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H. J. Res. 265
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three
Joint Resolution
To designate October 19, 1993, as ‘‘National Mammography Day’’.
Whereas, according to the American Cancer Society, one hundred
eighty-two thousand women will be diagnosed with breast cancer
in 1993, and forty-six thousand women will die from this disease;
Whereas, in the decade of the 1990’s, it is estimated that about
two million women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, resulting
in nearly five hundred thousand deaths;
Whereas the risk of breast cancer increases with age, with a woman
at age seventy having twice as much of a chance of developing
the disease than a woman at age fifty;
Whereas 80 percent of women who get breast cancer have no
family history of the disease;
Whereas mammograms, when operated professionally at an accred-
ited facility, can provide a safe and quick diagnosis;
Whereas experts agree that mammography is the best method
of early detection of breast cancer, and early detection is the
key to saving lives; and
Whereas mammograms can reveal the presence of small cancers
up to two years before regular clinical breast examinations or
breast self-examinations (BSE), saving as many as a third more
lives: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That October
19, 1993, be designated as ‘‘National Mammography Day’’, and
the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation
H. J. Res. 265—2
calling upon the people of the United States to observe such day
with appropriate programs and activities.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 265
To designate October 19, 1993, as ‘‘National Mammography Day’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 23, 1993
Mrs. LLOYD introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
JOINT RESOLUTION
To designate October 19, 1993, as ‘‘National Mammography
Day’’.
Whereas, according to the American Cancer Society, one hun-
dred eighty-two thousand women will be diagnosed with
breast cancer in 1993, and forty-six thousand women will
die from this disease;
Whereas, in the decade of the 1990’s, it is estimated that
about two million women will be diagnosed with breast
cancer, resulting in nearly five hundred thousand deaths;
Whereas the risk of breast cancer increases with age, with a
woman at age seventy having twice as much of a chance
of developing the disease than a woman at age fifty;
Whereas 80 percent of women who get breast cancer have no
family history of the disease;
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 265
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 14 (legislative day, OCTOBER 13), 1993
Received
JOINT RESOLUTION
To designate October 19, 1993, as ‘‘National Mammography
Day’’.
Whereas, according to the American Cancer Society, one hun-
dred eighty-two thousand women will be diagnosed with
breast cancer in 1993, and forty-six thousand women will
die from this disease;
Whereas, in the decade of the 1990’s, it is estimated that
about two million women will be diagnosed with breast
cancer, resulting in nearly five hundred thousand deaths;
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Whereas the risk of breast cancer increases with age, with a
woman at age seventy having twice as much of a chance
of developing the disease than a woman at age fifty;
Whereas 80 percent of women who get breast cancer have no
family history of the disease;
Whereas mammograms, when operated professionally at an
accredited facility, can provide a safe and quick diag-
nosis;
Whereas experts agree that mammography is the best method
of early detection of breast cancer, and early detection is
the key to saving lives; and
Whereas mammograms can reveal the presence of small can-
cers up to two years before regular clinical breast exami-
nations or breast self-examinations (BSE), saving as
many as a third more lives: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That October 19, 1993, be designated as ‘‘National Mam-
mography Day’’, and the President is authorized and re-
quested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people
of the United States to observe such day with appropriate
programs and activities.
Passed the House of Representatives October 13,
1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 266
Designating both September 29, 1993, and September 28, 1994, as ‘‘National
Barrier Awareness Day’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 23, 1993
Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. WELDON, Mr.
CLYBURN, Mr. HAMBURG, Mrs. MINK, Mr. WALSH, Mr. KASICH, Mr.
MCDERMOTT, 
Mr. 
DE
LA
GARZA, 
Ms. 
NORTON, 
and 
Mr.
HOCHBRUECKNER) introduced the following joint resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
JOINT RESOLUTION
Designating both September 29, 1993, and September 28,
1994, as ‘‘National Barrier Awareness Day’’.
Whereas there are currently more than 43,000,000 Ameri-
cans with an identifiable disability;
Whereas 80 percent of Americans will experience some form
of disability during their lives and many of these disabil-
ities will be permanent;
Whereas persons who do not have a disability generally do
not understand the full effect of living with a disability,
and this lack of understanding fosters stereotypes and
cultural attitudes that create barriers between individuals
with disabilities and those without a disability;
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Whereas the Senate and the House of Representatives en-
acted, and the President signed into law, the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990, which provides comprehen-
sive protection from employment discrimination for indi-
viduals with disabilities, that became effective on July 26,
1992;
Whereas every American should work toward the goal of
eliminating the cultural, employment, legal, and physical
barriers that confront individuals with disabilities; and
Whereas an annual day of observance designated by the Con-
gress and proclaimed by the President will assist the ef-
fort to eliminate the barriers that confront individuals
with disabilities: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That September 29, 1993, and September 28, 1994, are
each designated as ‘‘National Barrier Awareness Day’’.
The President is authorized and requested to issue a proc-
lamation calling upon the people of the United States to
observe these days with appropriate ceremonies and activi-
ties.
