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IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 103 
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale 
to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 
Ms. OMAR submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed for-
eign military sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain 
defense articles and services. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following proposed foreign military sale to the 
United Arab Emirates is prohibited: 
(1) The sale of the following defense articles, 
including defense services and technical data, de-
scribed in Transmittal No. 21–0A, submitted to 
Congress pursuant to section 36(b) of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)) and published 
in the Congressional Record on November 10, 2020: 
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the addition of five hundred (500) Sidewinder AIM– 
9X Block II+ (Plus) Tactical Missiles; forty (40) 
Sidewinder AIM–9X Block II Captive Air Training 
Missiles (CATMs); three (3) Sidewinder AIM–9X 
Block II Special Air Training Missiles (NATMS); 
fifty (50) Sidewinder AIM–9X Block II+ (Plus) 
Tactical Guidance Units; twenty-five (25) Side-
winder AIM–9X Block II CATM Guidance Units; 
containers; spares; support equipment and missile 
support; United States Government and contractor 
technical assistance and other related logistics sup-
port; and other associated support equipment and 
services with a value of $490,000,000, to a previous 
sale notified to Congress on March 7, 2018, by Con-
gressional certification transmittal number 17–20 of 
the possible sale under section 36(b)(1) of the Arms 
Export Control Act of three hundred (300) AIM– 
9X–2 Sidewinder Block II All-Up-Round Missiles; 
forty (40) AIM–9X–2 Sidewinder Captive Air Train-
ing Missiles (CATMs); thirty (30) AIM–9X–2 Block 
II Tactical Guidance Units; fifteen (15) AIM–9X–2 
CATM Units; containers; spares; support equipment 
and missile support; United States Government and 
contractor technical assistance and other related lo-
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gistics support; and other associated support equip-
ment and services. 
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IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 104 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit 
the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 2, 2020 
Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. 
CARSON of Indiana, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. 
HASTINGS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. WILSON of Florida, 
Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. TRONE, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. HAALAND, and Ms. 
MOORE) 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 prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary 
servitude as a punishment for a crime. 
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: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude may be 
imposed as a punishment for a crime.’’. 
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IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 105 
Redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery 
as the ‘‘Arlington House’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 15, 2020 
Mr. BEYER (for himself, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. CONNOLLY) 
submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial in Arlington 
National Cemetery as the ‘‘Arlington House’’. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That— 
(1) the house in Arlington National Cemetery 
dedicated as a memorial to Robert E. Lee pursuant 
to the joint resolution of June 29, 1955 (Public Law 
84–107; 69 Stat. 190), shall after the date of the 
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enactment of this joint resolution be redesignated 
and known as the ‘‘Arlington House’’; and 
(2) any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the house referred to in paragraph (1) 
shall be considered to be a reference to the Arlington 
House. 
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IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 106 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit 
the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2020 
Mr. HALL 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 prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary 
servitude as a punishment for a crime. 
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: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude may be 
imposed as a punishment for a crime.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 107 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2021, 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, 2021 (division 
A of Public Law 116–159) is further amended by striking
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the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 20, 2020’’. 
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Further 
Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 18, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 107 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal 
year 2021, and for other purposes.
IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 109 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2020 
Mr. AMASH 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. 
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: 
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H. J. Res. 107 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty 
Joint Resolution 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, and for other pur-
poses. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2021 (division A of Public Law 116– 
159) is further amended by striking the date specified in section 
106(3) and inserting ‘‘December 20, 2020’’. 
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Further Additional 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
IIA 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 107 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 18, 2020 
Received 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2021, 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, 2021 (division 
A of Public Law 116–159) is further amended by striking 
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the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 20, 2020’’. 
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Further 
Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 18, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 108 
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2020 
Mr. AMASH submitted 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: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. Total expenditures for a year shall not 
exceed the average annual revenue collected in the three 
prior years, adjusted in proportion to changes in popu-
lation and inflation. Total expenditures shall include all 
expenditures of the United States except those for pay-
ment of debt, and revenue shall include all revenue of the 
United States except that derived from borrowing. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Congress may by a roll call vote of two- 
thirds of each House declare an emergency and provide 
by law for specific expenditures in excess of the limit in 
section 1. The declaration shall specify reasons for the 
emergency designation and may authorize expenditures in 
excess of the limit in section 1 for up to one year. 
‘‘SECTION 3. Congress shall have power to enforce 
this article by appropriate legislation. 
‘‘SECTION 4. This article shall take effect in the first 
year beginning at least 90 days following ratification, ex-
cept that expenditures may exceed the limit in section 1 
by the following portion of the prior year’s expenditures 
exceeding that limit (excepting emergency expenditures 
provided for by section 2): nine-tenths in the first year, 
eight-ninths in the second, seven-eighths in the third, six- 
sevenths in the fourth, five-sixths in the fifth, four-fifths 
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in the sixth, three-fourths in the seventh, two-thirds in the 
eighth, and one-half in the ninth.’’. 
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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 — 
‘‘SECTION 1. A Member of Congress may not receive 
a compensation for service as a Member of Congress dur-
ing a fiscal year unless both Houses of Congress have 
agreed to an identical concurrent resolution on the budget 
for that fiscal year prior to the beginning of that fiscal 
year. 
‘‘SECTION 2. This article shall apply with respect to 
fiscal years which begin after this article becomes a valid 
part of the Constitution.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 110 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2021, 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, 2021 (division 
A of Public Law 116–159) is further amended by striking
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the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 21, 2020’’. 
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Extension 
of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 20, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 110 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal 
year 2021, and for other purposes.
H. J. Res. 110 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty 
Joint Resolution 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, and for other pur-
poses. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2021 (division A of Public Law 116– 
159) is further amended by striking the date specified in section 
106(3) and inserting ‘‘December 21, 2020’’. 
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Extension of Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
IIA 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 110 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 20, 2020 
Received 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2021, 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, 2021 (division 
A of Public Law 116–159) is further amended by striking 
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the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 21, 2020’’. 
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Extension 
of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 20, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
By GLORIA J. LETT, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 11 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide 
for balanced budgets for the Government. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. GALLAGHER) 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 for balanced budgets for the Government. 
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: 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall 
not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless two- 
thirds of the whole number of each House of Congress 
shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over 
receipts by a rollcall vote. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Prior to each fiscal year, the President 
shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the 
United States Government for that fiscal year in which 
total outlays do not exceed total receipts. 
‘‘SECTION 3. The Congress may waive the provisions 
of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration 
of war is in effect by a rollcall vote. 
‘‘SECTION 4. The Congress may waive the provisions 
of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration 
of national emergency is in effect, as so declared by a joint 
resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of 
each House, which becomes law. 
‘‘SECTION 5. The Congress may waive the provisions 
of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration 
of a natural disaster is in effect, as so declared by a joint 
resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of 
each House, which becomes law. 
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‘‘SECTION 6. The Congress shall enforce and imple-
ment this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely 
on estimates of outlays and receipts. 
‘‘SECTION 7. This article shall take effect beginning 
with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.’’. 
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IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 12 
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 3, 2019 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. GALLAGHER) 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. This article shall not apply to any per-
son who served as a Representative or as a Senator during 
any Congress occurring before the One Hundred Sixteenth 
Congress.’’. 
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IA 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 13 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify 
the presidential pardoning power. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. GREEN of Texas 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 clarify the presidential pardoning power. 
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 — 
‘‘The President shall have no power to grant to him-
self a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United 
States.’’. 
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