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IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 332 
Recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in the healthy develop-
ment of children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging 
greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially 
on Father’s Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2015 
Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. 
HUELSKAMP, and Mr. CARSON of Indiana) submitted the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in 
the healthy development of children, supporting respon-
sible fatherhood, and encouraging greater involvement 
of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on 
Father’s Day. 
Whereas fathers factor significantly in the lives of children; 
Whereas fathers play an important role in teaching their chil-
dren life lessons and preparing them to succeed in school 
and in life; 
Whereas children with involved fathers are more likely to do 
well in school, have a better sense of well-being, and have 
fewer behavioral problems; 
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Whereas supportive fathers promote the positive physical, so-
cial, emotional, moral, and mental development of chil-
dren; 
Whereas promoting responsible fatherhood can help increase 
the chances that children will grow up with two caring 
parents; 
Whereas, when fathers are actively involved in the upbringing 
of children, the children demonstrate greater self-control 
and a greater ability to take initiative; 
Whereas responsible fatherhood can help reduce child pov-
erty; 
Whereas responsible fatherhood strengthens families and 
communities; and 
Whereas Father’s Day is the third Sunday in June: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends the millions of fathers who serve 
as a wonderful, caring parent for their children; 
(2) calls on fathers across the United States to 
use Father’s Day to reconnect and rededicate them-
selves to their children’s lives, to spend Father’s Day 
with their children, and to express their love and 
support for their children; 
(3) urges men to understand the level of re-
sponsibility fathering a child requires, especially in 
the encouragement of the mental, moral, social, aca-
demic, emotional, physical, and spiritual develop-
ment of children; and 
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(4) encourages active involvement of fathers in 
the rearing and development of their children, in-
cluding the devotion of time, energy, and resources. 
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‘‘(iii) the cost of designing and issuing
the coins (including labor, materials, dies,
use of machinery, overhead expenses, mar-
keting, and shipping).
‘‘(B) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall
make bulk sales of the coins issued under this
subsection at a reasonable discount.
‘‘(C) PREPAID
ORDERS.—The Secretary
shall accept prepaid orders for the coins minted
under this subsection before the issuance of
such coins. Sale prices with respect to prepaid
orders shall be at a reasonable discount.
‘‘(D) SURCHARGES.—All sales of coins
minted under this subsection shall include a
surcharge of $3 per coin.
‘‘(9) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—All sur-
charges received by the Secretary from the sale of
coins issued under this subsection shall be paid
promptly by the Secretary to the Numismatic Public
Enterprise Fund established under section 5134.
Proceeds from the sale of coins minted under this
subsection shall be made available to the National
Museum of the American Indian for the purposes
of—
‘‘(A) commemorating the 10th anniversary
of the establishment of the Museum; and
‘‘(B) supplementing the endowment and
educational outreach funds of the Museum.’’.
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(2) Members of Congress should devote their 
full time to regular order and governing instead of 
campaign fundraising. 
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SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect on January 1, 1999.
Æ
IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 334 
Designating the Ulysses S. Grant Association as the organization to imple-
ment the bicentennial celebration of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant, 
Civil War General and 2-term President of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2015 
Mr. HARPER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Designating the Ulysses S. Grant Association as the organi-
zation to implement the bicentennial celebration of the 
birth of Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War General and 2- 
term President of the United States. 
