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IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 73
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Rules in the One 
Hundred Eighth Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2003
Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. FROST) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
Rules in the One Hundred Eighth Congress.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. AMOUNTS FOR COMMITTEE EXPENSES. 
For the expenses of the Committee on Rules (here-
after in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’), 
including the expenses of all staff salaries, there shall be 
paid, out of the applicable accounts of the House of Rep-
resentatives for committee salaries and expenses, not more 
than $5,669,311 for the One Hundred Eighth Congress. 
SEC. 2. SESSION LIMITATIONS. 
Of the amount specified in section 1—
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(1) not more than $2,816,332 shall be available 
for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 
noon on January 3, 2003, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2004; and 
(2) not more than $2,852,979 shall be available 
for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 
noon on January 3, 2004, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2005. 
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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IV 
House Calendar No. 215
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 740
[Report No. 108–630] 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22 (legislative day, JULY 21), 2004
Mr. REYNOLDS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
from the Committee on Rules.
Resolved, That the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule 
XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the 
Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to 
the House is waived with respect to any resolution re-
ported on the legislative day of July 22, 2004, providing 
for consideration of a bill to provide an extension of high-
way, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
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other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund 
pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
House Calendar No. 215
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 740
[Report No. 108–630] 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
with respect to consideration of certain resolu-
tions reported from the Committee on Rules. 
JULY 22 (legislative day, JULY 21), 2004
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 742 
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3831) to extend the sunset 
on the assault weapons ban for 10 years. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2004 
Mr. FERGUSON (for himself, Mr. CASTLE, and Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3831) to 
extend the sunset on the assault weapons ban for 10 years. 
Resolved, That, immediately upon the adoption of this 
resolution, the House shall without intervention of any 
point of order consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3831) 
to extend the sunset on the assault weapons ban for 10 
years. The bill shall be considered as read for amendment. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
on the bill equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Judici-
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ary; (2) an amendment in the nature of a substitute print-
ed in the Congressional Record pursuant to clause 8 of 
rule XVIII, if offered by the Minority Leader or his des-
ignee, which shall be in order without intervention of any 
point of order (except those arising under clause 7 of rule 
XVI), shall be considered as read, and shall be separately 
debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent; and (3) one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. 
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IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 743
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow Delegates 
and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge petitions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2004
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, and Ms. NORTON) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, 
sign, and call up discharge petitions.
Resolved, That clause 2 of rule XV of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives is amended as follows: 
(1) In paragraph (b), after ‘‘Member’’ each 
place it appears insert ‘‘, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner’’. 
(2) In paragraph (c), after ‘‘Member’’ insert ‘‘, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner’’ and after 
‘‘Members’’ each place it appears insert ‘‘, Dele-
gates, or Resident Commissioner’’.
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(3) In paragraph (d)(1), after ‘‘Member’’ insert 
‘‘, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner’’. 
(4) In paragraph (e)(2), after ‘‘Member’’ insert 
‘‘, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner’’.
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IV 
House Calendar No. 228
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 745
[Report No. 108–697] 
Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to provide certain 
information to the House of Representatives respecting the National 
Energy Policy Development Group. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2004
Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. WAXMAN, and Mr. MARKEY) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2004
Additional sponsors: Ms. KILPATRICK and Mr. FILNER
SEPTEMBER 23, 2004
Reported adversely, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States 
to provide certain information to the House of Represent-
atives respecting the National Energy Policy Develop-
ment Group.
Resolved, That the President of the United States, to 
the extent possible, is requested to furnish the House of
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Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of 
adoption of the resolution, the following information re-
specting the National Energy Policy Development Group 
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘task force’’): 
(1) The name of each individual who was 
present at each of the group meetings conducted by 
the task force. 
(2) The names of the professional staff as-
signed to provide support to the task force. 
(3) The names of all individuals with whom 
each member of the task force (including the Vice 
President as chairman) and each support staff met 
to gather information for the National Energy Pol-
icy, including the date, subject, and location of each 
such meeting. 
(4) The direct and indirect costs incurred in de-
veloping the National Energy Policy.
House Calendar No. 228
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 745
[Report No. 108–697] 
RESOLUTION 
Of inquiry requesting the President of the United 
States to provide certain information to the 
House of Representatives respecting the National 
Energy Policy Development Group. 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2004
Reported adversely, referred to the House Calendar, and 
ordered to be printed
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 746
Honoring the 40th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2004
Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. BASS, Mr. CAS-
TLE, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. GILCHREST, 
Mr. RAHALL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 
UDALL of New Mexico, and Mr. UDALL of Colorado) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the 40th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act.
