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H. Res. 1434 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 16, 2008. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 6842) to require the District of Columbia to 
revise its laws regarding the use and possession of firearms 
as necessary to comply with the requirements of the decision 
of the Supreme Court in the case of District of Columbia v. 
Heller, in a manner that protects the security interests of the 
Federal government and the people who work in, reside in, 
or visit the District of Columbia and does not undermine the 
efforts of law enforcement, homeland security, and military 
officials to protect the Nation’s capital from crime and ter-
rorism. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 
All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived 
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. Gen-
eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
•HRES 1434 EH 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The 
amendment recommended by the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform now printed in the bill shall be con-
sidered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the 
Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the origi-
nal bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five- 
minute rule and shall be considered as read. All points of 
order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. 
Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no further amend-
ment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order except the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 
That amendment may be offered only by the Member des-
ignated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be de-
batable for the time specified in the report equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall 
not be subject to amendment. All points of order against that 
amendment are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 
10 of rule XXI. 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 amendment as 
may have been adopted. The previous question shall be con-
sidered as ordered on the bill and any amendment thereto to
•HRES 1434 EH 
final passage without intervening motion except one motion 
to recommit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 6842 
pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of 
the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consid-
eration of the bill to such time as may be designated by the 
Speaker. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
H. Res. 1435 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 23, 2008. 
Whereas November 9, 2008, through November 10, 2008, 
marks the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, The Night 
of Broken Glass; 
Whereas during Kristallnacht, hundreds of synagogues in 
Germany and Austria were burned and destroyed, busi-
nesses and homes were ransacked, scores of innocent peo-
ple were killed because they were Jews, and thousands of 
others were arrested and sent to concentration camps; 
Whereas Kristallnacht was sanctioned by the Nazi state to 
foment anti-Semitism and terrorize Jewish citizens; 
Whereas the shattered panes of glass that littered sidewalks, 
most of it coming from the shop windows of Jewish 
stores, gave the pogrom its name, Kristallnacht or 
‘‘Night of Broken Glass’’; 
Whereas Kristallnacht marked the Nazis’ first centrally orga-
nized operation of large-scale, anti-Jewish violence; 
Whereas the lack of any serious diplomatic consequences 
from civilized nations led the Governments of Germany 
and Austria to believe that further atrocities would go 
unpunished; 
Whereas Kristallnacht served as a prelude to the Second 
World War, to the death of millions of innocent people,
•HRES 1435 EH 
and to the mass murders and carnage on a scale never 
before seen in human history; 
Whereas the reign of the Nazi government marks one of the 
darkest periods in civilized history; and 
Whereas Kristallnacht should remind us all that evil must be 
confronted forcefully and the civilized world cannot watch 
idly while barbarism and mass murder are committed 
against innocent peoples: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) 
recognizes 
the 
70th 
anniversary 
of 
Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass; 
(2) pays tribute to the over 6,000,000 Jewish peo-
ple who were killed during the Holocaust; and 
(3) recommits the United States to continued vigi-
lance against these kind of atrocities and urges the 
international community to fight against organized ag-
gression directed at religious, ethnic, and other minority 
groups wherever it may occur. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
H. Res. 1436 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 27, 2008. 
Whereas, on August 24, 2008, the Waipio Little League 
baseball team from Waipio, Hawaii, defeated the Mata-
moros Little League team of Tamaulipas, Mexico, by a 
score of 12 to 3, to become the 2008 Little League 
Champions in the 2008 Little League World Series at 
Williamsport, Pennsylvania; 
Whereas the Waipio Little League team went undefeated 
through the 2008 Little League World Series defeating— 
(1) Shelton National Little League team of Shelton, 
Connecticut, by 3 to 1; 
