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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 521 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Former Yugo-
slav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should cease its distribution of 
negative and nationalist propaganda and should work with the United 
Nations and Greece to find a mutually acceptable official name for 
the FYROM. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 27, 2005 
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Mr. BILIRAKIS) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 
should cease its distribution of negative and nationalist 
propaganda and should work with the United Nations 
and Greece to find a mutually acceptable official name 
for the FYROM. 
Whereas on April 8, 1993, the United Nations General As-
sembly admitted as a member the Former Yugoslav Re-
public of Macedonia (FYROM), not as the ‘‘Republic of 
Macedonia’’, but as the ‘‘Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia’’; 
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 817 
(1993) states that the dispute over the name must be re-
•HRES 521 IH 
solved to maintain peaceful relations between Greece and 
the FYROM; 
Whereas on September 13, 1995, Greece and the FYROM 
signed a United Nations brokered Interim Accord; 
Whereas since its admittance to the United Nations in 1993, 
the FYROM has allowed the publishing of negative and 
nationalist propaganda, including in school textbooks; 
Whereas students are being taught that parts of Greece, in-
cluding Greek Macedonia, belong to the FYROM; 
Whereas some textbooks and maps show that a ‘‘Greater 
Macedonia’’ extends south to Mount Olympus in Greece 
and east to Mount Pirin in Bulgaria; and 
Whereas this misinformation instills hostility in portions of 
the population of the FYROM toward Greece: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) urges the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia (FYROM) to observe its obligations 
under Article 7 of the 1995 United Nations brokered 
Interim Accord and take steps to halt the prolifera-
tion of negative propaganda toward Greece and re-
view the contents of textbooks, maps, and teaching 
aids to ensure that such tools are stating accurate 
information; and 
(2) urges the FYROM to work within the 
framework of the United Nations process to reach a 
mutually acceptable permanent name. 
Æ
IV 
House Calendar No. 158 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 742 
[Report No. 109–401] 
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 609) to amend and 
extend the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2006 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 609) 
to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution 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 further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 609) to amend and extend 
the Higher Education Act of 1965. No further general de-
bate shall be in order. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule 
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HRES 742 RH 
XVIII, no further amendment shall be in order except 
those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying 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 divi-
sion 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 amendment in the nature 
of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions. 
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House Calendar No. 158 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 742 
[Report No. 109–401] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
609) to amend and extend the Higher Education 
Act of 1965. 
MARCH 29, 2006 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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House Calendar No. 183 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 832 
[Report No. 109–479] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5427) 
making appropriations for energy and water de-
velopment for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2007, and for other purposes. 
MAY 23, 2006 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 743 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Children and Families Day, 
in order to encourage adults in the United States to support and listen 
to children and to help children throughout the Nation achieve their 
hopes and dreams, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2006 
Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Children and 
Families Day, in order to encourage adults in the United 
States to support and listen to children and to help 
children throughout the Nation achieve their hopes and 
dreams, and for other purposes. 
Whereas research shows that spending time together as a 
family is critical to raising strong and resilient kids; 
Whereas strong healthy families improve the quality of life 
and the development of children; 
Whereas it is essential to celebrate and reflect upon the im-
portant role that all families play in the lives of children 
and their positive effect for the Nation’s future; and 
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•HRES 743 IH 
Whereas the country’s greatest natural resource is its chil-
dren: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the goals and ideals of a National Children and Families 
Day to— 
(1) encourage adults to support, listen to, and 
encourage children throughout the Nation; 
(2) reflect upon the important role that all fam-
ilies play in the lives of children; and 
(3) recognize that strong, healthy families im-
prove the quality of life and the development of chil-
dren. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 523
In the House of Representatives, U.S., 
October 28, 2005.
