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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1379 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Passport Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2008 
Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, and Mr. RUSH) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Passport Month. 
Whereas through international travel, Americans can individ-
ually play a major role towards improving foreign rela-
tions by building bridges and making connections with 
citizens of other countries; 
Whereas interacting with the global community inspires 
Americans to reflect on the diverse multi-cultural back-
ground that has defined the United States as a great 
country of cooperation and progress; 
Whereas having a passport and traveling abroad creates con-
nections with the global community, supporting goodwill 
throughout the world; 
Whereas having a passport and traveling abroad promotes 
understanding and goodwill throughout the world, open-
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•HRES 1379 IH 
ing the doors to increased peace, tolerance, and accept-
ance; 
Whereas having a passport and traveling abroad opens up a 
preponderance of educational opportunities and experi-
ences for Americans of all ages; 
Whereas having a passport and traveling abroad enables 
Americans to see first-hand the effect of the United 
States on the world, including the tremendous amount of 
humanitarian aid given by the United States through 
both public and private sectors; 
Whereas having a passport and traveling abroad reminds 
Americans that they are members of a global family and 
gives them opportunities to mend rifts around the world; 
Whereas fewer than 23 percent of Americans have passports, 
thereby limiting their ability to travel outside the United 
States; 
Whereas the more Americans travel outside the United 
States, the more they will experience opportunities to in-
crease their understanding of the world and the place of 
the United States in it; 
Whereas the creation and support of a National Passport 
Month signals to Americans the important role they can 
play as ambassadors for the United States by serving as 
agents of understanding, tolerance, and mutual respect; 
and 
Whereas travel publishers along with travel editors from the 
most prestigious media outlets in the United States, stu-
dent travel organizations, and book sellers have des-
ignated September as ‘‘National Passport Month’’ to edu-
cate the public about the importance of having a passport 
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•HRES 884 EH 
the gross income of the covered expatriate if such 
expatriate continued to be subject to tax as a cit-
izen or resident of the United States. A deferred 
compensation item shall be taken into account as 
a payment under the preceding sentence when 
such item would be so includible. 
‘‘(2) 
OTHER
DEFERRED
COMPENSATION 
ITEMS.—In the case of any deferred compensation 
item which is not an eligible deferred compensation 
item— 
‘‘(A)(i) with respect to any deferred com-
pensation item to which clause (ii) does not 
apply, an amount equal to the present value of 
the covered expatriate’s accrued benefit shall be 
treated as having been received by such indi-
vidual on the day before the expatriation date as 
a distribution under the plan, and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to any deferred compensa-
tion item referred to in paragraph (4)(D), the 
rights of the covered expatriate to such item shall 
be treated as becoming transferable and not sub-
ject to a substantial risk of forfeiture on the day 
before the expatriation date, 
‘‘(B) no early distribution tax shall apply 
by reason of such treatment, and
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and the positive impact international travel has on indi-
viduals: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Passport Month; and 
(2) requests that the President issue a procla-
mation calling on the Federal Government, States, 
localities, schools, nonprofit organizations, busi-
nesses, other entities, and the people of the United 
States to observe National Passport Month with ap-
propriate ceremonies, programs, and activities. 
Æ 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1380 
Commending Federal and local law enforcement for their efforts to crack 
down on illegal immigration in the Chicagoland suburbs and calling 
on the Governor of the State of Illinois to immediately implement em-
ployee verification technology to curb rising trends in illegal immigration 
in the State of Illinois. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2008 
Mr. ROSKAM (for himself and Mr. KIRK) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Commending Federal and local law enforcement for their 
efforts to crack down on illegal immigration in the 
Chicagoland suburbs and calling on the Governor of the 
State of Illinois to immediately implement employee 
verification technology to curb rising trends in illegal 
immigration in the State of Illinois. 
