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H. Res. 173 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 26, 2015. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2) to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the 
Medicare sustainable growth rate and strengthen Medicare 
access by improving physician payments and making other 
improvements, to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance 
Program, and for other purposes. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment printed 
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amend-
ed, shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amend-
ed, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage 
without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
equally divided among and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce and the chair and ranking minority member of the
•HRES 173 EH 
Committee on Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to re-
commit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. On any legislative day during the period from 
March 27, 2015, through April 10, 2015— 
(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 
shall be considered as approved; and 
(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad-
journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 
clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an-
nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 
SEC. 3. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 
the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period ad-
dressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under clause 
8(a) of rule I. 
SEC. 4. Each day during the period addressed by section 
2 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for 
purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1546). 
SEC. 5. The Committee on Financial Services and the 
Committee on Ways and Means each may, at any time before 
5 p.m. on April 6, 2015, file reports to accompany measures. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
•HRES 173 RH 
(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad-
journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 
clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an-
nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 
SEC. 3. The Speaker may appoint Members to per-
form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 
addressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under 
clause 8(a) of rule I. 
SEC. 4. Each day during the period addressed by sec-
tion 2 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 
day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolu-
tion (50 U.S.C. 1546). 
SEC. 5. The Committee on Financial Services and the 
Committee on Ways and Means each may, at any time 
before 5 p.m. on April 6, 2015, file reports to accompany 
measures. 
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House Calendar No. 18 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 173 
[Report No. 114–50] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and 
strengthen Medicare access by improving physi-
cian payments and making other improvements, 
to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance 
Program, and for other purposes, and providing 
for proceedings during the period from March 
27, 2015, through April 10, 2015. 
MARCH 25, 2015 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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For purposes of paragraph (1), a stepfather or stepmother
shall be treated as a father or mother.
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of this section,
rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and
(4) of section 21(e) shall apply.
‘‘(e) PHASE-IN.—In the case of a taxable year begin-
ning in a calendar year before 2002, subsection (a) shall
be applied by substituting the applicable amount deter-
mined under the following table for the $500 amount ap-
pearing in subsection (a):
‘‘If the calendar year is:
The applicable amount is:
1998 ......................................................................................
$250
1999 ......................................................................................
$350
2000 ......................................................................................
$400
2001 ......................................................................................
$450.
‘‘(f) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of any
taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2002, the
$500 amount contained in subsection (a) shall be in-
creased by an amount equal to—
‘‘(1) such dollar amount, multiplied by
‘‘(2) the cost-of-living adjustment under section
1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable
year begins, determined by substituting ‘calendar
year 2001’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph
(B) thereof.
If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence
is not a multiple of $50, such amount shall be rounded
to the nearest multiple of $50.’’
I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4343
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 regarding the application
of points of order to unreported measures in the House of Representatives.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 29, 1998
Mr. MOAKLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 regarding
the application of points of order to unreported measures
in the House of Representatives.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That (a) section 315 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 is amended by striking ‘‘reported’’ the first place it
appears.
(b) Section 303(b) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 is amended by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph
(2) and inserting a period, and by striking paragraph (3).
Æ
IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 179 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary 
of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, 
for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2015 
Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. POLIS, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. RAN-
GEL, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 
VEASEY, and Mr. TAKANO) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of 
title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to 
enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces. 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the Secretary of Defense should review 
section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for the pur-
pose of making a determination and authorization pursu-
ant to subsection (b)(2) of such section regarding the en-
listment in the Armed Forces of an alien who possesses 
an employment authorization document issued under the 
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program of the 
Department of Homeland Security established pursuant to 
the memorandum of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
dated June 15, 2012. 
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IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 17 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consider-
ation of a concurrent resolution to provide for a recess of the House 
after July 31 of any year unless the House has approved each regular 
appropriation bill for the next fiscal year. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2015 
Mr. WITTMAN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
prohibit the consideration of a concurrent resolution to 
provide for a recess of the House after July 31 of any 
year unless the House has approved each regular appro-
priation bill for the next fiscal year. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Stay on Sched-
ule (S.O.S.) Resolution’’. 
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•HRES 17 IH 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING RECESS DURING AUGUST UNTIL AP-
PROVAL OF ALL REGULAR APPROPRIATION 
BILLS. 
Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘Concurrent resolution providing for adjournment 
during August 
‘‘12. If by July 31 of any calendar year the House 
has not passed each of the regular appropriation bills for 
the fiscal year which begins on October 1 of that calendar 
year, it shall not be in order to consider a concurrent reso-
lution to provide that the House stand adjourned during 
any day occurring during August of that calendar year 
until the House has passed each such bill. For purposes 
of this clause, the term ‘regular appropriation bill’ means 
any annual appropriation bill which is under the jurisdic-
tion of a single subcommittee of the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives (as may be pro-
vided under the Rules for the fiscal year involved).’’. 
