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IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 482 
Commending United States Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz on his 
retirement after 32 years of public service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2023 
Mr. STRONG (for himself, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Mr. 
GIMENEZ, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, 
Mr. EZELL, Mr. LUTTRELL, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. GUEST, and Mr. 
LALOTA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
RESOLUTION 
Commending United States Border Patrol Chief Raul L. 
Ortiz on his retirement after 32 years of public service. 
Whereas, since 1924, the United States Border Patrol’s 
(USBP) mission has been to protect the American people 
and promote economic prosperity through its border and 
national security mission; 
Whereas Raul L. Ortiz began his career with the United 
States Border Patrol on May 13, 1991, in the San Diego 
sector as a member of Academy Class 247; 
Whereas Raul Ortiz worked his way up through the ranks at 
Chula Vista, Brownfield, and Campo stations; 
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Whereas, in 2000, he was promoted to the Del Rio sector, 
where he served as Assistant Patrol Agent in Charge and 
Patrol Agent in Charge of the Comstock station, and ad-
ditionally, as an Assistant Chief Patrol Agent at the Del 
Rio sector headquarters; 
Whereas, in 2009, he served as Director of the Border Man-
agement Task Force, Senior Advisor to the Department 
of Homeland Security’s (DHS) envoy to Afghanistan and 
Pakistan, and as the DHS attache´ in Kabul, Afghani-
stan; 
Whereas, in 2012, he was promoted to Deputy Chief of Law 
Enforcement Operational Programs at Border Patrol 
headquarters in Washington, DC, where he served as 
principal advisor on enforcement operations and adminis-
trative requirements to accomplish the Border Patrol’s 
strategic plan; 
Whereas, in 2013, he returned to the field as Deputy Chief 
Patrol Agent of the Rio Grande Valley sector; 
Whereas, in 2019, he returned to the Del Rio sector as the 
Chief Patrol Agent, and on March 2, 2020, entered on 
duty as the Deputy Chief of the United States Border 
Patrol; 
Whereas prior to joining the USBP, he served in the United 
States Army’s 8th Infantry Division in Baumholder, Ger-
many; 
Whereas he attended the University of Texas in San Antonio 
and Southwest Texas Junior College, completing studies 
in political science and criminal justice; 
Whereas his awards include two Meritorious Honor Awards 
from the Department of State, the Certificate of Achieve-
ment from the State of Texas, and the Superior Civilian 
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•HRES 495 EH 
plementing, or enforcing the proposed rule titled ‘‘Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Consumer Conventional Cooking Products’’, 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. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce or their respective designees. After gen-
eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 
the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. No 
amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed 
in part D of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution. Each such amendment may be of-
fered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered 
only by a Member designated in the report, shall be consid-
ered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 
report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not 
be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 
House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 
against such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of 
consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments
•HRES 482 IH 
Service Medal, the Department of Defense’s third highest 
civilian honor; 
Whereas Raul L. Ortiz became the 25th Chief of the United 
States Border Patrol on August 15, 2021; 
Whereas in refusing to enforce the Nation’s laws, the Biden 
administration has created an unprecedented and historic 
crisis at our southern border; 
Whereas, since the beginning of 2021, there has been an 
overwhelming increase in the number of illegal immi-
grants crossing our southern border; and 
Whereas despite the challenges that this presented for each 
of the brave men and women that defend our borders, 
Raul Ortiz remained committed to carrying out the mis-
sion of USBP and upholding the rule of law: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends United States Border Patrol 
Chief Raul Ortiz on his retirement after 32 years of 
honorable service to the Nation; and 
(2) acknowledges and affirms that Raul Ortiz 
exemplified leadership and faithfulness in the execu-
tion of his duties. 
Æ 
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IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 485 
Expressing support for the designation of ‘‘Batten Disease Awareness Day’’ 
on June 9. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2023 
Mr. BEAN of Florida (for himself, Ms. MACE, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mrs. 
GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. 
POSEY, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. TONKO, Mr. BACON, and Mr. GRIJALVA) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Accountability 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of ‘‘Batten Disease 
Awareness Day’’ on June 9. 
