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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 713 
To promote accountability and transparency in future executive orders. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2021 
Mr. MANN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To promote accountability and transparency in future 
executive orders. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NOTIFICATION RESPECTING CERTAIN EXECU-
TIVE ORDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days before 
issuing a qualifying executive order, the President shall 
transmit to the Congress, and make publicly available, a 
notification with respect to such executive order. Such no-
tification shall contain— 
(1) the text of the executive order; 
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company the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 31) making fur-
ther continuing appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other pur-
poses. All points of order against the conference report 
and against its consideration are waived. The conference 
report shall be considered as read. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the conference report 
to its adoption without intervening motion except: (1) one 
hour of debate; and (2) one motion to recommit if applica-
ble. 
SEC. 2. On any legislative day during the period from 
February 15, 2019, through February 22, 2019— 
(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the pre-
vious day shall be considered as approved; and 
(b) the Chair may at any time declare the 
House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within 
the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Con-
stitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring 
the adjournment. 
SEC. 3. The Speaker may appoint Members to per-
form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 
addressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under 
clause 8(a) of rule I. 
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House Calendar No. 8 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 131 
[Report No. 116–10] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the conference report 
to accompany the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 31) 
making further continuing appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 
2019, and for other purposes, and providing for 
proceedings during the period from February 15, 
2019, through February 22, 2019. 
FEBRUARY 14, 2019 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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jority Leader and the Minority Leader or their respective 
designees. 
SEC. 2. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not apply to 
the consideration of H. Res. 109. 
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IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 134 
Honoring the life of Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2019 
Mr. DELGADO (for himself, Ms. STEFANIK, and Mr. BUDD) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life of Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent. 
Whereas Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent was born in 
Pine Plains, New York, to Stephen and Mary Smith; 
Whereas Chief Petty Officer Kent enlisted in the United 
States Navy on December 11, 2003, after graduating 
with honors from Stissing Mountain High School, New 
York; 
Whereas Chief Petty Officer Kent, a 2005 graduate of the 
Defense Language Institute, was fluent in five languages 
and six dialects of Arabic; 
Whereas Chief Petty Officer Kent quickly rose through the 
ranks and served as a member of the Cryptologic War-
fare Unit of the Navy, stationed at Fort Meade, Mary-
land; 
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Whereas UNESCO establishes a different theme for the an-
nual celebration of International Mother Language Day 
each year, promoting various aspects of linguistic edu-
cation; 
Whereas according to the UNESCO Atlas of the World’s 
Languages in Danger, out of the over 6,000 existing lan-
guages in the world, more than 200 have become extinct 
during the last three generations, and 2,279 other lan-
guages are classified as ‘‘endangered’’; 
Whereas the United States Census Bureau has identified at 
least 381 languages spoken in the United States, 169 of 
which are distinct Native American languages; 
Whereas according to the UNESCO Atlas of the World’s 
Languages in Danger, 145 languages in the United 
States are classified as ‘‘endangered’’; and 
Whereas the United States enjoys a rich and diverse cultural 
heritage and preserving existing languages is an essential 
piece to preserving this heritage: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of Inter-
national Mother Language Day; and 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe International Mother Language Day with 
appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities. 
Æ 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 135 
Expressing support for designation of February 14 as World Bonobo Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2019 
Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. COHEN, 
Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
MCNERNEY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. POCAN, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. SERRANO, and 
Mr. CHABOT) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of February 14 as World 
Bonobo Day. 
