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SCHIFF, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. TITUS, Ms. SEWELL 
of Alabama, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. GARAMENDI, 
Mr. BERA, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Mr. KIND, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. SCHRA-
DER, Mr. COOPER, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. HIMES, Mr. 
SOTO, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. 
BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. ESTY of Connecticut, Ms. BLUNT ROCH-
ESTER, Mr. HOYER, and Mr. CA´RDENAS) submitted the following joint 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
the Federal Communications Commission relating to 
‘‘Restoring Internet Freedom’’. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Fed-
eral Communications Commission relating to ‘‘Restoring 
Internet Freedom’’ (83 Fed. Reg. 7852 (February 22, 
2018)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. 
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 12 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting 
the United States Government from increasing its debt except for a 
specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership 
of each House of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. MCCLINTOCK (for himself, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. DUN-
CAN of South Carolina) submitted 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 prohibiting the United States Government from 
increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law 
adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each 
House of Congress. 
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 — 
‘‘SECTION 1. The United States government may not 
increase its debt except for a specific purpose by law 
adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House 
of Congress. 
‘‘SECTION 2. This article shall take effect beginning 
ten years after its ratification.’’. 
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cember 6, 2017, on pages S7888–S7889, along with a let-
ter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office 
dated December 5, 2017, that the Bulletin is a rule under 
the Congressional Review Act), and such rule shall have 
no force or effect. 
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 133 
Providing for the reappointment of Barbara M. Barrett as a citizen regent 
of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2018 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. COLE, and Ms. MATSUI) sub-
mitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on House Administration 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for the reappointment of Barbara M. Barrett as 
a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithso-
nian 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 Barbara M. Barrett 
of Arizona on January 10, 2019, is filled by the reappoint-
ment of the incumbent. The appointment is for a term 
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of 6 years, beginning on January 11, 2019, or the date 
of the enactment of this joint resolution, whichever occurs 
later. 
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 137 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing 
the territories of the United States to cast electoral votes in presidential 
elections. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2018 
Ms. BORDALLO submitted 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 authorizing the territories of the United States 
to cast electoral votes in presidential elections. 
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 hereby proposed as an amendment to the 
Constitution 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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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 134 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit 
the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2018 
Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. GALLA-
GHER, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. O’ROURKE, and Mr. 
GIANFORTE) submitted 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 terms an individual may 
serve as a Member of Congress. 
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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‘‘SEC. 673. PERSONNEL PREPARATION TO IMPROVE SERV-
ICES AND RESULTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DIS-
ABILITIES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, on a com-
petitive basis, make grants to, or enter into contracts or
cooperative agreements with, eligible entities—
‘‘(1) to help address State-identified needs for
qualified personnel in special education, related serv-
ices, early intervention, and regular education, to
work with children with disabilities; and
‘‘(2) to ensure that those personnel have the
skills and knowledge, derived from practices that
have been determined, through research and experi-
ence, to be successful, that are needed to serve those
children.
‘‘(b) LOW-INCIDENCE DISABILITIES; AUTHORIZED
ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall support activities, consistent
with the objectives described in subsection (a), that
benefit children with low-incidence disabilities.
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Activities that
may be carried out under this subsection include ac-
tivities such as the following:
‘‘(A) Preparing persons who—
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‘‘(i) have prior training in educational
and other related service fields; and
‘‘(ii) are studying to obtain degrees,
certificates, or licensure that will enable
them to assist children with disabilities to
achieve the objectives set out in their indi-
vidualized education programs described in
section 614(d), or to assist infants and
toddlers with disabilities to achieve the
outcomes described in their individualized
family service plans described in section
636.
‘‘(B) Providing personnel from various dis-
ciplines with interdisciplinary training that will
contribute to improvement in early intervention,
educational, and transitional results for children
with disabilities.
‘‘(C) Preparing personnel in the innovative
uses and application of technology to enhance
learning by children with disabilities through
early intervention, educational, and transitional
services.
‘‘(D) Preparing personnel who provide
services to visually impaired or blind children to
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. No person shall serve as a Representa-
tive for more than six two-year terms. Service as a Rep-
resentative for more than one year of any two-year term 
shall be treated as a complete term for purposes of this 
section, without regard to whether the service was com-
pleted by the individual originally elected to the term. 
