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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 749 
Expressing support for designation of a National Animal Rescue Day to 
create awareness, educate, increase animal adoption, and increase finan-
cial support for animal rescues throughout the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 16, 2007 
Mr. ANDREWS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of a National Animal 
Rescue Day to create awareness, educate, increase ani-
mal adoption, and increase financial support for animal 
rescues throughout the United States. 
Whereas between 6,000,000 to 8,000,000 cats and dogs are 
put into shelters every year and between 3,000,000 to 
4,000,000 are euthanized; 
Whereas there are between 4,000 to 6,000 animal shelters 
throughout the United States in need of pet supplies, 
medical supplies, blankets and towels, cleaning supplies, 
food, and educational materials about owning a pet, as 
well as information on how to provide the best pet match 
for a family; 
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based pricing rate schedules and other demand response
programs.’’.
(c) 
FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE
ON
DEMAND
RE-
SPONSE.—Section 132(a) of the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2642(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (3), striking the
period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’,
and by adding the following at the end thereof:
‘‘(5) technologies, techniques, and rate-making
methods related to advanced metering and commu-
nications and the use of these technologies, tech-
niques and methods in demand response programs.’’.
(d) FEDERAL GUIDANCE.—Section 132 of the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2642)
is amended by adding the following at the end thereof:
‘‘(d) DEMAND RESPONSE.—The Secretary shall be
responsible for—
‘‘(1) educating consumers on the availability,
advantages, and benefits of advanced metering and
communications technologies, including the funding
of demonstration or pilot projects;
‘‘(2) working with States, utilities, other energy
providers and advanced metering and communica-
tions experts to identify and address barriers to the
adoption of demand response programs; and
she was named Chairwoman of the House Com-
mittee on House Administration. 
(6) A leader among leaders, a University of 
California study named Juanita Millender-McDonald 
one of the most effective Members of Congress. 
(7) As a Member of Congress, Juanita 
Millender-McDonald was the first African-American 
woman to give the national Democratic response to 
President Bush’s weekly radio address. 
(8) Juanita Millender-McDonald initiated the 
first annual Memorial Day tribute to women in the 
military at the Women in Military Service For 
America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. 
(9) As the founder of the Congressional Goods 
Movement Caucus, Juanita Millender-McDonald was 
a leader in the promotion of interstate commerce 
and a tireless advocate for the Port of Long Beach, 
and the Port of Los Angeles. 
(10) Juanita Millender-McDonald was instru-
mental in the $2,500,000,000 project that created 
the Alameda Corridor, a 20-mile rail expressway 
that opened in April 2002 and is a vital connection 
between the ports and America’s rail system. 
(11) As the founder and executive director of 
the League of African-American Women, an organi-
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 755 
Recognizing the 90th anniversary of the founding of the National Federation 
of Federal Employees and congratulating the members and officers of 
the National Federation of Federal Employees for the union’s many 
achievements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 17, 2007 
Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. JONES of North Carolina) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 90th anniversary of the founding of the 
National Federation of Federal Employees and congratu-
lating the members and officers of the National Federa-
tion of Federal Employees for the union’s many achieve-
ments. 
Whereas the National Federation of Federal Employees 
(NFFE) was the first union in the United States to rep-
resent civil service Federal workers; 
Whereas the NFFE was chartered by the American Federa-
tion of Labor in 1917; 
Whereas the NFFE was the biggest proponent of the civil 
service merit system for much of the twentieth century; 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 756 
Condemning the Wakf’s digging activities at the Temple Mount site and 
deploring the destruction of artifacts vitally important to Jewish, Chris-
tian and Muslim faiths. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2007 
Mr. CANTOR (for himself and Ms. BERKLEY) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the Wakf’s digging activities at the Temple 
Mount site and deploring the destruction of artifacts 
vitally important to Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths. 
Whereas the Temple Mount, located in the ancient city of Je-
rusalem, Israel, has tremendous religious significance to 
the world’s three major monotheistic religions; 
Whereas according to the Jewish faith, the Temple Mount is 
the location where Abraham was asked to sacrifice his 
only son, Isaac, in the ultimate test of his commitment 
to God; 
Whereas the Temple Mount was also the site of the First and 
Second Holy Temples; 
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methods for the ethical and scientific uses 
for, and communication of, postmarketing 
data specified under subparagraph (C), in-
cluding recommendations on the develop-
ment of effective research methods for the 
study of drug safety questions. 