Whereas the Bonobo Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organi-
zation that seeks to elevate the status of the bonobo, an 
endangered species, and coordinate activities that support 
the preservation of bonobos in their natural habitat; 
Whereas bonobos are classified as great apes and are found 
only in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo 
(DRC), Africa, between the Congo River, the Lualaba 
River, and the Kasai/Sankuru Rivers; 
Whereas the International Union for Conservation of Nature 
(IUCN) has placed bonobos on the endangered species 
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list, stating that there are as few as 15,000 bonobos left 
in the wild and their population is decreasing; 
Whereas bonobos share almost 99 percent of the same DNA 
with humans and they are closer genetically to humans 
than they are to gorillas or orangutans; 
Whereas bonobos are the only matriarchal great ape, and fe-
male alliances enable bonobos to maintain social domi-
nance in their groups; 
Whereas bonobos primarily resolve tensions within and be-
tween their groups through sexual contact, not through 
fatal aggression; 
Whereas the Bonobo Project works with other bonobo organi-
zations, such as Lola ya Bonobo, the only sanctuary for 
bonobos in the world; the staff at Lola ya Bonobo work 
to rescue, rehabilitate, and release bonobos back into the 
wild; and Lola ya Bonobo is located in Kinshasa, DRC, 
on 75 acres of forested land; 
Whereas the Bonobo Project also works with the Wamba 
Committee for Bonobo Research, located near the Luo 
Scientific Reserve in Wamba, DRC, which is the original 
site for bonobo research founded by Dr. Takayoshi Kano 
in 1973; 
Whereas bonobos are an endangered species for several rea-
sons, but mainly due to poaching and habitat destruction 
and fragmentation; 
Whereas seven United States zoos have bonobos including the 
San Diego Zoo, Milwaukee County Zoo, Jacksonville Zoo, 
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Cincinnati Zoo and Botan-
ical Garden, Memphis Zoo, and Fort Worth Zoo; the Mil-
waukee County Zoo sponsors the Bonobo and Congo Bio-
diversity Initiative; several of the zoos support bonobo 
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that it would be ‘‘prudent that PAHO set a contingency 
plan to face possible negative statements of [the] law-
suits’’; 
Whereas the Government of Cuba has stated that Cuban doc-
tors unwilling to return to the country after their partici-
pation in foreign medical missions will not be permitted 
to return to their homeland for eight years; 
Whereas the Government of Cuba directly profits from ex-
porting the services of Cuban professionals, having 
earned more than $8,000,000,000 from their work in 
2016, of which foreign medical missions represent the 
majority of the income; and 
Whereas the term ‘‘severe forms of trafficking in persons’’ is 
defined under section 103(9)(B) of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(B)) as 
‘‘the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or 
obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the 
use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjec-
tion to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or 
slavery’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) the Government of Cuba subjected Cuban 
doctors and medical professional participating in the 
Mais Medı´cos program to state-sponsored human 
trafficking; 
(2) Cuban doctors participating in the Mais 
Medı´cos program should have been permitted to 
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sanctuary, research, and conservation efforts in the 
Congo; and the Ape Cognition and Conservation Initia-
tive near Des Moines, Iowa, houses and studies a small 
group of bonobos; and 
Whereas February 14, Valentine’s Day, would be an appro-
priate date to designate as World Bonobo Day: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports designation of World Bonobo Day; 
and 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to participate in activities that help to educate the 
public about the need to protect bonobos as uniquely 
matriarchal, loving, and endangered great apes. 
Æ 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9527 
To amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit the use of Federal funds 
for the exercise of eminent domain for the construction or modification 
of electric transmission facilities and to protect State control over the 
siting of electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 
Mr. MANN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit the use of 
Federal funds for the exercise of eminent domain for 
the construction or modification of electric transmission 
facilities and to protect State control over the siting 
of electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Our Land 
from Federal Overreach Act of 2024’’. 
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in the late 1990s, and again after the devastating terror 
attacks on September 11, 2001; 
Whereas the agency established the Nuclear Security Fund to 
assist countries in protecting their nuclear and radio-
logical materials and facilities; 
Whereas the agency’s nuclear security efforts are sustained 
by its technical expertise, experience, transparency, and 
confidentiality; 
Whereas rogue regimes and clandestine organizations con-
tinue to exhibit the ambition to acquire nuclear materials 
that can be used to build crude radiological and nuclear 
weapons; 
Whereas the IAEA Division of Nuclear Security relies almost 
exclusively on voluntary funding, which is inherently un-
predictable and inconsistent; and 
Whereas the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, 
DC, issued an Action Plan on April 1, 2016, citing the 
agency’s need for ‘‘reliable and sufficient resources’’: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) maintains that the International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA) plays an indispensable role 
in strengthening nuclear security and safety around 
the globe; 
(2) reaffirms that the United States has a vital 
interest in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons 
and securing nuclear materials; and 
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(3) encourages the United States and other 
member states of the IAEA to take steps to ensure 
that the IAEA has the resources needed to success-
fully carry out its duties, including— 
(A) supporting the IAEA to continue con-
vening ministerial meetings on nuclear security 
to promote political commitment; 
(B) contributing to the implementation of 
the IAEA’s Nuclear Security Plan through reli-
able and sufficient resources; 
(C) providing appropriate political, tech-
nical, and financial support to the Nuclear Se-
curity Fund; and 
(D) developing a comprehensive strategy to 
encourage non-state, private sector contribu-
tions to the Nuclear Security Fund. 