Whereas on July 19, 2008, Immigration and Customs En-
forcement (ICE) agents, in conjunction with local law en-
forcement, arrested 49 individuals in a 4 day operation 
targeting illegal immigrants with ties to violent street 
gangs in the north and northwest Chicago suburbs; 
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•HRES 1382 RH 
since Congress first appropriated funding for life-saving 
equipment for the use of volunteers on August 14, 1848, 
the first lifesaving stations were authorized on June 20, 
1874, and the Life-Saving Service was established by Act 
of Congress on June 19, 1878; 
Whereas the Coast Guard and its predecessor organizations 
have had ‘‘superintendence of all commercial marine and 
merchant seamen of the United States . . .’’; been 
‘‘charged with the supervision of the laws relating to the 
admeasurement of vessels, and the assigning of signal let-
ters thereto, and designating their official number . . .’’; 
and ‘‘annually prepare and publish a list of vessels of the 
United States . . .’’ since Congress established Shipping 
Commissioners on June 7, 1872, and established the Bu-
reau of Navigation on July 5, 1884; 
Whereas the Revenue Cutter Service and the Life-Saving 
Service were merged, by Act of Congress signed into law 
on January 28, 1915, to form the Coast Guard as an 
agency of the Department of the Treasury; 
Whereas the Lighthouse Service became part of the Coast 
Guard on July 1, 1939, as part of a government reorga-
nization plan adopted by Congress on April 3, 1939; 
Whereas the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation (a 
merger of the Steamboat Inspection Service and the Bu-
reau of Navigation) became part of the Coast Guard in 
another reorganization in July 1946; 
Whereas the Coast Guard was transferred from the Depart-
ment of the Treasury to the newly established Depart-
ment of Transportation on April 1, 1967; and 
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‘‘(3) DEADLINES AND PERIODIC REVIEW.—The 
Commission shall prescribe regulations to implement 
the provisions of this subsection within one year 
after the date of enactment of the Family Telephone 
Connection Protection Act of 2009. The Commission 
shall review, on a triennial basis, the regulations 
promulgated under this subsection, including wheth-
er any Commission-established compensation rates 
should be modified. 
‘‘(4) STATE PREEMPTION.—To the extent that 
any State requirements are inconsistent with the 
Commission’s regulations affecting or pertaining to 
interstate inmate telephone service, including restric-
tions on the payment of commissions based upon 
interstate inmate telephone service revenues or earn-
ings, the Commission’s regulations on such matters 
shall preempt such State requirements. 
‘‘(j) INMATE TELEPHONE SERVICE FULLY SUBJECT 
TO SECTIONS 251 AND 252.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Inmate telephone service is 
fully subject to the requirements of sections 251 and 
252 of this Act. 
‘‘(2) RESTRICTION.—No provider of inmate 
telephone service may block or otherwise refuse to 
carry a call placed by an incarcerated person on the 
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grounds that the provider has no contractual or 
other arrangement with the local exchange carrier 
serving the intended recipient of the call or other 
common carrier involved in any portion of the trans-
mission of the call.’’. 
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HR 1225 IH 
tion Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401(a)(1)(B)(i)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating subclause (IV) as sub-
clause (VII); and 
(3) by inserting after subclause (III) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(IV) whether the agent or toxin 
is endemic to the United States, as 
defined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(V) information available from 
biological risk assessments conducted 
by the Department of Homeland Se-
curity; 
‘‘(VI) newly discovered agents of 
disease, including genetically modified 
organisms or agents created syn-
thetically; and’’. 
(c) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments 
made by subsections (a) and (b) shall not be construed 
to preclude the listing of a biological agent or toxin that 
is endemic to the United States. 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1381 
Expressing the sense of the House that there should be an increased Federal 
commitment prioritizing prevention and public health for all people in 
the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2008 
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. 
MORAN of Virginia, Ms. DEGETTE, and Mr. CASTLE) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House that there should be 
an increased Federal commitment prioritizing prevention 
and public health for all people in the United States. 
