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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 90 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify 
the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure 
of funds for political activity by corporations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2017 
Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself, Mr. BEYER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. HASTINGS, 
Mr. RASKIN, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. SOTO) submitted the following joint 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States 
to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity 
by corporations. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. Nothing in this Constitution shall pro-
hibit Congress and the States from imposing content-neu-
tral regulations and restrictions on the expenditure of 
funds for political activity by any corporation, limited li-
ability company, or other corporate entity, including but 
not limited to contributions in support of, or in opposition 
to, a candidate for public office. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Nothing contained in this Article shall 
be construed to abridge the freedom of the press.’’. 
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States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. The right of citizens of the United 
States to vote in the election for President and Vice Presi-
dent shall not be denied or abridged by the United States 
or by any State on account of residency in a territory or 
commonwealth of the United States. 
‘‘SECTION 2. The Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 93 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect 
the rights of crime victims. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2017 
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself and Mr. ROYCE of California) submitted 
the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to protect the rights of crime victims. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. The following rights of a crime victim, 
being capable of protection without denying the constitu-
tional rights of the accused, shall not be denied or 
abridged by the United States or any State. The crime 
victim shall have the rights to reasonable notice of, and 
shall not be excluded from, public proceedings relating to 
the offense, to be heard at any release, plea, sentencing, 
or other proceeding involving any right established by this 
article, to proceedings free from unreasonable delay, to 
reasonable notice of the release or escape of the accused, 
to due consideration of the crime victim’s safety, dignity, 
and privacy, and to restitution. The crime victim or the 
crime victim’s lawful representative has standing to assert 
and enforce these rights. Nothing in this article provides 
grounds for a new trial or any claim for damages. Review 
of the denial of any right established herein, which may 
include interlocutory relief, shall be subject to the stand-
ards of ordinary appellate review. 
‘‘SECTION 2. For purposes of this article, a crime vic-
tim includes any person against whom the criminal offense 
is committed or who is directly and proximately harmed 
by the commission of an act, which, if committed by a 
competent adult, would constitute a crime. 
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 96 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior 
relating to ‘‘Eastern Interior Proposed Resource Management Plan and 
Final Environmental Impact Statement’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2017 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska submitted the following joint resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
the Department of the Interior relating to ‘‘Eastern Inte-
rior Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final En-
vironmental Impact Statement’’. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the De-
partment of the Interior relating to ‘‘Eastern Interior Pro-
posed Resource Management Plan and Final Environ-
mental Impact Statement’’, for which notice of availability 
was published in the Federal Register (81 Fed. Reg. 
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‘‘SECTION 3. This article shall be inoperative unless 
it has been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution 
by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States 
within 14 years after the date of its submission to the 
States by the Congress. This article shall take effect on 
the 180th day after the date of its ratification.’’. 
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 94 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal 
the sixteenth article of amendment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2017 
Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself and Mr. WOODALL) submitted the following 
joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two- 
thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘The sixteenth article of amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the United States is hereby repealed.’’. 
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 97 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture 
relating to ‘‘Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management 
Plan Amendment’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2017 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska submitted the following joint resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
the Department of Agriculture relating to ‘‘Tongass Na-
tional Forest Land and Resource Management Plan 
Amendment’’. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the De-
partment of Agriculture relating to ‘‘Tongass National 
Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Amend-
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ment’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 88657 (December 8, 2016)), and 
such rule shall have no force or effect. 
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(U) Yuma Crossing National Heritage 
Area. 
(V) Erie Canalway National Heritage Cor-
ridor. 
(W) Blue Ridge National Heritage Area. 
(X) Mississippi Gulf Coast National Herit-
age Area. 
(Y) National Aviation Heritage Area. 
(Z) Oil Region National Heritage Area. 
(AA) Arabia Mountain National Heritage 
Area. 
(BB) Atchafalaya National Heritage Area. 
(CC) Champlain Valley National Heritage 
Partnership. 
(DD) Crossroads of the American Revolu-
tion National Heritage Area. 
