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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 203 
Expressing support for the International Home Furnishings Market in High 
Point, North Carolina. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2005 
Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Ms. FOXX, Mr. 
HAYES, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. MCINTYRE, 
Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. PRICE of North Caro-
lina, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, and Mr. WATT) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the International Home Furnishings 
Market in High Point, North Carolina. 
Whereas the International Home Furnishings Market in 
High Point, North Carolina (commonly known as the 
‘‘High Point Market’’) is the largest home furnishings in-
dustry trade show of its kind in the world; 
Whereas the High Point Market takes place every April and 
October, and is the largest event in North Carolina, at-
tended by more people for a longer period of time over 
a larger area than any other event in the State; 
Whereas an average of 70,000 manufacturers, exhibitors, 
sales representatives, retail buyers, interior designers, ar-
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(2) HEARING.—The notice instituting pro-
ceedings pursuant to paragraph (1) shall fix a hear-
ing date not earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 
days after service of the notice unless an earlier or a 
later date is set by the Secretary with the consent of 
any respondent so served. 
(3) TEMPORARY
ORDER.—Whenever the Sec-
retary determines that the alleged violation or threat-
ened violation specified in the notice instituting pro-
ceedings pursuant to paragraph (1), or the continu-
ation thereof, is likely to result in significant dissipa-
tion or conversion of assets, significant harm to con-
sumers, or substantial harm to the public interest 
prior to the completion of the proceedings, the Sec-
retary may enter a temporary order requiring the re-
spondent to cease and desist from the violation or 
threatened violation and to take such action to pre-
vent the violation or threatened violation and to pre-
vent dissipation or conversion of assets, significant 
harm to consumers, or substantial harm to the public 
interest as the Secretary deems appropriate pending 
completion of such proceedings. Such an order shall 
be entered only after notice and opportunity for a 
hearing, unless the Secretary determines that notice 
and hearing prior to entry would be impracticable or
HR 849 RFS 
(B) the County shall be responsible for any 
reclamation necessary to revert the parcel to 
the United States. 
(g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall 
require, as a condition of the conveyance under subsection 
(d), that the County pay the administrative costs of the 
conveyance, including survey costs and any other costs as-
sociated with the transfer of title.
Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
•HRES 203 IH 
chitects, support personnel, suppliers, and news media at-
tend the High Point Market each April and October; 
Whereas people from all 50 States and more than 100 for-
eign countries attend the High Point Market; 
Whereas the High Point Market attracts an average of 2,500 
exhibitors from around the world, with international ex-
hibitors constituting more than 10 percent of the exhibi-
tors at the event; 
Whereas the exhibits at the High Point Market encompass a 
wide variety of finished products, including case goods 
(wood furniture), upholstery, accessories, lighting, bed-
ding, and rugs; 
Whereas the High Point Market has more than 11,500,000 
square feet of permanent showroom space in more than 
180 separate buildings in High Point and Thomasville, 
North Carolina; 
Whereas the High Point Market brings $1,140,000,000 and 
more than 13,000 jobs to North Carolina annually, and 
creates a significant, lasting, and positive economic im-
pact on a State in which the manufacturing economy is 
declining due to offshore production; 
Whereas the Federal Government has invested in the High 
Point Market by providing funding to help meet critical 
transportation infrastructure needs; and 
Whereas the High Point Market is a vital engine for eco-
nomic growth for North Carolina, especially for the re-
gion commonly known as the Piedmont Triad: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
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(1) expresses support for the International 
Home Furnishings Market in High Point, North 
Carolina; 
(2) commends those who organize and partici-
pate in the International Home Furnishings Market 
for their contributions to economic growth and vital-
ity in North Carolina; and 
(3) recognizes that the International Home 
Furnishings Market has a positive economic impact 
on North Carolina and is vital to a region and State 
adversely affected by a decline in traditional manu-
facturing. 