‘‘(C) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
THE 
POSTMARKET RISK IDENTIFICATION AND ANAL-
YSIS SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall, not later than 1 year after the devel-
opment of the risk identification and anal-
ysis methods under subparagraph (B), es-
tablish and maintain procedures— 
‘‘(I) for risk identification and 
analysis based on electronic health 
data, in compliance with the regula-
tions 
promulgated 
under 
section 
264(c) of the Health Insurance Port-
ability and Accountability Act of 
1996, and in a manner that does not 
disclose individually identifiable health 
information in violation of paragraph 
(4)(B);
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 757 
Requiring the House of Representatives to take any legislative action nec-
essary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as 
part of the Constitution when the legislatures of an additional three 
States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2007 
Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Ms. JACKSON-LEE 
of Texas, Mr. BOUCHER, and Mr. COHEN) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Requiring the House of Representatives to take any legisla-
tive action necessary to verify the ratification of the 
Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution 
when the legislatures of an additional three States ratify 
the Equal Rights Amendment. 
Resolved, That, when the legislatures of an additional 
three States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the 
House of Representatives shall take any legislative action 
necessary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights 
Amendment as part of the Constitution. 
Æ 
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‘‘(3) not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, pro-
viding Congress with a report that identifies and
quantifies the national benefits of demand response
and makes a recommendation on achieving specific
levels of such benefits by January 1, 2007.’’.
(e) DEMAND RESPONSE AND REGIONAL COORDINA-
TION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United
States to encourage States to coordinate, on a re-
gional basis, State energy policies to provide reliable
and affordable demand response services to the pub-
lic.
(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of
Energy shall provide technical assistance to States
and regional organizations formed by 2 or more
States to assist them in—
(A) identifying the areas with the greatest
demand response potential;
(B) identifying and resolving problems in
transmission and distribution networks, includ-
ing through the use of demand response;
(C) developing plans and programs to use
demand response to respond to peak demand or
emergency needs; and
580
(D) identifying specific measures con-
sumers can take to participate in these demand
response programs.
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,
the Commission shall prepare and publish an annual
report, by appropriate region, that assesses demand
response resources, including those available from all
consumer classes, and which identifies and reviews—
(A) saturation and penetration rate of ad-
vanced 
meters 
and 
communications 
tech-
nologies, devices and systems;
(B) existing demand response programs
and time-based rate programs;
(C) the annual resource contribution of de-
mand resources;
(D) the potential for demand response as
a quantifiable, reliable resource for regional
planning purposes;
(E) steps taken to ensure that, in regional
transmission planning and operations, demand
resources are provided equitable treatment as a
quantifiable, reliable resource relative to the re-
source obligations of any load-serving entity,
581
transmission provider, or transmitting party;
and
(F) regulatory barriers to improved cus-
tomer participation in demand response, peak
reduction and critical period pricing programs.
(f) FEDERAL ENCOURAGEMENT
OF DEMAND RE-
SPONSE DEVICES.—It is the policy of the United States
that time-based pricing and other forms of demand re-
sponse, whereby electricity customers are provided with
electricity price signals and the ability to benefit by re-
sponding to them, shall be encouraged, the deployment of
such technology and devices that enable electricity cus-
tomers to participate in such pricing and demand response
systems shall be facilitated, and unnecessary barriers to
demand response participation in energy, capacity and an-
cillary service markets shall be eliminated. It is further
the policy of the United States that the benefits of such
demand response that accrue to those not deploying such
technology and devices, but who are part of the same re-
gional electricity entity, shall be recognized.
(g) TIME LIMITATIONS.—Section 112(b) of the Pub-
lic Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.
2622(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4)(A) Not later than 1 year after the enact-
ment of this paragraph, each State regulatory au-
H. Res. 75
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 18, 2007.
Resolved, That the following named Members and Dele-
gates be, and are hereby, elected to the following standing 
committees of the House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Mr. Meek of Florida 
(to rank immediately after Mr. Cummings). 
COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES: Mr. Boren. 
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY: Mr. Berman, Mr. Bou-
cher, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Watt, Ms. Zoe 
Lofgren of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Wa-
ters, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Linda T. 
Sa´nchez of California, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
Davis of Alabama, and Mr. Ellison. 
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES: Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
Faleomavaega, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pallone, 
Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Holt, Mr. Grijalva, 
Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Costa, Mr. Boren, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
George Miller of California, Mr. Markey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr.
582
thority (with respect to each electric utility for which
it has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated
electric utility shall commence the consideration re-
ferred to in section 111, or set a hearing date for
such consideration, with respect to the standard es-
tablished by paragraph (14) of section 111(d).
‘‘(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this paragraph, each State regu-
latory authority (with respect to each electric utility
for which it has ratemaking authority), and each
nonregulated electric utility, shall complete the con-
sideration, and shall make the determination, re-
ferred to in section 111 with respect to the standard
established by paragraph (14) of section 111(d).’’.