Whereas on October 26, 2005, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, declared that 
‘‘Israel must be wiped off the map’’, described Israel as 
‘‘a disgraceful blot [on] the face of the Islamic world’’, 
and declared that ‘‘[a]nybody who recognizes Israel will 
burn in the fire of the Islamic nation’s fury’’; 
Whereas Iran funds, trains, and openly supports terrorist 
groups that are determined to destroy Israel; 
Whereas on December 14, 2001, the President of Iran’s high-
ly influential Expediency Council, Ali Akbar Hashemi-
Rafsanjani, threatened Israel with nuclear attack, saying, 
‘‘[i]f one day, the Islamic world is also equipped with 
weapons like those that Israel possesses now, then the 
imperialists’ strategy will reach a standstill because the 
use of even one nuclear bomb inside Israel will destroy 
everything [in Israel], while it will merely harm the Is-
lamic world’’; 
Whereas Iran has aggressively pursued a clandestine effort to 
arm itself with nuclear weapons; and 
Whereas the longstanding policy of the Iranian regime aimed 
at destroying the democratic state of Israel, highlighted 
by statements such as those by Ahmadinejad and
•HRES 523 EH 
Rafsanjani, underscores the danger of an Iran armed 
with nuclear weapons: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) 
condemns, 
in 
the 
strongest 
terms, 
Ahmadinejad’s outrageous and despicable threats 
and demands that he repudiate them; 
(2) calls on the United Nations Security Coun-
cil and all civilized nations to condemn and reject 
these statements and to censure Iran for its state-
ments and for its policies aimed at destroying Israel; 
(3) further calls on the United Nations Security 
Council and all civilized nations to consider meas-
ures to deny Iran the means to carry out its threats 
and to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons; 
and 
(4) reaffirms the unwavering alliance between 
the United States and Israel and reasserts the com-
mitment of the United States to defend the right of 
Israel to exist as a free and democratic state. 
Attest:
Clerk.
•HRES 744 EH 
promoting genuine community policing in Northern 
Ireland; and 
(2) it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that—
(A) all groups and organizations should end 
their involvement in paramilitary activity; 
(B) all political parties in Northern Ireland 
should—
(i) agree to share power with all parties 
according to the democratic mandate of the 
Good Friday Agreement; and 
(ii) commit to work in good faith with all 
the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement, 
which established the Northern Ireland Assem-
bly and an inclusive Executive, the North-
South Ministerial Council, and the British-
Irish Inter-Governmental Conference, for the 
benefit of all the people of Northern Ireland; 
(C) since policing reform is a significant part 
of winning public confidence and acceptance in the 
new form of government in Northern Ireland, all 
political parties should cooperate fully with the 
PSNI in preventing and investigating crimes; and 
(D) the Government of the United Kingdom 
and the Government of Ireland should work to
•HRES 744 EH 
achieve full implementation of the Good Friday 
Agreement, including devolution of policing and jus-
tice, the normalization of the security presence, and 
of the Independent Commission on Policing in 
Northern Ireland reforms, including long-term sen-
ior-level exchanges between the Garda Siochana, the 
police service of the Republic of Ireland, and the 
PSNI.
Attest: 
Clerk.
H. Res. 833
In the House of Representatives, U.S., 
June 6, 2006.
Whereas women of all backgrounds have the power to greatly 
reduce their risk of common diseases through preventive 
measures such as a healthy lifestyle and frequent medical 
screenings; 
Whereas significant disparities exist in the prevalence of dis-
ease among women of different backgrounds, including 
women with disabilities, African American women, Asian/
Pacific Islander women, Latinas, and American Indian/
Alaska Native women; 
Whereas since healthy habits should begin at a young age, 
and preventive care saves Federal dollars designated to 
health care, it is important to raise awareness among 
women and girls of key female health issues; 
Whereas National Women’s Health Week begins on Mother’s 
Day annually and celebrates the efforts of national and 
community organizations working with partners and vol-
unteers to improve awareness of key women’s health 
issues; and 
Whereas in 2006, the week of May 14 through May 20, is 
dedicated as the National Women’s Health Week: Now, 
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
•HRES 833 EH 
(1) recognizes the importance of preventing diseases 
that commonly affect women; 
(2) calls on the people of the United States to use 
National Women’s Health Week as an opportunity to 
learn about health issues that face women; 
(3) calls on the women of the United States to ob-
serve National Women’s Check-Up Day by receiving pre-
ventive screenings from their health care providers; and 
(4) recognizes the importance of programs that pro-
vide research and collect data on common diseases in 
women.
