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H. Res. 1086 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 8, 2008. 
Whereas, since 2003, National Nurses Week is celebrated an-
nually from May 6, also known as National Nurses Day, 
through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, 
the founder of modern nursing; 
Whereas National Nurses Week is the time each year when 
nurses are recognized for the critical role they play in 
providing safe, high-quality, and preventative health care; 
Whereas nurses are the cornerstone of the Nation’s complex 
health care system, representing the largest single compo-
nent of the health care profession, with an estimated over 
2,500,000 registered nurses in the United States; 
Whereas, according to a study published in the New England 
Journal of Medicine in May 2002, a higher proportion of 
nursing care provided by registered nurses and a greater 
number of hours of care by registered nurses per day are 
associated with better outcomes for hospitalized patients; 
Whereas nurses are experienced researchers and their work 
encompasses a wide scope of scientific inquiry including 
clinical research, health systems and outcomes research, 
and nursing education research; 
Whereas nurses are currently serving the Nation admirably 
in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan;
•HRES 1118 IH 
retical physics and a long-time contributor to ad-
vancing mankind’s understanding of the nature and 
workings of the universe. 
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•HRES 1086 EH 
the importance of nurses to the everyday lives of pa-
tients. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1087 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the North Amer-
ican Free Trade Agreement must be renegotiated to foster fair trade 
that truly benefits all the people of Canada, the United States and 
Mexico. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2008 
Ms. KAPTUR submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the North American Free Trade Agreement must be 
renegotiated to foster fair trade that truly benefits all 
the people of Canada, the United States and Mexico. 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the North American Free Trade Agree-
ment must be renegotiated to foster fair trade that truly 
benefits all the people of Canada, the United States, and 
Mexico. 
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•HRES 1088 EH 
Whereas Ailey II, the junior company, reaches more than 
69,000 people each year through its inspiring perform-
ances and outreach activities while touring to smaller 
communities in more than 50 North American cities; and 
Whereas the Ailey School, accredited by the National Associa-
tion of Schools of Dance, provides the highest quality 
training consistent with the professional standards of the 
AAADT, including a Certificate Program, a Fellowship 
Program, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program 
in conjunction with Fordham University: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Representa-
tives— 
(1) recognizes and commends the Alvin Ailey Amer-
ican Dance Theater for 50 years of service as a vital 
American cultural ambassador to the world, during 
which it has provided world-class American modern 
dance to an estimated 21,000,000 people across the 
globe; 
(2) recognizes that the Alvin Ailey American Dance 
Theater has been a true pioneer in the world of dance 
by establishing an extended cultural community which 
provides dance performances, training, and community 
programs for all people while using the beauty and hu-
manity of the African-American heritage and other cul-
tures to unite people of all ages, races, and backgrounds; 
