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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 39
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States repealing
the 22nd article of amendment, thereby removing the restrictions on
the number of terms an individual may serve as President.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 4, 1997
Mr. MCNULTY introduced 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 repealing the 22nd article of amendment, thereby
removing the restrictions on the number of terms an
individual may serve as President.
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 follow-
ing article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents
and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by
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the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States with-
in seven years after the date of its submission for ratifica-
tion:
‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘The twenty-second article of amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States is hereby repealed.’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2499 
To amend the Small Business Act to increase access to capital for veteran 
entrepreneurs, to help create jobs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2015 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. HANNA, Mr. BOST, Mr. RICE of South Caro-
lina, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. GIBSON, and Mr. CURBELO of Florida) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to increase access to 
capital for veteran entrepreneurs, to help create jobs, 
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 ‘‘Veterans Entrepre-
neurship Act of 2015’’. 
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available for 6 years will enable the Secretary of 
Transportation to begin immediately to implement 
the President’s proposal to expand the TIGER pro-
gram. 
(10) Restricting appropriations for TIGER 
through the use of arbitrary budget caps or seques-
tration undermines economic recovery and job cre-
ation efforts; disrupts planning by States, local gov-
ernments, and transit agencies; and leaves critical 
infrastructure needs unmet. 
(11) Emergency supplemental appropriations 
for TIGER, provided in addition to other appropria-
tions and not subject to sequestration, will improve 
transportation 
infrastructure 
and 
create 
jobs 
throughout the United States without reducing 
funding for other domestic priorities. 
(12) An emergency supplemental appropriation 
of $7.5 billion for TIGER to be made available in 
fiscal year 2016 and to remain available for 6 years 
will allow the Secretary of Transportation to begin 
immediately to organize new competitions for 
TIGER grants and allow States, local governments, 
and transit agencies to prepare grant applications, 
thus ensuring an efficient use of funds and timely 
job creation. 
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SEC. 3. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR TIGER DIS-
CRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM. 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fis-
cal year 2016: 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Infrastruc-
ture Investments’’ in accordance with the provisions under 
this heading in title I of division K of Public Law 113– 
235, $7,500,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided, That the amount under this 
heading is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
except that such amount shall be available only if the 
President subsequently so designates such amount and 
transmits such designation to the Congress. 
SEC. 4. EXEMPTION FROM SEQUESTRATION. 
The appropriation in section 3 shall be exempt from 
sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 3
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting
the period of time United States Senators and Representatives may serve.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. DICKEY, Mr.
RIGGS, and Mr. CHABOT) introduced 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 limiting the period of time United States Senators
and Representatives may serve.
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 —
‘‘SECTION 1. No person may serve in Congress more
than 2 full terms as a Senator. No person may serve in
Congress more than 3 full terms as a Representative.
‘‘SECTION 2. Service as a Senator or Representative
before this article takes effect shall not be taken into ac-
count in determining service under section 1.’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2496 
AN ACT 
To extend the authorization for the replacement of the exist-
ing Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
Denver, Colorado, to make certain improvements in the 
Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, 
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 ‘‘Construction Author-
ization and Choice Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR MAJOR MED-
ICAL 
FACILITY 
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECT 
PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may carry out the replacement of the existing Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, 
in fiscal year 2015, in an amount not to exceed 
$900,000,000. 
(b) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—Not-
withstanding section 8104(c) of title 38, United States 
Code, or any other provision of law, funds may not be obli-
gated or expended for the project described in subsection 
(a) in an amount that would cause the total amount obli-
gated for that project to exceed the amount specified in 
the law for that project (or would add to total obligations 
exceeding such specified amount).
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‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘SECTION 1. With respect to the right to life, the
word ‘person’ as used in this article and in the fifth and
fourteenth articles of amendment to the Constitution of
the United States applies to all human beings irrespective
of age, health, function, or condition of dependency, in-
cluding their unborn offspring at every stage of their bio-
logical development.
‘‘SECTION 2. No unborn person shall be deprived of
life by any person: Provided, however, That nothing in this
article shall prohibit a law permitting only those medical
procedures required to prevent the death of the mother.
‘‘SECTION 3. The Congress and the several States
shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate leg-
islation.’’.
Æ
H. R. 2496 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen 
An Act 
To extend the authorization for the replacement of the existing Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, to make certain improve-
ments in the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Construction Authorization and 
Choice Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR MAJOR MEDICAL 
FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PREVIOUSLY AUTHOR-
IZED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry 
out the replacement of the existing Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, in fiscal year 2015, in an 
amount not to exceed $900,000,000. 
