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•HRES 56 IH 
Whereas, in a hearing on July 16, 2019, Capitol Police Chief 
Steven Sund stated that threats against Members of Con-
gress are increasing at a record pace; 
Whereas, on January 6, 2021, a violent assault took place at 
the United States Capitol; 
Whereas the Capitol was on lockdown while Members of Con-
gress were forced to barricade doors and hide under 
desks in credible fear for their lives; 
Whereas law enforcement agents later discovered weapons 
and explosive devices on the Capitol Grounds; 
Whereas four civilians and Capitol Police Officer Brian D. 
Sicknick died from injuries sustained during the Capitol 
assault, and Officer Howard Liebengood died off-duty 
shortly after responding to the Capitol assault; 
Whereas, since the events of January 6, 2021, several Mem-
bers of Congress have faced heightened threats and har-
assment while traveling through airports; and 
Whereas every Member of the House of Representatives is in 
dire need of additional security in response to these in-
creased threats to the public, themselves, their families, 
and their staff: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the amount of the Members’ Representa-
tional Allowance should be increased by such amount as 
is necessary to protect Members of the House (including 
the Delegates and Resident Commissioner to the Con-
gress), as well as members of the public who are present 
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when Members are in public venues, from increasing 
threats. 
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Whereas general awareness of public safety has improved, be-
cause of the continued efforts of communities to meet 
their law enforcement officers and participate in National 
Night Out activities; 
Whereas prominent figures, such as former Senator Kay Bai-
ley Hutchinson, President Joe Biden, and Vice President 
Kamala Harris, have recognized the impact that National 
Night Out has made across the Nation, bringing all 
Americans closer together to achieve a common goal of 
community cohesiveness and public safety; and 
Whereas National Night Out not only includes Americans on 
the mainland, but includes those in United States terri-
tories and military bases to ensure all are included in the 
effort of community building and public safety awareness: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) encourages law enforcement departments to 
use National Night Out to improve relationships 
with the communities they serve; 
(2) encourages public safety departments to in-
form communities— 
(A) how to most effectively contact their 
911 responders and emergency service pro-
viders; and 
(B) how they carry out their duties; and 
(3) recognizes the impact that has been made 
for the past 38 years in communities all over the 
United States of America by National Night Out in 
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IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 573 
Recognizing August 3, National Night Out, the national coming together 
of Americans all over the Nation to unite and promote public safety. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2021 
Mrs. TORRES of California (for herself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing August 3, National Night Out, the national com-
ing together of Americans all over the Nation to unite 
and promote public safety. 
Whereas on the first Tuesday of August, our Nation will ob-
serve National Night Out, a day to cultivate a better re-
lationship between residents of a community and their 
local law enforcement, and to promote public safety; 
Whereas the participation in National Night Out by over 
38,000,000 neighbors in over 16,000 communities across 
the United States for over 38 years is inspiring; 
Whereas the relationship between local law enforcement and 
the residents which they are sworn to protect is impor-
tant in creating a true sense of community; 
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IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 575 
Supporting an efficient legal immigration system and reducing case processing 
delays. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2021 
Mr. AGUILAR (for himself and Mr. ESPAILLAT) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting an efficient legal immigration system and 
reducing case processing delays. 
