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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 28 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 24, 2019 
Received; read the first time 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2019, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (division 
C of Public Law 115–245) is further amended by 
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striking the date specified in section 105(3) and inserting 
‘‘February 28, 2019’’. 
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Further 
Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 23, 
2019. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 29 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit 
the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2019 
Mr. HOLDING submitted 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 an individual may 
serve as a Member of Congress. 
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 shall serve as a Representa-
tive for more than six two-year terms. Service as a Rep-
resentative for more than one year of any two-year term 
shall be treated as a complete term for purposes of this 
section, without regard to whether the service was com-
pleted by the individual originally elected to the term. 
‘‘SECTION 2. No person shall serve as a Senator for 
more than two six-year terms. Service as a Senator for 
more than three years of any six-year term shall be treated 
as a complete term for purposes of this section, without 
regard to whether the service was completed by the indi-
vidual originally elected to the term. 
‘‘SECTION 3. No term beginning before the date of 
the ratification of this article shall be taken into account 
in determining eligibility for election or appointment under 
this article.’’. 
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IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 2 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating 
to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. RASKIN, and Mr. KATKO) 
submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relating to contributions and expenditures in-
tended to affect elections. 
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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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 30 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Disapproving the President’s proposal to take an action relat-
ing to the application of certain sanctions with respect 
to the Russian Federation. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Congress disapproves of the action relating to the applica-
tion 
of 
sanctions 
imposed 
with 
respect 
to 
the
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Calendar No. 14 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 30 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 17, 2019 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar, pursuant to section 216 
(c)(6)(B) of Public Law 115–44 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Disapproving the President’s proposal to take an action relat-
ing to the application of certain sanctions with respect 
to the Russian Federation. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Congress disapproves of the action relating to the applica-
tion of sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian Fed-
eration proposed by the President in the report submitted 
to Congress under section 216(a)(1) of the Russia Sanc-
tions Review Act of 2017 on December 19, 2018, relating 
to terminating sanctions imposed on En+ Group plc 
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(‘‘En+’’), 
UC 
Rusal 
plc 
(‘‘Rusal’’), 
and 
JSC 
EuroSibEnergo (‘‘ESE’’). 
Passed the House of Representatives January 17, 
2019. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 14 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 30 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Disapproving the President’s proposal to take an 
action relating to the application of certain sanc-
tions with respect to the Russian Federation. 
JANUARY 17, 2019 
Read twice and placed on the calendar, pursuant to 
section 216 (c)(6)(B) of Public Law 115–44 
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In the Senate of the United States, 
January 25 (legislative day, January 24), 2019. 
Resolved, That the resolution from the House of Rep-
resentatives (H.J. Res. 31) entitled ‘‘Joint resolution making 
further continuing appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (division C 
of Public Law 115–245) is further amended— 
(1) in section 105— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘except as provided in 
paragraph (4),’’ before ‘‘December’’; and
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(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) with respect to appropriations and funds 
made available, and other authorities granted, pursu-
ant to section 101(5) of this joint resolution for the 
Department of Homeland Security, February 15, 
2019.’’; and 
(2) in section 110, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) With respect to mandatory payments whose budg-
et authority was provided in the Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (division F of Public 
Law 115–141), subsections (a) and (b) shall be applied by 
substituting ‘section 105(4)’ for ‘section 105(3)’ each place 
it appears.’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.
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(i) by inserting ‘‘except as provided in 
paragraph (4),’’ before ‘‘December’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) with respect to appropriations and funds 
made available, and other authorities granted, pur-
suant to section 101(5) of this joint resolution for 
the Department of Homeland Security, February 28, 
2019.’’; and 
(2) in section 110, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) With respect to mandatory payments whose 
budget authority was provided in the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (division F 
of Public Law 115–141), subsections (a) and (b) shall be 
applied by substituting ‘section 105(4)’ for ‘section 
105(3)’ each place it appears.’’. 
SEC. 2. (a) Amounts appropriated by operation of the 
amendments made by section 1 for the salaries and ex-
penses of employees shall be available for payment of sala-
ries in accordance with section 1341(c) of title 31, United 
States Code (as added by the Government Employee Fair 
Treatment Act of 2019). 
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(b) All obligations incurred in anticipation of the ap-
propriations made and authority granted by this joint res-
olution for the purposes of maintaining the essential level 
of activity to protect life and property and bringing about 
orderly termination of Government functions, and for pur-
poses as otherwise authorized by law, are hereby ratified 
and approved if otherwise in accord with the provisions 
of this joint resolution, and for purposes of such obliga-
tions the time period covered by this joint resolution shall 
be considered to include the period beginning on or about 
December 22, 2018, during which there occurred a lapse 
in appropriations. 
SEC. 3. (a) If a State (or another Federal grantee) 
used State funds (or the grantee’s non-Federal funds) to 
continue carrying out a Federal program or furloughed 
State employees (or the grantee’s employees) whose com-
pensation is advanced or reimbursed in whole or in part 
by the Federal Government— 
(1) such furloughed employees shall be com-
pensated at their standard rate of compensation for 
such period; 
(2) the State (or such other grantee) shall be 
reimbursed for expenses that would have been paid 
by the Federal Government during such period had 
appropriations been available, including the cost of 
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compensating such furloughed employees, together 
with interest thereon calculated under section 
6503(d) of title 31, United States Code; and 
(3) the State (or such other grantee) may use 
funds available to the State (or the grantee) under 
such Federal program to reimburse such State (or 
the grantee), together with interest thereon cal-
culated under section 6503(d) of title 31, United 
States Code. 
