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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 520 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal fire-
arms laws should be rigorously enforced, that all appropriate measures 
should be taken to end the flood of unlawfully purchased firearms into 
our communities, and that adequate resources should be provided to 
accomplish such purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 5, 2015 
Mrs. LAWRENCE (for herself, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. JACKSON LEE, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. FUDGE, and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Federal firearms laws should be rigorously enforced, 
that all appropriate measures should be taken to end 
the flood of unlawfully purchased firearms into our com-
munities, and that adequate resources should be provided 
to accomplish such purposes. 
Whereas the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Ex-
plosives and the Attorney General are uniquely positioned 
to lead the efforts to enforce Federal firearms laws; 
Whereas the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Ex-
plosives is severely underfunded and, as a result, has 
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faced significant challenges in monitoring and regulating 
illegal firearms trafficking; 
Whereas law enforcement authorities are restricted from fully 
tracking the purchase, use, and sale of firearms, making 
it harder for them to aggressively pursue criminals who 
use firearms illegally and to track the movement of fire-
arms used in crimes; 
Whereas nearly 90 percent of firearms involved in crime can 
be traced back to 5 percent of firearms dealers; 
Whereas, since enactment of the Brady Handgun Violence 
Prevention Act on February 28, 1994, background 
checks have stopped more than 2,100,000 firearms sales 
to prohibited purchasers, including convicted felons, do-
mestic abusers, fugitives from justice, and other dan-
gerous individuals; 
Whereas, despite the successes of the Brady Handgun Vio-
lence Prevention Act, unlawfully purchased firearms are 
involved in approximately 400,000 crimes each year; 
Whereas at least 30,000 firearms are ‘‘lost’’ from firearms 
dealer’s inventories each year; 
Whereas the cost of firearm violence in the United States 
alone 
have 
been 
estimated 
at 
approximately 
$100,000,000,000 annually; and 
Whereas, each year, individuals with firearms injure more 
than 100,000 people and kill more than 30,000 people, 
including through homicides, suicides, and accidental 
deaths: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
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IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 525 
Urging the Administration to work with North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
member states to invoke Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty in 
response to the Paris attacks. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. POE of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Urging the Administration to work with North Atlantic Trea-
ty Organization member states to invoke Article 5 of 
the North Atlantic Treaty in response to the Paris at-
tacks. 
Whereas terrorist attacks in Paris, France, killed an esti-
mated 129 civilians at 7 different locations on November 
13, 2015; 
Whereas ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks and 
vowed to carry out additional attacks against Western 
targets and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
member states; 
Whereas Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, signed at 
Washington, April 4, 1949, states that ‘‘The Parties 
agree that an armed attack against one or more of them 
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in Europe or North America shall be considered an at-
tack against them all . . . .’’; 
Whereas France is a signatory of NATO and the November 
13, 2015, attack qualifies as an ‘‘armed attack’’ against 
a member country in Europe; and 
Whereas NATO members, including France, invoked Article 
5 less than 24 hours after the September 11, 2001, at-
tacks in solidarity with the people of the United States: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls on 
the President to work closely with other North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization members to invoke Article 5 of the 
North Atlantic Treaty in response to the Paris attacks. 
Æ 
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IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 527 
Supporting the goals and ideals of American Education Week. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. JOYCE (for himself, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. ASHFORD, Ms. ESTY, and Mr. 
HONDA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of American Education 
Week. 
Whereas November 16 through November 20, 2015, marks 
the 94th annual observance of American Education 
Week; 
Whereas public schools are the backbone of the Nation’s de-
mocracy, providing young people with the tools they need 
to maintain the Nation’s precious values of freedom, civil-
ity, and equality; 
Whereas, by equipping young people in the United States 
with both practical skills and broader intellectual abili-
ties, public schools give them hope for, and access to, a 
productive future; 
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jurisdiction over the historic light station, and for-
ward to the Administrator a single approved applica-
tion for the conveyance of the historic light station.
When selecting an eligible entity, the Secretary may
consult with the State Historic Preservation Officer
of the state in which the historic light station is lo-
cated. A priority of consideration shall be afforded
public entities that submit applications in which the
public entity enters into a partnership with a non-
profit organization whose primary mission is historic
light station preservation.
‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (B),
the Administrator shall convey, by quitclaim deed,
without consideration, all right, title, and interest of
the United States in and to the historic light station,
subject to the conditions set forth in subsection (c).
The conveyance of a historic light station under this
section shall not be subject to the provisions of 42
U.S.C. 11301 et seq.
‘‘(B)(i) Historic light stations located within the
exterior boundaries of a unit of the National Park
System or a refuge within the National Wildlife Ref-
uge System shall be conveyed or sold only with the
approval of the Secretary.
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‘‘(ii) If the Secretary approves the conveyance
or sale of a historic light station referenced in this
paragraph, such conveyance or sale shall be subject
to the conditions set forth in subsection (c) and any
other terms or conditions the Secretary considers
necessary to protect the resources of the park unit
or wildlife refuge.
