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•HRES 228 IH 
Whereas Members of Congress should be constantly reminded 
that the gross national debt must be reduced; 
Whereas a real-time display of the gross national debt will in-
form every Member of Congress of the need to take ac-
tion to reduce the debt; 
Whereas the exact amount of the gross national debt will be 
known and updated with every action affecting the 
amount of debt; and 
Whereas display of the national debt in the chamber of the 
House of Representatives will be a sign that representa-
tives are committed to reducing the national debt: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK ON 
THE HOUSE FLOOR. 
(a) RESPONSIBILITIES OF CLERK.—The Clerk of the 
House of Representatives shall place a real-time display 
of the United States gross national debt, as calculated by 
the Secretary of the Treasury, in the House Chamber in 
clear view of the Members. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Clerk shall carry out this 
resolution in accordance with regulations promulgated by 
the Committee on House Administration. 
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H. Res. 22 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 6, 2011. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL AL-
LOWANCE. 
(a) ALLOWANCES ADOPTED IN 2011 AND 2012.—The 
amount of any Members’ Representational Allowance estab-
lished in accordance with section 101 of the House of Rep-
resentatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act 
(2 U.S.C. 57b) for 2011 or 2012 may not exceed 95 percent 
of the amount of the Allowance so established for 2010. 
(b) INTERIM REDUCTION PENDING ADOPTION OF NEW 
ALLOWANCE.—Until a Members’ Representational Allowance 
is established in accordance with section 101 of the House of 
Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections 
Act (2 U.S.C. 57b) for 2011, the amount of such Allowance, 
as in effect on the date of the adoption of this resolution, is 
reduced by 5 percent.
•HRES 22 EH 
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR SALARIES 
AND EXPENSES OF HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
IN 2011 AND 2012. 
(a) REDUCTION.—The head of any House leadership of-
fice may not authorize the disbursement of any amounts ap-
propriated for salaries and expenses of such office during cal-
endar year 2011 or fiscal year 2012 at a rate exceeding 95 
percent of the rate provided for such salaries and expenses 
for fiscal year 2010. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, a ‘‘House leadership 
office’’ is any office whose salaries and expenses were appro-
priated for fiscal year 2010 under the heading ‘‘House lead-
ership offices’’ in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2010. 
SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR EXPENSES 
OF COMMITTEES IN 2011 AND 2012. 
(a) PRIMARY EXPENSE RESOLUTIONS.—The aggregate 
amount authorized for expenses of committees of the House 
of Representatives for 2011 and 2012 under primary expense 
resolutions adopted by the House under clause 6 of rule X 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives may not exceed 
95 percent of the aggregate amount provided for expenses of 
committees under such resolutions for 2009 and 2010. 
(b) INTERIM FUNDING PENDING ADOPTION
OF PRI-
MARY EXPENSE RESOLUTIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(c) of clause 7 of rule X of the Rules of the House of Rep-
•HRES 22 EH 
resentatives, each committee described in paragraph (a) of 
such clause shall be entitled for each month during the period 
specified in paragraph (a) of such clause to 95 percent of the 
amount otherwise determined under paragraph (c) of such 
clause. 
SEC. 4. REDUCTION IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR SALARIES 
AND EXPENSES OF COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIA-
TIONS IN 2011 AND 2012. 
The chair of the Committee on Appropriations may not 
authorize the disbursement of any amounts appropriated for 
salaries and expenses of the Committee during fiscal year 
2011 or fiscal year 2012 at a rate exceeding 91 percent of 
the rate provided for such salaries and expenses for fiscal 
year 2010. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
curity Administration through the elec-
tronic verification system established pur-
suant to section 402 of the Immigration
Reduction Act of 1994.
‘‘(B) DOCUMENTS OF CITIZENS AND NA-
TIONALS.—The document described in this
paragraph is an individual’s Social Security ac-
count number card issued pursuant to section
401(c) of the Immigration Reduction Act of
1994.
‘‘(C) DOCUMENTS OF ALIENS.—The docu-
ment described in this paragraph is an alien’s
identification card issued by the Immigration
and Naturalization Service pursuant to section
401(b) of the Immigration Reduction Act of
1994.’’.
