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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 116 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting 
Congress and the States from abridging the right of citizens to afford-
able, quality health care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Mr. MCEACHIN (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. 
KELLY of Illinois, Ms. BARRAGA´N, and Ms. JAYAPAL) submitted the fol-
lowing joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States prohibiting Congress and the States from abridg-
ing the right of citizens to affordable, quality health 
care. 
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 right of citizens of the United 
States to affordable, quality health care shall not be de-
nied or abridged by the United States or by any State. 
‘‘SECTION 2. 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. 119 
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 23, 2017 
Mr. BRAT (for himself, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. 
DESJARLAIS, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. 
MASSIE, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. MOONEY of West 
Virginia, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, and Mr. 
KATKO) submitted 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 
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States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. Expenditures and receipts shall be bal-
anced, which may occur over more than one year to accom-
modate economic conditions. Expenditures shall include all 
expenditures of the United States except those for pay-
ment of debt, and receipts shall include all receipts of the 
United States except those derived from borrowing. 
‘‘SECTION 2. For emergency situations two-thirds of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate may for lim-
ited times authorize expenditures exceeding those pursu-
ant to rules established under section 1. Debts incurred 
from such expenditures shall be paid as soon as prac-
ticable. 
‘‘SECTION 3. Congress shall have power to enforce 
this article by appropriate legislation, which shall allow 
not more than ten years after ratification to comply with 
section 1.’’. 
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 11 
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known 
as the Stream Protection Rule. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia (for himself, Mr. BARR, Mr. ROGERS of Ken-
tucky, Mr. GRIFFITH, and Mr. TIPTON) submitted the following joint res-
olution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the 
Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule. 
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 Of-
fice of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of 
the Department of the Interior relating to the ‘‘Stream 
Protection Rule’’ (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 93066 (De-
cember 20, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or 
effect. 
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 120 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting 
the pardon power of the President. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2017 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. JONES, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. RASKIN, 
Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. JAYAPAL, and Ms. WILSON of Florida) 
submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States limiting the pardon power of the 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 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘The President shall not have the power to grant par-
dons and reprieves to himself or herself, to the President’s 
brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, spouse, par-
ent, child, or grandchild or to the spouse of the President’s 
grandchild, to the President’s aunt, uncle, nephew or niece 
or to the spouse of the President’s nephew or niece, or 
to the President’s first or second cousin, the spouse of the 
President’s first or second cousin, the President’s mother- 
in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law, or to 
any current or former member of the President’s adminis-
tration, or to anyone who worked on the President’s presi-
dential campaign as a paid employee.’’. 
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 121 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating 
to parental rights. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2017 
Mr. HULTGREN (for himself, Mr. BUDD, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mrs. 
NOEM, Mr. WALBERG, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, 
Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. POSEY, Mr. 
PITTENGER, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. MARCHANT, Mrs. HARTZLER, and Mr. 
BABIN) 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 relating to parental rights. 
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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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. The liberty of parents to direct the up-
bringing, education, and care of their children is a funda-
mental right. 
‘‘SECTION 2. The parental right to direct education 
includes the right to choose, as an alternative to public 
education, private, religious, or home schools, and the 
right to make reasonable choices within public schools for 
one’s child. 
‘‘SECTION 3. Neither the United States nor any State 
shall infringe these rights without demonstrating that its 
governmental interest as applied to the person is of the 
highest order and not otherwise served. 
‘‘SECTION 4. The parental rights guaranteed by this 
article shall not be denied or abridged on account of dis-
ability. 
‘‘SECTION 5. This article shall not be construed to 
apply to a parental action or decision that would end life.’’. 
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 122 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection relating to ‘‘Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost 
Installment Loans’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2017 
Mr. ROSS (for himself, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. CUELLAR, 
Mr. STIVERS, and Mr. PETERSON) submitted the following joint resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating 
to ‘‘Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Install-
ment Loans’’. 
