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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 48 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing 
that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural 
persons only. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2015 
Mr. NOLAN (for himself, Mr. POCAN, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. 
ELLISON, and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced 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 providing that the rights extended by the Con-
stitution are the rights of natural persons only. 
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 rights protected by the Constitution 
of the United States are the rights of natural persons only. 
Artificial entities, such as corporations, limited liability 
companies, and other entities, established by the laws of 
any State, the United States, or any foreign state shall 
have no rights under this Constitution and are subject to 
regulation by the People, through Federal, State, or local 
law. The privileges of artificial entities shall be determined 
by the People, through Federal, State, or local law, and 
shall not be construed to be inherent or inalienable. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Federal, State and local government 
shall regulate, limit, or prohibit contributions and expendi-
tures, including a candidate’s own contributions and ex-
penditures, to ensure that all citizens, regardless of their 
economic status, have access to the political process, and 
that no person gains, as a result of that person’s money, 
substantially more access or ability to influence in any way 
the election of any candidate for public office or any ballot 
measure. Federal, State, and local governments shall re-
quire that any permissible contributions and expenditures 
be publicly disclosed. The judiciary shall not construe the 
spending of money to influence elections to be speech 
under the First Amendment.’’. 
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IA 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 49 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit 
the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2015 
Mr. DESANTIS (for himself, Mr. SALMON, Mr. BLUM, and Mr. RIBBLE) intro-
duced 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 that a Member 
of Congress 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. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall 
not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless two- 
thirds of the duly chosen and sworn Members of each 
House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific ex-
cess of outlays over receipts by a roll call vote. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall 
not exceed 18 percent of the gross domestic product of 
the United States for the calendar year ending before the 
beginning of such fiscal year, unless two-thirds of the duly 
chosen and sworn Members of each House of Congress 
shall provide by law for a specific amount in excess of such 
18 percent by a roll call vote. 
‘‘SECTION 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President 
shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the 
United States Government for that fiscal year in which— 
‘‘(1) total outlays do not exceed total receipts; 
and 
‘‘(2) total outlays do not exceed 18 percent of 
the gross domestic product of the United States for 
the calendar year ending before the beginning of 
such fiscal year. 
‘‘SECTION 4. Any bill that imposes a new tax or in-
creases the statutory rate of any tax or the aggregate 
amount of revenue may pass only by a two-thirds majority 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. No person who has served 3 terms as 
a Representative shall be eligible for election to the House 
of Representatives. For purposes of this section, the elec-
tion of a person to fill a vacancy in the House of Rep-
resentatives shall be included as 1 term in determining 
the number of terms that such person has served as a Rep-
resentative if the person fills the vacancy for more than 
1 year. This section does not apply to a person who is 
a Representative at the time this article becomes a valid 
part of the Constitution. 
‘‘SECTION 2. No person who has served 2 terms as 
a Senator shall be eligible for election or appointment to 
the Senate. For purposes of this section, the election or 
appointment of a person to fill a vacancy in the Senate 
shall be included as 1 term in determining the number 
of terms that such person has served as a Senator if the 
person fills the vacancy for more than 3 years. This sec-
tion does not apply to a person who is a Senator at the 
time this article becomes a valid part of the Constitu-
tion.’’. 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3882
To require the Secretary of the Navy to transfer jurisdiction over a portion
of Cecil Field Naval Air Station, Florida, to the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs for use as a national cemetery and for development of a long-
term care or nursing home care facility for veterans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 23, 1996
Mr. STEARNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’
Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Navy to transfer jurisdiction
over a portion of Cecil Field Naval Air Station, Florida,
to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for use as a national
cemetery and for development of a long-term care or
nursing home care facility for veterans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, CECIL FIELD
NAVAL AIR STATION, FLORIDA.
(a) TRANSFER
OF LAND
FOR NATIONAL CEME-
TERY.—The Secretary of the Navy shall transfer, without
reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdiction of the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs a parcel of real property,
including any improvements thereon, consisting of ap-
proximately 1,500 acres and comprising a portion of Cecil
Field Naval Air Station, Florida. The Secretary of Veter-
ans Affairs shall use the real property transferred under
this subsection as a national cemetery under chapter 24
of title 38, United States Code.
(b) TRANSFER OF LAND FOR LONG-TERM CARE OR
NURSING HOME CARE FACILITY.—In addition to the
transfer required under subsection (a), the Secretary of
the Navy shall transfer, without reimbursement, to the ad-
ministrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs a parcel of real property at Cecil Field Naval Air
Station containing the unused barracks located at that in-
stallation and such adjacent property as the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs considers necessary. Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations for this purpose, the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs shall renovate the barracks transferred
under this subsection in order to establish a long-term
care or nursing home care facility for veterans.