Whereas Batten disease is a fatal rare disease of the nervous 
system that usually begins in childhood, and is the most 
common form of a group of disorders called neuronal ce-
roid lipofuscinoses, or NCLs for short; 
Whereas there are approximately 13 known mutations of 
Batten disease, typically referred to as CLN1 through 
CLN14, which are all variants of lysosomal storage dis-
orders; 
Whereas Batten disease is an inherited genetic (autosomal re-
cessive) disorder whereby brain cells are missing an en-
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•HRES 485 IH 
zyme which creates a buildup of metabolic waste, and as 
a result, the cells gradually lose their function; 
Whereas Batten disease is known as a rare disease, and its 
prevalence occurs in approximately 2 to 4 out of every 
100,000 births in the United States each year; 
Whereas symptoms of the disorder vary significantly, and 
they often include patients exhibiting developmental 
delays, experiencing seizures, vision loss leading to blind-
ness, and loss of motor skills and the ability to walk, 
talk, or communicate, and some children also endure cog-
nitive decline, personality and behavioral changes, demen-
tia, and other severely debilitating physical ailments; 
Whereas depending upon the age of onset of symptoms ini-
tially presenting, it can take from a few months to sev-
eral years for a child to obtain an accurate diagnosis of 
Batten disease, and unfortunately, misdiagnosis fre-
quently occurs on the family’s journey through the diag-
nostic odyssey; 
Whereas Batten disease currently has very few treatment op-
tions available, and it results in premature death occur-
ring between early childhood and early adulthood; 
Whereas there presently is no known cure for any form of 
Batten disease; and 
Whereas we recognize June 9 as ‘‘Batten Disease Awareness 
Day’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the designation of a ‘‘Batten Disease Awareness Day’’. 
Æ 
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Whereas suicide is among the top 10 causes of death for 
men, and ranks as the second highest cause of death for 
men in 2 age groups, from ages 1 through 19 and ages 
20 through 44; 
Whereas men on average experience a heart attack 7 years 
earlier than women; 
Whereas testicular cancer is one of the most common cancers 
in men between the ages of 15 and 34, and when de-
tected early, has a 95-percent survival rate; 
Whereas, according to the American Cancer Society, the 
number of colorectal cancer cases among men is expected 
to be over 80,000 in 2022, and over 28,320 men are ex-
pected to die from it; 
Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 13 out of every 100 American men will de-
velop prostate cancer during their lifetime; 
Whereas, according to the American Cancer Society, an esti-
mated 268,490 men will be diagnosed with prostate can-
cer in 2022, and an estimated 34,500 of them will die 
from the disease; 
Whereas African-American men in the United States have the 
highest incidence of prostate cancer; 
Whereas African-American men are 1.7 times more likely to 
be diagnosed with, and 2.1 times more likely to die from, 
prostate cancer than White men; 
Whereas significant numbers of predominantly male-related 
health problems, such as prostate cancer, testicular can-
cer, infertility, and colon cancer, could be detected and 
treated in the early stages if men were more widely aware 
of the many early detection and screening tools and pre-
ventive measures currently available; 
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misleads the American people in a way that is not 
befitting an elected Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(2) Representative Adam Schiff will forthwith 
present himself in the well of the House of Rep-
resentatives for the pronouncement of censure; 
(3) Representative Adam Schiff will be cen-
sured with the public reading of this resolution by 
the Speaker; and 
(4) the Committee on Ethics shall conduct an 
investigation into Representative Adam Schiff’s lies, 
misrepresentations, and abuses of sensitive informa-
tion. 
Æ 
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(1) condemns the Government of Iran’s state- 
sponsored persecution of the Baha’i minority in Iran 
and the continued violation of the Universal Dec-
laration of Human Rights and the International 
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; 
(2) calls on the Government of Iran— 
(A) to immediately release the imprisoned 
or detained Baha’is and all other prisoners held 
solely on account of their religion; 
(B) to end its state-sponsored campaign of 
hate propaganda against the Baha’is; and 
(C) to reverse state-imposed policies deny-
ing Baha’is and members of other religious mi-
norities equal opportunities to higher education, 
earning a livelihood, due process under the law, 
and the free exercise of religious practices; 
(3) calls on the President and the Secretary of 
State, in cooperation with responsible nations, to im-
mediately condemn the Government of Iran’s contin-
ued violation of human rights, and demand the im-
mediate release of prisoners held solely on account 
of their religion; and 
(4) urges the President and the Secretary of 
State to utilize available authorities to impose sanc-
tions on officials of the Government of Iran and 
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(E) A brief description of the bill, resolu-
tion, joint resolution, conference report, or 
amendment involved, or (if applicable) the short 
title of the bill, resolution, joint resolution, or 
conference report. 
