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•HRES 683 IH 
Whereas the fall of Mosul in particular has sparked enough 
anxiety among the Christian population that for the first 
time in 1,600 years there was no Mass in the city; 
Whereas over 50 percent of Iraq’s Christian population has 
fled since the fall of Saddam Hussein, 1,100,000 people 
of diverse religious backgrounds remain internally dis-
placed and the government under Prime Minister Nouri 
al-Maliki has not upheld its commitment to protect the 
rights of religious minorities; 
Whereas the United States has provided over $73,000,000 of 
cumulative assistance to Iraq’s minority populations since 
2003 through economic development, humanitarian serv-
ices, and capacity development; 
Whereas 84,902 Iraqis have resettled to the United States 
between 2007 and 2013 and over 300,000 Chaldean and 
Assyrians currently reside throughout the country, par-
ticularly in Michigan, California, Arizona, Illinois, and 
Ohio; and 
Whereas President Barack Obama recently declared on Reli-
gious Freedom Day, ‘‘Foremost among the rights Ameri-
cans hold sacred is the freedom to worship as we choose 
. . . we also remember that religious liberty is not just 
an American right; it is a universal human right to be 
protected here at home and across the globe. This free-
dom is an essential part of human dignity, and without 
it our world cannot know lasting peace’’: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) reaffirms its commitments to promoting and 
protecting religious freedom around the world and 
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providing relief to minority groups facing persecu-
tion; 
(2) calls on the United States Department of 
State to work with the Kurdistan Regional Govern-
ment, the Iraqi central government, neighboring 
countries, the diaspora community in the United 
States, the United Nations High Commissioner for 
Refugees, and other key stakeholders to help secure 
safe havens for those claiming amnesty in Iraq; and 
(3) respectfully requests the addition of a Spe-
cial Representative for Religious Minorities to be in-
cluded in Prime Minister al-Maliki’s newly recon-
structed government. 
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1181f), and the Wagon Road Grant Lands by the
Act of May 24, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 1181f–1181f–4),
into management for the sustained yield of timber,
with minimum harvest levels and the sharing of tim-
ber revenues with local governments, to provide for
long-term community stability in the O&C Counties,
while also providing for conservation of watersheds
and recreational opportunities.
(5) The Railroad Grant Lands and Wagon
Road Grant Lands are unique in the history of pub-
lic lands in the United States, in that they were once
conveyed into private ownership but were revested to
the United States after the railroad and wagon road
were built, whereas most railroad and wagon road
grant lands in other states were conveyed into per-
manent private ownership to provide the land and
resource base upon which local economies were de-
veloped.
(6) All of the Wagon Road Grant Lands and
most of the Railroad Grant Lands are managed
within the Department of the Interior, but the con-
troverted lands were included within the boundaries
of the National Forest System upon their formation
by proclamations of the President and are managed
within the Department of Agriculture.
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(2) such stamp should— 
(A) be issued in the denomination used for 
first-class mail up to 1 ounce in weight; 
(B) bear such illustration or picture as the 
Postmaster General determines; and 
(C) be placed in sale at such time and for 
such period as the Postmaster General deter-
mines. 
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IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 685 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary 
of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, 
for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2014 
Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. POLIS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. MORAN, Mr. FARR, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. HAHN, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. HOLT, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. RANGEL, and Mr. RUIZ) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of 
title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to 
enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces. 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the Secretary of Defense should review 
section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for the pur-
pose of making a determination and authorization pursu-
ant to subsection (b)(2) of such section regarding the en-
listment in the Armed Forces of an alien who possesses 
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an employment authorization document issued under the 
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program of the 
Department of Homeland Security established pursuant to 
the memorandum of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
dated June 15, 2012. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2232 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to condition receipt by States 
(and political subdivisions and public entities of States) of preventive 
health services grants on the establishment of a State requirement for 
students in public elementary and secondary schools to be vaccinated 
in accordance with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee 
on Immunization Practices, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2015 
Ms. WILSON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to condition receipt 
by States (and political subdivisions and public entities 
of States) of preventive health services grants on the 
establishment of a State requirement for students in 
public elementary and secondary schools to be vaccinated 
in accordance with the recommendations of the Advisory 
Committee on Immunization Practices, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for 
jobs. 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 con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means. After general debate the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five- 
minute rule. Each section of the bill shall be considered 
as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill 
are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 
bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. If the Committee of the 
Whole rises and reports that it has come to no resolution 
on the bill, then on the next legislative day the House 
shall, immediately after the third daily order of business 
under clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee 
of the Whole for further consideration of the bill. 
