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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 22 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency 
relating to ‘‘Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, 
Reconstructed, and Modified Sources’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2017 
Mr. PERRY submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the 
Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Oil and 
Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Re-
constructed, and Modified Sources’’. 
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 En-
vironmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Oil and Nat-
ural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Recon-
structed, and Modified Sources’’ (published at 81 Fed. 
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Reg. 35824 (June 3, 2016)), and such rule shall have no 
force or effect. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 23 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit 
the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve to four 
in the House of Representatives and two in the Senate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2017 
Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH 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 that a Member 
of Congress may serve to four in the House of Rep-
resentatives and two in the Senate. 
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. No person who has served four terms 
as a Representative shall be eligible for election to the 
House of Representatives. Any period during which a per-
son serves as a Representative pursuant to an election to 
fill a vacancy shall not be included as a term served by 
the person for purposes of this section. 
‘‘SECTION 2. No person who has served two terms 
as a Senator shall be eligible for election or appointment 
to the Senate. For purposes of this section, any period 
during which a person serves as a Senator pursuant to 
an election or appointment to fill a vacancy shall not be 
included as a term served by the person for purposes of 
this section. 
‘‘SECTION 3. No term beginning before the date of 
the ratification of this article shall be taken into account 
in determining eligibility for election or appointment under 
this article.’’. 
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 24 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit 
the number of years an individual may serve as a Member of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2017 
Mr. MARINO 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 years 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. An individual may not serve as a Sen-
ator or a Member of the House of Representatives if the 
period of the individual’s service as a Senator or Member 
of the House of Representatives (or, in the case of an indi-
vidual who has served as both a Senator and as a Member 
of the House of Representatives, the combined period of 
the individual’s service as a Senator and Member of the 
House of Representatives) exceeds 12 years. 
‘‘SECTION 2. No period occurring before the date of 
the ratification of this article shall be taken into account 
in determining the period of an individual’s service under 
this article.’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 25 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to end 
the practice of including more than one subject in a single law by 
requiring that each law enacted by Congress be limited to only one 
subject and that the subject be clearly and descriptively expressed in 
the title of the law. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2017 
Mr. MARINO 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 end the practice of including more than one 
subject in a single law by requiring that each law enacted 
by Congress be limited to only one subject and that 
the subject be clearly and descriptively expressed in the 
title of the law. 
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 
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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 — 
‘‘Each bill, order, resolution, or vote which must be 
submitted to the President under section 7 of article I of 
this Constitution shall embrace no more than one subject 
and that subject shall be clearly and descriptively ex-
pressed in the title of the bill, order, resolution or vote.’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 27 
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving 
the Death with Dignity Act of 2016. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2017 
Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. ROTHFUS, and Mrs. 
WAGNER) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council 
in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the Congress disapproves of the action of the District 
of Columbia Council described as follows: The Death with 
Dignity Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21–577), signed by the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia on December 19, 2016, 
and transmitted to Congress pursuant to section 602(c)(1) 
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act on January 
6, 2017. 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. The President and Vice President shall 
be elected by the citizens of the United States. 
‘‘SECTION 2. No voting qualification or prerequisite 
to voting, nor any standard, practice, or procedure, shall 
be imposed or applied by Congress, or by any State or 
political subdivision, to deny or abridge the right of any 
citizen of the United States to vote. The right of the citi-
zens of the United States to vote shall not be infringed 
on account of any undue burden of proof of identity or 
citizenship, nor by any standard, practice, or procedure 
implemented since the previous national election for Sen-
ator and Representative in Congress. 
‘‘SECTION 3. The right of the citizens of the United 
States to engage in free and fair political debate shall be 
free from acts or expenditures by foreign persons, and 
from undue or anonymous influence from any person. 
‘‘SECTION 4. Districts represented by members of 
Congress, or by members of any legislative body of any 
State or political subdivision, shall be geographically com-
pact and composed of contiguous territory. No State or 
political subdivision shall deviate from this requirement 
except by reference to existing natural or political bound-
aries. 
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‘‘SECTION 5. No citizen who has reached eighteen 
years of age shall be barred from participating in elections 
for President and Vice President, or for Senator or Rep-
resentative in Congress, on account of failure to register 
to vote. 
‘‘SECTION 6. Elections for President and Vice Presi-
dent, and for Senator and Representative in Congress, 
shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday 
in November. This day shall be designated a national holi-
day. No entity shall interfere with, withhold regular com-
pensation from, or otherwise penalize the exercise of the 
right of any of its agents, employees, contractors, or as-
signs so entitled to vote on this day. 
‘‘SECTION 7. Congress shall have the power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation. 
‘‘SECTION 8. This article shall take effect two years 
after the date of its ratification.’’. 
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HR 607 EAS
the mortgage, as reflected in the contract, or the ap-
praised value at the time at which the subject residen-
tial mortgage transaction was consummated.
(11) PRIVATE MORTGAGE INSURANCE.—The term
‘‘private mortgage insurance’’ means mortgage insur-
ance other than mortgage insurance made available
under the National Housing Act, title 38 of the Unit-
ed States Code, or title V of the Housing Act of 1949.
(12) RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE.—The term ‘‘resi-
dential mortgage’’ means a mortgage, loan, or other
evidence of a security interest created with respect to
a single-family dwelling that is the primary residence
of the mortgagor.
