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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 99 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States concerning 
the election of the Members of the House of Representatives. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut 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 concerning the election of the Members of the 
House of Representatives. 
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 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. The House of Representatives shall be 
composed of Members chosen every fourth year by the peo-
ple of the several States. Immediately after the first elec-
tion, they shall be assembled and divided as equally as 
may be into two classes. The seats of the Representatives 
of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the 
second year and the second class at the expiration of the 
fourth year, so that one-half may be chosen every second 
year. 
‘‘SECTION 2. This article shall not be so construed 
as to affect the election or term of any Representative cho-
sen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution. 
‘‘SECTION 3. This article shall apply to the first elec-
tion of Representatives which occurs after ratification but 
no earlier than 2012. 
‘‘SECTION 4. The Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1105 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the treatment 
of certain physician pathology services under the Medicare Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2007 
Mr. TANNER (for himself and Mr. HULSHOF) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for the treatment of certain physician pathology services 
under the Medicare Program. 
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 ‘‘Physician Pathology 
Services Continuity Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERMANENT TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PHYSICIAN 
PATHOLOGY SERVICES UNDER MEDICARE. 
Section 1848(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w–4(i)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PHYSICIAN PA-
THOLOGY SERVICES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to serv-
ices furnished on or after January 1, 2008, if 
an independent laboratory furnishes the tech-
nical component of a physician pathology serv-
ice to a fee-for-service medicare beneficiary who 
is an inpatient or outpatient of a covered hos-
pital, the Secretary shall treat such component 
as a service for which payment shall be made 
to the laboratory under this section and not as 
an inpatient hospital service for which payment 
is made to the hospital under section 1886(d) 
or as a hospital outpatient service for which 
payment is made to the hospital under section 
1833(t). 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) COVERED HOSPITAL.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The term 
‘covered hospital’ means, with respect 
to an inpatient or outpatient, a hos-
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 110 
Expressing the sense of Congress that Iraq should vote to approve or dis-
approve the continued deployment of United States Armed Forces to 
Iraq and, unless Iraq votes to approve such continued deployment, the 
President of the United States should commence the phased redeployment 
of United States Armed Forces from Iraq within 60 days of the Iraqi 
vote. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. SHAYS submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 
on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that Iraq should vote to 
approve or disapprove the continued deployment of 
United States Armed Forces to Iraq and, unless Iraq 
votes to approve such continued deployment, the Presi-
dent of the United States should commence the phased 
redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq 
within 60 days of the Iraqi vote. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) the Government of Iraq should hold a vote 
in the Iraqi Council of Representatives or among the 
Iraqi general voting public to approve or disapprove 
the continued deployment of United States Armed 
Forces to Iraq; and 
(2) unless 60 percent of the members of the 
Iraqi Council of Representatives or the Iraqi general 
voting public vote to approve the continued deploy-
ment of United States Armed Forces to Iraq, the 
President of the United States should commence the 
phased redeployment of United States Armed Forces 
from Iraq within 60 days of the Iraqi vote. 
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IA 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 9 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing 
the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the 
flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2007 
Mrs. EMERSON 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 authorizing the Congress and the States to pro-
hibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United 
States and to set criminal penalties for that act. 
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 Congress and the States shall have power to 
prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United 
States and to set criminal penalties for that act.’’. 
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pital that had an arrangement with 
an independent laboratory that was in 
effect as of July 22, 1999, under 
which a laboratory furnished the tech-
nical component of physician pathol-
ogy services to fee-for-service medi-
care beneficiaries who were hospital 
inpatients or outpatients, respectively, 
and submitted claims for payment for 
such component to a carrier with a 
contract under section 1842 and not 
to the hospital. 
‘‘(II) CHANGE
IN
OWNERSHIP 
DOES
NOT
AFFECT
DETERMINA-
TION.—A change in ownership with 
respect to a hospital on or after the 
date referred to in subclause (I) shall 
not affect the determination of wheth-
er such hospital is a covered hospital 
for purposes of such subclause. 
‘‘(ii) 
FEE-FOR-SERVICE
MEDICARE 
BENEFICIARY.—The term ‘fee-for-service 
medicare beneficiary’ means an individual 
who is entitled to (or enrolled for) benefits 
under part A, or enrolled under this part, 
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or both, but who is not enrolled in any of 
the following: 
‘‘(I) A Medicare Advantage plan 
under part C. 
‘‘(II) A plan offered by an eligi-
ble organization under section 1876. 
‘‘(III) A program of all-inclusive 
care for the elderly (PACE) under 
section 1894. 
‘‘(IV) A social health mainte-
nance organization (SHMO) dem-
onstration project established under 
section 4018(b) of the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 
(Public Law 100–203). 
