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H. Res. 549 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 9, 2020. 
Whereas the principle that an informed and engaged elec-
torate is critical to a vibrant democracy is deeply rooted 
in our laws of free speech and underpins the virtues on 
which we established our Constitution, ‘‘in Order to form 
a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic 
Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the 
general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to 
ourselves and our Posterity * * *’’; 
Whereas having independent, diverse, and local media that 
provide exposure to a broad range of viewpoints and the 
ability to contribute to the political debate is central to 
sustaining that informed engagement; 
Whereas it is in the public interest to encourage source, con-
tent, and audience diversity on our Nation’s shared tele-
communications and media platforms; 
Whereas the survival of small, independent, and diverse 
media outlets that serve diverse audiences and local 
media markets is essential to preserving local culture and 
building understanding on important community issues 
that impact the daily lives of residents; 
Whereas research by the American Society of News Editors, 
the Radio Television Digital News Association, the Pew
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Research Center, and others has documented the contin-
ued challenges of increasing diversity among all types of 
media entities; 
Whereas with increasing media experience and sophistication, 
it is even more important to have minority participation 
in local media to ensure a diverse range of information 
sources are available and different ideas and viewpoints 
are expressed to strengthen social cohesion among dif-
ferent communities; and 
Whereas the constriction in small, independent, and diverse 
media outlets and limited participation of diverse popu-
lations in media ownership and decisionmaking are com-
bining to negatively impact our goal of increasing local 
civic engagement and civic knowledge through increased 
voter participation, membership in civic groups, and 
knowledge of local political and civil information: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) reaffirms its commitment to diversity as a core 
tenet of the public interest standard in media policy; and 
(2) pledges to work with media entities and diverse 
stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to 
eliminate barriers to media diversity. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 54 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States 
Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the con-
tinuation of its 6-day mail delivery service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2019 
Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. GRAVES of Missouri) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the United States Postal Service should take all appro-
priate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6- 
day mail delivery service. 
Whereas the United States Postal Service has announced 
that it may need to reduce the frequency of its mail deliv-
ery service from 6 days a week to 5 days a week; 
Whereas 6-day mail delivery service is an essential service 
that the American people have relied on since 1912, par-
ticularly working families that depend on the Postal Serv-
ice for the timely delivery of their paychecks; and 
Whereas reducing mail delivery service to 5 days a week 
would inevitably cause not only delays in the delivery of 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8696 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a uniform 2-year post- 
employment ban on the lobbying of any officer or employee of the 
executive branch or any Member, officer, or employee of Congress by 
former executive branch officials and former Members, officers, and em-
ployees of Congress, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2024 
Ms. PORTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a uni-
form 2-year post-employment ban on the lobbying of 
any officer or employee of the executive branch or any 
Member, officer, or employee of Congress by former exec-
utive branch officials and former Members, officers, and 
employees of Congress, 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 ‘‘Block the Revolving 
Door Act’’. 
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mail, but higher postal costs, due to the many hours of 
additional overtime that the Postal Service would require 
in order to handle the resulting back-up of mail: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the United States Postal Service should 
take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation 
of its 6-day mail delivery service. 
Æ 
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IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 550 
Expressing support of the designation of September 2019 as Peripheral Artery 
Disease Awareness Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 
Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. BILIRAKIS) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support of the designation of September 2019 
as Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month. 
Whereas peripheral artery disease affects nearly 20,000,000 
Americans, with an estimated 200,000 Americans that 
are from disproportionately minority communities; 
Whereas peripheral artery disease is a chronic condition that 
causes narrowing or blockage of blood vessels that carry 
blood from the heart to the legs; 
Whereas the primary cause of peripheral artery disease is the 
buildup of plaque in the arteries; 
Whereas African Americans are twice as likely to be diag-
nosed with peripheral artery disease and up to three 
times as likely to have an amputation; 
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Whereas if not properly diagnosed, peripheral artery disease 
can lead to nontraumatic lower limb amputations; 
Whereas unnecessary amputations drastically reduce the 
quality of life for peripheral artery disease patients; and 
Whereas educating people on the risks of peripheral artery 
disease and encouraging early screenings are crucial to 
preventing unnecessary amputations: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of Peripheral 
Artery Disease Awareness Month; and 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe the month with appropriate awareness 
and educational activities. 
