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H. Res. 717 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 10, 2014. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3522) to 
authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for 
sale current group health insurance coverage in satisfaction 
of the minimum essential health insurance coverage require-
ment, and for other purposes. All points of order against con-
sideration of the bill are waived. An amendment in the nature 
of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 113–56, modified by the amendment printed in the re-
port of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 
shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, 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 amended, and on any 
further amendment thereto to final passage without inter-
vening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of
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the Committee on Energy and Commerce; and (2) one motion 
to recommit with or without instructions. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
(b) ADDITION TO NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.—
Approximately 1,280 acres of lands, as generally depicted
on a map entitled ‘‘Rattlesnake National Recreation
Area—Proposed’’, dated January 1, 1995, shall be added
to and administered as part of the Rattlesnake National
Recreation Area.
(c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the
Rattlesnake National Recreation Area is hereby adjusted
to reflect the designations made by this section.
SEC. 10. IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Interior and Ag-
riculture shall submit to the Chairperson of the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Chairperson of the Committee on Resources of the House
of Representatives a report that details the implementa-
tion of this Act. The report shall also detail any additional
work and funding requirements necessary to achieve the
purposes of this Act. The report shall be produced by a
panel of independent scientists appointed by the National
Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the Society for
Conservation Biology.
(b) INTERAGENCY TEAM.—The Secretaries of Agri-
culture and the Interior shall establish an interagency
team, containing equal numbers of participants from the
public and private sectors, to monitor, evaluate, and make
recommendations to ensure long-term results required by
this Act.
(c) GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The team
established under subsection (b) shall develop a geographic
information system for monitoring the Northern Rockies
Bioregion. The geographic information system shall be
based on satellite-gathered data and shall include com-
prehensive maps and data bases to assist in the detection
of changes in the bioregion. The maps and databases shall
be updated periodically to record the following: vegetation
cover (with species occurrence and densities), human im-
pacts, water and air quality, and those activities that bear
on forest husbandry and restoration. The geographic in-
formation system shall include status reports on the
progress of ecosystem protection, corridor consolidation,
and forest recovery efforts and reports on the status of
threatened and endangered species which are primary in-
dicators of ecosystem health. The team shall also assess
the potential for facilitating wildlife movements across or
under major highways and rail lines within the biological
corridors established by section 4 of this Act. This assess-
ment shall identify major crossing points and identify pos-
sible management actions to enhance the suitability of
such crossing points as movement corridors, including
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM XBRL REQUIREMENTS FOR 
EMERGING GROWTH COMPANIES AND OTHER 
SMALLER COMPANIES. 
(a) EXEMPTION FOR EMERGING GROWTH COMPA-
NIES.—Emerging growth companies are exempted from 
the requirements to use Extensible Business Reporting 
Language (XBRL) for financial statements and other 
periodic reporting required to be filed with the Commis-
sion under the securities laws. Such companies may elect 
to use XBRL for such reporting. 
(b) EXEMPTION
FOR
OTHER
SMALLER
COMPA-
NIES.—Issuers with total annual gross revenues of less 
than $250,000,000 are exempt from the requirements to 
use XBRL for financial statements and other periodic re-
porting required to be filed with the Commission under 
the securities laws. Such issuers may elect to use XBRL 
for such reporting. An exemption under this subsection 
shall continue in effect until the later of— 
(1) the date that is five years after the date of 
enactment of this Act; or 
(2) a determination by the Commission, by 
order after conducting the analysis required by sec-
tion 3, that the benefits of such requirements to 
such issuers outweigh the costs. 
(c) MODIFICATIONS
TO REGULATIONS.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
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coverage requirement, and for other purposes. All points 
of order against consideration of the bill are waived. An 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of Rules Committee Print 113-56, modified by the 
amendment printed in the report of the Committee on 
Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as 
adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amend-
ed, are waived. The previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further 
amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 
motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce; and (2) one mo-
tion to recommit with or without instructions. 
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House Calendar No. 138 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 717 
[Report No. 113–584] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3522) 
to authorize health insurance issuers to continue 
to offer for sale current group health insurance 
coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential 
health insurance coverage requirement, and for 
other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3799
To amend title 49, United States Code, to exclude not-for-hire transportation
of agricultural production materials from regulation under the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 12, 1996
Mr. BUYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to exclude not-
for-hire transportation of agricultural production mate-
rials from regulation under the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION.
Section 5117(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘do not prohibit’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘do not prohibit’’ before
‘‘or regulate’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ the last place it ap-
pears;
(3) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘do not
prohibit’’ before ‘‘transportation’’;
(4) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) do not regulate the not-for-hire trans-
portation of an agricultural production material
from a source of supply to a farm, from a farm
to another farm, from a field to another field on
a farm, or from the farm back to the source of
supply.’’.
SEC. 2. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION MATERIAL DEFINED.
