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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 124 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management 
relating to ‘‘National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity 
Plan Record of Decision’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. BEGICH submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘National 
Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan 
Record of Decision’’. 
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 Bu-
reau of Land Management relating to ‘‘National Petro-
leum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record 
of Decision’’ (issued April 25, 2022, as a record of deci-
sion, and a letter of opinion from the Government Ac-
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countability Office dated July 24, 2025, printed in the 
Congressional Record on July 28, 2025, on pages S4768– 
S4770, concluding that such record of decision is a rule 
under the Congressional Review Act), and such rule shall 
have no force or effect. 
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ment Accountability Office dated August 27, 2025, print-
ed in the Congressional Record on September 3, 2025, on 
pages S6003–S6005, concluding that such Policy State-
ment is a rule under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code), and such rule shall have no force or effect. 
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IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 127 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating 
to parental rights. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 
Mrs. MILLER of Illinois (for herself, Mrs. BIGGS of South Carolina, Mrs. 
HINSON, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. MCDOWELL, Mr. CLINE, and Mr. STEUBE) 
submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relating to parental rights. 
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. The liberty of parents to direct the up-
bringing, education, and care of their children is a funda-
mental right. 
‘‘SECTION 2. The parental right to direct education 
includes the right to choose, as an alternative to public 
education, private, religious, or home schools, and the 
right to make reasonable choices within public schools for 
one’s child. 
‘‘SECTION 3. Neither the United States nor any State 
shall infringe these rights without demonstrating that its 
governmental interest as applied to the person is of the 
highest order and not otherwise served. 
‘‘SECTION 4. The parental rights guaranteed by this 
article shall not be denied or abridged on account of dis-
ability.’’. 
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IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 128 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit 
Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during 
which a Government shutdown is in effect. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 
Mr. NORMAN (for himself, Mr. LATTA, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. CRANE, Mr. 
MILLS, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, and Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota) 
submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving 
compensation for any period during which a Government 
shutdown is in effect. 
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. A Representative or Senator may not 
receive compensation with respect to any period during 
which a Government shutdown is in effect. For purposes 
of this article, a Government shutdown shall be considered 
to be in effect if there is a lapse in appropriations for any 
Federal agency or department as a result of a failure to 
enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolu-
tion. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Congress shall have the power to en-
force this article through appropriate legislation.’’. 
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IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 129 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit 
Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during 
which a Government shutdown is in effect. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2025 
Mr. VAN ORDEN 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 Members of Congress from receiving 
compensation for any period during which a Government 
shutdown is in effect. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following article is proposed as an amendment 
to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitu-
tion 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. A Representative or Senator may not 
receive compensation with respect to any period during 
which a Government shutdown is in effect. For purposes 
of this article, a Government shutdown shall be considered 
to be in effect if there is a lapse in appropriations for any 
Federal agency or department as a result of a failure to 
enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolu-
tion. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Congress shall have the power to en-
force this article through appropriate legislation.’’. 
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IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 12 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit 
the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2025 
Mr. NORMAN (for himself, Mr. ALLEN, Ms. MACE, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. SELF, 
Mr. RULLI, Mr. CRANK, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Mr. 
EVANS of Colorado, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. LANDSMAN, Mr. PERRY, Mr. 
TAYLOR, Mrs. BIGGS of South Carolina, Mr. BEAN of Florida, Ms. 
PEREZ, Mr. EZELL, Mr. OGLES, Mr. MORAN, Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, Mr. 
GOLDEN of Maine, Mr. PALMER, Mr. ROY, Mr. STRONG, Mr. MOORE of 
Utah, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. TIFFANY, and Mr. BARRETT) 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. 
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 — 
‘‘SECTION 1. No person who has served 3 terms as 
a Representative shall be eligible for election to the House 
of Representatives. For purposes of this section, the elec-
tion of a person to fill a vacancy in the House of Rep-
resentatives shall be included as 1 term in determining 
the number of terms that such person has served as a Rep-
resentative if the person fills the vacancy for more than 
1 year. 
‘‘SECTION 2. No person who has served 2 terms as 
a Senator shall be eligible for election or appointment to 
the Senate. For purposes of this section, the election or 
appointment of a person to fill a vacancy in the Senate 
shall be included as 1 term in determining the number 
of terms that such person has served as a Senator if the 
person fills the vacancy for more than 3 years. 
‘‘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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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 130 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Buffalo 
Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource 
Management Plan Amendment’’. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bu-
reau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Buffalo Field Of-
fice Record of Decision and Approved Resource Manage-
ment Plan Amendment’’ (issued November 20, 2024, as 
a record of decision and approved resource management 
plan amendment, and a letter of opinion from the Govern-
ment Accountability Office dated September 18, 2025, 
printed in the Congressional Record on September 29, 
2025, on pages S6825–S6826, concluding that such 
record of decision and approved resource management 
plan is a rule under the Congressional Review Act), and 
such rule shall have no force or effect. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 
2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 130 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chap-
ter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the Bureau of Land Management 
relating to ‘‘Buffalo Field Office Record of Deci-
sion and Approved Resource Management Plan 
Amendment’’.
