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•HRES 123 IH 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this resolution: 
(1) The term ‘‘Member of the House’’ means 
any Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Com-
missioner to, the Congress. 
(2) The term ‘‘MIA’’ means any United States 
personnel that is unaccounted for and missing in ac-
tion. 
(3) The term ‘‘POW’’ means any United States 
personnel that is unaccounted for and known to be 
a prisoner of war. 
(4) The term ‘‘select committee’’ means the Se-
lect Committee on MIA and POW Affairs estab-
lished by this resolution.
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tration. Amounts made available under this subsection 
shall be expended in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed by the Committee on House Administration. 
SEC. 5. REPORTS. 
Upon the agreement of the chair and vice chair and 
the subsequent approval by vote of a majority of its mem-
bers, the Victory Committee shall issue its reports, rec-
ommendations, and (where necessary) investigatory find-
ings to the House. Any report issued by the Victory Com-
mittee when the House is not in session shall be filed with 
the Clerk of the House. Any report issued by the Victory 
Committee shall be referred to the committee or commit-
tees that have jurisdiction over the subject matter of the 
report. 
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trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de-
mand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 
amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consider-
ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 
and report the bill to the House with such amendments 
as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a 
separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
and amendments thereto to final passage without inter-
vening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. 
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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 124 
Congratulating Jewish communities on their seven year completion of the 
11th cycle of the daily study of the Talmud. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2005 
Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BEAUPREZ, Ms. 
BERKLEY, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. BURTON of Indi-
ana, Mr. CANNON, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. COX, Mr. CROWLEY, 
Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 
ENGEL, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Ms. HARMAN, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. LEACH, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. 
MALONEY, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. 
MENENDEZ, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. NEY, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 
PENCE, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SAXTON, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SCHWARTZ
of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
SHIMKUS, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. TERRY, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. WOLF, and 
Mr. WYNN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
MARCH 1, 2005 
The Committee on Government Reform discharged; considered under 
suspension of the rules and agreed to 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating Jewish communities on their seven year com-
pletion of the 11th cycle of the daily study of the Tal-
mud.
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 58 
Recognizing the holiday of Diwali. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2005 
Mr. CROWLEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the holiday of Diwali. 
Whereas Diwali is an annual festival celebrated by many 
South Asians and is particularly significant to Hindus, 
Sikhs, and Jains; 
Whereas for nearly 2,000,000 Indian Americans, Diwali is a 
time for thanksgiving and prayer for health, knowledge, 
and peace; 
Whereas Diwali falls on the last day of the last month in the 
lunar calendar and is celebrated as the beginning of the 
New Year by Hindus and Jains; 
Whereas the word ‘‘Diwali’’ is a version of the Sanskrit word 
‘‘Deepavali’’, which means a row of lamps; 
Whereas Diwali is a festival of lights, celebrated in part by 
the lighting and display of small oil lamps throughout the 
home and the community;
•HRES 124 ATH 
Whereas the 11th cycle of the daily learning of the 2,711 
pages in the Babylonian Talmud, through the Daf 
Hayomi study program will culminate on March 1, 2005, 
the 20th day of Adar I 5765 in the Jewish calendar; 
Whereas this will complete a formidable 71⁄2 year educational 
and daily study cycle introduced in 1923 at Agudath 
Israel’s first International Congress in Vienna by Polish 
Rabbi Meir Shapiro, whose purpose was ‘‘to enhance the 
sense of unity of Jews worldwide’’; 
Whereas Jews throughout the world will be celebrating joy-
ously in honor of the celebration, including 120,000 Jews 
in North America, and more than 50,000 in 3 major lo-
cations in the New York area will be technologically and 
spiritually linked to hundreds of similar celebrations 
throughout the world; 
Whereas the 10th Daf Yomi cycle was completed on Sep-
tember 28, 1997 with 26,000 people at Madison Square 
Garden linked by satellite to dozens of communities 
around the world; 
Whereas the teachers and students of the Talmud have dis-
played the remarkable ability to take individual efforts 
and combine them in striving toward a common vision 
and goal; and 
Whereas this monumental achievement in study, dedication, 
perseverance, and persistence is a lesson for contem-
porary society and for people of good will everywhere: 
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives con-
gratulates the students and teachers of the Daf Yomi pro-
gram on the occasion of their celebration of the completion
•HRES 124 ATH 
of the 11th cycle of the Daf Hayomi, and wishes them 
well on beginning the 12th cycle.
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Whereas Hindu celebrants of Diwali believe that the rows of 
lamps symbolize the light within the individual that rids 
the soul of the darkness of ignorance; 
Whereas for Hindus, Diwali is a celebration of the return of 
god following the vanquishing of demonic forces; 
Whereas for Sikhs, Diwali is feted as the day on which the 
sixth founding Sikh guru, Guru Hargobind, was released 
from captivity by the Mughal Emperor Jehangir; 
Whereas for Jains, Diwali marks the anniversary of the at-
tainment of Nirvana by Lord Mahavira, the last of the 
Tirthankaras (founders of the Jain philosophy); and 
Whereas Diwali is a celebration of great importance in In-
dian-American communities throughout the United 
States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the historical and cultural signifi-
cance of Diwali; and 
(2) requests that the President issue a procla-
mation recognizing Diwali. 