(b) IMPROVEMENT OF ALIEN IDENTITY CARDS.—
(1) PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS.—The At-
torney General shall cause to be issued to every alien
acquiring lawful permanent residence in the United
States after June 30, 1995, and, upon application,
to any alien who acquired lawful permanent resi-
dence before July 1, 1995, an alien identification
card that shall—
(A) be uniform in appearance,
IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 230 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide that the 
House may not consider any reported bill until at least 72 hours after 
it is reported. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2011 
Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. QUIGLEY, and Mr. POLIS) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
provide that the House may not consider any reported 
bill until at least 72 hours after it is reported. 
Resolved, That clause 11 of rule XXI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘11. It shall not be in order to consider a bill or joint 
resolution that has not been reported by a committee until 
such measure has been available to Members, Delegates, 
and the Resident Commissioner for 72 hours (excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the 
House is in session on such a day) in which such measure 
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has been available to Members, Delegates, and the Resi-
dent Commissioner.’’. 
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IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 231 
Urging that the United States, the Government of Iraq, and other responsible 
actors ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the residents 
of Camp Ashraf in Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2011 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. SHERMAN) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Urging that the United States, the Government of Iraq, 
and other responsible actors ensure that humanitarian 
protections are upheld for the residents of Camp Ashraf 
in Iraq. 
Whereas the United States Embassy Statement on Transfer 
of Security Responsibility for Camp Ashraf of December 
28, 2008, states that, ‘‘The Government of Iraq has pro-
vided the US Government written assurances of humane 
treatment of the Camp Ashraf residents in accordance 
with Iraq’s Constitution, laws and international obliga-
tions.’’; 
Whereas, on April 8, 2011, Iraqi forces initiated the use of 
force against residents of Camp Ashraf, resulting in the 
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•HRES 231 IH 
death of a number of Camp Ashraf residents and the 
wounding of many others; 
Whereas reports emerged regarding the continuous harass-
ment of, and denial of medical assistance and other vital 
services to Ashraf residents by Iraqi security forces; 
Whereas previously, on July 28, 2009, Iraqi forces had initi-
ated the use of force against residents of Camp Ashraf 
in Iraq, resulting in the death of a number of Camp 
Ashraf residents and the wounding of many others; and 
Whereas the Government of Iraq has a responsibility to up-
hold the assurances provided to the United States Gov-
ernment regarding the humane treatment of the residents 
of Ashraf in accordance with Iraq’s Constitution, laws, 
and international obligations: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) urges the Government of Iraq to uphold its 
commitment to the United States to ensure the con-
tinued well-being of those living in Camp Ashraf and 
prevent their involuntary return to Iran in accord-
ance with United States Embassy Statement on 
Transfer of Security Responsibility for Camp Ashraf 
of December 28, 2008; and 
(2) calls upon the President to take all nec-
essary and appropriate steps to support the commit-
ments of the United States to ensure the physical 
security and protection of Camp Ashraf residents. 
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sistance for Law Enforcement Act that require common
carriers—
‘‘(1) to establish appropriate policies and proce-
dures for the supervision and control of its officers
and employees—
‘‘(A) to require appropriate authorization
to activate interception of communications or
access to call-identifying information; and
‘‘(B) to prevent any such interception or
access without such authorization;
‘‘(2) to maintain secure and accurate records of
any interception or access with or without such au-
thorization; and
‘‘(3) to submit to the Commission the policies
and procedures adopted to comply with the require-
ments established under paragraphs (1) and (2).
‘‘(c) COMMISSION REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE.—The
Commission shall review the policies and procedures sub-
mitted under subsection (b)(3) and shall order a common
carrier to modify any such policy or procedure that the
Commission determines does not comply with Commission
regulations. The Commission shall conduct such investiga-
tions as may be necessary to insure compliance by common
carriers with the requirements of the regulations pre-
scribed under this section.
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(3) reaffirm the right of any sovereign nation to 
defend itself against terror deliberately targeting its 
civilians; and 
(4) continue to seek major reforms of the 
United Nations Human Rights Council. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5705 
AN ACT 
To modify certain provisions relating to the Propane 
Education and Research Council. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3219
AN ACT
To provide Federal assistance for Indian tribes in
a manner that recognizes the right of tribal self-
governance, and for other purposes.
•HRES 238 IH 
Whereas almost half of the signers of the Declaration of 
Independence of the United States and a significant 
number of the governors of the 13 American colonies 
were of Scottish descent; 
Whereas there are many Scottish Highland games and fes-
tivals that take place throughout the United States, cele-
brating all aspects of Scottish and Scots-Irish culture, 
history, and heritage while educating the general public 
on such culture, history, and heritage; 
Whereas more than 27,000,000 Americans can trace their 
ancestry to Scotland and Northern Ireland; 
Whereas many Scottish and Scots-Irish societies, clans, and 
organizations, along with various State and local govern-
ments, recognize April as National Scots, Scots-Irish 
Heritage Month; and 
Whereas the Scottish and Scots-Irish people have been a part 
of the governmental institutions of the United States 
since the inception of the United States: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges 
the people of the United States to observe National Scots, 
Scots-Irish Heritage Month. 
