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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 93 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit 
Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during 
which a Government shutdown is in effect. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 
Mr. NORMAN (for himself and Mr. BUCHANAN) submitted 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 to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving 
compensation for any period during which a Government 
shutdown is in effect. 
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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Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the 2023 U.S.- 
Palau Compact Review Agreement between the Govern-
ment of the United States of America and the Govern-
ment of the Republic of Palau, to appropriate funds 
to carry out the agreements, and for other purposes. 
Whereas the United States (in accordance with the Trustee-
ship Agreement for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Is-
lands, the United Nations Charter, and the objectives of 
the international trusteeship system of the United Na-
tions) fulfilled its obligations to promote the development 
of the people of the Trust Territory toward self-govern-
ment or independence, as appropriate, to the particular 
circumstances of the Trust Territory and the people of 
the Trust Territory and the freely expressed wishes of 
the people concerned; 
Whereas the United States, the Federated States of Micro-
nesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands entered 
into the Compact of Free Association set forth in section 
201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (48 
U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 99–239) and the United 
States and the Republic of Palau entered into the Com-
pact of Free Association set forth in section 201 of Pub-
lic Law 99–658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) to create and 
maintain a close and mutually beneficial relationship; 
Whereas the ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as amended, be-
tween the Government of the United States of America 
and the Government of the Federated States of Micro-
nesia’’, the ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as amended, 
between the Government of the United States of America 
and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands’’, and related agreements were signed by the Gov-
ernment of the United States and the Governments of 
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States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. A Representative or Senator may not 
receive compensation with respect to any period during 
which a Government shutdown is in effect. For purposes 
of this article, a Government shutdown shall be considered 
to be in effect if there is a lapse in appropriations for any 
Federal agency or department as a result of a failure to 
enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolu-
tion. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Congress shall have the power to en-
force this article through appropriate legislation.’’. 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. No Member of Congress may receive 
compensation in any fiscal year if, during the immediately 
preceding fiscal year, total outlays exceeded total receipts. 
‘‘SECTION 2. No bill shall become law unless such bill 
reduces the total national debt. 
‘‘SECTION 3. Sections 1 and 2 shall not apply if the 
total national debt is equal to zero or there is a surplus. 
‘‘SECTION 4. The Congress shall enforce and imple-
ment this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely 
on estimates of outlays and receipts. 
‘‘SECTION 5. This article shall take effect beginning 
with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.’’. 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of appointment of a United 
States member under paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall notify the appro-
priate committees of Congress that an indi-
vidual has been appointed as a voting member 
of the Committee under that paragraph, includ-
ing a statement attesting to the qualifications 
of the member described in paragraph (4), sub-
ject to subparagraph (B). 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a 
statement required under subparagraph (A), in 
the case of a member appointed under para-
graph (2)(A), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
compile information on the member provided to 
the Secretary of the Interior by the Secretary of 
State on request of the Secretary of the Inte-
rior. 
(6) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
90 days after the date on which the Committee re-
ceives or completes any report required under the 
2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related 
subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall submit the report to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress. 