SEC. 2. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not apply to 
the consideration of H.R. 2821. 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 376
To provide for return of excess amounts from official allowances of Members
of the House of Representatives to the Treasury for deficit reduction.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on House Oversight and, in addition, to the Committee on Rules, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To provide for return of excess amounts from official allow-
ances of Members of the House of Representatives to
the Treasury for deficit reduction.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RETURN OF EXCESS AMOUNTS FROM OFFICIAL
ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE TREASURY
FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION.
Notwithstanding any other law, or any rule or other
authority, any amount remaining in an official allowance
of a Member of the House of Representatives at the end
of the session of Congress or other period for which the
allowance is made available shall be returned to the Treas-
ury, to be used for deficit reduction.
SEC. 2. REPORT OF AMOUNT OF DEFICIT REDUCTION.
The Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives shall include in its report on the annual
appropriations bill for the legislative branch a statement
of the total deficit reduction under section 1 for the pre-
ceding calendar year.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’ means a Representative in, or a Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress;
and
(2) the term ‘‘official allowance’’ means, with
respect to a Member of the House of Representa-
tives, the Clerk Hire Allowance, the Official Ex-
penses Allowance, or the Official Mail Allowance.
Æ
IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 687 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
President’s responsibility to address the border crisis. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2014 
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself and Mrs. BLACKBURN) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regard-
ing the President’s responsibility to address the border 
crisis. 
Whereas the United States has a great tradition of welcoming 
immigrants of all ethnicities, cultures, and backgrounds 
under the rule of law; 
Whereas under the Constitution of the United States, it is 
the Congress that has plenary constitutional authority to 
establish United States immigration policy; 
Whereas the Obama Administration has sought unilaterally 
to rewrite immigration laws passed by the Congress by 
taking administrative action via policy memoranda; 
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Whereas the Obama Administration has sent a broad signal 
to unlawful immigrants that, once they enter the United 
States, they can remain here in violation of the law with-
out consequence; 
Whereas, on June 15, 2012, the Obama Administration an-
nounced via executive fiat the Deferred Action for Child-
hood Arrivals (DACA) program, in which certain people 
who came to the United States as children may request 
consideration of deferred action on removal and would 
then be eligible for work authorization; 
Whereas the Obama Administration has abused prosecutorial 
discretion in order to shield entire categories of unlawful 
immigrants from the rule of law; 
Whereas in fiscal year 2013, United States Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement arbitrarily released over 36,000 
criminal aliens from detention, in most cases, an act not 
compelled by a court or immigration judge; 
Whereas these 36,000 criminal aliens had nearly 88,000 con-
victions, including 193 homicide convictions, 303 kidnap-
ping convictions, 426 sexual assault convictions, 8,187 
dangerous drug convictions, and 16,070 drunk or 
drugged driving convictions; 
Whereas under the Obama Administration, approval rates by 
United States Citizen and Immigration Services officers 
in affirmative asylum cases have increased from 28 per-
cent in 2007 to 46 percent in 2013 and approval rates 
by immigration judges in affirmative asylum cases have 
increased from 51 percent in 2007 to 74 percent in 2013; 
Whereas under the Obama Administration, ‘‘credible fear’’ 
claims have increased 586 percent from 2007 to 2013, as 
the Obama Administration rubber-stamps applications; 
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(9) the term ‘‘hospital’’ has the meaning given
to it in section 1395x(e) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395x(e)),
(10) the term ‘‘person’’ has the meaning given
it in subsection (a) of the first section of the Clayton
Act (15 U.S.C. 12(a)), and
(11) the term ‘‘skilled nursing facility’’ has the
meaning given to it in section 1395i(3)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i(3)(A)).
SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to create a more equal
balance of negotiating power between health-care profes-
sionals and health-care service plans.
SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF ANTITRUST LAWS TO HEALTH-
CARE PROFESSIONALS COALITIONS.
(a) EXEMPTION.—Subject to subsection (b), it shall
not be unlawful under the antitrust laws for a health-care
professionals coalition—
(1) to negotiate with a health-care service plan
regarding the wages, rates of pay, hours of work,
and other terms and conditions of a contract that
require members of the coalition to provide health-
care services to beneficiaries of the plan, or
(2) to carry out such terms and conditions.
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3770
To make the antitrust laws inapplicable to the negotiations between a coalition
of health-care professionals and a health-care service plan regarding
the wages, rates of pay, hours of work, and other terms and conditions
of a contract between a member of such health-care professionals coali-
tion and a health-care service plan, and to their carrying out such
terms and conditions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 10, 1996
Mr. CAMPBELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To make the antitrust laws inapplicable to the negotiations
between a coalition of health-care professionals and a
health-care service plan regarding the wages, rates of
pay, hours of work, and other terms and conditions of
a contract between a member of such health-care profes-
sionals coalition and a health-care service plan, and to
their carrying out such terms and conditions.
