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H. Res. 847 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
November 7, 2023. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion 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. 4664) making appropriations for financial services and 
general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2024, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 
to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for amend-
ment under the five-minute rule. The amendment printed in 
part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution shall be considered as adopted in the 
House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as
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amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. 
SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 4664, as 
amended, shall be in order except those printed in part B of 
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this res-
olution, amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 
resolution, and pro forma amendments described in section 4 
of this resolution. 
(b) Each further amendment printed in part B of the re-
port of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only in 
the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a 
Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by sec-
tion 4 of this resolution, and shall not be subject to a demand 
for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
of the Whole. 
(c) All points of order against further amendments 
printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 
or against amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 
resolution are waived. 
SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair of 
the Committee on Appropriations or her designee to offer 
amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments print-
IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 848 
Encouraging the connecting of members of the Armed Forces in the United 
States to support structures necessary to transition from the battlefield. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2023 
Mr. VAN ORDEN (for himself, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. HUDSON, and Mr. LEVIN) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs, 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 
RESOLUTION 
Encouraging the connecting of members of the Armed Forces 
in the United States to support structures necessary 
to transition from the battlefield. 
Whereas the number of suicides of members of the Armed 
Forces serving on active duty increased to 377 in 2020, 
an increase from 348 in 2019; 
Whereas the suicide rate for veterans has steadily increased 
since 2006, with 6,261 veterans taking their own lives in 
2019; 
Whereas, after adjusting for sex and age, the rate of veteran 
suicide in 2018 was 27.5 per 100,000 individuals, higher 
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ed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments 
en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered 
as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, 
shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by sec-
tion 4 of this resolution, and shall not be subject to a demand 
for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
of the Whole. 
SEC. 4. During consideration of H.R. 4664 for amend-
ment, the chair and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations or their respective designees may 
offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for 
the purpose of debate. 
SEC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of H.R. 4664 
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 con-
sidered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any fur-
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ther amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 
motion except one motion to recommit. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 850 
Designating the House Press Gallery as the ‘‘Frederick Douglass Press 
Gallery’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2023 
Mr. DONALDS (for himself, Mr. CARSON, Mr. HUNT, Mr. JAMES, and Mr. 
OWENS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Designating the House Press Gallery as the ‘‘Frederick 
Douglass Press Gallery’’. 
Whereas Frederick Douglass was born to an enslaved family 
in 1818; 
Whereas Douglass bravely escaped slavery in 1838, and spent 
much of his adult life as a journalist in Rochester, New 
York; 
Whereas Douglass published his first newspaper, The North 
Star, using his own money in the pre-Civil War era; 
Whereas Douglass was known for fiercely opposing slavery, 
championing equal rights and women’s rights and for 
being a forceful speaker; 
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the Committee on Appropriations or their respective des-
ignees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each 
at any point for the purpose of debate. 
SEC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of H.R. 
4664 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, as 
amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final 
passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
recommit. 
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House Calendar No. 47 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 847 
[Report No. 118–269] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4664) 
making appropriations for financial services and 
general government for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 6, 2023 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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H. Res. 848 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
November 13, 2023. 
Whereas the number of suicides of members of the Armed 
Forces serving on active duty increased to 377 in 2020, 
an increase from 348 in 2019; 
Whereas the suicide rate for veterans has steadily increased 
since 2006, with 6,261 veterans taking their own lives in 
2019; 
Whereas, after adjusting for sex and age, the rate of veteran 
suicide in 2018 was 27.5 per 100,000 individuals, higher 
than the rate among all United States adults, which was 
18.3 per 100,000 individuals; 
Whereas more veterans have died by suicide in the last 10 
years than members of the Armed Forces who died from 
combat in Vietnam; 
Whereas many of the veterans who take their own lives have 
had no contact with the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
Whereas the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pan-
demic can lead to increased isolation and disconnection, 
further exacerbating mental and physical ailments such 
as post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain in-
jury; 
Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention note 
that law enforcement officers and firefighters are more
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likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty, and emer-
gency medical services providers are 1.39 times more 
likely to die by suicide than members of the general pub-
lic; 
Whereas invisible wounds linked to an underlying and 
undiagnosed traumatic brain injury can mirror many 
mental health conditions, a problem that can be ad-
dressed through appropriate medical treatment; and 
Whereas additional research is needed to highlight the con-
nection between traumatic brain injury as a root cause of 
invisible wounds and suicide by members of the Armed 
Forces and veterans: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) encourages all individuals in the United States, 
especially members of the Armed Forces serving on ac-
tive duty and veterans, to call a warrior, have an honest 
conversation, and connect them with support, under-
standing that making a warrior call could save a life; 
and 
(2) implores all individuals in the United States to 
commit themselves to engaging with members of the 
Armed Forces and veterans to promote solutions and
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treatment for the invisible scars that members of the 
Armed Forces carry. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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than the rate among all United States adults, which was 
18.3 per 100,000 individuals; 
Whereas more veterans have died by suicide in the last 10 
years than members of the Armed Forces who died from 
combat in Vietnam; 
Whereas many of the veterans who take their own lives have 
had no contact with the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
Whereas the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pan-
demic can lead to increased isolation and disconnection, 
further exacerbating mental and physical ailments such 
as post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain in-
jury; 
Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention note 
that law enforcement officers and firefighters are more 
likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty, and emer-
gency medical services providers are 1.39 times more 
likely to die by suicide than members of the general pub-
lic; 
Whereas invisible wounds linked to an underlying and 
undiagnosed traumatic brain injury can mirror many 
mental health conditions, a problem that can be ad-
dressed through appropriate medical treatment; and 
Whereas additional research is needed to highlight the con-
nection between traumatic brain injury as a root cause of 
invisible wounds and suicide by members of the Armed 
Forces and veterans: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) encourages all individuals in the United 
States, especially members of the Armed Forces 
serving on active duty and veterans, to call a war-
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rior, have an honest conversation, and connect them 
with support, understanding that making a warrior 
call could save a life; and 
(2) implores all individuals in the United States 
to commit themselves to engaging with members of 
the Armed Forces and veterans to promote solutions 
and treatment for the invisible scars that members 
of the Armed Forces carry. 