‘‘(iii) For those historic light stations ref-
erenced in this paragraph, the Secretary is encour-
aged to enter cooperative agreements with appro-
priate eligible entities, as provided in this Act, to the
extent such cooperative agreements are consistent
with the Secretary’s responsibilities to manage and
administer the park unit or wildlife refuge, as appro-
priate.
‘‘(c) TERMS OF CONVEYANCE.—
‘‘(1) The conveyance of a historic light station
shall be made subject to any conditions the Adminis-
trator considers necessary to ensure that—
‘‘(A) the lights, antennas, sound signal,
electronic navigation equipment, and associated
light station equipment located at the historic
light station, which are active aids to naviga-
tion, shall continue to be operated and main-
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(3) the global strategy for ending the suffering, 
preventing displacement, and creating solutions for 
displaced persons in Africa include a multi-pronged 
strategy which would among others include a Vic-
tims of Terror Protection Fund, sustained humani-
tarian response, government and civil society capac-
ity building, and the creation of resilient political 
and security infrastructures and landscapes; 
(4) military technical assistance be provided to 
Nigeria and its neighbors, owing to the fact that the 
threat of Boko Haram has been so serious that the 
United Nations Security Council and neighboring 
African countries have called for accelerated military 
collaboration to combat this extremist group and any 
of its affiliates; 
(5) the victims of Boko Haram should be pro-
vided the dire humanitarian assistance which the 
Victims of Terror Support Fund can provide pursu-
ant to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 
the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the 
Child, the International Covenant on Civil and Polit-
ical Rights and its two Optional Protocols, and the 
International Covenant on Economic, Social and 
Cultural Rights, among others; and 
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(6) the Victims of Terror Support Fund should 
be modeled after the cases of Khazistan and Equa-
torial Guinea where prior kleptocracy initiatives have 
been created to benefit communities and victims in 
need of support. 
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tem in the United States, approximately 108,000 of 
whom are waiting for families to adopt them; 
Whereas 62 percent of the children in foster care in the 
United States are age 10 or younger; 
Whereas the average length of time a child spends in foster 
care is approximately 2 years; 
Whereas for many foster children, the wait for a loving family 
in which they are nurtured, comforted, and protected 
seems endless; 
Whereas in 2014, over 22,000 youth ‘‘aged out’’ of foster 
care by reaching adulthood without being placed in a per-
manent home; 
Whereas every day, loving and nurturing families are 
strengthened and expanded when committed and dedi-
cated individuals make an important difference in the life 
of a child through adoption; 
Whereas a 2007 survey conducted by the Dave Thomas 
Foundation for Adoption demonstrated that although 
‘‘Americans overwhelmingly support the concept of adop-
tion, and in particular foster care adoption . . . foster 
care adoptions have not increased significantly over the 
past five years’’; 
Whereas while 4 in 10 people in the United States have con-
sidered adoption, a majority of people in the United 
States have misperceptions about the process of adopting 
children from foster care and the children who are eligi-
ble for adoption; 
Whereas 50 percent of people in the United States believe 
that children enter the foster care system because of ju-
venile delinquency, when in reality the vast majority of 
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question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amend-
ed, and any further amendment thereto to final passage with-
out intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions. 
SEC. 3. On any legislative day during the period from 
November 20, 2015, through November 27, 2015— 
(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 
shall be considered as approved; and 
(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad-
journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 
clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an-
nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 
SEC. 4. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 
the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period ad-
dressed by section 3 of this resolution as though under clause 
8(a) of rule I. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
Subtitle 
D—Conveyance 
of 
Na-
tional Forest Lands for Public
School Purposes
SEC. 231. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF NATIONAL FOREST
LANDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL PURPOSES.
(a) TRANSFERS.—The Secretary of Agriculture may,
upon a finding that the transfer of certain National Forest
lands for local public school purposes would serve the pub-
lic interest, authorize the transfer of up to 40 acres of
National Forest lands to a local governmental entity for
public school purposes. The Secretary may make available
only those National Forest lands that have been identified
for disposal or exchange or are not otherwise needed for
National Forest purposes. The Secretary shall make such
transfers using the least amount of land required for the
efficient operation of the project involved.
(b) COSTS.—Such transfers may be made at dis-
counted or no-cost. The Secretary shall provide for a no-
cost transfer to a local governmental entity for public
school purposes if the Secretary determines that the
charges for such lands would impose an undue hardship
on the local governmental entity.
(c) CONDITIONS.—Such transfers shall be condi-
tioned on the requirement that the lands so transferred
will be used solely for public school purposes.
•HRES 529 RH 
the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 
such further amendments are waived. At the conclusion 
of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 
shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House 
with such further amendments as may have been adopted. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
the bill, as amended, and any further amendment thereto 
to final passage without intervening motion except one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 3. On any legislative day during the period from 
November 20, 2015, through November 27, 2015— 
(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 
shall be considered as approved; and 
(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad-
journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 
clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an-
nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 
SEC. 4. The Speaker may appoint Members to per-
form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 
addressed by section 3 of this resolution as though under 
clause 8(a) of rule I. 
