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H. Res. 964 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 30, 2008. 
Whereas an organization that owns or operates a 15-pas-
senger van should not allow an inexperienced driver of 
such a van to drive the van because design and handling 
characteristics of a 15-passenger van make it drive dif-
ferently than other passenger vehicles; 
Whereas the safety records of drivers experienced in driving 
a 15-passenger van are significantly better than drivers 
not experienced in driving such a van; 
Whereas according to the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, from 1997 through 2006, there were 
1,090 fatalities of van occupants resulting from crashes 
involving 15-passenger vans of which 534 fatalities re-
sulted from largely preventable single-vehicle rollover 
crashes of such vans; 
Whereas according to the Insurance Institute for Highway 
Safety, in 2005, 59 percent of the fatalities in 15-pas-
senger van crashes occurred in single-vehicle rollover 
crashes, which is higher than the rollover fatality rates 
for any other passenger vehicle type; 
Whereas 15-passenger vans require special driving skills be-
cause they are larger, with higher centers of gravity,
•HRES 964 EH 
which makes them less stable than vehicles such as cars, 
especially if the van is heavily loaded; 
Whereas adding passengers in a 15-passenger van increases 
the center of gravity, causing the van to be increasingly 
difficult to handle and less stable; 
Whereas the death rate for all occupants was higher for 15- 
passenger vans than for other passenger vehicle types 
combined; 
Whereas during the period 2001 through 2005, the death 
rate for occupants of 15-passenger vans was 250 fatali-
ties per million registered vehicles compared to 151 fa-
talities per million of all other registered vehicles; 
Whereas impressing upon 15-passenger van drivers the inher-
ent dangers of operating these vehicles, particularly when 
fully loaded, and educating them about proper handling 
and control, particularly during emergency situations, can 
reduce the risk of rollover, and such training can also 
help dispel the expectation that these vans operate like 
large passenger cars; 
Whereas wearing safety belts dramatically increases the 
chances of survival during a rollover crash; 
Whereas nearly 80 percent of those who died in 15-passenger 
van rollovers nationwide between 1990 and 2003 were 
not buckled up; 
Whereas in fatal, single-vehicle rollover crashes involving 15- 
passenger vans over the past decade, 91 percent of occu-
pants wearing safety belts survived; and 
Whereas driver education and training, and general aware-
ness of the dangers of these vans are effective means of 
reducing the death rates of occupants of 15-passenger 
vans: Now, therefore, be it
H. Res. 966 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 14, 2008. 
Whereas African-American and other minority scientists, 
technologists, engineers, and mathematicians have made 
significant achievements in our national research enter-
prise and inspired future generations; 
Whereas the National Society of Black Engineers (‘‘NSBE’’) 
lifts up African-American researchers of the past and 
present, including special contributors named in this Res-
olution; 
Whereas Garrett Augustus Morgan made outstanding con-
tributions to public safety; 
Whereas firefighters in the early 1900s wore the safety hel-
mets and gas masks that he invented, and for which he 
was awarded a gold medal at the Second International 
Exposition of Safety and Sanitation in New York in 
1914; 
Whereas 2 years later, he himself used the mask to rescue 
men trapped by a gas explosion in a tunnel being con-
structed under Lake Erie; 
Whereas following the disaster which took 21 lives, the City 
of Cleveland honored him with a gold medal for his heroic 
efforts;
•HRES 966 EH 
Whereas in 1923, he received a patent for a traffic signal to 
regulate vehicle movement in city areas, and this device 
was a direct precursor to the modern traffic light in use 
today; 
Whereas Ernest Everett Just was a trailblazer in the fields 
of cell biology and zoology; 
Whereas his research and papers on marine biology were so 
well received in 1915 that Ernest Everett Just was 
awarded the first Spingarn Medal by the National Asso-
ciation for the Advancement of Colored People at age 32; 
Whereas Ernest Everett Just dedicated years of research to-
ward the study of cells and cell structures in order to un-
derstand and find cures for cellular irregularities and dis-
eases such as sickle cell anemia and cancer and became 
one of the most respected scientists in his field; 
Whereas racial bigotry in the United States caused much of 
his work and his achievements to go unrewarded; 
Whereas in other countries, he was treated as a pioneer and 
was recruited to work with Russian scientists and invited 
to be a guest researcher at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute 
for Biology, the world’s greatest scientific research lab-
oratory at the time; 
Whereas he was welcomed at the Naples Zoological Station 
in Italy and the Sorbonne in France, where he conducted 
research and was regarded as one of the most out-
standing zoologists of his time; 
Whereas Archibald Alphonso Alexander excelled in design and 
construction engineering; 
Whereas, employed by the Marsh Engineering Company, he 
designed the Tidal Basin bridge in Washington, DC;
