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IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 80 
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on the Judiciary in 
the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 
Mr. GOODLATTE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
the Judiciary in the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. AMOUNTS FOR COMMITTEE EXPENSES. 
For the expenses of the Committee on the Judiciary 
(hereafter in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘Com-
mittee’’), including the expenses of all staff salaries, there 
shall be paid, out of the applicable accounts of the House 
of Representatives for committee salaries and expenses, 
not more than $15,580,600.00 for the One Hundred 
Fourteenth Congress. 
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•HRES 80 IH 
SEC. 2. SESSION LIMITATIONS. 
Of the amount specified in section 1— 
(1) not more than $7,768,700.00 shall be avail-
able for expenses incurred during the period begin-
ning at noon on January 3, 2015, and ending imme-
diately before noon on January 3, 2016; and 
(2) not more than $7,811,900.00 shall be avail-
able for expenses incurred during the period begin-
ning at noon on January 3, 2016, and ending imme-
diately before noon on January 3, 2017. 
SEC. 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. 
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS. 
Amounts made available under this resolution shall 
be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Committee on House Administration. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 473
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit nonparty
multicandidate political committee contributions in elections for Federal
office, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 21, 1997
Mr. GILCHREST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
prohibit nonparty multicandidate political committee con-
tributions in elections for Federal office, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
PROHIBITION 
OF 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
BY
NONPARTY 
MULTICANDIDATE 
POLITICAL
COMMITTEES IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL
OFFICE.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(i)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, no nonparty multicandidate political committee may
make any contribution to a candidate for Federal office.
‘‘(2) As used in this subsection, the term ‘multican-
didate political committee’ has the meaning given that
term in subsection (a)(4).’’.
SEC. 2. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION PROHIBI-
TION OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL
NONRESIDENTS 
OF 
THE 
CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by section 1, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(j) A candidate for the office of Representative in,
or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress
may not accept contributions from an individual who is
not a resident of the congressional district involved.’’.
Æ
I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4740
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit early distributions
from employee stock ownership plans for higher education expenses and
first-time homebuyer purchases.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1998
Mr. CRANE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit
early distributions from employee stock ownership plans
for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer
purchases.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EARLY DISTRIBUTIONS FROM EMPLOYEE
STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS FOR HIGHER EDU-
CATION EXPENSES AND FIRST-TIME HOME-
BUYER PURCHASES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 10-percent
additional tax on early distributions from qualified retire-
ment plans) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
‘‘(G) DISTRIBUTIONS
FROM
EMPLOYEE
STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS FOR HIGHER EDU-
CATION
EXPENSES
AND
FIRST-TIME
HOME-
BUYER PURCHASES.—
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—Distributions
made to the employee from an employee
stock ownership plan (within the meaning
of section 4975(e)(7)), the amount of
which does not exceed the sum of—
‘‘(I) qualified higher education
expenses (as defined by paragraph
(7)) reduced by the amount of such
expenses taken into account under
subparagraph (E), and
‘‘(II) qualified first-time home-
buyer distributions (as defined by
paragraph (8)) reduced by the amount
of such distributions taken into ac-
count under subparagraph (F).
‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATION.—A 
distribution
may only be taken into account under
clause (i) if—
‘‘(I) such distribution is in the
form of either employer securities
(within the meaning of section 409(l))
or cash proceeds resulting from the
sale of such securities made not more
than 180 days before the date of such
distribution for the purposes of such
distribution,
‘‘(II) such securities so distrib-
uted or sold were held by such plan
for at least 5 years before the date of
such distribution or, if applicable,
sale, and
‘‘(III) the number of shares in
each class of such securities so dis-
tributed or sold, when added to all
previous distributions and sales of
each such class of such securities for
such purposes on behalf of such em-
ployee, does not exceed 10 percent of
the aggregate number of shares of
each class of such securities allocated
to the account of such employee under
such plan.
