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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2052 
To amend section 242 of title 18, United States Code, to forbid the use 
of chokeholds by persons subject to that provision’s prohibitions, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2015 
Mr. JEFFRIES (for himself, Ms. BASS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CARSON 
of Indiana, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. DANNY K. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CLAY, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, 
Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. 
FUDGE, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. LEWIS, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. 
LEE, Mr. SERRANO, and Mr. PAYNE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 242 of title 18, United States Code, to 
forbid the use of chokeholds by persons subject to that 
provision’s prohibitions, 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 ‘‘Excessive Use of Force 
Prevention Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. CHOKEHOLDS AS CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. 
Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For the pur-
poses of this section, the application of any pressure to 
the throat or windpipe which may prevent or hinder 
breathing or reduce intake of air is a punishment, pain, 
or penalty’’. 
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House Calendar No. 107
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 248
[Report No. 104–297]
Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the
bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for energy and water development
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 30, 1995
Mr. QUILLEN, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Waiving points of order against the conference report to
accompany the bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations
for energy and water development for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it
shall be in order to consider the conference report to ac-
company the bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. All points
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of order against the conference report and against its con-
sideration are waived.
House Calendar No. 107
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 248
[Report No. 104–297]
RESOLUTION
Waiving points of order against the conference re-
port to accompany the bill (H.R. 1905) making
appropriations for energy and water development
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996,
and for other purposes.
OCTOBER 30, 1995
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
H. Res. 249
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
October 31, 1995.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall
be in order to consider the conference report to accompany
the bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations for foreign oper-
ations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. All
points of order against the conference report and against its
consideration are waived. The motion printed in the report of
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution to dis-
pose of the amendment of the Senate numbered 115 may be
offered only by Representative Callahan of Alabama or his
designee. That motion shall be considered as read and shall
be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by
the proponent and an opponent. All points of order against
that motion are waived. The previous question shall be con-
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sidered as ordered on that motion to final adoption without
intervening motion or demand for division of the question.
Attest:
Clerk.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2054 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access 
to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2015 
Ms. BROWN of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for in-
creased access to Department of Veterans Affairs med-
ical care for women veterans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. IMPROVED ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CARE FOR WOMEN 
VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 17 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
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IV
House Calendar No. 108
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 249
[Report No. 104–298]
Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the
bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1996, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 30, 1995
Mr. GOSS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Waiving points of order against the conference report to
accompany the bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations
for foreign operations, export financing, and related pro-
grams for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996,
and for other purposes.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it
shall be in order to consider the conference report to ac-
company the bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations for
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for
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other purposes. All points of order against the conference
report and against its consideration are waived. The mo-
tion printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying this resolution to dispose of the amendment
of the Senate numbered 115 may be offered only by Rep-
resentative Callahan of Alabama or his designee. That mo-
tion shall be considered as read and shall be debatable
for one hour equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent. All points of order against that
motion are waived. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on that motion to final adoption without
intervening motion or demand for division of the question.
House Calendar No. 108
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 249
[Report No. 104–298]
RESOLUTION
Waiving points of order against the conference re-
port to accompany the bill (H.R. 1868) making
appropriations for foreign operations, export fi-
nancing, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1996, and for other pur-
poses.
OCTOBER 30, 1995
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2055 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on certain 
equipment purchased from foreign entities that could be manufactured 
in United States arsenals or depots, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2015 
Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. LOEBSACK, and Mr. TONKO) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress 
a report on certain equipment purchased from foreign 
entities that could be manufactured in United States 
arsenals or depots, 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 ‘‘Make It At Home 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON EQUIPMENT PURCHASED FROM FOR-
EIGN ENTITIES THAT COULD BE MANUFAC-
TURED IN UNITED STATES ARSENALS OR DE-
POTS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that it shall be the goal of the Secretary of Defense 
in conjunction with the Secretaries of the military services 
to ensure the management of the manufacturing workload 
of the military arsenals to maintain critical capabilities 
and ensure cost efficiency and technical competence in 
peacetime, while preserving the ability to provide an effec-
tive and timely response to mobilizations, national defense 
contingency situations and other emergent requirements. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is 
submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 
31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the equipment, weapons, weapons systems, compo-
nents, subcomponents, and end-items purchased from for-
eign entities and identify those items which could be man-
ufactured in the military arsenals of the United States or 
the military depots of the United States to meet the goals 
of subsection (a) or section 2464 of title 10, United States 
Code, as well as a plan for moving that workload into the 
military arsenals or depots. 
