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•HRES 69 EH
Whereas Ossie Davis served for 12 years as master of cere-
monies at the annual National Memorial Day Concerts
on the grounds of the United States Capitol and was an
advocate on behalf of the Nation’s veterans;
Whereas Ossie Davis eulogized both Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr., and Malcolm X at their funerals;
Whereas Ossie Davis was inducted into the Theater Hall of
Fame in 1994 and received innumerable honors and cita-
tions throughout his life, including the Hall of Fame
Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement in 1989, the
United States National Medal for the Arts in 1995, the
New York Urban League Frederick Douglass Award,
NAACP Image Award, and the Screen Actor’s Guild
Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001;
Whereas Ossie Davis and his wife, Ruby Dee, are the parents
of three children and have recently published their joint
autobiography, With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life To-
gether; and
Whereas Davis enjoyed a long and luminous career in enter-
tainment along with his wife before he died in Miami,
Florida, at the age of 87 on Friday, February 4, 2005,
where he was making a movie called ‘‘Retirement’’: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) recognizes the extraordinary contributions to
the Nation of the late Ossie Davis for his service to the
Nation in the military, as a civil rights leader, and as
an actor;
(2) honors him as a great American and pioneer in
the annals of American history; and
•HRES 69 EH
(3) expresses its deepest condolences upon his death
to his wife Ruby Dee Davis, his other family members,
and his friends.
Attest:
Clerk.
House Calendar No. 179 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 817 
[Report No. 109–468] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for further consideration of the concur-
rent resolution (H. Con. Res. 376) establishing 
the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2007 and setting 
forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2008 through 2011. 
MAY 17, 2006 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 69
Honoring the life and accomplishments of the late Ossie Davis. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2005
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, 
Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michi-
gan, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. CAPUANO, Mrs. MALONEY, 
Mr. PAYNE, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. 
LEE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. WATSON, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. UDALL of Colo-
rado, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 
Texas, Mr. WATT, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. WATERS, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, 
Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. BISHOP of New York, 
Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. NORTON, Mr. FORD, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ABER-
CROMBIE, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, 
Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ROSS, Mr. MARSHALL, Ms. BORDALLO, 
Mr. FATTAH, Mr. OWENS, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. WEINER, Mr. 
HONDA, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 
Texas, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. BAR-
ROW, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. CARSON, Mr. OBER-
STAR, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. WYNN, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
CLAY, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. DEAL of 
Georgia, Mr. THOMPSON
of Mississippi, Mr. CLYBURN, and Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life and accomplishments of the late Ossie 
Davis.
Whereas the late Ossie Davis, actor and civil rights leader, 
was born Raiford Chatman Davis, the oldest of five chil-
•HRES 69 IH 
dren born to Laura Cooper and Kince Davis, on Decem-
ber 18, 1917, in Cogdell, Georgia; 
Whereas Ossie Davis graduated in the top 5 percent of his 
high school class, received a National Youth Administra-
tion scholarship, and walked from Waycross, Georgia, to 
Washington, D.C., to attend Howard University, where 
he studied with Alain Leroy Locke, the first black 
Rhodes Scholar; 
Whereas Ossie Davis began his career as a writer and an 
actor with the Rose McClendon Players in Harlem in 
1939; 
Whereas during World War II Ossie Davis served in the 
Army in an African-American medical unit, including 
service as an Army surgical technician in Libya, where he 
worked on stabilizing some of the 700,000 soldiers 
wounded in that war for transport back to State-side hos-
pitals; 
Whereas Ossie Davis made his Broadway debut in 1946 in 
‘‘Jeb’’, where he met his wife, actress Ruby Dee, who he 
married in 1948; 
Whereas Ossie Davis went on to perform in many Broadway 
productions, including ‘‘Anna Lucasta’’, ‘‘The Wisteria 
Trees’’, ‘‘Green Pastures’’, ‘‘Jamaica’’, ‘‘Ballad for 
Bimshire’’, ‘‘A Raisin in the Sun’’, ‘‘The Zulu and the 
Zayda’’, and ‘‘I’m Not Rappaport’’. 