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House Calendar No. 74 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 529 
[Report No. 114–341] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1210) 
to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide a 
safe harbor from certain requirements related to 
qualified mortgages for residential mortgage 
loans held on an originating depository institu-
tion’s portfolio, and for other purposes; providing 
for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3189) to 
amend the Federal Reserve Act to establish re-
quirements for policy rules and blackout periods 
of the Federal Open Market Committee, to estab-
lish requirements for certain activities of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tem, and to amend title 31, United States Code, 
to reform the manner in which the Board of Gov-
ernors of the Federal Reserve System is audited, 
and for other purposes; and providing for pro-
ceedings during the period from November 20, 
2015, through November 27, 2015. 
NOVEMBER 17, 2015 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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H. Res. 531 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
November 19, 2015. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4038) to 
require that supplemental certifications and background in-
vestigations be completed prior to the admission of certain 
aliens as refugees, and for other purposes. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against provisions in 
the bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final 
passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary; and 
(2) one motion to recommit. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
•HRES 531 RH 
poses. All points of order against consideration of the bill 
are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points 
of order against provisions in the bill are waived. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
and on any amendment thereto to final passage without 
intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Judiciary; and (2) one 
motion to recommit. 
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House Calendar No. 75 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 531 
[Report No. 114–342] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4038) 
to require that supplemental certifications and 
background investigations be completed prior to 
the admission of certain aliens as refugees, and 
for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 18, 2015 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 533 
Expressing disapproval of the President’s plan to accept 10,000 Syrian 
refugees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2015 
Mr. WILLIAMS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing disapproval of the President’s plan to accept 
10,000 Syrian refugees. 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives ex-
presses disapproval of the President’s plan to accept 
10,000 Syrian refugees. 
Æ 
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IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 534 
Expressing support for the designation of a ‘‘Small Business Saturday’’ 
and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally 
owned small businesses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2015 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. ASHFORD, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. BLUM, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BOST, Mrs. 
BROOKS of Indiana, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. CAPUANO, 
Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, 
Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. COLLINS of New York, 
Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. ELLMERS of North Caro-
lina, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Ms. HAHN, Mr. HANNA, Mr. HARDY, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. KELLY of 
Mississippi, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. KNIGHT, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. 
LUETKEMEYER, Mr. MARINO, Ms. MENG, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. NORTON, 
Mr. PAYNE, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. 
RADEWAGEN, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. TAKAI, Mr. TIPTON, Ms. TITUS, 
Mr. VALADAO, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. KIND, Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California, Mr. BRAT, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mrs. 
KIRKPATRICK, and Mr. MCCAUL) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of a ‘‘Small Business 
Saturday’’ and supporting efforts to increase awareness 
of the value of locally owned small businesses. 
Whereas, there are 28,200,000 small businesses in the 
United States; 
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Whereas small businesses represent 99.7 percent of all busi-
nesses with employees in the United States; 
Whereas small businesses employ over 48 percent of the em-
ployees in the private sector in the United States; 
Whereas small businesses pay over 42 percent of the total 
payroll of the employees in the private sector in the 
United States; 
Whereas small businesses constitute 98 percent of firms ex-
porting goods; 
Whereas small businesses are responsible for more than 46 
percent of private sector output; 
Whereas small businesses generated 63 percent of net new 
jobs created from 1993 through 2013; and 
Whereas November 28, 2015, is an appropriate day to des-
ignate as ‘‘Small Business Saturday’’: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of a ‘‘Small Busi-
ness Saturday’’; and 
(2) supports efforts— 
(A) to encourage consumers to shop lo-
cally; and 
(B) to increase awareness of the value of 
locally owned small businesses and the impact 
of locally owned small businesses on the econ-
omy of the United States. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 536 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 15, 2015. 
Whereas despite the strong tradition of independent and crit-
ical media in many countries in Latin America and the 
Caribbean, journalists in some countries are becoming in-
creasingly vulnerable to violence and government harass-
ment; 
Whereas, on July 29, 2015, the Western Hemisphere Sub-
committee convened a hearing titled ‘‘Threats to Press 
Freedom in the Americas’’ and Carlos Lauria, Senior 
Americas Program Coordinator at the Committee to Pro-
tect Journalists stated that ‘‘Scores of journalists have 
been killed and disappeared. Media outlets have been 
bombed and forced into censorship***. Censorship due to 
violence in Latin America has reached one of its highest 
points since most of the region was dominated by mili-
tary rule more than three decades ago.’’; 
Whereas in 2014, Cuban authorities detained 1,817 members 
of civil society, 31 of whom were independent journalists; 
Whereas in Cuba, independent journalists face sustained har-
assment, including detention and physical abuse from the 
Castro regime; 
Whereas in Ecuador, in September 2015, the government 
took steps to close the sole press freedom monitoring or-