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IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 712 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should 
immediately change its rules and end the ‘‘modern’’ filibuster. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2018 
Mr. MESSER (for himself, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. 
BIGGS, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. GRIFFITH, and Mrs. BLACK) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Senate should immediately change its rules and end 
the ‘‘modern’’ filibuster. 
Whereas the Senate rules first allowed the use of the fili-
buster in 1806 to ensure that the minority party in the 
Senate was heard and understood before a vote was 
taken on a particular issue; 
Whereas in 1917, the Senate adopted a procedure known as 
the cloture vote to end a filibuster if a supermajority of 
Senators voted to end debate; 
Whereas in 1975, the Senate created the ‘‘modern’’ filibuster 
when it changed its rules to allow other business to be 
conducted while a filibuster was underway, eliminating 
the need for an individual Senator to stand on the Senate 
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floor and make the case to their colleagues and the 
American people why a specific piece of legislation should 
not be debated and voted on; 
Whereas the filibuster has been used more than 1,300 times 
since 1917, with 413 of those times occurring from 
1917–1990 and more than 600 of those times occurring 
since 1990; 
Whereas the modern filibuster is not used to extend debate 
or stall a vote, but rather to block the Senate’s Motion 
to Proceed, preventing legislation from being debated or 
voted on at all; and 
Whereas during the 115th Congress, the House of Represent-
atives has passed twelve appropriations bills to fund Gov-
ernment agencies for fiscal year 2018 but Senate Demo-
crats have blocked each Government funding bill, pre-
venting debate or a vote on a single measure: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the Senate should immediately change its 
rules to eliminate the modern filibuster that has allowed 
Senators to block debate on and passage of legislation, and 
has prevented the democratic process from working as the 
Founding Fathers intended. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 714 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 30, 2018. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 
695) to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to 
establish a national criminal history background check system 
and criminal history review program for certain individuals 
who, related to their employment, have access to children, the 
elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other pur-
poses, with the Senate amendments thereto, and to consider 
in the House, without intervention of any point of order, a 
single motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Ap-
propriations or his designee that the House: (1) concur in the 
Senate amendment to the title; and (2) concur in the Senate 
amendment to the text with an amendment consisting of the 
text of Rules Committee Print 115–56. The Senate amend-
ments and the motion shall be considered as read. The mo-
tion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations. The previous question shall be
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considered as ordered on the motion to adoption without in-
tervening motion or demand for division of the question. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
House Calendar No. 122 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 714 
[Report No. 115–537] 
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 
695) to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish 
a national criminal history background check system and criminal history 
review program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, 
have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2018 
Ms. CHENEY, 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 Senate amendments to 
the bill (H.R. 695) to amend the National Child Protec-
tion Act of 1993 to establish a national criminal history 
background check system and criminal history review 
program for certain individuals who, related to their 
employment, have access to children, the elderly, or indi-
viduals with disabilities, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill 
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‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Stevens Peak Wilderness. 
(15) EVANS
GULCH
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lolo National Forest com-
prising approximately 8,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Evans 
Gulch Wilderness. 
(16) GILT EDGE-SILVER CREEK WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Lolo National For-
est comprising approximately 10,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Gilt Edge-Silver Creek Wilderness. 
(17) WARD EAGLE WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lolo National Forest comprising 
approximately 9,000 acres, as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Ward 
Eagle Wilderness. 
(18) MARBLE
POINT
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lolo National Forest com-
prising approximately 13,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
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House Calendar No. 122 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 714 
[Report No. 115–537] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the Senate amend-
ments to the bill (H.R. 695) to amend the Na-
tional Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish 
a national criminal history background check sys-
tem and criminal history review program for cer-
tain individuals who, related to their employ-
ment, have access to children, the elderly, or in-
dividuals with disabilities, and for other pur-
poses. 
JANUARY 29, 2018 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 717 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the so-called 
‘‘FISA memo’’, a document prepared by the House Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence, and any ancillary information, should be 
released to the public. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2018 
Mr. GAETZ (for himself, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. BARR, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. 