Whereas Congress created United States Citizenship and Im-
migration Services (USCIS) to function as an immigra-
tion benefits agency that implements the legal immigra-
tion system through the adjudication of benefit applica-
tions and petitions; 
Whereas an efficient legal immigration system advances 
American values, interests, and prosperity; 
Whereas an efficient legal immigration system spurs eco-
nomic growth, promotes the competitiveness of American 
businesses, and ensures the vitality of the United States 
labor force as the Nation’s population ages; 
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Whereas an efficient legal immigration system creates jobs 
and elevates wages and living standards for American 
workers; 
Whereas an efficient legal immigration system helps preserve 
family unity; 
Whereas an efficient legal immigration system helps safe-
guard bona fide protection seekers who qualify for hu-
manitarian relief under the law; 
Whereas an efficient legal immigration system promotes the 
continued integration of prospective citizens into Amer-
ican civic society; 
Whereas USCIS data indicate that the processing times for 
immigrations benefits have increased substantially over 
the past five fiscal years; 
Whereas, from the end of fiscal year 2016 to the end of fiscal 
year 2017, USCIS’s ‘‘net backlog’’ of delayed cases in-
creased by over 100 percent while its overall case volume 
increased by only four percent; 
Whereas USCIS processed 94 percent of its application and 
petition form types more slowly in fiscal year 2018 than 
in fiscal year 2014; 
Whereas, according to a recent analysis, USCIS’s overall av-
erage case processing time increased by 101 percent from 
the end of fiscal year 2014 to the end of fiscal year 2019; 
Whereas, at of the end of fiscal year 2019, USCIS has 
reached an unprecedented ‘‘net backlog’’ of 2.5 million 
cases 
Whereas delays and unpredictability in case processing cause 
severe harm to United States businesses, result in disrup-
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IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 579 
Supporting the designation of August 11, 2021, as ‘‘Hip Hop Celebration 
Day’’, supporting the designation of August 2021 as ‘‘Hip Hop Recogni-
tion Month’’, and supporting the designation of November 2021 as ‘‘Hip 
Hop History Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 6, 2021 
Mr. BOWMAN (for himself and Ms. WATERS) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the designation of August 11, 2021, as ‘‘Hip 
Hop Celebration Day’’, supporting the designation of 
August 2021 as ‘‘Hip Hop Recognition Month’’, and 
supporting the designation of November 2021 as ‘‘Hip 
Hop History Month’’. 
Whereas, on August 11, 1973, at a ‘‘Back To School Jam’’ 
organized by his sister Cindy Campbell and held at the 
recreation room of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, 
New York, Clive ‘‘DJ Kool Herc’’ Campbell introduced 
his innovative style of disk jockeying and, together with 
the master of ceremonies engaging the crowd with rap on 
the microphone while partygoers known as B-boys and B- 
girls danced, introduced a new style, later known as ‘‘Hip 
Hop’’, which combined the elements of a disk jockey 
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tions in hiring and operations, and jeopardize business 
sustainability and competitiveness; 
Whereas delays and unpredictability in case processing ad-
versely impact American workers; 
Whereas delays and unpredictability in case processing cause 
hardship to families waiting to reunify; 
Whereas delays in case processing endanger asylum seekers, 
survivors of trafficking, and others seeking humanitarian 
protection; 
Whereas delays in case processing inhibit the integration of 
prospective citizens into American civic society; 
Whereas these delays and unpredictability in case processing 
weaken the functioning of our legal immigration system 
and undermine America’s economy, its interests, and its 
prosperity; 
Whereas the Federal Government has acknowledged to Con-
gress that USCIS policies have contributed to the growth 
in delayed cases; 
Whereas USCIS has implemented a range of new policies 
with limited notice or transparency, increasing uncer-
tainty and inefficiency throughout our legal immigration 
system; 
Whereas individuals and employers have received from 
USCIS requests for additional information or have been 
required to undergo additional procedures that are un-
necessary, duplicative, and further delay adjudications; 
Whereas unnecessary and duplicative procedures will not ad-
vance the purpose of preventing fraud; and 
Whereas individuals and employers, as well as members of 
Congress, are frequently unable to obtain timely USCIS 
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assistance in remedying these delays: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) reaffirms that an efficient legal immigration 
system advances American values, interests, and 
prosperity; 
(2) underscores the Nation’s commitment to en-
suring that the Federal Government, specifically 
USCIS, efficiently facilitate the operation of the 
United States legal immigration system; 
(3) recognizes that delays and unpredictability 
in case processing weaken the functioning of our 
legal immigration system and have harmful con-
sequences for American businesses and workers, 
families, protection seekers, and prospective citizens; 
and 
(4) calls upon the agency to reduce and ulti-
mately end processing delays while ensuring reliable, 
thorough, and fair adjudications by improving its 
policies and practices and without imposing unwar-
ranted fees on applicants and petitioners. 
