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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 424
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Commending the patriotic contributions of the roof-
ing professionals who replaced, at no cost to the
Federal Government, the section of the Penta-
gon’s slate roof that was destroyed as a result of
the terrorist attacks against the United States
that occurred on September 11, 2001.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 424
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas the damage to the Pentagon that resulted from the
terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred
on September 11, 2001, included the destruction of more
than an acre of the Pentagon’s slate roof;
Whereas roofing professionals from throughout the United
States, mostly from small businesses, volunteered to work
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together to replace the destroyed section of the Penta-
gon’s roof;
Whereas these roofing professionals donated approximately
$450,000 worth of labor and materials to the replace-
ment effort; and
Whereas these roofing professionals successfully replaced
60,000 square feet of the Pentagon’s slate roof before
September 11, 2002, and at no cost to the Federal Gov-
ernment: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress commends the patriotic con-
tributions of the roofing professionals who replaced, at no
cost to the Federal Government, the section of the Penta-
gon’s slate roof that was destroyed as a result of the ter-
rorist attacks against the United States that occurred on
September 11, 2001.
Passed the House of Representatives June 27, 2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 424
Commending the patriotic contributions of the roofing professionals who re-
placed, at no cost to the Federal Government, the section of the Penta-
gon’s slate roof that was destroyed as a result of the terrorist attacks
against the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 24, 2002
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. TOOMEY, Ms. MILLENDER-
MCDONALD, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. THUNE, Mr. BRADY of
Pennsylvania, Mr. PENCE, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. COMBEST,
Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mrs.
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mrs. KELLY, Mr.
GONZALEZ, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. LANGEVIN,
Mr. ISSA, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. GRAVES, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SCHROCK,
Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. GRUCCI, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´, Mr. AKIN, Mr.
CARSON of Oklahoma, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. ROSS, and Mr. SHUSTER) sub-
mitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Commending the patriotic contributions of the roofing profes-
sionals who replaced, at no cost to the Federal Govern-
ment, the section of the Pentagon’s slate roof that was
destroyed as a result of the terrorist attacks against
the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001.
Whereas the damage to the Pentagon that resulted from the
terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred
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on September 11, 2001, included the destruction of more
than an acre of the Pentagon’s slate roof;
Whereas roofing professionals from throughout the United
States, mostly from small businesses, volunteered to work
together to replace the destroyed section of the Penta-
gon’s roof;
Whereas these roofing professionals donated approximately
$450,000 worth of labor and materials to the replace-
ment effort; and
Whereas these roofing professionals successfully replaced
60,000 square feet of the Pentagon’s slate roof before
September 11, 2002, and at no cost to the Federal Gov-
ernment: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress commends the patriotic con-
tributions of the roofing professionals who replaced, at no
cost to the Federal Government, the section of the Penta-
gon’s slate roof that was destroyed as a result of the ter-
rorist attacks against the United States that occurred on
September 11, 2001.
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III
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 424
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 28, 2002
Received and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Commending the patriotic contributions of the roofing profes-
sionals who replaced, at no cost to the Federal Govern-
ment, the section of the Pentagon’s slate roof that was
destroyed as a result of the terrorist attacks against
the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001.
Whereas the damage to the Pentagon that resulted from the
terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred
on September 11, 2001, included the destruction of more
than an acre of the Pentagon’s slate roof;
Whereas roofing professionals from throughout the United
States, mostly from small businesses, volunteered to work
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together to replace the destroyed section of the Penta-
gon’s roof;
Whereas these roofing professionals donated approximately
$450,000 worth of labor and materials to the replace-
ment effort; and
Whereas these roofing professionals successfully replaced
60,000 square feet of the Pentagon’s slate roof before
September 11, 2002, and at no cost to the Federal Gov-
ernment: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress commends the patriotic con-
tributions of the roofing professionals who replaced, at no
cost to the Federal Government, the section of the Penta-
gon’s slate roof that was destroyed as a result of the ter-
rorist attacks against the United States that occurred on
September 11, 2001.