Æ 
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IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 180 
Congratulating the University of Kansas for 150 years of outstanding service 
to the State of Kansas, the United States, and the world. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2015 
Ms. JENKINS of Kansas submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the University of Kansas for 150 years of 
outstanding service to the State of Kansas, the United 
States, and the world. 
Whereas the University of Kansas was founded in 1865 as 
the State university for the State of Kansas, embodying 
the values and ideals of the people who fought and died 
to ensure Kansas would enter the Union as a free State, 
as symbolized by the university’s mascot, the Jayhawk; 
Whereas, 150 years after its founding, the University of Kan-
sas is home to 28,000 students and 2,800 faculty and the 
university graduates more than 6,700 individuals each 
year who join the ranks of the 338,240 Jayhawk alumni 
living throughout Kansas, the United States, and the 
world; 
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Whereas the University of Kansas has been a member of the 
prestigious Association of American Universities since 
1909; 
Whereas the University of Kansas has been open to all gen-
ders and races since its founding and the university’s 
first valedictorian was Flora Richardson in 1873; 
Whereas the University of Kansas has 13 schools and offers 
more than 600 degree programs and students come from 
all 50 States and 105 countries to study at the univer-
sity; 
Whereas the University of Kansas recognizes that the under-
standing of world cultures is essential for American 
progress and the university offers more than 40 separate 
language courses; 
Whereas continuing education programs at the University of 
Kansas include fire and law enforcement training centers 
that annually train over 5,000 public safety officers 
across Kansas; 
Whereas basketball was first played at the University of Kan-
sas in 1898, coached by James Naismith, the inventor of 
the game, and the university has one of the most success-
ful programs in the country, winning over 2,150 games 
and 5 national championships; 
Whereas Allen Fieldhouse has hosted the University of Kan-
sas basketball games since 1955 and the building re-
mains one of the most historically significant and pres-
tigious buildings in college athletics; 
Whereas President Theodore Roosevelt pronounced the uni-
versity’s chant—Rock Chalk Jayhawk—the ‘‘greatest col-
lege cheer ever devised’’; 
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care insurance contract for such individual
or the spouse of such individual. In apply-
ing subparagraph (B), such premiums
shall be treated as amounts not paid for
medical care.
‘‘(ii) NO DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No de-
duction shall be allowed under section 213
for any amount described in this subpara-
graph unless the taxpayer elects to have
this subparagraph not apply to such
amount.
‘‘(iii) QUALIFIED
LONG-TERM
CARE
INSURANCE CONTRACT.—For purposes of
this subparagraph, the term ‘qualified
long-term care insurance contract’ has the
meaning given such term by section
7702B(b), except that such term includes
only such contracts which are licensed for
sale in the State in which the policy was
purchased.’’
(b) EXCLUSION FROM INCOME FOR AMOUNTS WITH-
DRAWN FROM CERTAIN PLANS TO PAY LONG-TERM
CARE PREMIUMS.—Part III of subchapter B of chapter
1 (relating to items specifically excluded from gross in-
come) is amended by redesignating section 139 as section
•HRES 180 IH 
Whereas the University of Kansas has a long history of work-
ing with our Nation’s military, is one of only 53 schools 
to host all three ROTC programs, and works with the 
Army’s Command and General Staff College at Fort 
Leavenworth to produce military and civilian faculty with 
the advanced degrees necessary to teach at the highest 
level; 
Whereas, in 1917, the first United States officer killed in 
World War I combat was a University of Kansas Medical 
Center student; 
Whereas research at the University of Kansas provides nu-
merous economic and societal contributions; helium was 
first isolated in Bailey Hall, located on the main campus 
of the University of Kansas, and the first time-release 
capsule was developed by a university professor; 
Whereas the Spencer Museum of Art houses an internation-
ally known and diverse collection numbering approxi-
mately 38,000 artworks and artifacts in all media; 
Whereas the Kenneth Spencer Research Library is home to 
some of the rarest and most precious volumes and mate-
rials in the world, including cuneiform tablets written 
four millennia ago; 
Whereas astronauts, artists, authors, business leaders, Pul-
itzer Prize winners, a Nobel laureate, and Governors and 
Senators launched their careers at the University of Kan-
sas, including former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole; 
and 
Whereas the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics offers oppor-
tunities for all citizens to discover how they might best 
serve their communities: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) recognizes that the diverse elements of the 
University of Kansas are united by the university’s 
mission to educate leaders, build healthy commu-
nities, and make discoveries that benefit and im-
prove society; and 
(2) congratulates the University of Kansas for 
150 years of outstanding service to the State of 
Kansas, the United States, and the world. 
Æ 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4348
To amend section 5137 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to
allow national banks to continue to hold passive investments in certain
subsurface rights acquired in the course of the banking business and
carried on the books of the bank for a nominal amount.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 29, 1998
Mr. SESSIONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend section 5137 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States to allow national banks to continue to hold passive
investments in certain subsurface rights acquired in the
course of the banking business and carried on the books
of the bank for a nominal amount.