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plan amendment, and a letter of opinion from the Govern-
ment Accountability Office dated September 18, 2025, 
printed in the Congressional Record on September 29, 
2025, on pages S6825–S6826, concluding that such 
record of decision and approved resource management 
plan is a rule under the Congressional Review Act), and 
such rule shall have no force or effect. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 131 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Coastal 
Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision’’. 
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
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Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Coastal Plain 
Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision’’ (issued 
December 9, 2024, as a record of decision, and a letter 
of opinion from the Government Accountability Office 
dated August 25, 2025, printed in the Congressional 
Record on September 2, 2025, on pages S5557–S5560, 
concluding that such record of decision is a rule under 
the Congressional Review Act), and such rule shall have 
no force or effect. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 
2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 131 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chap-
ter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the Bureau of Land Management 
relating to ‘‘Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing 
Program Record of Decision’’.
H. J. Res. 131
One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-five 
Joint Resolution 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to 
‘‘Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision’’.
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 Bureau of Land Management 
relating to ‘‘Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record 
of Decision’’ (issued December 9, 2024, as a record of decision, 
and a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office 
dated August 25, 2025, printed in the Congressional Record on 
September 2, 2025, on pages S5557–S5560, concluding that such 
record of decision is a rule under the Congressional Review Act), 
and such rule shall have no force or effect.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 131 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management 
relating to ‘‘Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of 
Decision’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 10, 2025 
Mr. BEGICH submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Coastal 
Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision’’. 
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 Bu-
reau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Coastal Plain Oil 
and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision’’ (issued 
December 9, 2024, as a record of decision, and a letter 
of opinion from the Government Accountability Office 
dated August 25, 2025, printed in the Congressional 
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Record on September 2, 2025, on pages S5557–S5560, 
concluding that such record of decision is a rule under 
the Congressional Review Act), and such rule shall have 
no force or effect. 
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IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 134 
Terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles 
imported from India. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2025 
Ms. ROSS (for herself, Mr. VEASEY, and Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI) submitted 
the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Terminating the national emergency declared to impose 
duties on articles imported from India. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That, pursuant to section 202 of the National Emer-
gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622), the national emergency de-
clared on August 6, 2025, by the President in Executive 
Order 14329 (90 Fed. Reg. 38701) is terminated. 
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IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 135 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit 
the pardon power of the President. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. OLSZEWSKI (for himself and Mr. BACON) 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 pardon power of the President. 
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. The President shall transmit a notifica-
tion of a grant of a Reprieve or Pardon within 3 days 
to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives. Upon receipt of such 
notification, Congress may, within 30 days, introduce a 
Bill to nullify the Reprieve or Pardon. Upon introduction 
of a Bill to nullify, Congress may pass, within 60 days, 
the Bill by two-thirds vote of both Houses. If a Bill to 
nullify a Reprieve or Pardon is not passed by Congress, 
the Reprieve or Pardon shall become effective on the date 
that is 90 days after the date in which the President noti-
fies the President pro tempore of the Senate and the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives of a Reprieve or 
Pardon. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Any Bill to nullify a Reprieve or Pardon 
that is signed by 20 Representatives or 5 Senators shall 
be voted on. 
‘‘SECTION 3. If the President fails to notify the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives of a grant of a Reprieve or Par-
don within 3 days, the Reprieve or Pardon shall have no 
force or effect. 
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That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Na-
tional Park Service of the Department of the Interior re-
lating to ‘‘Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor 
Vehicles’’ (90 Fed. Reg. 2621), and such rule shall have 
no force or effect. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 29, 2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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‘‘SECTION 4. The President may not grant a reprieve 
or pardon of an offense against the United States that 
was previously nullified by Congress. 
‘‘SECTION 5. The Congress shall have power to en-
force, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this arti-
cle.’’. 
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IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 136 
Amending title 36, United States Code, to direct the President to issue 
an annual proclamation establishing Democracy Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2026 
Mr. CROW (for himself, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Ms. GOODLANDER, Mr. 
BELL, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. COSTA, Mrs. TORRES of Cali-
fornia, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. STEVENS, and Ms. 
TITUS) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Amending title 36, United States Code, to direct the Presi-
dent to issue an annual proclamation establishing De-
mocracy Day. 
Whereas, on January 6, 2021, insurrectionists carried out a 
violent attack against the United States Capitol in a 
failed attempt to disrupt and harm lawmakers certifying 
the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election; 
Whereas the assault on the United States Capitol resulted in 
multiple deaths and physical harm to over 140 members 
of law enforcement; 
Whereas the tremendous bravery displayed by law enforce-
ment officers helped ensure the successful and democratic 
transition of presidential power; 
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Whereas the transition of presidential power has remained an 
unbroken tradition for more than 220 years and is a hall-
mark of American democracy; 
Whereas democracy is fragile and requires eternal vigilance 
to maintain it; and 
Whereas January 6 would be an appropriate day to designate 
as Democracy Day: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section (and con-
forming the table of contents for such chapter accord-
ingly): 
‘‘SEC. 149. DEMOCRACY DAY. 
‘‘The President shall issue each year a proclama-
tion— 
‘‘(1) designating a day as Democracy Day; 
‘‘(2) calling on State and local governments and 
the people of the United States to observe Democ-
racy Day with appropriate programs and activities; 
and 
‘‘(3) urging civil and educational authorities of 
States, counties, cities, and towns to observe Democ-
racy Day through appropriate programs and activi-
ties.’’. 
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