Æ 
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2019, ‘‘[The Federal Security Service] always roll[s] out 
what they have, but in this case, we’ve seen nothing con-
crete against Whelan in five months. That means there 
is nothing.’’; 
Whereas the United States Ambassador to Russia, Jon 
Huntsman, responded on April 12, 2019, to a question 
about the detention of Paul Whelan, ‘‘If the Russians 
have evidence, they should bring it forward. We have seen 
nothing. If there was a case, I think the evidence would 
have been brought forward by now.’’; and 
Whereas Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Russian 
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on May 14, 2019, and 
urged him to ensure United States citizens are not un-
justly held abroad: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) urges the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion to present credible evidence on the allegations 
against Paul Whelan or immediately release him from 
detention; 
(2) urges the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion to provide unrestricted consular access to Paul 
Whelan while he remains in detention; 
(3) urges the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion to ensure Paul Whelan is afforded due process and 
universally recognized human rights; 
(4) encourages the President and the Secretary of 
State to continue to press the Government of the Rus-
sian Federation at every opportunity and urge the Rus-
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sian Government to guarantee a fair and transparent ju-
dicial process without undue delay in accordance with its 
international legal obligation; and 
(5) expresses sympathy to the family of Paul 
Whelan and expresses hope that their ordeal can soon be 
brought to an end. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
H. Res. 553 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 12, 2019. 
Whereas on September 26, 2017, Roger J. Stone Jr. ap-
peared in Washington, DC, and was interviewed by the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives in connection with that Com-
mittee’s investigation into Russian interference in the 
2016 United States election; 
Whereas the Department of Justice requested in a December 
14, 2018, letter to the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence that the Committee provide a transcript of 
its September 26, 2017, interview with Mr. Stone, as well 
as any other written submissions or correspondence from 
Mr. Stone or his attorneys before and after his interview; 
Whereas on December 20, 2018, pursuant to a bipartisan 
Committee vote on that date authorizing the release of 
Executive Session materials, the then-Chair and ranking 
minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence jointly sent the Department of Justice the 
transcript of Mr. Stone’s September 26, 2017, interview, 
as well as an enumerated list of related materials; 
Whereas on January 24, 2019, Mr. Stone was indicted by a 
grand jury on seven counts, including one count of ob-
struction of an official proceeding, in violation of sections 
1505 and 2 of title 18, United States Code, and five
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counts of making false statements in violation of sections 
1001(a)(2) and 2 of title 18, United States Code; 
Whereas the Department of Justice requested via letter on 
August 20, 2019, that the House voluntarily provide to 
it a copy of the on-the-record portions of the audio 
backup file of Mr. Stone’s September 26, 2017, tran-
scribed interview; 
Whereas by the privileges and rights of the House of Rep-
resentatives, an audio backup file of Mr. Stone’s tran-
scribed interview may not be taken from the possession 
or control of the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
by mandate of process of the article III courts of the 
United States, and may not be provided pursuant to re-
quests by the court or the parties to United States of 
America v. Stone except at the direction of the House; 
and 
Whereas it is the judgment of the House of Representatives 
that, in the particular circumstances of this case, pro-
viding a copy of the on-the-record portions of the audio 
backup file of Mr. Stone’s transcribed interview to the 
prosecuting attorneys in the case of United States v. 
Stone would promote the ends of justice in a manner con-
sistent with the privileges and rights of the House: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives directs the 
Clerk of the House to provide for use at trial a copy of the 
on-the-record portions of the audio backup file of the tran-
scribed interview of Roger J. Stone Jr. that was conducted 
by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives on September 26, 2017, to the
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prosecuting attorneys in the case of United States of America 
v. Stone, No. 1:19-cr-00018–ABJ (D.D.C.). 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 554 
Supporting the designation of September 2019, as ‘‘School Bus Safety and 
Security Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 
Mr. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, and Mr. SIRES) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the designation of September 2019, as ‘‘School 
Bus Safety and Security Month’’. 
Whereas every school day in the United States, approximately 
500,000 public and private school buses carry more than 
26,000,000 children to and from school; 
Whereas school buses comprise the largest mass transpor-
tation fleet in the United States; 
Whereas 48 percent of all K–12 students ride a school bus 
180 school days in a year, or approximately 4 billion 
miles driven annually; 
Whereas the Child Safety Network, celebrating 30 years of 
national public service, supports the Safe Bus campaign, 
which is designed to provide the latest training, tech-
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nology, and free safety and security resources to the 
school bus industry; 
Whereas the designation of ‘‘School Bus Safety and Security 
Month’’ will allow broadcast, digital media, and social 
networking industries to make commitments to dissemi-
nate public service announcements that are produced in 
order to— 
(1) provide free resources from the Child Safety 
Network designed to safeguard children; 
(2) recognize school bus drivers and school bus safe-
ty and security professionals; and 
(3) improve safer public driver behavior near school 
buses when students are boarding and disembarking from 
the school buses; 
Whereas key leaders who are deserving of recognition during 
‘‘School Bus Safety and Security Month’’ and beyond 
have provided security awareness training materials to 
more than 14,000 local educational agencies, trained 
more than 100,000 school bus operators, and provided 
more than 150,000 counterterrorism guides to individuals 
who are key to providing both safety and security for 
children in the United States; and 
Whereas ‘‘School Bus Safety and Security Month’’ offers the 
House of Representatives and the people of the United 
States an opportunity to recognize and thank all of the 
school bus drivers in the United States and the profes-
sionals who are focused on school bus safety and security: 
Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the designation of ‘‘School Bus Safety and Security 
Month’’. 
