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H. Res. 437 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 3, 2009. 
Whereas the mental health and well-being of people in the 
United States is a critical issue that affects not only 
quality of life, but also the health of our communities, 
and our economic stability; 
Whereas the stigma associated with mental health continues 
to persist; 
Whereas more than 57,000,000 people in the United States 
suffer from mental illness; 
Whereas approximately 1 in 5 children and adolescents has 
a diagnosable mental disorder; 
Whereas more than a quarter of our troops suffer from psy-
chological or neurological injuries sustained from combat, 
including major depression and post-traumatic stress dis-
order; 
Whereas more than half of all prison and jail inmates suffer 
from mental illness; 
Whereas mental illness is the leading cause of disability in 
our Nation; 
Whereas major mental illness costs businesses and the United 
States economy over $193,000,000,000 per year in lost 
earnings;
•HRES 437 EH 
Whereas untreated mental illness is a leading cause of absen-
teeism and lost productivity in the workplace; 
Whereas in 2005, over 32,000 individuals committed suicide 
in the U.S., nearly twice the rate of homicide; 
Whereas suicide is the third leading cause of death among 
people between the ages of 15 and 24; 
Whereas in 2004, individuals age 65 and older comprised 
only 12.4 percent of the population but accounted for 
16.6 percent of all suicides, and the rate of suicide 
among older people in the United States is higher than 
for any other age group; 
Whereas 1 in 4 Latina adolescents report seriously contem-
plating suicide, a rate higher than any other demo-
graphic; 
Whereas studies report that persons with serious mental ill-
ness die, on average, 25 years earlier than the general 
population; and 
Whereas it would be appropriate to observe May 2009 as 
Mental Health Month: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of Mental Health 
Month in order to place emphasis on scientific facts and 
findings regarding mental health and to remove stigma 
associated therewith; 
(2) recognizes that mental well-being is equally as 
important as physical well-being for our citizens, our 
communities, our businesses, our economy and our coun-
try;
•HRES 437 EH 
(3) applauds the coalescing of national and commu-
nity organizations in working to promote public aware-
ness of mental health and providing critical information 
and support to the people and families affected by men-
tal illness; 
(4) supports the finding of the President’s Commis-
sion on Mental Health that the Nation’s failure to 
prioritize mental health is a national tragedy, and 
(5) encourages all organizations and health practi-
tioners to use Mental Health Month as an opportunity 
to promote mental well-being and awareness, ensure ac-
cess to appropriate services, and support overall quality 
of life for those living with mental illness. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
H. Res. 438 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 18, 2009. 
Whereas millions of American children and youth represent 
the hopes and future of our Nation; 
Whereas numerous individuals, children’s organizations, and 
youth-serving organizations that work with children and 
youth collaborate to provide invaluable services to enrich 
and better the lives of the young; 
Whereas heightening awareness of and increasing support for 
organizations that provide access to healthcare, social 
services, education, the arts, sports, and other services 
will assist in the development of character and the future 
success of our Nation’s youth; 
Whereas September is a time when parents, families, teach-
ers, school administrators, and communities in general 
increase their focus on children and youth nationwide as 
the school year begins; 
Whereas September is a time for the people of the United 
States as a whole to highlight and be mindful of the 
needs of children and youth; 
Whereas the House of Representatives unanimously passed 
H. Res. 1296 in 2008 to support the designation of Sep-
tember as ‘‘National Child Awareness Month’’;
•HRES 438 EH 
Whereas private corporations and businesses have joined with 
hundreds of national and local charitable organizations 
throughout the Nation in support of a month-long focus 
on children and youth; and 
Whereas designating September 2009 as National Child 
Awareness Month would recognize that a long-term com-
mitment to children and youth is in the public interest, 
and will encourage widespread support for the charities 
and organizations that seek to provide a better future for 
the children and youth of the United States: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the designation of a National Child Awareness Month to pro-
mote awareness of children’s charities and youth-serving or-
ganizations across the United States and recognizes their ef-
forts on behalf of children and youth as a critical contribution 
to the future of our Nation. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 589 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Donor Awareness Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2009 
Mr. CLAY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Donor 
Awareness Day. 