(b) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding 
section 8104(c) of title 38, United States Code, or any other provision 
of law, funds may not be obligated or expended for the project 
described in subsection (a) in an amount that would cause the 
total amount obligated for that project to exceed the amount speci-
fied in the law for that project (or would add to total obligations 
exceeding such specified amount). 
SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF DISTANCE REQUIREMENT FOR EXPANDED 
AVAILABILITY OF HOSPITAL CARE AND MEDICAL SERVICES 
FOR VETERANS THROUGH THE USE OF AGREEMENTS WITH 
NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(b)(2) of the Veterans Access, 
Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 
U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘(as calculated based 
on distance traveled)’’ after ‘‘40 miles’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking subclause (II), and 
inserting the following new subclause (II): 
‘‘(II) faces an unusual or excessive burden in 
traveling to such a medical facility of the Depart-
ment based on— 
‘‘(aa) geographical challenges; 
‘‘(bb) environmental factors, such as roads 
that are not accessible to the general public, 
traffic, or hazardous weather;
H. R. 2496—2 
‘‘(cc) a medical condition that impacts the 
ability to travel; or 
‘‘(dd) other factors, as determined by the 
Secretary.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
and apply with respect to care or services provided on or after 
such date. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 41
Proposing a spending limitation amendment to the Constitution of the United
States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 4, 1997
Mr. SMITH of Michigan introduced the following joint resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing a spending limitation amendment to the
Constitution of the United States.
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 follow-
ing article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitu-
tion 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 with-
in seven years after the date of its submission for ratifica-
tion:
HR 2496 RDS 
‘‘(cc) a medical condition 
that impacts the ability to travel; 
or 
‘‘(dd) other factors, as de-
termined by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and apply with respect to care or services 
provided on or after such date. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘SECTION 1. Except as provided in this article, total
outlays of the United States Government shall be limited
as follows:
‘‘(1) Total outlays in any fiscal year shall not
increase by a percentage greater than the percentage
increase in nominal gross domestic product in the
last calendar year ending prior to the beginning of
such fiscal year.
‘‘(2) Total outlays in any fiscal year shall not
exceed the ratio of the outlays in the fiscal year at
the time of ratification of this proposed amendment
by the States to gross domestic product in the last
calendar year ending prior to the fiscal year at the
time of ratification by the States, times gross do-
mestic product in the last calendar year ending prior
to the fiscal year for which this limitation is being
calculated.
‘‘SECTION 2. Total receipts shall include all receipts
of the United States except those derived from borrowing,
and total outlays shall include all outlays of the United
States, both on-budget and off-budget, except those for
the repayment of debt principal. Inflation shall be meas-
ured by the gross domestic product deflator. Total outlays
shall include the cost to any State or local government
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of engaging in any activity or service mandated by any
law of the United States beyond that required by existing
law or this Constitution at the time of the ratification of
this proposed amendment by the States, unless an appro-
priation is made and disbursed to pay that State or local
government for such cost.
‘‘SECTION 3. When, for any fiscal year, total receipts
received by the United States exceed total outlays, the sur-
plus shall be used to reduce the public debt of the United
States until such debt is eliminated.
‘‘SECTION 4. Prior to each fiscal year, the President
shall transmit to Congress a proposed statement of re-
ceipts and outlays for such fiscal year consistent with the
provisions of this article.
‘‘SECTION 5. Following the declaration of an emer-
gency by the President, Congress may authorize, by a two-
thirds vote of both Houses, a specified amount of emer-
gency outlays in excess of the limit for the current fiscal
year.
‘‘SECTION 6. For each of the first 4 fiscal years after
ratification of this article, total grants to States and local
governments shall not be a smaller fraction of total outlays
than the average of the 3 fiscal years prior to the ratifica-
tion of this article.
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‘‘SECTION 7. This article may be enforced by one or
more Members of the Congress, or by the President, in
an action brought in the United States District Court for
the District of Columbia, and by no other persons. The
action shall name as defendant the Treasurer of the
United States, who shall have authority over outlays by
any unit or agency of the Government of the United States
when required by a court order enforcing the provisions
of this article. The order of the court shall not specify
the particular outlays to be made or reduced. Changes in
outlays necessary to comply with the order of the court
shall be made no later than the end of the first full fiscal
year following the court order.’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2496 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 21, 2015 
Received 
AN ACT 
To extend the authorization for the replacement of the exist-
ing Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
Denver, Colorado, to make certain improvements in the 
Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Construction Author-
ization and Choice Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR MAJOR MED-
ICAL 
FACILITY 
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECT 
PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may carry out the replacement of the existing Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, 
in fiscal year 2015, in an amount not to exceed 
$900,000,000. 