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•HRES 607 IH 
Whereas the Maryland Terrapins defeated third-seeded Duke, 
1–0, in Trager Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, on No-
vember 20, 2005, to win the title; 
Whereas the Maryland Terrapins 18th-year head coach, 
Missy Meharg, won the third championship title of her 
coaching career and was named the Mid-Atlantic Coach 
of the Year by the National Field Hockey Coaches Asso-
ciation; 
Whereas Jackie Cinconte scored the game winning goal for 
the Terrapins less than nine minutes into the start of the 
game; 
Whereas five players from the 2005 Terrapin Championship 
team were named Dartfish/NFHCA All-Americans: Emily 
Beach, Lauren Powley, Jackie Ciconte, Paula Infante, 
and Kathryn Masson; 
Whereas the Maryland Terrapins gave the Duke Blue Devils 
their only two shutout games of the regular season; 
Whereas the Maryland Terrapins defense posted its third 
shutout of the tournament and the ninth for their 2005 
season; 
Whereas the Maryland Terrapins goalie, Kathyrn Masson, re-
mains undefeated in her career versus Duke, winning all 
five meetings since last season; and 
Whereas the 2005 NCAA Championship Field Hockey team 
consists of Emily Beach, Kendall Beveridge, Jackie 
Ciconte, Kristina Edmonds, Megan Fox, Alicia Grater, 
Paula Infante, Linzi Jones, Danielle Keeley, Meredith 
Long, Tiffany Marsh, Kathryn Masson, Katie Mockus, 
Ellen Ott, Louisa Powell, Lauren Powley, Christina 
Restivo, Susie Rowe, Sarah Scholl, Emily Trycinski,
•HRES 607 IH 
Janneke van Leeuwen, and Kim Ziegler: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Rep-
resentatives congratulates the University of Maryland 
Terrapins women’s field hockey team and Coaches Missy 
Meharg, Tjerk van Herwaarden, Marybeth Freeman, and 
Clemens Arnold on an outstanding championship season, 
a season that sets the Terrapins among the elite in colle-
giate field hockey. 
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H. Res. 795
In the House of Representatives, U.S., 
May 18, 2006.
Whereas on April 24 and 26, 2006, a series of explosions at 
Dahab and in Northern Sinai, Egypt, planned and car-
ried out by terrorists, resulted in the deaths of scores of 
civilians and the injury of many others; 
Whereas the people of Egypt have been subjected to several 
other deadly terrorist attacks over the past years; and 
Whereas President George W. Bush called President Hosni 
Mubarak of Egypt to extend condolences on behalf of the 
American people for the loss of life: Now, therefore, be 
it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist 
attacks on Dahab and Northern Sinai, Egypt and other 
terrorist attacks directed against Egypt; 
(2) expresses its condolences to the families and 
friends of those individuals who were killed in the at-
tacks and expresses its sympathies to those individuals 
who have been injured; 
(3) joins with President George W. Bush in ex-
pressing the solidarity of the people and Government of
•HRES 795 EH 
the United States with the people and Government of 
Egypt as they recover from these cowardly and inhuman 
attacks; and 
(4) expresses its readiness to support the Egyptian 
authorities in their efforts to bring to justice those indi-
viduals responsible for the recent attacks in Egypt and 
to pursue, disrupt, undermine, and dismantle the net-
works which plan and carry out such attacks.
Attest: 
Clerk.
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1954
AN ACT
To extend the authorities of the Iran and Libya Sanctions
Act of 1996 until 2006, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 850 
To amend chapter 95 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish 
a uniform date for the release of payments from the Presidential Election 
Campaign Fund to eligible candidates for election to the office of Presi-
dent of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2005 
Mr. HOYER (for himself and Mr. NEY) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 95 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to establish a uniform date for the release of payments 
from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to eligible 
candidates for election to the office of President of the 
United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIFORM DATE FOR RE-
LEASE OF PAYMENTS FROM PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND TO ELIGIBLE 
CANDIDATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section 
9006(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
9006(b)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘If the Secretary 
of the Treasury receives a certification from the Commis-
sion under section 9005 for payment to the eligible can-
didates of a political party, on the last Friday occurring 
before the first Monday in September, the Secretary shall 
pay to such candidates out of the fund the amount cer-
tified by the Commission.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The first sentence 
of section 9006(c) of such Code (26 U.S.C. 9006(c)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the time of a certification by the 
Commission under section 9005 for payment’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the time of making a payment under subsection (b)’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by section 1 shall apply with 
respect to elections occurring after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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contrary to the public interest. A temporary order 
shall become effective upon service upon the respond-
ent and, unless set aside, limited, or suspended by the 
Secretary or a court of competent jurisdiction, shall 
remain effective and enforceable pending the comple-
tion of the proceedings. 
(4) REVIEW OF TEMPORARY ORDERS.— 
(A) REVIEW BY SECRETARY.—At any time 
after the respondent has been served with a tem-
porary cease and desist order pursuant to para-
graph (3), the respondent may apply to the Sec-
retary to have the order set aside, limited, or sus-
pended. If the respondent has been served with a 
temporary cease and desist order entered without 
a prior hearing before the Secretary, the respond-
ent may, within 10 days after the date on which 
the order was served, request a hearing on such 
application and the Secretary shall hold a hear-
ing and render a decision on such application at 
the earliest possible time. 