Whereas in 1961, he wrote and starred in the critically ac-
claimed ‘‘Purlie Victorious’’; 
Whereas Ossie Davis’ first movie role was in ‘‘No Way Out’’ 
in 1950, followed by appearances in ‘‘The Cardinal’’ in 
1963, ‘‘The Hill’’ in 1965, and ‘‘The Scalphunters’’ in 
1968;
H. Res. 818
In the House of Representatives, U.S., 
May 18, 2006.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution 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 consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 5386) making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other pur-
poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 
All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be consid-
ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of 
order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 
clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: page 73, 
lines 3 through 8; section 425; and title V. During consider-
ation of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Com-
H. Res. 445
In the House of Representatives, U.S., 
September 15, 2005.
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE: Mrs. Schmidt to rank 
after Mr. Fortenberry. 
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM: Mrs. Schmidt 
to rank after Ms. Foxx. 
COMMITTEE
ON HOMELAND SECURITY: Mr. King of 
New York, Chairman; Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida to 
rank after Mr. Dent. 
COMMITTEE
ON TRANSPORTATION
AND INFRASTRUC-
TURE: Mrs. Schmidt to rank after Mr. Boustany. 
Attest:
Clerk.
•HRES 69 IH 
Whereas Ossie Davis made his feature debut as a writer/di-
rector with ‘‘Cotton Comes to Harlem’’ in 1970 and later 
directed ‘‘Kongi’s Harvest’’ in 1971, ‘‘Black Girl’’ in 
1972, ‘‘Gordon’s War’’ in 1973, and ‘‘Countdown at 
Kusini’’ in 1976; 
Whereas Ossie Davis held numerous leading and supporting 
television and motion picture roles throughout his distin-
guished career; 
Whereas Ossie Davis was a leading activist in the civil rights 
era of the 1960s when he joined Dr. Martin Luther King, 
Jr. in the crusade for jobs and freedom and to help raise 
money for the Freedom Riders; 
Whereas Ossie and Ruby Dee Davis, having protested the in-
justices of the McCarthy Era House Committee on Un-
American Activities in the 1950s, were blacklisted from 
Hollywood; 
Whereas Ossie and Ruby Dee Davis raised their voices for 
numerous causes, including support for the United Negro 
College Fund, vocal opposition to the Vietnam War, and 
participation in the August 28, 1963, March on Wash-
ington, D.C., at which the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
delivered his ‘‘I Have a Dream’’ speech. 
Whereas Ossie Davis served for 12 years as master of cere-
monies at the annual National Memorial Day Concerts 
on the grounds of the United States Capitol and was an 
advocate on behalf of the Nation’s veterans; 
Whereas Ossie Davis eulogized both Dr. Martin Luther King, 
Jr., and Malcolm X at their funerals; 
Whereas Ossie Davis was inducted into the Theater Hall of 
Fame in 1994 and received innumerable honors and cita-
tions throughout his life, including the Hall of Fame
•HRES 69 IH 
Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement in 1989, the 
United States National Medal for the Arts in 1995, the 
New York Urban League Frederick Douglass Award, 
NAACP Image Award, and the Screen Actor’s Guild 
Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001; 
Whereas Ossie Davis and his wife, Ruby Dee, are the parents 
of three children and have recently published their joint 
autobiography, ‘‘With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life To-
gether’’; and 
Whereas Davis enjoyed a long and luminous career in enter-
tainment along with his wife before he died in Miami, 
Florida, at the age of 87 on Friday, February 4, 2005, 
where he was making a movie called ‘‘Retirement’’: Now, 
therefore be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) recognizes the extraordinary contributions 
to the Nation of the late Ossie Davis for his service 
to the Nation in the military, as a civil rights leader, 
and as an actor; 
(2) honors him as a great American and pio-
neer in the annals of American history; and 
(3) expresses its deepest condolences upon his 
death to his wife Ruby Dee Davis, his other family 
members, and his friends.
