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HRES 581 RH 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis-
tration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. The 
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points 
of order against consideration of the bill are waived except 
those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 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 Appro-
priations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order 
against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 
clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. During consideration of 
the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee 
of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the 
basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule 
XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
read. When the committee rises and reports the bill back 
to the House with a recommendation that the bill do pass, 
the previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions. 
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SEC. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 
3161 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op-
eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 
further consideration of the bill to such time as may be 
designated by the Speaker. 
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House Calendar No. 95 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 581 
[Report No. 110–265] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3161) 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2008, and for other pur-
poses. 
JULY 27, 2007 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 592 
Supporting first responders in the United States in their efforts to prepare 
for and respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man- 
made disasters, and affirming the goals and ideals of National First 
Responder Appreciation Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2007 
Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. TAYLOR) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting first responders in the United States in their 
efforts to prepare for and respond to natural disasters, 
acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, and 
affirming the goals and ideals of National First Re-
sponder Appreciation Day. 
Whereas millions of Americans have benefitted from the cou-
rageous service of first responders across the Nation; 
Whereas the police, fire, emergency medical service, and pub-
lic health personnel (commonly known as ‘‘first respond-
ers’’) work devotedly and selflessly on behalf of the peo-
ple of this Nation, regardless of the peril or hazard to 
themselves; 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends Sir Nicholas Winton and those Brit-
ish and Czechoslovakian citizens who worked with him, 
for their remarkable persistence and selfless courage in 
saving the lives of 669 Czechoslovakian Jewish children 
in the months before the outbreak of World War II; and 
(2) urges men and women everywhere to recognize 
in Winton’s remarkable humanitarian effort the dif-
ference that one devoted principled individual can make 
in changing and improving the lives of others. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
•HRES 592 IH 
Whereas the 891,000 emergency medical professionals in the 
United States respond to and treat a variety of life- 
threatening emergencies, from cardiac and respiratory ar-
rest to traumatic injuries; 
Whereas these 2,661,000 ‘‘first responders’’ make personal 
sacrifices to protect our communities, as was witnessed 
on September 11, 2001, and in the aftermath of Hurri-
cane Katrina, and as is witnessed every day in cities and 
towns across America; 
Whereas according to the National Law Enforcement Officers 
Memorial Fund, a total of 1,649 law enforcement officers 
died in the line of duty during the past 10 years, an aver-
age of 1 death every 53 hours or 165 per year, and 145 
law enforcement officers were killed in 2006; 
Whereas according to the United States Fire Administration, 
from 1996 through 2005 over 1500 firefighters were 
killed in the line of duty, and tens of thousands were in-
jured; 
Whereas 4 in 5 medics are injured on the job, more than 1 
in 2 (52 percent) have been assaulted by a patient and 
1 in 2 (50 percent) have been exposed to an infectious 
disease, and emergency medical service personnel in the 
United States have an estimated fatality rate of 12.7 per 
100,000 workers, more than twice the national average; 
Whereas most emergency medical service personnel deaths in 
the line of duty occur in ambulance accidents; 
Whereas thousands of first responders have made the ulti-
mate sacrifice; 
Whereas in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sep-
tember 11, 2001, America’s firefighters, law enforcement 
officers, and emergency medical workers were universally 
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Whereas Winton’s achievement went unrecognized and 
unacknowledged for more than half a century until his 
wife, who knew nothing of this life-saving work, came 
across an old leather briefcase in an attic in which she 
found lists of the children, letters from their parents and 
other materials documenting his efforts; 
Whereas, of the 15,000 Czechoslovakian Jewish children who 
fled to refugee camps or who were forced into concentra-
tion camps during the Nazi occupation, only a handful 
survived World War II, and Vera Gissing, one of the chil-
dren saved by Winton and the author of the script for 
the film ‘‘Nicholas Winton—the Power of Good’’, which 
won the Emmy Award in 2002, said that Winton ‘‘res-
cued the greater part of the Jewish children of my gen-
eration in Czechoslovakia. Very few of us met our parents 
again: they perished in concentration camps. Had we not 
been spirited away, we would have been murdered along-
side them.’’; and 
Whereas Winton has been honored with the title of Member 
of the British Empire (MBE), was awarded the Freedom 
of the City of Prague, received the Czech Order of T. G. 