GRIFFITH, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. MESSER, 
Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of 
Florida, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. BABIN, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. SANFORD, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. 
DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. 
RENACCI, Mr. BRAT, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. PERRY, Mr. 
BIGGS, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. POE of 
Texas, Mr. BLUM, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. ADERHOLT, and Mr. ROGERS of 
Alabama) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the so-called ‘‘FISA memo’’, a document prepared by 
the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
and any ancillary information, should be released to the 
public. 
Whereas the House Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence (HPSCI) drafted a memo summarizing improper 
conduct at the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the 
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a greater determination. And let us move on in these 
powerful days, these days of challenge to make America 
what it ought to be. We have an opportunity to make 
America a better nation.’’; 
Whereas, on April 4, 1968, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, 
Jr., was felled by an assassin’s bullet while he stood on 
the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis; 
Whereas the dreamer may have been murdered, but the 
dream did not die, nor did the commitment of people of 
goodwill—fighting so that justice rolls down like water 
and righteousness like a mighty stream; and 
Whereas, on April 16, 1968, 12 days after the assassination 
of Dr. King, AFSCME leaders announced that an agree-
ment had been reached with the city of Memphis that 
ended the strike: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors the memory of Echol Cole, Robert 
Walker, and all the Memphis sanitation workers who 
struggled for economic justice and human dignity; 
(2) honors and remembers the extraordinary 
moral leadership of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, 
Jr., who showed no greater love than giving his life 
in the cause of assisting his fellow men and women; 
and 
(3) calls upon and encourages all Americans to 
remember all those who struggle for justice and to 
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dedicate themselves to realizing the dream of the 
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
Æ 
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Department of Justice, widely referred to as the ‘‘FISA 
memo’’; 
Whereas, on January 18, 2018, HPSCI voted to make the 
memo available to all Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
Whereas many Members of Congress have found the informa-
tion provided in this memo to be shocking and un-Amer-
ican; 
Whereas, on January 19, 2018, 65 Members of Congress 
signed a letter to HPSCI Chairman Devin Nunes re-
questing that the HPSCI memo be released to the public; 
and 
Whereas the information provided in the memo pertains to 
preserving the integrity of the United States democratic 
system of government: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Release the 
Memo Resolution’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING RELEASE OF 
THE FISA MEMO. 
It is the sense of the House of Representatives that— 
(1) in accordance with all proper protocol and 
procedures, the House Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence (HPSCI) should immediately hold a 
recorded vote on making the so-called ‘‘FISA memo’’ 
and any ancillary information available to the public; 
and 
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(2) if HPSCI votes to make the memo and in-
formation available to the public, HPSCI should re-
lease such memo and information to the public as 
quickly as possible after holding the vote. 
Æ 
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(1) BORAH PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Salmon-Challis National Forest 
and land administered by the Challis Field Office of 
the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 155,000 acres, as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Borah 
Peak Wilderness. 
(2) KING
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Salmon-Challis National 
Forest comprising approximately 87,000 acres, as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the King Mountain Wilderness. 
(3) GROUSE PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Salmon-Challis National Forest 
comprising approximately 9,000 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Grouse Peak Wilderness. 
(4) RED HILL WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Salmon-Challis National Forest com-
prising approximately 15,000 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
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H. Res. 71 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 1, 2017. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider in the House the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 41) providing for congressional disapproval under 
chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted 
by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to ‘‘Dis-
closure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers’’. All 
points of order against consideration of the joint resolution 
are waived. The joint resolution shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against provisions in the joint resolution 
are waived. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the joint resolution and on any amendment thereto 
to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial 
Services; and (2) one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 
40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8
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of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the 
Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of 
the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. All points 
of order against consideration of the joint resolution are 
waived. The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against provisions in the joint resolution are 
waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
on the joint resolution and on any amendment thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour 
of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary 
or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 721 
Expressing support for designation of February 4, 2018, as National Cancer 
Prevention Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2018 
Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mrs. COMSTOCK) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of February 4, 2018, 
as National Cancer Prevention Day. 