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Whereas 5,200,000 young adults aged 18 to 25 needed sub-
stance use treatment in 2018; 
Whereas only 1.6 percent, or 547,000 young adults aged 18 
to 25 received treatment in 2018; 
Whereas 15,100,000 adults aged 26 or older needed sub-
stance use treatment in 2018; 
Whereas only 1.4 percent or 3,000,000 adults aged 26 or 
older received treatment in 2018; 
Whereas stigma is defined as a set of negative beliefs that 
a group or society holds about a topic or group of people; 
Whereas stigma surrounding substance use disorder nega-
tively affects access to care and has a detrimental effect 
on treatment outcomes; 
Whereas negative language and stigma regarding substance 
use disorder and addiction have shown to be a key bar-
rier for people to seek and receive treatment while on the 
road to recovery; and 
Whereas talking about substance use disorder in a factual 
and humanizing way can reduce stigma and help people 
receive appropriate treatment and support. 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives ex-
presses the importance of ending the stigmatization of 
substance use disorder. 
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IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 581 
Honoring Mr. Steve Verett for more than 24 years of dedicated service 
to the cotton industry and to Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 10, 2021 
Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. FALLON, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. 
BRADY, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, 
Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. TAYLOR, and Mr. JACKSON) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring Mr. Steve Verett for more than 24 years of dedi-
cated service to the cotton industry and to Plains Cotton 
Growers, Inc. 
Whereas the Texas High Plains region is one of the largest 
cotton-producing regions in the world, and the sale of 
cotton brings more than $2.2 billion annually to the 
Texas economy; 
Whereas, since 1956, Plains Cotton Growers, Inc., has pro-
vided premier service and support to the cotton industry 
in the High Plains region on matters including research, 
market development, and public policy at both the State 
and Federal levels; 
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Whereas Steve Verett has served as the chief executive officer 
since 1997, being only the third person to hold this role 
since Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.’s formation in 1956; 
Whereas throughout his 24 years of service, Steve Verett’s 
leadership has established an environment that encour-
ages organizational staff and volunteer leaders to contin-
ually find ways to improve the organization in order to 
meet the unique challenges that face the region’s cotton 
economy; and 
Whereas Steve Verett has been a dedicated policy advocate 
for Plains Cotton Growers, Inc., and the cotton industry, 
working on countless legislative and regulatory efforts, 
including the development of four farm bills, Federal crop 
insurance reform, and numerous ad hoc assistance pro-
grams, and one of the most notable efforts where he 
played a central role was getting cotton back into title I 
of the 2018 Farm Bill: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends Steve Verett for his lifelong dedi-
cation and service to the cotton industry and to 
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.; 
(2) recognizes Steve Verett for his considerable 
achievements during his tenure as chief executive of-
ficer over the last 24 years with Plains Cotton Grow-
ers, Inc.; and 
(3) congratulates Steve Verett on his retirement 
and extends to him best wishes in all his future en-
deavors. 
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IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 583 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Permanent 
Select Committee on Aging. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 10, 2021 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Ms. MATSUI) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging. 
Resolved, That rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘Permanent Select Committee on Aging 
‘‘12. There is established a Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Aging which shall not have legislative jurisdic-
tion but which shall have jurisdiction— 
‘‘(1) to conduct a continuing comprehensive 
study and review of the problems of the older Amer-
ican, including but not limited to income mainte-
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nance, poverty, housing, health (including medical 
research), welfare, employment, education, recre-
ation, and long-term care; 
‘‘(2) to study the use of all practicable means 
and methods of encouraging the development of pub-
lic and private programs and policies which will as-
sist the older American in taking a full part in na-
tional life and which will encourage the utilization of 
the knowledge, skills, special aptitudes, and abilities 
of older Americans to contribute to a better quality 
of life for all Americans; 
‘‘(3) to develop policies that would encourage 
the coordination of both governmental and private 
programs designed to deal with problems of aging; 
and 
‘‘(4) to review any recommendations made by 
the President or by the White House Conference on 
aging relation to programs or policies affecting older 
Americans.’’. 
