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H. Res. 156 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 1, 2017. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion 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. 1004) to amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States 
Code, to require the publication of information relating to 
pending agency regulatory actions, 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 ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform. After general 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 A of the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.
•HRES 156 EH 
Each such amendment may be offered only in the order 
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member des-
ignated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be de-
batable 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 de-
mand 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. 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 
with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution 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. 
1009) to amend title 44, United States Code, to require the 
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs to review regulations, 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 de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one
•HRES 158 IH 
Whereas the International Underground Railroad Memorial 
Monument represents a cooperative international partner-
ship dedicated to education and research with the goal of 
promoting cross-border understanding, economic develop-
ment, and cultural heritage tourism; 
Whereas over the course of history, the United States has be-
come a symbol of democracy and freedom around the 
world; and 
Whereas the legacy of African-Americans and their fight for 
freedom is interwoven with the fabric of democracy and 
freedom in the United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) celebrates the history of the Detroit River 
with a 16-year commemoration of the International 
Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, com-
prised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in De-
troit, Michigan, and the Tower of Freedom Monu-
ment in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; and 
(2) supports the official recognition, by national 
and international entities, of the Detroit River as an 
area of historic importance to the history of the Un-
derground Railroad and the fight for freedom in 
North America. 
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House Calendar No. 14 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 156 
[Report No. 115–21] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1004) 
to amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States 
Code, to require the publication of information 
relating to pending agency regulatory actions, 
and for other purposes, and providing for consid-
eration of the bill (H.R. 1009) to amend title 44, 
United States Code, to require the Administrator 
of the Office of Information and Regulatory Af-
fairs to review regulations, and for other pur-
poses. 
FEBRUARY 28, 2017 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 158 
Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 16-year commemoration 
of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, com-
prised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, 
and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2017 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. KILDEE, and 
Mr. LEVIN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 16- 
year commemoration of the International Underground 
Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway 
to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, and the 
Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Can-
ada. 
Whereas millions of Africans and their descendants were 
enslaved in the United States and the American colonies 
from 1619 through 1865; 
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Whereas Africans forced into slavery were torn from their 
families and loved ones and stripped of their names and 
heritage; 
Whereas the faith and strength of character demonstrated by 
former slaves and the descendants of former slaves are 
an example for all people of the United States, regardless 
of background, religion, or race; 
Whereas tens of thousands of people of African descent 
bravely and silently escaped their chains to follow the 
perilous Underground Railroad northward towards free-
dom in Canada; 
Whereas the Detroit River played a central role for these pas-
sengers of the Underground Railroad on their way to 
freedom; 
Whereas in October 2001, the City of Detroit, Michigan, 
joined with Windsor and Essex Counties in Ontario, Can-
ada, to memorialize the courage of these freedom seekers 
with an international memorial to the Underground Rail-
road, comprised of the Tower of Freedom Monument in 
Windsor, Ontario, and the Gateway to Freedom Monu-
ment in Detroit, Michigan; 
Whereas the deep roots that slaves, refugees, and immigrants 
who reached Canada from the United States created in 
Canadian society are a tribute to the determination of 
the descendants of those slaves, refugees, and immigrants 
to safeguard the history of the struggles and endurance 
of their forebears; 
Whereas the observance of the 16-year commemoration of the 
International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument 
will be celebrated during the month of October 2017; 
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IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 15 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States 
Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the con-
tinuation of its 6-day mail delivery service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself and Mr. CONNOLLY) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the United States Postal Service should take all appro-
priate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6- 
day mail delivery service. 
Whereas the United States Postal Service has announced 
that it may need to reduce the frequency of its mail deliv-
ery service from 6 days a week to 5 days a week; 
Whereas 6-day mail delivery service is an essential service 
that the American people have relied on since 1912, par-
ticularly working families that depend on the Postal Serv-
ice for the timely delivery of their paychecks; and 
Whereas reducing mail delivery service to 5 days a week 
would inevitably cause not only delays in the delivery of 
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mail, but higher postal costs, due to the many hours of 
additional overtime that the Postal Service would require 
in order to handle the resulting back-up of mail: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the United States Postal Service should 
take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation 
of its 6-day mail delivery service. 
