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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 7
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United
States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. COLLINS, Mr.
KNOLLENBERG, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. SMITH
of New Jersey, Mr. CAMP, and Mr. GRAHAM) introduced the following
joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution
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
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. Prior to each fiscal year, Congress shall,
by law, adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for such
fiscal year in which total outlays are not greater than total
receipts. Congress may, by law, amend that statement pro-
vided revised outlays are not greater than revised receipts.
Congress may provide in that statement for a specific ex-
cess of outlays over receipts by a vote directed solely to
that subject in which two-thirds of each House agree to
such excess. Congress and the President shall ensure that
actual outlays do not exceed the outlays set forth in such
statement.
‘‘SECTION 2. Total receipts shall include all receipts
of the United States except those derived from borrowing
and total outlays shall include all outlays of the United
States except those for the repayment of debt principal.
‘‘SECTION 3. The amount of Federal public debt as
of the first day of the second fiscal year beginning after
the ratification of this Article shall become a permanent
limit on such debt and there shall be no increase in such
amount unless two-thirds of each House shall have passed
a bill approving such increase and such bill shall become
law.
‘‘SECTION 4. Congress may waive the provisions of
this Article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of
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war is in effect. The provisions of this Article may be
waived for any fiscal year in which the United States faces
an imminent and serious military threat to national secu-
rity and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by
a majority of the whole number of each House, which be-
comes law.
‘‘SECTION 5. This Article shall take effect for the fis-
cal year 2002 or for the second fiscal year beginning after
its ratification, whichever is later.’’.
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SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT FOR EVENT DATA RECORDERS ON 
NEW AUTOMOBILES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 301 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 30129. Event data recorders 
‘‘No person may manufacture for sale, sell, offer for 
sale, introduce or deliver into interstate commerce, or im-
port into the United States, an automobile manufactured 
after 2015 (and bearing a model year of 2016 or later) 
that is equipped with an event data recorder, unless such 
event data recorder includes a function whereby the con-
sumer can control the recording of information by the 
event data recorder.’’. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 30165(a)(1) of chapter 
301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘30129,’’ after ‘‘30127,’’. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents for chapter 301 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to sec-
tion 30128 the following new item: 
‘‘30129. Event data recorders.’’. 
SEC. 5. OWNERSHIP AND UNLAWFUL RETRIEVAL OF EVENT 
DATA RECORDER DATA. 
(a) OWNERSHIP RIGHTS; CONDUCT PROHIBITED.— 
Any event data recorder in an automobile or motorcycle 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 80
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing
the States to prohibit the physical destruction of the flag of the United
States and authorizing Congress to prohibit destruction of federally
owned flags.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 10, 1997
Mr. PAUL 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 authorizing the States to prohibit the physical
destruction of the flag of the United States and authoriz-
ing Congress to prohibit destruction of federally owned
flags.
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 States shall have power to prohibit
the physical destruction of the flag of the United States
and Congress shall have the power to prohibit destruction
of federally owned flags.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 81
Disapproving the Federal Communications Commission Order 97–27, relating
to revision of the Commission’s cable television leased commercial access
rules.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 10, 1997
Mr. SCARBOROUGH introduced the following joint resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Commerce
JOINT RESOLUTION
Disapproving the Federal Communications Commission
Order 97–27, relating to revision of the Commission’s
cable television leased commercial access rules.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Fed-
eral Communications Commission, relating to revision of
the Commission’s cable television leased commercial access
rules pursuant to its Order 97–27, and such rule shall
have no force or effect.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2527 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, as the ‘‘Jeanne 
Sobelson Manford Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2015 
Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. MEEKS, 
Mr. SERRANO, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. MENG, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. 
NADLER, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. ENGEL, and 
Mr. TONKO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New 
York, as the ‘‘Jeanne Sobelson Manford Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JEANNE SOBELSON MANFORD POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson 
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Heights, New York, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Jeanne Sobelson Manford Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Jeanne Sobelson 
Manford Post Office Building’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 82
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing
the States to prohibit the physical destruction of the flag of the United
States and authorizing Congress to prohibit destruction of federally
owned flags.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 1997
Mr. PAUL 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 authorizing the States to prohibit the physical
destruction of the flag of the United States and authoriz-
ing Congress to prohibit destruction of federally owned
flags.