Æ
•HRES 818 EH 
mittee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the 
basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. 
Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. When 
the committee rises and reports the bill back to the House 
with a recommendation that the bill do pass, the previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions. 
SEC. 2. (a) Upon adoption of House Concurrent Resolu-
tion 376, and until a concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 2007 has been adopted by the Congress, the provi-
sions of House Concurrent Resolution 376 and its accom-
panying report shall have force and effect in the House for 
all purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as 
though adopted by the Congress. 
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to engage 
rule XXVII.
Attest: 
Clerk.
•HRES 854 IH
Whereas owning a home is a fundamental part of the Amer-
ican dream and is the largest personal investment many 
families will ever make; 
Whereas homeownership provides economic security for home-
owners by aiding them in building wealth over time and 
strengthens communities through a greater stake among 
homeowners in local schools, civic organizations, and 
churches; 
Whereas creating affordable homeownership opportunities re-
quires the commitment and cooperation of the private, 
public, and nonprofit sectors, including the Federal Gov-
ernment and State and local governments; and 
Whereas the current laws of the United States, such as the 
American Dream Downpayment Act, encourage home-
ownership and should continue to do so in the future: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) fully supports the goals and ideals of Na-
tional Homeownership Month; and 
(2) recognizes the importance of homeownership 
in building strong communities and families. 
Æ 
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(26) The first sentence of section 911(f) is 
amended to read as follows: ‘‘For purposes of this 
chapter, if any amount is excluded from the gross 
income of a taxpayer under subsection (a) for any 
taxable year, then, notwithstanding section 1, the 
tax imposed by such section on the taxpayer for such 
taxable year shall be equal to the excess (if any) 
of— 
‘‘(1) the tax which would be imposed by such 
section for the taxable year if the taxpayer’s taxable 
income were increased by the amount excluded 
under subsection (a) for the taxable year, over 
‘‘(2) the tax which would be imposed by such 
section for the taxable year if the taxpayer’s taxable 
income were equal to the amount excluded under 
subsection (a) for the taxable year.’’. 
(27) Paragraph (1) of section 962(a) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘sections 1 and 55’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 1’’. 
(28) Section 1400C(d) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(d) CARRYFORWARD OF UNUSED CREDIT.—If the 
credit allowable under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for such 
taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable 
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H. Res. 6
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
January 4, 2005.
Resolved, That the following Members be, and are here-
by, elected to the following standing committee of the House
of Representatives:
COMMITTEE ON RULES: Mr. Dreier, Chairman; Mr. Lin-
coln Diaz-Balart of Florida; Mr. Hastings of Washington;
Mr. Sessions; Mr. Putnam; Mrs. Capito; Mr. Cole; and Mr.
Bishop of Utah.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV 
House Calendar No. 180 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 818 
[Report No. 109–469] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5386) making appropriations 
for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2006 
Mr. BISHOP, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5386) making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, envi-
ronment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. 
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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 5386) making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior, environment, and related 
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agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 
and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall 
be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Appropriations. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the five-minute rule. Points of order against provi-
sions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule 
XXI are waived except as follows: page 73, lines 3 through 
8; section 425; and title V. During consideration of the 
bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of 
the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis 
of whether the Member offering an amendment has caused 
it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional Record 
designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. 
Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. When 
the committee rises and reports the bill back to the House 
with a recommendation that the bill do pass, 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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Calendar No. 494
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H.R. 3840
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building and United
States courthouse located at 100 East Houston
Street in Marshall, Texas, as the ‘‘Sam B. Hall,
Jr. Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’.
JUNE 23 (legislative day, JUNE 7), 1994
Reported without amendment
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 447 
Permitting the use of the frank for mailings which include solicitations for 
charities responding to a major disaster which is the subject of a Presi-
dential declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 
Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, and Ms. 
