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Whereas those sailors and marines were engaged in routine 
boarding operations of merchant shipping in this water-
way; 
Whereas during the course of those operations, the two inflat-
able boats were surrounded by six larger patrol boats be-
longing to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy 
and, according to various press accounts, forced into Ira-
nian territorial waters; 
Whereas these British sailors and marines were subsequently 
taken hostage by these Revolutionary Guard naval forces; 
Whereas this incident occurred just before the United Na-
tions Security Council agreed to tougher sanctions 
against Iran for its refusal to halt its uranium enrich-
ment program; 
Whereas those sanctions in part froze the assets of more than 
two dozen entities and individuals, including commanders 
of the Revolutionary Guards, the elite force that the 
United Kingdom has indicated is responsible for the sei-
zure of these British sailors and marines; 
Whereas the British Government has demanded the imme-
diate repatriation of these sailors and marines; 
Whereas the Iranian Government has refused to return these 
British citizens over to the United Kingdom; and 
Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to hold these 
sailors and marines against their will, and has refused to 
allow them contact with the British Government: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, 
Iran’s seizure of British sailors and marines on 
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March 23, 2007, and asks for their immediate re-
turn to British custody; 
(2) calls on the United Nations to condemn 
Iran’s continued holding of these British naval per-
sonnel; 
(3) demands that Iran refrain from denying the 
British Government its right to have contact with 
these sailors and marines while they are in Iranian 
custody; and 
(4) demands that Iran refrain from subjecting 
these sailors and marines to any ‘‘show trials’’ in 
Iranian courts or to any treatment which is cruel or 
inhumane while these British naval personnel remain 
unlawfully in Iranian custody. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 287 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 11, 2007. 
Whereas Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci was born in 
1454 and traveled across the Atlantic Ocean 4 times be-
tween 1497 and 1504; 
Whereas during his second voyage to the Western Hemi-
sphere in 1499, Amerigo Vespucci realized that the land 
Christopher Columbus discovered in 1492 was not India 
but a new continent; 
Whereas cartographer Martin Waldseemu¨ller, a member of 
the research group Gymnasium Vosagense in Saint-Die´, 
France, first used the word ‘‘America’’ in his world map, 
which first appeared in public on April 25, 1507, and de-
scribed the newly discovered Western Hemisphere as sep-
arated by the Atlantic Ocean and an ocean known now 
as the Pacific Ocean, in its first depiction; 
Whereas Waldseemu¨ller chose to honor Amerigo Vespucci by 
naming the new continent with Vespucci’s name even 
while Vespucci was alive; 
Whereas Waldseemu¨ller described this decision in his 
‘‘Cosmographiae Introductio’’, the book that accompanied 
the map, by writing, ‘‘I see no reason why anyone should 
justly object to calling this part . . . America, after
•HRES 287 EH 
Amerigo [Vespucci], its discoverer, a man of great abil-
ity.’’; and 
Whereas April 25, 2007, will be the 500th anniversary of this 
first public use of the word ‘‘America’’, which now serves 
as the root of the names of 2 continents: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) celebrates the 500th anniversary of the first use 
of the name ‘‘America’’ to describe areas in the Western 
Hemisphere; 
(2) honors the explorations of Amerigo Vespucci 
and other navigators who contributed to the discovery of 
the Western Hemisphere; 
(3) 
acknowledges 
the 
significance 
of 
Martin 
Waldseemu¨ller’s 1507 map of the world and accom-
panying book, ‘‘Cosmographiae Introductio’’, which for-
ever changed the accepted geographical view of the world 
and first officially used the name ‘‘America’’; and 
(4) encourages the inhabitants of all countries of 
the Western Hemisphere who have the privilege to share 
this great name ‘‘America’’ to join with the House of
•HRES 287 EH 
Representatives and citizens of the United States of 
America in this historic celebration. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 287 
To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first use of the name ‘‘America’’, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. 
HOYER, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) submitted the following res-
olution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first use of the 
name ‘‘America’’, and for other purposes. 