(B) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Within— 
(i) 10 days after the date the respond-
ent was served with a temporary cease and 
desist order entered with a prior hearing be-
fore the Secretary; or
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 205 
Congratulating the Baylor University Lady Bear Women’s Basketball team 
on winning the 2005 NCAA Championship for basketball. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2005 
Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. ISTOOK) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the Baylor University Lady Bear Women’s 
Basketball team on winning the 2005 NCAA Champion-
ship for basketball. 
Whereas the 84–62 win in the April 6, 2005, final over 
Michigan State allowed the Lady Bears to complete a 
rare three-game sweep of No. 1 seeds, the third time it’s 
happened in the history of the women’s NCAA Tour-
nament and first since 1988; 
Whereas the Lady Bears knocked off No. 1 seed North Caro-
lina, 72–63, in the Tempe Regional, followed by Sunday’s 
68–57 victory over an LSU team that was the No. 1 seed 
overall;
•HRES 205 IH 
Whereas Baylor is the first Big 12 basketball team, men or 
women, to win a national championship since the forma-
tion of the league; 
Whereas Kim Mulkey-Robertson, head coach for the Lady 
Bears, is the first woman ever to win national champion-
ships as a player, assistant coach, and head coach; 
Whereas the Lady Bears have a record of 131–38 in past five 
seasons at Baylor; 
Whereas the Lady Bears closed the season with a 20-game 
winning streak to end the season with a record of 33– 
3; 
Whereas Baylor junior all-America post Sophia Young was 
named the tournament’s most outstanding player after 
averaging 23.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in the two Final 
Four victories over LSU and Michigan State; 
Whereas Baylor senior point guard Chelsea Whitaker had six 
assists in the championship game and broke the school 
career assists record, finishing with 457 assists in three 
seasons and 103 games; 
Whereas Baylor’s 22-point margin of victory was the second- 
largest margin in the 24-year history of the NCAA Tour-
nament championship game; 
Whereas the Lady Bears held Michigan State to 41.5 percent 
shooting from the field and dominated the boards 45–22, 
and the 45–22 rebounding margin was the second-largest 
ever in a championship game; and 
Whereas the Lady Bears are an example of the great Amer-
ican success story, showing that the values of hard work, 
determination, and teamwork truly make a difference in 
life: Now, therefore, be it
•HRES 205 IH 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates — 
(A) the Baylor University Lady Bear Bas-
ketball team for winning the 2005 NCAA 
Championship in Women’s Basketball and for 
their incredible and awe-inspiring performance 
during the 2004–2005 basketball season; and 
(B) the sixty-four teams of the NCAA 
Championship in Women’s Basketball that 
played in the postseason; 
(2) recognizes the achievements of the Baylor 
University Lady Bear players, coaches, and support 
staff whose hard work, dedication, and spirit made 
all this possible; and 
(3) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution 
to— 
(A) the 2004–2005 Baylor University 
Lady Bear basketball team; 
(B) Baylor University Lady Bear basket-
ball team head coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson; 
(C) Baylor University Director of Athletics 
Ian McCaw; and
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 853
AN ACT 
To remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth Community 
Water District’s ability to use certain property acquired 
by that District from the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON 
PROPERTY. 
Notwithstanding Public Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 
484a; 81 Stat. 531), the approximately 25 acres patented 
to the Mammoth County Water District (now known as 
the ‘‘Mammoth Community Water District’’) by Patent 
No. 04–87–0038, on June 26, 1987, and recorded in Vol-
ume 482, at page 517, of the official records of the Re-
corder’s Office, Mono County, California, may be used for 
purposes other than the purpose for which those lands 
were being used prior to the conveyance to the Mammoth 
County Water District and such lands may be transferred 
as authorized under State law.
Passed the House of Representatives December 13, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 853
AN ACT 
To remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth 
Community Water District’s ability to use certain 
property acquired by that District from the 
United States.
•HRES 205 IH 
(D) Baylor University President Dr. Rob-
ert B. Sloan, Jr. 
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H. Res. 608
In the House of Representatives, U.S., 
June 12, 2006.