(2) Citrus Park Little League team of Tampa, Flor-
ida, 10 to 2; 
(3) Canyon Lake Little League team of Rapid City, 
South Dakota, 6 to 4; 
(4) Mill Creek Little League team of Mill Creek, 
Washington, 9 to 4; 
(5) South Lake Charles Little League team of Lake 
Charles, Louisiana, 7 to 5; and 
(6) Matamoros Little League team of Tamaulipas, 
Mexico, 12 to 3; 
Whereas the first 12 runs scored by the Waipio Little League 
team were the most by one team in a World Series title 
game since 1998;
•HRES 1436 EH 
Whereas the winning margin by the Waipio Little League 
team was the largest ever by a United States team over 
an international opponent in the title game; 
Whereas the 2008 Championship is the fourth World Cham-
pionship title in a row for the United States; 
Whereas, on August 23, 2008, the Waipio Little League team 
won the United States Championship in a come-from-be-
hind victory, scoring six runs in the sixth and final inning 
to win by 7 to 5; 
Whereas they displayed the perseverance, persistence, deter-
mination, and never-give-up attitude of true champions 
and set an example for men, women, and children all 
across the United States; 
Whereas the 2008 Waipio Little League World Champions 
are Iolana Akau, Jedd Andrade, Christian Donahue, 
Caleb Duhay, Ulumano Farm, Kainoa Fong, Trevor 
Ling, Keelen Obedoza, Khade Paris, Tanner Tokunaga, 
Jordan Ulep, Pikai Winchester, Matthew Yap, manager 
Timo Donahue, and coaches Kiha Akau and Gregg 
Tsukawa; 
Whereas the Waipio Little League team was successful be-
cause of solid coaching and execution of fundamentals 
and discipline; 
Whereas the World Series victories of the Waipio Little 
League baseball team exemplifies the sportsmanship, 
hard work, and dedication of its players, coaches, and 
families; and 
Whereas the achievement of the Waipio Little League team 
is the cause of enormous pride for the Nation, the State 
of Hawaii, and the community of Waipio: Now, therefore, 
be it
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates the Waipio Little League baseball 
team on being 2008 Little League World Champions; 
(2) commends the team’s families, coaches, and 
community for their support and dedication to enabling 
the success of the team on and off the field; and 
(3) respectfully requests that the Clerk of the 
House transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
City and County of Honolulu and to each player, man-
ager, and coach of the Waipio Little League baseball 
team for appropriate display. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1139 
AN ACT 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT 
grant program, 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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(3) Canyon Lake Little League team of Rapid City, 
South Dakota, 6 to 4; 
(4) Mill Creek Little League team of Mill Creek, 
Washington, 9 to 4; 
(5) South Lake Charles Little League team of Lake 
Charles, Louisiana, 7 to 5; and 
(6) Matamoros Little League team of Tamaulipas, 
Mexico, 12 to 3; 
Whereas the first 12 runs scored by the Waipio Little League 
team were the most by one team in a World Series title 
game since 1998; 
Whereas the winning margin by the Waipio Little League 
team was the largest ever by a United States team over 
an international opponent in the title game; 
Whereas the 2008 Championship is the fourth World Cham-
pionship title in a row for the United States; 
Whereas, on August 23, 2008, the Waipio Little League team 
won the United States Championship in a come-from-be-
hind victory, scoring six runs in the sixth and final inning 
to win by 7 to 5; 
Whereas they displayed the perseverance, persistence, deter-
mination, and never-give-up attitude of true champions 
and set an example for men, women, and children all 
across the United States; 
Whereas the 2008 Waipio Little League World Champions 
are Iolana Akau, Jedd Andrade, Christian Donahue, 
Caleb Duhay, Ulumano Farm, Kainoa Fong, Trevor 
Ling, Keelen Obedoza, Khade Paris, Tanner Tokunaga, 
Jordan Ulep, Pikai Winchester, Matthew Yap, manager 
Timo Donahue, and coaches Kiha Akau and Gregg 
Tsukawa; 
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•HRES 1436 IH 
Whereas the Waipio Little League team was successful be-
cause of solid coaching and execution of fundamentals 
and discipline; 
Whereas the World Series victories of the Waipio Little 
League baseball team exemplifies the sportsmanship, 
hard work, and dedication of its players, coaches, and 
families; and 
Whereas the achievement of the Waipio Little League team 
is the cause of enormous pride for the Nation, the State 
of Hawaii, and the community of Waipio: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates the Waipio Little League 
baseball team on being 2008 Little League World 
Champions; 
(2) commends the team’s families, coaches, and 
community for their support and dedication to ena-
bling the success of the team on and off the field; 
and 
(3) respectfully requests that the Clerk of the 
House transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to 
the City and County of Honolulu and to each player, 
manager, and coach of the Waipio Little League 
baseball team for appropriate display. 
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H. Res. 1438 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 22, 2008. 