Section 5117 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION MATERIAL DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘agricultural production
material’ means a hazardous material that is used to sup-
port the production of an agricultural commodity and in-
cludes pesticides, fertilizers, and fuels.’’.
Æ
IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 718 
Calling on the Department of Defense to expedite the delivery of all necessary 
military equipment, weapons, ammunition, and other needed materials 
to the Kurdish Peshmerga forces to successfully combat and defeat 
the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 
Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself, Mr. ROHRABACHER, and Ms. GABBARD) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling on the Department of Defense to expedite the deliv-
ery of all necessary military equipment, weapons, ammu-
nition, and other needed materials to the Kurdish 
Peshmerga forces to successfully combat and defeat the 
Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). 
Whereas the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has 
committed acts of terrorism, crimes against humanity 
and continues to threaten the security and stability of the 
Middle East; 
Whereas the Kurdish Peshmerga forces have fought bravely 
against ISIS to secure Iraqi Army bases that contained 
United States-made weapons and equipment and to pro-
tect critical infrastructure vulnerable to invasion by ISIS; 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 379
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to define tar sands for purposes
of the credit for producing fuels from nonconventional sources and to
repeal the minimum tax preference for intangible drilling costs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. THOMAS 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 define
tar sands for purposes of the credit for producing fuels
from nonconventional sources and to repeal the minimum
tax preference for intangible drilling costs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TAR SANDS DEFINED FOR PURPOSES OF CRED-
IT 
FOR 
PRODUCING 
FUELS 
FROM
NONCONVENTIONAL SOURCES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 29 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) TAR SANDS.—The term ‘tar sands’ means
any consolidated or unconsolidated rock (other than
coal, oil shale, or gilsonite) that—
‘‘(A) contains a hydrocarbonaceous mate-
rial with gas free viscosity, at original reservoir
temperature, greater than 10,000 centipoise, or
‘‘(B) contains a hydrocarbonaceous mate-
rial and is produced by mining or quarrying.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (f) of section 29
of such Code is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following new flush sentence:
‘‘Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this section
shall apply to qualified fuels which are produced from tar
sands from wells drilled, and mines and quarries first
opened, after January 4, 1995, and before January 1,
2000, and which are sold before January 1, 2006.’’
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF INTANGIBLE DRILLING COST PREF-
ERENCE.
(a) 
ALTERNATIVE
MINIMUM
TAX.—Sections
56(g)(4)(D)(i), 57(a)(2), and 57(b) of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 are hereby repealed.
(b) CORPORATE PREFERENCE ITEMS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section
291(b) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount allowable as a
deduction for any taxable year under section 616(a)
or 617(a) (determined without regard to this sec-
tion) shall be reduced by 30 percent.’’
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section
291(b) of such Code are each amended by strik-
ing ‘‘263(c), 616(a),’’ and inserting ‘‘616(a)’’.
(B) Section 291(b) of such Code is amend-
ed by striking paragraph (4) and by redesignat-
ing paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
(C) Section 59(e)(2) of such Code is
amended by striking subparagraph (C) and by
redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively.
(D) Section 263(c) of such Code is amend-
ed by striking the last sentence.
(E) The subsection heading for section
291(b) of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘INTANGIBLE DRILLING COSTS AND’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to costs paid or incurred after De-
cember 31, 1994, in taxable years ending after such date.
Æ
IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 71 
Opposing the International Olympic Committee’s decision to eliminate 
wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games beginning in 2020. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2013 
Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. WALZ, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, 
Mr. KING of Iowa, and Mr. LATHAM) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Opposing the International Olympic Committee’s decision to 
eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games 
beginning in 2020. 
Whereas wrestling is recognized as one of the world’s oldest 
competitive sports dating back to 3000 BC; 
Whereas wrestling was one of the original sports of the an-
cient Greek Olympic Games and of the first modern 
Olympic Games; 
Whereas wrestling is one of the world’s most diverse sports, 
with participants from almost 200 countries around the 
world; 
Whereas over 280,000 high school students in the United 
States participated in wrestling in 2012; 
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Whereas there are over 300 intercollegiate wrestling pro-
grams in the United States; 
Whereas wrestling represents the determination and hard 
work it takes to succeed in life and sport; 
Whereas the United States has a long, proud, and storied 
Olympic wrestling history; and 
Whereas wrestling epitomizes the spirit of the Olympic 
Games: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) opposes the decision of the International 
Olympic Committee to eliminate wrestling from the 
Summer Olympic Games beginning in 2020; 
(2) thanks the United States Olympic Com-
mittee for their continued support of wrestling and 
encourages them to work actively to reverse this de-
cision; and 
(3) urges the International Olympic Committee 
to reinstate wrestling as a core sport of the Summer 
Olympic Games. 