and
•HRES 1088 EH 
(3) recognizes that Ailey II, the prestigious Ailey 
School, and Ailey’s extensive and innovative Arts In 
Education and Community Programs train future gen-
erations of dancers and choreographers while continuing 
to expose young people from communities large and 
small to the arts. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
H. Res. 1090 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 15, 2008. 
Whereas Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born to the Thembo 
Dynasty in Mvezo in the Umtata District of Transkei, 
South Africa, on July 18, 1918; 
Whereas he joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 
1942 and in 1944 joined with other young dissidents to 
form the African National Congress Youth League 
(ANCYL), which embraced African nationalism and 
began building a mass movement; 
Whereas after the National Party came to power in an all- 
white election in 1948 on a platform of apartheid, a sys-
tem of strict racial segregation, the ANC adopted the 
Programme of Action, inspired by the ANCYL, which ad-
vocated the use of boycotts, strikes, civil disobedience, 
and noncooperation against the National Party’s apart-
heid policies; 
Whereas, in 1952, after being designated volunteer-in-chief of 
the Defiance Campaign Against Unjust Laws, Nelson 
Mandela traveled the country, organizing resistance to 
discriminatory legislation; 
Whereas in recognition of his outstanding contribution during 
the Defiance Campaign, Nelson Mandela was elected to 
the presidency of both the ANCYL and the Transvaal re-
•HRES 1090 EH 
gion of the ANC at the end of 1952, earning him a posi-
tion as deputy president of the ANC itself; 
Whereas, after the banning of the ANC in 1960 and the con-
tinued violent response to the ANC’s nonviolent methods, 
Nelson Mandela led the effort to set up Umkhonto we 
Sizwe (‘‘Spear of the Nation’’), the armed resistance or-
ganization of the ANC; 
Whereas, in 1964, Nelson Mandela and 9 of his fellow leaders 
of the ANC and Umkhonto we Sizwe were arrested, 
charged with treason, and brought to trial for plotting 
the violent overthrow the Government of South Africa; 
Whereas in his statement at the opening of the defense case 
in the historic Rivonia Treason Trial on April 20, 1964, 
in which he and 9 other ANC leaders were tried for 221 
acts of sabotage designed to ‘‘ferment violent revolution’’ 
to overthrow the apartheid system, Nelson Mandela use 
his oratory skills as a legal advocate to lay out the rea-
soning for the ANC’s choice to use acts of sabotage as 
a tactic to defeat apartheid, as doing otherwise would 
have been tantamount to unconditional surrender; 
Whereas he closed his statement with these words: ‘‘During 
my lifetime I have dedicated myself to the struggle of the 
African people. I have fought against White domination, 
and I have fought against Black domination. I have cher-
ished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which 
all persons live together in harmony and with equal op-
portunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to 
achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am 
prepared to die.’’; 
Whereas on June 12, 1964, 8 of the accused, including Nel-
son Mandela, were sentenced to life imprisonment;
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1053 
AN ACT 
To require the Office of Management and Budget 
to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration ac-
tivities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to re-
quire the Environmental Protection Agency to 
develop and implement an adaptive management 
plan, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 1091 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 7, 2008. 
Whereas the United States of America has lost a great pa-
triot with the passing of Charlton Heston; 
Whereas Charlton Heston first became beloved by the Nation 
as a great actor and portrayed many heroic figures, in-
cluding Moses, Michelangelo, Andrew Jackson, John the 
Baptist, Mark Antony, and El Cid in epic movies of the 
1950s and 1960s, and won the 1959 Best Actor Oscar 
for the lead character in ‘‘Ben-Hur’’; 
Whereas Charlton Heston was a leader in many areas of life 
outside of acting, including serving as President of the 
Screen Actors Guild, which he helped to integrate with 
Ronald Reagan and was Chairman of the American Film 
Institute; 
Whereas Charlton Heston was an active supporter of the civil 
rights movement, including protesting the showing of his 
film at a segregated movie theater in Oklahoma City and 
participating in and leading the Arts Group in the 1963 
civil rights march on Washington; 
Whereas in the last major public role of his life, Charlton 
Heston was President of the National Rifle Association 
from June 1998 until April 2003;
•HRES 1091 EH 
Whereas as President of the National Rifle Association, 
Charlton Heston was a stalwart advocate of the position 
that the 2nd Amendment gave citizens the right to keep 
and bear arms; 
Whereas Charlton Heston was an active promoter of wildlife 
management through hunting; 
Whereas, in 2003, Charlton Heston was awarded the Presi-
dential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian 
honor; 
Whereas Charlton Heston was born in Illinois on October 4, 
1923, and his parents moved to St. Helen, Michigan, 
where he grew up; 
Whereas, in 1943, Charlton Heston enlisted in the Army Air 
Force and served as a radio-gunner in the Aleutian Is-
lands of Alaska, and in 1947, he was discharged from the 
Army; 
Whereas, in 1944, Charlton Heston married the love of his 
life, Lydia Clarke, to whom he had been married 64 
years at his death; 
Whereas the Hestons were the parents of two children, Fra-
ser Heston and Holly Heston Rochell; and 
Whereas Charlton Heston passed away on April 5, 2008, and 
the contributions he made to his family and his Nation 
will not be forgotten: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors the life, achievements, and contributions 
of Charlton Heston; and
•HRES 1091 EH 
(2) extends its deepest sympathies to the family of 
Charlton Heston for the loss of such a great generous 
man, husband, and father. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1091 
Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Charlton Heston and 
extending its deepest sympathies to the family of Charlton Heston for 
the loss of such a great generous man, husband, and father. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2008 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. DREIER, Mr. JONES of 
North Carolina, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. WILSON 
of South Carolina, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. LATTA, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. PAUL, 
Mr. BOREN, Mr. ISSA, and Mr. SIMPSON) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of 
Charlton Heston and extending its deepest sympathies 
to the family of Charlton Heston for the loss of such 
a great generous man, husband, and father. 
