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•HRES 925 IH 
Whereas thousands of aviators in the Armed Forces have 
been forced down in hostile territory while performing 
their missions, either as a result of being shot down or 
because of mechanical problems with their aircraft; 
Whereas many of these aviators overcame long odds and 
great hardships to return to their units and resume their 
service to the United States; 
Whereas these aviators faced the added responsibility of 
maintaining the secrecy of their escape and evasion meth-
ods in order to protect the lives of people who assisted 
them and other aviators; 
Whereas the need to maintain secrecy initially prevented 
these aviators from being recognized for their meritorious 
service in avoiding capture or in escaping from captivity; 
and 
Whereas the Armed Forces still have not recognized these 
aviators for their meritorious accomplishment of avoiding 
capture or escaping from captivity: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) aviators in the United States Armed Forces 
who were shot down over, or otherwise forced to 
land in, hostile territory yet evaded enemy capture 
or were captured but subsequently escaped to return 
to their units and resume their service to the United 
States should be recognized for their extraordinary 
service; and 
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(2) the Secretaries of the military departments 
should consider these aviators for appropriate rec-
ognition within their branch of the Armed Forces. 
Æ 
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 926 
Honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, on the occasion of the 
85th anniversary of her birth, for her dedication and for providing 
an example of selfless service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2009 
Mr. TOWNS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, on the 
occasion of the 85th anniversary of her birth, for her 
dedication and for providing an example of selfless serv-
ice. 
Whereas Shirley Chisholm was the first Black female to be 
elected to the House of Representatives and served her 
Brooklyn, New York, district for 7 terms; 
Whereas Shirley Chisholm was the first woman to run for the 
Democratic nomination for President and was the first 
Black major-party candidate for President in 1972; 
Whereas Shirley Chisholm dedicated her life to social justice 
by speaking for those who were often forgotten and refus-
ing to take ‘‘no’’ for an answer; 
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•HRES 926 IH 
Whereas Shirley Chisholm was fiercely dedicated to equal 
rights, early childhood education, and child welfare; 
Whereas Shirley Chisholm was a champion for the political 
voice of women by becoming a cofounder of the New 
York City Chapter of the National Organization for 
Women, which was the organization’s first chapter; 
Whereas Shirley Chisholm believed in empowering all voters 
and established the Unity Democratic Club in 1960, 
which helped to galvanize Black and Hispanic voters in 
New York City; 
Whereas Shirley Chisholm was a founding member of the 
Congressional Black Caucus in 1971 and the Congres-
sional Women’s Caucus in 1977; 
Whereas Shirley Chisholm in 1977 became the first African- 
American woman to serve on the powerful Rules Com-
mittee of the House of Representatives; and 
Whereas Shirley Chisholm would have turned 85 years of age 
on November 30, 2009: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 
former Representative Shirley Chisholm, on the occasion 
of the 85th anniversary of her birth, for her dedication 
and for providing an example of selfless service. 
Æ 
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•HRES 928 IH 
universal right of every child to develop physically, men-
tally, morally, spiritually, and socially in a healthy and 
normal manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity; 
Whereas, on November 20, 1989, the United Nations General 
Assembly adopted the International Convention on the 
Rights of the Child (ICRC), a binding treaty to which 
176 nations are signatories; 
Whereas the ICRC obligates the international community to 
guarantee basic survival rights for children such as ac-
cess to food, clean water, and shelter; 
Whereas the ICRC obligates the international community to 
protect development rights for children by granting ac-
cess to education and providing opportunities for exercise 
and recreation; 
Whereas the ICRC obligates the international community to 
give priority to the health of children and provide them 
with the highest standard of medical care possible; 
Whereas the ICRC obligates the international community to 
assist mentally or physically disabled children by encour-
aging and facilitating active participation in society; 
Whereas the ICRC obligates the international community to 
recognize the special needs of child refugees and children 
left behind in natural disasters, by placing the highest 
priority on their health and well-being; 
Whereas the ICRC obligates the international community to 
implement additional safeguards for children to protect 
them from abuse, neglect, exploitation, working condi-
tions, and trafficking; 
Whereas the ICRC obligates the international community to 
recognize that the protection of children’s rights are a 
fundamental tenet of any society; 
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Whereas the continuing need to safeguard and protect chil-
dren is recognized annually on November 20 by the 
United Nations Children’s Fund, which has a presence in 
over 150 countries and territories; and 
Whereas November 20 is set aside to promote the welfare of 
all children around the world: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the goals and ideals of a Universal Children’s Day and 
encourages the people of the United States to help improve 
the lives of all children around the world. 
Æ 
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(3) encourages media organizations to partici-
pate in publicizing the issues addressed by the Cairo 
Consensus, including global poverty, gender equity 
and equality, the reduction of infant, child, and ma-
ternal mortality, and universal access to primary 
education and reproductive health services; and 
(4) encourages nongovernmental organizations, 
faith based organizations, community organizations, 
and private citizens to take action where possible to 
improve gender equality, end violence against 
women, expand access to reproductive, maternal, 
and other health services, lower infant, childhood, 
and maternal mortality rates, and eradicate world 
poverty. 
