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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 833 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with regard to the 
importance of National Women’s Health Week, which promotes aware-
ness of diseases that affect women and which encourages women to 
take preventive measures to ensure good health. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2006 
Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mrs. BONO, Mrs. CAPPS, and Mr. HAYWORTH) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
regard to the importance of National Women’s Health 
Week, which promotes awareness of diseases that affect 
women and which encourages women to take preventive 
measures to ensure good health. 
Whereas women of all backgrounds have the power to greatly 
reduce their risk of common diseases through preventive 
measures such as a healthy lifestyle and frequent medical 
screenings; 
Whereas significant disparities exist in the prevalence of dis-
ease among women of different backgrounds, including 
women with disabilities, African American women, Asian/ 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Divisional Realignment 
Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. REALIGNMENT WITHIN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF 
MISSOURI. 
Section 105(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Iron,’’ and 
‘‘Saint Genevieve,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘Iron,’’ after ‘‘Dunklin,’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘Saint Genevieve,’’ after 
‘‘Ripley,’’. 
SEC. 3. REALIGNMENT WITHIN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT 
OF MISSISSIPPI. 
Section 104 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) The northern district comprises three divisions. 
‘‘(1) The Aberdeen Division comprises the 
counties of Alcorn, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, 
Itawamba, 
Lee, 
Lowndes, 
Monroe, 
Oktibbeha, 
Prentiss, Tishomingo, Webster, and Winston. 
‘‘Court for the Aberdeen Division shall be held 
at Aberdeen, Ackerman, and Corinth.
H. Res. 745
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 25, 2006.
Whereas over 33,730 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic 
cancer this year in the United States; 
Whereas the mortality rate for pancreatic cancer is 99 per-
cent, the highest of any cancer; 
Whereas pancreatic cancer is the 4th most common cause of 
cancer death in the United States; 
Whereas there are no early detection methods and minimal 
treatment options for pancreatic cancer; 
Whereas when symptoms of pancreatic cancer generally 
present themselves, it is too late for an optimistic prog-
nosis, and the average survival rate of those diagnosed 
with metastasis disease is only 3 to 6 months; 
Whereas pancreatic cancer does not discriminate by age, gen-
der, or race, and only 4 percent of patients survive be-
yond 5 years; 
Whereas the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), 
the first national patient advocacy organization serving 
the pancreatic cancer community, focuses its efforts on 
public policy, research funding, patient services, and pub-
lic awareness and education related to developing effec-
tive treatments and a cure for pancreatic cancer; and
•HRES 745 EH 
Whereas the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network has re-
quested that the Congress designate November as Pan-
creatic Cancer Awareness Month in order to educate 
communities across the Nation about pancreatic cancer 
and the need for research funding, early detection meth-
ods, effective treatments, and prevention programs: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. 
Attest:
Clerk.
•HRES 833 IH
Pacific Islander women, Latinas, and American Indian/ 
Alaska Native women; 
Whereas since healthy habits should begin at a young age, 
and preventive care saves Federal dollars designated to 
health care, it is important to raise awareness among 
women and girls of key female health issues; 
Whereas National Women’s Health Week begins on Mother’s 
Day annually and celebrates the efforts of national and 
community organizations working with partners and vol-
unteers to improve awareness of key women’s health 
issues; and 
Whereas in 2006, the week of May 14 through May 20, is 
dedicated as the National Women’s Health Week: Now 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the importance of preventing dis-
eases that commonly affect women; 
(2) calls on the people of the United States to 
use National Women’s Health Week as an oppor-
tunity to learn about health issues that face women; 
(3) calls on the women of the United States to 
observe National Women’s Check-Up Day by receiv-
ing preventive screenings from their health care pro-
viders; and 
(4) recognizes the importance of federally fund-
ed programs that provide research and collect data 
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on common diseases in women and highlight racial 
disparities in the rates of these diseases. 
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H. Res. 527 
In the House of Representatives, U.S., 
November 3, 2005. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4128) to protect private property rights. The 
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 
order against consideration of the bill are waived. General de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 90 min-
utes, with 60 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
the Judiciary and 30 minutes equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Agriculture. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the 
Judiciary now printed in the bill. The committee amendment
•HRES 527 EH 
in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Not-
withstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
in order except those printed in the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amend-
ment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, 
may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 
shall be considered 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 amend-
ment, 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 as may have been adopted. Any Member 
may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment 
adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
•HRES 527 EH 
tion except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 745 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2006 
Mr. PLATTS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer 
Awareness Month. 