Whereas Ulysses S. Grant was born in southern Ohio on 
April 27, 1822, to Jesse Grant and Hannah Simpson 
Grant; 
Whereas the first line of the memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant 
proudly states: ‘‘My Family is American, and has been 
for generations, in all its branches, direct and collat-
eral.’’; 
Whereas Ulysses S. Grant attended school in Georgetown, 
Ohio, graduated from the United States Military Acad-
emy in 1843, and entered the United States Army; 
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Whereas Ulysses S. Grant served in a variety of military 
posts from the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast, in-
cluding posts in New York, Michigan, and California, and 
a post at the famous Jefferson Barracks in Missouri; 
Whereas Ulysses S. Grant distinguished himself in combat 
during the Mexican-American War and worked tirelessly 
to succeed in civilian life; 
Whereas, as a civilian farmer in Missouri, Ulysses S. Grant— 
(1) met and married his wife, Julia Dent, for whom 
Ulysses S. Grant built a home named Hardscrabble; 
(2) worked alongside slaves and emancipated the 
only slave that Ulysses S. Grant owned; and 
(3) continued to own land while Ulysses S. Grant 
was President; 
Whereas when the Civil War erupted, Ulysses S. Grant left 
Galena, Illinois, to rejoin the United States Army, gained 
the colonelcy of the 21st Illinois Volunteer Regiment, and 
began his meteoric military rise; 
Whereas during the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant led troops 
in numerous victorious battles including— 
(1) in Tennessee, at Forts Henry and Donelson and 
at Shiloh and Chattanooga; and 
(2) in Mississippi, at Vicksburg; 
Whereas President Abraham Lincoln chose Ulysses S. Grant 
to be Commanding General during the Civil War, and in 
that role Ulysses S. Grant revolutionized warfare in Vir-
ginia to preserve the Union; 
Whereas in gratitude, the people of the United States twice 
elected Ulysses S. Grant President of the United States; 
Whereas during his Presidency from 1869 to 1877, Ulysses 
S. Grant worked valiantly to help former slaves become 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 444
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 to assist in assuring health coverage for
workers over 55 who leave employment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 9, 1997
Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin,
Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GREEN, Mr. MAR-
TINEZ, Mr. OBERSTAR, Ms. RIVERS, and Mr. TOWNS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means,
and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to assist
in assuring health coverage for workers over 55 who
leave employment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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full citizens and became the first modern President of the 
United States; 
Whereas after leaving the Presidency, Ulysses S. Grant be-
came the first President of the United States to tour the 
world; 
Whereas Ulysses S. Grant established a foreign policy that 
the United States followed into the 20th century and be-
yond; 
Whereas Ulysses S. Grant authored his memoirs, the most 
significant piece of 19th-century nonfiction, while coura-
geously battling cancer, which eventually took his voice 
and his life but did not silence the noble words that he 
left as a legacy; 
Whereas the Ulysses S. Grant Association was founded dur-
ing the Centennial of the Civil War in 1962 by the lead-
ing historians of that era and the Civil War Centennial 
Commissions of New York, Illinois, and Ohio, 3 States 
where Ulysses S. Grant lived; 
Whereas, in the years since it was founded in 1962, the Ulys-
ses S. Grant Association— 
(1) has produced 32 volumes of ‘‘The Papers of 
Ulysses S. Grant’’, the major source for the study of the 
life of Ulysses S. Grant and the 19th century in which 
he lived; and 
(2) has worked toward the publication of the first 
scholarly edition of the memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, 
which as of May 2015, is nearing completion; 
Whereas the Ulysses S. Grant Association was first 
headquartered at the Ohio Historical Society located on 
the campus of Ohio State University, later moved to 
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Southern Illinois University, and relocated in 2008 to 
Mississippi State University; and 
Whereas in 2012, the Ulysses S. Grant Association estab-
lished the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, the 
world center for Ulysses S. Grant scholars and tourists: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses support for the bicentennial cele-
bration of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant, military 
leader and President; 
(2) designates the Ulysses S. Grant Association, 
housed at the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library 
on the grounds of Mississippi State University, as 
the designated institution for organizing and leading 
the celebration of the bicentennial; and 
(3) encourages the people of the United States 
to join in that bicentennial celebration to honor 
Ulysses S. Grant, one of the major historical figures 
of the United States. 
