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House Calendar No. 10 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 144 
[Report No. 109–15] 
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3) to authorize funds 
for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit pro-
grams, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2005 
Mrs. CAPITO, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3) to 
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3) to authorize funds for 
Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and tran-
sit programs, and for other purposes. No further general
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debate (except for the final period contemplated in House 
Resolution 140) shall be in order. No further amendment 
to the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution. Each such amendment may be of-
fered only in the order printed in the report, may be of-
fered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 
be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec-
ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend-
ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 
waived. At the conclusion of the final period of debate, 
the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, 
to the House with such further amendments as may have 
been adopted. The previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final 
passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 10 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 144 
[Report No. 109–15] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, 
highway safety programs, and transit programs, 
and for other purposes. 
MARCH 9, 2005 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 146
Expressing support for prayer at school board meetings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2005
Mr. JINDAL (for himself and Mr. BOUSTANY) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for prayer at school board meetings.
Whereas the freedom to practice religion and to express reli-
gious thought is acknowledged to be a fundamental and 
unalienable right belonging to all individuals; 
Whereas the United States was founded on the principle of 
freedom of religion and not freedom from religion; 
Whereas the framers intended that the First Amendment 
would prohibit the Federal Government from enacting 
any law which favors one religious denomination over an-
other, not prohibit any mention of religion or reference 
to God in civic dialog;
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Whereas in 1983, the United States Supreme Court held in 
Marsh v. Chambers that the practice of opening legisla-
tive sessions with prayer has become part of the fabric 
of our society and to invoke divine guidance on a public 
body entrusted with making the laws is not a violation 
of the Establishment Clause, but rather is simply a toler-
able acknowledgment of beliefs widely held among the 
people of this Nation; 
Whereas voluntary prayer in elected bodies should not be lim-
ited to prayer in State legislatures and the Congress; 
Whereas the Tangipahoa School Board is a deliberative body 
of adults similar to a legislature in that it is elected by 
the people, acts in the public interest, and is open to the 
public for voluntary attendance; 
Whereas the Tangipahoa School Board enjoys a long-stand-
ing tradition of opening board meetings with voluntary 
prayer; and 
Whereas voluntary prayer by an elected body should be pro-
tected under law and encouraged in society because vol-
untary prayer has become a part of the fabric of our soci-
ety, voluntary prayer acknowledges beliefs widely held 
among the people of this Nation, and the Supreme Court 
has held that it is not a violation of the Establishment 
Clause for a public body to invoke divine guidance: Now, 
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) recognizes that prayer before school board 
meetings is a protected act in accordance with the 
fundamental principles upon which the Nation was 
founded;
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(2) strongly disapproves of a decision by the 
United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict 
of 
Louisiana, 
which 
ruled 
against 
the 
Tangipahoa School Board opening its meetings with 
prayer; and 
(3) expresses support for the practice of prayer 
at the beginning of school board meetings.
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the ongoing UNIIIC investigation and continues to vio-
late Security Council Resolutions 1559, 1595, and 1636; 
(7) urges the Government of the United States to 
support the extension of the jurisdiction of the UNIIIC 
to cover assassinations and assassination attempts in 
Lebanon since October 1, 2004; and 
(8) urges the President to implement further meas-
ures against the Syrian leadership in accordance with 
the requirements in the Syria Accountability and Leba-
nese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 
108–175), particularly if Syria further fails to cooperate 
fully with the ongoing UNIIIC investigation and con-
tinues to violate Security Council Resolutions 1559, 
1595, and 1636. 
Attest:
Clerk.