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 follow-
ing article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitu-
tion 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 with-
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in seven years after the date of its submission for ratifica-
tion:
‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘SECTION 1. The States shall have power to prohibit
the physical destruction of the flag of the United States
and Congress shall have the power to prohibit destruction
of federally owned flags.’’.
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) According to the World Health Organiza-
tion, arsenic is a natural component of the Earth’s 
crust and is widely and variably distributed through-
out the environment in the air, water, and land. It 
is also used commercially in herbicides and poultry 
feed. 
(2) Arsenic is most toxic in its inorganic form. 
(3) Inorganic arsenic is a known carcinogen 
and long-term oral exposure to high levels of inor-
ganic arsenic is associated with developmental de-
fects, cardiovascular disease, neurotoxicity, and dia-
betes, according to the World Health Organization. 
(4) According to the European Food Safety Au-
thority, the estimated exposure of young children to 
inorganic arsenic is 2 to 3 times the exposure of 
adults to inorganic arsenic. 
(5) According to the European Food Safety Au-
thority, diet is the main source of arsenic exposure 
for most individuals. 
(6) According to the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration, due to absorption from the soil and water, 
arsenic is present in many foods, including grains, 
fruits, and vegetables. 
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such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2016 through 2020. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 
school’’, 
‘‘parent’’, 
‘‘poverty 
line’’, 
‘‘secondary 
school’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given the 
terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 9101). 
(2) 
PUBLIC
SCHOOL.—The 
term 
‘‘public 
school’’ means a public elementary school or public 
secondary school. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 83
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, relating
to the legal effect of certain treaties and other international agreements.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 1997
Mrs. CHENOWETH 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, relating to the legal effect of certain treaties
and other international agreements.
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 follow-
ing article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitu-
tion 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:
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‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘SECTION 1. A provision of a treaty which denies or
abridges any right enumerated in this Constitution shall
not be of any force or effect.
‘‘SECTION 2. A provision of a treaty which denies or
abridges legislative authority of the several States shall
not be of any force or effect unless ratified by three-
fourths of the State legislatures within five years of the
date of the ratification of the treaty by the Senate.
‘‘SECTION 3. No treaty shall authorize or permit any
foreign power or any international organization to super-
vise, control, or adjudicate rights of citizens of the United
States enumerated in this Constitution or any other mat-
ter essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of the
United States or the several States. No decision of any
international body purporting to interpret treaties to
which the United States is a party shall be given any
precedential effect by the courts of the United States or
the several States in any proceeding concerning any mat-
ter essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of the Unit-
ed States or the several States.
‘‘SECTION 4. A treaty shall become effective as inter-
nal law in the United States only through the enactment
of appropriate legislation by the Congress. This section
shall not be construed to grant Congress any authority
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to enact legislation that is not otherwise authorized by a
specific grant of legislative authority in this Constitution.
‘‘SECTION 5. All agreements between the United
States and other nations which have any binding effect
of law upon this Nation or its citizens are treaties and
shall be subject to the procedures and limitations for trea-
ties set forth in this article and other provisions of this
Constitution.’’.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2529 
To establish limitations on the quantity of inorganic arsenic in rice and 
rice products under chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2015 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
and Mrs. NAPOLITANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish limitations on the quantity of inorganic arsenic 
in rice and rice products under chapter IV of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 
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 ‘‘Reducing food-based 
Inorganic Compounds Exposure Act of 2015’’ or the 
‘‘RICE Act’’. 
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tition. If the petition contains the required number of valid
signatures, the officer shall certify the petition and shall
direct the chief executive officer in each State to place a
copy of the proposed amendment contained in the petition
on the ballot in the first election (other than an election
to fill a vacancy) for Members of the House of Representa-
tives which is held at least 120 days after such certifi-
cation. The Congress shall by law establish procedures for
the preparation and submission of any such petition and
for the validation of signatures on such petition.