(EE) Freedom’s Frontier National Herit-
age Area. 
(FF) Great Basin National Heritage 
Route. 
(GG) Gullah/Geechee Heritage Corridor. 
(HH) Mormon Pioneer National Heritage 
Area. 
(II) Northern Rio Grande National Herit-
age Area. 
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(1) striking the date specified in section 106(3) 
and inserting ‘‘May 5, 2017’’; and 
(2) inserting after section 201 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 202. (a) This section may be cited as the ‘Fur-
ther Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act’. 
‘‘(b) Section 402(h)(2)(C)(ii) of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 
1232(h)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended— 
‘‘(1) in subclause (II), by striking ‘April 30, 
2017’ and inserting ‘May 5, 2017’; 
‘‘(2) in subclause (II)(aa), by striking ‘the Con-
tinued Health Benefits for Miners Act’ and inserting 
‘the Further Continued Health Benefits for Miners 
Act’; and 
‘‘(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘For 
purposes of subclause (II)(aa), a beneficiary enrolled 
in the Plan as of the date of the enactment of the 
Further Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act 
shall be deemed to have been eligible to receive 
health benefits under the Plan on January 1, 2017.’.
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‘‘(c) The provisions of section 167(d) of Public Law 
114–223 (as added by Public Law 114–254) shall apply 
to this section.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 99 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal 
year 2017, and for other purposes.
H. J. Res. 99 
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen 
Joint Resolution 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other pur-
poses. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (division C of Public Law 114– 
223) is further amended by— 
(1) striking the date specified in section 106(3) and 
inserting ‘‘May 5, 2017’’; and 
(2) inserting after section 201 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 202. (a) This section may be cited as the ‘Further Contin-
ued Health Benefits for Miners Act’. 
‘‘(b) Section 402(h)(2)(C)(ii) of the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended— 
‘‘(1) in subclause (II), by striking ‘April 30, 2017’ and 
inserting ‘May 5, 2017’; 
‘‘(2) in subclause (II)(aa), by striking ‘the Continued Health 
Benefits for Miners Act’ and inserting ‘the Further Continued 
Health Benefits for Miners Act’; and 
‘‘(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘For purposes 
of subclause (II)(aa), a beneficiary enrolled in the Plan as 
of the date of the enactment of the Further Continued Health 
Benefits for Miners Act shall be deemed to have been eligible 
to receive health benefits under the Plan on January 1, 2017.’. 
‘‘(c) The provisions of section 167(d) of Public Law 114–223 
(as added by Public Law 114–254) shall apply to this section.’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 99 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2017 
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2017, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 
C of Public Law 114–223) is further amended by— 
(1) striking the date specified in section 106(3) 
and inserting ‘‘May 5, 2017’’; and 
(2) inserting after section 201 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 202. (a) This section may be cited as the ‘Fur-
ther Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act’. 
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‘‘(b) Section 402(h)(2)(C)(ii) of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 
1232(h)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended— 
‘‘(1) in subclause (II), by striking ‘April 30, 
2017’ and inserting ‘May 5, 2017’; 
‘‘(2) in subclause (II)(aa), by striking ‘the Con-
tinued Health Benefits for Miners Act’ and inserting 
‘the Further Continued Health Benefits for Miners 
Act’; and 
‘‘(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘For 
purposes of subclause (II)(aa), a beneficiary enrolled 
in the Plan as of the date of the enactment of the 
Further Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act 
shall be deemed to have been eligible to receive 
health benefits under the Plan on January 1, 2017.’. 
‘‘(c) The provisions of section 167(d) of Public Law 
114–223 (as added by Public Law 114–254) shall apply 
to this section.’’. 
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IIA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 99 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 28, 2017 
Received 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2017, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 
C of Public Law 114–223) is further amended by— 
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(1) striking the date specified in section 106(3) 
and inserting ‘‘May 5, 2017’’; and 
(2) inserting after section 201 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 202. (a) This section may be cited as the ‘Fur-
ther Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act’. 