‘‘(iii) VALUATION
OF
DISTRIBUTED
SECURITIES.—For purposes of clause (ii),
the value of a security shall be the value
of such security on the date of distribu-
tion.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Paragraph (7) of section 72(t) of such Code
is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph(2)(E)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraphs (E) and (G) of paragraph
(2)’’.
(2) Paragraph (8) of section 72(t) of such Code
is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph(2)(F)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraphs (F) and (G) of paragraph
(2)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to distributions made after Decem-
ber 31, 1998.
Æ
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4741
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit 401(k) contributions
which would otherwise be limited by employer contributions to employee
stock ownership plans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1998
Mr. CRANE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit
401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited
by employer contributions to employee stock ownership
plans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. 401(k) CONTRIBUTIONS PERMITTED WHICH
WOULD OTHERWISE BE LIMITED BY EM-
PLOYER 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO 
EMPLOYEE
STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 415 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitation
for defined contribution plans) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(8) 
401(K) 
CONTRIBUTIONS
PERMITTED
WHICH
WOULD
OTHERWISE
BE
LIMITED
BY
EM-
PLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO EMPLOYEE STOCK OWN-
ERSHIP PLANS.—Employer contributions to an em-
ployee stock ownership plan (as described in section
4975(e)(7)) shall not be taken into account in deter-
mining whether any other amount exceeds the limi-
tations imposed by this section with respect to con-
tributions to qualified cash or deferred arrangements
under section 401(k).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to years beginning after December
31, 1998.
Æ
IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 812 
Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on the 80th anniversary of 
the unified development of the Tennessee River system. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2016 
Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. 
FLEISCHMANN, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. COOPER, Mrs. BLACK, and Mr. 
FINCHER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
RESOLUTION 
Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on the 80th 
anniversary of the unified development of the Tennessee 
River system. 
Whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority (in this preamble re-
ferred to as the ‘‘TVA’’) was created by Congress in 
1933 to improve navigation along the Tennessee River, 
reduce the risk of floods and flood damage, provide low- 
cost electricity, and promote environmental stewardship 
and economic development in the region; 
Whereas the TVA submitted a plan to Congress in March of 
1936 to improve navigation of the Tennessee River and 
to help control flooding in the Tennessee Valley; 
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•HRES 812 IH 
Whereas Norris Dam, the first dam constructed by the TVA, 
began to operate on July 28, 1936; 
Whereas the integrated management of the Tennessee River 
system by the TVA provides a wide range of benefits that 
include electrical power, reducing floods, improving water 
quality and supply, enhancing recreation, and protecting 
public land; 
Whereas the TVA has improved navigation of the Tennessee 
River system and facilitated freight transportation; 
Whereas the TVA has reduced the risk of flood damage 
through the construction of locks, dams, and reservoirs 
throughout the Tennessee Valley; 
Whereas the TVA provides reliable and affordable electricity 
and has stimulated economic growth; 
Whereas the TVA continues to promote economic develop-
ment by helping companies and communities attract in-
vestments that bring good jobs to the Tennessee Valley 
region; and 
Whereas the TVA continues to serve more than 9,000,000 
customers in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, 
Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends the Tennessee Valley Authority 
on the 80th anniversary of the unified development 
of the Tennessee River system; 
(2) recognizes the important role of Norris 
Dam, the first dam constructed by the Tennessee 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4743
To reauthorize the Public Safety and Community Policing Grants, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1998
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To reauthorize the Public Safety and Community Policing
Grants, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Safety and
Community Policing Grants Reauthorization Act of
1998’’.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND COM-
MUNITY POLICING (COPS ON THE BEAT)
GRANTS.
Section 1001(a)(11) of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793)
is amended—
(1) in clause (vi) by striking ‘‘268,000,000 for
fiscal year 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘500,000,000 each
of fiscal years 2000 through 2005.’’.
SEC. 3. RENEWAL OF GRANTS.
Section 1703 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–2) is
amended by amended subsection (b) to read as follows—
‘‘(b) GRANTS FOR HIRING.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants made for hiring or
rehiring additional career law enforcement officers
or to promote redeployment of officers by hiring ci-
vilians may be renewed for an additional 3 year pe-
riod beginning the fiscal year after the last fiscal
year during which a recipient receives its initial
grant.