Passed the House of Representatives June 27, 2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4851
To reform Social Security by establishing a Personal Social Security Savings 
Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2004
Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. DOOLITTLE, and Mr. FRANKS of Ar-
izona) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget 
and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reform Social Security by establishing a Personal Social 
Security Savings Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Pros-
perity Act of 2004’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents is 
as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Establishment of Personal Social Security Investment Program. 
‘‘PART A—INSURANCE BENEFITS 
‘‘PART B—PERSONAL SOCIAL SECURITY SAVINGS PROGRAM 
‘‘Sec. 251. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 252. Social Security Personal Savings Fund. 
‘‘Sec. 253. Participation in Program. 
‘‘Sec. 254. Personal social security savings accounts. 
‘‘Sec. 255. Benefit credit certificates. 
‘‘Sec. 256. Tier I Investment Fund. 
‘‘Sec. 257. Tier II Investment Fund. 
‘‘Sec. 258. Tier III Investment Options. 
‘‘Sec. 259. Personal social security savings annuity and other distributions. 
‘‘Sec. 260. Guarantee of promised benefits. 
‘‘Sec. 261. Personal Social Security Savings Account Board. 
‘‘Sec. 262. Executive Director. 
Sec. 3. Adjustments to primary insurance amounts. 
Sec. 4. General fund transfers to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
Trust Fund. 
Sec. 5. Tax treatment of accounts. 
Sec. 6. Self-Liquidating Social Security Transition Fund. 
Sec. 7. Issuance of Transition Fund Bonds. 
Sec. 8. Accounting for the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Pro-
gram and the Personal Social Security Savings Program. 
Sec. 9. Budgetary treatment of social security. 
Sec. 10. Dedication of budget surpluses to saving social security. 
Sec. 11. National spending limitation. 
Sec. 12. Imposition of spending limitations on congressional budget resolutions. 
Sec. 13. Reduction of FICA rates resulting from Personal Social Security Sav-
ings Program.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PERSONAL SOCIAL SECURITY 
INVESTMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Social Security Act 
is amended—
(1) by inserting before section 201 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘PART A—INSURANCE BENEFITS’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new part:
IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 425
Calling for the full appropriation of the State and tribal shares of the
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 2002
Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. SHU-
STER, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. UDALL of
Colorado, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. HART, Mr. SCHAFFER, and Mr. GREEN-
WOOD) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Resources
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Calling for the full appropriation of the State and tribal
shares of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.
Whereas the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (33 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) created the Abandoned
Mine Reclamation Fund capitalized with a reclamation
fee assessed on every ton of domestic coal production, for
the purposes of protecting the environment by restoring
lands and waters adversely affected by past mining prac-
tices;
Whereas under the Act, each State and Indian tribe having
a federally approved abandoned mine reclamation pro-
gram is to be allocated 50 percent of the reclamation fees
collected in such State, or collected with respect to Indian
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States, and commends her bipartisan spirit as an example
to all elected officials.
Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 426
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the awareness of and treatment
for kidney disease.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 2002
Mr. CUMMINGS submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the awareness
of and treatment for kidney disease.
Whereas nearly 20,000,000 people in the United States are
estimated to be at risk for chronic kidney disease;
Whereas people of African, Native American, Hispanic,
Asian, and Pacific Island descent are more at risk for
kidney disease;
Whereas kidney disease is a silent killer because most people
with kidney disease are unaware of their illness;
Whereas diabetes and hypertension are the leading causes of
kidney disease;
Whereas end-stage renal disease is a condition that causes
permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or kidney
transplant;
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Whereas dialysis can slow down chronic renal failure and is
a life saving process that helps patients perform many
normal activities;
Whereas nearly 51,000 people in the United States are await-
ing a kidney transplant; and
Whereas there is no cure for kidney disease and treatment
involves regular checkups, proper eating, and regular ex-
ercise: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that—
(1) national and community organizations
should be recognized and applauded for their work
in promoting awareness of kidney disease and for
providing information about the disease;
(2) health care providers should continue to in-
crease their efforts to diagnose kidney disease in its
earliest stages;
(3) the Federal Government has the responsi-
bility to—
(A) increase awareness about the impor-
tance of detection and proper treatment of kid-
ney disease;
(B) work to increase research funding so
that all the causes of and a cure for kidney dis-
ease may be discovered, and new treatments for
kidney disease may be developed; and
III
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 43
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 22, 2001
Received and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Authorizing the printing of a revised and updated version
of the House document entitled ‘‘Black Americans in
Congress, 1870–1989’’.
