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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 119 
Expressing support for designation of September 2012 as ‘‘Gospel Music 
Heritage Month’’ and honoring gospel music for its valuable and long-
standing contributions to the culture of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, and Mr. RUSH) introduced the following joint resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of September 2012 as 
‘‘Gospel Music Heritage Month’’ and honoring gospel 
music for its valuable and longstanding contributions 
to the culture of the United States. 
Whereas gospel music is a beloved art form unique to the 
United States, spanning decades, generations, and races; 
Whereas gospel music is one of the cornerstones of the musi-
cal tradition of the United States and has grown beyond 
its roots to achieve pop-culture and historical relevance; 
Whereas gospel music has spread beyond its geographic ori-
gins to touch audiences around the world; 
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IA 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 121 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to increase 
by 29 votes the number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate 
for President who receives the largest percentage of the popular vote. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 23, 2012 
Mr. ISRAEL introduced 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 increase by 29 votes the number of electoral 
votes awarded to the candidate for President who re-
ceives the largest percentage of the popular vote. 
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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IA 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 120 
Providing for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of 
the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. LATOURETTE, and Mr. 
BECERRA) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on House Administration 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a cit-
izen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That, in accordance with section 5581 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States (20 U.S.C. 43), the vacancy on 
the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, in 
the class other than Members of Congress, occurring by 
reason of the expiration of the term of Alan Spoon of Mas-
sachusetts on May 5, 2012, is filled by the appointment 
of Barbara Barrett of Arizona. The appointment is for 
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States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. In an election for President and Vice 
President, after the popular vote has been counted and 
electors have been appointed in each of the several States 
and the District constituting the seat of Government of 
the United States, each State and the District shall report 
the total number of popular votes cast for each of the can-
didates. The candidate receiving the largest percentage of 
the total popular vote as reported by the several States 
and the District shall receive 29 electoral votes in addition 
to those cast by the Electors chosen by the several States 
and the District. These votes shall not be considered votes 
cast by Electors and shall not affect the total number of 
votes necessary to constitute a majority of the whole num-
ber of Electors appointed. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Congress shall have the power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation. 
‘‘SECTION 3. This article shall apply with respect to 
any election for President and Vice President held after 
the expiration of the 1-year period which begins on the 
date of the ratification of this article.’’. 
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factor in an adverse personnel action that
was taken or is to be taken against such em-
ployee or applicant.
‘‘(B) On a claim in which a Federal em-
ployee proves a violation under subparagraph
(A) and a respondent demonstrates, on the
basis of the evidentiary standard specified in
section 1221(e)(2) of title 5 of the United
States Code, that the respondent would have
taken the same personnel action in the ab-
sence of the impermissible motivating factor,
the court—
‘‘(i) may grant declaratory relief, in-
junctive relief (except as provided in
clause (ii)), and attorney’s fees and costs
demonstrated to be directly attributable
only to the pursuit of a claim under sub-
paragraph (A); and
‘‘(ii) shall not award damages or issue
an order requiring any admission, rein-
statement, hiring, promotion, or payment
not described in clause (i).’’,
(2) by striking subsection (c),
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(d)’’,
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SECTION 1. DATE FOR COUNTING 2012 ELECTORAL VOTES 
IN CONGRESS. 
The meeting of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives to be held in January 2013 pursuant to section 15 
of title 3, United States Code, to count the electoral votes 
for President and Vice President cast by the electors in 
December 2012 shall be held on January 4, 2013 (rather 
than on the date specified in the first sentence of that 
section). 
Passed the House of Representatives December 18, 
2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 122 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Establishing the date for the counting of the elec-
toral votes for President and Vice President cast 
by the electors in December 2012.
H. J. Res. 122 
One Hundred Twelfth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twelve 
Joint Resolution 
Establishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes for President and 
Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DATE FOR COUNTING 2012 ELECTORAL VOTES IN CON-
GRESS. 
The meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives to 
be held in January 2013 pursuant to section 15 of title 3, United 
States Code, to count the electoral votes for President and Vice 
President cast by the electors in December 2012 shall be held 
on January 4, 2013 (rather than on the date specified in the 
first sentence of that section). 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
IIA 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 122 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 19, 2012 
Received 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Establishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes 
for President and Vice President cast by the electors 
in December 2012. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. DATE FOR COUNTING 2012 ELECTORAL VOTES 
IN CONGRESS. 