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 744 
Expressing support for the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 as the blueprint 
for lasting peace in Northern Ireland and support for continued police 
reform in Northern Ireland as a critical element in the peace process. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2006 
Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. WALSH, Mr. SMITH 
of New Jersey, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. 
CROWLEY, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SWEENEY, 
Mr. HIGGINS, and Mr. ROTHMAN) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 
as the blueprint for lasting peace in Northern Ireland 
and support for continued police reform in Northern 
Ireland as a critical element in the peace process. 
Whereas the Good Friday Agreement, signed on April 10, 
1998, in Belfast, was endorsed in a referendum by the 
overwhelming majority of people in Northern Ireland and 
the Republic of Ireland; 
Whereas the parties to the Good Friday Agreement made a 
clear commitment to ‘‘partnership, equality, and mutual 
respect’’ as the basis for moving forward in pursuit of 
lasting peace in Northern Ireland; 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 104 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Whereas on average, a person is sexually assaulted in the 
United States every two-and-a-half minutes; 
Whereas the Department of Justice reports that 191,670 
people in the United States were sexually assaulted in 
2005; 
Whereas 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men have been victims 
of rape or attempted rape;
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 525 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the 
trial and sentencing of Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky and the seizing of 
assets and state-directed takeover of the Yukos Oil Company by the 
Government of the Russian Federation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2005 
Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. LANTOS) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
respect to the trial and sentencing of Mikhail B. 
Khodorkovsky and the seizing of assets and state-di-
rected takeover of the Yukos Oil Company by the Gov-
ernment of the Russian Federation. 
Whereas the Russian Federation is an invited Member of 
Group of Eight (G–8) nations and presumes to be a 
member of the family of democratic nations; 
Whereas the United States supports the development of de-
mocracy, civil society, the rule of law, and free markets 
in Russia and in other independent states of the former 
Soviet Union;
•HRES 525 IH 
Whereas the rule of law, the impartial application of the law, 
and equal justice for all in the courts of law are funda-
mental principles in all democratic societies; 
Whereas investment, both foreign and domestic, in the Rus-
sian economy is vital for growth and raising the standard 
of living of the citizens of Russia; 
Whereas property rights are a bulwark of civil society against 
encroachment by the state and a fundamental building 
block of democracy; 
Whereas the trial and sentencing of Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky 
and Platon Lebedev, former top officials of the Yukos Oil 
Company, raises questions about selective and discrimina-
tory application of the law in Russia; 
Whereas the actions of the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration against the Yukos Oil Company, including the 
taking of its principal asset, Yuganskneftegaz, have 
caused United States investors in the Yukos and 
Menatap companies to lose vast amounts in investments 
and shareholder value; and 
Whereas such activities are contrary to the rules and prac-
tices of a market economy and undermine Russia’s even-
tual membership in the World Trade Organization: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) law enforcement and judicial authorities of 
the Russian Federation failed to provide Mikhail B. 
Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev the full measure
•HRES 525 IH 
of their rights under the Russian Constitution to de-
fend themselves against the alleged crimes; 
(2) Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev 
were not accorded a fair and transparent trial before 
a truly independent and impartial judiciary; and 
(3) Russian authorities should act to prove 
that— 
(A) 
the 
cases 
against 
Mikhail 
Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev are not po-
litically motivated; 
(B) the legal system is not simply an in-
strument of the Kremlin; 
(C) the state judicial system is truly inde-
pendent; and 
(D) the state is not engaged in a campaign 
to selectively reclaim or renationalize private 
enterprises. 