Æ 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3800
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit political
action committees from making contributions or expenditures for the
purpose of influencing elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 12, 1996
Mr. WAMP introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Oversight
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
prohibit political action committees from making con-
tributions or expenditures for the purpose of influencing
elections for Federal office, 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 ‘‘Pure Congress Act
of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. BAN ON ACTIVITIES OF POLITICAL ACTION COM-
MITTEES IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘BAN ON FEDERAL ELECTION ACTIVITIES BY POLITICAL
ACTION COMMITTEES
‘‘SEC. 323. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Act, no political action committee
may make contributions, solicit or receive contributions,
or make expenditures for the purpose of influencing an
election for Federal office.
‘‘(b) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE DEFINED.—In
this section, the term ‘political action committee’ means
any political committee which is not—
‘‘(1) the principal campaign committee of a
candidate; or
‘‘(2) a national, State, local, or district commit-
tee of a political party, including any subordinate
committee thereof.’’.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(1) 
Section
301(4)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 431(4)(A)) is amended
by inserting after ‘‘persons’’ the following: ‘‘(but not in-
cluding a partnership for purposes of section 323(b))’’.
(2) Section 316(b)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
441b(b)(2)) is amended—
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3803
To authorize funds for the George Bush School of Government and Public
Service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 12, 1996
Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. CLAY, Mr. EDWARDS,
Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. FIELDS of Texas,
Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, Mr.
WILSON, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. BOEHLERT,
Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. WELLER, Mr. FROST, Mr. BENTSEN,
Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. STEN-
HOLM, Mr. TEJEDA, Mr. BATEMAN, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr.
GREEN of Texas, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. KING, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mrs.
VUCANOVICH, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr.
BREWSTER, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. BRYANT of Texas, Mr. SISISKY, Mr.
BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. PACKARD, Mrs. KELLY, Mr.
STOKES, Mr. LINDER, and Mr. LIPINSKI) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Op-
portunities
A BILL
To authorize funds for the George Bush School of
Government and Public Service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A);
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B) and inserting a period; and
(C) by striking subparagraph (C).
(c) RULES APPLICABLE WHEN BAN NOT IN EF-
FECT.—For purposes of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971, during any period occurring after the date
of the enactment of this Act in which the limitation under
section 323 of that Act (as added by subsection (a)) is
not in effect—
(1) the amendments made by subsections (a)
and (b) shall not be in effect; and
(2) it shall be unlawful for any person that
would be treated as a political action committee
under section 323 of such Act if such amendments
were in effect to make contributions to any can-
didate, authorized committee of a candidate, political
committee established and maintained by a national
political party, or any other political committee for
any election aggregating in excess of the limitations
applicable under such Act to contributions made by
persons other than political committees to a can-
didate or any such committee.
SEC. 3. EXPEDITED COURT REVIEW.
(a) RIGHT TO BRING ACTION.—The Federal Election
Commission, a political committee under title III of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, or any individual
eligible to vote in any election for the office of President
of the United States may institute an action in an appro-
priate district court of the United States (including an ac-
tion for declaratory judgment) as may be appropriate to
construe the constitutionality of section 2 or any amend-
ment made by such section.
(b) HEARING BY THREE-JUDGE COURT.—Upon the
institution of an action described in subsection (a), a dis-
trict court of three judges shall immediately be convened
to decide the action pursuant to section 2284 of title 28,
United States Code. Such action shall be advanced on the
docket and expedited to the greatest extent possible.
(c) APPEAL
OF INITIAL DECISION
TO SUPREME
COURT.—An appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme
Court of the United States from any interlocutory order
or final judgment, decree, or order issued by the court of
3 judges convened pursuant to subsection (b) in an action
described in subsection (a). Such appeal shall be brought
not later than 20 days after the issuance by the court of
the judgment, decree, or order.
(d) EXPEDITED REVIEW BY SUPREME COURT.—The
Supreme Court shall accept jurisdiction over, advance on
the docket, and expedite to the greatest extent possible
an appeal taken pursuant to subsection (c).
Æ
H. Res. 722 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 16, 2014. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider in the House the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 124) making continuing appropriations for fiscal 
year 2015, and for other purposes. All points of order against 
consideration of the joint resolution are waived. The amend-
ment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on 
Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as 
adopted. The joint resolution, as amended, shall be consid-
ered as read. All points of order against provisions in the 
joint resolution, as amended, are waived. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution, as 
amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final 
passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Appropriations; 
(2) the further amendment printed in part B of the report 
of the Committee on Rules, if offered by Representative 
McKeon of California or his designee, which shall be in order
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without intervention of any point of order, shall be considered 
as read, shall be separately debatable for six hours equally di-
vided and controlled by Representative McKeon of California 
and Representative Smith of Washington or their respective 
designees, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question; and (3) one motion to recommit with or with-
out instructions. 
SEC. 2. Section 4(c) of House Resolution 567 is amend-
ed by adding the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) The provisions of paragraphs (f)(1) through 
(f)(12) of clause 4 of rule XI shall be considered to be 
written rules adopted by the Select Committee as though 
pursuant to such clause.’’. 
Attest: 
Clerk.