Masaryk, and was given a knighthood from Queen Eliza-
beth II for services to humanity: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends Sir Nicholas Winton and those 
British and Czechoslovakian citizens who worked 
with him, for their remarkable persistence and self-
less courage in saving the lives of 669 Czecho-
slovakian Jewish children in the months before the 
outbreak of World War II; and 
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(2) urges men and women everywhere to recog-
nize in Winton’s remarkable humanitarian effort the 
difference that one devoted principled individual can 
make in changing and improving the lives of others. 
Æ 
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133 
† HR 1256 EAS 
‘‘(1) at the request of the applicant, consider des-
ignating products for smoking cessation, including 
nicotine replacement products as fast track research 
and approval products within the meaning of section 
506; 
‘‘(2) consider approving the extended use of nico-
tine replacement products (such as nicotine patches, 
nicotine gum, and nicotine lozenges) for the treatment 
of tobacco dependence; and 
‘‘(3) review and consider the evidence for addi-
tional indications for nicotine replacement products, 
such as for craving relief or relapse prevention. 
‘‘(b) REPORT ON INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of the Family Smoking Preven-
tion and Tobacco Control Act, the Secretary, after 
consultation with recognized scientific, medical, and 
public health experts (including both Federal agencies 
and nongovernmental entities, the Institute of Medi-
cine of the National Academy of Sciences, and the So-
ciety for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco), shall 
submit to the Congress a report that examines how 
best to regulate, promote, and encourage the develop-
ment of innovative products and treatments (includ-
ing nicotine-based and non-nicotine-based products
•HRES 584 EH 
(2) seek professional advice regarding life insurance; 
and 
(3) take the actions necessary to achieve financial 
security for their loved ones: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Life 
Insurance Awareness Month’’; and 
(2) calls on the Federal Government, States, local-
ities, schools, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and 
the citizens of the United States to observe the month 
with appropriate programs and activities. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 584 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Life Insurance Awareness 
Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2007 
Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. BACHUS, and Mr. HINOJOSA) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Life Insurance 
Awareness Month’’. 
Whereas life insurance is an essential part of a sound finan-
cial plan; 
Whereas life insurance provides financial security for families 
by helping surviving members meet immediate and long- 
term financial obligations and objectives in the event of 
a premature death in their family; 
Whereas approximately 68,000,000 United States citizens 
lack the adequate level of life insurance coverage needed 
to ensure a secure financial future for their loved ones; 
Whereas life insurance products protect against the uncer-
tainties of life by enabling individuals and families to 
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•HRES 584 IH 
manage the financial risks of premature death, disability, 
and long-term care; 
Whereas individuals, families, and businesses can benefit 
from professional insurance and financial planning ad-
vice, including an assessment of their life insurance 
needs; and 
Whereas numerous groups supporting life insurance have des-
ignated September 2007 as ‘‘National Life Insurance 
Awareness Month’’ as a means to encourage consumers 
to— 
(1) become more aware of their life insurance needs; 
(2) seek professional advice regarding life insurance; 
and 
(3) take the actions necessary to achieve financial 
security for their loved ones: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘National 
Life Insurance Awareness Month’’; and 
(2) calls on the Federal Government, States, lo-
calities, schools, nonprofit organizations, businesses, 
and the citizens of the United States to observe the 
month with appropriate programs and activities. 
Æ 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 586 
Congratulating East High School of Denver, Colorado, on winning the 2007 
‘‘We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution’’ national competition. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2007 
Ms. DEGETTE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating East High School of Denver, Colorado, on 
winning the 2007 ‘‘We the People: The Citizen and the 
Constitution’’ national competition. 