Æ 
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IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 849 
Reaffirming the State of Israel’s right to exist, condemning antisemitism 
in all forms, and rejecting false equivalencies between democracies and 
terrorist organizations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2023 
Mr. BUCK submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Reaffirming the State of Israel’s right to exist, condemning 
antisemitism in all forms, and rejecting false equiva-
lencies between democracies and terrorist organizations. 
Whereas the United States has been a friend to the State of 
Israel since its inception in 1948; 
Whereas Israel has been a friend and ally to the United 
States in the Middle East, especially in the Global War 
on Terror; 
Whereas the Jewish State was formed from necessity after 
millennia of pogroms, persecutions, and a Holocaust; 
Whereas Members of this body have trafficked antisemitic 
tropes, created and propagated false narratives, and ex-
pressed false equivalencies between the Israeli Govern-
ment and the terrorists attacking them; 
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Whereas Hamas attacked the sovereign country of Israel on 
October 7, 2023, slaughtering innocent civilians, includ-
ing women and children; 
Whereas Hamas captured hundreds of civilians in the Octo-
ber 7 attack, including United States civilians, and seeks 
to use those hostages as human shields in their war with 
the Israeli military; and 
Whereas antisemitic hate crimes have increased since October 
7: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) reaffirms the right of Israel to exist and de-
fend her citizens against terrorist organizations and 
their state backers; 
(2) condemns the violence perpetrated by 
Hamas on October 7 and rejects the notion that 
such violence can be justified by political concerns; 
(3) rejects any moral equivalence between the 
Israeli Government and the Hamas regime that 
starves its citizens, abuses its population, and uses 
them as human shields; 
(4) demands the safe return of all hostages 
taken by Hamas in the October 7 atrocity; 
(5) rejects the false narrative that Israeli forces 
targeted Al-Ahli Arab Hospital on October 17, 2023; 
(6) rejects the false narrative that United 
States security assistance to Israel in any way con-
tributed to the October 7 atrocities; 
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(7) condemns the phrase ‘‘from the river to the 
sea, Palestine will be free’’ as an expression of sup-
port for genocide, murder, and ethnic cleansing; and 
(8) rejects the idea that phrasing centering on 
the destruction and violent expulsion of Jews from 
their ancestral homeland is anything other than eth-
nic cleansing. 
Æ 
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(247) Feliciano Valera Sierra, United States; 
(248) Maximo Valerio, Dominican Republic; 
(249) Norma Valoy, United States; 
(250) Maria Vargas, United States; 
(251) Ilan Vaserman, Israel; 
(252) Zeneida Vega, Dominican Republic; 
(253) Carlos Veloz, United States; 
(254) Braudilio Veloz, United States; 
(255) Gloia Ventin, United States; 
(256) Cristopher Ventin, United States; 
(257) Maria Del Carmen Ventura, Dominican 
Republic; 
(258) Nicola Villella, United States; 
(259) Kathleen Williams, United States; 
(260) Cesar Zabala, United States; 
(261) Helen Concannon of Belle Harbor; 
(262) Thomas Concannon of Belle Harbor; 
(263) Christopher Lawler of Belle Harbor; 
(264) Kathleen Lawler of Belle Harbor; and 
(265) Frank Pomponio of Belle Harbor. 