Whereas from September 27, 1957, until October 24, 1958, 
a series of violent eruptions and earthquakes that 
amounted to a natural calamity destroyed the economic 
infrastructure in Faial Island, Portugal, and impacted all 
of the 9 islands in the Azores archipelago; 
Whereas most of Faial Island’s 25,000 people lost their liveli-
hoods in the midst of fumes, smoke, lava, and constant 
earthquakes, and had no choice but to escape to other is-
lands in the Azores; 
Whereas the United States offered a helping hand to the dis-
tressed people of the Azores by introducing and passing 
the Azorean Refugee Act, spearheaded by Senators John 
Pastore of Rhode Island and John F. Kennedy of Massa-
chusetts, which became Public Law 85–892; 
Whereas the Azorean Refugee Act made 1,500 special 
nonquota immigrant visas available to the destitute vic-
tims of the Capelinhos Volcano in the Azores, and was 
extended until 1962 to allow the entry of an even greater 
number of refugees; 
Whereas the eruption of the Capelinhos Volcano led to a wave 
of Portuguese immigration that brought more than
•HRES 1438 EH 
175,000 Azoreans to the United States between 1960 
and 1980; 
Whereas according to the United States Census from the 
year 2000, there were 1,176,615 Portuguese-Americans 
in the United States, and the vast majority of these were 
of Azorean descent; 
Whereas major communities of Portuguese-Americans of 
Azorean descent can be found in southeastern New Eng-
land; the areas around San Francisco, San Diego, and 
the San Joaquin Valley, California; Hawaii; and the New 
Jersey/New York metropolitan area; 
Whereas these recent immigrants have built on the work ini-
tiated by earlier arrivals, and through their remarkable 
work ethic have, among other activities, distinguished 
themselves in farming and fishing; 
Whereas by the 1970s, roughly half of all dairy farms in the 
San Joaquin Valley were owned and operated by Por-
tuguese-Americans and contributed to making California 
the number one dairy producing State in the Nation; 
Whereas the Portuguese of the American east coast have 
dominated the fishing industry, and contributed to mak-
ing New Bedford, Massachusetts, one of our Nation’s 
greatest seaports; 
Whereas Portuguese immigrants and their descendants have 
contributed substantially to American workforce, leader-
ship, and culture, and produced successful physicians, 
lawyers, and university professors; 
Whereas in the public sector, Portuguese-Americans have be-
come legislators at the local, State, and Federal level, 
State attorney generals, justices, judges, and successful
•HRES 1440 EH 
Whereas 85 percent of United States wage and salaried work-
ers have immediate, day-to-day family responsibilities 
outside of their jobs; 
Whereas research by the Radcliffe Public Policy Center in 
2000 revealed that men in their 20s and 30s, and women 
in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, identified the most important 
job characteristic as being a work schedule that allows 
them to spend time with their families; 
Whereas according to the 2006 American Community Survey, 
47 percent of wage and salaried workers are parents with 
children under the age of 18 who live with them at least 
half-time; 
Whereas job flexibility often allows parents to be more in-
volved in their children’s lives, and research reveals that 
parental involvement is associated with children’s higher 
achievement in language and mathematics, improved be-
havior, greater academic persistence, and lower dropout 
rates; 
Whereas the 2000 Urban Working Families study revealed 
that a lack of job flexibility for working parents nega-
tively affects children’s health in ways that range from 
children being unable to make needed doctors’ appoint-
ments, to children receiving inadequate early care, lead-
ing to more severe and prolonged illness; 
Whereas according to a Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention (CDC) report, less than half of mothers who 
work full time exclusively breastfeed their newborns, al-
though support for lactation at work benefits individual 
families as well as employers via improved productivity 
and staff loyalty, and decreased absenteeism and em-
ployee turnover;
•HRES 1438 EH 
lawyers, and are members of school committees and 
boards, as well as city councils; 
Whereas as the governor of California, Ronald Reagan pro-
claimed the 2nd week of March as Portuguese Immigrant 
Week in 1969; and 
Whereas President John F. Kennedy recognized that immi-
grants coming from the Azores had made excellent con-
tributions to our Nation as citizens: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commemorates the 50th anniversary of the 
Azorean Refugee Act of 1958; 
(2) celebrates the Azorean Refugee Act of 1958 as 
worthy and admirable legislation that represented Amer-
ica at its finest, reaching out to people in need; and 
(3) recognizes the momentous contributions of Por-
tuguese immigrants and their descendants to the United 
States, who have so greatly enriched our Nation. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
•HRES 1439 IH 
Whereas atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased 
long-term risk of stroke, heart failure, and all-cause mor-
tality, especially among women; 
Whereas atrial fibrillation accounts for approximately one- 
third of hospitalizations for cardiac rhythm disturbances; 
Whereas according to the American Heart Association, 3 to 
5 percent of people in the United States age 65 and older 
are estimated to have atrial fibrillation; 
Whereas atrial fibrillation is recognized as a major contrib-
utor of strokes, with an estimated 15 to 20 percent of 
strokes occurring in people with the condition; 
Whereas it is estimated that atrial fibrillation costs $3,600 
per patient annually for a total cost burden in the United 
States of $15,700,000,000; 
Whereas obesity is an important risk factor of atrial fibrilla-
tion; 
Whereas better patient and health care provider education is 
needed for the timely recognition of atrial fibrillation 
symptoms; 
Whereas more research into effective treatments for atrial fi-
brillation is needed; and 
Whereas September 2009 is an appropriate month to observe 
‘‘National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month’’: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of a ‘‘National 
Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month’’; 
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•HRES 1439 IH 
(2) supports ‘‘National Atrial Fibrillation 
Awareness Month’’ and efforts to educate people 
about atrial fibrillation; 
(3) recognizes the need for additional research 
into treatment for atrial fibrillation; and 
(4) encourages the people of the United States 
and interested groups to observe and support ‘‘Na-
tional Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month’’ through 
appropriate programs and activities to promote pub-
lic awareness of atrial fibrillation and potential 
treatments for it. 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 143 
Urging the President to appoint a Special Envoy for Middle East Peace. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2007 
Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. SNYDER, 
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, 
Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, and Ms. SCHWARTZ) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs 
RESOLUTION 
Urging the President to appoint a Special Envoy for Middle 
East Peace. 