Whereas in order to preserve our democracy, it is important 
that an in-depth understanding of the documents upon 
which our country was founded is passed on from genera-
tion to generation; 
Whereas students in the ‘‘We the People’’ competition dem-
onstrate their understanding of the Constitution and the 
Bill of Rights and the documents’ contemporary signifi-
cance by participating in simulated congressional hear-
ings; 
Whereas the ‘‘We the People’’ competition, founded in 1987 
on the bicentennial of the adoption of the Constitution, 
celebrated its 20th consecutive year in 2007; 
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•HRES 586 IH 
Whereas in the 20 years of competition, East High School 
has gone to the ‘‘We the People’’ national finals 18 
times, placed in the top-ten fifteen times, placed in the 
top-three seven times, and placed in the top-two three 
times; 
Whereas on April 30, 2007, East High School placed first in 
the national ‘‘We the People: The Citizen and the Con-
stitution’’ competition for the second time in the school’s 
history, the last time being in 1992; and 
Whereas the 28 team members exhibited an extraordinary 
grasp of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates the East High School team on 
winning the 2007 ‘‘We the People: The Citizen and 
the Constitution’’ competition; 
(2) recognizes the academic accomplishments of 
Dan Aschkinaski, Rachel Banks, Catilin Bell, Tyler 
Castle, Tessa Caudle, Carlo Davis, Emery Donovan, 
Mats Engdahl, Charlie Fine, Rye Finegan, Mac-
kenzie Gilchrist, Catie Gilwa, Morgan Hall, Tim 
Hambidge, Taylor Jones, Sam Keene, Tucker 
Larson, Marissa Latta, Sean McCarthy, Brian 
McQuinn, Alexa Morrill, Michelle Murphy, Kaitlyn 
Randol, Manon Scales, Katrina Sondermann, Matt 
Valeta, Max Visti-Hanka, and Davis Wert; 
(3) recognizes the guidance and commitment of 
coach Susan McHugh; 
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(4) recognizes the work of Loyal Darr, ‘‘We the 
People’’ coordinator for Colorado’s First District; 
and 
(5) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to transmit a copy of this resolution to Denver 
School District Superintendent Michael Bennet and 
coach Susan McHugh for appropriate display. 
Æ 
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conceal the harm unfair trade policies have on hard-work-
ing Americans; 
Whereas the United States has entered into free trade agree-
ments under the recently expired fast track authority 
with Singapore, Chile, Australia, Morocco, Bahrain, and 
Oman, as well as five Central American countries—Costa 
Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guate-
mala—and the Dominican Republic; 
Whereas the United States has signed free trade agreements 
with Peru, Colombia, Panama, and South Korea under 
the recently expired Fast Track legislation; 
Whereas the United States’ trade deficit in goods and serv-
ices has skyrocketed under the recently expired fast track 
authority 
from 
$423,700,000,000 
in 
2002 
to 
$758,500,000,000 in 2006—an increase of 79 percent; 
Whereas the United States lost 1,062,000 manufacturing 
jobs from 2002 through 2006; and 
Whereas Congress has the constitutional authority and re-
sponsibility to oversee the Nation’s trade policy: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the House of Representatives should not 
consider legislative proposals to grant ‘‘fast track’’ or any 
other form of expedited trade negotiating authority during 
the 110th Congress. 
Æ 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2922 
To establish a downpayment requirement for Rural Housing Service direct 
and guaranteed single-family home loan programs, to repeal the downpay-
ment assistance initiative under subtitle E of title II of the Cranston- 
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, and to prohibit use of 
amounts provided under certain other programs for downpayment assist-
ance. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2009 
Mr. FLAKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To establish a downpayment requirement for Rural Housing 
Service direct and guaranteed single-family home loan 
programs, to repeal the downpayment assistance initia-
tive under subtitle E of title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act, and to prohibit use 
of amounts provided under certain other programs for 
downpayment assistance. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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•HRES 588 EH 
phia in 1833, and later presided over numerous anti-slav-
ery meetings; 
Whereas Martha Wright’s home in Auburn, New York, was 
part of the Underground Railroad; and 
Whereas slavery was abolished in 1865 with the ratification 
of the Thirteenth Amendment, and women’s suffrage was 
achieved in 1920 with the ratification of the Nineteenth 
Amendment: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the 200th birthday of Martha Coffin 
Wright; 
(2) recognizes the induction of Martha Coffin 
Wright into the National Women’s Hall of Fame; and 
(3) honors the accomplishments of Martha Coffin 
Wright in her fight for equal rights for all Americans. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 588 
Recognizing Martha Coffin Wright on the 200th anniversary of her birth 
and her induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2007 
Mr. ARCURI, submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing Martha Coffin Wright on the 200th anniversary 
of her birth and her induction into the National Women’s 
Hall of Fame. 