‘‘(C) REFERENCE.—For the treatment of 
certain physician pathology services furnished 
prior to January 1, 2008, see section 542 of the 
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Im-
provement and Protection Act of 2000, as ex-
tended by— 
‘‘(i) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services (CMS) Program Memorandum for 
Carriers (transmittal B–03–001), issued 
January 17, 2003; 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 111 
Expressing the sense of Congress that Lionel Hampton should be honored 
for his contributions to American music. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2007 
Mr. RANGEL submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and Labor 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that Lionel Hampton 
should be honored for his contributions to American music. 
Whereas Lionel Hampton was one of the Nation’s greatest 
jazz musicians, composers, and band leaders; 
Whereas Lionel Hampton was one of the first musicians to 
play the vibraphone in jazz, setting the standard for mas-
tery of that instrument; 
Whereas Lionel Hampton nurtured and inspired many of the 
greatest performers of jazz music who would go on to 
fame in their own right; 
Whereas Lionel Hampton shattered the racial barriers of his 
time when he was recruited to perform with the Benny 
Goodman band in the 1930s, creating for the first time 
an integrated public face of jazz music; 
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Whereas Lionel Hampton, with his performances around the 
world, was a musical ambassador of goodwill and friend-
ship for the United States; 
Whereas Lionel Hampton was never deterred by fame from 
contributing to the Harlem, New York, community that 
he viewed as his home; 
Whereas Lionel Hampton was active in the development of 
affordable housing, such as Harlem’s Gladys Hampton 
Houses, named after his late wife, the former Gladys 
Riddle; 
Whereas Lionel Hampton performed at the White House 
under Republican and Democratic presidents and was 
honored with the Presidential Gold Medal by President 
Bill Clinton; and 
Whereas Lionel Hampton was born in Louisville, Kentucky 
on April 20, 1908, and died in New York City on August 
31, 2002: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that Lionel 
Hampton should be honored for his contributions to Amer-
ican music and for his work as an ambassador of goodwill 
and democracy. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3332 
AN ACT 
To provide for the establishment of a memorial within 
Kalaupapa National Historical Park located on the island 
of Molokai, in the State of Hawaii, to honor and perpet-
uate the memory of those individuals who were forcibly 
relocated to the Kalaupapa Peninsula from 1866 to 
1969, and for other purposes.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 112 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Whereas approximately 63 percent of the Nation’s children 
under 5 are in nonparental care during part or all of the 
day while their parents work; 
Whereas the early care and education industry employs more 
than 2,300,000 workers; 
Whereas the average salary of early care and education work-
ers is $18,180 per year, and only 1⁄3 have health insur-
ance and even fewer have a pension plan;
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Whereas the quality of early care and education programs is 
directly linked to the quality of early childhood educators; 
Whereas the turnover rate of early childhood program staff 
is roughly 30 percent per year, and low wages and lack 
of benefits, among other factors, make it difficult to re-
tain high quality educators who have the consistent, car-
ing relationships with young children that are important 
to children’s development; 
Whereas the compensation of early childhood program staff 
should be commensurate with the importance of the job 
of helping the young children of the Nation develop their 
social, emotional, physical, and cognitive skills, and to 
help them be ready for school; 
Whereas providing adequate compensation to early childhood 
program staff should be a priority, and resources may be 
allocated to improve the compensation of early childhood 
educators to ensure that quality care and education are 
accessible for all families; 
Whereas additional training and education for the early care 
and education workforce is critical to ensuring high-qual-
ity early learning environments; 
Whereas child care workers should receive compensation com-
mensurate with such training and experience; and 
Whereas the Center for the Child Care Workforce, a project 
of the American Federation of Teachers Educational 
Foundation, with support by the National Association for 
the Education of Young Children and other early child-
hood organizations, recognizes May 1 as National Child 
Care Worthy Wage Day: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress supports the goals and
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ideas of National Child Care Worthy Wage Day, and urges 
public officials and the general public to honor early child-
hood care and education staff and programs in their com-
munities and to work together to resolve the early child-
hood care and education staff compensation crisis. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 1, 2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 112 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideas of a National Child 
Care Worthy Wage Day.
meritorious achievement or service’’ and the Distin-
guished Service Award. 
(10) After the war, Senator Brooke attended 
Boston University School of Law, where he served 
as editor of the school’s Law Review, graduating 
with an LL.B. in 1948 and an LL.M. in 1949, and 
made Massachusetts his home. 
(11) During his career in Congress, Senator 
Brooke was a leader on some of the most critical 
issues of his time, including the war in Vietnam, the 
struggle for civil rights, the shameful system of 
apartheid in South Africa, the Cold War, and United 
States’ relations with the People’s Republic of 
China. 
