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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1304
To deauthorize a feature of the project for navigation, Fall River Harbor,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1995
Mr. BLUTE (for himself and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
A BILL
To deauthorize a feature of the project for navigation, Fall
River Harbor, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FALL RIVER HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.
The feature of the project for navigation, Fall River
Harbor, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, authorized by
section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat.
731), that consists of the alteration of the drawspan of
the Brightman Street Bridge for the purpose of providing
a clear channel width of 300 feet is not authorized after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5047
To provide for the establishment of a commission to recommend a standard-
ized honor code for the three military service academies, the Senior
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and officer candidate schools.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 19, 1994
Mr. UNDERWOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To provide for the establishment of a commission to rec-
ommend a standardized honor code for the three military
service academies, the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training
Corps, and officer candidate schools.
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 ‘‘Military Service Acad-
emy Honor Code Act’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1305
To require employers to notify workers before health care benefits or
retirement benefits are terminated.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1995
Mr. COSTELLO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities
A BILL
To require employers to notify workers before health care
benefits or retirement benefits are terminated.
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 ‘‘Retired Worker Health
Security Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. BENEFIT NOTICE.
No employer may terminate the health care benefits
or retirement benefits it provides its employees before the
end of a 60-day period after the employer serves written
notice of such termination to the employees and to the
labor organization representatives of such employees.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION.
For purposes of section 2, the term ‘‘employer’’
means any business enterprise which has 100 or more em-
ployees or 500 or more employees who have retired and
receive or will receive health and pension benefits from
such enterprise.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Section 2 shall take effect 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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•HRES 479 EH 
bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the re-
port of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 
shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Com-
mittee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered 
as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment 
under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 
are waived. No further amendment to the bill, as amended, 
shall be in order except those printed in part B of the report 
of the Committee on Rules. Each such amendment may be 
offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered 
only by a Member designated in the report, shall be consid-
ered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 
report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 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 
consideration of the bill for amendment 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 mo-
tion except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions.
•HRES 479 EH 
SEC. 2. During any recess or adjournment of not more 
than three days, if in the opinion of the Speaker the public 
interest so warrants, then the Speaker or his designee, after 
consultation with the Minority Leader, may reconvene the 
House at a time other than that previously appointed, within 
the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, 
and notify Members accordingly. 
SEC. 3. Clause 3 of rule XXIX shall apply to the avail-
ability requirements for a conference report and the accom-
panying joint statement under clause 8(a)(1) of rule XXII. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 504
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free withdraw-
als from an individual’s individual retirement account for use by such
individual or the children of such individual in acquiring a first home,
and to provide that a parent’s guarantee of a loan to his child shall
not be a gift for gift tax purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 21, 1993
Mr. DARDEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow pen-
alty-free withdrawals from an individual’s individual re-
tirement account for use by such individual or the chil-
dren of such individual in acquiring a first home, and
to provide that a parent’s guarantee of a loan to his
child shall not be a gift for gift tax 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 ‘‘American Dream As-
sistance Act of 1992’’.
SEC. 2. PENALTY-FREE WITHDRAWALS FOR FIRST-TIME
HOMEBUYERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exceptions
to 10-percent additional tax on early distributions from
qualified retirement plans) is amended by adding at the
end thereof the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) DISTRIBUTIONS
FROM
INDIVIDUAL
RETIREMENT
PLANS
FOR
FIRST
HOME
PUR-
CHASES.—Distributions to an individual from
an individual retirement plan which are quali-
fied first-time homebuyer distributions (as de-
fined in paragraph (6)).’’
(b) FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER DISTRIBUTIONS.—Sec-
tion 72(t) of such Code is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new paragraph:
‘‘(6) QUALIFIED FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER DIS-
TRIBUTIONS.—For purposes of paragraph (2)(D)—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified
first-time homebuyer distribution’ means any
payment or distribution received by an individ-
ual to the extent such payment or distribution
is used by the individual before the close of the
60th day after the day on which such payment
or distribution is received to pay qualified ac-
quisition costs with respect to a principal resi-
•HRES 479 RH 
5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the 
executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint 
resolution of approval is enacted into law. The first read-
ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived. General de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, 
the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on Rules now printed in the bill, modi-
fied by the amendment printed in part A of the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 
shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 
Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as the original bill for the purpose of further 
amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be consid-
ered as read. All points of order against provisions in the 
bill, as amended, are waived. No further amendment to 
the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed 
in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each 
such amendment may be offered only in the order printed 
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dence of a first-time homebuyer who is such in-
dividual or the child of such individual.
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
ACQUISITION
COSTS.—
For purposes of this paragraph, the term
‘qualified acquisition costs’ means the costs of
acquiring, constructing, or reconstructing a res-
idence. Such term includes any usual or reason-
able settlement, financing, or other closing
costs.