(b) HONORING
AND
THANKING
OTHERS.—The 
House of Representatives also— 
(1) honors and thanks the families, friends, and 
loved ones of the victims of the crash of American 
Airlines Flight 587; 
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Whereas, during the Civil War, Douglass was a recruiter for 
the first African-American army regiment; 
Whereas Douglass met twice with President Lincoln, first 
about the pay and treatment of Black soldiers and then 
to discuss the President’s desire to assist escaping slaves; 
Whereas after Douglass’ Rochester home was destroyed by 
fire (which Douglass believed resulted from arson), he 
moved his family to Anacostia in Washington, DC; 
Whereas, in 1870, Douglass was asked to become editor of 
the New National Era, which chronicled the progress of 
Blacks throughout the United States, and he later 
bought the paper; 
Whereas Douglass was the first Black reporter allowed into 
the Capitol press galleries, where journalists watch law-
makers on the floors of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives; 
Whereas Douglass was a member of the congressional press 
galleries from 1871–1875; 
Whereas Douglass reported on House and Senate legislation 
regularly to update the African-American community 
during Reconstruction following the 13th, 14th, and 15th 
Amendments to the Constitution; 
Whereas Douglass was recorded frequently in the congres-
sional directory and spent a significant amount of time 
writing and studying from the House Press Gallery; 
Whereas Douglass often visited the Capitol following his time 
as a member of the congressional press galleries; 
Whereas Douglass delivered the keynote speech at the unveil-
ing of the Emancipation Memorial in Washington’s Lin-
coln Park; 
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Whereas, in 2007, Douglass was recognized by placing a 
plaque and painting of him in his honor in the House 
Press Gallery; 
Whereas, in 2012, Congress passed and the President signed 
Public Law 112–174, which directed Frederick Douglass’ 
statue placement in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center’s 
Emancipation Hall; and 
Whereas Douglass was a pioneer in journalism who broke 
through glass ceilings throughout one of the most crucial 
times in American history, exacerbated great persever-
ance to become an American hero, and became a legend 
known in the House Press Gallery: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House Press Gallery is designated 
as the ‘‘Frederick Douglass Press Gallery’’. 
Æ 
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IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 852 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National High School Seniors Voter Reg-
istration Day and recognizing annually the first Tuesday in May as 
National High School Seniors’ Voter Registration Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2023 
Mr. CARTER of Louisiana submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National High School 
Seniors Voter Registration Day and recognizing annually 
the first Tuesday in May as National High School Sen-
iors’ Voter Registration Day. 
Whereas the purpose of National High School Seniors’ Voter 
Registration Day is to allow students to register to vote 
at school to encourage their participation in making de-
mocracy work; 
Whereas in order for the Government of the United States 
to remain of the people, by the people, and for the people, 
individuals must take advantage of their right to vote; 
Whereas the right to vote is one of the most important rights 
of a citizen, and every effort should be made to promote 
voter registration at school so that students may begin 
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participating in the foundation of the Nation’s represent-
ative democracy; and 
Whereas the purpose of National High School Seniors Voter 
Registration Day is to allow students to register to vote 
at school to encourage their participation in making de-
mocracy work: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the goals and ideals of National High School Seniors 
Voter Registration Day, and encourages all eligible stu-
dents to register to vote. 
Æ 
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IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 853 
Expressing support for the recognition of the week of November 5 through 
November 11, 2023, as ‘‘Drowsy Driving Prevention Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2023 
Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania (for herself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Ms. BLUNT 
ROCHESTER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the recognition of the week of Novem-
ber 5 through November 11, 2023, as ‘‘Drowsy Driving 
Prevention Week’’. 
Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention de-
fines drowsy driving as ‘‘operating a motor vehicle while 
fatigued or sleepy’’; 
Whereas drowsy driving creates serious risk on the road by 
making drivers less attentive, slowing reaction times, and 
affecting his or her ability to make decisions; 
Whereas the National Safety Council considers drowsy driv-
ing to be a profound impairment that mimics alcohol-im-
paired driving in many ways, including impaired atten-
tion, mental processing, judgment, and decision making; 
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Whereas studies show that being awake for 18 hours results 
in impairment equivalent or worse than a blood alcohol 
content (BAC) of 0.05 percent and being awake for 24 
hours results in a BAC of 0.1 percent, higher than the 
legal limit of 0.08 percent BAC in all States; 
Whereas the National Sleep Foundation advises that healthy 
adults need between 7 and 9 hours of sleep per night; 
Whereas drivers who work the night shift, work multiple jobs, 
or have irregular work schedules are at increased risk for 
motor vehicle crashes caused by drowsy driving; 
Whereas the National Sleep Foundation found that 60 per-
cent of adult drivers reported driving while drowsy in the 
past year and an estimated 1 in 25 adult drivers (aged 
18 or older) reported having fallen asleep while driving 
in the previous 30 days; 
Whereas an estimated 328,000 crashes and 21 percent of all 
fatal crashes annually, 6,400 deaths per year, involve a 
drowsy driver; 
Whereas the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
conservatively estimates that 100,000 police-reported 
crashes each year are caused primarily by drowsy driving 
and that such crashes result in more than 1,550 deaths, 
71,000 injuries, and $12,500,000,000 in monetary losses; 
Whereas numerous States across the Nation promote and 
participate in Drowsy Driving Prevention Week; 
Whereas Drowsy Driving Prevention Week informs commu-
nities about preventative measures against drowsy driving 
such as improving overall sleep habits and avoiding medi-
cation that causes drowsiness; 
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