Whereas the Constitution and laws of the People’s Republic 
of China purport to provide for religious freedom, how-
ever, these freedoms are substantively ignored; 
Whereas all religious groups and spiritual movements must 
register with the Chinese Government, which monitors re-
ligious services and judges the legitimacy of religious ac-
tivities; 
Whereas unregistered religious groups in China continue to 
experience official interference and members of religious 
groups have been subjected to intimidation, harassment, 
and detention; 
Whereas many religious leaders and adherents in China, in-
cluding those in official churches, have been detained, ar-
rested, or administratively sentenced to prison terms in 
reeducation-through-labor camps; 
Whereas religious believers are denied the ability to hold pub-
lic office not by law, but by a logical extension of the fact 
that most government positions go to members of the 
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and CCP membership 
and religious belief are considered incompatible; 
Whereas numerous abuses of unofficial Catholic clergy have 
occurred, including the detentions of Bishop Zhao
•HRES 608 EH 
Zhendong, Bishop Jia Zhiguo, Bishop Yao Liang, Bishop 
Su Zhimin, Bishop An Shuxin, Bishop Lin Xili, Bishop 
Han Dingxiang, and Bishop Shi Enxiang, as well as 
other Catholic priests and lay leaders who have been 
beaten or otherwise mistreated; 
Whereas the Chinese Government-sanctioned Catholic Patri-
otic Association of China conducted unauthorized epis-
copal ordinations of the priests Joseph Ma Yinglin and 
Joseph Liu Xinhong, elevating them to the office of 
bishop without the approval and against the wishes of the 
Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI; 
Whereas numerous abuses of Protestant House Church Lead-
ers have occurred, including the detentions of Pastor 
Gong Shengliang, Pastor Zhang Rongliang, Luo Bingyin, 
Li Cuiling, Wang Chaoyi, Yang Tianlu, and Zhao Xinlan, 
as well as other Protestant House Church Leaders who 
have been beaten or otherwise mistreated; 
Whereas the whereabouts of Gendun Choekyi Nyima, the boy 
identified by the Dalai Lama as the 11th Panchen Lama 
and detained by Chinese authorities ten years ago, when 
he was six years old, are still unknown; 
Whereas according to the Department of State, Chinese au-
thorities continue to restrict Muslim religious activity, 
teaching, and worship in Xinjiang, including reported 
prohibitions on the participation and religious education 
of minors; 
Whereas the Chinese Government continues its brutal cam-
paign to eradicate the Falun Gong spiritual movement 
and thousands of its members have been subject to exces-
sive force, abuse, detention, and torture, including Liu 
Chengjun who died in 2003 after reportedly being abused
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 853 
To remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth Community Water District’s 
ability to use certain property acquired by that District from the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2005 
Mr. MCKEON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth Community 
Water District’s ability to use certain property acquired 
by that District from the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON 
PROPERTY. 
Notwithstanding Public Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 
484a; 81 Stat. 531), the approximately 25 acres patented 
to the Mammoth County Water District (now known as 
the ‘‘Mammoth Community Water District’’) by Patent 
No. 04–87–0038, on June 26, 1987, and recorded in Vol-
ume 482, at page 517, of the official records of the Re-
corder’s Office, Mono County, California, may be used for 
purposes other than the purpose for which those lands 
were being used prior to the conveyance to the Mammoth 
County Water District and such lands may be transferred 
as authorized under State law. 
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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 206 
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Garner, North Carolina. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2005 
Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. PRICE of 
North Carolina, Mr. COBLE, Mr. WATT, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. JONES of 
North Carolina, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, and Mr. MCHENRY) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government 
Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Garner, North 
Carolina. 
Whereas, in 2005, Garner, North Carolina, will celebrate the 
100th anniversary of its founding; 
Whereas history shows that there were settlers in the area 
before the Revolutionary War, including documentation 
of a church in the Panther Branch Township in 1756; 
Whereas, in 1905, community leaders applied to the North 
Carolina General Assembly for a town charter, which was 
granted on April 16th, 1905; 
Whereas the first business in Garner is said to have been a 
wood shop owned by Henry Fort, an African-American
•HRES 206 IH 
cabinet maker whose work is still in use in many local 
homes; 
Whereas Garner has grown to become a dynamic, thriving 
community; and 
Whereas, on April 16, 2005, Garner will celebrate its achieve-
ments and culture with a Centennial Day Celebration: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes the 100th anniversary of Garner, North Carolina. 
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•HRES 608 EH 
in custody in Jilin Province and Huang Wei who is cur-
rently detained in Hebei Province, among others; 
Whereas Cai Zhuohua, a Beijing underground church leader, 
was sentenced on November 8, 2005, to three years in 
prison for distributing Bibles and other Christian mate-
rials; 
Whereas the Haidian Lower People’s Court in Beijing also 
sentenced Mr. Cai’s wife, Xiao Yunfei, to two years in 
prison and her brother, Xiao Gaowen, to 18 months in 
prison; and 
Whereas on November 20, 2005, after attending services at 
the Gangwashi Church in Beijing, President George W. 
Bush stated: ‘‘A healthy society is a society that wel-
comes all faiths and gives people a chance to express 
themselves through worship with the Almighty’’: Now, 
therefore, be it
Resolved, That—
(1) the House of Representatives condemns the im-
prisonment of religious leaders and people of faith in the 
People’s Republic of China and urges their release; and 
(2) it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that it should be the policy of the Government of the 
United States to promote and defend religious freedom 
and freedom of conscience in China.
Attest: 
Clerk.