high honors, 
Wallenberg received his bachelor degree of Science and 
Architecture and then returned to Sweden; 
Whereas finding the market for architects in Sweden very re-
stricted, Wallenberg traveled to Cape Town, South Afri-
ca, to work at a Swedish firm selling building materials; 
Whereas six months later, Wallenberg transferred to a Dutch 
Bank located in Haifa—today, northern Israel—where 
Wallenberg first met Jews who had escaped from Nazi 
Germany; 
Whereas in 1936, Wallenberg returned to Sweden where he 
eventually became the international director of the Cen-
tral European Trading Company (Mellaneuropeiska), and 
later co-owned this Stockholm based import-export com-
pany with the Hungarian-Jewish businessman, Ka´lma´n 
Lauer; 
Whereas in June 1944, Wallenberg accepted a Swedish diplo-
matic appointment to travel to Hungary on a humani-
tarian mission to help protect the Jewish community 
there, a mission that was sponsored in large part by the 
U.S. War Refugee Board, which itself was just created 
earlier that year; 
Whereas Raoul Wallenberg is credited with saving tens of 
thousands of Hungarian Jews through his work with the 
U.S. War Refugee Board; 
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IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 590 
Calling on the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a clinical study 
assessing the effectiveness of treating chronic pain in veterans with 
cannabis in comparison to opioids. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 26, 2017 
Mr. CORREA submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling on the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
clinical study assessing the effectiveness of treating 
chronic pain in veterans with cannabis in comparison 
to opioids. 
Whereas prescription opioids are a class of drugs that can re-
lieve pain, but can also be misused, resulting in depend-
ence; 
Whereas prescription opioid addiction causes severe physical 
and mental harm and can result in overdose incidents 
and deaths; 
Whereas our country is facing an unprecedented and dev-
astating prescription opioid overdose epidemic; 
Whereas opioid addiction in the United States increased by 
493 percent from 2010 to 2016; 
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A BILL 
To establish the Springfield Race Riot National Historic 
Monument in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. 
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•HRES 590 IH 
Whereas 64,000 Americas died from opioid addiction and 
overdose in 2016; 
Whereas almost 60 percent of veterans returning from de-
ployments in the Middle East and 50 percent of older 
veterans suffer from chronic pain; 
Whereas these rates of chronic pain exceed the reported 30 
percent national average of chronic pain within the gen-
eral American population; 
Whereas prescriptions for opioids by the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs have increased by 270 percent since 2003; 
Whereas 68,000 veterans have been reported by the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs to be addicted to opioids; 
Whereas veterans are roughly twice as likely to become ad-
dicted to opioids than are members of the general popu-
lation; 
Whereas veterans are twice as likely to die from an accidental 
opioid overdose than nonveterans; and 
Whereas the President of the United States announced a 
public health emergency on the opioid crisis on October 
26, 2017: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the urgency and importance of 
finding alternative successful treatments to opioids 
to address veterans’ health care; 
(2) recognizes it is imperative to the health and 
safety of our veterans that a study be conducted on 
the medicinal applications of marijuana for treating 
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wounds resulting from service to our great Nation; 
and 
(3) calls on the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
conduct a clinical study and further research to 
evaluate the effects of cannabis in comparison to 
opioids in treating service-related health conditions 
of veterans. 
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IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 592 
Condemning the violent attack at Flint Bishop International Airport on a 
police officer and offering thoughts and prayers to the victim and the 
victim’s family, and commending the efforts of law enforcement and 
airport personnel in their response. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 26, 2017 
Mr. KILDEE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the violent attack at Flint Bishop International 
Airport on a police officer and offering thoughts and 
prayers to the victim and the victim’s family, and com-
mending the efforts of law enforcement and airport per-
sonnel in their response. 
Whereas, on June 21, 2017, Flint Bishop Airport Police 
Lieutenant Jeff Neville was viciously attacked with a 
knife while on duty, sustaining serious injury; 
Whereas the heroic actions of Lt. Neville, who, despite being 
attacked, worked to subdue the attacker to prevent fur-
ther harm to other people; 
Whereas other employees at Bishop International Airport, in-
cluding maintenance worker Rich Krul, Public Safety 
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Chief Chris Miller, and Firefighter Lieutenant Dan 
Owen, all assisted with the apprehension of the attacker; 
Whereas the Bishop Airport public safety team members 
demonstrated that they were prepared and willing to risk 
their own lives to ensure the safety of other passengers 
at Bishop International Airport; 
Whereas Public Safety Officers Michael Chilson and Chris-
topher Tolin administered first aid to stabilize Lt. Neville 
for transport to Hurley Hospital; 
Whereas the medical staff at Hurley Hospital provided quick 
and life-saving medical care to Lt. Neville, allowing his 
full recovery; 
Whereas the local Muslim community quickly condemned the 
attack and donated financial resources toward Lt. Nev-
ille’s medical bills; 
Whereas law enforcement and first responders in Michigan 
bravely protected people at Bishop Airport, resulting in 
no loss of life; and 
Whereas the people of the United States stand in solidarity 
against all acts of violence toward law enforcement offi-
cials: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the vicious terror attack at Flint 
Bishop International Airport on June 21, 2017; 
(2) offers thoughts and prayers to Lt. Neville 
and his family; 
(3) reaffirms the commitment of the United 
States to actively combat all forms of violence 
against law enforcement officers; and 
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(4) commends the efforts of law enforcement, 
first responders, and airport personnel who acted to 
subdue the attacker and help those in need. 
Æ 
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