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Whereas Mr. Cameron promoted civil and social justice issues 
and founded three NAACP chapters in Indiana during 
the 1940s; 
Whereas James Cameron served as the Indiana State Direc-
tor of Civil Liberties from 1942 to 1950, and he inves-
tigated over 25 cases involving civil rights violations; 
Whereas Mr. Cameron relocated to Wisconsin after receiving 
many death threats, but he continued civil rights work 
and played a role in protests to end segregated housing 
in Milwaukee; 
Whereas in 1983, after failing to find a publisher for the 
book he began writing in prison, Mr. Cameron took out 
a second mortgage on his home to publish A Time of 
Terror, his autobiographical account of the events sur-
rounding his arrest in 1930; 
Whereas Mr. Cameron founded America’s Black Holocaust 
Museum in 1988 in order to preserve the history of 
lynching in the United States and to recognize the strug-
gle of black people for equality; 
Whereas the Museum contains the Nation’s foremost collec-
tion of lynching images, both photographs and postcards, 
that document the heinous practice of lynching in the 
United States; 
Whereas the Museum performs a critical role by exposing this 
painful, dark, and ugly practice in the Nation’s history, 
so that knowledge can be used to promote understanding 
and to counter racism, fear, and violence; 
Whereas the Museum also documents the history of the Afri-
can-American experience from slavery to the civil rights 
movement to the present day; and 
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H. Res. 147
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
March 16, 2005.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
PRINTING.
The following Members are hereby elected to the Joint
Committee on Printing, to serve with the chair of the Com-
mittee on House Administration:
(1) Mr. Doolittle.
(2) Mr. Reynolds.
(3) Ms. Millender-McDonald.
(4) Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania.
SEC. 2. ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO JOINT COMMITTEE OF CON-
GRESS ON THE LIBRARY.
The following Members are hereby elected to the Joint
Committee of Congress on the Library, to serve with the
chair of the Committee on House Administration:
(1) Mr. Ehlers.
(2) Mrs. Miller of Michigan.
(3) Ms. Millender-McDonald.
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(ii) has demonstrated experience in 
and capacity for underwriting multifamily 
housing loans that provide housing and 
supportive services; 
(iii) may or may not be providing low- 
income housing tax credits in combination 
with the capital advance under this section; 
and 
(iv) agrees to issue a firm commit-
ment within 12 months of delegation. 
(B) PROCESSING
BY
SECRETARY.—The 
Secretary shall retain the authority to process 
capital advances in cases in which no State or 
local housing agency has applied to provide del-
egated processing pursuant to this paragraph or 
no such agency has entered into an agreement 
with the Secretary to serve as a delegated proc-
essing agency. 
(C) PROCESSING
FEES.—An agency to 
which review and processing is delegated pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A) may assess a reason-
able fee which shall be included in the capital 
advance amounts and may recommend project 
rental assistance amounts in excess of those ini-
tially awarded by the Secretary. The Secretary 
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entitled to retain 50 percent of the savings 
in a special housing account. 
(iii) 
BONUS
FOR
ENERGY
EFFI-
CIENCY.—The 
percentage 
established 
under clause (ii) shall be increased to 75 
percent for owners which add energy effi-
ciency features which— 
(I) exceed the energy efficiency 
standards promulgated by the Sec-
retary in accordance with section 109 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
12709); 
(II) substantially reduce the life- 
cycle cost of the housing; and 
(III) reduce gross rent require-
ments. 
(B) USES.—The special housing account 
established under subparagraph (A) may be 
used— 
(i) to provide services to residents of 
the housing or funds set aside for replace-
ment reserves; or 
(ii) for such other purposes as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
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warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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quirements under the HOPE for Homeowners Pro-
gram under this section, the mortgagee shall docu-
ment and verify the income of the mortgagor or non- 
filing status by procuring (A) an income tax return 
transcript of the income tax returns of the mortgagor, 
or(B) a copy of the income tax returns from the Inter-
nal Revenue Service, for the two most recent years for 
which the filing deadline for such years has passed 
and by any other method, in accordance with proce-
dures and standards that the Board shall establish. 
‘‘(10) MORTGAGE FRAUD.—The mortgagor shall 
not have been convicted under Federal or State law 
for fraud during the 10-year period ending upon the 
insurance of the mortgage under this section. 
‘‘(11) PRIMARY
RESIDENCE.—The mortgagor 
shall provide documentation satisfactory in the deter-
mination of the Secretary to prove that the residence 
covered by the mortgage to be insured under this sec-
tion is occupied by the mortgagor as the primary res-
idence of the mortgagor, and that such residence is the 
only residence in which the mortgagor has any 
present ownership interest. 