SLAUGHTER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Government Reform, 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 
Permitting the use of the frank for mailings which include 
solicitations for charities responding to a major disaster 
which is the subject of a Presidential declaration under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act. 
Resolved, That in applying the requirements of sec-
tion 3210(a) of title 39, United States Code, to a mailing 
by a Member of the House of Representatives (including 
a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress), 
the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Stand-
•HRES 447 IH 
ards may not find that the mailing is not frankable solely 
because it includes a solicitation of funds for or on behalf 
of an entity for the purpose of supporting relief efforts 
and activities in response to a major disaster for which 
the President has made a declaration under title IV of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (or, in the case of a mailing sent electroni-
cally, includes a link to such a solicitation on an Internet 
site), if the entity is included in the list of relief organiza-
tions responding to the disaster which is maintained or 
referred to in official notices of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency. 
Æ
under this subpart (other than this section and section 
25D), such excess shall be carried to the next succeeding 
taxable year and added to the credit allowable under sub-
section (a) for such succeeding taxable year.’’. 
(29) The last sentence of section 1563(a) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 55(d)(3)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 55(d)’’. 
(30) Subparagraph (B) of section 6015(d)(2) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or 55’’. 
(31) Clause (i) of section 6654(d)(2)(C) is 
amended by striking ‘‘, alternative minimum taxable 
income,’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF EGTRRA SUNSET.— 
(1) Section 901 of the Economic Growth and 
Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall not 
apply to sections 201(d) and 303(c) of such Act. 
(2) Section 901 of the Economic Growth and 
Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall apply 
to— 
(A) the amendments made by section 
1023(a) to the same extent and in the same 
manner as section 901 of such Act applies to 
the amendments made by section 103 of such 
Act, and 
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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 855 
Commending the cooperation of important allies in counterterrorist operations, 
condemning the criticism of such cooperation by the European Par-
liament, and commending the counterterrorism efforts of the Central 
Intelligence Agency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2006 
Mr. ROHRABACHER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Select 
Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Commending 
the 
cooperation 
of 
important 
allies 
in 
counterterrorist operations, condemning the criticism of 
such cooperation by the European Parliament, and com-
mending the counterterrorism efforts of the Central In-
telligence Agency. 
Whereas renditions are an anti-terror tool that the United 
States has used for years, consistent with its laws and 
treaty obligations; 
Whereas the Central Intelligence Agency does not condone or 
tolerate torture, transport individuals to other countries 
for the purpose of torture, or knowingly receive intel-
ligence obtained by torture; 
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•HRES 449 IH 
or committees that have jurisdiction over the subject mat-
ter of the report. 
Æ
•HRES 855 IH
Whereas the counterterrorism efforts of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency contribute to the security of the United 
States and Europe and reduce the likelihood of terrorist 
attacks; 
Whereas Italy, Sweden, and Bosnia-Herzegovina have cooper-
ated with the United States by apprehending terrorists 
and transferring them to the custody of the United 
States; 
Whereas the Temporary Committee on the alleged use of Eu-
ropean countries by the Central Intelligence Agency for 
transport and illegal detention of prisoners of the Euro-
pean Parliament has condemned counterterrorism activi-
ties by the Central Intelligence Agency; 
Whereas the European Parliament criticizes the cooperation 
of Italy, Sweden, and Bosnia-Herzegovina in such 
counterterrorism efforts; 
Whereas terrorists apprehended and interrogated by the 
United States pose a major threat of violence within Eu-
rope; 
Whereas United States counterterrorism efforts increase the 
security of Europeans as well as Americans: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) the House of Representatives— 
(A) commends the cooperation of Italy, 
Sweden, 
and 
Bosnia-Herzegovina 
in 
counterterrorism efforts; 
(B) commends the Central Intelligence 
Agency for increasing the security of the United 
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