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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 102
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the cost of government spending
and regulatory programs should be reduced so that American families
will be able to keep more of what they earn.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 1997
Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. EHRLICH, Ms. GRANGER, Mr.
GOODLATTE, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr.
CUNNINGHAM, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. HERGER, Mr. BOEHNER,
Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. COBURN, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr.
DREIER, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. COX of California, Mrs.
NORTHUP, Mr. CANNON, Mr. BURR of North Carolina, Mr. PETERSON
of Pennsylvania, Mr. TALENT, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma,
Mr. PAUL, Mr. POMBO, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr.
CAMP, Mr. JONES, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. BRADY, Mr. ROHRABACHER,
Mr. ARCHER, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. CRAPO, Mr.
MANZULLO, Mr. EWING, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. RYUN, Mr. GOSS, Mr.
SHADEGG, Ms. DUNN of Washington, Mr. WAMP, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr.
NEY, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. PAXON, Mr.
TIAHRT, Mr. ROGAN, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BASS,
Mr. CASTLE, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. COOK, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. HUTCHINSON,
Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, and Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania) submitted
the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the cost of govern-
ment spending and regulatory programs should be re-
duced so that American families will be able to keep
more of what they earn.
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Whereas the total cost of government spending and regula-
tions (total cost of government) consumes 36.2 percent of
the Nation’s net national product;
Whereas the total cost of government now exceeds
$3,520,000,000,000 annually;
Whereas 
Federal 
regulatory 
costs 
now 
exceed
$785,000,000,000 annually;
Whereas the cost of government in general and excessive reg-
ulations in particular place a tremendous drain on the
economy by reducing worker productivity, increasing
prices to consumers, and limiting the economic choices
and individual freedoms of our citizenry;
Whereas, if the average American worker were to spend all
of his or her gross earnings on nothing else besides meet-
ing his or her share of the total cost of government for
the current year, that total cost would not be met until
July 3, 1997;
Whereas July 3, 1997, should therefore be considered Cost
of Government Day 1997; and
Whereas it is not right that the American family has to give
up more than 50 percent of what it earns to the govern-
ment: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that, as
part of balancing the budget and reevaluating the role of
government, Federal, State, and local elected officials
should carefully consider the costs of government spending
and regulatory programs in the year to come so that
•HCON 102 IH
American families will be able to keep more of what they
earn.
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III
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 102
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 25, 1997
Received; referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the cost of govern-
ment spending and regulatory programs should be re-
duced so that American families will be able to keep
more of what they earn.
Whereas the total cost of government spending and regula-
tions (total cost of government) consumes 36.2 percent of
the Nation’s net national product;
Whereas the total cost of government now exceeds
$3,520,000,000,000 annually;
Whereas 
Federal 
regulatory 
costs 
now 
exceed
$785,000,000,000 annually;
Whereas the cost of government in general and excessive reg-
ulations in particular place a tremendous drain on the
economy by reducing worker productivity, increasing
prices to consumers, and limiting the economic choices
and individual freedoms of our citizenry;
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Whereas, if the average American worker were to spend all
of his or her gross earnings on nothing else besides meet-
ing his or her share of the total cost of government for
the current year, that total cost would not be met until
July 3, 1997;
Whereas July 3, 1997, should therefore be considered Cost
of Government Day 1997; and
Whereas it is not right that the American family has to give
up more than 50 percent of what it earns to the govern-
ment: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that, as
part of balancing the budget and reevaluating the role of
government, Federal, State, and local elected officials
should carefully consider the costs of government spending
and regulatory programs in the year to come so that
American families will be able to keep more of what they
earn.
Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 104
Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to the elections in Albania
scheduled for June 29, 1997, and the admission of a free and democratic
Albania to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 23, 1997
Mr. TRAFICANT submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to the elections
in Albania scheduled for June 29, 1997, and the admis-
sion of a free and democratic Albania to the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the elections in Albania scheduled for June
29, 1997, should be free and open;
(2) all political parties of Albania should honor
the results of such elections; and
(3) the Administration should work with other
members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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(NATO) as soon as possible to admit a free and
democratic Albania to NATO.
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IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 106
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the negotiation of an
international climate change agreement.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. EHLERS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr.
PORTER, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. BOEHLERT, Ms. RIVERS, Mr.
GILMAN, Mr. BROWN of California, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. MILLER of
California) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the
negotiation of an international climate change agreement.
Whereas the world’s leading climate scientists, through the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
have concluded ‘‘that the balance of evidence suggests a
discernible human influence on global climate’’;
Whereas the IPCC and other scientific bodies have warned
that continued uncontrolled emissions of greenhouse
gases could cause damage to our public health, economy,
and environment due to (1) shifts in agricultural produc-
tivity that could threaten local and regional food supplies;
(2) an intensified hydrological cycle resulting in regional
increases 
in 
extreme 
precipitation, 
flooding, 
and
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 105
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to
the elections in Albania scheduled for June 29,
1997.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 105
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the elections in Albania scheduled for June
29, 1997, should be free and open; and
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(2) all political parties of Albania should honor
the results of such elections.