Whereas the United States of America has lost a great pa-
triot with the passing of Charlton Heston; 
Whereas Charlton Heston first became beloved by the Nation 
as a great actor and portrayed many heroic figures, in-
cluding Moses, Michelangelo, Andrew Jackson, John the 
Baptist, Mark Antony, and El Cid in epic movies of the 
1950s and 1960s, and won the 1959 Best Actor Oscar 
for the lead character in ‘‘Ben-Hur’’; 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1106 
Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as ‘‘National Autism Aware-
ness Month’’ and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research 
into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and 
support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals 
with autism. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2008 
Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. GERLACH, and Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsyl-
vania) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and Labor, 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 
Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as ‘‘Na-
tional Autism Awareness Month’’ and supporting efforts 
to devote new resources to research into the causes and 
treatment of autism and to improve training and support 
for individuals with autism and those who care for indi-
viduals with autism. 
Whereas autism is a developmental disorder that is typically 
diagnosed during the first 3 years of life, robbing individ-
uals of their ability to communicate and interact with 
others; 
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Whereas Charlton Heston was a leader in many areas of life 
outside of acting, including serving as President of the 
Screen Actors Guild, which he helped to integrate with 
Ronald Reagan and was Chairman of the American Film 
Institute; 
Whereas Charlton Heston was an active supporter of the civil 
rights movement, including protesting the showing of his 
film at a segregated movie theater in Oklahoma City and 
participating in and leading the Arts Group in the 1963 
civil rights march on Washington; 
Whereas in the last major public role of his life, Charlton 
Heston was President of the National Rifle Association 
from June 1998 until April 2003; 
Whereas, as President of the National Rifle Association, 
Charlton Heston was a stalwart defender of the 2nd 
Amendment right of citizens to keep and bear arms and 
was an active and effective promoter of wildlife manage-
ment through hunting; 
Whereas, in 2003, Charlton Heston was awarded the Presi-
dential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian 
honor; 
Whereas Charlton Heston was born in Illinois on October 4, 
1923, and his parents moved to St. Helen, Michigan, 
where he grew up; 
Whereas, in 1943, Charlton Heston enlisted in the Army Air 
Force and served as a radio-gunner in the Aleutian Is-
lands of Alaska, and in 1947, he was discharged from the 
Army; 
Whereas, in 1944, Charlton Heston married the love of his 
life, Lydia Clarke, to whom he had been married 64 
years at his death; 
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Whereas the Hestons were the parents of two children, Fra-
ser Heston and Holly Heston Rochell; and 
Whereas Charlton Heston passed away on April 5, 2008, and 
the contributions he made to his family and his Nation 
will not be forgotten: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors the life, achievements, and contribu-
tions of Charlton Heston; and 
(2) extends its deepest sympathies to the family 
of Charlton Heston for the loss of such a great gen-
erous man, husband, and father. 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 202 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1092 
[Report No. 110–574] 
Relating to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5724) to implement the United 
States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2008 
Ms. SLAUGHTER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and order to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Relating to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5724) to 
implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion 
Agreement. 
Resolved, 
That section 151(e)(1) and section 
151(f)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 shall not apply in the 
case of the bill (H.R. 5724) to implement the United 
States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. 
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House Calendar No. 202 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1092 
[Report No. 110–574] 
RESOLUTION 
Relating to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
5724) to implement the United States-Colombia 
Trade Promotion Agreement. 