‘‘(f) STUDY OF AUCTION OR BULK REFINANCE PRO-
GRAM.—
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 766 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign the face of $50 Federal 
reserve notes so as to include a likeness of President Ronald Wilson 
Reagan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2005 
Mr. KLINE (for himself, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. BARTLETT of 
Maryland, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. POE, Mr. 
AKIN, Mr. HERGER, Mr. PENCE, Mr. GRAVES, and Mr. HENSARLING) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign the 
face of $50 Federal reserve notes so as to include a 
likeness of President Ronald Wilson Reagan, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘President Ronald 
Reagan $50 Bill Act’’.
SEC. 2. LIKENESS OF PRESIDENT REAGAN REQUIRED TO 
BE INCLUDED ON THE FACE OF $50 FEDERAL 
RESERVE NOTES. 
The 8th undesignated paragraph of section 16 of the 
Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 418) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The face of 
$50 Federal reserve notes printed after December 31, 
2005, shall bear the likeness of President Ronald Wilson 
Reagan’’. 
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(4) Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 598 
Condemning actions by the Government of Syria that have hindered the 
investigation of the assassination of former Prime Minister of Lebanon 
Rafik Hariri conducted by the United Nations International Independent 
Investigation Commission (UNIIIC), expressing support for extending 
the UNIIIC’s investigative mandate, and stating concern about similar 
assassination attempts apparently aimed at destabilizing Lebanon’s secu-
rity and undermining Lebanon’s sovereignty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 14, 2005 
Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. LANTOS, and Mr. ACKERMAN) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning actions by the Government of Syria that have 
hindered the investigation of the assassination of former 
Prime Minister of Lebanon Rafik Hariri conducted by 
the United Nations International Independent Investiga-
tion Commission (UNIIIC), expressing support for ex-
tending the UNIIIC’s investigative mandate, and stating 
concern about similar assassination attempts apparently 
aimed at destabilizing Lebanon’s security and under-
mining Lebanon’s sovereignty. 
Whereas on September 2, 2004, United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1559 was adopted by the Security
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Council as a reaction to Syria’s increased influence over 
Lebanese politics, reaffirming strict respect for Leb-
anon’s sovereignty, and stipulating the withdrawal of all 
non-Lebanese forces from Lebanon and the disbanding 
and disarmament of all Lebanese and non-Lebanese mili-
tias; 
Whereas on February 14, 2005, former Prime Minister of 
Lebanon Rafik Hariri and 22 others were killed in a ter-
rorist bombing orchestrated by unidentified assailants; 
Whereas on April 7, 2005, the United Nations Security 
Council adopted Resolution 1595, under which the Secu-
rity Council decided to ‘‘establish an international inde-
pendent investigation Commission [the UNIIIC] based in 
Lebanon to assist the Lebanese authorities in their inves-
tigation of all aspects of this terrorist act, including to 
help identify its perpetrators, sponsors, organizers and 
accomplices’’; 
Whereas on October 19, 2005, the first report of the United 
Nations International Independent Investigation Commis-
sion (UNIIIC), headed by former German prosecutor 
Detlev Mehlis, found ‘‘there is converging evidence point-
ing at both Lebanese and Syrian involvement in this ter-
rorist act’’; 
Whereas the October 19, 2005, report also asserted that 
‘‘[g]iven the infiltration of Lebanese institutions and soci-
ety by the Syrian and Lebanese intelligence services 
working in tandem, it would be difficult to envisage a 
scenario whereby such a complex assassination plot could 
have been carried out without their knowledge’’; 
Whereas on October 31, 2005, the United Nations Security 
Council adopted Resolution 1636, which expressed ex-
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1877
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
that certain sexual crimes against children are
predicate crimes for the interception of commu-
nications, and for other purposes.
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 147
Electing members to the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint 
Committee of Congress on the Library. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2005
Mr. NEY (for himself, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. DOO-
LITTLE, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, and Mr. REYNOLDS) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Ad-
ministration 
RESOLUTION 
Electing members to the Joint Committee on Printing and 
the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO JOINT COMMITTEE 
ON PRINTING AND JOINT COMMITTEE OF 
CONGRESS ON THE LIBRARY. 