Whereas more than 96,000 individuals in the United States 
are on the national waiting list for organ transplants; 
Whereas in 2006, 50 percent of individuals on the national 
waiting list for organ transplants were racial or ethnic 
minorities, including more than 27,000 African-Ameri-
cans, nearly 16,000 Hispanics and Latinos, more than 
6,000 Asians and Pacific Islanders, and nearly 900 
American Indians and Alaska Natives; 
Whereas individuals on the national waiting list for organ 
transplants are most likely to find well-matched organs 
within their own racial or ethnic group, but minority 
organ donors account for only about 30 percent of the 
available donor pool; 
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H. Res. 43 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 13, 2009. 
Whereas the King Holiday and Service Act, a law designating 
Martin Luther King Day as a national day of volunteer 
service, was signed into law in 1994; 
Whereas millions of Americans have been inspired by the life 
and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to serve their 
neighbors and communities every third Monday of Janu-
ary; 
Whereas serving one’s community for the betterment of every 
individual speaks to the high character, transformative 
world view, and everyday practice of Dr. Martin Luther 
King, Jr.; 
Whereas the efforts of national service volunteers have been 
a steadfast foundation of our Nation’s infrastructure, 
supporting not only individuals and families in need, but 
acting in response to national catastrophes and natural 
disasters; 
Whereas citizens have the opportunity to participate in thou-
sands of already scheduled events all across the country, 
as well as create and implement a community service 
project where they identify the need; 
Whereas the Corporation for National and Community Serv-
ice, is working with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center
•HRES 43 EH 
for Nonviolent Social Change, and thousands of other 
nonprofit, community, national service, and education or-
ganizations across the country to encourage Americans to 
serve on this holiday and throughout the year; and 
Whereas leaders at the Federal, State and local level are 
planning to use the Martin Luther King Day and Inau-
guration Day to rally our Nation to commit to serve and 
to make an ongoing commitment to service: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) encourages all Americans to pay tribute to the 
life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through 
participation in community service projects on Martin 
Luther King Day; 
(2) recognizes the inherent value of community 
service and volunteerism in the creation of civil society 
and as a means of non-violent community progress con-
sistent with the works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; 
(3) recognizes the benefits of the collaborative work 
by the many organizations that promote, facilitate, and 
carry out needed service projects nationwide; 
(4) encourages its members and colleagues to urge 
their constituents, both in congressional districts and 
those visiting the District of Columbia on Inauguration 
Day, to participate in community service projects; and 
(5) acknowledges that by serving one’s country, 
one’s community and one’s neighbor our Nation makes
•HRES 43 EH 
progress in civility, equality, and unity consistent with 
the values and life’s work of Dr. Martin Luther King, 
Jr. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 441 
Honoring the historical contributions of Catholic sisters in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Ms. KAPTUR submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the historical contributions of Catholic sisters in 
the United States. 
Whereas the social, cultural, and political contributions of 
Catholic sisters have played a vital role in shaping life in 
the United States; 
Whereas such women have joined in unique forms of inten-
tional communitarian life dedicated to prayer and service 
since the very beginnings of our Nation’s history, fear-
lessly and often sacrificially committing their personal 
lives to teaching, healing, and social action; 
Whereas the first Catholic sisters to live and work in the 
United States were nine Ursuline Sisters, who journeyed 
from France to New Orleans in 1727; 
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Whereas at least nine sisters from the United States have 
been martyred since 1980 while working for social justice 
and human rights overseas; 
Whereas Maura Clark, MM, Ita Ford, MM, and Dorothy 
Kazel, OSU were martyred in El Salvador in 1980; 
Whereas Joel Kolmer, ASC, Shirley Kolmer, ASC, Kathleen 
McGuire, ASC, Agnes Mueller, ASC, and Barbara Ann 
Muttra, ASC were martyred in Liberia in 1992; 
Whereas Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN was martyred in Brazil in 
2005; 
Whereas Catholic sisters established the Nation’s largest pri-
vate school system and founded more than 110 United 
States colleges and universities, educating millions of 
young people in the United States; 
Whereas there were approximately 32,000 Catholic sisters in 
the United States who taught 400,000 children in 2,000 
parochial schools by 1880, and there were 180,000 
Catholic sisters who taught nearly 4,500,000 children 
1965; 
Whereas today, there are approximately 59,000 Catholic sis-
ters in the United States; 
Whereas Catholic sisters participated in the opening of the 
West, traveling vast distances to minister in remote loca-
tions, setting up schools and hospitals, and working 
among native populations on distant reservations; 
Whereas more than 600 sisters from 21 different religious 
communities nursed both Union and Confederate soldiers 
alike during the Civil War; 
Whereas Catholic sisters cared for afflicted populations dur-
ing the epidemics of cholera, typhoid, yellow fever, small-
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 442 
Recognizing the importance of the Child and Adult Care Food Program 
and its positive effect on the lives of low-income children and families. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New 
York, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. POLIS of Colo-
rado) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the importance of the Child and Adult Care 
Food Program and its positive effect on the lives of 
low-income children and families. 