H. Res. 971 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 13, 2008. 
Whereas on the evening of Tuesday, February 5th, 2008, 
more than 100 tornados devastated communities in Ala-
bama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; 
Whereas more than 50 lives were lost in the deadliest tornado 
outbreak in the United States in more than 20 years; 
Whereas more than a thousand homes, schools, and busi-
nesses were destroyed and tens of thousands of residents 
of the Mississippi Valley have been left without power; 
Whereas the effect of the storms on Mississippi Valley fami-
lies and businesses is still being felt; 
Whereas hundreds of volunteers took time from their daily 
lives to help ensure that the victims of the storm are 
sheltered, clothed, fed, and emotionally comforted 
through this traumatic event; 
Whereas the Federal Emergency Management Agency, first 
responders, the National Guard, and additional emer-
gency personnel have coordinated with local authorities 
and firefighters and have performed beyond the call of 
duty in the preservation and protection of human lives; 
and
•HRES 966 EH 
Whereas after studying bridge design in London, Archibald 
Alphonso Alexander and George Higbee formed a general 
contracting business that focused on bridge design; 
Whereas his designs include Washington, DC’s Whitehurst 
Freeway, the heating plant and power station at the Uni-
versity of Iowa, and an airfield in Tuskegee, Alabama; 
Whereas he went on to become the first Republican territorial 
governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands; 
Whereas David Nelson Crosthwait Jr. made significant and 
practical contributions to the engineering of heating and 
cooling systems; 
Whereas he held numerous patents relating to heat transfer, 
ventilation, and air conditioning, the areas in which he 
was considered an expert; 
Whereas David Nelson Crosthwait Jr. served as director of 
research laboratories for C. A. Dunham Company in 
Marshalltown, Iowa, where he served as technical advisor 
from 1930 to 1970; 
Whereas he designed the heating systems for Radio City 
Music Hall and Rockefeller Center in New York City and 
authored texts and guides on heating and cooling with 
water; 
Whereas during the 1920s and 1930s, he invented an im-
proved boiler, a new thermostat control, and a new dif-
ferential vacuum pump to improve the heating systems in 
larger buildings; and 
Whereas African-American innovators continue to improve 
the daily lives of Americans through their inventions and 
stir the creative spirit of future generations: Now, there-
fore, be it
•HRES 966 EH 
Resolved, That the United States House of Representa-
tives— 
(1) recognizes and appreciates the significant 
achievements to our national research enterprise made 
by African-American and other minority scientists, tech-
nologists, engineers, and mathematicians; 
(2) honors and extends its appreciation and grati-
tude toward all African-American inventors, for the sig-
nificant and honorable research and educational con-
tributions that improve the lives of all citizens and that 
have gone unacknowledged too long; and 
(3) looks for opportunities to make sure that the 
creativity and contribution of minority scientists, tech-
nologists, engineers, and mathematicians can be ex-
pressed through research, development, standardization, 
and innovation. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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(F) constitutes an unfair method of com-
petition in commerce; 
(G) leads to labor disputes burdening and 
obstructing commerce and the free flow of 
goods in commerce; 
(H) interferes with the orderly and fair 
marketing of goods in commerce; and 
(I) in many instances, may deprive workers 
of equal protection on the basis of sex in viola-
tion of the 5th and 14th amendments. 
(4)(A) Artificial barriers to the elimination of 
discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis 
of sex continue to exist decades after the enactment 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
201 et seq.) and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000a et seq.). 
(B) These barriers have resulted, in significant 
part, because the Equal Pay Act has not worked as 
Congress originally intended. Improvements and 
modifications to the law are necessary to ensure that 
the Act provides effective protection to those subject 
to pay discrimination on the basis of their sex. 
(C) Elimination of such barriers would have 
positive effects, including— 
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(i) providing a solution to problems in the 
economy created by unfair pay disparities; 
(ii) substantially reducing the number of 
working women earning unfairly low wages, 
thereby reducing the dependence on public as-
sistance; 
(iii) promoting stable families by enabling 
all family members to earn a fair rate of pay; 
(iv) remedying the effects of past discrimi-
nation on the basis of sex and ensuring that in 
the future workers are afforded equal protection 
on the basis of sex; and 
(v) ensuring equal protection pursuant to 
Congress’ power to enforce the 5th and 14th 
amendments. 