Æ 
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only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Financial 
Services or his designee. 
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•HRES 92 EH 
rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. Not-
withstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no further amendment 
to the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed 
in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each such 
further 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 con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be sub-
ject 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 further amend-
ments are waived except those arising under clause 9 of rule 
XXI. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend-
ment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amend-
ed, to the House with such further amendments as may have 
been adopted. 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 instructions. 
SEC. 2. The chair of the Committee on Appropriations 
shall insert in the Congressional Record not later than Feb-
ruary 4, 2009, such material as he may deem explanatory of 
appropriations measures for the fiscal year 2009.
•HRES 92 EH 
SEC. 3. The chair of the Committee on Ways and Means 
may file, on behalf of the Committee, a supplemental report 
to accompany H.R. 598. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
•HRES 931 IH 
Whereas less than 20 percent of battered women sought med-
ical treatment following an injury; 
Whereas according to the National Crime Victimization Sur-
vey, which includes crimes that were not reported to the 
police, 232,960 women in the United States were raped 
or sexually assaulted in 2006, more than 600 women ev-
eryday; 
Whereas other estimates, such as those generated by the 
FBI, are much lower because they rely on data from law 
enforcement agencies; 
Whereas a significant number of crimes are never even re-
ported for reasons that include the victim’s feeling that 
nothing can or will be done and the personal nature of 
the incident; 
Whereas young women, low-income women, and some minori-
ties are disproportionately victims of domestic violence 
and rape; 
Whereas women ages 20 to 24 are at the greatest risk of 
nonfatal domestic violence, and women age 24 and under 
suffer from the highest rates of rape; 
Whereas income is also a factor, the poorer the household, 
the higher the rate of domestic violence, with women in 
the lowest income category experiencing more than six 
times the rate of nonfatal intimate partner violence as 
compared to women in the highest income category; 
Whereas African-American women face higher rates of do-
mestic violence than White women, and American Indian 
women are victimized at a rate more than double that of 
women of other races; 
Whereas the Latino Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual 
Violence of Indiana advocates for Latino and immigrant 
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House Calendar No. 6 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 92 
[Report No. 111–9] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1) making supplemental appropriations for job 
preservation and creation, infrastructure invest-
ment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to 
the unemployed, and State and local fiscal sta-
bilization, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2009, and for other purposes. 
JANUARY 27, 2009 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 935 
Honoring John E. Warnock, Charles M. Geschke, Forrest M. Bird, Esther 
Sans Takeuchi, and IBM Corporation for receiving the 2008 National 
Medal of Technology and Innovation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2009 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. 
LEE of New York, and Mr. MINNICK) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring John E. Warnock, Charles M. Geschke, Forrest 
M. Bird, Esther Sans Takeuchi, and IBM Corporation 
for receiving the 2008 National Medal of Technology 
and Innovation. 
Whereas the National Medal of Technology and Innovation 
(formerly known as the National Medal of Technology) is 
the highest honor for technological achievement bestowed 
by the President on leading innovators in the United 
States; 
Whereas the purpose of the National Medal of Technology 
and Innovation is to recognize individuals, teams, and 
companies that have made lasting and substantial con-
tributions to the United States’ competitiveness and to 
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Whereas Colombia is one of the United States strongest 
democratic allies in the fight against extremism and drug 
trafficking, not only in the Western Hemisphere, but 
around the world; 
Whereas over 10,000 United States companies export their 
products to Colombia, with over 85 percent of these being 
small- and medium-sized companies; 
Whereas the Institute for International Economics estimates 
that implementation of the United States-Colombia 
Trade Promotion Agreement would cause the value of 
United States exports to Colombia to increase by 44 per-
cent; 
Whereas over 90 percent of United States imports from Co-
lombia currently enter the United States duty-free under 
our most-favored nation tariff rates and various pref-
erence programs; 
Whereas implementation of the Agreement would give United 
States businesses, farmers, ranchers, and workers similar 
access to Colombia by immediately removing tariffs for 
over 80 percent of United States exports of consumer 
and industrial goods; 
Whereas the delay in implementation of the Agreement has 
cost United States exporters over an estimated $2 billion 
in unnecessary tariffs; and 
Whereas Canada and the European Union are moving to im-
plement trade agreements with Colombia: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes that Colombia is a vital demo-
cratic ally of the United States in the fight against 
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strengthening 
the 
Nation’s 
technological 
workforce 
through— 
(1) the development and commercialization of tech-
nological products, processes, and concepts, 
