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•HRES 350 RH 
with. All points of order against consideration of the bill 
are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
and amendments specified in this resolution and shall not 
exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In 
lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 114-22 shall be considered as adopted in the House 
and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, 
shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of 
further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall 
be considered as read. All points of order against provi-
sions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No further 
amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order ex-
cept those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution. Each such further amend-
ment may be offered only in the order printed in the re-
port, 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 
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•HRES 350 RH 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de-
mand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 
further amendments are waived. At the conclusion of con-
sideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House with 
such further amendments as may have been adopted. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, 
to final passage without intervening motion except one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
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House Calendar No. 47 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 350 
[Report No. 114–193] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to 
accelerate the discovery, development, and deliv-
ery of 21st century cures, and for other pur-
poses. 
JULY 8, 2015 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 351 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding hydroelectric 
power. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 8, 2015 
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
NEWHOUSE, Mr. REICHERT, and Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
regarding hydroelectric power. 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that hydroelectric power is the most abundant 
source of clean, renewable energy in the United States and 
should be fully utilized in the Nation’s pursuit of energy 
independence and affordable energy for all people of the 
United States. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4470
To prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private entities from
transferring, selling, or disclosing personal data with respect to an indi-
vidual to other agencies or entities without the express consent of the
individual except in limited circumstances, and to require such agencies
and entities to provide individuals with personal data maintained with
respect to such individuals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1998
Mr. HINCHEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private
entities from transferring, selling, or disclosing personal
data with respect to an individual to other agencies or
entities without the express consent of the individual
except in limited circumstances, and to require such
agencies and entities to provide individuals with personal
data maintained with respect to such individuals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Personal Data Privacy
Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER, SALE, OR DISCLOSURE
OF PERSONAL DATA.
(a) LIMITATION ON TRANSFER, SALE, OR DISCLO-
SURE OF PERSONAL DATA.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), no Government agency or private entity may
transfer, sell, or disclose any personal data with respect
to an individual to another Government agency or private
entity without the express consent of such individual. The
preceding sentence shall apply with respect to each trans-
fer, sale, or disclosure of personal data by a Government
agency or private entity.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply
with respect to the transfer, sale, or disclosure of data by
a Government agency for a national security purpose, law
enforcement purpose, or purpose relating to the Federal
or State regulation of an industry.
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO PERSONAL
DATA UPON REQUEST OF INDIVIDUAL; RE-
PORTS ON DATA COLLECTED.
(a) ACCESS
TO PERSONAL DATA REQUIRED.—A
Government agency or private entity, shall, upon the re-
quest of an individual with respect to whom the agency
or entity maintains personal data, provide such individual
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect on November 1, 1998.
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(2) pledges to promote the legacy of Juan 
Felipe Herrera; and 
(3) encourages the people of the United States 
to explore the impact that the creative arts and po-
etry have in their daily lives. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4472
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for
the long-term care insurance costs of all individuals who are not eligible
to participate in employer-subsidized long-term care health plans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1998
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. THURMAN, Ms. DUNN, Mr.
POMEROY, Mr. ENSIGN, Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut, Mr. MCCRERY,
Mr. NEAL
of Massachusetts, Mr. ENGLISH
of Pennsylvania, Mr.
WELLER, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. RAMSTAD,
Mr. SHAYS, and Mr. PORTMAN) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a
deduction for the long-term care insurance costs of all
individuals who are not eligible to participate in em-
ployer-subsidized long-term care health plans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Long-Term Care and
Retirement Security Act of 1998’’.
IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 355 
Raising a question of the privileges of the House. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2015 
Ms. PELOSI submitted the following resolution 
JULY 9, 2015 
By motion of the House, referred to the Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Raising a question of the privileges of the House. 
Whereas, at 4 p.m. today, July 9th, the Governor of South 
Carolina will sign legislation to remove the display of the 
Confederate battle flag; 
Whereas, on December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the 
first State to secede from the Union; 
Whereas, on January 9, 1861, Mississippi seceded from the 
Union, stating in its ‘‘Declaration of Immediate Causes’’ 
that ‘‘[o]ur position is thoroughly identified with the in-
stitution of slavery—the greatest material interest of the 
world.’’; 
Whereas, on February 9, 1861, the Confederate States of 
America was formed with a group of 11 States as a pur-
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SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR LONG-TERM CARE HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE COSTS FOR INDIVIDUALS NOT ELIGI-
BLE TO PARTICIPATE IN EMPLOYER-SUB-
SIDIZED LONG-TERM CARE HEALTH PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part VII of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
additional itemized deductions) is amended by redesignat-
ing section 222 as section 223 and by inserting after sec-
tion 221 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 
222. 
QUALIFIED 
LONG-TERM 
CARE 
INSURANCE
COSTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual,
there shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to
the amount of the eligible long-term care premiums (as
defined in section 213(d)(10)) paid during the taxable
year for coverage of the taxpayer and the spouse and de-
pendents of the taxpayer.