Passed the House of Representatives June 26, 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 105
Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to the elections in Albania
scheduled for June 29, 1997.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 24, 1997
Mr. TRAFICANT submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to the elections
in Albania scheduled for June 29, 1997.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the elections in Albania scheduled for June
29, 1997, should be free and open; and
(2) all political parties of Albania should honor
the results of such elections.
Æ
III
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 105
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 26, 1997
Received
SEPTEMBER 11, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to the elections
in Albania scheduled for June 29, 1997.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), that it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the elections in Albania scheduled for June
29, 1997, should be free and open; and
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(2) all political parties of Albania should honor
the results of such elections.
Passed the House of Representatives June 26, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
By JULIE PERRIER,
Assistant to the Clerk.
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droughts; (3) severe declines in the biological diversity of
our forests, fisheries, wildlife, and water resources due to
shifts in climate; and (4) rise in sea level which could
devastate coastal areas through destruction of sensitive
beaches, flooding of barrier islands, coastal wetlands and
farmland, increased damage from storm tides, and salt-
water intrusion into rivers and other freshwater bodies;
Whereas the IPCC estimates that carbon dioxide released
now will remain in the atmosphere for a century or more;
Whereas the National Academy of Sciences has found that
the efficiency of practically every end use of energy can
be improved and that the United States could reduce its
greenhouse gas emissions by up to 40 percent of 1990
levels at low cost or net savings;
Whereas research and development has led to many tech-
nologies and policy options to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions in all sectors, including vehicles, power plants,
buildings, and industry, which leading economists have
found can improve United States productivity and entail
a net economic benefit;
Whereas increased reliance on advanced technologies will
produce additional benefits for the United States, such as
expansion of our role as a leading exporter of renewable
energy technologies and reduction in our dependency on
foreign oil and balance of trade deficit;
Whereas in 1992 the Bush Administration committed to re-
turning United States greenhouse gas emissions to 1990
levels by the year 2000 using nonbinding, voluntary
mechanisms, yet the Energy Information Administration
estimates actual United States emissions will be 15 per-
cent above 1990 levels in the year 2000; and
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Whereas climate change is an issue of global significance and
can be addressed adequately only through multilateral ac-
tion: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress of the
United States that the United States should take all nec-
essary steps, both domestically and internationally, to pro-
tect the Earth’s climate from dangerous climate change.
The United States should take a leadership role in nego-
tiating an international climate change agreement that—
(1) contains legally binding targets and time-
tables beginning in 2005 for reducing greenhouse
gas emissions substantially below 1990 levels;
(2) provides for participation by developing na-
tions; and
(3) is fair, enforceable, and provides options for
nations to achieve necessary greenhouse gas reduc-
tions in a cost-effective manner.
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H. Con. Res. 108
Agreed to June 26, 1997
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven
Concurrent Resolution
Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative day of
Thursday, June 26, 1997, it stand adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, July 8, 1997, or until noon on the second day after Mem-
bers are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concur-
rent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate
recesses or adjourns at the close of business on Thursday, June
26, 1997, Friday, June 27, 1997, Saturday, June 28, 1997, or Sun-
day, June 29, 1997, pursuant to a motion made by the Majority
Leader, or his designee, in accordance with this concurrent resolu-
tion, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, July
7, 1997, or such time on that day as may be specified by the
Majority Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn,
or until noon on the second day after Members are notified to
reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution,
whichever occurs first.
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader
of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority
Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall
notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively,
IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 108
Providing for an adjournment of the two Houses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 1997
Mr. SOLOMON submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
considered and agreed to
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for an adjournment of the two Houses.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Thursday, June 26, 1997, it stand adjourned
until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 1997, or until noon
on the second day after Members are notified to reassem-
ble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution,
whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate recesses
or adjourns at the close of business on Thursday, June
26, 1997, Friday, June 27, 1997, Saturday, June 28,
1997, or Sunday, June 29, 1997, pursuant to a motion
made by the Majority Leader, or his designee, in accord-
ance with this concurrent resolution, it stand recessed or
HCON 108 ATH
adjourned until noon on Monday, July 7, 1997, or such
time on that day as may be specified by the Majority
Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn,
or until noon on the second day after Members are notified
to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent res-
olution, whichever occurs first.
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority
Leader of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with
the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Lead-
er of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House
and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble whenever, in
their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.