Whereas the United States has the highest rate of prevent-
able deaths among 19 industrialized U.N. nations and 
lags behind 28 other U.N. nations in life expectancy; 
Whereas various research studies suggest that nearly 60 per-
cent of premature deaths in the United States are attrib-
utable to environmental conditions, social circumstances, 
and behavioral choices that could be addressed through 
prevention; 
Whereas of the more than $2,200,000,000,000 in health care 
spent nationally in the United States every year, more 
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•HRES 1381 IH 
than any other nation in the world, less than 4 cents out 
of every dollar is spent on prevention and public health; 
Whereas chronic diseases are the leading causes of prevent-
able death and disability in the United States, accounting 
for 7 out of every 10 deaths and killing more than 
1,700,000 people in the United States every year; 
Whereas these often preventable chronic diseases account for 
75 percent of health care spending in the United States, 
including more than 96 cents out of every dollar spent 
in Medicare and more than 83 cents out of every dollar 
spent in Medicaid; 
Whereas these chronic diseases cost the United States an ad-
ditional $1,000,000,000,000 each year in lost produc-
tivity, and are a major contributing factor to the overall 
poor health that is placing the Nation’s economic security 
and competitiveness in jeopardy; 
Whereas the number of people with chronic conditions is rap-
idly increasing, and it is estimated that if we do not in-
tervene now that by 2025 nearly half of the population 
will suffer from at least one chronic disease; 
Whereas current research has shown that increasing to 90 
percent the use of just 5 preventive services, including— 
(1) the portion of adults who take aspirin daily to 
prevent heart disease; 
(2) the portion of smokers who are advised by a 
health professional to quit and are offered medication or 
other assistance; 
(3) the portion of adults age 50 and older who are 
up to date with any recommended screening for colorectal 
cancer; 
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H. Res. 11 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 5, 2017. 
Whereas the United States has long supported a negotiated 
settlement leading to a sustainable two-state solution 
with the democratic, Jewish state of Israel and a demili-
tarized, democratic Palestinian state living side-by-side in 
peace and security; 
Whereas since 1993, the United States has facilitated direct, 
bilateral negotiations between both parties toward achiev-
ing a two-state solution and ending all outstanding 
claims; 
Whereas it is the long-standing policy of the United States 
that a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian con-
flict will only come through direct, bilateral negotiations 
between the two parties; 
Whereas it is the long-standing position of the United States 
to oppose and, if necessary, veto United Nations Security 
Council resolutions dictating additional binding param-
eters on the peace process; 
Whereas it is the long-standing position of the United States 
to oppose and, if necessary, veto one-sided or anti-Israel 
resolutions at the United Nations Security Council; 
Whereas the United States has stood in the minority inter-
nationally over successive Administrations in defending
•HRES 1381 IH 
(4) the portion of adults age 50 and older immu-
nized against flu annually; and 
(5) the portion of women age 40 and older who have 
been screened for breast cancer in the past 2 years, 
would save more than 100,000 lives each year in the 
United States; and 
Whereas research has shown that investing in community- 
level interventions that promote and enable proper nutri-
tion, increased access to physical activity, and smoking 
cessation programs can prevent and mitigate chronic dis-
eases, improve quality of life, increase economic produc-
tivity, and reduce health care costs: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes that in order to reduce the dis-
ease burden and health care costs associated with 
preventable disease and injury, it is imperative that 
this Nation strengthen its public health system to— 
(A) provide all persons in the United 
States with the information, resources, and en-
vironment they need to make healthier choices 
and live healthier lives; and 
(B) protect all people in this country from 
health threats beyond their control, such as bio-
terrorism, natural disasters, infectious disease 
outbreaks, and environmental hazards; 
(2) commits to creating public health strategies 
to eliminate health disparities and improve the 
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•HRES 1381 IH 
health of all people in the United States, regardless 
of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status; 
(3) supports the prioritizing of public policies 
focusing on the prevention of disease and injury, and 
calls for community-based programs to support 
healthy lifestyles, including those that promote prop-
er nutrition and increased access to physical activity; 
(4) urges the expansion of the 5 prevention 
strategies of daily aspirin therapy, smoking ces-
sation, colorectal cancer screening, annual flu immu-
nizations, and breast cancer screening that can save 
more than 100,000 lives each year; 
(5) believes that the congressional budget proc-
ess should reflect the significant savings associated 
with investments in prevention of disease and injury, 
and therefore strongly encourages the Congressional 
Budget Office to consider the health care savings as-
sociated with reduced chronic disease burden due to 
clinical and community preventive services and pro-
grams when formulating its health care cost esti-
mates; and 
(6) pledges to helping the United States be the 
healthiest nation by supporting an increased invest-
ment in Federal public health programs to at least 
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•HRES 1381 IH 
1 percent of total Federal spending within 5 years 
of the passage of this resolution. 