Whereas, Martha Coffin Wright, sister of Lucretia Coffin 
Mott, was one of five organizers of the First Woman’s 
Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848; 
Whereas from this convention came the ‘‘Declaration of Sen-
timents’’, an appeal for basic rights for women, modeled 
on the Declaration of Independence; 
Whereas when Martha Wright helped to plan the Seneca 
Falls Convention, she was six months pregnant with her 
seventh child, epitomizing the personal strength and dedi-
cation of the participants of the women’s rights move-
ment; 
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Whereas the sites associated with the First Woman’s Rights 
Convention are preserved in the Women’s Rights Na-
tional Historic Park in Seneca Falls, New York; 
Whereas after the Seneca Falls Convention, Martha Wright 
participated in many State and national women’s rights 
conventions in various capacities, often serving as presi-
dent; 
Whereas during the antebellum years, Martha Wright was ac-
tive in the abolition movement, attended the founding 
meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society in Philadel-
phia in 1833, and later presided over numerous anti-slav-
ery meetings; 
Whereas Martha Wright’s home in Auburn, New York, was 
part of the Underground Railroad; and 
Whereas slavery was abolished in 1865 with the ratification 
of the Thirteenth Amendment, and women’s suffrage was 
achieved in 1920 with the ratification of the Nineteenth 
Amendment: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the 200th birthday of Martha 
Coffin Wright; 
(2) recognizes the induction of Martha Coffin 
Wright into the National Women’s Hall of Fame; 
and 
(3) honors the accomplishments of Martha Cof-
fin Wright in her fight for equal rights for all Amer-
icans. 
Æ 
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H. Res. 58
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 17, 2007.
Whereas Muhammad Ali is a retired American boxer; 
Whereas Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 
17, 1942, and was named Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. 
after his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr., (who was 
named for the 19th century abolitionist and politician 
Cassius Clay); 
Whereas Ali later changed his name after joining the Nation 
of Islam and subsequently converted to Sunni Islam in 
1975; 
Whereas in 1999, Ali was crowned ‘‘Sportsman of the Cen-
tury’’ by Sports Illustrated, won the World Heavyweight 
Boxing championship 3 times, and won the North Amer-
ican Boxing Federation championship and an Olympic 
gold medal; 
Whereas on September 13, 1999, Ali was named ‘‘Kentucky 
Athlete of the Century’’ by the Kentucky Athletic Hall of 
Fame in ceremonies at the Galt House East; 
Whereas Ali received the Presidential Medal of Freedom at 
a White House ceremony on November 9, 2005, and the 
prestigious ‘‘Otto Hahn peace medal in Gold’’ of the 
United Nations Association of Germany in Berlin on De-
•HRES 643 EH 
fellow citizens and a day for Americans to recommit to 
the Nation and to each other; 
(2) extends its deepest sympathies to the countless 
innocent victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist at-
tacks, their families, friends, and loved ones; 
(3) honors the heroic service, actions and sacrifices 
of first responders, law enforcement personnel, State and 
local officials, volunteers, and others who aided the inno-
cent victims and, in so doing, bravely risked their own 
lives and health; 
(4) expresses thanks and gratitude to the foreign 
leaders and citizens of all nations who have assisted and 
continue to stand in solidarity with the United States 
against terrorism in the aftermath of the September 11, 
2001, terrorist attacks; 
(5) rejects, in the strongest possible terms, any ef-
fort to confuse the war on terrorism with a war on any 
people or any faith; 
(6) honors the heroic service, actions and the sac-
rifices of United States personnel, including members of 
the United States Armed Forces, United States intel-
ligence agencies, and the United States diplomatic serv-
ice, and their families who have sacrificed much, includ-
ing their lives and health, in defense of their country 
against terrorists and their supporters;