(h) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—Section 112(c) of the
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.
2622(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘In the case of the standard established by paragraph (14)
of section 111(d), the reference contained in this sub-
section to the date of enactment of this Act shall be
deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of such
paragraph (14).’’.
(i) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS REGARDING SMART ME-
TERING STANDARDS.—
583
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 112 of the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.
2622) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(e) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Subsections (b) and
(c) of this section shall not apply to the standard estab-
lished by paragraph (14) of section 111(d) in the case of
any electric utility in a State if, before the enactment of
this subsection—
‘‘(1) the State has implemented for such utility
the standard concerned (or a comparable standard);
‘‘(2) the State regulatory authority for such
State or relevant nonregulated electric utility has
conducted a proceeding to consider implementation
of the standard concerned (or a comparable stand-
ard) for such utility within the previous 3 years; or
‘‘(3) the State legislature has voted on the im-
plementation of such standard (or a comparable
standard) for such utility within the previous 3
years.’’.
(2) CROSS REFERENCE.—Section 124 of such
Act (16 U.S.C. 2634) is amended by adding the fol-
lowing at the end thereof: ‘‘In the case of the stand-
ard established by paragraph (14) of section 111(d),
the reference contained in this subsection to the date
584
of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the date of enactment of such paragraph
(14).’’.
SEC. 1253. COGENERATION AND SMALL POWER PRODUC-
TION PURCHASE AND SALE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) TERMINATION OF MANDATORY PURCHASE AND
SALE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 210 of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 824a–3) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(m) TERMINATION OF MANDATORY PURCHASE AND
SALE REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) OBLIGATION
TO
PURCHASE.—After the
date of enactment of this subsection, no electric util-
ity shall be required to enter into a new contract or
obligation to purchase electric energy from a quali-
fying cogeneration facility or a qualifying small
power production facility under this section if the
Commission finds that the qualifying cogeneration
facility or qualifying small power production facility
has nondiscriminatory access to—
‘‘(A)(i) independently administered, auc-
tion-based day ahead and real time wholesale
markets for the sale of electric energy; and (ii)
wholesale markets for long-term sales of capac-
ity and electric energy; or
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‘‘(II) for the reporting (in a 
standardized form) of data on all seri-
ous adverse drug experiences (as de-
fined in section 505–1(b)) submitted 
to the Secretary under paragraph (1), 
and those adverse events submitted by 
patients, providers, and drug spon-
sors, when appropriate; 
‘‘(III) to provide for active ad-
verse event surveillance using the fol-
lowing data sources, as available: 
‘‘(aa) Federal health-related 
electronic data (such as data 
from the Medicare program and 
the health systems of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs); 
‘‘(bb) private sector health- 
related electronic data (such as 
pharmaceutical 
purchase 
data 
and 
health 
insurance 
claims 
data); and 
‘‘(cc) other data as the Sec-
retary deems necessary to create 
a robust system to identify ad-
H. Res. 760 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
November 13, 2007. 
Whereas children comprise one quarter of the population of 
the United States; 
Whereas nearly 1 in 5 children in the United States are over-
weight; 
Whereas 7 percent of children in the United States have limi-
tations on activity due to chronic health conditions; 
Whereas an estimated 12 percent of high school seniors put 
themselves at risk by smoking cigarettes daily; 
Whereas children account for 30,000,000 annual visits to the 
emergency room to receive care for injuries or illnesses; 
Whereas asthma affects nearly 5,000,000 American children; 
Whereas allergies affect about 50,000,000 American children; 
Whereas motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of 
death for children and adolescents ages 1 to 21; 
Whereas dental caries is the most common chronic disease af-
fecting American children, and is 5 times more common 
than asthma and 7 times more common than hay fever; 
Whereas during fiscal year 2005, an estimated 899,000 chil-
dren in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and 
Puerto Rico were determined to be victims of abuse or 
neglect; and
335 
verse events and potential drug 
safety signals; 
‘‘(IV) to identify certain trends 
and patterns with respect to data 
accessed by the system; 
‘‘(V) to provide regular reports to 
the 
Secretary 
concerning 
adverse 
event trends, adverse event patterns, 
incidence and prevalence of adverse 
events, and other information the Sec-
retary determines appropriate, which 
may include data on comparative na-
tional adverse event trends; and 
‘‘(VI) to enable the program to 
export data in a form appropriate for 
further aggregation, statistical anal-
ysis, and reporting. 
‘‘(ii) TIMELINESS
OF
REPORTING.— 
The procedures established under clause (i) 
shall ensure that such data are accessed, 
analyzed, and reported in a timely, routine, 
and systematic manner, taking into consid-
eration the need for data completeness, 
coding, cleansing, and standardized anal-
ysis and transmission.