‘‘(2) INITIAL PERIOD EXPIRED.—In a case in
which a recipient’s initial grant has expired prior to
the date of the enactment of the Public Safety and
Community Policing Grants Reauthorization Act of
1998, grants made for hiring or rehiring additional
career law enforcement officers may be renewed for
an additional 3 year period beginning the fiscal year
after the date of the enactment of such Act.
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this subsection. In a case in which a recipient re-
ceives a grant for an additional 3 year period, the
amount for any additional years shall be increased
by 3 percent to reflect a cost of living adjustment.’’.
SEC. 4. MATCHING FUNDS.
Section 1701(i) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(i))
is amended by striking ‘‘up to 5 years’’ and inserting
‘‘each 3 year grant period’’.
SEC. 5. HIRING COSTS.
Section 1704 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3) is
amended by repealing subsection (c).
Æ
•HRES 812 IH 
Valley Authority, which was completed on July 28, 
1936; 
(3) honors the accomplishments of the Ten-
nessee Valley Authority in improving navigation, 
controlling floods, promoting environmental steward-
ship, and providing affordable electricity throughout 
the Tennessee Valley region; 
(4) recognizes the Tennessee Valley Authority 
for its long and proud history of service in the areas 
of energy, the environment, and economic develop-
ment throughout Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia; 
and 
(5) respectfully requests the Clerk of the House 
of Representatives to transmit a copy of this resolu-
tion for appropriate display to— 
(A) the Chairman of the Board of the Ten-
nessee Valley Authority, Joe Ritch; and 
(B) the Chief Executive Officer of the Ten-
nessee Valley Authority, William Johnson. 
Æ 
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IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 813 
Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to exclude provisions 
relating to existing or proposed water resources development projects 
of the Corps of Engineers from the definition of congressional earmark, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2016 
Mr. ROONEY of Florida submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to ex-
clude provisions relating to existing or proposed water 
resources development projects of the Corps of Engineers 
from the definition of congressional earmark, and for 
other purposes. 
Whereas the rules of the House of Representatives define an 
earmark as a Member request for funding targeted to a 
specific State, locality, or congressional district, other 
than through a statutory or administrative formula driv-
en or competitive award process; 
Whereas Federal funds appropriated to the Corps of Engi-
neers (Corps) for water resources development projects 
are not distributed based on statutory formulas or com-
petitive grants; 
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‘‘(i) the individual having tax-exempt
income;
‘‘(ii) the individual having countable
assets in excess of the maximum permis-
sible assets, if the individual resides in a
State that imposes an asset test for such
eligibility; or
‘‘(iii) the individual otherwise is not
eligible for such assistance.
‘‘(C) If the individual accepts such assist-
ance notwithstanding that the individual is not
eligible, the individual is liable to the State for
the amount of medical assistance provided (with
interest).
‘‘(2) CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary
shall provide for an appropriate notice to each indi-
vidual identified under subsection (a) who is de-
scribed in section 6103(l)(15)(A)(ii), of the follow-
ing: ‘Unless the individual declines coverage or indi-
cates otherwise, the individual will be enrolled for
the appropriate assistance with Medicare cost-shar-
ing under the State plan operated under title XIX
for the State in which the individual resides.’
‘‘(c) NOTICE TO STATE.—In the case of an individual
who is identified under this section and resides in a State,
•HRES 813 IH 
Whereas the Founders of the Nation regarded the power of 
the purse as the fundamental authority of Congress to 
limit executive branch power and as the ‘‘most complete 
and effectual weapon with which any constitution can 
arm the immediate representatives of the people’’; 
Whereas the ‘‘earmark moratorium’’ has ceded congressional 
authority over inherently local Corps projects to the exec-
utive branch, which has resulted in a backlog of author-
ized Corps studies and projects that have not received ap-
propriations to date; and 
Whereas this resolution does not preclude the requirement 
that a Corps project receive an authorization prior to the 
allocation of appropriations for the project: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. SENSE OF HOUSE ON LIFTING EARMARK MORA-
TORIUM FOR WRDA PROJECTS. 