Whereas Child and Adult Care Food Program participants 
under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
include sponsoring organizations, child care centers, fam-
ily day care homes, Head Start programs, at-risk after- 
school care centers, outside-school hours care centers, 
emergency shelters, and adult day care centers; 
Whereas 49,624 licensed child care centers with 2,300,000 
children participated in the Child and Adult Care Food 
Program in 2008; 
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•HRES 441 IH 
pox, tuberculosis, and influenza during the 19th and 
early 20th centuries; 
Whereas Catholic sisters built and established hospitals, or-
phanages, and charitable institutions that have served 
millions of people, managing organizations long before 
similar positions were open to women; 
Whereas approximately one in six hospital patients in the 
United States were treated in a Catholic facility; 
Whereas Catholic sisters have been among the first to stand 
with the underprivileged, to work and educate among the 
poor and underserved, and to facilitate leadership 
through opportunity and example; 
Whereas Catholic sisters continue to provide shelter, food, 
and basic human needs to the economically or socially 
disadvantaged and advocate relentlessly for the fair and 
equal treatment of all persons; 
Whereas Catholic sisters work for the eradication of poverty 
and racism and for the promotion of nonviolence, equal-
ity, and democracy in principle and in action; 
Whereas the humanitarian work of Catholic sisters with com-
munities in crisis and refuge throughout the world posi-
tions them as activists and diplomats of peace and justice 
for the some of the most at risk populations; and 
Whereas the Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America 
Traveling Exhibit is sponsored by the Leadership Con-
ference of Women Religious (LCWR) in association with 
Cincinnati Museum Center and will open on May 16, 
2009, in Cincinnati, Ohio: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) honors and commends Catholic sisters for 
their humble service and courageous sacrifice 
throughout the history of this Nation; and 
(2) supports the goals of the Women & Spirit: 
Catholic Sisters in America Traveling Exhibit, a 
project sponsored by the Leadership Conference of 
Women Religious (LCWR) in association with Cin-
cinnati Museum Center and established to recognize 
the historical contributions of Catholic sisters in the 
United States. 
Æ 
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vent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit 
availability. 
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•HRES 443 IH 
ganizations, and others, including through partner-
ships with nonprofit veterans groups working to 
meet the mental health needs of our military mem-
bers and their families, to determine how to best 
meet the needs of veterans and their family mem-
bers. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 445 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 14, 2009. 
Whereas Orville and Wilbur Wright secured the patent for 
their powered airplane in 1906, affording them the op-
portunity to compete for contracts with the Army; 
Whereas the United States Army Signal Corps made its first 
purchase of an airplane, the Wright Military Flyer, in 
1909 at a cost of $30,000; 
Whereas the Wright Military Flyer carried a passenger over 
a distance of 125 miles; 
Whereas today’s military aircraft can travel around the world 
without landing; 
Whereas the importance of military aviation and air superi-
ority in battle was first demonstrated in World War I; 
Whereas, during World War II, United States Naval aviation 
was decisive in reversing the Japanese advance and win-
ning the war in the Pacific; 
Whereas United States Army Air Corps played a crucial role 
in executing strategic bombing campaigns in both the 
European and Pacific theaters; 
Whereas the National Security Act of 1947 established the 
United States Army Air Corps as a separate military 
branch, the United States Air Force;
•HRES 445 EH 
Whereas the Vietnam War brought about new, more modern 
fighter 
jets 
and 
bombers, 
including 
the 
F–105 
Thunderchief and the F–4 Phantom; 
Whereas military aviators continue to provide invaluable of-
fensive, defensive, logistical, and intelligence support to 
the Armed Forces; 
Whereas military aviators have been on the front lines of 
combat and humanitarian missions in Iraq and Afghani-
stan; 
Whereas the increase in technology over the last century has 
made military aircraft an essential component in the 
safety and security of the United States homeland; and 
Whereas the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithso-
nian Institution will commemorate the centennial of mili-
tary aviation with programs and exhibits throughout 
2009: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes 
100 years of military aviation and expresses its continued 
support for military aviators of the United States Armed 
Forces. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 445 
Recognizing 100 years of military aviation and expressing continued support 
for military aviators of the United States Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Mr. OLSON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing 100 years of military aviation and expressing 
continued support for military aviators of the United 
States Armed Forces. 