(b) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—Not-
withstanding section 8104(c) of title 38, United States 
Code, or any other provision of law, funds may not be obli-
gated or expended for the project described in subsection 
(a) in an amount that would cause the total amount obli-
gated for that project to exceed the amount specified in 
the law for that project (or would add to total obligations 
exceeding such specified amount). 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 42
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit
the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve, and to authorize
a State to provide longer or shorter term limits for a Member of Congress
from that State.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 5, 1997
Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. TALENT) introduced 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 limit the number of terms a Member of Con-
gress may serve, and to authorize a State to provide
longer or shorter term limits for a Member of Congress
from that State.
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 follow-
ing article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitu-
tion 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. A Representative shall be limited to
three terms in such office, and a Senator shall be limited
to two terms in such office. For purposes of this section,
a Representative who has served more than one year of
a term, or a Senator who has served more than three years
of a term, is deemed to have served a term, and a Rep-
resentative who has served one year or less of a term, or
a Senator who has served three years or less of a term,
is deemed not to have served that term.
‘‘SECTION 2. A Senator or Representative who has
served one or more terms in such office as of the date
of the ratification of this article, or a part of such term
or terms, is deemed to have served one term in such office
after the date of ratification for purposes of section 1.
‘‘SECTION 3. A State may, by amendment of the con-
stitution of that State, provide for term limits with respect
to a Representative or Senator representing that State
that are longer or shorter than the limits provided in sec-
tion 1.
‘‘SECTION 4. There shall be no time limit within
which this article must be ratified by the legislatures of
three-fourths of the several States to become valid as part
of the Constitution.
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‘‘SECTION 5. Except as provided in section 2, this ar-
ticle shall apply only to terms of office beginning after the
date of the ratification of this article.’’.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2497 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to eliminate 
duplicative environmental reviews and approvals under State and Federal 
law of rail and highway projects, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2015 
Mr. DENHAM (for himself, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California, Mr. COOK, Mr. 
LAMALFA, 
Mr. 
ISSA, 
Mr. 
HUNTER, 
Mr. 
ROHRABACHER, 
Mr. 
FARENTHOLD, Mr. HARDY, and Mr. NUNES) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a 
program to eliminate duplicative environmental reviews 
and approvals under State and Federal law of rail and 
highway projects, 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 ‘‘NEPA Reciprocity 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. USE OF ALTERNATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW 
AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES UNDER STATE 
LAWS FOR RAIL AND HIGHWAY PROJECTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a program to eliminate duplicative environmental re-
views and approvals under State and Federal law of 
projects. Under this program, a State may use State 
laws and procedures to conduct reviews and make 
approvals in lieu of Federal environmental laws and 
regulations, consistent with the provisions of this 
section. 
(2) PARTICIPATING STATES.—All States are eli-
gible to participate in the program. 
(3) SCOPE OF ALTERNATIVE REVIEW AND AP-
PROVAL
PROCEDURES.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, alternative environmental review and approval 
procedures may include one or more of the following: 
(A) Substitution of one or more State envi-
ronmental laws for one or more Federal envi-
ronmental laws, if the Secretary determines in 
accordance with this section that the State envi-
ronmental laws provide environmental protec-
tion and opportunities for public involvement 
that are substantially equivalent to the applica-
ble Federal environmental laws. 
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‘‘(vi) the need to hold adult perpetra-
tors of domestic violence and sexual as-
sault accountable for their abusive behav-
iors to provide appropriate services to re-
duce risks to child and adult victims of do-
mestic violence or sexual assault; 
‘‘(D) in the case of training for court per-
sonnel and law enforcement, holding adult per-
petrators of domestic violence, sexual assault, 
and child abuse and neglect, not the child and 
adult victims of domestic violence, sexual as-
sault, and child abuse and neglect, accountable 
for stopping abusive behaviors; and 
‘‘(3) increase cooperation and enhance linkages 
between child welfare agencies, domestic violence 
and sexual assault service providers, juvenile, family 
or other trial courts with jurisdiction over child mal-
treatment and domestic violence cases, and law en-
forcement agencies to protect and more comprehen-
sively and effectively serve both child and adult vic-
tims of domestic violence and sexual assault, and to 
engage where necessary other entities addressing the 
safety, health, mental health, social service, housing 
and economic needs of child and adult victims of do-
mestic violence and sexual assault, including commu-