The meeting of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives to be held in January 2013 pursuant to section 15 
of title 3, United States Code, to count the electoral votes 
for President and Vice President cast by the electors in 
December 2012 shall be held on January 4, 2013 (rather 
than on the date specified in the first sentence of that 
section). 
Passed the House of Representatives December 18, 
2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1231 
AN ACT 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
to require that each 5-year offshore oil and gas 
leasing program offer leasing in the areas with 
the most prospective oil and gas resources, to es-
tablish a domestic oil and natural gas production 
goal, and for other purposes.
IA 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 13 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving 
Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the 
United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2011 
Mrs. EMERSON introduced 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 giving Congress power to prohibit the physical 
desecration of the flag of the United States. 
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 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘The Congress shall have power to prohibit the phys-
ical desecration of the flag of the United States.’’. 
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IA 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 15 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize 
the line item veto. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2011 
Mr. PLATTS introduced 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 authorize the line item veto. 
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 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall 
not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three- 
fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall 
provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts 
by a rollcall vote. 
‘‘SECTION 2. The limit on the debt of the United 
States held by the public shall not be increased, unless 
three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall pro-
vide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote. 
‘‘SECTION 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President 
shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the 
United States Government for that fiscal year in which 
total outlays do not exceed total receipts. 
‘‘SECTION 4. No bill to increase revenue shall become 
law unless approved by three-fifths of the whole number 
of each House by a rollcall vote. 
‘‘SECTION 5. The Congress may waive the provisions 
of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration 
of war is in effect. The provisions of this article may be 
waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is 
engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and 
serious military threat to national security and is so de-
clared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the 
whole number of each House, which becomes law. 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘In the case of any bill, order, resolution, or vote 
which is presented to the President under section 7 of Ar-
ticle I, the President may decline to approve in whole any 
dollar amount of discretionary budget authority, any item 
of new direct spending, or any tax benefit. A matter which 
the President declines to approve under this article of 
amendment shall be returned with his objections to the 
House in which it originated, and shall be treated in the 
same manner as a bill which the President returns without 
signing under section 7 of Article I.’’. 
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IA 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 16 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal 
the sixteenth article of amendment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2011 
Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself and Mr. WOODALL) introduced 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 repeal the sixteenth article of amendment. 
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 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘The sixteenth article of amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the United States is hereby repealed.’’. 
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IA 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 17 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal 
the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation 
on the number of terms an individual may serve as President. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2011 
Mr. SERRANO introduced 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 repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, 
thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms 
an individual may serve as President. 
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 — 
‘‘The twenty-second article of amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States is hereby repealed.’’. 
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IA 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 18 
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2011 
Mr. TERRY introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution 
of the United States. 
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 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
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IA 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 29 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding 
the right of all citizens of the United States to a public education 
of equal high quality. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2011 
Mr. JACKSON of Illinois introduced 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 regarding the right of all citizens of the United 
States to a public education of equal high quality. 
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 
States: 
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‘‘SECTION 6. The Congress shall enforce and imple-
ment this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely 
on estimates of outlays and receipts. 
‘‘SECTION 7. Total receipts shall include all receipts 
of the United States Government except those derived 
from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of 
the United States Government except for those for repay-
ment of debt principal. 
‘‘SECTION 8. This article shall take effect beginning 
with the second fiscal year beginning after its ratifica-
tion.’’. 
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IA 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 20 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit 
the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 18, 2011 
Mr. PLATTS introduced 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 limit the number of consecutive terms that 
a Member of Congress may serve. 
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 
States within five years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. No person who has been a Senator for 
two full consecutive terms shall again be a Senator until 
the date that is one year after the end of such second 
full consecutive term. 
‘‘SECTION 2. No person who has been a Representa-
tive for six full consecutive terms shall again be a Rep-
resentative until the date that is one year after the end 
of the sixth full consecutive term. 
‘‘SECTION 3. For the purposes of this article, any 
term that began before the date of the ratification of this 
article shall not be included in determining the number 
of full consecutive terms that a person has been a Senator 
or Representative.’’. 
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