Whereas Orville and Wilbur Wright secured the patent for 
their powered airplane in 1908, affording them the op-
portunity to compete for contracts with the Army; 
Whereas the United States Army Signal Corps made its first 
purchase of an airplane, the Wright Military Flyer, in 
1909 at a cost of $30,000; 
Whereas the Wright Military Flyer carried a passenger over 
a distance of 125 miles; 
Whereas today’s military aircraft can travel around the world 
without landing; 
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•HRES 445 IH 
Whereas the importance of military aviation and air superi-
ority in battle was first demonstrated in World War I; 
Whereas, during World War II, United States Naval aviation 
was decisive in reversing the Japanese advance and win-
ning the war in the Pacific; 
Whereas United States Army Air Forces played a crucial role 
in executing strategic bombing campaigns in both the 
European and Pacific theaters; 
Whereas the Vietnam War brought about new, more modern 
fighter 
jets 
and 
bombers, 
including 
the 
F–105 
Thunderchief and the F–4 Phantom; 
Whereas the National Security Act of 1947 incorporated the 
United States Army Air Forces as a separate military 
branch, the United States Air Force; 
Whereas military aviators continue to provide invaluable of-
fensive, defensive, logistical, and intelligence support to 
the Armed Forces; 
Whereas military aviators have been on the front lines of 
combat and humanitarian missions in Iraq and Afghani-
stan; 
Whereas the increase in technology over the last century has 
made military aircraft an essential component in the 
safety and security of the United States homeland; and 
Whereas the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithso-
nian Institution will commemorate the centennial of mili-
tary aviation with programs and exhibits throughout 
2009: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes 100 years of military aviation and expresses its con-
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tinued support for military aviators of the United States 
Armed Forces. 
Æ 
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outyear changes to or restrictions on entitlement law or 
other direct spending contained in an appropriation Act. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE IN THE HOUSE.—If a bill or 
joint resolution, or an amendment thereto, is considered 
pursuant to a special order of the House of Representa-
tives directing the Clerk to add as new matter at the end 
of such bill or joint resolution the entire text of a separate 
measure or measures as passed by the House of Rep-
resentatives, the new matter proposed to be added shall 
be included in the evaluation under subsection (a) of the 
bill, joint resolution, or amendment.’’. 
(2) The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of 
the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act 
of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 318 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 317. Enforcing Cut-As-You-Go.’’. 
(b) REPEALER.—Clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives is repealed. 
TITLE IV—SUPERMAJORITY 
POINTS OF ORDER 
SEC. 401. SUPERMAJORITY POINTS OF ORDER. 
(a) WAIVERS.—Section 904(c) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) WAIVERS.—Sections 301(i), 302(c), 302(f), 
305(b)(2), 305(c)(4), 306, 310(d)(2), 310(g), 311(a), 
312(b), 312(c), 313, 314(e), 317(a), 904(c), and 904(d) 
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of this Act and section 258C(a)(5) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 may be 
waived or suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative 
vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and 
sworn.’’. 
(b) APPEALS.—Section 904(d) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 is amended by repealing paragraphs 
(2) and (3) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) APPEALS.—An affirmative vote of two- 
thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall 
be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of the 
ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under 
any section referred to in subsection (c).’’. 
(c) EXPIRATION.—Subsection (e) of section 904 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is repealed. 
Æ 
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