‘‘(b) LIMITATION BASED ON OTHER COVERAGE.—
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any taxpayer for any cal-
endar month for which the taxpayer is eligible to partici-
pate in any subsidized long-term care plan maintained by
any employer of the taxpayer or of the spouse of the tax-
payer. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term
‘subsidized long-term care plan’ means a subsidized health
plan which includes primarily coverage for qualified long-
term care services (as defined in section 7702B(c)) or is
a qualified long-term care insurance contract (as defined
in section 7702B(b)).
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULES.—
‘‘(1) COORDINATION
WITH
MEDICAL
DEDUC-
TION.—Any amount paid by a taxpayer for insur-
ance to which subsection (a) applies shall not be
taken into account in computing the amount allow-
able to the taxpayer as a deduction under section
213(a).
‘‘(2) DEDUCTION NOT ALLOWED FOR SELF-EM-
PLOYMENT
TAX
PURPOSES.—The deduction allow-
able by reason of this section shall not be taken into
account in determining an individual’s net earnings
from self-employment (within the meaning of section
1402(a)) for purposes of chapter 2.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subparagraph (C) of section 162(l)(2) of
such Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(C) LONG-TERM
CARE
PREMIUMS.—No
deduction shall be allowed under this subsection
for premiums on any qualified long-term care
insurance contract (as defined in section
7702B(b)).’’
(2) Subsection (a) of section 62 of such Code
is amended by inserting after paragraph (17) the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(18) LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE COSTS OF
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.—The deduction allowed by
section 222.’’
(3) The table of sections for part VII of sub-
chapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
striking the last item and inserting the following
new items:
‘‘Sec. 222. Qualified long-term care insurance costs.
‘‘Sec. 223. Cross reference.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1997.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4473
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow deductions for
expenses incurred for influencing Federal tobacco policy.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1998
Ms. KAPTUR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow
deductions for expenses incurred for influencing Federal
tobacco policy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tobacco Political Influ-
ence Deduction Exclusion Act’’.
SEC. 2. DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTIONS FOR EXPENSES
FOR INFLUENCING FEDERAL TOBACCO POL-
ICY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part IX of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
items not deductible) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 280I. DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTIONS FOR EX-
PENSES FOR INFLUENCING FEDERAL TO-
BACCO POLICY.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No deduction shall be allowed
under this chapter for—
‘‘(1) expenses for advertising cigars, cigarettes,
smokeless tobacco, pipe tobacco, or any similar to-
bacco product, or
‘‘(2) expenses incurred in connection with—
‘‘(A) influencing legislation with respect to
Federal tobacco policy,
‘‘(B) influencing the general public, or seg-
ments thereof, with respect to elections, legisla-
tive matters, or referendums in regard to Fed-
eral tobacco policy, or
‘‘(C) communicating with any Federal ex-
ecutive branch official in an attempt to influ-
ence the official actions or positions of such of-
ficial with respect to Federal tobacco policy.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section,
any term used in this section which is also used in section
5702 shall have the same meaning given such term by sec-
tion 5702.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for such part IX is amended by adding after the
item relating to section 280H the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 280I. Disallowance of deductions for expenses for influ-
encing federal tobacco policy.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after
December 31, 1998.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4474
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for explicit and
stable funding for Federal support of universal telecommunications serv-
ices through the creation of a Telecommunications Trust Fund.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1998
Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. BRADY of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. MCHALE, Mr. GREEN, Mr. SAWYER, and Mr. DOYLE) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commit-
tee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for
explicit and stable funding for Federal support of univer-
sal telecommunications services through the creation of
a Telecommunications Trust Fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Telecommunications
Trust Act of 1998’’.
IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 360 
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the National Collegiate Honors Council. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2015 
Mr. RUSSELL (for himself, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. BOU-
STANY, and Mr. COLE) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the National Collegiate 
Honors Council. 
Whereas the National Collegiate Honors Council supports 
honors education at more than 800 member colleges and 
universities, challenging over 325,000 high-achieving stu-
dents from six regions in the United States and inter-
nationally; 
Whereas the National Collegiate Honors Council, with 50 
years of tradition in providing networking and support 
for professional honors staff, continues to define and hold 
true to the guiding principles of honors education; 
Whereas the National Collegiate Honors Council provides op-
portunities for Honors Directors and other professional 
staff to share best practices in honors education; 
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access to advocates and services in health care
settings; and
‘‘(6) the collection of data, implementation of
patient and staff surveys, or other methods of meas-
uring the effectiveness of their programs and for
other activities identified as necessary for evaluation
by the evaluating agency.
‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Secretary may use not to
exceed 5 percent of the amount appropriated for a fiscal
year under subsection (e) to evaluate the economic and
health benefits of the programs and activities conducted
by grantees under this section and the extent to which
the institutionalization of protocols, practice guidelines,
and recording mechanisms has been achieved.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section—
‘‘(A) $24,500,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2000 through 2002; and
‘‘(B) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
‘‘(2) 
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
appropriated
under paragraph (1) shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4475
To authorize the Governors of States to limit the quantity of out-of-State
municipal solid waste received for disposal at landfills and incinerators
in their State.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1998
Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MAS-
CARA, and Mr. BORSKI) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To authorize the Governors of States to limit the quantity
of out-of-State municipal solid waste received for disposal
at landfills and incinerators in their State.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO LIMIT.
The Governor of a State may limit the quantity of
municipal solid waste generated outside of the State that
may be received for disposal at landfills and incinerators
in the State.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘municipal solid
waste’’ means refuse (and refuse-derived fuel) generated
by the general public or from a residential, commercial,
institutional, or industrial source (or any combination
thereof), consisting of paper, wood, yard wastes, plastics,
leather, rubber, or other combustible or noncombustible
materials such as metal or glass (or any combination
thereof). The term does not include any of the following:
(1) Any solid waste identified or listed as a haz-
ardous waste under section 3001 of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act.
(2) Any solid waste, including contaminated soil
and debris, resulting from a response action taken
under section 104 or 106 of the Comprehensive En-
vironmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (42 U.S.C. 9604 or 9606) or a corrective action
taken under this Act.
(3) Any medical waste that is segregated from
or not mixed with municipal solid waste.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4476
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the charitable
deduction for the donation of computer technology and equipment to
elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1998
Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. FROST, and Mr. UNDERWOOD) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the charitable deduction for the donation of computer
technology and equipment to elementary and secondary
schools, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Computers for the
Children Act’’.
SEC. 2. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND
EQUIPMENT FOR ELEMENTARY OR SECOND-
ARY SCHOOL PURPOSES.
(a) PERMANENT EXTENSION.—Section 170(e)(6) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
subparagraph (F).
(b) DONEE DEFINED.—Subparagraph (E) of section
170(e)(6) of such Code is amended by adding at the end
the following new clause:
‘‘(iii) 
DONEE.—The 
term 
‘donee’
means, with respect to a qualified edu-
cational contribution, an organization or
entity described in subclause (I) or (II) of
subparagraph (B)(i).’’.
(c) PAYMENT OF SHIPPING, TRANSFER, AND INSTAL-
LATION COSTS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 170(e)(6)
of such Code (as amended by subsection (b) of this sec-
tion) is further amended by redesignating clauses (vi) and
(vii) as clauses (vii) and (viii), respectively, and by striking
clause (v) and inserting the following:
‘‘(v) the property is not transferred by
the donee in exchange for money, other
property, or services,
‘‘(vi) no payment is made by the
donee to the donor for such property other
than for the shipping, transfer, and instal-
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 305(a) of the
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.
10405(a)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘an employee’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘one or more employees’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘individual’’ and inserting
‘‘individuals’’.
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lation costs with respect to such prop-
erty,’’.
(d) REFURBISHED EQUIPMENT.—Subparagraph (E)
of section 170(e)(6) of such Code (as amended by sub-
section (b) of this section) is further amended by adding
at the end the following new clause:
‘‘(iv) REFURBISHED EQUIPMENT.—In
the case of property refurbished by the
taxpayer—
‘‘(I) such property shall be treat-
ed as property newly constructed by
the taxpayer, and
‘‘(II) the date such refurbishment
is substantially completed shall be
treated as the date of construction of
such property.’’.
(e) ELIGIBILITY
OF
COMMUNITY
COLLEGES
AS
DONEES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Clause (iv) of section
170(e)(6)(B) of such Code is amended by inserting
‘‘or in a community college’’ after ‘‘grades K–12’’.
(2) DEFINITION.—Subparagraph (E) of section
170(e)(6) (as amended by subsections (b) and (d) of
this section) is further amended by adding at the
end the following new clause:
‘‘(v) 
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE.—The
term ‘community college’ means a public
institution that provides a 2-year edu-
cational program which is acceptable for
full credit toward a bachelor’s degree.’’.
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) The heading for paragraph (6) of sec-
tion 170(e) of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘ELEMENTARY
OR
SECONDARY
SCHOOL’’ and
inserting ‘‘CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL’’.
(B) Subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of
section 170(e)(6) of such Code are each amend-
ed by striking ‘‘qualified elementary or second-
ary educational contribution’’ each place it ap-
pears in the text and the heading in subpara-
graph (B) and inserting ‘‘qualified educational
contribution’’.
(f) REPEAL
OF RULE RELATING
TO CONSTRUC-
TION.—Paragraph (6) of section 170(e) of such Code (as
amended by subsections (a) through (e) of this section)
is further amended by striking subparagraph (D) and re-
designating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D).
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply as if included in the amendment
made by section 224 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
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