Æ 
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IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 668 
Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 660) directing certain 
committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing 
House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist 
for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power 
to impeach Donald John Trump, President of the United States of 
America, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2019 
Mr. COLE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 660) 
directing certain committees to continue their ongoing 
investigations as part of the existing House of Represent-
atives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for 
the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitu-
tional power to impeach Donald John Trump, President 
of the United States of America, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution 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 consider-
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IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 559 
Expressing support for designation of the week of September 15, 2019, 
through September 21, 2019, as ‘‘Balance Awareness Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 
Ms. JOHNSON of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of the week of September 
15, 2019, through September 21, 2019, as ‘‘Balance 
Awareness Week’’. 
Whereas vestibular (inner-ear-balance) disorders are under-
diagnosed and undertreated; 
Whereas as many as 35 percent of adults 40 years of age and 
older in the United States, approximately 69,000,000 
people in the United States, have experienced some form 
of vestibular dysfunction; 
Whereas 80 percent of people 65 years of age and older have 
experienced dizziness; 
Whereas vestibular disorder patients may consult 4 or more 
physicians and spend 50 months or more in their search 
for a diagnosis; 
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IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 421 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Chinese Com-
munist Party should be held accountable for present day efforts of 
knowingly and intentionally manipulating their currency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2023 
Mr. SANTOS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Chinese Communist Party should be held accountable 
for present day efforts of knowingly and intentionally 
manipulating their currency. 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the Chinese Communist Party for 
knowingly and intentionally manipulating its cur-
rency; 
(2) supports the actions by Former Secretary 
Mnuchin under the Trump administration to engage 
with the International Monetary Fund to eliminate 
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Whereas the Vestibular Disorders Association celebrates 
‘‘Balance Awareness Week’’ to reduce the time it takes 
to diagnose a vestibular disorder by helping patients rec-
ognize their symptoms and encouraging them to seek 
help from a qualified vestibular specialist; and 
Whereas the week of September 15, 2019, through Sep-
tember 21, 2019, would be an appropriate week to des-
ignate as ‘‘Balance Awareness Week’’: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Balance 
Awareness Week’’; and 
(2) recognizes the importance of raising public 
awareness about vestibular disorders. 
Æ 
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IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 55 
Recognizing Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, for 200 years of leadership 
in higher education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2019 
Mr. GUTHRIE (for himself, Mr. BARR, Mr. COMER, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. 
MASSIE, and Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, for 200 
years of leadership in higher education. 
Whereas Centre College was conceived by a group of vision-
ary Americans, including Isaac Shelby, a Revolutionary 
War hero and the first Governor of Kentucky; Ephraim 
McDowell, one of the fathers of modern surgery; and 
James Birney, a prominent abolitionist and two-time 
Presidential candidate; 
Whereas the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Ken-
tucky granted a charter to Centre College in 1819; 
Whereas Centre College, which opened in one building hous-
ing two professors and five students, has grown to more 
than 1,400 students and 140 professors on a historic 
campus; 
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Whereas Centre College has graduated two Vice Presidents of 
the United States, a Chief Justice and an Associate Jus-
tice of the Supreme Court, 13 United States Senators, 44 
United States Representatives, 11 Governors, and many 
more elected and appointed leaders at the national, State 
and local levels; 
Whereas Centre College today is recognized by leaders in aca-
demia and by national rankings as one of the leading lib-
eral arts colleges in the United States; 
Whereas Centre College offers more than 50 majors, minors, 
preprofessional, and dual-degree programs; 
Whereas Centre College is a national leader in study abroad 
experiences, with 85 percent of students studying abroad 
at least once; 
Whereas the Centre College Colonels have 23 varsity athletic 
teams that participate in the Southern Athletic Associa-
tion in Division III of the NCAA; and 
Whereas, for 200 years, Centre College has provided an ex-
ceptional liberal arts education with a proven track 
record for preparing students for lives of learning, leader-
ship, and service: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes Centre College for 200 years of 
service as an institution of higher education; and 
(2) commends Centre College for its leadership 
and service to students, Kentucky, and the world. 
Æ 
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IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 560 
Inquiring whether the House of Representatives should impeach Brett M. 
Kavanaugh, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United 
States of America. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 
Ms. PRESSLEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Inquiring whether the House of Representatives should im-
peach Brett M. Kavanaugh, an Associate Justice of the 
Supreme Court of the United States of America. 
Resolved, That— 
(1) the Committee on the Judiciary shall in-
quire whether the House of Representatives should 
impeach Brett M. Kavanaugh, an Associate Justice 
of the Supreme Court of the United States of Amer-
ica; 
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary or any sub-
committee or task force designated by the Com-
mittee may, in connection with the inquiry under 
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this resolution, take affidavits and depositions by a 
member, counsel, or consultant of the Committee, 
pursuant to notice or subpoena; and 
(3) there shall be paid out of the applicable ac-
counts of the House of Representatives such sums 
as may be necessary to assist the Committee on the 
Judiciary in conducting the inquiry under this reso-
lution, any of which may be used for the procure-
ment of staff or consultant services. 
Æ 
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