Æ
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 108
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two
Houses.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 108
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Thursday, June 26, 1997, it stand adjourned
until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 1997, or until noon
on the second day after Members are notified to reassem-
•HCON 108 EH
ble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution,
whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate recesses
or adjourns at the close of business on Thursday, June
26, 1997, Friday, June 27, 1997, Saturday, June 28,
1997, or Sunday, June 29, 1997, pursuant to a motion
made by the Majority Leader, or his designee, in accord-
ance with this concurrent resolution, it stand recessed or
adjourned until noon on Monday, July 7, 1997, or such
time on that day as may be specified by the Majority
Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn,
or until noon on the second day after Members are notified
to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent res-
olution, whichever occurs first.
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority
Leader of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with
the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Lead-
er of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House
and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble whenever, in
their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.
Passed the House of Representatives June 26, 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
377 
from a grant awarded under this subsection may not 
exceed 80 percent. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—A State shall receive a grant 
under this subsection in a fiscal year if the annual 
combined pedestrian and bicycle fatalities in the 
State exceed 15 percent of the total annual crash fa-
talities in the State, based on the most recently re-
ported final data from the Fatality Analysis Report-
ing System. 
‘‘(4) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grant funds re-
ceived by a State under this subsection may be used 
for— 
‘‘(A) training of law enforcement officials 
on State laws applicable to pedestrian and bicy-
cle safety; 
‘‘(B) enforcement mobilizations and cam-
paigns designed to enforce State traffic laws ap-
plicable to pedestrian and bicycle safety; and 
‘‘(C) public education and awareness pro-
grams designed to inform motorists, pedestrians, 
and bicyclists of State traffic laws applicable to 
pedestrian and bicycle safety. 
‘‘(5) GRANT AMOUNT.—The allocation of grant 
funds to a State under this subsection for a fiscal
H. Con. Res. 108—2
to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall
warrant it.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
III
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 108
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 26, 1997
Received
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Thursday, June 26, 1997, it stand adjourned
until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 1997, or until noon
on the second day after Members are notified to reassem-
HCON 108 RDS
ble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution,
whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate recesses
or adjourns at the close of business on Thursday, June
26, 1997, Friday, June 27, 1997, Saturday, June 28,
1997, or Sunday, June 29, 1997, pursuant to a motion
made by the Majority Leader, or his designee, in accord-
ance with this concurrent resolution, it stand recessed or
adjourned until noon on Monday, July 7, 1997, or such
time on that day as may be specified by the Majority
Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn,
or until noon on the second day after Members are notified
to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent res-
olution, whichever occurs first.
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority
Leader of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with
the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Lead-
er of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House
and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble whenever, in
their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.
Passed the House of Representatives June 26, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 109
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas James M. (‘‘Jimmy’’) Stewart made more than 80
films including comedies, westerns, and dramas of sus-
pense;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart won an Academy Award for best
performance by an actor in 1940 for his performance in
‘‘The Philadelphia Story’’ and received four other Oscar
nominations for his performances in ‘‘Mr. Smith Goes to
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Washington’’, ‘‘It’s a Wonderful Life’’, ‘‘Harvey’’, and
‘‘Anatomy of a Murder’’;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart received a Screen Actors Guild
Award in 1968 for ‘‘fostering the finest ideals of the act-
ing profession’’; the American Film Institute’s eighth life
achievement award in 1980, a Kennedy Center Honor in
1983, a special Academy Award in 1984 for ‘‘50 years
of meaningful performances’’ and ‘‘for his high ideals,
both on and off the screen’’, and the annual tribute by
the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 1990;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart appeared in a number of television
shows and Broadway plays and received a Tony Award;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart’s poetry was compiled into his 1989
book entitled ‘‘Jimmy Stewart and his Poems’’;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart enlisted in the military and served
during World War II as operations officer, chief of staff,
and squadron commander of the Second Combat Wing of
the U.S. Eighth Air Force in England;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart’s military decorations include two
Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Air Medal, multiple
oak leaf clusters, six battle stars, and the Croix de
Guerre with Palm;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart attained the rank of colonel during
World War II and the rank of brigadier general in 1959,
making him the highest ranking entertainer in the Amer-
ican military;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart was active in national politics in his
later years and was a close personal friend of former
President Ronald Reagan;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart testified before Congress in 1988 in
favor of a bill that was later enacted to require film ex-
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hibitors and distributors to disclose to the public whether
certain culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant
films had been colorized or otherwise altered from the
original; and
Whereas in 1985 President Ronald Reagan awarded Jimmy
Stewart the Nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presi-
dential Medal of Freedom: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress recognizes the many talents
of the late James M. (‘‘Jimmy’’) Stewart and honors the
artistic, military, and political contributions he made to
the Nation.
Passed the House of Representatives September 16,
1997.
Attest:
Clerk.