Æ 
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IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 139 
Supporting the goals and ideals of International Mother Language Day in 
bringing attention to the importance of preserving linguistic and cultural 
heritage through education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 19, 2019 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Ms. HAALAND) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of International Mother Lan-
guage Day in bringing attention to the importance of 
preserving linguistic and cultural heritage through edu-
cation. 
Whereas the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cul-
tural Organization (UNESCO) established International 
Mother Language Day on November 17, 1999, to pro-
mote linguistic diversity and multilingualism; 
Whereas the annual International Mother Language Day 
celebration date, February 21, was chosen to commemo-
rate the day in 1952 in Bangladesh where students died 
demonstrating for recognition of Bengali as a national 
language of Pakistan; 
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House Calendar No. 101 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1616 
[Report No. 118–886] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 115) to amend chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in 
resolutions of disapproval for ‘‘midnight rules’’, and for other purposes.’’ 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2024 
Mr. BURGESS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 115) to amend 
chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval 
for ‘‘midnight rules’’, and for other purposes.’’ 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
115) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, 
to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of dis-
approval for ‘‘midnight rules’’, and for other purposes. All 
points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 
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IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 140 
Calling on the President to resume the interpretation of section 1 of the 
14th Amendment to the Constitution as originally intended and applied 
as law for a century. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 22, 2019 
Mr. BABIN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Calling on the President to resume the interpretation of 
section 1 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution 
as originally intended and applied as law for a century. 
Whereas the language of the 14th Amendment to the Con-
stitution is recognized as vital for its contributions to 
civil rights law, due process, and equal protection under 
the law; 
Whereas the first sentence of section 1 of the 14th Amend-
ment to the Constitution was intended to assure that no 
State could deny fair and due citizenship to any formerly 
enslaved person domiciled in the United States; 
Whereas the jurisdiction clause of the 14th Amendment was 
specifically included to modify and clarify ‘‘all persons 
born or naturalized in the United States’’; 
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a licensee. 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 amendments specified in this section and shall not ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of 
the text of Rules Committee Print 116-6 shall be consid-
ered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of 
the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as 
the original bill for the purpose of further amendment 
under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amend-
ed, are waived. No further amendment to the bill, as 
amended, shall be in order except those printed in part 
B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution. Each such further amendment may be of-
fered only in the order printed in the report, may be of-
fered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 
be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec-
ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
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IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 141 
Calling upon the leadership of the Government of the Democratic People’s 
Republic of Korea to dismantle its labor camp system, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 22, 2019 
Mr. CONAWAY (for himself and Mr. CONNOLLY) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling upon the leadership of the Government of the Demo-
cratic People’s Republic of Korea to dismantle its labor 
camp system, and for other purposes. 
Whereas the public has long been aware of the labor camp 
system in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 
(North Korea) through continuous eye-witness and sur-
vivor accounts, and now-publicly available satellite tech-
nology; 
Whereas, according to The Hidden Gulag IV report, North 
Korea runs two kinds of prison camps, the kwan-li-so and 
the kyo-hwa-so, as well as ‘‘various types of short-term 
forced labour detention facilities’’; 
Whereas the most heinous camps, the kwan-li-so, are known 
as Prison Camp 14, 15, 16, 18, and 25 which contain 
roughly 80,000 to 120,000 political prisoners; 
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Whereas the Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity in North 
Korea Political Prisons Report of 2017 states that ‘‘hun-
dreds of thousands of inmates are estimated to have 
died’’; 
Whereas from 1981 to 2013, an estimated 400,000 people 
out of 500,000 imprisoned were killed in these labor 
camps; 
Whereas persons who are sent to these labor camps are forc-
ibly disappeared and intended to die; 
Whereas the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on 
Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of 
Korea found, ‘‘the inmate population has been gradually 
eliminated through deliberate starvation, forced labour, 
executions, torture, rape and the denial of reproductive 
rights enforced through punishment, forced abortion and 
infanticide’’; 
Whereas up to three generations of a ‘‘violator’s’’ family will 
be sent to the labor camps even if no ‘‘wrongdoing’’ is 
found; 
Whereas, according to the Inquiry on Crimes Against Hu-
manity in North Korea Political Prisons Report of 2017, 
the Government of North Korea regularly and routinely 
commits crimes against humanity, including murder, ex-
termination, enslavement, forcible transfer, imprison-
ment, torture, sexual violence, persecution, enforced dis-
appearances, and other inhumane acts; 
Whereas, according to the best available evidence, some spe-
cific crimes identified by the Inquiry are— 
(1) ‘‘Christians are heavily persecuted and receive 
especially harsh treatment in prison camps, with one 
former prison guard testifying that ‘Christians were 
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