(12) President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed 
Senator Brooke to the President’s Commission on 
Civil Disorders in 1967, where his work on discrimi-
nation in housing would serve as the basis for the 
1968 Civil Rights Act. 
(13) Senator Brooke continued to champion 
open housing when he left the Senate and became 
the head of the National Low-Income Housing Coa-
lition. 
(14) Senator Brooke has been recognized with 
many high honors, among them the Presidential 
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H. Con. Res. 112 
Agreed to May 2, 2008 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eight 
Concurrent Resolution 
Whereas approximately 63 percent of the Nation’s children under 
5 are in nonparental care during part or all of the day while 
their parents work; 
Whereas the early care and education industry employs more than 
2,300,000 workers; 
Whereas the average salary of early care and education workers 
is $18,180 per year, and only 1⁄3 have health insurance and 
even fewer have a pension plan; 
Whereas the quality of early care and education programs is directly 
linked to the quality of early childhood educators; 
Whereas the turnover rate of early childhood program staff is 
roughly 30 percent per year, and low wages and lack of benefits, 
among other factors, make it difficult to retain high quality 
educators who have the consistent, caring relationships with 
young children that are important to children’s development; 
Whereas the compensation of early childhood program staff should 
be commensurate with the importance of the job of helping the 
young children of the Nation develop their social, emotional, 
physical, and cognitive skills, and to help them be ready for 
school; 
Whereas providing adequate compensation to early childhood pro-
gram staff should be a priority, and resources may be allocated 
to improve the compensation of early childhood educators to 
ensure that quality care and education are accessible for all 
families; 
Whereas additional training and education for the early care and 
education workforce is critical to ensuring high-quality early 
learning environments; 
Whereas child care workers should receive compensation commen-
surate with such training and experience; and 
Whereas the Center for the Child Care Workforce, a project of 
the American Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation, 
with support by the National Association for the Education of 
Young Children and other early childhood organizations, recog-
nizes May 1 as National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That the Congress supports the goals and ideas of National 
Child Care Worthy Wage Day, and urges public officials and the 
general public to honor early childhood care and education staff
H. Con. Res. 112—2 
and programs in their communities and to work together to resolve 
the early childhood care and education staff compensation crisis. 
Attest: 
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 
Attest: 
Secretary of the Senate.
Medal of Freedom in 2004, an honor that recognizes 
‘‘an especially meritorious contribution to the secu-
rity or national interests of the United States, world 
peace, cultural or other significant public or private 
endeavors’’; the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit 
from the Government of Italy; a State courthouse 
dedicated in his honor by the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts, making him the first African Amer-
ican to have a State courthouse named in his honor; 
the NAACP Spingarn Medal; and the Charles Evans 
Hughes award from the National Conference of 
Christians and Jews. 
(15) Senator Brooke’s biography, Bridging The 
Divide: My Life, was published in 2006, and he is 
the author of The Challenge of Change: Crisis in 
Our Two-Party System, published in 1966. 
(16) Senator Brooke became a racial pioneer, 
but race was never at the center of his political cam-
paigns. 
(17) He demonstrated to all that with commit-
ment, determination, and strength of character, even 
the barriers once thought insurmountable can be 
overcome. 
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(18) He has devoted his life to the service of 
others, and made enormous contributions to our so-
ciety today. 
(19) The life and accomplishments of Senator 
Brooke is inspiring proof, as he says, that ‘‘people 
can be elected on the basis of their qualifications 
and not their race’’. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President pro tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold 
medal of appropriate design to Edward William Brooke 
III in recognition of his unprecedented and enduring serv-
ice to our Nation. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 
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†
117
HR 6 EAS2
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 105 of the Petroleum
Marketing Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2805) is amended by
striking ‘‘102 or 103’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘102, 103, or 107’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(13) of the Petro-
leum Marketing Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2801(13)) is
amended by aligning the margin of subparagraph (C)
with subparagraph (B).
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents
of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (15 U.S.C.
2801 note) is amended—
(A) by inserting after the item relating to
section 106 the following:
‘‘Sec. 107. Prohibition on restriction of installation of renewable fuel pumps.’’;
and
(B) by striking the item relating to section
202 and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 202. Automotive fuel rating testing and disclosure requirements.’’.
SEC. 242. RENEWABLE FUEL DISPENSER REQUIREMENTS.
(a) MARKET PENETRATION REPORTS.—The Secretary,
in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall
determine and report to Congress annually on the market
penetration for flexible-fuel vehicles in use within geo-
graphic regions to be established by the Secretary.