(5) The Department of Labor and the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission have impor-
tant and unique responsibilities to help ensure that 
women receive equal pay for equal work. 
(6) The Department of Labor is responsible 
for— 
(A) collecting and making publicly avail-
able information about women’s pay; 
(B) ensuring that companies receiving 
Federal contracts comply with anti-discrimina-
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•HRES 967 IH 
one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Rules; and (2) one motion to recommit to be offered 
by the majority leader or his designee which may not con-
tain instructions. 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 969 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all employers 
give veterans a holiday on Veteran’s Day in honor of their service 
to our country. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2008 
Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
all employers give veterans a holiday on Veteran’s Day 
in honor of their service to our country. 
Whereas veterans of the United States Armed Forces have 
served our country with honor and at great personal sac-
rifice; 
Whereas according to the latest Census figures there are 
26,400,000 veterans living in the United States; 
Whereas we are all grateful to the men and women who have 
served and are serving in our Armed Forces; 
Whereas Veterans Day is observed on November 11 each 
year, which was originally called Armistice Day to cele-
brate the conclusion of hostilities in World War I; 
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•HRES 971 EH 
Whereas the strength, courage, and determination of the citi-
zens of the Mississippi Valley have been evident following 
the tornados: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses its deepest sympathies to the citizens 
of the States hit by the storms over the devastation 
caused by the powerful tornados that struck their com-
munities on February 5th, 2008; 
(2) expresses its appreciation to the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, first responders, and the 
others involved in the relief effort for their valiant serv-
ice to those affected by the storms; and 
(3) expresses its support as the citizens of these 
communities continue their efforts to rebuild their com-
munity and their lives. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
•HRES 969 IH 
Whereas President Dwight Eisenhower stated in his Procla-
mation to establish Veterans Day, ‘‘In order to insure 
proper and widespread observance of this anniversary, all 
veterans, all veterans’ organizations, and the entire citi-
zenry will wish to join hands in the common purpose’’; 
and 
Whereas Veterans Day is a Federal holiday and all 50 states 
have declared it a State holiday: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that all employers should give veterans a holi-
day in honor of their service to our country and so that 
they may participate in appropriate ceremonies on Vet-
erans Day. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 970 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 26, 2008. 
Whereas the Chevrolet Corvette is America’s first sports car; 
Whereas the first production Corvette rolled off a Flint, 
Michigan, assembly line on June 30, 1953; 
Whereas the Corvette is now manufactured in Bowling Green, 
Kentucky; 
Whereas the Corvette is the most widely respected production 
sports car in United States history; 
Whereas the Corvette is truly a symbol of American pride; 
Whereas General Motors is celebrating its 100th anniversary 
in 2008; and 
Whereas the 30th of June would be an appropriate day to 
designate as ‘‘National Corvette Day’’: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Representa-
tives supports the designation of a ‘‘National Corvette Day’’ 
to honor the Chevrolet Corvette. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 970 
Expressing support for designation of June 30 as ‘‘National Corvette Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2008 
Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. PUT-
NAM, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. MCCAUL of Texas) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of June 30 as ‘‘National 
Corvette Day’’. 
Whereas the Chevrolet Corvette is America’s first sports car; 
Whereas the first production Corvette rolled off a Flint, 
Michigan, assembly line on June 30, 1953; 
Whereas the Corvette is now manufactured in Bowling Green, 
Kentucky; 
Whereas the Corvette is the most widely respected production 
sports car in United States history; 
Whereas the Corvette is truly a symbol of American pride; 
Whereas General Motors is celebrating its 100th anniversary 
in 2008; and 
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•HRES 970 IH 
Whereas the 30th of June would be an appropriate day to 
designate as ‘‘National Corvette Day’’: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Rep-
resentatives supports the designation of a ‘‘National Cor-
vette Day’’ to honor the Chevrolet Corvette. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 972 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 14, 2008. 