Whereas Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci was born in 
1454 and traveled across the Atlantic Ocean 4 times be-
tween 1497 and 1504; 
Whereas during his second voyage to the Western Hemi-
sphere in 1499, Amerigo Vespucci realized that the land 
Christopher Columbus discovered in 1492 was not India 
but a new continent; 
Whereas cartographer Martin Waldseemu¨ller, a member of 
the research group Gymnasium Vosagense in Saint-Die´, 
France, first used the word ‘‘America’’ in his world map, 
which first appeared in public on April 25, 1507, and de-
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scribed the newly discovered Western Hemisphere as sep-
arated by the Pacific and Atlantic oceans; 
Whereas Waldseemu¨ller chose to honor Amerigo Vespucci by 
naming the new continent with Vespucci’s name even 
while Vespucci was alive; 
Whereas Waldseemu¨ller described this decision in his 
‘‘Cosmographiae Introductio’’, the book that accompanied 
the map, by writing, ‘‘I see no reason why anyone should 
justly object to calling this part . . . America, after 
Amerigo [Vespucci], its discoverer, a man of great abil-
ity.’’; and 
Whereas April 25, 2007, will be the 500th anniversary of this 
first public use of the word ‘‘America’’, which now serves 
as the root of the names of 2 continents: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) celebrates the 500th anniversary of the first 
use of the name ‘‘America’’ to describe areas in the 
Western Hemisphere; 
(2) honors the explorations of Amerigo Vespucci 
and other navigators who contributed to the dis-
covery of the Western Hemisphere; 
(3) acknowledges the significance of Martin 
Waldseemu¨ller’s 1507 map of the world and accom-
panying book, ‘‘Cosmographiae Introductio’’, which 
forever changed the accepted geographical view of 
the world and first officially used the name ‘‘Amer-
ica’’; and 
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(4) encourages the inhabitants of all countries 
of the Western Hemisphere who have the privilege to 
share this great name ‘‘America’’ to join with the 
House of Representatives and citizens of the United 
States of America in this historic celebration. 
Æ 
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•HRES 290 EH 
Whereas the competition is also divided into male and female 
divisions, as well as mixed divisions in several doubles 
events; 
Whereas athletes who qualify at the State level are eligible 
to compete at the biennial National Senior Games; 
Whereas Colorado is always well represented at the National 
Senior Games by athletes who pay their own expenses to 
attend and compete, such as the 640 Colorado athletes 
who have already qualified for the 2007 National Senior 
Games in Louisville, Kentucky; 
Whereas participants in the Rocky Mountain Senior Games 
experience the friendly fellowship, comradery, and exhila-
ration of competition, as well as the enjoyment of associ-
ated social events; 
Whereas participants in the Rocky Mountain Senior Games 
experience highly beneficial effects on both their physical 
and mental health, leading to the ultimate goal of the 
Games of promoting ‘‘Fitness as a Lifestyle’’; 
Whereas volunteers and event coordinators of all ages make 
the week’s events possible; and 
Whereas the 30th annual Rocky Mountain Senior Games will 
be held from June 6–10, 2007: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors the 
contributions of the Rocky Mountain Senior Games on its
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 28 
To institute a reconciliation rule in the House of Representatives for the 
110th Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. SPRATT submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 
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 concerned 
RESOLUTION 
To institute a reconciliation rule in the House of 
Representatives for the 110th Congress. 
Resolved, That it shall not be in order to consider a 
concurrent resolution on the budget, or an amendment 
thereto or a conference report thereon, that contains rec-
onciliation directives under section 310 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 that specify changes in law re-
ducing the surplus or increasing the deficit for either the 
period comprising the current fiscal year and the five fiscal 
years beginning with the fiscal year that ends in the fol-
lowing calendar year or the period comprising the current 
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fiscal year and the ten fiscal years beginning with the fis-
cal year that ends in the following calendar year. In deter-
mining whether reconciliation directives specify changes in 
law reducing the surplus or increasing the deficit, the sum 
of the directives for each reconciliation bill (under section 
310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) envisioned 
by that measure shall be evaluated. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 290 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 7, 2007. 