Whereas September 3, 2004, will mark the 40th Anniversary 
of the enactment of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131et seq.), which gave to the people of the United 
States an enduring resource of natural heritage as part 
of the National Wilderness Preservation System; 
Whereas great American writers such as Ralph Waldo Emer-
son, Henry David Thoreau, George Perkins Marsh, and 
John Muir joined poets like William Cullen Bryant, and 
painters such as Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, Albert 
Bierstadt, and Thomas Moran to define the United 
States’ distinct cultural value of wild nature and unique 
concept of wilderness;
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Whereas national leaders such as President Theodore Roo-
sevelt reveled in outdoor pursuits and sought diligently to 
preserve those opportunities for molding individual char-
acter, shaping a nation’s destiny, striving for balance, 
and ensuring the wisest use of natural resources, to pro-
vide the greatest good for the greatest many; 
Whereas luminaries in the conservation movement, such as 
scientist Aldo Leopold, forester Bob Marshall, writer 
Howard Zahniser, teacher Sigurd Olson, biologists Olaus 
and Adolph Murie, and conservationist David Brower be-
lieved that the people of the United States could have the 
boldness to project into the eternity of the future some 
of the wilderness that has come from the eternity of the 
past; 
Whereas Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, a Democrat from 
Minnesota, and Representative John Saylor, a Repub-
lican from Pennsylvania, originally introduced the legisla-
tion with strong bipartisan support in both bodies of 
Congress; 
Whereas with the help of their colleagues, Senator Humphrey 
and Representative Saylor toiled 8 years to secure nearly 
unanimous passage of the legislation, 78 to 8 in the Sen-
ate, and 373 to 1 in the House of Representatives; 
Whereas President John F. Kennedy, who came into office in 
1961 with enactment of wilderness legislation part of his 
administration’s agenda, was assassinated before he could 
sign a bill into law; 
Whereas 4 wilderness champions, Aldo Leopold, Olaus Murie, 
Bob Marshall, and Howard Zahniser, sadly, also passed 
away before seeing the fruits of their labors ratified by 
Congress and sent to the President;
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affordable housing for low-income families. The first read-
ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived. General de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial 
Services. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall 
be considered as read. The amendment printed in section 
2 shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 
Committee of the Whole. During consideration of the bill 
for further amendment, the Chairman of the Committee 
of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the 
basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule 
XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, 
as amended, to the House with such further amendments 
as may have been adopted. The previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments 
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
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Whereas President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the 
Wilderness Act in the Rose Garden on September 3, 
1964, establishing a system of wilderness heritage as 
President Kennedy and the conservation community had 
so ardently envisioned and eloquently articulated; 
Whereas now, as a consequence of wide popular support, the 
people of the United States have a system of places wild 
and free for the permanent good of the whole people of 
this great Nation; 
Whereas over the past 40 years the system for protecting an 
enduring resource of wilderness has been built upon by 
subsequent Presidents, successive leaders of Congress, 
and experts in the land managing agencies within the De-
partments of the Interior and Agriculture; 
Whereas today that system is 10 times larger than when first 
established; 
Whereas the Wilderness Act instituted an unambiguous na-
tional policy to recognize the natural heritage of the 
United States as a resource of value and to protect that 
wilderness for future generations to use and enjoy as pre-
vious and current generations have had the opportunity 
to do; 
Whereas since 1964, when the first 9,000,000 acres of wil-
derness were included by Congress, more than 110 addi-
tional laws have been passed to build the National Wil-
derness Preservation System to its current size of 
106,000,000 acres; 
Whereas wild places protected in perpetuity can currently be 
found and enjoyed in 44 of the Nation’s 50 States; 
Whereas this wealth of the heritage of the United States can 
be seen today from Alaska to Florida in over 650 units,
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from tiny Fire Island in New York’s Long Island Sound 
and Ohio’s West Sister Island in Lake Erie, to far larger 
Mojave in eastern California and Idaho’s River of No Re-
turn; 
Whereas President Gerald R. Ford stated that the National 
Wilderness Preservation System ‘‘serves a basic need of 
all Americans, even those who may never visit a wilder-
ness area—the preservation of a vital element of our nat-
ural heritage’’ and that, ‘‘wilderness preservation ensures 
that a central facet of our Nation can still be realized, 
not just remembered’’; and 
Whereas President Gerald R. Ford has joined with President 
Jimmy Carter and more than 90 other prominent United 
States citizens as honored members of Americans for 
Wilderness, a committee formed to celebrate this national 
achievement: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) honors the 40th Anniversary of the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); 
(2) recognizes and applauds the extraordinary 
work of the individuals and organizations involved in 
building the National Wilderness Preservation Sys-
tem; and 
(3) is grateful for the tremendous asset the 
United States has been able to pass along as a gift 
to future people of the United States.
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IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 747 
Recognizing the anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment and 
encouraging the American people to educate and instill pride and purpose 
into their communities and to observe the anniversary annually with 
appropriate programs and activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2004 
Ms. LEE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the anniversary of the ratification of the 13th 
Amendment and encouraging the American people to 
educate and instill pride and purpose into their commu-
nities and to observe the anniversary annually with ap-
propriate programs and activities. 