(c) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The exact acreage and
legal description of the real property to be transferred
under this section shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary of the Navy. The cost of the sur-
vey shall be borne by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Æ
IA 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 4 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative 
to balancing the budget. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2015 
Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself and Mr. LONG) introduced 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 relative to balancing the budget. 
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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and the reason for the action upon each appeal that
results in a denial of information; and
‘‘(ii) a complete list of all statutes that the
agency relies upon to authorize the agency to with-
hold information under subsection (b)(3), a descrip-
tion of whether a court has upheld the decision of
the agency to withhold information under each such
statute, and a concise description of the scope of any
information withheld;
‘‘(C) the number of requests for records pend-
ing before the agency as of September 30 of the pre-
ceding year, and the median number of days that
such requests had been pending before the agency as
of that date;
‘‘(D) the number of requests for records re-
ceived by the agency and the number of requests
which the agency processed;
‘‘(E) the median number of days taken by the
agency to process different types of requests;
‘‘(F) the total amount of fees collected by the
agency for processing requests;
‘‘(G) the average amount of time that the agen-
cy estimates as necessary, based on the past experi-
ence of the agency, to comply with different types of
requests; and
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of the duly chosen and sworn Members of each House of 
Congress by a roll call vote. For the purpose of deter-
mining any increase in revenue under this section, there 
shall be excluded any increase resulting from the lowering 
of the statutory rate of any tax. 
‘‘SECTION 5. The limit on the debt of the United 
States shall not be increased, unless three-fifths of the 
duly chosen and sworn Members of each House of Con-
gress shall provide for such an increase by a roll call vote. 
‘‘SECTION 6. The Congress may waive the provisions 
of sections 1, 2, 3, and 5 of this article for any fiscal year 
in which a declaration of war against a nation-state is in 
effect and in which a majority of the duly chosen and 
sworn Members of each House of Congress shall provide 
for a specific excess by a roll call vote. 
‘‘SECTION 7. The Congress may waive the provisions 
of sections 1, 2, 3, and 5 of this article in any fiscal year 
in which the United States is engaged in a military conflict 
that causes an imminent and serious military threat to 
national security and is so declared by three-fifths of the 
duly chosen and sworn Members of each House of Con-
gress by a roll call vote. Such suspension must identify 
and be limited to the specific excess of outlays for that 
fiscal year made necessary by the identified military con-
flict. 
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‘‘SECTION 8. No court of the United States or of any 
State shall order any increase in revenue to enforce this 
article. 
‘‘SECTION 9. Total receipts shall include all receipts 
of the United States Government except those derived 
from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of 
the United States Government except those for repayment 
of debt principal. 
‘‘SECTION 10. The Congress shall have power to en-
force and implement this article by appropriate legislation, 
which may rely on estimates of outlays, receipts, and gross 
domestic product. 
‘‘SECTION 11. This article shall take effect beginning 
with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.’’. 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3883
To grant the United States a copyright to the flag of the United States
and to impose criminal penalties for the destruction of a copyrighted flag.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 23, 1996
Mr. TORRICELLI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To grant the United States a copyright to the flag of the
United States and to impose criminal penalties for the
destruction of a copyrighted flag.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. UNITED STATES GRANTED COPYRIGHT TO THE
FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES.
The United States is hereby granted a copyright to
the Flag of the United States.
SEC. 2. LICENSE TO MANUFACTURE, SELL, OR DISTRIBUTE
THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES.
The United States hereby grants a license to any per-
son to manufacture in the United States the Flag of the
United States, and to sell and distribute such Flag.
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS OF THE DISPLAY OF THE FLAG OF
THE UNITED STATES.
Any Flag of the United States may only be displayed
in accordance with chapter 1 of title 4, United States
Code, (relating to the Flag of the United States) and the
joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution to codify and
emphasize existing rules and customs pertaining to the
display and use of the flag of the United States of Amer-
ica’’, approved June 22, 1942 (36 U.S.C. 171–178).
SEC. 4. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR BURNING OR MUTILAT-
ING THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever burns or otherwise muti-
lates a Flag of the United States shall be punished as fol-
lows:
(1) If the damage to such Flag exceeds $100,
by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment
for not more than 10 years, or both.