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prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of 
sexual orientation or gender identity. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In this Act: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Equal Employment Opportunity Commis-
sion. 
(2) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means an employer, employment agency, labor 
organization, or joint labor-management committee. 
(3) EMPLOYEE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—the term ‘‘employee’’ 
means— 
(i) an employee as defined in section 
701(f) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000e(f)); 
(ii) a Presidential appointee or State 
employee to which section 302(a)(1) of the 
Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 
(42 U.S.C. 2000e–16(a)(1)) applies; 
(iii) a covered employee, as defined in 
section 101 of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301) or sec-
tion 411(c) of title 3, United States Code; 
or 
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1398 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to treat certain provider 
taxes as allowable costs for purposes of Medicare reimbursements to 
critical access hospitals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2011 
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself and Mr. KIND) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to treat 
certain provider taxes as allowable costs for purposes 
of Medicare reimbursements to critical access hospitals. 
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 ‘‘Rural Hospital Protec-
tion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CERTAIN PROVIDER TAXES TREATED AS ALLOW-
ABLE COSTS FOR PURPOSES OF MEDICARE 
CAH REIMBURSEMENTS. 
Section 1861(v)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(v)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(W) In determining such reasonable costs 
for critical access hospitals with respect to cost 
reporting periods beginning on or after January 
1, 2004, the Secretary shall include as allowable 
costs any health care related taxes, as defined 
in section 1903(w)(3). In computing the reason-
able costs with respect to such health care re-
lated taxes for purposes of the previous sen-
tence, the Secretary shall not offset against the 
amount of the tax assessments paid by a crit-
ical access hospital any amounts that the crit-
ical access hospital receives from a State if the 
Secretary has not determined that there is in 
effect a hold harmless provision, as described in 
section 1903(w)(4), with respect to the health 
care related tax.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1399 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and 
expand the additional standard deduction for real property taxes for 
nonitemizers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2011 
Mr. GRIMM (for himself and Mr. BISHOP of New York) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently 
extend and expand the additional standard deduction 
for real property taxes for nonitemizers. 
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 ‘‘Homeowner Tax Fair-
ness Act of 2011’’. 
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‘‘(vi) has not been discharged from the
Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions;
and
‘‘(vii) is not a person who, having been a
citizen of the United States, has renounced
such citizenship;
‘‘(C) the date the statement is made; and
‘‘(D) notice that the transferee intends to ob-
tain a handgun from the transferor.
‘‘(4) Any transferor of a handgun who, after such
transfer, receives a report from a chief law enforcement
officer containing information that receipt or possession
of the handgun by the transferee violates Federal, State,
or local law shall immediately communicate all information
the transferor has about the transfer and the transferee
to—
‘‘(A) the chief law enforcement officer of the
place of business of the transferor; and
‘‘(B) the chief law enforcement officer of the
place of residence of the transferee.
‘‘(5) Any transferor who receives information, not
otherwise available to the public, in a report under this
subsection shall not disclose such information except to
the transferee, to law enforcement authorities, or pursuant
to the direction of a court of law.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF ADDI-
TIONAL STANDARD DEDUCTION FOR REAL 
PROPERTY TAXES FOR NONITEMIZERS. 
(a) PERMANENT EXTENSION.—Subparagraph (C) of 
section 63(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘in the case of any taxable year be-
ginning in 2008 or 2009,’’. 
(b) REMOVAL OF DOLLAR LIMITATION.—Paragraph 
(7) of section 63(c) of such Code is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(7) REAL PROPERTY TAX DEDUCTION.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1), the real property tax de-
duction is equal to the amount allowable as a deduc-
tion under this chapter for State and local taxes de-
scribed in section 164(a)(1). Any taxes taken into 
account under section 62(a) shall not be taken into 
account under this paragraph.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2009. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1400 
To validate final patent number 27–2005–0081, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2011 
Mr. HELLER (for himself, Ms. BERKLEY, and Mr. HECK) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To validate final patent number 27–2005–0081, 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. FINAL PATENT AND LAND RECONFIGURATION 
IN CLARK COUNTY AND LINCOLN COUNTY, 
NEVADA. 
Patent No. 27–2005–0081 and its associated land re-
configuration issued by the Bureau of Land Management 
on February 18, 2005, is hereby affirmed and validated 
as having been issued pursuant to and in compliance with 
the provisions of the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Au-
thorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–275), the Na-
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tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Federal 
Land Policy Management Act of 1976 for the benefit of 
the desert tortoise and other species and their habitat to 
increase the likelihood of their recovery. The process uti-
lized by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
the Bureau of Land Management in reconfiguring the 
lands as shown on Exhibit 1–4 of the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Planned Development Project 
MSHCP, Lincoln County, NV (FWS–R8–ES–2008– 
N0136) and the reconfiguration provided for in Special 
Condition 10 of Army Corps of Engineers Permit No. 
200125042 are hereby ratified. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 269
Designating October 23, 1993, through October 31, 1993, as ‘‘National
Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1993
Mr. TALENT introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
JOINT RESOLUTION
Designating October 23, 1993, through October 31, 1993,
as ‘‘National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America’’.