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shall not be considered a gift under this rule if it is re-
ported as provided in paragraph (b).
‘‘(b) A Member, officer, or employee who designates
or recommends a contribution to a charitable organization
in lieu of honoraria described in paragraph (a) shall report
within 30 days after such designation or recommendation
to the Clerk of the House of Representatives—
‘‘(1) the name and address of the registered
lobbyist who is making the contribution in lieu of
honoraria;
‘‘(2) the date and amount of the contribution;
and
‘‘(3) the name and address of the charitable or-
ganization designated or recommended by the Mem-
ber.
The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make
public information received pursuant to this paragraph as
soon as possible after it is received.
‘‘5. For purposes of this rule—
‘‘(a) the term ‘registered lobbyist’ means a lob-
byist registered under the Federal Regulation of
Lobbying Act or any successor statute; and
‘‘(b) the term ‘agent of a foreign principal’
means an agent of a foreign principal registered
under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
(c) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by 
subsection (b) shall include each of the following: 
(1) An identification of items purchased by for-
eign manufacturers— 
(A) described in section 8302(a)(1) of title 
41, United States Code, and purchased from a 
foreign manufacturer by reason of an exception 
under 
section 
8302(a)(2)(A) 
or 
section 
8302(a)(2)(B) of such title; 
(B) described in section 2533b(a)(1) of 
title 10, United States Code, and purchased 
from a foreign manufacturer by reason of an 
exception under section 2533b(b); and 
(C) described in section 2534(a) of such 
title and purchased from a foreign manufac-
turer by reason of a waiver exercised under 
paragraph (1), (2), (4), or (5) of section 
2534(d) of such title. 
(2) An assessment of the skills required to 
manufacture the items identified in paragraph (1) 
and a comparison of those skills with skills required 
to meet the critical capabilities identified by the 
Army Report to Congress on Critical Manufacturing 
Capabilities and Capacities dated August 2013 and 
the core logistics capabilities identified by each mili-
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tary service pursuant to section 2464 of title 10, 
United States Code, as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(3) An identification of the tooling, equipment, 
and facilities upgrades necessary for a military arse-
nal or depot to perform the manufacturing workload 
identified under paragraph (1). 
(4) An identification of workload identified in 
paragraph (1) most appropriate for transfer to mili-
tary arsenals or depots to meet the goals of sub-
section (a) or the requirements of section 2464 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(5) A plan to transfer manufacturing workload 
identified in paragraph (4) to the military arsenals 
or depots within a stated time frame. 
(6) Such other information the Secretary con-
siders necessary for adherence to paragraphs (4) 
and (5). 
(7) An explanation of the rationale for con-
tinuing to sole-source manufacturing workload iden-
tified in paragraph (1) from a foreign source rather 
than a military arsenal, depot, or other organic facil-
ity. 
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IV
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 24
Requiring the appropriate committees of the House to report legislation to
transfer certain functions of the Government Printing Office, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. KLUG submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Requiring the appropriate committees of the House to report
legislation to transfer certain functions of the Govern-
ment Printing Office, and for other purposes.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR THE REPORTING OF LEGIS-
LATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of the first
session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, the appro-
priate committees of the House of Representatives shall
report to the House legislation to accomplish the purposes
specified in subsection (b).
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(b) PURPOSES SPECIFIED.—The purposes referred to
in subsection (a) are—
(1) transfer of executive branch printing from
the Government Printing Office to the General Serv-
ices Administration;
(2) transfer of the functions now carried out by
the Superintendent of Documents to the Librarian
of Congress, who shall be responsible for the dis-
semination of all Government information, with the
on-line networks of the Library of Congress to be
used for Government information not requiring a
printed format;
(3) abolition of the Joint Committee on Print-
ing and the Joint Committee on the Library;
(4) reduction of the in-house printing capacity
of the Government Printing Office to the minimum
level necessary;
(5) procurement of other congressional printing
whenever possible from the private sector through a
competitive bid process, with the procurement to be
administered by the Public Printer;
(6) reduction in the work force at the Govern-
ment Printing Office to 800 positions, with the re-
duction to be accomplished gradually, but not later
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than the end of the second fiscal year after the fiscal
year in which this resolution is agreed to;
(7) submission to the Congress by the Public
Printer of an annual report on the standards appli-
cable to, and the efficiency of, the Government
Printing Office; and
(8) submission to the Congress of triennial
General Accounting Office audits of the functions of
the Government Printing Office.