‘‘(C) FIRST-TIME
HOMEBUYER; 
OTHER
DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this para-
graph—
‘‘(i) FIRST-TIME
HOMEBUYER.—The
term ‘first-time homebuyer’ means any in-
dividual if such individual (and if married,
such individual’s spouse) had no present
ownership interest in a principal residence
during the 3-year period ending on the
date of acquisition of the principal resi-
dence to which this paragraph applies.
‘‘(ii) 
PRINCIPAL
RESIDENCE.—The
term ‘principal residence’ has the same
meaning as when used in section 1034.
‘‘(iii) DATE
OF
ACQUISITION.—The
term ‘date of acquisition’ means the date—
‘‘(I) on which a binding contract
to acquire the principal residence to
which subparagraph (A) applies is en-
tered into, or
‘‘(II) on which construction or re-
construction of such a principal resi-
dence is commenced.
‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULE WHERE DELAY IN AC-
QUISITION.—If—
‘‘(i) any amount is paid or distributed
from an individual retirement plan to an
individual for purposes of being used as
provided in subparagraph (A), and
‘‘(ii) by reason of a delay in the acqui-
sition of the residence, the requirements of
subparagraph (A) cannot be met,
the amount so paid or distributed may be paid
into an individual retirement plan as provided
in section 408(d)(3)(A)(i) without regard to
section 408(d)(3)(B), and, if so paid into such
other plan, such amount shall not be taken into
account 
in 
determining 
whether 
section
408(d)(3)(A)(i) applies to any other amount.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to payments and distributions after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. PARENT’S GUARANTEE OF CHILD’S LOAN NOT GIFT
FOR GIFT TAX PURPOSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2503 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (defining taxable gifts) is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) EXCLUSION FOR GUARANTEE BY PARENT OF
LOAN TO CHILD OR CHILD’S BUSINESS, ETC.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The mere making of a
qualified guarantee shall not be treated as a transfer
of property by gift for purposes of this chapter.
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED GUARANTEE.—For purposes of
this subsection, the term ‘qualified guarantee’ means
any guarantee by an individual of a loan to—
‘‘(A) any lineal descendent of such individ-
ual or any spouse of such a lineal descendent,
or
‘‘(B) any business enterprise all of the in-
terests in which (other than any interest as a
creditor) are owned by individuals described in
subparagraph (A).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to guarantees made before, on,
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 480 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members, 
Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and officers and employees of 
the House from buying or selling securities while in possession of mate-
rial, nonpublic information, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2011 
Mr. CANSECO submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ethics 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
prohibit Members, Delegates, the Resident Commis-
sioner, and officers and employees of the House from 
buying or selling securities while in possession of mate-
rial, nonpublic information, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That rule XXIII of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives (known as the ‘‘Code of Official Con-
duct’’) is amended by redesignating clause 18 as clause 
20 and by inserting after clause 17 the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘18.(a) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commis-
sioner shall place into a blind trust all securities, commod-
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(c) CONCLUSIVE PROOF OF PASKENTA INDIAN AN-
CESTRY.—For the purpose of subsection (b), the Secretary
shall accept any available evidence establishing Paskenta
Indian ancestry. The Secretary shall accept as conclusive
evidence of Paskenta Indian ancestry, information con-
tained in the census of the Indians in and near Paskenta,
prepared by Special Indian Agent John J. Terrell, in any
other roll or census of Paskenta Indians prepared by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, and in the Paskenta Indian
Rancheria distribution list, compiled by the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs on February 26, 1959.
SEC. 7. INTERIM GOVERNMENT.
Until a new tribal constitution and bylaws are adopt-
ed and become effective under section 8, the Tribe’s gov-
erning body shall be an Interim Council. The initial mem-
bership of the Interim Council shall consist of the mem-
bers of the Tribal Council of the Tribe on the date of the
enactment of this Act, and the Interim Council shall con-
tinue to operate in the manner prescribed for the Tribal
Council under the tribal constitution adopted December
18, 1993. Any new members filling vacancies on the In-
terim Council shall meet the membership criteria set forth
in section 6(b) and be elected in the same manner as are
Tribal Council members under the tribal constitution
adopted December 18, 1993.
•HRES 480 IH 
ities for future delivery, security-based swaps, or swaps 
that are transacted on or through the facilities of a na-
tional securities exchange or from or through a broker or 
dealer, unless such individual files with the Clerk a de-
tailed disclosure report of all transactions of securities, 
commodities for future delivery, security-based swaps, or 
swaps no later than 5 business days after the last day 
of a calendar month in which a transaction is completed. 
‘‘(b) The detailed disclosure report referred to in 
paragraph (a) shall include the date of all transactions, 
exact amount of securities, commodities for future deliv-
ery, security-based swaps, or swaps bought or sold in the 
transaction, the exact financial details of the transaction, 
and any other information as determined by the Com-
mittee on Ethics. 