Æ 
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SECTION 1. CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE FOR PERSONS
AGED 55 OR OLDER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4980B(f)(2) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(F) COVERAGE FOR PERSONS AGED 55 OR
OLDER.—In the case of a covered employee who
has attained the age of 55 before incurring the
qualifying event described in paragraph (3)(B),
after the period described in subparagraph
(B)(i)(I)—
‘‘(i) the coverage extends until the
qualifying event described in paragraph
(3)(D) without regard to subclauses (II)
through (V) of subparagraph (2)(B)(i),
and
‘‘(ii) the premium requirements for
any period of continuation of coverage sole-
ly by reason of clause (i) apply by sub-
stituting ‘110 percent’ for ‘102 percent’ in
subparagraph (2)(C)(i), unless the last
sentence of subparagraph (2)(C) otherwise
applies.’’
(b) Section 602 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end
the following:
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‘‘(6) COVERAGE
FOR
PERSONS
AGED
OR
OLDER.—In the case of a covered employee who has
attained the age of 55 before incurring the qualify-
ing event described in paragraph (2) of section 603,
after the period described in subparagraph (2)(A)(i)
of this section—
‘‘(A) the coverage extends until the quali-
fying event described in paragraph (4) of sec-
tion 603 without regard to subclauses (ii)
through (v) of subparagraph (2)(A)(i) of section
602, and
‘‘(B) the premium requirements for any
period of continuation of coverage solely by rea-
son of clause (A) apply by substituting ‘110
percent’ for ‘102 percent’ in subparagraph
(3)(A) of section 602, unless the last sentence
of subparagraph (3) otherwise applies.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to plan years begin-
ning after December 31, 1997.
Æ
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Whereas His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has been greatly 
concerned by the state of the Tibetan environment and 
the exploitation of its natural resources, including fresh 
water—as rivers originating in the Tibetan plateau sup-
port one-third of the world’s population—and has pro-
moted environmental awareness in the region; 
Whereas His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was awarded the 
Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 in recognition of his efforts 
to seek a peaceful resolution to the situation in Tibet, 
and to promote non-violent methods for resolving conflict; 
Whereas His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was awarded the 
Congressional Gold Medal in 2007 in recognition of his 
promotion of democracy, freedom, and peace for the Ti-
betan people; his efforts to preserve the cultural, reli-
gious, and linguistic heritage of the Tibetan people; his 
promotion of non-violence; and his contributions to global 
religious understanding, human rights, and ecology; 
Whereas His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, as the spiritual 
leader of Tibetan Buddhism, publicly presented in 2011 
the religious process which Tibetan Buddhists should fol-
low regarding his reincarnation; 
Whereas the Chinese central government has attempted to 
interfere with the reincarnation process and the practice 
of Tibetan Buddhist religious traditions; and Chinese of-
ficials assert that the failure to secure Beijing’s approval 
on the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation would make the proc-
ess ‘‘illegal’’; 
Whereas in the words of Party official Zhu Weiqun, ‘‘Deci-
sion-making power over the reincarnation of the Dalai 
Lama and over the end or survival of his lineage, resides 
with the central government of China.’’;
IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 336 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need 
to create a small donor and public finance system for Congressional elections. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2015 
Mr. NOLAN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regard-
ing the need to create a small donor and public finance 
system for Congressional elections. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. PROVIDING FOR SMALL DONOR AND PUBLIC 
FINANCING OF ELECTIONS. 
It is the sense of the House of Representatives that, 
in order to eliminate the undue influence of money in poli-
tics— 
(1) Congress should create a small donor and 
public finance system for Congressional elections, 
which will ensure that Congress is responsible to vot-
ers instead of well-financed special interests; and 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4451
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a 200
percent deduction for amounts paid or incurred for training employees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1998
Mr. CAMPBELL 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 em-
ployers a 200 percent deduction for amounts paid or
incurred for training employees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
ENHANCED 
DEDUCTION 
FOR 
EMPLOYEE
TRAINING COSTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 162 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to trade or business expenses)
is amended by redesignating subsection (p) as subsection
(q) and inserting after subsection (o) the following new
subsection:
‘‘(p) EMPLOYEE TRAINING COSTS.—In the case of an
employer, the amount of the deduction allowed under this
section for training an employee shall be 200 percent of
the amount allowable under this section (determined with-
out regard to this subsection) for such training.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to amounts paid
or incurred after December 31, 1998.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN CORPORATE INCOME TAX RATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 11(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amount
of tax) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘15 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘16
percent’’,
(2) by striking ‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘27
percent’’,
(3) by striking ‘‘34 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘37
percent’’,
(4) by striking ‘‘35 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘38
percent’’, and
(5) by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ in the last sentence
and inserting ‘‘$113,000’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1998.