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under whose direct supervision the employee works,
to accept reimbursement, and
‘‘(B) discloses the expenses reimbursed or to be
reimbursed and the authorization to the Clerk of the
House of Representatives within 30 days after the
travel is completed.
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (a)(1), events, the
activities of which are substantially recreational in nature,
shall not be considered to be in connection with the duties
of a Member, officer, or employee as an officeholder.
‘‘(b) Each advance authorization to accept reimburse-
ment shall be signed by the Member or officer under whose
direct supervision the employee works and shall include—
‘‘(1) the name of the employee;
‘‘(2) the name of the person who will make the
reimbursement;
‘‘(3) the time, place, and purpose of the travel;
and
‘‘(4) a determination that the travel is in con-
nection with the duties of the employee as an office-
holder and would not create the appearance that the
employee is using public office for private gain.
‘‘(c) Each disclosure made under paragraph (a)(1) of
expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed shall be signed
by the Member or officer (in the case of travel by that
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2058 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for a 
certain effective date with respect to deemed tobacco products, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2015 
Mr. COLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
provide for a certain effective date with respect to 
deemed tobacco products, 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 ‘‘FDA Deeming Author-
ity Clarification Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. DATE FOR APPLICATION OF FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, 
AND COSMETIC ACT TO DEEMED TOBACCO 
PRODUCTS. 
Section 901(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 387a(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘This chapter shall apply’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This chapter shall apply’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) DEEMED TOBACCO PRODUCTS.—For each 
tobacco product deemed subject to the requirements 
of the Act pursuant to paragraph (1), each reference 
in sections 905(j) and 910(a)— 
‘‘(A) to ‘February 15, 2007’, shall be con-
sidered to be a reference to ‘the effective date 
of the regulation under which a tobacco product 
is deemed subject to the requirements of this 
Act pursuant to section 901(b)(1)’; and 
‘‘(B) to ‘21 months after the date of enact-
ment of the Family Smoking Prevention and 
Tobacco Control Act’, shall be considered to be 
a reference to ‘21 months after such effective 
date’.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 205 
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting a work author-
ization to an alien found to have been unlawfully present in the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2015 
Mr. BURGESS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from grant-
ing a work authorization to an alien found to have been 
unlawfully present in the United States. 
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 ‘‘Equal Protection for 
American Workers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN WORK AUTHORIZA-
TIONS. 
Effective beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security is prohibited 
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from granting a work authorization to an alien who has 
been finally determined, in a valid immigration proceeding 
during which due process was afforded, to have been at 
any time unlawfully present in the United States. 
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tional funding for conflict resolution and violence preven-
tion activities of the Community Relations Service, the At-
torney General may transfer such amounts to the Commu-
nity Relations Service, from available appropriations for
the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as
may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Pro-
vided further, That any transfer pursuant to the previous
proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section
605 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures
set forth in that section.
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND
For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1)(B),
(F), and (G), $21,759,000, to be derived from the Depart-
ment of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.
PAYMENT TO RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
TRUST FUND
In addition to amounts appropriated by subsection
3(e) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42
U.S. Code 2210 note), $72,000,000 for payment to the
Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund, to remain
available until expended.
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT
For necessary expenses for the identification, inves-
tigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the
H. Res. 251
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
November 1, 1995.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule
XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 1833) to amend title 18, United States Code,
to ban partial-birth abortions. The first reading of the bill
shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to
the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill
shall be considered as read for amendment under the five-
minute rule. The amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed
in the bill shall be considered as adopted in the House and
in the Committee of the Whole. At the conclusion of consider-
ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and
report the bill, as amended, to the House. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended,
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to final passage without intervening motion except one mo-
tion to recommit with or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.