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H. Res. 1382 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 29, 2008. 
Whereas the Coast Guard, including its predecessor organiza-
tions, has a long and distinguished heritage dating back 
to the very first Congress in 1789; 
Whereas the Coast Guard is now in its 219th year of pro-
tecting the coast, saving life and property, protecting the 
environment, and ensuring the safety of life and property 
at sea; 
Whereas the Coast Guard and its predecessor organizations 
have been responsible for safe navigation since Con-
gress— 
(1) authorized ‘‘the necessary support, maintenance 
and repairs of all lighthouse, beacons, buoys’’, and spe-
cifically authorized the construction of the first Federal 
lighthouse at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, on Au-
gust 7, 1789; and 
(2) established the Lighthouse Board on October 9, 
1852; 
Whereas the Coast Guard and its predecessor organizations 
have, since September 1, 1789, been responsible for reg-
istering (documenting) vessels of the United States; 
Whereas the Coast Guard and its predecessor organizations 
have protected the coast since Congress authorized the
•HRES 1382 EH 
President to build and equip ten revenue cutters, on Au-
gust 4, 1790, which were to be paid for from ‘‘duties on 
goods, wares and merchandise, imported into the United 
States, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels’’; 
Whereas the Coast Guard and its predecessor organizations 
have inspected vessels since Congress adopted, on July 7, 
1838, an Act ‘‘to provide better security of the lives of 
passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in 
part by steam’’, thus beginning the Steamboat Inspection 
Service; 
Whereas the Coast Guard and its predecessor organizations 
have conducted lifesaving operations along our coasts 
since Congress first appropriated funding for life-saving 
equipment for the use of volunteers on August 14, 1848, 
the first lifesaving stations were authorized on June 20, 
1874, and the Life-Saving Service was established by Act 
of Congress on June 19, 1878; 
Whereas the Coast Guard and its predecessor organizations 
have had ‘‘superintendence of all commercial marine and 
merchant seamen of the United States . . .’’; been 
‘‘charged with the supervision of the laws relating to the 
admeasurement of vessels, and the assigning of signal let-
ters thereto, and designating their official number . . .’’; 
and ‘‘annually prepare and publish a list of vessels of the 
United States . . .’’ since Congress established Shipping 
Commissioners on June 7, 1872, and established the Bu-
reau of Navigation on July 5, 1884; 
Whereas the Revenue Cutter Service and the Life-Saving 
Service were merged, by Act of Congress signed into law 
on January 28, 1915, to form the Coast Guard as an 
agency of the Department of the Treasury;
•HRES 1411 IH 
(4) encourages individuals across the Nation to 
be aware of data privacy concerns and to take steps 
to protect their personal information online. 
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•HRES 1382 EH 
Whereas the Lighthouse Service became part of the Coast 
Guard on July 1, 1939, as part of a government reorga-
nization plan adopted by Congress on April 3, 1939; 
Whereas the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation (a 
merger of the Steamboat Inspection Service and the Bu-
reau of Navigation) became part of the Coast Guard in 
another reorganization in July 1946; 
Whereas the Coast Guard was transferred from the Depart-
ment of the Treasury to the newly established Depart-
ment of Transportation on April 1, 1967; and 
Whereas the Coast Guard was transferred to the newly estab-
lished Department of Homeland Security in March 2003: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes 
and honors all the men and women of the Coast Guard and 
its predecessor organizations since August 7, 1789. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1134 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the credit for 
nonbusiness energy property for 2008. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 23, 2009 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. EHLERS, and Mr. 
SOUDER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the 
credit for nonbusiness energy property for 2008. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR NONBUSINESS ENERGY PROP-
ERTY ALLOWED FOR 2008. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 25C of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to credit for nonbusiness en-
ergy property) is amended by redesignating subsection (g) 
as subsection (h) and by inserting after subsection (f) the 
following new subsection: 
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‘‘(g) CREDIT
FOR 2008 ALLOWED
ON 2009 RE-
TURN.—For purposes of this section, property placed in 
service during 2008 shall be treated as placed in service 
during the taxpayer’s first taxable year ending after De-
cember 31, 2008.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years ending after 
December 31, 2008. 
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