(4) LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY.—The information 
described in this paragraph is a description of each 
bill, resolution, and joint resolution which the Mem-
ber sponsored or cosponsored, presented in the form 
of a single hyperlink through congress.gov to all 
such bills, resolutions, and joint resolution. 
(c) DEADLINE.—A Member shall meet the require-
ments of this section with respect to a month not later 
than the earlier of— 
(1) 60 days after the last day of the month; or 
(2) the last day of the Congress in which the 
month occurs. 
SEC. 3. POSTING OF MEMBER ACTIVITY REPORTS BY COM-
MITTEES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Each standing, special, and se-
lect committee of the House of Representatives shall post 
on its official public website a monthly report on the at-
tendance of the members of the committee at the hearings 
and other meetings the committee holds during the month, 
together with the votes cast by members at such meetings. 
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(b) FORMAT OF REPORT.—A committee shall post 
the report required under subsection (a) in a searchable 
and downloadable format. 
(c) DEADLINE.—A committee shall meet the require-
ments of this section with respect to a month not later 
than the earlier of— 
(1) 60 days after the last day of the month; or 
(2) the last day of the Congress in which the 
month occurs. 
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS. 
(a) PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee on House 
Administration shall promulgate such regulations as 
may be necessary to carry out this resolution, in-
cluding regulations to enforce the requirements of 
this resolution. 
(2) PREVENTING DISCLOSURE OF CLASSIFIED 
INFORMATION.—In promulgating regulations under 
this subsection, the Committee shall ensure that the 
posting of information by a Member under section 2 
and the posting of reports by a committee under sec-
tion 3 does not result in the disclosure of classified 
information. 
(b) INFORMATION FROM CAO.—The Chief Adminis-
trative Officer shall notify the Committee on House Ad-
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ministration if a Member or committee fails to meet the 
applicable requirements of this resolution. 
Æ 
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IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 494 
Impeaching Kamala Devi Harris, Vice President of the United States, for 
high crimes and misdemeanors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2023 
Mr. OGLES (for himself and Mrs. MILLER of Illinois) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Impeaching Kamala Devi Harris, Vice President of the 
United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. 
Resolved, That Kamala Devi Harris, Vice President 
of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and 
misdemeanors and that the following article of impeach-
ment be exhibited to the United States Senate: 
Article of impeachment exhibited by the House of 
Representatives of the United States of America in the 
name of itself and of the people of the United States of 
America, against Kamala Devi Harris, Vice President of 
the United States, in maintenance and support of its im-
peachment against her for high crimes and misdemeanors. 
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ARTICLE I 
In her conduct of the office of Vice President of the 
United States, Kamala Devi Harris, in violation of her 
constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of Vice 
President of the United States and, to the best of her abil-
ity, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the 
United States, and in violation of her constitutional duty 
to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has pre-
vented, obstructed, and impeded the administration of jus-
tice, in that: 
Kamala Devi Harris has demonstrated extraordinary 
incompetence in the execution of her duties and respon-
sibilities and an indifference to Americans suffering as a 
result of America’s ongoing southern border crisis. 
Vice President Harris has consistently refused to visit 
the southern border to ascertain the root causes of the 
ongoing crisis, aside from a single trip hundreds of miles 
away from the epicenter of the migrant crisis. 
During her tenure as the designated border czar, the 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency ‘‘encoun-
tered’’ 251,978 illegal aliens at the southwest border in 
December 2022, the highest monthly total ever recorded 
and representing 10 consecutive months of over 200,000 
illegal alien ‘‘encounters’’. 