The House of Representatives urges the adoption of 
an amendment to the rules of the House Republican Con-
ference to lift the ‘‘earmark moratorium’’ on requests for 
Federal appropriations for water resources development 
projects of the Corps of Engineers in order to restore the 
authority of Congress to direct funds to State and local 
projects and to limit executive power. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF HOUSE RULES. 
Clause 9(e) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives is amended— 
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•HRES 813 IH 
(1) by striking ‘‘(e) For the purpose’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(e)(1) For the purpose’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) For the purpose of this clause, the term ‘con-
gressional earmark’ does not include a provision or report 
language described in subparagraph (1) if the provision 
or report language relates to an existing or proposed water 
resources development project of the Corps of Engineers.’’. 
Æ 
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(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), if
repayment of mortgage assistance is not made by
the date that the mortgage is paid in full, the mort-
gagor shall make mortgage assistance repayments in
an amount not less than the previous regular mort-
gage payment until the mortgage assistance is re-
paid.
(b) INTEREST.—Interest shall accrue on all mortgage
assistance made under this Act at the rate determined
monthly by the Secretary of the Treasury to be equal to
the then current average yield on outstanding 30-year
bonds issued by the Secretary of the Treasury under sec-
tion 3102 of title 31, United States Code, and shall accrue
only during the period in which the mortgagor is required
to make repayment under this section.
(c) ASSISTANCE LOANS.—The amount by which the
mortgagor assistance payments made by the Secretary to
the mortgagee exceeds the amount of payments made by
the mortgagor to the Secretary shall be a loan by the Sec-
retary to the mortgagor. The loan shall be evidenced by
such documents as the Secretary shall determine nec-
essary to protect the interests of the United States.
(d) LIEN TO SECURE REPAYMENT
OF ASSIST-
ANCE.—Repayment of amounts owed to the Secretary
from a mortgagor shall be secured by a mortgage lien on
200. The priority of the 1,900 acre-feet water right
provided for herein for the Shivwits shall be the
same priority as the other primary water users from
the Santa Clara River.
(2) The Shivwits will receive 2,000 acre-feet of
water annually from the St. George Water Reuse
Project. St. George and the Shivwits shall have an
equal priority to the water provided from the St.
George Water Reuse Project.
(3) The Shivwits will also have the right to the
groundwater produced from existing wells located on
the reservation for 100 acre-feet of water annually.
The priority of the Shivwits groundwater right shall
be 1916.
(4) The Shivwits water right, specified in para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) above, includes all water
rights of every nature and description derived from
the reserved water right doctrine and State water
rights from all sources, both surface and under-
ground, and includes all types and kinds of uses
whatsoever and encompasses all claims asserted by
and through the Shivwits and all persons and enti-
ties whose claims or rights are derived from the
Shivwits. The Shivwits’ water rights provided for
herein shall be deemed to have the characteristics of
whether singly or jointly held, and all household income
regardless of source.
(e) EFFECT OF MISREPRESENTATION.—A mortgagor
who intentionally misrepresents any financial information
in conjunction with the filing of an application for assist-
ance under this Act may be denied assistance and required
to immediately repay any amount of assistance received,
and the mortgagee may, at any time thereafter, take any
legal action to enforce the mortgage without any further
restrictions or requirements under this Act.
(f) AVAILABILITY.—An application for assistance
under this Act may be obtained from an approved counsel-
ing agency.
(g) DETERMINATION ON APPLICATION.—
(1) TIME PERIOD.—The Secretary shall deter-
mine eligibility of a mortgagor for assistance under
this Act not later than 90 days after receipt of the
application of the mortgagor.
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 5 business
days after making the determination on an applica-
tion for assistance, the Secretary will notify the
mortgagor and the mortgagee as to whether the ap-
plication has been approved or disapproved.