‘‘(b) Section 402(h)(2)(C)(ii) of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 
1232(h)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended— 
‘‘(1) in subclause (II), by striking ‘April 30, 
2017’ and inserting ‘May 5, 2017’; 
‘‘(2) in subclause (II)(aa), by striking ‘the Con-
tinued Health Benefits for Miners Act’ and inserting 
‘the Further Continued Health Benefits for Miners 
Act’; and 
‘‘(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘For 
purposes of subclause (II)(aa), a beneficiary enrolled 
in the Plan as of the date of the enactment of the 
Further Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act 
shall be deemed to have been eligible to receive 
health benefits under the Plan on January 1, 2017.’. 
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‘‘(c) The provisions of section 167(d) of Public Law 
114–223 (as added by Public Law 114–254) shall apply 
to this section.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 9 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit 
Members of Congress from receiving compensation during a fiscal year 
unless both Houses of Congress have agreed to a concurrent resolution 
on the budget for that fiscal year prior to the beginning of that fiscal 
year. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. FITZPATRICK submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving 
compensation during a fiscal year unless both Houses 
of Congress have agreed to a concurrent resolution on 
the budget for that fiscal year prior to the beginning 
of that fiscal year. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
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ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. A Member of Congress may not receive 
a compensation for service as a Member of Congress dur-
ing a fiscal year unless both Houses of Congress have 
agreed to an identical concurrent resolution on the budget 
for that fiscal year prior to the beginning of that fiscal 
year. 
‘‘SECTION 2. This article shall apply with respect to 
fiscal years which begin after this article becomes a valid 
part of the Constitution.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1001 
To exempt certain veterans and other individuals from the application of 
the hiring freeze. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2017 
Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. SCHRADER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. TED LIEU of 
California, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. VARGAS, 
Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. CICILLINE, 
Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. ADAMS, 
Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. BONAMICI, and Ms. SHEA-PORTER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To exempt certain veterans and other individuals from the 
application of the hiring freeze. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Federal Hir-
ing Protection Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM THE HIRING FREEZE FOR CER-
TAIN VETERANS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS. 
Notwithstanding the memorandum titled ‘‘Presi-
dential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze’’ pub-
lished on January 23, 2017, or any other substantially 
similar memorandum, Executive order, or other action by 
the President to prevent a department or agency of the 
Federal Government from filling vacant Federal civilian 
employee positions or creating new such positions, a de-
partment or agency may appoint an individual to a posi-
tion covered by such memorandum if the position will be 
filled by an individual who is a preference eligible, as that 
term is defined in section 2108(3) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
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104 
(C) with respect to the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, the Chief Economist, or an 
employee of the agency with comparable author-
ity; 
(D) with respect to the Federal Deposit In-
surance Corporation, the Director of the Division 
of Insurance and Research, or an employee of the 
agency with comparable authority; 
(E) with respect to the Federal Housing Fi-
nance Agency, the Chief Economist, or an em-
ployee of the agency with comparable authority; 
(F) with respect to the Office of the Comp-
troller of the Currency, the Director for Policy 
Analysis, or an employee of the agency with 
comparable authority; 
(G) with respect to the National Credit 
Union Administration, the Chief Economist, or 
an employee of the agency with comparable au-
thority; and 
(H) with respect to the Securities and Ex-
change Commission, the Director of the Division 
of Economic and Risk Analysis, or an employee 
of the agency with comparable authority; 
(3) the term ‘‘Council’’ means the Chief Econo-
mists Council established under section 318; and 
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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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation 
Incentive Payments Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR PROGRAM OF VOLUNTARY 
SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 11, District 
of Columbia Official Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 11–1726 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 11–1726A. Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay-
ments 
‘‘The Joint Committee on Judicial Administration 
may, by regulation, establish a program substantially simi-
lar to the program established under subchapter II of 
chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for nonjudicial 
employees of the District of Columbia courts, except that 
the maximum amount of the payment made under the pro-
gram to any individual may not exceed the amount re-
ferred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States 
Code.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of chapter 17 of title 11, District of Columbia Official 
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