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as may have been adopted. 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. 
SEC. 6. The ordering of the yeas and nays on the ques-
tion of reconsideration of the vote on adoption of House Res-
olution 463 is vacated to the end that the motion to recon-
sider be laid on the table. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
•HRES 494 IH 
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
Agency data, in the first 5 months of fiscal year 2023, 
106,000 pounds of drugs were seized at the southwest bor-
der, including 11,000 pounds of fentanyl. The first 5 
months of fiscal year 2023 saw a 179.3-percent increase 
in fentanyl seizures over the same time frame in fiscal year 
2022. 
According to Drug Enforcement Agency statistics, 
over 50,600,000 fentanyl pills were seized in 2022, includ-
ing over 10,800 pounds of fentanyl powder; these fentanyl 
seizures are enough to kill over 379,000,000 people. Re-
cent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention indicate that 107,735 Americans died of a drug 
overdose in the 12-month period ending July 2022. 
According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion Agency, migrant deaths at the southwest border of 
the United States totaled 856 in fiscal year 2022, the 
deadliest year on record. 
A May 2017 report from Doctors Without Borders 
indicated that out of the number of women surveyed, near-
ly one-third had been sexually assaulted as they ap-
proached the southern border. 
In permitting an invasion of illegal aliens and illicit 
drugs into the United States, as well as facilitating the 
extenuation of a major humanitarian crisis, Vice President 
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Kamala Devi Harris has directly betrayed the public trust 
of the United States, to the manifest injury of the people 
of the United States. 
Wherefore, Vice President Harris, by such conduct, 
has demonstrated that she will remain a threat to national 
security and the Constitution if allowed to remain in of-
fice, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with 
self-governance and the rule of law. Vice President Harris 
thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, 
and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, 
trust, or profit under the United States. 
Æ 
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IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 496 
Expressing support for the designation of June 13 as ‘‘Posttraumatic Growth 
Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2023 
Mr. BERGMAN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of June 13 as 
‘‘Posttraumatic Growth Day’’. 
Whereas trauma is an experience that profoundly affects indi-
viduals, their families, and communities, leaving lasting 
emotional and psychological scars; 
Whereas in the face of trauma, many individuals demonstrate 
remarkable resolve and the capacity to not only recover 
but also to grow and thrive; 
Whereas posttraumatic growth is a concept that acknowl-
edges the potential for positive psychological change and 
personal transformation that can arise from the struggle 
with trauma; 
Whereas the journey toward posttraumatic growth involves 
the exploration and development of new perspectives, val-
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ues, and life goals, as well as the cultivation of greater 
personal strength, appreciation of life, and deeper inter-
personal connections; 
Whereas numerous organizations have been instrumental in 
providing innovative and effective programs and re-
sources to support individuals on their path to 
posttraumatic growth; 
Whereas these organizations have demonstrated a deep com-
mitment to empowering individuals to embrace their po-
tential for growth and build a fulfilling life beyond the 
impact of trauma; 
Whereas the impact of posttraumatic growth extends beyond 
the individual, contributing to the well-being and strength 
of families, communities, and the Nation as a whole; and 
Whereas it is fitting and proper to recognize and honor the 
strength and courage displayed by individuals on their 
journey of posttraumatic growth, and to raise awareness 
about the positive possibilities that can emerge from 
traumatic experiences: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Posttraumatic 
Growth Day’’ and encourages all Americans to ob-
serve this day with appropriate activities and cere-
monies; 
(2) commends the efforts of organizations for 
their invaluable contributions to the field of 
posttraumatic growth and their commitment to sup-
porting individuals in their journey toward resilience 
and transformation; and 
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(3) recognizes osteopathic medical students and 
doctors of osteopathic medicine across the United 
States who devote their time and resources to in-
crease access to health care services across the coun-
try and improve the lives of their patients. 
Æ 
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(3) calls upon Federal, State, and local agen-
cies, as well as nonprofit organizations, educational 
institutions, and the private sector, to promote 
awareness and understanding of posttraumatic 
growth and to support initiatives that foster resil-
ience, healing, and growth in individuals and com-
munities affected by trauma. 
Æ 
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