Whereas diseases of the heart are the Nation’s leading cause 
of death and stroke is the third leading cause of death 
in both men and women; 
Whereas nearly 2,400 American men, women, and children 
die of cardiovascular disease each day, an average of one 
death every 37 seconds; 
Whereas many people do not recognize that heart disease, 
stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases are the number 
1 killer of American women, claiming the lives of almost 
460,000 American women each year or about one per 
minute; 
Whereas we as a Nation have made great progress in reduc-
ing the death rates for coronary heart disease, but this 
progress has been much more modest in women and mi-
norities, resulting in cardiovascular disease disparities; 
Whereas many minority women, including African-American, 
Hispanic, Native-American and some subgroups of Asian- 
American women, have a greater prevalence of risk fac-
tors or are at a higher risk of death from heart disease, 
stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases, but they are 
less likely to know of this risk;
•HRES 972 EH 
Whereas cardiovascular diseases cost the Nation more than 
any other cause of death, with direct and indirect costs 
estimated to reach $448.5 billion in the United States in 
2008; 
Whereas the research is clear that there are tools available 
to prevent heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular 
diseases and to improve survival rates from cardio-
vascular disease; 
Whereas Congress, by Joint Resolution approved on Decem-
ber 30, 1963, requested that the President issue an an-
nual proclamation designating February as ‘‘American 
Heart Month’’; 
Whereas the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of 
the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart 
Association, and many other organizations celebrate ‘‘Na-
tional Wear Red Day’’ during February by ‘‘going red’’ 
to increase awareness about heart disease as the leading 
killer of women; and 
Whereas every year since 1964 the President has issued a 
proclamation designating the month of February as 
‘‘American Heart Month’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘American 
Heart Month’’ and ‘‘National Wear Red Day’’; 
(2) commends the efforts of States, territories and 
possessions of the United States, localities, nonprofit or-
ganizations, businesses, and other entities, and the peo-
ple of the United States who support ‘‘American Heart 
Month’’ and ‘‘National Wear Red Day’’;
•HRES 972 EH 
(3) recognizes and reaffirms our commitment to 
fighting heart disease and stroke by promoting aware-
ness about its causes, risks, and prevention, supporting 
research, and expanding access to medical treatment; 
and 
(4) encourages each and every American to learn 
about their own personal risk for heart disease. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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tion affirmative action requirements of Execu-
tive Order No. 11246 (relating to equal employ-
ment opportunity); 
(C) disseminating information about wom-
en’s rights in the workplace; 
(D) helping women who have been victims 
of pay discrimination obtain a remedy; and 
(E) being proactive in investigating and 
prosecuting equal pay violations, especially sys-
temic violations, and in enforcing all of its man-
dates. 
(7) The Equal Employment Opportunity Com-
mission is the primary enforcement agency for 
claims made under the Equal Pay Act, and issues 
regulations and guidance on appropriate interpreta-
tions of the law. 
(8) With a stronger commitment by the Depart-
ment of Labor and the Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity Commission to their responsibilities, increased 
information as a result of the amendments made by 
this Act to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, wage data, 
and more effective remedies, women will be better 
able to recognize and enforce their rights. 
(9) Certain employers have already made great 
strides in eradicating unfair pay disparities in the 
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•HRES 974 EH 
in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against the committee amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute are waived except those arising under 
clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule 
XVIII, no amendment to the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed 
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. Each such 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 controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not 
be 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 
amendments are waived except those arising under clause 9 
or 10 of rule XXI. 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. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 
House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final
•HRES 974 EH 
passage without intervening motion except one motion to re-
commit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 3521 
pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of 
the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consid-
eration of the bill to such time as may be designated by the 
Speaker. 
SEC. 3. House Resolution 955 is laid upon the table. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
HRES 975 ATH 
and that the necessary expenses in connection therewith 
be paid out of applicable accounts of the House. 
Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolu-
tions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the 
family of the deceased. 
Resolved, That when the House adjourns today, it ad-
journ as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
deceased. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 975 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 12, 2008. 
Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sor-
row of the death of the Honorable Tom Lantos, a Represent-
ative from the State of California. 
Resolved, That a committee of such Members of the 
House as the Speaker may designate, together with such 
Members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed to at-
tend the funeral. 
Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House be 
authorized and directed to take such steps as may be nec-
essary for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions and 
that the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid 
out of applicable accounts of the House. 
Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions 
to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of 
the deceased.
•HRES 975 EH 
Resolved, That when the House adjourns today, it ad-
journ as a further mark of respect to the memory of the de-
ceased. 
Attest: 
Clerk.