APRIL 9, 2008 
Referred to the House Calendar and order to be printed 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1094 
Expressing support for designation of April as ‘‘National Donate Life Month’’ 
and expressing gratitude to all Americans who have communicated their 
intent to be organ and tissue donors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2008 
Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. CAMP of Michigan, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mr. 
CLAY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of April as ‘‘National 
Donate Life Month’’ and expressing gratitude to all 
Americans who have communicated their intent to be 
organ and tissue donors. 
Whereas the national waiting list for those awaiting organ 
transplants has increased in the past 10 years from 
60,000 to more than 98,000 people; 
Whereas there exists a persistent and severe shortage of or-
gans donated for transplantation because donation has 
not increased at a pace to provide transplantation for 
these people; 
Whereas transplantation is the therapy of choice, and fre-
quently the only option, to ease patient suffering, restore 
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•HRES 1094 IH 
patient health, and allow them to lead more productive 
lives; 
Whereas modern medicine has progressed to allow exponen-
tially more successful transplant surgeries to be per-
formed, but thousands of people still die on the waiting 
list each year for lack of organ donations; 
Whereas in addition to public health concerns, there are also 
enormous savings to the U.S. health care system that can 
be realized by increasing organ donation and transplan-
tation nationally; and 
Whereas the month of April would be an appropriate month 
to designate as ‘‘National Donate Life Month’’: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Rep-
resentatives— 
(1) supports the designation of a ‘‘National Do-
nate Life Month’’; 
(2) expresses its support and gratitude to all 
Americans who have communicated their intent to 
be organ and tissue donors upon their deaths; and 
(3) supports the many public events that will be 
conducted in April in every State to thank donors 
and donor families and to publicize the organ short-
age. 
Æ 
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‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity may 
use amounts received under a grant awarded under 
this subsection to conduct, in a manner consistent 
with the comprehensive arthritis control and preven-
tion plan submitted by the entity in the application 
under paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) public health surveillance and epide-
miological activities relating to the prevalence of 
arthritis and assessment of disparities in arthri-
tis prevention, diagnosis, management, and 
care; 
‘‘(B) public information and education pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(C) education, training, and clinical skills 
improvement activities for health professionals, 
including allied health personnel. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State 
or an Indian tribe. 
‘‘(e) GENERAL APPLICATION.—The Secretary may 
only award a grant under subsection (b) or (c) to an entity 
that submits to the Secretary an application at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such agreements, assur-
ances, and information as the Secretary may require, in-
cluding a description of how funds received under a grant 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1099 
Honoring the life of Arbella Perkins Ewings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2008 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and Ms. JACKSON-LEE 
of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life of Arbella Perkins Ewings. 
Whereas Arbella Perkins Ewings was born on March 13, 
1894, on a farm in Freestone County, Texas, the fourth 
eldest of 12 children whose great grandparents had been 
slaves in Mississippi; 
Whereas Arabella Perkins Ewings married Frank Ewings in 
1915, and they moved to south Dallas in 1936, where she 
worked as a housekeeper until the 1960s; 
Whereas Mr. Ewings died in 1977 and the couple’s only 
daughter, Claudia, died in 1970; 
Whereas, although Mrs. Ewings lived alone for many years 
in their home on Bradshaw Street, eight generations of 
her family kept a watchful eye on her; 
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•HRES 1095 IH 
tive costs, special enforcement efforts, training and other 
projects designed to enhance the agency’s administration 
and enforcement of its fair housing law; 
Whereas fair housing education and enforcement play a piv-
otal role in increasing housing choice and minority home-
ownership and combating predatory lending; and 
Whereas the Fair Housing Act is an essential component of 
our Nation’s civil rights legislation: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes and honors the 40th anniversary 
of the enactment of the Fair Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) and the 20th anniversary of the 
enactment of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 
1988 (Public Law 100–430; 102 Stat. 1619); 
(2) supports activities to recognize and cele-
brate the important historical milestones represented 
by the anniversaries of the enactment of the Fair 
Housing Act and the enactment of the Fair Housing 
Amendments Act of 1988; and 
(3) encourages all people and levels of govern-
ment to rededicate themselves to the enforcement 
and the ideals of fair housing laws. 
Æ 
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