Whereas over 33,730 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic 
cancer this year in the United States; 
Whereas the mortality rate for pancreatic cancer is 99 per-
cent, the highest of any cancer; 
Whereas pancreatic cancer is the 4th most common cause of 
cancer death in the United States; 
Whereas there are no early detection methods and minimal 
treatment options for pancreatic cancer; 
Whereas when symptoms of pancreatic cancer generally 
present themselves, it is too late for an optimistic prog-
nosis, and the average survival rate of those diagnosed 
with metastasis disease is only 3 to 6 months; 
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Whereas pancreatic cancer does not discriminate by age, gen-
der, or race, and only 4 percent of patients survive be-
yond 5 years; 
Whereas the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), 
the first national patient advocacy organization serving 
the pancreatic cancer community, focuses its efforts on 
public policy, research funding, patient services, and pub-
lic awareness and education related to developing effec-
tive treatments and a cure for pancreatic cancer; and 
Whereas the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network has re-
quested that the Congress designate November as Pan-
creatic Cancer Awareness Month in order to educate 
communities across the Nation about pancreatic cancer 
and the need for research funding, early detection meth-
ods, effective treatments, and prevention programs: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness 
Month. 
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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 746 
Raising a question of the privileges of the House. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2006 
Ms. PELOSI submitted the following resolution; which was laid on the table 
RESOLUTION 
Raising a question of the privileges of the House. 
Whereas it has been two years since credible reports of mis-
conduct by Mr. Jack Abramoff and Members of Congress 
began appearing regularly in the public record, including 
reports closely linking Republican Members of Congress 
with the documented misconduct of Mr. Abramoff; 
Whereas in the first session of the 109th Congress, for the 
first time in the history of the House of Representatives, 
the rules of procedure of the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct were changed on a partisan basis, the 
Chairman of the Committee and two of his Republican 
Colleagues were dismissed from the Committee, the newly 
appointed Chairman of the Committee improperly and 
unilaterally fired non-partisan staff, and the Chairman 
attempted to appoint supervisory staff without a vote of 
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the Committee in direct contravention of the intent of the 
bi-partisan procedures adopted in 1997; 
Whereas because of these actions, the Committee on Stand-
ards of Official Conduct conducted no investigative activi-
ties in the first session of the 109th Congress and has 
not yet conducted such activities; 
Whereas the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and the 
Senate Committee on Finance have both undertaken in-
vestigations of Mr. Jack Abramoff’s activities, yet no 
House Committee has begun any such investigation; 
Whereas, on March 29, 2006, Mr. Jack Abramoff was sen-
tenced to five years and ten months in prison after plead-
ing guilty to conspiracy and wire fraud; 
Whereas a Justice Department press release reported that 
Mr. Jack Abramoff ‘‘corruptly provid[ed] things of value 
to public officials . . . including, but not limited to, a 
lavish trip to Scotland to play golf on world-famous 
courses, tickets to sporting events and other entertain-
ment, regular meals at Abramoff’s upscale restaurant, 
and campaign contributions for [a] Representative, his 
political action committee, his campaign committee, and 
other political committees on behalf of [that] Representa-
tive.’’ (Department of Justice press release, January 3, 
2006); 
Whereas Mr. Jack Abramoff’s plea agreement states that he 
and his colleagues ‘‘provided things of value to public of-
ficials in exchange for a series of official acts and influ-
ence . . . including agreements to support and pass legis-
lation (and) agreements to place statements in the Con-
gressional Record.’’ (Abramoff Plea Agreement); and 
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Calendar No. 534
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3870
A BILL
To promote the research and development of
environmental technologies.
JULY 27 (legislative day, JULY 20), 1994
Placed on the calendar
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 528 
Requesting the President to designate the Thursday before Thanksgiving 
Day as ‘‘Feed America Thursday’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 2, 2005 
Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, and Mr. MATHESON) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture 
RESOLUTION 
Requesting the President to designate the Thursday before 
Thanksgiving Day as ‘‘Feed America Thursday’’. 
Whereas Thanksgiving Day celebrates the spirit of selfless 
giving and an appreciation for family and friends; 
Whereas the spirit of Thanksgiving Day is a virtue upon 
which our Nation was founded; 
Whereas 33,000,000 Americans, including 13,000,000 chil-
dren, continue to live in households that do not have an 
adequate supply of food; 
Whereas almost 3,000,000 of those children experience hun-
ger;
•HRES 528 IH 
Whereas selfless sacrifice breeds a genuine spirit of thanks-
giving, both affirming and restoring fundamental prin-
ciples in our society; 
Whereas great numbers of Americans this year are suffering 
hunger and other privations from the results of hurri-
canes and other natural disasters; and 
Whereas the Thursday before Thanksgiving Day should be 
designated as ‘‘Feed America Thursday’’: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives requests 
that the President issue a proclamation designating ‘‘Feed 
America Thursday’’ and calling upon the people of the 
United States to sacrifice 2 meals on that day, and to do-
nate the money that they would have spent on food for 
those 2 meals to a religious or charitable organization of 
their choice for the purpose of feeding the hungry. 