Whereas substance abuse has reached epidemic proportions
and is of major concern to all Americans;
Whereas substance abuse is a major public health threat and
is one of the major causes of preventable disease, disabil-
ity, and death in the United States today;
Whereas illegal drug use is not limited to persons of a par-
ticular age, gender, or socioeconomic status;
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Whereas the drug problem appears to be insurmountable, but
the United States has begun to lay the foundation to
combat the use of illegal drugs;
Whereas the United States must continue the important
strides made to combat substance abuse;
Whereas it has been demonstrated through public opinion
polls that the American people consider drug abuse one
of the most serious domestic problems facing the United
States and have begun to take steps against it;
Whereas the National Federation of Parents for Drug Free
Youth has declared October 23, 1993, through October
31, 1993, as ‘‘National Red Ribbon Week’’, has orga-
nized the National Red Ribbon Campaign to coordinate
the week’s activities, has established the theme, ‘‘Neigh-
bors—Drug Free and Proud’’ for the week, and has
called for a comprehensive public awareness, prevention,
and education program involving thousands of parent and
community groups across the country;
Whereas any use of an illegal drug is unacceptable and the
illegal use of a legal drug cannot be tolerated; and
Whereas substance abuse destroys lives, spawns crime, under-
mines our economy, and threatens our security as a Na-
tion: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That—
(1) October 23, 1993, through October 31,
1993, is designated as ‘‘National Red Ribbon Week
for a Drug-Free America’’;
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(2) the President is authorized and directed to
issue a proclamation calling on the people of the
United States—
(A) to observe the week by holding con-
ferences, meetings and other activities to sup-
port community education, and with other ap-
propriate activities, events and educational cam-
paigns; and
(B) both during the week and thereafter,
to wear and display red ribbons to present and
symbolize commitment to a healthy, drug-free
life style, and to develop an attitude of intoler-
ance concerning the use of drugs; and
(3) Congress recognizes and commends the
hard work and dedication of concerned parents,
youth, law enforcement officials, educators, business
leaders, religious leaders, private sector organiza-
tions, and Government leaders in combating sub-
stance abuse.
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mittee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives. 
(2) AVOIDING SUBSIDY.— 
(A) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of this Act 
and every 3 years thereafter, the Architect of 
the Capitol shall submit a report to the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House 
of Representatives determining whether Mem-
bers (including any Delegate or Resident Com-
missioner to Congress) and covered employees 
using battery charging stations as authorized 
by this Act are receiving a subsidy from the 
taxpayers. 
(B) 
MODIFICATION
OF
RATES
AND 
FEES.—If a determination is made under sub-
paragraph (A) that a subsidy is being received, 
the Architect of the Capitol shall submit a plan 
to the Committee on House Administration of 
the House of Representatives on how to update 
the program to ensure no subsidy is being re-
ceived. If the committee does not act on the 
plan within 60 days, the Architect of the Cap-
itol shall take appropriate steps to increase 
rates or fees to ensure reimbursement for the
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 26
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with
respect to the right to life.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. EMERSON 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 with respect to the right to life.
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, to be valid only if ratified
by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States
within seven years after the date of final passage of this
joint resolution:
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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
legislation.’’.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 270
To ensure all residents equal access to quality health care services if a
managed competition health plan is enacted by requiring Members of
Congress to enroll in the lowest cost health care plan offered in a
Health Alliance area, and to impose an excise tax on Members of Con-
gress equal to three times any amount the Member pays in health
care premiums above the amount paid by enrollees in the lowest cost
health care plan in the Health Alliance area.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 29, 1993
Mr. STARK introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred jointly
to the Committees on Ways and Means and House Administration
JOINT RESOLUTION
To ensure all residents equal access to quality health care
services if a managed competition health plan is enacted
by requiring Members of Congress to enroll in the lowest
cost health care plan offered in a Health Alliance area,
and to impose an excise tax on Members of Congress
equal to three times any amount the Member pays in
health care premiums above the amount paid by enrollees
in the lowest cost health care plan in the Health Alliance
area.
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Whereas under the Administration health reform proposal all
citizens will be able to enroll in one of a number of health
insurance plans in the region in which they live (known
as an Alliance area);
Whereas the premium rates and quality of these various
plans will vary significantly;
Whereas it is essential that lower income families and individ-
uals be assured that plans with the lower premiums offer
quality service;
Whereas an easy and automatic way for Members of Con-
gress to determine whether quality of care is being pro-
vided to the tens of millions of Americans who enroll in
the lower cost plans is for Members of Congress to enroll
themselves and their families (spouse and children) in
such plans: Now, therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. That all Members of Congress and their
families enroll in the lowest price health plan in the Alli-
ance area from which they are elected.
SEC. 2. A Member of Congress shall pay an annual
excise tax equal to three times the annual difference be-
tween the health premium which the Member of Congress
pays and the premium paid by enrollees in the lowest cost
health plan in the Alliance area from which the Member
of Congress is elected.
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