Whereas peace and stability inside the Middle East have a di-
rect and immediate impact on the national security of the 
United States and our allies around the world; 
Whereas diplomacy must be made a central component of 
United States policy in the Middle East; 
Whereas the situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories 
has substantially deteriorated since 2000; 
Whereas it is directly in the national interest of the United 
States to reengage both sides of this dispute in an urgent 
manner; 
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•HRES 143 IH 
Whereas the creation of a lasting peace between Israelis and 
Palestinians will reduce tension in the region and help re-
pair America’s image in the international community; 
Whereas a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute will 
have a positive influence on the overall Arab-Israeli con-
flict and help reduce Iranian influence in the region; 
Whereas if the United States is unwilling to take a lead in 
facilitating real sustained negotiations, powers hostile to 
the United States and our interests may seek to fill the 
leadership vacuum; and 
Whereas the United States must be proactive in this endeav-
or: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the President should appoint a Special 
Envoy for Middle East Peace. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 1440 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 27, 2008. 
Whereas according to the report by WorldatWork titled ‘‘At-
traction and Retention’’, the quality of workers’ jobs and 
the supportiveness of their workplaces are key predictors 
of job productivity, job satisfaction, commitment to em-
ployers, and retention; 
Whereas employees who have more access to flexible work ar-
rangements enabling employees to balance family and 
work are significantly more satisfied with their jobs, are 
more satisfied with their lives, and experience less inter-
ference between their jobs and family lives than those 
employees who have less access to flexible work arrange-
ments, according to the Families and Work Institute 
2002 National Study of the Changing Workforce; 
Whereas according to the 2004 report ‘‘Overwork in Amer-
ica’’, employees who are able to effectively balance family 
and work responsibilities are less likely to report making 
mistakes, or feel resentment toward employers and co-
workers; 
Whereas employees who are able to effectively balance family 
and work responsibilities tend to feel more successful in 
their relationships with their spouses, children, and 
friends, and tend to feel healthier;
•HRES 1440 EH 
Whereas according to the CDC, breastfeeding is the most 
beneficial form of infant nutrition, and the greater the 
duration of breastfeeding, the lower the odds of pediatric 
obesity; 
Whereas studies report that family rituals, such as sitting 
down to dinner together, positively influence children’s 
health and development, and that healthy lifestyle habits, 
including healthy eating and physical activity, can lower 
the risk of becoming obese and developing related dis-
eases; 
Whereas furthermore, unpaid family caregivers will likely 
continue to be the largest source of long-term care serv-
ices in the United States for elderly United States citi-
zens and are estimated by the Department of Health and 
Human Service to reach 37,000,000 caregivers by 2050, 
an increase of 85 percent from 2000, as an increasing 
number of baby boomers reach retirement age in record 
numbers; and 
Whereas the month of October would be an appropriate 
month to designate as ‘‘National Work and Family 
Month’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Work and 
Family Month’’; 
(2) recognizes the importance of balancing work 
and family to job productivity and healthy families; 
(3) recognizes that an important job characteristic 
is a work schedule that allows employees to spend time 
with families;
•HRES 1440 EH 
(4) supports the goals and ideas of ‘‘National Fam-
ily and Work Month’’, and urges public officials, employ-
ers, employees, and the general public to work together 
to achieve more balance between work and family; and 
(5) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
calling upon the people of the United States to observe 
‘‘National Work and Family Month’’ with appropriate 
ceremonies and activities. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
•HRES 1442 IH 
the Balkan country continues to work toward inte-
gration into the Euro-Atlantic community. 
Æ 
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