Whereas National Cancer Prevention Day is a day to remind 
us that when looking at cancer we need to look at preven-
tion and reducing risks for human health and the envi-
ronment; 
Whereas when we work to prevent cancer risks, it impacts 
human health, the environment, and the economy; 
Whereas cancer is one of the leading causes of death around 
the world and has touched the lives of nearly everyone, 
either directly or indirectly; 
Whereas the disease is the cause of nearly 1 out of every 4 
deaths in the United States; 
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Whereas in 2018, there will be an estimated 1,735,350 new 
cancer cases diagnosed and 609,640 cancer deaths in the 
United States; 
Whereas cancer is the second most common cause of death 
among children ages 1 to 14 years in the United States 
after accidents, and in 2018 an estimated 10,590 chil-
dren in this age group will be diagnosed with cancer and 
1,180 will die from it; and 
Whereas February 4, 2018, would be an appropriate date to 
designate as Cancer Prevention Day: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of National Cancer 
Prevention Day; 
(2) recognizes all efforts to raise the awareness 
for the reduction of cancer risks; and 
(3) recognizes the devastating effect cancer has 
on families and wishes to expand knowledge, encour-
age early detection, and work with friends in the 
medical and scientific fields to put an end to this 
deadly disease. 
Æ 
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IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 722 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘Black Women’s Heart Health Awareness 
Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2018 
Mr. RUSH submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘Black Women’s Heart 
Health Awareness Week’’. 
Whereas heart disease and stroke are the number one killers 
of women, and stroke disproportionately affects African- 
American women; 
Whereas African-American women are less likely than Cauca-
sian women to be aware that heart disease is the leading 
cause of death; 
Whereas cardiovascular diseases kill nearly 50,000 African- 
American women annually; 
Whereas of African-American women ages 20 and older, 49 
percent have heart disease; 
Whereas only 1 in 5 African-American women believes she is 
personally at risk; 
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Whereas school counselors have long emphasized the impor-
tance of personal and social development in contributing 
to academic achievement; 
Whereas school counselors help develop well-rounded students 
by guiding them through their academic, social, emo-
tional, and career development; 
Whereas school counselors play a vital role in ensuring that 
students are college and career ready and aware of finan-
cial aid, college opportunities, and employment trends; 
Whereas school counselors may encourage students to pursue 
challenging academic courses to prepare them for college 
majors and careers in the science, technology, engineer-
ing, and mathematics fields; 
Whereas school counselors provide support for students whose 
family members have been deployed to conflicts overseas; 
Whereas school counselors help students cope with serious 
and common challenges of growing up, including peer 
pressure, bullying, mental health issues, school violence, 
disciplinary problems, and problems in the home; 
Whereas school counselors are also instrumental in helping 
students, teachers, and parents cope with trauma and 
community and national tragedies; 
Whereas school counselors are among the few professionals in 
a school building that are trained in both education and 
social and emotional development; 
Whereas despite the important contributions of school coun-
selors to student success, counseling positions are not al-
ways protected when local budgets are cut, especially in 
tough economic times; 
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Whereas the average student-to-counselor ratio in the Na-
tion’s public schools, 482 to 1, is almost double the 250 
to 1 ratio recommended by the American School Coun-
selor Association, the National Association for College 
Admission Counseling, and other organizations; 
Whereas the celebration of ‘‘National School Counseling 
Week’’ would increase awareness of the important and 
necessary role school counselors play in the lives of stu-
dents in the United States; and 
Whereas the week of February 5, 2018, through February 9, 
2018, would be an appropriate week to designate as ‘‘Na-
tional School Counseling Week’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors and recognizes the contributions of 
school counselors to the success of students in the 
Nation’s elementary and secondary schools; and 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe ‘‘National School Counseling Week’’ with 
appropriate ceremonies and activities that promote 
awareness of the crucial role school counselors play 
in preparing students for fulfilling lives as contrib-
uting members of society. 
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