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘State’’ 
and the term ‘‘grantee’’, including United States terri-
tories and possessions, shall have the meaning given such 
terms under the applicable Federal program under sub-
section (a). In addition, ‘‘to continue carrying out a Fed-
eral program’’ means the continued performance by a 
State or other Federal grantee, during the period of a 
lapse in appropriations, of a Federal program that the 
State or such other grantee had been carrying out prior 
to the period of the lapse in appropriations. 
(c) The authority under this section applies with re-
spect to the period of a lapse in appropriations beginning 
on or about December 22, 2018, and ending on the date 
of enactment of this joint resolution with respect to the 
Department of Homeland Security which, but for such 
lapse in appropriations, would have paid, or made reim-
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bursement relating to, any of the expenses referred to in 
this section with respect to the program involved. Pay-
ments and reimbursements under this authority shall be 
made only to the extent and in amounts provided in ad-
vance in appropriations Acts. 
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IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 32 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give 
States the authority to repeal Federal rules and regulations when the 
repeal is agreed to by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2019 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah submitted 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 give States the authority to repeal Federal 
rules and regulations when the repeal is agreed to by 
the legislatures of two-thirds of the several 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 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 
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States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. The several States may repeal, in whole 
or in part, any Presidential Executive order, rule, regula-
tion, other regulatory action, or administrative ruling 
issued by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States. Such repeal shall take effect upon approval 
by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States of 
resolutions for this purpose that particularly describe the 
same whole or part of the Executive order, rule, regula-
tion, other regulatory action, or administrative ruling to 
be repealed. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Congress shall have power to enforce 
this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 
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IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 33 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating 
to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2019 
Mr. YARMUTH (for himself and Mr. COHEN) submitted 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 relating to contributions and expenditures with 
respect to Federal elections. 
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. Financial expenditures, or in-kind 
equivalents, with respect to a candidate for Federal office, 
without regard to whether or not a communication ex-
pressly advocates the election or defeat of a specified can-
didate in the election, shall not constitute protected 
speech, as guaranteed by this Constitution or any amend-
ment to this Constitution. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Congress shall have the power to enact 
a mandatory public financing system to provide funds to 
qualified candidates in elections for Federal office, which 
shall be the sole source of funds raised or spent with re-
spect to Federal elections. 
‘‘SECTION 3. Congress shall have power to enforce 
the provisions of this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 
Æ 
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IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 34 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide 
that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States ac-
cording to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons 
in each State who are citizens of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2019 
Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio (for himself, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. MOONEY 
of West Virginia, Mr. COLE, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. YOHO, Mr. 
TURNER, and Mr. CHABOT) submitted 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 provide that Representatives shall be appor-
tioned among the several States according to their re-
spective numbers, counting the number of persons in 
each State who are citizens 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 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 
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ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘Representatives shall be apportioned among the sev-
eral States according to their respective numbers, which 
shall be determined by counting the number of persons 
in each State who are citizens of the United States.’’. 
Æ 
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SEC. 5. REPORT ON RISKS POSED BY CEASING SAUDI ARA-
BIA SUPPORT OPERATIONS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this joint resolution, the President shall submit 
to Congress a report assessing the risks posed to United 
States citizens and the civilian population of Saudi Arabia 
and the risk of regional humanitarian crises if the United 
States were to cease support operations with respect to 
the conflict between the Saudi-led coalition and the 
Houthis in Yemen. 
SEC. 6. REPORT ON INCREASED RISK OF TERRORIST AT-
TACKS TO UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 
ABROAD, ALLIES, AND THE CONTINENTAL 
UNITED STATES IF SAUDI ARABIA CEASES 
YEMEN-RELATED 
INTELLIGENCE 
SHARING 
WITH THE UNITED STATES. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this joint resolution, the President shall submit 
to Congress a report assessing the increased risk of ter-
rorist attacks on United States Armed Forces abroad, al-
lies, and to the continental United States if the Govern-
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ment of Saudi Arabia were to cease Yemen-related intel-
ligence sharing with the United States. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 13, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 37 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Directing the removal of United States Armed 
Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress.
IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 37 
Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in 
the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2019 
Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Mr. POCAN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Mr. HOYER, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. LEE of California, 
Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. BUCK, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. JONES, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. CASTRO 
of Texas, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. SARBANES, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. OMAR, 
Mr. HIMES, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. WATSON COLE-
MAN, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. CART-
WRIGHT, Mr. CROW, Mr. COHEN, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 
LEVIN
of 
Michigan, 
Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, 
Mr. 
SERRANO, 
Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. COX of Cali-
fornia, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. DEUTCH, 
Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. CLARK of Massachu-
setts, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
CISNEROS, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. MOORE, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. DEFA-
ZIO, Mr. TONKO, Mr. WELCH, Mr. ROSE of New York, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. MOULTON, 
and Mr. NEGUSE) submitted the following joint resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from 
hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been 
authorized by Congress. 
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Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Congress has the sole power to declare war 
under article I, section 8, clause 11 of the United 
States Constitution. 
(2) Congress has not declared war with respect 
to, or provided a specific statutory authorization for, 
the conflict between military forces led by Saudi 
Arabia, including forces from the United Arab Emir-
ates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, 
Senegal, and Sudan (the Saudi-led coalition), 
against the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, in 
the Republic of Yemen. 
(3) Since March 2015, members of the United 
States Armed Forces have been introduced into hos-
tilities between the Saudi-led coalition and the 
Houthis, including providing to the Saudi-led coali-
tion aerial targeting assistance, intelligence sharing, 
and mid-flight aerial refueling. 
(4) The United States has established a Joint 
Combined Planning Cell with Saudi Arabia, in which 
members of the United States Armed Forces assist 
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