‘‘SECTION 3. If the amendment proposed under this
article receives a majority of the votes cast in three-fifths
of the several States, the amendment shall be deemed pro-
posed to the States for ratification under article V of this
Constitution. Congress shall provide by law which of the
eligible modes of ratification shall be used.
‘‘SECTION 4. The people in each State voting under
this article shall have the qualification requisite for elec-
tors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature.
The Congress shall by law prescribe the manner in which
the results of the voting conducted under this article shall
be ascertained and declared.’’.
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part of a law so repealed, except by an affirmative vote
of two-thirds of the Members of each House of Congress.
‘‘SECTION 4. The people in each State voting under
this article shall have the qualification requisite for elec-
tors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature.
The Congress shall by law prescribe the manner in which
the results of the voting conducted under this article shall
be ascertained and declared.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 84
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide
a procedure by which the States may propose constitutional amendments.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 24, 1997
Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. GOODE, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr.
GILLMOR, Mr. SPENCE, and Mr. COOK) 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 to provide a procedure by which the States may
propose constitutional amendments.
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 is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution
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 with-
in seven years after the date of its submission for ratifica-
tion:
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‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘SECTION 1. Two-thirds of the legislatures of the sev-
eral States may propose an amendment to the Constitu-
tion by enacting identical legislation in each such legisla-
ture proposing the amendment. If two-thirds of the legisla-
tures of the several States enact such legislation, the legis-
lature first proposing the amendment shall submit the pro-
posed amendment to the Congress.
‘‘SECTION 2. If a proposed amendment is submitted
to the Congress under this article and, before the date of
the second adjournment of Congress sine die occurring
after the proposed amendment is so submitted, two-thirds
of each House vote against legislation expressly disapprov-
ing the proposed amendment, the proposed amendment
shall be deemed to be submitted to the several States for
their consideration.
‘‘SECTION 3. If, as of the date of the second adjourn-
ment of Congress sine die occurring after a proposed
amendment is submitted to Congress under this article,
the proposed amendment has not been submitted to the
several States for their consideration under section 2, and
two-thirds of each House have not voted for legislation ex-
pressly disapproving the proposed amendment, the pro-
posed amendment shall be deemed to be submitted to the
several States for their consideration.
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‘‘SECTION 4. A proposed amendment submitted to
the several States for their consideration under this article
shall be valid as part of the Constitution when ratified
by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States.
‘‘SECTION 5. This article shall not be construed as
limiting the power of the States or the Congress under
Article V of this Constitution.
‘‘SECTION 6. The Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 85
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give
citizens of the United States the right to propose amendments to the
Constitution by an initiative process.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. HOEKSTRA 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 to give citizens of the United States the right
to propose amendments to the Constitution by an initia-
tive process.
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 follow-
ing article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitu-
tion 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 with-
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in seven years after the date of its submission for ratifica-
tion:
‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘SECTION 1. The people shall have the right to pro-
pose amendments to the Constitution through the initia-
tive process provided in this article.
‘‘SECTION 2. A petition proposing an amendment to
the Constitution shall be submitted to an officer of the
Government of the United States whom the Congress shall
designate by law. Each petition shall contain the text of
the proposed amendment. Each petition shall be signed
by at least 3 percent of the whole number of people, in
each of at least 10 States, who voted in the most recent
election for President, or for electors for President, occur-
ring before the date on which the petition is submitted
to the officer designated by Congress, and the total num-
ber of signatures on such petition shall be at least 3 per-
cent of the whole number of people, from all of the several
States, who voted in such election. All such signatures
shall be collected within the 18-month period ending on
the date the petition is submitted to the officer designated
by the Congress.
‘‘Within 90 days after a petition is submitted to the
officer designated by the Congress, such officer shall de-
termine the validity of the signatures contained in the pe-
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 86
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give
citizens of the United States the right to recall elected officials.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. HOEKSTRA 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 to give citizens of the United States the right
to recall elected officials.
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 follow-
ing article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitu-
tion 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 with-
in seven years after the date of its submission for ratifica-
tion:
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‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘The people shall have the right to recall any person
elected by popular vote or the electors of the various
States to hold an office of the Federal Government.’’.
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