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Whereas at the request of the Food and Drug Administration 
and the National Institutes of Health, the National Acad-
emies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (in this res-
olution referred to as the ‘‘NASEM’’) convened an expert 
committee to examine 4 premium cigar topics: product 
characteristics, patterns of use, marketing and percep-
tions, and health effects; 
Whereas the NASEM expert committee produced a resulting 
report, published in 2022 and titled ‘‘Premium Cigars: 
Patterns of Use, Marketing, and Health Effects’’, which 
among other things, identified numerous facts regarding 
premium cigar use; 
Whereas the NASEM expert committee found that premium 
cigars are only used by about 1 percent of the United 
States adult population; 
Whereas the NASEM expert committee found that premium 
cigar use is less common among youth than among other 
users and only 0.6 percent of those who reported smoking 
a premium cigar were under 18 years of age; 
Whereas the NASEM expert committee found that premium 
cigar use is less common among women, non-Hispanic 
Black persons, and persons with less than a high school 
education than other users; 
Whereas the NASEM expert committee found that premium 
cigar users are less likely to smoke cigarettes or other 
cigar types concurrently than other cigar type users; 
Whereas the NASEM expert committee found that the fre-
quency and intensity of smoking is lower for premium ci-
gars compared to other types of cigars and cigarettes; 
Whereas the NASEM expert committee found that as com-
pared to users of other types of cigars, premium cigar 
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IA 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 97 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice relating 
to ‘‘Office of the Attorney General; Home Confinement Under the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2023 
Mr. GOSAR submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
the Department of Justice relating to ‘‘Office of the 
Attorney 
General; 
Home 
Confinement 
Under 
the 
Coronavirus 
Aid, 
Relief, 
and 
Economic 
Security 
(CARES) Act’’. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the De-
partment of Justice relating to ‘‘Office of the Attorney 
General; Home Confinement Under the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act’’ (88 Fed. 
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Reg. 19830 (April 4, 2023)), and such rule shall have no 
force or effect. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 98 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
the National Labor Relations Board relating to ‘‘Stand-
ard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the
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National Labor Relations Board relating to ‘‘Standard for 
Determining Joint Employer Status’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 
73946 (October 27, 2023)), and such rule shall have no 
force or effect. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 12, 
2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 98 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chap-
ter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the National Labor Relations 
Board relating to ‘‘Standard for Determining 
Joint Employer Status’’.
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users are more likely to be never or former cigarette 
smokers; 
Whereas the NASEM expert committee found that there is 
strongly suggestive evidence that the health consequences 
of premium cigar smoking overall are likely to be less 
than those of smoking other types of cigars because the 
majority of premium cigar smokers are nondaily or occa-
sional users and because they are unlikely to inhale the 
smoke; 
Whereas the NASEM expert committee found that premium 
cigars are used virtually exclusively by adults, premium 
cigar use is extremely limited, and premium cigar use 
poses less physical risk than the use of other tobacco 
products; 
Whereas the definition of premium cigar used by the NASEM 
expert committee is broader and would encompass a larg-
er class of cigars than the definition adopted by Judge 
Amit P. Mehta, of the United States District Court for 
the District of Columbia, in a recent decision striking the 
latest attempt by the Food and Drug Administration to 
regulate premium cigars; 
Whereas the narrower definition adopted by Judge Mehta is 
the definition that would apply if this resolution were en-
acted; and 
Whereas the District Court concluded that the few health 
risks posed by premium cigars can be regulated at the 
State level: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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H. J. Res. 98 
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four 
Joint Resolution 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating 
to ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress 
disapproves the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations 
Board relating to ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’ 
(88 Fed. Reg. 73946 (October 27, 2023)), and such rule shall have 
no force or effect. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
IA 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 98 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations 
Board relating to ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 9, 2023 
Mr. JAMES (for himself, Ms. FOXX, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. BANKS, 
Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. COLE, Mr. COMER, 
Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, 
Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, 
Mrs. HINSON, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. LATURNER, Ms. LETLOW, Mrs. 
MCCLAIN, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. PENCE, Mr. ROSE, Mr. 
SMITH of Nebraska, Mrs. STEEL, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
WALBERG, Ms. STEFANIK, and Mr. VALADAO) submitted the following 
joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
the National Labor Relations Board relating to ‘‘Stand-
ard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Na-
tional Labor Relations Board relating to ‘‘Standard for 
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Determining Joint Employer Status’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 
73946 (October 27, 2023)), and such rule shall have no 
force or effect. 
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IIA 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 98 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 16, 2024 
Received 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
the National Labor Relations Board relating to ‘‘Stand-
ard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the 
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National Labor Relations Board relating to ‘‘Standard for 
Determining Joint Employer Status’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 
73946 (October 27, 2023)), and such rule shall have no 
force or effect. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 12, 
2024. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 277 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 98 
[Report No. 118–338] 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations 
Board relating to ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 9, 2023 
Mr. JAMES (for himself, Ms. FOXX, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. BANKS, 
Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. COLE, Mr. COMER, 
Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, 
Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, 
Mrs. HINSON, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. LATURNER, Ms. LETLOW, Mrs. 