(a) JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING.—The following 
Members are hereby elected to the Joint Committee on 
Printing, to serve with the chair of the Committee on 
House Administration: 
(1) Mr. Doolittle.
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(2) Mr. Reynolds. 
(3) Ms. Millender-McDonald. 
(4) Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania. 
(b) JOINT COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS ON THE LI-
BRARY.—The following Members are hereby elected to the 
Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, to serve with 
the chair of the Committee on House Administration: 
(1) Mr. Ehlers. 
(2) Mrs. Miller of Michigan. 
(3) Ms. Millender-McDonald. 
(4) Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 76 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve access to medical services 
for veterans seeking treatment at Department of Veterans Affairs out-
patient clinics with exceptionally long waiting periods. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mr. DUNCAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve access 
to medical services for veterans seeking treatment at 
Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics with 
exceptionally long waiting periods. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Outpatient 
Care Access Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO MEDICAL SERVICES FOR VETERANS 
SEEKING TREATMENT AT DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS OUTPATIENT CLINICS 
WITH EXCEPTIONALLY LONG WAITING PERI-
ODS. 
(a) ACCESS TO CARE.—Section 1710 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) In the case of an outpatient clinic of the Depart-
ment at which the waiting period for treatment of patients 
is six months or longer, the Secretary shall, for any vet-
eran seeking medical services at that clinic who is in-
formed by the clinic that the veteran will have such a wait-
ing period, provide for the provision of needed medical 
services for that veteran from sources outside the Depart-
ment. Provision of such services shall be under the same 
terms and conditions with respect to eligibilty and copay-
ments (if any) as apply if such services were provided di-
rectly by the Secretary through the clinic. The Secretary 
shall prescribe such regulations as necessary to carry out 
this subsection.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (i) of section 
1710 of title 38, United States Code, shall take effect at 
the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(1) STUDY.—The Board shall conduct a study 
of the need for and efficacy of an auction or bulk refi-
nancing mechanism to facilitate refinancing of exist-
ing residential mortgages that are at risk for fore-
closure into mortgages insured under this section. The 
study shall identify and examine various options for 
mechanisms under which lenders and servicers of such 
mortgages may make bids for forward commitments 
for such insurance in an expedited manner. 
‘‘(2) CONTENT.— 
‘‘(A) ANALYSIS.—The study required under 
paragraph (1) shall analyze— 
‘‘(i) the feasibility of establishing a 
mechanism that would facilitate the more 
rapid refinancing of borrowers at risk of 
foreclosure into performing mortgages in-
sured under this section; 
‘‘(ii) whether such a mechanism would 
provide an effective and efficient mechanism 
to reduce foreclosures on qualified existing 
mortgages; 
‘‘(iii) whether the use of an auction or 
bulk refinance program is necessary to sta-
bilize the housing market and reduce the
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 770 
To require the annual poverty estimate and the National Assessment of 
Educational Progress to be subject to certain guidance on the release 
of information to the public. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2005 
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Mr. CLAY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To require the annual poverty estimate and the National 
Assessment of Educational Progress to be subject to 
certain guidance on the release of information to the 
public. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC RE-
LEASE OF ANNUAL POVERTY ESTIMATE AND 
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL 
PROGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The annual poverty estimate and 
the National Assessment of Educational Progress shall be
treated as if they were principal economic indicators and 
subject to the provisions of the Statistical Policy Directive 
on Compilation, Release, and Evaluation of Principal Fed-
eral Economic Indicators of the Office of Management and 
Budget (50 Fed. Reg. 38932; September 25, 1985). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘annual poverty estimate’’ means 
the Annual Demographic Supplement to the March 
Current Population Survey, or any successor docu-
ment that is the basis for the official national esti-
mate of the levels of poverty, of the Bureau of the 
Census. 
(2) The term ‘‘National Assessment of Edu-
cational Progress’’ means the National Assessment 
of Educational Progress established pursuant to sec-
tion 303 of the National Assessment of Educational 
Progress Authorization Act (title II of the Act of 
November 5, 2002; Public Law 107–279). 
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ties, and the people of the United States to observe the
month with appropriate programs and activities.
Attest:
Clerk.