(2) technological innovation, and 
(3) development of the Nation’s technological man-
power; 
Whereas by highlighting the national importance of techno-
logical innovation, the National Medal of Technology and 
Innovation seeks to inspire future generations in the 
United States to prepare for and pursue technical careers 
to keep the United States at the forefront of global tech-
nology and economic leadership; 
Whereas, on September 17, 2009, the President named John 
E. Warnock, Charles M. Geschke, Forrest M. Bird, Es-
ther Sans Takeuchi, and IBM Corporation as the recipi-
ents of the 2008 National Medal of Technology and Inno-
vation; 
Whereas Dr. John E. Warnock and Dr. Charles M. Geschke, 
both of San Jose, California, pioneered technological in-
novations that were central to spurring the revolution in 
desktop publishing, which had an immense and signifi-
cant role in changing the way people create and engage 
with information and entertainment across multiple medi-
ums including print, video, and the Internet; and 
Whereas Forrest M. Bird of Sandpoint, Idaho, invented pio-
neering technologies in cardiopulmonary medicine (in-
cluding the medical respirator), devices that helped 
launch modern-day medical evacuation capabilities, and 
intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (‘‘IPV’’) tech-
nologies, which have saved the lives of millions of patients 
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with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other 
conditions; 
Whereas Dr. Esther Sans Takeuchi of Buffalo, New York, 
developed the silver vanadium oxide battery that powers 
the majority of the world’s lifesaving implantable cardiac 
defibrillators, and other medical battery technologies that 
improve the health and quality of life of millions of peo-
ple; and 
Whereas IBM Corporation of Yorktown Heights, New York, 
created the Blue Gene supercomputer and its systems ar-
chitecture, design, and software, which have delivered 
fundamental new science, unsurpassed speed, and unpar-
alleled energy efficiency, and have had a profound impact 
worldwide on the high-performance computing industry: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes and honors the innovative tech-
nological achievements of John E. Warnock, Charles 
M. Geschke, Forrest M. Bird, Esther Sans 
Takeuchi, and IBM Corporation; and 
(2) congratulates John E. Warnock, Charles M. 
Geschke, Forrest M. Bird, Esther Sans Takeuchi, 
and IBM Corporation for receiving the 2008 Na-
tional Medal of Technology and Innovation. 
Æ 
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 937 
Recognizing that Colombia is a vital democratic ally of the United States 
in the fight against extremism and drug trafficking in the Western 
Hemisphere and further recognizing the extensive and immediate benefits 
that passage of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement 
would bring to the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2009 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. DREIER, Mr. BRADY of Texas, and Mr. 
HASTINGS of Washington) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing that Colombia is a vital democratic ally of the 
United States in the fight against extremism and drug 
trafficking in the Western Hemisphere and further recog-
nizing the extensive and immediate benefits that passage 
of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agree-
ment would bring to the United States. 
Whereas the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agree-
ment (‘‘the Agreement’’) was signed on November 22, 
2006; 
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extremism and drug trafficking in the Western 
Hemisphere; and 
(2) further recognizes the extensive and imme-
diate benefits that passage of the United States-Co-
lombia Trade Promotion Agreement would bring to 
the United States. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 939 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 2, 2009. 
Whereas, on the morning of November 29, 2009, 4 members 
of the Lakewood Police Department were slain by gunfire 
in a senseless act of violence while preparing for their 
shift in Lakewood, Washington; 
Whereas the 4 officers have been members of the Lakewood 
Police Department since its founding 5 years ago, were 
valuable members of the community, and were deeply re-
spected for their service; 
Whereas Sergeant Mark Renninger who served 13 years in 
law enforcement, first with the Tukwila Police Depart-
ment and most recently, served with the Lakewood Police 
Department, is survived by his wife and 3 children; 
Whereas Officer Tina Griswold who served 14 years in law 
enforcement, first with the Lacey Police Department and 
most recently, served with the Lakewood Police Depart-
ment, is survived by her husband and 2 children; 
Whereas Officer Ronald Owens who served 12 years in law 
enforcement, first with the Washington State Patrol and 
most recently, served with the Lakewood Police Depart-
ment, is survived by his daughter; 
Whereas Officer Greg Richards who served 8 years in law en-
forcement, first with the Kent Police Department and
•HRES 939 EH 
most recently, served with the Lakewood Police Depart-
ment, is survived by his wife and 3 children; 
Whereas the senseless violence against and murder of law en-
forcement officers, who are sworn to serve, protect, and 
preserve the peace of the communities, is a particularly 
heinous crime; and 
Whereas in the face of this senseless tragedy, the people of 
the City of Lakewood, the surrounding communities, and 
the State of Washington have come together in support 
of the law enforcement community and the victims’ fami-
lies: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) extends its condolences to the families of Ser-
geant Mark Renninger, Officer Tina Griswold, Officer 
Ronald Owens, and Officer Greg Richards; and 
(2) stands with the people of Lakewood, Wash-
ington, the men and women of the Lakewood Police De-
partment, and members of the law enforcement commu-
nity as they celebrate the lives and mourn the loss of 
these four dedicated public servants and law enforcement 
heroes. 
Attest: 
Clerk.