585
‘‘(B)(i) transmission and interconnection
services that are provided by a Commission-ap-
proved regional transmission entity and admin-
istered pursuant to an open access transmission
tariff that affords nondiscriminatory treatment
to all customers; and (ii) competitive wholesale
markets that provide a meaningful opportunity
to sell capacity, including long-term and short-
term sales, and electric energy, including long-
term, short-term and real-time sales, to buyers
other than the utility to which the qualifying fa-
cility is interconnected. In determining whether
a meaningful opportunity to sell exists, the
Commission shall consider, among other fac-
tors, evidence of transactions within the rel-
evant market; or
‘‘(C) wholesale markets for the sale of ca-
pacity and electric energy that are, at a min-
imum, of comparable competitive quality as
markets described in subparagraphs (A) and
(B).
‘‘(2) REVISED PURCHASE AND SALE OBLIGA-
TION FOR NEW FACILITIES.—(A) After the date of
enactment of this subsection, no electric utility shall
be required pursuant to this section to enter into a
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new contract or obligation to purchase from or sell
electric energy to a facility that is not an existing
qualifying cogeneration facility unless the facility
meets the criteria for qualifying cogeneration facili-
ties established by the Commission pursuant to the
rulemaking required by subsection (n).
‘‘(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the
term ‘existing qualifying cogeneration facility’ means
a facility that—
‘‘(i) was a qualifying cogeneration facility
on the date of enactment of subsection (m); or
‘‘(ii) had filed with the Commission a no-
tice of self-certification, self recertification or
an application for Commission certification
under 18 C.F.R. 292.207 prior to the date on
which the Commission issues the final rule re-
quired by subsection (n).
‘‘(3) COMMISSION REVIEW.—Any electric utility
may file an application with the Commission for re-
lief from the mandatory purchase obligation pursu-
ant to this subsection on a service territory-wide
basis. Such application shall set forth the factual
basis upon which relief is requested and describe
why the conditions set forth in subparagraphs (A),
(B) or (C) of paragraph (1) of this subsection have
IIA
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 7
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
Received
JOINT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 90th birthday of Ronald Reagan.
Whereas February 6, 2001, is the 90th birthday of Ronald
Wilson Reagan;
Whereas both Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan
have distinguished records of public service to the United
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 80
JOINT RESOLUTION
Appointing the day for the convening of the second session
of the One Hundred Seventh Congress.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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‘‘(i) that the thermal energy output of a new
qualifying cogeneration facility is used in a produc-
tive and beneficial manner;
‘‘(ii) the electrical, thermal, and chemical out-
put of the cogeneration facility is used fundamen-
tally for industrial, commercial, or institutional pur-
poses and is not intended fundamentally for sale to
an electric utility, taking into account technological,
efficiency, economic, and variable thermal energy re-
quirements, as well as State laws applicable to sales
of electric energy from a qualifying facility to its
host facility; and
‘‘(iii) continuing progress in the development of
efficient electric energy generating technology.
‘‘(B) The rule issued pursuant to paragraph (1)(A)
of this subsection shall be applicable only to facilities that
seek to sell electric energy pursuant to section 210 of this
Act. For all other purposes, except as specifically provided
in subsection (m)(2)(A), qualifying facility status shall be
determined in accordance with the rules and regulations
of this Act.
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding rule revisions under paragraph
(1), the Commission’s criteria for qualifying cogeneration
facilities in effect prior to the date on which the Commis-
591
sion issues the final rule required by paragraph (1) shall
continue to apply to any cogeneration facility that—
‘‘(A) was a qualifying cogeneration facility on
the date of enactment of subsection (m), or
‘‘(B) had filed with the Commission a notice of
self-certification, self-recertification or an application
for Commission certification under 18 C.F.R.
292.207 prior to the date on which the Commission
issues the final rule required by paragraph (1).’’.
(b) ELIMINATION OF OWNERSHIP LIMITATIONS.—
(1) QUALIFYING
SMALL
POWER
PRODUCTION
FACILITY.—Section 3(17)(C) of the Federal Power
Act (16 U.S.C. 796(17)(C)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(C) ‘qualifying small power production fa-
cility’ means a small power production facility
that the Commission determines, by rule, meets
such requirements (including requirements re-
specting fuel use, fuel efficiency, and reliability)
as the Commission may, by rule, prescribe;’’.
(2) QUALIFYING
COGENERATION
FACILITY.—
Section 3(18)(B) of the Federal Power Act (16
U.S.C. 796(18)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B) 
‘qualifying 
cogeneration 
facility’
means a cogeneration facility that the Commis-