MCCLAIN, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. PENCE, Mr. ROSE, Mr. 
SMITH of Nebraska, Mrs. STEEL, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
WALBERG, Ms. STEFANIK, and Mr. VALADAO) submitted the following 
joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
JANUARY 3, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. LATTA, Mr. MORAN, Mr. YAKYM, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. 
RUTHERFORD, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. CARL, Mr. MANN, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. 
LANGWORTHY, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. 
KILEY, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. BARR, Mr. PERRY, Ms. 
HAGEMAN, Mrs. BICE, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. HERN, 
Mr. GOSAR, Mr. BURLISON, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. EDWARDS, 
Mr. BAIRD, Mrs. KIM of California, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. 
GROTHMAN, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. 
MURPHY, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. JOHNSON of 
South Dakota, and Mr. WILLIAMS of New York 
JANUARY 3, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
the National Labor Relations Board relating to ‘‘Stand-
ard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Na-
tional Labor Relations Board relating to ‘‘Standard for 
Determining Joint Employer Status’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 
73946 (October 27, 2023)), and such rule shall have no 
force or effect. 
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Union Calendar No. 277 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 98 
[Report No. 118–338] 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chap-
ter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the National Labor Relations 
Board relating to ‘‘Standard for Determining 
Joint Employer Status’’. 
JANUARY 3, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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IA 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 99 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt the premium 
cigar industry from certain regulations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 9, 2023 
Mr. DONALDS (for himself, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. CUELLAR, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, and Mr. LANGWORTHY) 
submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
exempt the premium cigar industry from certain regulations. 
Whereas premium cigars comprise only 1 percent of all cigars 
sold in the United States; 
Whereas most manufacturers of premium cigars are family- 
owned small businesses; 
Whereas manufacturers of premium cigars help support many 
communities in Central America, thereby lessening the 
southern border crisis; 
Whereas premium cigars are typically sold in age-controlled 
retail establishments, such as tobacco specialty shops or 
cigar bars; 
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SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF PREMIUM CIGARS FROM CER-
TAIN TOBACCO REGULATION IN FEDERAL 
FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT. 
Section 201(rr) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(rr)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(6)(A) The term ‘tobacco product’ does not mean 
a premium cigar. 
‘‘(B) In clause (A), the term ‘premium cigar’ means 
a cigar that— 
‘‘(i) is wrapped in whole tobacco leaf; 
‘‘(ii) contains a 100 percent leaf tobacco binder; 
‘‘(iii) contains at least 50 percent (of the filler 
by weight) long filler tobacco (whole tobacco leaves 
that run the length of the cigar); 
‘‘(iv) is handmade or hand rolled, meaning no 
machinery was used apart from simple tools, such as 
scissors to cut the tobacco prior to rolling; 
‘‘(v) has no filter, nontobacco tip, or nontobacco 
mouthpiece; 
‘‘(vi) does not have a characterizing flavor other 
than tobacco; 
‘‘(vii) contains only tobacco, water, and vege-
table gum with no other ingredients or additives; 
and 
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‘‘(viii) weighs more than 6 pounds per 1,000 
units.’’. 
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IA 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 9 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting 
the United States Government from increasing its debt except for a 
specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership 
of each House of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. MCCLINTOCK (for himself, Mr. GAETZ, and Mr. CARTER of Georgia) sub-
mitted 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 prohibiting the United States Government from 
increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law 
adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each 
House of Congress. 
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 — 
‘‘SECTION 1. The United States Government may not 
increase its debt except for a specific purpose by law 
adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House 
of Congress. 
‘‘SECTION 2. This article shall take effect beginning 
ten years after its ratification.’’. 
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