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives
concurring),
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(C) consider ways to improve access to,
and the quality of, health care services for de-
tecting and treating kidney disease.
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SECTION 1. PRINTING OF REVISED VERSION OF ‘‘BLACK
AMERICANS IN CONGRESS, 1870–1989’’.
(a) IN GENERAL.—An updated version of House
Document 101–117, entitled ‘‘Black Americans in Con-
gress, 1870–1989’’ (as revised by the Library of Con-
gress), shall be printed as a House document by the Public
Printer, with illustrations and suitable binding, under the
direction of the Committee on House Administration of
the House of Representatives.
(b) NUMBER OF COPIES.—In addition to the usual
number, there shall be printed 30,700 copies of the docu-
ment referred to in subsection (a), of which—
(1) 25,000 shall be for the use of the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House of
Representatives; and
(2) 5,700 shall be for the use of the Committee
on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
Passed the House of Representatives March 21,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 428
Expressing the sense of the Congress that recitation of the Pledge of Alle-
giance in schools is constitutional under the First Amendment to the
Constitution, and urging the Supreme Court to uphold the constitu-
tionality of such practices.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 2002
Mr. HILLEARY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that recitation of the
Pledge of Allegiance in schools is constitutional under
the First Amendment to the Constitution, and urging
the Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of
such practices.
Whereas lessons and practices in schools provide a significant
and long-lasting impact in character and values develop-
ment among young people;
Whereas the values of faith, patriotism and dedication to a
cause larger than self have consistently carried this coun-
try through difficult times;
Whereas countless Americans from Washington to Jefferson
to Lincoln to Roosevelt to everyday citizens have all ac-
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knowledged the role of Providence in the history of our
country;
Whereas the Congress itself has found value in beginning
each session with an invocation and a recital of the
Pledge of Allegiance, including the words ‘‘one nation
under God’’;
Whereas in the ruling of 26 June 2001, the Court of the
Ninth Circuit of the United States ruled that the Pledge
of Allegiance is an unconstitutional endorsement of reli-
gion and cannot be recited in schools, more than 48 years
after the present Pledge was instituted and in direct con-
travention of 215 years of Constitutional law; and
Whereas statements of belief in a Supreme Power and the
virtue of seeking strength and protection from that
Power are prevalent throughout our national history, cur-
rency, and rituals; Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate con-
curring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools,
including the phrase ‘‘One Nation Under God’’ is con-
stitutional under the First Amendment to the Constitu-
tion; and
(2) the Supreme Court, accordingly, should uphold
the constitutionality of such practices.
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final report on progress toward accom-
plishment of the goals; and 
‘‘(II) will develop (in consultation with 
appropriate public and non-profit private 
agencies and community-based organiza-
tions with experience in administering pro-
grams of services for children and families) 
and add to the plan a statement of the 
goals intended to be accomplished by the 
end of the 5th succeeding fiscal year; 
‘‘(15) contains assurances that portions of the 
funds provided under this part will be expended by 
the State for programs of family preservation serv-
ices, community-based family support services, time-
limited family reunification services, and adoption 
promotion and support services; 
‘‘(16) contains assurances that the State will—
‘‘(A) annually prepare, furnish to the Sec-
retary, and make available to the public a de-
scription (including separate descriptions with 
respect to family preservation services, commu-
nity-based family support services, time-limited 
family reunification services, and adoption pro-
motion and support services) of—
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have not kept pace with increases in the overall pay levels
of workers in the private sector, so that there now exists
(1) a 32 percent gap between compensation levels of Fed-
eral civilian employees and compensation levels of private
sector workers, and (2) an estimated 10 percent gap be-
tween compensation levels of members of the uniformed
services and compensation levels of private sector work-
ers; and
Whereas, in almost every year during the past two decades,
there have been equal adjustments in the compensation
of members of the uniformed services and the compensa-
tion of civilian employees of the United States: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that rates
of compensation for civilian employees of the United
States should be adjusted at the same time, and in the
same proportion, as are rates of compensation for mem-
bers of the uniformed services.