‘‘SECTION 2. No person shall serve as a Senator for 
more than two six-year terms. Service as a Senator for 
more than three years of any six-year term shall be treated 
as a complete term for purposes of this section, without 
regard to whether the service was completed by the indi-
vidual originally elected to the term. 
‘‘SECTION 3. This article shall not apply to any per-
son who served as a Representative or as a Senator during 
any Congress occurring before the One Hundred Fifteenth 
Congress.’’. 
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HR 5006 RH 
National 
Center 
Act, 
$3,054,587,000, 
of 
which 
$15,000,000 shall be for grants to States under title III 
of the AT Act: Provided, That the Federal share of such 
grants shall not exceed 75 percent, and the requirements 
in sections 301(c)(2) and section 302 of the AT Act shall 
not apply to such grants. 
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES 
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND 
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as 
amended (20 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $17,000,000. 
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF 
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 
under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act 
of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $55,790,000, of which 
$1,685,000 shall be for construction and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That from the total 
amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use 
funds for the endowment program as authorized under 
section 207. 
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY 
For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, 
the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial 
support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of 
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 
et seq.), $104,000,000: Provided, That from the total
IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 136 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving 
the application of the first article of amendment to the political speech 
of corporations and other business organizations with respect to the 
disbursement of funds in connection with public elections and granting 
Congress and the States the power to establish limits on contributions 
and expenditures in elections for public office. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2018 
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. CARSON of Indiana) sub-
mitted 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 waiving the application of the first article of 
amendment to the political speech of corporations and 
other business organizations with respect to the disburse-
ment of funds in connection with public elections and 
granting Congress and the States the power to establish 
limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for 
public office. 
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-
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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: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. The first article of amendment does not 
apply to the political speech of any corporation, partner-
ship, business trust, association, or other business organi-
zation with respect to the making of contributions, ex-
penditures, or other disbursements of funds in connection 
with public elections. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Congress shall have power to set limits 
on the amount of contributions that may be accepted by, 
and the amount of expenditures that may be made by, in 
support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for nomination 
for election to, or for election to, Federal office. 
‘‘SECTION 3. A State shall have power to set limits 
on the amount of contributions that may be accepted by, 
and the amount of expenditures that may be made by, in 
support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for nomination 
for election to, or for election to, State or local office. 
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‘‘SECTION 4. Congress shall have power to implement 
and enforce this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. If the number of persons in a territory 
of the United States exceeds thirty thousand, the territory 
shall appoint, in such manner as its territorial legislature 
may direct, a number of electors of President and Vice 
President equal to the whole number of Representatives 
to the House of Representatives to which such territory 
would be entitled if it were a State. Such electors shall 
be in addition to those appointed by the States and the 
District of Columbia, but they shall be considered, for the 
purposes of the election of President and Vice President, 
to be electors appointed by a State. Such electors shall 
meet in the territory in which they were appointed and 
perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of 
amendment. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Congress shall have the power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 138 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending 
the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 3, 2018 
Ms. MENG submitted 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 extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen 
years of age or older. 
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. The twenty-sixth article of amendment 
to the Constitution of the United States is hereby re-
pealed. 
‘‘SECTION 2. The right of citizens of the United 
States, who are sixteen years of age or older, to vote shall 
not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any 
State on account of age. 
‘‘SECTION 3. The Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 13 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit 
the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. O’ROURKE submitted 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 terms a Representative 
or Senator 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 seven 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 terms shall again be eligible for election or appoint-
ment to the Senate. 
‘‘SECTION 2. No person who has been a Representa-
tive for four terms shall again be eligible for election to 
the House of Representatives. 
‘‘SECTION 3. For purposes of this article, any term 
a person serves as a Senator or Representative to fill a 
vacancy shall not be included in determining the number 
of terms that the person has been a Senator or Represent-
ative unless the period of time for which the person fills 
the vacancy is greater than three years in the case of a 
Senator or greater than one year in the case of a Rep-
resentative. 
‘‘SECTION 4. 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 terms that a person has been a Senator or Representa-
tive.’’. 
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 140 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Treasury, the 
Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices relating to ‘‘Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida (for herself, Mr. HOYER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. NEAL, 
and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) submitted the following joint resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways 
and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the 
Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, 
and the Department of Health and Human Services re-
lating to ‘‘Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance’’. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the De-
partment of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and 
the Department of Health and Human Services relating 
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to ‘‘Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance’’ (published 
at 83 Fed. Reg. 38212 (August 3, 2018)), and such rule 
shall have no force or effect. 
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