Æ 
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IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 160 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Permanent 
Select Committee on Aging. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2017 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. CART-
WRIGHT, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, 
Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM 
of New Mexico, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. CON-
NOLLY, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. 
FUDGE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. TITUS, and Ms. 
SLAUGHTER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging. 
Resolved, That rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘Permanent Select Committee on Aging 
‘‘12. There is established a Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Aging which shall not have legislative jurisdic-
tion but which shall have jurisdiction— 
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‘‘(1) to conduct a continuing comprehensive 
study and review of the problems of the older Amer-
ican, including but not limited to income mainte-
nance, poverty, housing, health (including medical 
research), welfare, employment, education, recre-
ation, and long-term care; 
‘‘(2) to study the use of all practicable means 
and methods of encouraging the development of pub-
lic and private programs and policies which will as-
sist the older American in taking a full part in na-
tional life and which will encourage the utilization of 
the knowledge, skills, special aptitudes, and abilities 
of older Americans to contribute to a better quality 
of life for all Americans; 
‘‘(3) to develop policies that would encourage 
the coordination of both governmental and private 
programs designed to deal with problems of aging; 
and 
‘‘(4) to review any recommendations made by 
the President or by the White House Conference on 
aging relation to programs or policies affecting older 
Americans.’’. 
Æ 
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IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 161 
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 
the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2017 
Ms. FUDGE (for herself and Mr. TIBERI) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Academy of Nutri-
tion and Dietetics, the world’s largest organization of 
food and nutrition professionals. 
Whereas October 20, 1917, was the date on which the con-
stitution and bylaws of the Academy of Nutrition and Di-
etetics (then known as the American Dietetic Associa-
tion) were adopted; 
Whereas the Academy was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, by a 
group of visionary women dedicated to helping the Amer-
ican government conserve food and improve the public’s 
health and nutrition during World War I; 
Whereas during its first century, the Academy has grown 
from a charter membership of 58 into a worldwide, di-
verse membership of more than 75,000 registered dieti-
tian nutritionists, dietetic technicians, scientists, clini-
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cians, educators, students, and other food and nutrition 
practitioners; 
Whereas members of the Academy have from the organiza-
tion’s founding to the present day played a pivotal role 
in shaping the public’s food choices, improving people’s 
nutritional status, and preventing and treating chronic 
diseases across the lifecycle; and 
Whereas October 20, 2017, should be commemorated as the 
100th anniversary of the Academy of Nutrition and Di-
etetics: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; and 
(2) expresses hope that the Academy of Nutri-
tion and Dietetics proudly will enter its second cen-
tury and honor its distinguished history by con-
tinuing to improve the Nation’s health, by setting as 
bold a vision for the future as its founders did in 
1917, and by advancing the profession of dietetics 
through research, education and advocacy. 
Æ 
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IV 
★
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 162 
Expressing support for designation of March 21, 2017, as ‘‘National Rosie 
the Riveter Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2017 
Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. BEATTY, 
Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE 
of New York, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. HIMES, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, Ms. JEN-
KINS of Kansas, Mr. JONES, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KNIGHT, Ms. KUSTER of 
New Hampshire, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mrs. LAW-
RENCE, Ms. LEE, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. 
MENG, Ms. MOORE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 
PETERS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. SHEA- 
PORTER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SWALWELL of 
California, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TITUS, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mrs. 
TORRES, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. WALZ, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. YARMUTH, and Mr. FARENTHOLD) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of March 21, 2017, as 
‘‘National Rosie the Riveter Day’’. 