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House Calendar No. 171 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 789 
[Report No. 109–450] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4954) 
to improve maritime and cargo security through 
enhanced layered defenses, and for other pur-
poses. 
MAY 2, 2006 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 726 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the abatement 
of interest on erroneous refund checks without regard to the size of 
the refund. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2005 
Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. 
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. PETERSON of Min-
nesota, and Mr. EVANS) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 
the abatement of interest on erroneous refund checks 
without regard to the size of the refund. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Erroneous Tax Refund 
Fairness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ABATEMENT OF INTEREST. 
(a) ABATEMENT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO 
ERRONEOUS REFUND CHECK WITHOUT REGARD TO SIZE
OF REFUND.—Paragraph (2) of section 6404(e) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘un-
less—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘unless the tax-
payer (or a related party) has in any way caused such 
erroneous refund. Notwithstanding the preceding sen-
tence, the Secretary is authorized in his discretion not to 
abate all or any part of such interest if the Secretary es-
tablishes that the taxpayer received notice of the erroneous 
refund before the date of demand and the taxpayer did 
not attempt to resolve the issue with the Internal Revenue 
Service within 30 days after receipt of such notice.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply with respect to interest accruing 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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H. Res. 124
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
March 1, 2005.
Whereas the 11th cycle of the daily learning of the 2,711
pages in the Babylonian Talmud, through the Daf
Hayomi study program will culminate on March 1, 2005,
the 20th day of Adar I 5765 in the Jewish calendar;
Whereas this will complete a formidable 71⁄2 year educational
and daily study cycle introduced in 1923 at Agudath
Israel’s first International Congress in Vienna by Polish
Rabbi Meir Shapiro, whose purpose was ‘‘to enhance the
sense of unity of Jews worldwide’’;
Whereas Jews throughout the world will be celebrating joy-
ously in honor of the celebration, including 120,000 Jews
in North America, and more than 50,000 in 3 major lo-
cations in the New York area will be technologically and
spiritually linked to hundreds of similar celebrations
throughout the world;
Whereas the 10th Daf Yomi cycle was completed on Sep-
tember 28, 1997 with 26,000 people at Madison Square
Garden linked by satellite to dozens of communities
around the world;
Whereas the teachers and students of the Talmud have dis-
played the remarkable ability to take individual efforts
•HRES 124 EH
and combine them in striving toward a common vision
and goal; and
Whereas this monumental achievement in study, dedication,
perseverance, and persistence is a lesson for contem-
porary society and for people of good will everywhere:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratu-
lates the students and teachers of the Daf Yomi program on
the occasion of their celebration of the completion of the 11th
cycle of the Daf Hayomi, and wishes them well on beginning
the 12th cycle.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 590 
Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2005 
Mr. TURNER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the Dayton Peace 
Accords. 
Whereas at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, 
Ohio, on November 21, 1995, the leaders of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia agreed to and initialed 
a peace settlement to end the conflict that began in Bos-
nia and Herzegovina in April 1992; 
Whereas on December 14, 1995, the General Framework 
Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also 
known as the Dayton Peace Accords, was signed in Paris, 
formally ending a conflict that resulted in the rape and 
torture of tens of thousands of people, the death of ap-
proximately 200,000 people, and the displacement of 
more than 2,000,000 people;
•HRES 590 IH 
Whereas the peace negotiations were led by the United States 
and supported by members of the European Union and 
Russian Federation; 
Whereas NATO’s implementation force and stabilization 
force missions provided security for the citizens of Bosnia 
and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia and ensured provi-
sions of the Dayton Peace Accords were fully imple-
mented; 
Whereas the Dayton, Ohio community embraced the peace 
negotiations and worked to create a strong, lasting rela-
tionship with Bosnia and Herzegovina, including hosting 
numerous visiting delegations, creating a sister city rela-
tionship with Sarajevo, and hosting an international an-
niversary commemoration; and 
Whereas the Dayton Peace Accords effectively ended the con-
flict and the parties to the talks created a multi-ethnic 
state and addressed numerous items important to the fu-
ture of Bosnia and Herzegovina, such as regional sta-
bilization, a constitutional framework, the repatriation of 
refugees, and internal security: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 
significant progress it has made over the past decade 
on the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords, 
in particular with respect to its recent police and de-
fense reforms; 
(2) welcomes and supports the aspiration of 
Bosnia and Herzegovina to become a member of 
NATO’s Partnership for Peace;
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 727 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for 
health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in com-
puting self-employment taxes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2005 
Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. PAUL, and Mrs. 
KELLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the 
deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed in-
dividuals to be allowed in computing self-employment 
taxes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Self-Employed Health 
Equity Adjustment to Lower Tax Hindrance Act of 
2005’’.
SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE OF HEALTH INSURANCE DEDUCTION 
FOR SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS FOR PUR-
POSES OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 162(l) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rules for health 
insurance costs of self-employed individuals) is amended 
by striking paragraph (4) (relating to deduction not al-
lowed for self-employment tax purposes) and redesignating 
paragraph (5) as paragraph (4). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2004. 
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H. Res. 125
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
March 3, 2005.
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. 841) to require States to hold special elections
to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives not later
than 45 days after the vacancy is announced by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives in extraordinary cir-
cumstances, and for other purposes. The first reading of the
bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined
to the bill and shall not exceed 60 minutes, with 40 minutes
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking
minority member of the Committee on House Administration
and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair-
man and ranking minority member of the Committee on the
Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered for
amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order
to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment
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under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of
a substitute recommended by the Committee on House Ad-
ministration now printed in the bill. The committee amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as
read. All points of order against the committee amendment
in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall
be in order except those printed in the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such
amendment may be offered 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, and shall not be subject to a demand for division
of the question in the House or in the Committee of the
Whole. All points of order against such amendments are
waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for
amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to
the House with such amendments as may have been adopted.
Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on
any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to
the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 78
Recognizing the importance of designating the Republic of Poland as a pro-
gram country for purposes of the visa waiver program under section 
217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and urging the Secretary 
of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to assist Poland in 
qualifying for such program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2005
Mr. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. DINGELL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 
LIPINSKI, and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas) submitted the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the importance of designating the Republic of 
Poland as a program country for purposes of the visa 
waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act and urging the Secretary of Home-
land Security and the Secretary of State to assist Poland 
in qualifying for such program.
Whereas the United States and the Republic of Poland share 
the historical experience of fighting for freedom, democ-
racy, and universal values; 
Whereas the bravest sons of the Polish nation, General Thad-
deus Kosciuszko and General Casimir Pulaski among
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 728 
To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of the 
People’s Republic of China. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2005 
Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. 
ROHRABACHER, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. GOODE, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. WAMP, 
Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. SENSEN-
BRENNER, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. MICHAUD, 
Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. NEY, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. DUN-
CAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. WOLF, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. 
OLVER, Mr. COBLE, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. 
EVANS, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. MCINTYRE, Ms. BALDWIN, 
Mr. BACA, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, 
Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. FILNER, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. ABER-
CROMBIE, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. BUR-
TON of Indiana, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. LEE, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. RA-
HALL, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. NADLER, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. MOL-
LOHAN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. OWENS, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. 
PETERSON of Minnesota, and Mr. CAPUANO) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the 
products of the People’s Republic of China. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WITHDRAWAL OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS 
TREATMENT FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of title I of Public 
Law 106–286, title IV of the Trade Act of 1974, or any 
other provision of law, effective on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, normal trade relations treatment shall 
not apply to the products of the People’s Republic of 
China, and normal trade relations treatment may not 
thereafter be extended to the products of that country. 
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without intervening motion except one motion to recommit
with or without instructions.
SEC. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this res-
olution, the amendment specified in section 3(a) shall be in
order as though printed as the first amendment in House Re-
port 109–10 if offered by Representative Ney of Ohio or a
designee, and the amendment specified in section 3(b) may
be in order in lieu of the amendment printed in House Report
109–10 and numbered 1.
SEC. 3(a). The first amendment referred to in section 2,
which shall be debatable for ten minutes equally divided and
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, is as follows:
In section 26(b)(2) of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, as proposed to be added by the bill, strike ‘‘45 days’’
and insert ‘‘49 days’’.
(b) The second amendment referred to in section 2 is as
follows:
In section 26(b)(2) of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, as proposed to be added by the bill, strike ‘‘shall take
place’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the vacancy exists,’’ and
insert the following: ‘‘shall take place not later than 60 days
•HRES 125 EH
after the Speaker of the House of Representatives announces
that the vacancy exists,’’.
Attest:
Clerk.
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(3) reaffirms the importance of the successful 
participation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eu-
ropean integration process for the future freedom 
and prosperity of its citizens; 
(4) encourages the Government of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina to continue reforms on economic and 
constitutional issues; 
(5) urges the Government of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina and authorities at all levels of govern-
ment to achieve full cooperation with the Inter-
national Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugo-
slavia located in The Hague, the Netherlands, as 
well as the newly established War Crimes Chamber 
in the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to ensure 
those indicted for war crimes are brought to justice; 
and 
(6) recognizes the important role of those who 
fled Bosnia and Herzegovina during the conflict, 
found refuge in and subsequently became citizens of 
the United States, and now form a community active 
in further improving bilateral relations between the 
two countries. 
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