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 ‘‘Bank Investment in
Subsurface Rights Act’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 5137 OF THE REVISED
STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5137 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States (12 U.S.C. 29) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) 
PASSIVE
INVESTMENTS
IN
SUBSURFACE
RIGHTS AND INTERESTS IN RIGHTS.—
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c), a national bank may hold
subsurface rights of real estate, and interests in
such rights, if—
‘‘(A) the national bank acquires the prop-
erty pursuant to the paragraphs designated the
‘First’, ‘Second’, and ‘Third’ of subsection (a);
‘‘(B) the national bank—
‘‘(i) holds the rights or interest pas-
sively; and
‘‘(ii) is not engaged in production, ex-
traction, exploration, or other active use of
the rights or interests;
‘‘(C) the national bank does not make any
new investments relating to the rights or inter-
ests without the approval of the Comptroller of
the Currency;
‘‘(D) the national bank—
‘‘(i) values the subsurface rights and
interests in such rights on the books of the
bank for no more than a nominal amount;
and
‘‘(ii) separately discloses the aggre-
gate amount of earnings from the rights
and interests in the annual financial state-
ments of the bank; and
‘‘(E) the Comptroller of the Currency de-
termines that the possession of such rights and
interests is not inconsistent with the safety and
soundness of the national bank.
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY
OF
COMPTROLLER
OF
THE
CURRENCY TO REQUIRE DIVESTITURE.—The Comp-
troller of the Currency may order, at any time, a na-
tional bank which holds subsurface rights of real es-
tate, and interests in such rights, pursuant to para-
graph (1) to divest such rights and interests if the
Comptroller determines that continued ownership of
such rights or interests is detrimental to the na-
tional bank.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO REDESIGNATE UN-
DESIGNATED PARAGRAPHS
AS SUBSECTIONS.—Section
5137 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (12
U.S.C. 29) is amended—
come increased by any amount excluded from gross
income under section 911, 931, or 933.
‘‘(2) THRESHOLD AMOUNT.—For purposes of
paragraph (1), the term ‘threshold amount’ means—
‘‘(A) $110,000 in the case of a joint re-
turn,
‘‘(B) $75,000 in the case of an individual
who is not married, and
‘‘(C) $55,000 in the case of a married in-
dividual filing a separate return.
For purposes of this paragraph, marital status shall
be determined under section 7703.
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED PERSON.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘qualified person’ means any individual—
‘‘(1) who is a father or mother of the taxpayer,
his spouse, or his former spouse or who is an ances-
tor of such a father or mother,
‘‘(2) who is a chronically ill individual (as de-
fined in section 7702B(c)(2)),
‘‘(3) who has as his principal place of abode for
more than half of the taxable year the home of the
taxpayer, and
‘‘(4) whose name and TIN are included on the
taxpayer’s return for the taxable year.
(1) in the 1st undesignated paragraph by strik-
ing ‘‘5137. A national banking association may pur-
chase’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 5137. POWER TO HOLD REAL ESTATE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A national banking association
may purchase’’;
(2) in the 3d undesignated paragraph, by strik-
ing ‘‘For real estate in the possession of a national
banking association upon application’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(b) DIVESTMENT PERIOD APPLICABLE FOR INELI-
GIBLE REAL ESTATE HELD BEFORE BECOMING A NA-
TIONAL BANK.—For real estate in the possession of a na-
tional banking association upon application’’; and
(3) in the 4th undesignated paragraph, by
striking ‘‘Notwithstanding the five-year holding limi-
tation of this section’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(c) EXTENSION OF HOLDING PERIOD UNDER CER-
TAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.—Notwithstanding the 5-year hold-
ing period limitation of this section’’.
Æ
•HRES 183 IH 
Whereas specialized instructional support personnel provide 
school-based prevention and early intervention services to 
reduce barriers to learning; 
Whereas specialized instructional support personnel work 
with teachers, administrators, and parents to ensure all 
students are successful in school; 
Whereas specialized instructional support personnel encour-
age multidisciplinary collaboration to promote student 
and school success; 
Whereas specialized instructional support personnel provide 
educational, social, emotional, and behavioral interven-
tions and activities that support student learning and 
teaching; 
Whereas specialized instructional support personnel help to 
create environments that are safe, supportive, and condu-
cive to learning; 
Whereas safe and supportive school environments are associ-
ated with improved academic performance; 
Whereas specialized instructional support personnel support 
student communication and social skill development; 
Whereas specialized instructional support personnel support 
student physical wellness and development; 
Whereas specialized instructional support personnel support 
the behavioral, emotional, and mental health of students; 
and 
Whereas specialized instructional support personnel serve all 
students who struggle with barriers to learning: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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communities and families to help decrease violence, 
discrimination, and stigma towards individuals who 
disclose their sexual orientation or HIV status; and 
(10) calls for an AIDS-free generation that 
prioritizes youth leadership and development in 
order to ensure youth involvement in decisions which 
impact their health and well-being as well as ad-
vance a pipeline for the next generation of HIV/ 
AIDS doctors, advocates, educators, researchers, 
and other professionals. 
Æ 
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