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IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 430
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Pledge of Allegiance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 2002
Mr. RILEY (for himself, Mr. POMBO, Mr. COX, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. SESSIONS,
Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. SCHAF-
FER, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. OTTER, Mr.
HAYWORTH, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. HAYES, Mr. GREEN of
Wisconsin, Mr. AKIN, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. HERGER, Mr. RYUN of Kansas,
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr.
CRAMER, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. CANTOR, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. STEARNS, Mr.
FOLEY, Mr. PITTS, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. EVERETT, and Mr. THUNE) sub-
mitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Pledge
of Allegiance.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that Con-
gress opposes the ruling of a Federal appeals court that
the Pledge of Allegiance is an unconstitutional endorse-
ment of religion and cannot be recited in schools, because
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the Pledge is a deeply embedded symbol of our Nation and
the freedoms we hold so dear.
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Islam, the only religion the Government of Saudi Arabia
allows to be taught;
Whereas rote memorization of religious texts continues to be
a central feature of much of the educational system of
Saudi Arabia, leaving thousands of students unprepared
to function in the global economy of the 21st century;
Whereas the Government of Saudi Arabia has tolerated ele-
ments within its education system that promote and en-
courage extremism;
Whereas some textbooks in Saudi Arabian schools foster a
combination of intolerance, ignorance, and anti-Semitic,
anti-American, and anti-Western views;
Whereas these intolerant views instilled in students make
them prime recruiting targets of extremist groups;
Whereas extremism is a danger to the stability of the King-
dom of Saudi Arabia, the Middle East region, and global
security;
Whereas the events of September 11, 2001, have created an
urgent need to promote moderate voices in the Islamic
world as an effective way to combat extremism; and
Whereas the Government of Saudi Arabia is currently con-
ducting a review of its education curriculum: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) supports the review by the Government of
Saudi Arabia of its education curriculum;
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(2) calls on the Government of Saudi Arabia to
ensure that such review is thorough, objective, and
public; and
(3) urges the Government of Saudi Arabia to
reform its education curriculum in a manner that
promotes tolerance, develops civil society, and en-
courages functionality in the global economy.
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IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 433
Recognizing the United States Mint for the cost savings achieved by the
1982 conversion to the copper-plated zinc penny and expressing support
for the copper-plated zinc penny on the 20th anniversary of its circulation
in United States coinage.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 27, 2002
Mr. JENKINS (for himself, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. JACKSON of Illi-
nois, and Mr. MEEKS of New York) submitted the following concurrent
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the United States Mint for the cost savings
achieved by the 1982 conversion to the copper-plated
zinc penny and expressing support for the copper-plated
zinc penny on the 20th anniversary of its circulation
in United States coinage.
Whereas due to the escalating metals prices in the 1970s,
and because the cost of producing the copper penny was
fast approaching its face value, the composition of the
penny was changed in 1982 to an overall ratio of 97.5
percent zinc to 2.5 percent copper;
Whereas the shift to a copper-plated zinc penny has resulted
in over $830,000,000 in material cost savings to the
United States Government;
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Whereas national polling conducted in September 2001 shows
that over 70 percent of the people in the United States
favor continuing penny production, which is virtually
identical to polls conducted periodically over the past 5
to 10 years;
Whereas a low denomination coin is important to the Na-
tion’s pricing system and acts as a hedge to inflation;
Whereas underpinning the European Union’s 2002 adoption
of a low denomination one-cent euro coin was the funda-
mental aim of avoiding inflation and the systematic
rounding up of prices, which practically mirrors public
sentiment in the United States; and
Whereas penny drives run by charitable organizations and
school groups rely significantly on these simple, yet crit-
ical, contributions to raise millions every year for great
causes: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) recognizes the United States Mint for the
cost savings achieved by the 1982 conversion to the
copper-plated zinc penny; and
(2) expresses support for the copper-plated zinc
penny on the 20th anniversary of its circulation in
United States coinage.
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