‘‘(c) The Clerk shall make available to the public a 
detailed summary of each such disclosure report in a man-
ner prescribed by the Committee on Ethics no later than 
60 calendar days after the end of the applicable 5-business 
day filing period. 
‘‘19. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or 
officer or employee of the House shall not purchase or sell 
a security, commodity for future delivery, security-based 
swap, or swap, on or through the facilities of a national 
securities exchange or from or through a broker or dealer, 
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•HRES 480 IH 
while in possession of material, nonpublic information (as 
determined by the Committee on Ethics) obtained by rea-
son of employment in the House.’’. 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by the first section of 
this resolution shall take effect 90 days after the date of 
its adoption. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2534 
To provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding 
through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete 
significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, 
including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland 
waterways, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2013 
Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Ms. SCHWARTZ) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infra-
structure funding through bonding to empower States 
and local governments to complete significant infrastruc-
ture projects across all modes of transportation, includ-
ing roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and 
inland waterways, 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 ‘‘Transportation and 
Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013’’ or 
‘‘TRIP Bonds Act’’. 
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(A) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (10)’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(v) This subparagraph shall apply with respect to
discharges occurring in a fiscal year only if the Secretary
uses a method for making adjustments to the DRG pro-
spective payment rate for area differences in hospital wage
levels under paragraph (3)(E) for the fiscal year that is
based on the use of Metropolitan Statistical Area classi-
fications.’’.
(2) Section 1886(d)(10) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(10))
is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (C)(i)(II), by striking ‘‘the
area wage index applicable’’ and inserting ‘‘the fac-
tor used to adjust the DRG prospective payment
rate for area differences in hospital wage levels that
applies’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (D)—
(i) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause
(iii), and
(ii) by inserting after clause (i) the follow-
ing new clause:
‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i), if the Secretary uses
a method for making adjustments to the DRG prospective
SEC. 8. TRIBAL CONSTITUTION.
(a) ELECTION; TIME AND PROCEDURE.—Upon the
completion of the tribal membership roll under section
6(a) and upon the written request of the Interim Council,
the Secretary shall conduct, by secret ballot, an election
for the purpose of adopting a constitution and bylaws for
the Tribe. The election shall be held according to section
16 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 476), except
that absentee balloting shall be permitted regardless of
voter residence.
(b) ELECTION
OF
TRIBAL
OFFICIALS; PROCE-
DURES.—Not later than 120 days after the Tribe adopts
a constitution and bylaws under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall conduct an election by secret ballot for the
purpose of electing tribal officials as provided in such trib-
al constitution. Such election shall be conducted according
to the procedures specified in subsection (a) except to the
extent that such procedures conflict with the tribal con-
stitution.
SEC. 9. GENERAL PROVISION.
The Secretary may promulgate such regulations as
may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5051
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit insured depository
institutions from imposing any fees with respect to certain deposits
of rolled coins by individuals who are not more than 16 years of age.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 19, 1994
Mr. KLEIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit
insured depository institutions from imposing any fees
with respect to certain deposits of rolled coins by individ-
uals who are not more than 16 years of age.
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 ‘‘Youth Depositor Pro-
tection Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF FEES WITH RE-
SPECT TO CERTAIN DEPOSITS OF ROLLED
COINS.
Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. 1828) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(q) PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF FEES WITH
RESPECT TO CERTAIN DEPOSITS OF ROLLED COINS.—
No insured depository institution may impose any fee in
connection with the deposit of rolled United States coins
into an account maintained at such institution by any indi-
vidual who is not more than 16 years of age.’’.
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IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 482 
Prohibiting the use of a Members’ representational allowance to obtain adver-
tising on any Internet site other than an official site of the Member 
involved. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2011 
Mr. FLAKE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Prohibiting the use of a Members’ representational allowance 
to obtain advertising on any Internet site other than 
an official site of the Member involved. 
Resolved, That no portion of a Members’ representa-
tional allowance may be used to obtain advertising on any 
Internet site other than an official site of the Member in-
volved. 
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5052
To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the
construction of three hydroelectric projects in the State of Arkansas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 19, 1994
Mr. LAMBERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applica-
ble to the construction of three hydroelectric projects
in the State of Arkansas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF DEADLINES.
Notwithstanding the time limitations of section 13 of
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) the Federal En-
ergy Regulatory Commission, upon the request of the li-
censee for FERC Project No. 4204, 4660, and 4659 (and
after reasonable notice), is authorized, in accordance with
the good faith, due diligence, and public interest require-
ments of such section 13 and the Commission’s procedures
under such section, to extend the time required for com-
mencement of construction for the project for up to a max-
imum of 3 consecutive 2-year periods. This section shall
take effect for the project upon the expiration of the exten-
sion (issued by the Commission under such section 13)
of the period required for commencement of construction
of such project.
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