Æ
I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4453
To amend the Sherman Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act with
respect to commerce with foreign nations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1998
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. HYDE, and Mr. DINGELL) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and
in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Sherman Act and the Federal Trade Commis-
sion Act with respect to commerce with foreign nations.
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 ‘‘Protect American Jobs
Through the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements
Amendments Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) AMENDMENT TO THE SHERMAN ACT.—Section 7
of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 6a) is amended by striking
the period at the end and inserting the following:
‘‘and without regard to effect of such conduct on consum-
ers in the United States. A determination of whether the
effect of such conduct is substantial may be made solely
with reference to the product or type of product affected
by the conduct and the geographical area in which the con-
duct occurs.’’.
(b) AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION ACT.—Section 5(a)(3) of the Federal Trade Com-
mission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(3)) is amended by striking
the period at the end and inserting the following:
‘‘and without regard to effect of such methods of competi-
tion on consumers in the United States. A determination
of whether the effect of methods of competition are sub-
stantial may be made solely with reference to the product
or type of product affected by such methods of competition
and the geographical area in which such methods of com-
petition occurs.’’.
Æ
H. Res. 338 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 25, 2015. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 
1295) to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, 
the Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty 
treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes, with 
the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Sen-
ate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House, with-
out intervention of any point of order, a motion offered by 
the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means or his des-
ignee that the House concur in the Senate amendment to the 
House amendment to the Senate amendment. The Senate 
amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The 
motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means. The previous question shall
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be considered as ordered on the motion to adoption without 
intervening motion. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 556
Congratulating the United States Geological Survey on its 125th Anniversary. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2004
Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, 
Mr. DICKS, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. KIND, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 
Texas, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. REGULA, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. YOUNG 
of Florida, and Mr. BOEHLERT) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Resources 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the United States Geological Survey on its 
125th Anniversary.
Whereas March 3, 2004 will mark the 125th Anniversary of 
the establishment of the United States Geological Survey; 
Whereas the United States Geological Survey has become the 
Nation’s premiere earth and biological science agency; 
Whereas during its 125-year history, the United States Geo-
logical Survey has been the birthplace of a number of 
other Federal agencies, including the Reclamation Service 
(later renamed the Bureau of Reclamation) in 1902, the 
Forest Service in 1905, the United States Bureau of 
Mines in 1910, the Grazing Service (later renamed the
House Calendar No. 45 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 338 
[Report No. 114–179] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the Senate amend-
ment to the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 1295) to extend the 
African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Gener-
alized System of Preferences, the preferential 
duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other 
purposes. 
JUNE 24, 2015 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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H. Res. 340 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 25, 2015. 
Resolved, That the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 
1735) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of De-
fense, for military construction, and for defense activities of 
the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.’’, in 
the opinion of this House, contravenes the first clause of the 
seventh section of the first article of the Constitution of the 
United States and is an infringement of the privileges of this 
House and that such bill, with the Senate amendment there-
to, shall be respectfully returned to the Senate with a mes-
sage communicating this resolution. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4457
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction
on eligibility for widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits based on disability.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1998
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the
7-year restriction on eligibility for widow’s and widower’s
insurance benefits based on disability.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF 7-YEAR RESTRICTION ON ELIGI-
BILITY FOR WIDOW’S AND WIDOWER’S INSUR-
ANCE BENEFITS BASED ON DISABILITY.
(a) WIDOW’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(e) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)) is amended—