(2) If the damage to such Flag does not exceed
$100, by a fine of not more than $1,000 or impris-
onment for not more than one year, or both.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with
respect to whoever destroys a Flag of the United States
in accordance with section 4 of the joint resolution re-
ferred to in section 3.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Flag of the United States’’
means a rectangular design which consists of 13
horizontal stripes, alternate red and white, with a
union of 50 white stars in a blue field, and which
the average person, upon seeing such design, may
believe without deliberation to represent the flag of
the United States of America; and
(2) the term ‘‘United States’’, when used in the
geographical sense, means the 50 States, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, any possession of the United States, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3886
To clarify the intent of the Congress in Public Law 93–632 to require
the Secretary of Agriculture to continue to provide for the maintenance
of 18 concrete dams and weirs that were located in the Emigrant Wilder-
ness at the time the wilderness area was designated as wilderness in
that Public Law.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 1996
Mr. DOOLITTLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To clarify the intent of the Congress in Public Law 93–
632 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to continue
to provide for the maintenance of 18 concrete dams
and weirs that were located in the Emigrant Wilderness
at the time the wilderness area was designated as wilder-
ness in that Public Law.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RETENTION AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN
DAMS AND WEIRS, EMIGRANT WILDERNESS,
STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFOR-
NIA.
With respect to the Emigrant Wilderness in the
Stanislaus National Forest, California, as designated by
section 2(b) of Public Law 93–632 (88 Stat. 2154; 16
U.S.C. 1132 note), the Secretary of Agriculture shall re-
tain and maintain the 18 concrete dams and weirs that
were located within the boundaries of the Emigrant Wil-
derness on the date of the enactment of such Public Law,
January 3, 1975. If personnel of the Forest Service are
unavailable to perform the maintenance of the dams and
weirs, or to supplement the maintenance activities of For-
est Service personnel, the Secretary shall contract with
other persons to perform the maintenance at Government
expense or permit other persons to perform the mainte-
nance at private expense.
Æ
IA 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 52 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative 
to equal rights for men and women. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2015 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 
HASTINGS, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. BERA, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mrs. KIRK-
PATRICK, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. LEE, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SCOTT of Vir-
ginia, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. 
BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. 
FATTAH, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. DENT, Ms. PINGREE, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. PRICE 
of North Carolina, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. KILMER, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 
BEYER, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. EDWARDS, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, 
Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 
Texas, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESTY, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 
LOBIONDO, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. GENE GREEN of 
Texas, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. MENG, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. 
MOORE, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. CLY-
BURN, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. HAHN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COSTA, 
Mr. HIMES, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. COURTNEY, 
Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. LARSON of Con-
necticut, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. 
CROWLEY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, 
Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. BASS, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, 
Miss RICE of New York, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. 
SCHRADER, Mr. LANCE, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mrs. 
CAPPS, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, 
Ms. 
SLAUGHTER, 
Ms. 
ROYBAL-ALLARD, 
Mr. 
GUTIE´RREZ, 
Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. DESAULNIER, 
Mr. POCAN, Mr. TAKAI, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. MAXINE 
WATERS of California, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM 
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REMOVAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM IRAQ 
AND SYRIA 
SEC. 2. Congress directs the President to remove the 
United States Armed Forces deployed to Iraq or Syria on 
or after August 7, 2014, other than Armed Forces re-
quired to protect United States diplomatic facilities and 
personnel, from Iraq and Syria— 
(1) by no later than the end of the period of 30 
days beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
joint resolution; or 
(2) if the President determines that it is not 
safe to remove such United States Armed Forces be-
fore the end of that period, by no later than Decem-
ber 31, 2015, or such earlier date as the President 
determines that the Armed Forces can safely be re-
moved. 
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of New Mexico, Mr. HONDA, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 
Ms. TSONGAS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. TORRES, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. MUR-
PHY of Florida, Mr. TONKO, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. WELCH, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. RUIZ, Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina, Mr. LARSEN 
of Washington, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. KELLY of 
Illinois, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. FARR, 
Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. PETERS, Mr. SEAN PATRICK 
MALONEY of New York, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. HOYER, 
Mr. LYNCH, Mr. COHEN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. 
DELBENE, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. TED 
LIEU of California, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. KEATING, Mr. CLAY, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. 
CLARKE of New York, and Ms. LOFGREN) introduced 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 relative to equal rights for men and women. 
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: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. Women shall have equal rights in the 
United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction. 
Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or 
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abridged by the United States or by any State on account 
of sex. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Congress and the several States shall 
have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the 
provisions of this article. 
‘‘SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect two 
years after the date of ratification.’’. 
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