Whereas ‘‘National Rosie the Riveter Day’’ is a collective na-
tional effort to raise awareness of the 16 million women 
working during World War II; 
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Whereas Americans have chosen to honor female workers who 
contributed on the home front during World War II; 
Whereas these women left their homes to work or volunteer 
full-time in factories, farms, shipyards, airplane factories, 
banks, and other institutions in support of the military 
overseas; 
Whereas these women worked with the USO and Red Cross, 
drove trucks, riveted airplane parts, collected critical ma-
terials, rolled bandages, and served on rationing boards; 
Whereas it is fitting and proper to recognize and preserve the 
history and legacy of working women, including volunteer 
women, during World War II to promote cooperation and 
fellowship among such women and their descendants; 
Whereas these women and their descendants wish to further 
the advancement of patriotic ideas, excellence in the 
workplace, and loyalty to the United States of America; 
and 
Whereas March 21, 2017, during Women’s History Month, 
would be an appropriate date to designate as ‘‘National 
Rosie the Riveter Day’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Rosie 
the Riveter Day’’; and 
(2) acknowledges the important role played by 
women in World War II. 
Æ 
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(2) Members of Congress should devote their 
full time to regular order and governing instead of 
campaign fundraising. 
Æ 
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IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 163 
Supporting the designation of March 2017, as National Colorectal Cancer 
Awareness Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2017 
Mr. PAYNE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the designation of March 2017, as National 
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. 
Whereas colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of can-
cer death among men and women combined in the United 
States; 
Whereas this year, more than 130,000 individuals in the 
United States will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer 
and approximately 50,000 more will die from it; 
Whereas colorectal cancer is one of the most highly prevent-
able forms of cancer because screening tests can find pol-
yps that can be removed before becoming cancerous; 
Whereas screening tests can detect colorectal cancer early, 
when treatment works best; 
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Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention esti-
mates that if every individual aged 50 or older had reg-
ular screening tests, as many as 60 percent of deaths 
from colorectal cancer could be prevented; 
Whereas the 5-year survival rate for patients with localized 
colorectal cancer is 90 percent, but only 39 percent of all 
diagnoses occur at this stage; 
Whereas colorectal cancer screenings can effectively reduce 
colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, yet, 1 in 3 
adults between the ages of 50 and 75 are not up to date 
with recommended colorectal cancer screening; 
Whereas public awareness and education campaigns on 
colorectal cancer prevention, screening, and symptoms 
are held during the month of March each year; and 
Whereas educational efforts can help provide information to 
the public of methods of prevention and screening, as 
well as about symptoms for early detection: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; and 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe the month with appropriate awareness 
and educational activities. 
Æ 
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IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 165 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to polio. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2017 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Financial Services, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
respect to polio. 
Whereas polio has paralyzed millions and killed untold num-
bers of others throughout history, yet continues to re-
main a public health threat in today’s world, despite 
being easily preventable by vaccination; 
Whereas while polio has been eradicated in nearly every coun-
try, it remains in 3 countries, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and 
Nigeria, placing children around the world, including in 
the United States, at risk; 
Whereas the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, a partner-
ship with Rotary International (by establishing the his-
toric PolioPlus Program), the Centers for Disease Con-
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trol and Prevention, the World Health Organization, the 
United Nations Children’s Fund, and the Bill and 
Melinda Gates Foundation, in collaboration with national 
governments, exists and seeks to forever end polio as an 
illness; and 
Whereas the United States has the capacity to act to speed 
the eradication of polio by assisting in the targeting of 
its few remaining reservoirs and supporting the efforts of 
the Global Polio Eradication Initiative around the globe: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses serious concern about the public 
health threat posed by polio; 
(2) implores the United Nations and its compo-
nent agencies, the private sector, private voluntary 
organizations, nongovernmental organizations, con-
cerned States, and international financial institu-
tions to act with haste and manifold dedication to 
eradicate polio by 2018; and 
(3) calls upon the executive branch to provide 
the necessary human and material resources to end 
the scourge of polio once and for all, including close-
ly monitoring laboratory stocks of the polio virus. 
Æ 
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