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IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 584 
Highlighting the importance of Title 42 Public Health Authorities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 10, 2021 
Mrs. LESKO (for herself, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Ms. HERRELL, Mr. 
STAUBER, Mr. WEBER of Texas, and Mr. VAN DREW) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Highlighting the importance of Title 42 Public Health 
Authorities. 
Whereas President Donald Trump ordered the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention to implement Title 42 
Public Health Authorities allowing for immediate expul-
sion of persons or property to avoid the introduction of 
a communicable disease from a foreign country; 
Whereas Title 42 Public Health Authorities have helped pro-
tect United States citizens from exposure to COVID–19 
from migration at the southern border; 
Whereas ending the critical health protections provided by 
Title 42 would immediately expose United States citizens 
to COVID–19 and numerous COVID–19 variants; 
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Whereas Title 42 Public Health Authorities have been essen-
tial to reducing overcrowding in Customs and Border 
Protection facilities; 
Whereas Title 42 Public Health Authorities have allowed 
Customs and Border Protection to expel over 750,000 in-
dividuals in fiscal year 2021 who have crossed into the 
United States illegally; 
Whereas Immigration and Customs Enforcement has had 
over 20,000 detainees test positive for COVID–19, rein-
forcing the importance of Title 42 Public Health Authori-
ties; and 
Whereas Title 42 Public Health Authorities have been an in-
tegral measure in protecting frontline law enforcement of-
ficers as well as staff working in the Department of 
Homeland Security facilities: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports Title 42 Public Health Authorities 
protecting United States citizens from COVID–19 
exposure; and 
(2) recognizes the importance of Title 42 Public 
Health Authorities provided to United States bor-
ders and citizens. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 585 
Condemning the atrocities and crimes against humanity being perpetrated 
against religious and ethnic minority women in the Xinjiang Uyghur 
Autonomous Region by the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 10, 2021 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. LIEU, Ms. TITUS, Mr. COSTA, Ms. 
LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, and Mr. POCAN) submitted the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the atrocities and crimes against humanity 
being perpetrated against religious and ethnic minority 
women in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region by 
the Government of the People’s Republic of China. 
Whereas repression of ethnic Muslim minorities in the 
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has been ongoing, 
and was formalized with the ‘‘Strike Hard Campaign 
against Violent Terrorism’’ that began in 2014; 
Whereas the mass internment of Uyghur and other Muslim 
ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous 
Region has been ongoing since April 2017; 
Whereas the People’s Republic of China has conducted a tar-
geted and systemic population-control campaign against 
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ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur 
Autonomous Region by imposing and implementing coer-
cive population-control practices including selectively en-
forcing birth quotas, targeting minority women who are 
in noncompliance with birth quotas, and subjecting 
women to coercive measures such as forced birth control, 
forced sterilization, and forced abortion; 
Whereas the most frequently cited internment reason for one 
majority-Uyghur county is a violation of birth control 
regulations; 
Whereas widespread reports indicate that detained Uyghurs, 
ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other ethnic and religious 
minority women are subjected to sexual violence and pre-
vented from reproducing; 
Whereas, in August 2020, a first-hand account by a former 
teacher at a women’s internment camp in Urumqi re-
ported human rights abuses and atrocities against many 
of the 10,000 interned women, including inhumane and 
unsanitary conditions, forced injections of unknown sub-
stances, forced contraception, daily rape and sexual abuse 
by camp guards, and torture; 
Whereas the People’s Republic of China allocated $37 million 
for birth control surgeries in 2019 and 2020 and planned 
to force more than 80 percent of women in southern 
areas of Xinjiang to adopt ‘‘birth control measures with 
long-term effectiveness’’; 
Whereas sterilization rates in Xinjiang grew seven-fold from 
2016 to 2018 to more than 60,000 procedures; 
Whereas birthrates in the majority-Uyghur regions of Hotan 
and Kashgar decreased by more than 60 percent from 
2015 to 2018, and in 2019 the birthrate of the Uyghur 
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