(13) RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRANSACTION.—
The term ‘‘residential mortgage transaction’’ means a
transaction consummated on or after the date that is
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, in
which a mortgage, deed of trust, purchase money secu-
rity interest arising under an installment sales con-
tract, or equivalent consensual security interest is cre-
ated or retained against a single-family dwelling that
is the primary residence of the mortgagor to finance
the acquisition, initial construction, or refinancing of
that dwelling.
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 601
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit local educational
agencies to waive the reimbursement of the agency otherwise required
for an alien to be accorded nonimmigrant status to study at a public
secondary school administered by the agency.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 5, 1997
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit
local educational agencies to waive the reimbursement
of the agency otherwise required for an alien to be ac-
corded nonimmigrant status to study at a public second-
ary school administered by the agency.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR PUBLIC
SECONDARY SCHOOL COSTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214(l)(1)(B) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(l)(1)(B)) (as
added by section 625(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law
104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–1820)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(B) at a public secondary school unless—
‘‘(i) the aggregate period of such status at
such a school does not exceed 12 months with
respect to any alien; and
‘‘(ii) the alien demonstrates that—
‘‘(I) the alien has reimbursed the local
educational agency that administers the
school for the full, unsubsidized per capita
cost of providing education at such school
for the period of the alien’s attendance; or
‘‘(II) such agency has waived such re-
imbursement.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of section 625(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law
104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–1820).
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 30 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide 
that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States ac-
cording to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons 
in each State who are citizens of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2017 
Mr. KING of Iowa 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 that Representatives shall be appor-
tioned among the several States according to their re-
spective numbers, counting the number of persons in 
each State who are citizens 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 
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States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘Representatives shall be apportioned among the sev-
eral States according to their respective numbers, which 
shall be determined by counting the number of persons 
in each State who are citizens of the United States.’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 602
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Attorney
General to provide for special consideration concerning the English lan-
guage requirement with respect to the naturalization of individuals over
65 years of age.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 5, 1997
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require
the Attorney General to provide for special consideration
concerning the English language requirement with re-
spect to the naturalization of individuals over 65 years
of age.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION CONCERNING ENG-
LISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT FOR CER-
TAIN OLDER INDIVIDUALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 312(b) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1423(b)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) The Attorney General, pursuant to regulations,
shall provide for special consideration, as determined by
the Attorney General, concerning the requirement of sub-
section (a)(1) with respect to any person who, on the date
of the filing of the person’s application for naturalization
as provided in section 334, is over sixty-five years of age
and has been living in the United States for periods total-
ing at least 5 years subsequent to a lawful admission for
permanent residence.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to applications for natu-
ralization filed on or after such date and to such applica-
tions pending on such date.
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 603
To prohibit Federal subsidies for the Tennessee Valley Authority after fiscal
year 1998.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 5, 1997
Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. MEEHAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
A BILL
To prohibit Federal subsidies for the Tennessee Valley
Authority after fiscal year 1998.
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 ‘‘Tennessee Valley Au-
thority First Step Reform Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
The Congress finds that:
(1) The Tennessee Valley Authority was estab-
lished in 1933 to, among other things, bring the
benefits of electrification to an impoverished region
of America.
(2) The Tennessee Valley Authority has fulfilled
this mission and the once impoverished region enjoys
relative prosperity.
(3) To provide the benefits of electrification to
residents of the Tennessee Valley, the Federal Gov-
ernment provided the Tennessee Valley Authority
with an array of subsidies, including tax exemptions,
favorable treatments affecting the cost of capital,
and access to preference power, as well as relatively
minor appropriation subsidies associated with eco-
nomic development and waterway management.
(4) In the interest of deficit reduction, the
Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority is to be
commended for suggesting that appropriation sub-
sidies to Tennessee Valley Authority totaling some
$106,000,000 in fiscal year 1997, be phased out
over the next 2 years.
SEC. 3. DISCONTINUANCE OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 27 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of
1933 (16 U.S.C. 831z) is amended by inserting the follow-
ing before the period at the end thereof: ‘‘through the fis-
cal year 1998, but no funds may be appropriated for such
purposes for any fiscal year thereafter’’.
SEC. 4. REPORTS.
(a) COST OF FEDERAL SUBSIDIES.—Not later than
January 1, 1998, the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall develop and submit a report to
Congress that describes and details the historical and cur-
rent costs to the Federal Government of subsidies pro-
vided to the Tennessee Valley Authority, including tax ex-
emptions, favorable treatments affecting the cost of cap-
ital, and access to preference power.
(b) TRANSITION PLAN.—Not later than January 1,
1998, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, after consultation with the Chairman of the Ten-
nessee Valley Authority and other appropriate persons,
shall develop and submit a plan to Congress outlining how
the Authority plans to make the transition from receiving
Federal subsidies to an organization generating, transmit-
ting and distributing electric power on an open and com-
petitive market.
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IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 32 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give 
States the authority to repeal Federal rules and regulations when the 
repeal is agreed to by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2017 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself and Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS) 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 give States the authority to repeal Federal 
rules and regulations when the repeal is agreed to by 
the legislatures of two-thirds of the several 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 
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States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. The several States may repeal, in whole 
or in part, any Presidential Executive order, rule, regula-
tion, other regulatory action, or administrative ruling 
issued by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States. Such repeal shall take effect upon approval 
by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States of 
resolutions for this purpose that particularly describe the 
same whole or part of the Executive order, rule, regula-
tion, other regulatory action, or administrative ruling to 
be repealed. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Congress shall have power to enforce 
this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 
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