Æ
HRES 746 IH 
Whereas, on November 5, 2005, in the United States District 
Court for the District of Columbia, a former Congres-
sional staff member and business partner of Mr. Jack 
Abramoff pled guilty to conspiracy to violate Federal laws 
and admitted that, beginning in January 2000, he of-
fered and provided things of value to public officials, in-
cluding Members of Congress and staff, in exchange for 
a series of official acts: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the Committee on Standards of Offi-
cial Conduct shall immediately initiate an investigation of 
the misconduct by Members of Congress and their staff 
implicated in the scandals associated with Mr. Jack 
Abramoff’s criminal activity. 
Æ 
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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 834 
Congratulating Kim Burke-Ables for her exceptional dedication to the stu-
dents of Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington, 
D.C. and her excellence as a teacher resulting in her selection as the 
2006 District of Columbia Teacher of the Year, in recognition of her 
work. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2006 
Ms. NORTON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating Kim Burke-Ables for her exceptional dedica-
tion to the students of Benjamin Banneker Academic 
High School in Washington, D.C. and her excellence 
as a teacher resulting in her selection as the 2006 Dis-
trict of Columbia Teacher of the Year, in recognition 
of her work. 
Whereas for 3 years Kim Burke-Ables has shown tireless 
commitment to Benjamin Banneker Academic High 
School students by providing a high quality education; 
Whereas Kim Burke-Ables is an exceptional teacher in the 
science of Biology, Life Sciences, Human Anatomy and 
Physiology, and Chemistry and has developed creative 
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ways to motivate her to students to receive a high level 
of understanding of the science; 
Whereas Kim Burke-Ables is committed to educational im-
provement and meets regularly with students to monitor 
science projects, including a student who earned a na-
tional prize; 
Whereas Kim Burke-Ables continues to work with school 
leadership in developing the Banneker Institute, a sum-
mer enrichment program for incoming freshmen, and or-
ganizes the school’s science fair; 
Whereas in 2003, Mayor Anthony Williams, Milken Family 
Foundation Chairman Lowell Milken, and Milken Senior 
Vice President Jane Foley led a ceremony to honor Kim 
Burke-Ables with the District of Columbia Milken Educa-
tor Award; 
Whereas in 2004, Kim Burke-Ables was selected to work as 
an educational consultant to the National Academy of 
Sciences in Washington, D.C., and won a TEACH fellow-
ship with the United States Department of Agriculture to 
travel to Ghana, West Africa; and 
Whereas Kim Burke-Ables has distinguished herself as an 
outstanding professional in secondary education: Now, 
therefore be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates Kim Burke-Ables, a Wash-
ington, D.C., public school teacher, for her selection 
as the 2006 District of Columbia Teacher of the 
Year; 
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2538
AN ACT
To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve
the assistance provided by Small Business Development
Centers to Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, and
Native Hawaiians.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 747 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that all 
members of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and all 
members of the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appro-
priations have security clearances. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2006 
Mr. BUYER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
require that all members of the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence and all members of the Sub-
committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropria-
tions have security clearances. 
Resolved, That (a) clause 11(a) of rule X of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(5) No Member, Delegate, or Resident Commis-
sioner may serve as a member of the select committee 
until such Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
receives a security clearance at the highest level required 
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of any staff of the select committee. Any such security 
clearance shall be renewed at least every 4 years.’’. 
(b) Clause 11 of rule X of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(f) No Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
may serve as a member of the Subcommittee on Defense 
of the Committee on Appropriations until such Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner receives a security 
clearance at the highest level required of any staff of the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Any such se-
curity clearance shall be renewed at least every 4 years.’’. 
(c) The amendments made by this resolution shall 
take effect immediately before noon January 3, 2007. 
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H. Res. 748
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 28, 2006.
Whereas at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781, Gen-
eral George Washington and the American and French 
armies received the surrender of Lieutenant General 
Charles Cornwallis and nearly 7,100 British soldiers and 
sailors, ending nine days of siege operations against the 
British army; 
Whereas the victory at Yorktown concluded the last major 
battle of the American Revolution, effectively ending the 
war and securing for the colonies their independence by 
providing a military conclusion to the political declaration 
issued five years earlier; 
Whereas Virginia, as the largest and most populous of the 
original 13 colonies and the home of General Wash-
ington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Thomas Nel-
son, Jr., and other leaders of the American Revolution, 
is blessed with a rich history of noteworthy contributions 
to the struggle to secure liberty and democracy; 
Whereas in 1983 the Virginia General Assembly designated 
the 19th day of October of each year to be recognized 
and celebrated as Yorktown Day throughout the Com-
monwealth of Virginia; and