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 Bu-
reau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ‘‘Pay-
day, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment 
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Loans’’ (published at 82 Fed. Reg. 54472 (November 17, 
2017)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. 
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‘‘(1) the final sequestration report for fiscal 
year 2018 under section 254(f)(1) of such Act shall 
be issued, for the Congressional Budget Office, 10 
days after the date specified in section 106(3), and 
for the Office of Management and Budget, 15 days 
after such date; and 
‘‘(2) any order for fiscal year 2018 under sec-
tion 254(f)(5) of such Act shall be issued on the 
date the Office of Management and Budget submits 
the report pursuant to paragraph (1).’’. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Further Additional 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018’’. 
DIVISION B—DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 
Subdivision 1—Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2018 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for military func-
tions administered by the Department of Defense and for 
other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
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tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
between permanent duty stations, for members of the 
Army on active duty (except members of reserve compo-
nents provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; 
for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 
for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– 
377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Depart-
ment 
of 
Defense 
Military 
Retirement 
Fund, 
$41,427,054,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
between permanent duty stations, for members of the 
Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve pro-
vided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for 
members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for 
payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department 
of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $28,707,918,000 
(reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000). 
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MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
between permanent duty stations, for members of the Ma-
rine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve 
provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to sec-
tion 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Re-
tirement Fund, $13,165,714,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 
between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air 
Force on active duty (except members of reserve compo-
nents provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; 
for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 
for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– 
377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Depart-
ment 
of 
Defense 
Military 
Retirement 
Fund, 
$28,738,320,000. 
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RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Re-
serve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 
3038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 
active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 
while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 
drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au-
thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 
and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund, $4,721,128,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Re-
serve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 
United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in con-
nection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing re-
serve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 
10, United States Code; and for payments to the Depart-
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ment 
of 
Defense 
Military 
Retirement 
Fund, 
$1,987,662,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 
Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 
10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty 
under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going reserve training, or while performing drills or equiv-
alent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon 
leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 
of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$762,793,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 
Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 
8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 
active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 
while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 
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drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au-
thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 
and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund, $1,808,434,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Na-
tional Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, 
or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United 
States Code, or while serving on duty under section 
12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United 
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 
while undergoing training, or while performing drills or 
equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by 
section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for pay-
ments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund, $8,252,426,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Na-
tional Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 
12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 
Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 
title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
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in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 
16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments 
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$3,406,137,000. 
TITLE II 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as author-
ized by law, $38,483,846,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) 
(reduced by $5,600,000) (reduced by $6,000,000): Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $12,478,000 can be used for 
emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended 
on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, 
and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity 
for confidential military purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the 
Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $45,980,133,000 (re-
duced by $598,000) (reduced by $7,000,000): Provided, 
That not to exceed $15,055,000 can be used for emer-
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gencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the 
approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and 
payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for 
confidential military purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, 
as authorized by law, $6,885,884,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as 
authorized by law, $38,592,745,000: Provided, That not 
to exceed $7,699,000 can be used for emergencies and ex-
traordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 
authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments 
may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
military purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
departments), as authorized by law, $33,771,769,000 (in-
creased by $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (re-
duced by $100,000) (increased by $100,000) (reduced by 
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$194,897,000) (increased by $194,897,000) (reduced by 
$26,200,000) (reduced by $20,000,000) (reduced by 
$6,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (reduced by 
$20,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $2,500,000) (reduced by 
$2,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (reduced by 
$6,250,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $30,000,000) (reduced by 
$34,734,000) (reduced by $60,000,000): Provided, That 
not more than $15,000,000 may be used for the Combat-
ant Commander Initiative Fund authorized under section 
166a of title 10, United States Code: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $36,000,000 can be used for emer-
gencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the 
approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and 
payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for 
confidential military purposes: Provided further, That of 
the funds provided under this heading, not less than 
$38,458,000 shall be made available for the Procurement 
Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, of 
which not less than $3,600,000 shall be available for cen-
ters defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D): Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to plan or implement 
the consolidation of a budget or appropriations liaison of-
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