Æ
•HRES 744 IH 
Whereas the parties to the Good Friday Agreement also af-
firmed their ‘‘total and absolute commitment to exclu-
sively democratic and peaceful means’’ in pursuit of last-
ing peace in Northern Ireland; 
Whereas inclusive power-sharing based on these defining 
qualities is essential to the viability and advancement of 
the democratic process in Northern Ireland; 
Whereas paramilitary activity by both traditions in a demo-
cratic society undermines the trust and confidence that 
are essential in a political system based on inclusive 
power-sharing in Northern Ireland; 
Whereas on September 26, 2005, the International Inde-
pendent Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) con-
firmed the Irish Republican Army had destroyed its full 
arsenal of weapons; 
Whereas the Good Friday Agreement called for police reform 
and establishment of a ‘‘new beginning’’ in policing in 
Northern Ireland with an effective, accountable, and fair 
police service capable of attracting support from the en-
tire community, maintaining law and order, and adhering 
to the principle of the protection of human rights; 
Whereas the new Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 
has made great strides in becoming an integrated, profes-
sional, and impartial police force under civilian control 
and responsive to all community concerns, and has 
worked to protect both communities from violence; 
Whereas significant further work in police reform, and in fos-
tering community acceptance of the PSNI, must still be 
accomplished; 
Whereas the Government of the United Kingdom and the 
Government of Ireland continue to strongly support the 
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•HRES 744 IH 
Good Friday Agreement as the way forward in the peace 
process and have committed themselves to its implemen-
tation; and 
Whereas the Government of the United States continues to 
strongly support the peace process in Northern Ireland: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) the House of Representatives— 
(A) reiterates its support for the Good Fri-
day Agreement, signed on April 10, 1998, in 
Belfast, as the blueprint for a lasting peace in 
Northern Ireland; 
(B) commends the Prime Minister of the 
United Kingdom Tony Blair and the Irish 
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern for their leadership and 
persistence in seeking a peaceful resolution in 
Northern Ireland; 
(C) commends the Sinn Fein leadership in 
successfully urging the Irish Republican Army 
to end its armed struggle and verifiably put its 
weapons beyond use; 
(D) commends Sir Hugh S. Orde, Chief 
Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ire-
land (PSNI), for his leadership and for working 
to protect both communities; 
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•HRES 744 IH 
(E) commends the PSNI for the institution 
of the Historical Enquiries Team, which will 
provide a thorough and independent examina-
tion of unresolved deaths that occurred in con-
nection with the Troubles from 1968 to 1989; 
(F) commends Nuala O’Loan and the Po-
lice Ombudsman’s Office for the work they have 
done in promoting human rights in law enforce-
ment and in fostering community confidence in 
the PSNI; and 
(G) commends the work of the Northern 
Irish Policing Board and its District Partner-
ships for promoting genuine community policing 
in Northern Ireland; and 
(2) it is the sense of the House of Representa-
tives that— 
(A) all groups and organizations should 
end their involvement in paramilitary activity; 
(B) all political parties in Northern Ireland 
should— 
(i) agree to share power with all par-
ties according to the democratic mandate 
of the Good Friday Agreement; and 
(ii) commit to work in good faith with 
all the institutions of the Good Friday 
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•HRES 744 IH 
Agreement, which established the Northern 
Ireland Assembly and an inclusive Execu-
tive, the North-South Ministerial Council, 
and the British-Irish Inter-Governmental 
Conference, for the benefit of all the people 
of Northern Ireland; 
(C) since policing reform is a significant 
part of winning public confidence and accept-
ance in the new form of government in North-
ern Ireland, all political parties should cooper-
ate fully with the PSNI in preventing and in-
vestigating crimes; and 
(D) the Government of the United King-
dom and the Government of Ireland should 
work to achieve full implementation of the Good 
Friday Agreement, including devolution of po-
licing and justice, the normalization of the secu-
rity presence, and of the Independent Commis-
sion on Policing in Northern Ireland reforms, 
including long-term senior-level exchanges be-
tween the Garda Siochana, the police service of 
the Republic of Ireland, and the PSNI. 
Æ 
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