Whereas in 1978 the Colorado Senior Sports Development 
Council (CSSDC) began hosting athletic competitions for 
individuals 50 years of age and older; 
Whereas the city of Greeley, Colorado, worked with CSSDC 
to bring this popular athletic competition and social op-
portunity to the Rocky Mountain region; 
Whereas the Rocky Mountain Senior Games originated as a 
1-day event featuring swimming, basketball, and track 
and field; 
Whereas the Rocky Mountain Senior Games now features a 
variety of sports and recreational activities during the 
week-long competition, including archery, badminton, 
basketball, billiards, bowling, cycling, golf, horseshoes, 
dancing, pickleball, race walking, racquetball, running, 
shuffleboard, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and 
field, triathlon, trap and skeet shooting, and weight lift-
ing; 
Whereas the Rocky Mountain Senior Games encourages ath-
letes of all abilities to participate in the competition by 
creating age categories with 5-year increments;
•HRES 290 EH 
30th anniversary for significantly improving the health and 
well-being of older Americans. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
H. Res. 291 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 8, 2007. 
Whereas there are more than 870,000 sworn law enforcement 
officers throughout the United States; 
Whereas law enforcement officers are dedicated to serving 
this country, and protecting this country and its citizens 
from harm; 
Whereas law enforcement officers face dangers and threats to 
their personal safety each day; 
Whereas more than 56,000 law enforcement officers are as-
saulted every year; 
Whereas every 53 hours, a law enforcement officer in the 
United States is killed in the line of duty; 
Whereas 143 law enforcement officers were killed in the line 
of duty in 2006, 12 fewer than the 155 officers killed in 
2005; 
Whereas Public Law 87–726 requests that the President 
issue proclamations designating May 15th of each year as 
National Peace Officers Memorial Day; and 
Whereas section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, requires 
that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff 
on Peace Officers Memorial Day: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 291 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. POE (for himself, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. GINNY 
BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. KIND, Mr. 
ORTIZ, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. HOLT, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. GORDON of Ten-
nessee, Mr. KING of New York, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. 
PASCRELL, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. KILPATRICK, 
Mr. INSLEE, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, and Ms. KAPTUR) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial 
Day. 
Whereas there are more than 870,000 sworn law enforcement 
officers throughout the United States; 
Whereas law enforcement officers are dedicated to serving 
this country, and protecting this country and its citizens 
from harm; 
Whereas law enforcement officers face dangers and threats to 
their personal safety each day; 
Whereas more than 56,000 law enforcement officers are as-
saulted every year; 
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Whereas every 53 hours, a law enforcement officer in the 
United States is killed in the line of duty; 
Whereas 143 law enforcement officers were killed in the line 
of duty in 2006, 12 fewer than the 155 officers killed in 
2005; 
Whereas Public Law 87–726 requests that the President 
issue proclamations designating May 15th of each year as 
National Peace Officers Memorial Day; and 
Whereas section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, requires 
that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff 
on Peace Officers Memorial Day: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of Peace Offi-
cers Memorial Day to honor Federal, State, and 
local peace officers killed or disabled in the line of 
duty; and 
(2) calls upon the people of the United States 
to observe such a day with appropriate ceremonies 
and respect. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 292 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 25, 2007. 
Whereas individuals in the United States desire a healthy en-
vironment for the future; 
Whereas teaching children to appreciate, respect, and protect 
the environment will have long-term benefits because chil-
dren are the next generation of environmental stewards; 
Whereas greater exposure to nature through outdoor learning 
and play is recognized as essential to the physical, emo-
tional, and mental development and health of children; 
Whereas gardening exposes children to the outdoors while in-
creasing their knowledge of plant cultivation and soil eco-
systems; 
Whereas research has shown that gardening positively im-
pacts not only environmental attitudes, but also nutri-
tional attitudes, interpersonal skills, and self-esteem; and 
Whereas the National Gardening Association recognizes April 
as National Garden Month: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Represent-
atives that schools throughout the United States should cele-
•HRES 292 EH 
brate National Garden Month through a curriculum that in-
cludes outdoor learning through gardening. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 292 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that schools should 
celebrate National Garden Month through a curriculum that includes 
outdoor learning. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. FOXX, 
and Mr. PRICE of Georgia) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
schools should celebrate National Garden Month through 
a curriculum that includes outdoor learning. 
Whereas individuals in the United States desire a healthy en-
vironment for the future; 
Whereas teaching children to appreciate, respect, and protect 
the environment will have long-term benefits because chil-
dren are the next generation of environmental stewards; 
Whereas greater exposure to nature through outdoor learning 
and play is recognized as essential to the physical, emo-
tional, and mental development and health of children; 
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•HRES 300 EH 
(1) commends the amazing performance of Rutgers 
University women’s basketball team in the NCAA tour-
nament; and 
(2) expresses its admiration for the achievements 
and character of this team of remarkable young women; 
Attest:
Clerk.