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 ‘‘Health-Care Profes-
sionals Coalition Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘antitrust laws’’ has the meaning
given to it in subsection (a) of the first section of
the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12(a)), except that such
term includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Com-
mission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent that sec-
tion 5 applies to unfair methods of competition,
(2) the term ‘‘presumption of market power’’
shall be defined as a ‘‘Herfindahl-Hirschman Index
(‘HHI’)’’ of greater than 2,000,
(3) the term ‘‘health-care professional’’ means
an individual who—
(A) is engaged in the delivery of health-
care services in a State,
(B) is required by State law or State regu-
lation to be licensed or certified by the State to
engage in the delivery of health-care services in
the State, and
(C) has a valid license or certification from
the State to engage in the delivery of health-
care services in the State,
(b) LIMITATION ON EXEMPTION.—The exemption es-
tablished in subsection (a) shall apply only to a line of
service—
(1) of health-care professionals and health care
professionals groups who are members of a health-
care professionals coalition, and
(2) with respect to which there is in the rel-
evant market a presumption of market power held
by health-care service plans with which the coalition
negotiates terms and conditions described in such
subsection.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, but shall not apply with respect to con-
duct occurring before such date.
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I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3771
To amend the formula for determining the Official Mail Allowance for
Members of the House of Representatives.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 10, 1996
Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. FRANK of Massachu-
setts, Mr. GOSS, Ms. GREENE of Utah, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr.
MCHALE, Mr. PARKER, Mr. POSHARD, and Mr. SHAYS) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To amend the formula for determining the Official Mail
Allowance for Members of the House of Representatives.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FORMULA FOR DETERMINING OFFICIAL MAIL
ALLOWANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 311(e)(2)(B)(i) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C.
59e(e)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘3 times’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply with respect to sessions of Con-
gress beginning after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 223 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(III) the mailing relates solely to the
emergency or disaster.
‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘town
meeting notice’ means any mailing which—
‘‘(i) relates solely to a notice of the time
and place at which a Member of the House of
Representatives or 1 or more members of the
Member’s staff will be available to meet con-
stituents regarding legislative issues or prob-
lems with Federal programs;
‘‘(ii) appears on a mailing 51⁄2″ x 8″ or
smaller;
‘‘(iii) includes not more than 3 references
to the Member (excluding any reference appear-
ing as the frank, consisting of the signature
and name at the end of the mailing, or other-
wise specified in regulations of the House Com-
mission on Congressional Mailing Standards);
and
‘‘(iv) does not include any picture, sketch,
or other likeness of the Member.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to even-numbered
•HRES 688 IH 
(USAID) maternal and child health and Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) global immu-
nization resources to strengthen local public health 
capacity to introduce and sustain new and underuti-
lized vaccines, that are supported by the GAVI Alli-
ance, through routine immunization systems; and 
(7) encourages continued commitment and in-
vestment by the United States Government and 
international donors, through the GAVI Alliance, to 
the global effort to ensure that children in devel-
oping nations have access to vaccines and immuniza-
tions. 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3772
To establish certain disclosure requirements relating to franked mail sent
by Members of the House of Representatives.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 10, 1996
Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. FRANK of Massachu-
setts, Mr. GOSS, Ms. GREENE of Utah, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr.
MCHALE, Mr. PARKER, Mr. POSHARD, and Mr. SHAYS) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To establish certain disclosure requirements relating to
franked mail sent by Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) RELATING
TO EACH MAILING.—Any franked
mail sent by a Member of the House of Representatives
shall bear on its face, or on the envelope or outside cover
or wrapper in which the mail matter is sent, the following
notice: ‘‘THIS MAILING WAS PREPARED, PUBLISHED,
AND MAILED AT TAXPAYER EXPENSE.’’, or a notice to
the same effect in words which may be prescribed under
subsection (c).
(b) RELATING TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.—
There shall be published in the Congressional Record, on
an annual basis, a summary tabulation setting forth, for
the office of each Member of the House of Representa-
tives, the total number of pieces of franked mail mailed
during the year involved and the total cost of those
mailings.
(c) REGULATIONS.—The House Commission on Con-
gressional Mailing Standards shall prescribe such rules
and regulations and shall take such other action as the
Commission considers necessary and proper for Members
to conform to the provisions of this subsection and appli-
cable rules and regulations.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
(1) the term ‘‘Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’ means a Representative in, or a Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress;
and
(2) the term ‘‘franked mail’’ has the meaning
given such term by section 3201(4) of title 39, Unit-
ed States Code.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with
respect to sessions of Congress beginning after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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