Whereas on December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the 
Constitution was ratified, proclaiming that ‘‘neither slav-
ery nor involuntary servitude . . . shall exist within the 
United States’’; 
Whereas the ratification of the 13th Amendment began a civil 
rights movement which would radically change African 
American existence in the United States;
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Whereas the 13th Amendment represented a victory for Afri-
can Americans across the United States, who had been 
denied the rights of full citizens; 
Whereas the 13th Amendment is a symbol of the Federal 
Government’s commitment to fulfill its promise of equal-
ity, liberty, and the American dream for all Americans 
because it liberated African Americans from the yoke of 
slavery and launched a new age of activism advocating 
equal rights for all minorities; 
Whereas December 6, 2005, marks the 140th anniversary of 
the ratification of the 13th Amendment; 
Whereas the observation of the 140th anniversary would put 
into effect section 2 of the Amendment, by reaffirming 
Congress’s ‘‘power to enforce this article by appropriate 
legislation’’; and 
Whereas the 13th Amendment Foundation supports the es-
tablishment of a national day of recognition commemo-
rating the anniversary of the ratification of the 13th 
Amendment to renew a national commitment to eradicate 
racial and ethnic inequalities: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the 140th anniversary of the 
ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitu-
tion; 
(2) encourages the American people to educate 
and instill pride and purpose into their communities 
about the history of liberation and the civil rights 
movement in the United States; and
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(3) encourages the American people to observe 
the anniversary of the ratification of the 13th 
Amendment each year by honoring its significance in 
United States history with appropriate programs 
and activities. 
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IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 748
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1102) to establish the National 
Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States 
to provide for the development, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, 
safe, and affordable housing for low-income families. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2004
Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mr. SANDERS) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1102) to estab-
lish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in 
the Treasury of the United States to provide for the 
development, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, 
safe, and affordable housing for low-income families.
Resolved, That immediately upon adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker shall declare the House resolved into 
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1102) to estab-
lish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the 
Treasury of the United States to provide for the develop-
ment, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and
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SEC. 2. The amendment referred to in the first sec-
tion of this resolution is as follows: 
Amend section 292(b) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act, as proposed to be added 
by section 2 of H.R. 1102, to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for providing assistance under this subtitle such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2004 and each 
fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
SEC. 3. If the Committee of the Whole rises and re-
ports that it has come to no resolution on the bill, then 
on the next legislative day the House shall, immediately 
after the third daily order of business under clause 1 of 
rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of the Whole for fur-
ther consideration of the bill.
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IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 749
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit the maximum 
voting time. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2004
Mrs. MALONEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
limit the maximum voting time.
Resolved, That the last sentence of clause 2(a) of rule 
XX of the House of Representatives is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘and, except by unanimous consent or mutual agree-
ment of the majority and minority leaders, the maximum 
time shall be 17 minutes’’ before the period at the end.
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IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 74
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Resources in the 
One Hundred Eighth Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2003
Mr. POMBO (for himself and Mr. RAHALL) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
Resources in the One Hundred Eighth Congress.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. AMOUNTS FOR COMMITTEE EXPENSES. 
For the expenses of the Committee on Resources 
(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 $14,910,527 for the One Hundred Eighth 
Congress.
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SEC. 2. SESSION LIMITATIONS. 
Of the amount specified in section 1—
(1) not more than $7,360,564 shall be available 
for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 
noon on January 3, 2003, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2004; and 
(2) not more than $7,549,963 shall be available 
for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 
noon on January 3, 2004, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2005. 
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.
Æ
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and political party members from across the region that 
produced ‘‘The Doha Declaration for Democracy and Re-
form’’, which demands that all Arab countries adopt 
modern, democratic constitutions, hold free, fair and reg-
ular elections, place limits on executive power, guarantee 
freedom of association and freedom of expression, permit 
the full participation of women in political life, and end 
extra-judicial procedures, emergency laws, and torture; 
Whereas, in September 2000, Oman held the first direct elec-
tions to its 83-seat Consultative Council; 
Whereas, in November 2002, Sultan Qaboos of Oman an-
nounced the extension of voting rights to all citizens over 
21 years of age, beginning with the October 2003 par-
liamentary elections; 
Whereas women voted in the 2003 parliamentary elections 
and two female representatives were elected to the majlis 
al shura; 
Whereas, in September 1999, Sultan Qaboos appointed a fe-
male ambassador for the first time, and in March 2003, 
he named a woman to the rank of minister; 
Whereas Oman has begun discussions toward a Trade and 
Investment Framework Agreement with the United 
States; 
Whereas other countries in the region should take steps to 
follow the example of Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, and 
Qatar; 
Whereas the Department of State report entitled ‘‘Supporting 
Human Rights and Democracy: The United States 
Record 2003–2004’’ states: ‘‘Despite . . . promising steps 
toward greater political participation and respect for fun-