•HRES 292 IH 
Whereas gardening exposes children to the outdoors while in-
creasing their knowledge of plant cultivation and soil eco-
systems; 
Whereas research has shown that gardening positively im-
pacts not only environmental attitudes, but also nutri-
tional attitudes, interpersonal skills, and self-esteem; and 
Whereas the National Gardening Association recognizes April 
as National Garden Month: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that schools throughout the United States 
should celebrate National Garden Month through a cur-
riculum that includes outdoor learning through gardening. 
Æ 
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transmitter site of a low-power FM station on a 
third-adjacent channel at any distance from the full- 
service FM station, FM translator station, or FM 
booster station. 
(3) To the extent possible, the Federal Commu-
nications Commission shall grant low-power FM sta-
tions on third-adjacent channels the technical flexi-
bility to remediate interference through the colocation 
of the transmission facilities of the low-power FM sta-
tion and any stations on third-adjacent channels. 
(4) The Federal Communications Commission 
shall— 
(A) permit the submission of informal evi-
dence of interference, including any engineering 
analysis that an affected station may commis-
sion; 
(B) accept complaints based on interference 
to a full-service or FM translator station by the 
transmitter site of a low-power FM station on a 
third-adjacent channel at any distance from the 
full-service or FM translator station; and 
(C) accept complaints of interference to mo-
bile reception. 
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Union Calendar No. 220 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1147 
[Report No. 111–375] 
A BILL 
To implement the recommendations of the Federal 
Communications Commission report to the Con-
gress regarding low-power FM service. 
DECEMBER 15, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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‘‘(6) include in the loan documents— 
‘‘(A) a confession of judgment clause; 
‘‘(B) a waiver of the right to a jury trial, 
if applicable, in any action brought by or 
against a consumer, unless the waiver is in-
cluded in an arbitration clause allowed by sub-
paragraph (C) of this paragraph; and 
‘‘(C) a mandatory arbitration clause that is 
oppressive, unfair, unconscionable, or substan-
tially in derogation of the rights of consumers; 
‘‘(7) make a payday loan to a consumer who 
has an outstanding loan obligation to the creditor 
under an extended repayment plan, or for at least 
13 days until after the outstanding loan obligation 
to the creditor under any such repayment plan is 
paid in full; 
‘‘(8) knowingly accept payment in whole or in 
part for any obligation under an extended repayment 
plan based on funds obtained from another payday 
loan; 
‘‘(9) enter into any agreement with a consumer 
pursuant to which the consumer seeks or purports to 
waive the consumer’s rights under this section or 
any claim or defense arising out of the loan contract; 
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‘‘(10) charge or attempt to collect, attorney’s 
fees, court costs, or arbitration costs incurred in 
connection with the collection of a payday loan; 
‘‘(11) rollover a payday loan; 
‘‘(12) make more than 1 payday loan at the 
same time to a consumer; 
‘‘(13) fail to give the consumer, after each pay-
ment by the consumer, a signed, dated, receipt 
showing the amount paid and the balance due on the 
loan; and 
‘‘(14) sell any insurance of any kind in connec-
tion with the making or collecting of a payday loan. 
‘‘(e) RESCISSION.—A consumer may cancel future 
payment obligations on a payday loan, without cost or fi-
nance charges by informing the creditor in writing, no 
later than the end of the 2nd business day following the 
day on which the payday loan agreement was executed, 
that the consumer wants to rescind the loan and by re-
turning the cash amount of the principal of the loan to 
the creditor. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(1) CHECK.—The term ‘check’ means a nego-
tiable instrument as defined in Article 3 of the Uni-
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•HRES 293 EH 
Whereas volunteers have contributed to the enhancement and 
improvement of communities across the United States, 
especially with respect to the aftermath of the hurricanes 
on the Gulf Coast; and 
Whereas National Volunteer Week will continue to build 
awareness of the role that volunteers play in local, na-
tional, and international communities, and their commit-
ment and dedication to improving lives, strengthening 
communities, and fostering civic engagement through 
service and volunteering: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) supports the goals and ideals highlighted 
through National Volunteer Week; 
(2) acknowledges the diligent efforts of our major 
federally funded community service and volunteer pro-
grams; 
(3) recognizes with gratitude the contributions of 
the millions of dedicated and caring individuals who have 
chosen to serve others through volunteerism; and 
(4) encourages all American people, of any age and 
background, to seek out opportunities to serve through 
volunteerism. 
Attest:
Clerk.