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IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 233 
Welcoming the new state of Southern Sudan, encouraging Sudan and South-
ern Sudan to resolve separation issues and the future of the Abyei 
region, and urging the Governments of Sudan and Southern Sudan 
to abide by the principles of peace, democracy, and human rights. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2011 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Welcoming the new state of Southern Sudan, encouraging 
Sudan and Southern Sudan to resolve separation issues 
and the future of the Abyei region, and urging the Gov-
ernments of Sudan and Southern Sudan to abide by 
the principles of peace, democracy, and human rights. 
Whereas Sudan is geographically the largest country in Afri-
ca; 
Whereas among Sudan’s 36,900,000 population, 85 percent 
of southern Sudan’s population and 46 percent of north-
ern Sudan’s population live below the poverty line; 
Whereas the vast majority of northern Sudanese are Muslims 
while southern Sudanese are mainly Christians or prac-
tice traditional religions; 
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Whereas military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented govern-
ments have dominated national politics since Sudan’s 
independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 
1956; 
Whereas in 1989, President Omar Al-Bashir seized power in 
a military coup; 
Whereas Sudan has been ravaged by civil war intermittently 
for 4 decades; 
Whereas the abrogation in 1983 of the 1972 Addis Ababa 
Agreement, which had ended the first phase of the civil 
war in the south, is considered a major factor triggering 
the civil war; 
Whereas 20 years of conflict and famine have left an esti-
mated 2,000,000 people dead and 4,000,000 displaced; 
Whereas the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed 
in January 2005, established a semi-autonomous govern-
ment for southern Sudan and ended the conflict between 
the northern and southern parts of Sudan; 
Whereas under the CPA, the 2 sides agreed on a 6-year tran-
sition period, after which southern Sudan would vote for 
secession or unity in a referendum; 
Whereas 3,800,000 people were registered for the Southern 
Sudan referendum; 
Whereas these southern Sudanese exercised their right of self 
determination, recognized in the United Nations Charter 
and the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, by par-
ticipating in the Southern Sudan referendum held from 
January 9, 2011, to January 15, 2011; 
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(B) be as tamper-proof and counterfeit-re-
sistant as practicable,
(C) contain a photograph and fingerprint,
(D) display the name, sex, date of birth,
place of birth, and such other identifying infor-
mation as the Attorney General shall determine,
and
(E) incorporate a machine-readable encod-
ing of the information displayed on the card
and such other information as may serve to pre-
vent counterfeiting or other misuse of the card.
(2) OTHER
ALIENS.—The Attorney General
shall cause to be issued to every alien who becomes
authorized to work in the United States after June
30, 1995, other than by reason of lawful admission
for permanent residence, and shall cause to be is-
sued, upon application, to any other alien who is au-
thorized to work in the United States other than by
reason of lawful admission for permanent residence
an alien identification card that shall—
(A) be uniform in appearance,
(B) be as tamper-proof and counterfeit-re-
sistant as practicable,
(C) contain a photograph and fingerprint,
I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4923
To equalize the minimum adjustments to prices for fluid milk under milk
marketing orders and to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct
a study regarding the solids content of beverage milk.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 9, 1994
Mr. BARCA of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To equalize the minimum adjustments to prices for fluid
milk under milk marketing orders and to require the
Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study regarding
the solids content of beverage milk.
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 shall be known as the ‘‘Dairy Equity Act’’.
SEC. 2. EQUALIZATION OF MINIMUM PRICE ADJUSTMENT
FOR CLASS I MILK FOR ALL MARKETING
AREAS.
(a) USE OF SAME PRICE.—Section 8c(5)(A) of the
Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(5)(A)), reen-
acted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937, is amended—
(1) in the third sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘Throughout’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘order involved), the’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘on the date’’ and all that
follows through the end of the table in that sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘shall be the same for each
marketing area subject to an order and shall be
$1.80 per hundredweight of milk having 3.5
percent milkfat, with a transportation sur-
charge determined by the Secretary to com-
pensate handlers for the actual cost of moving
milk within and between orders.’’; and
(2) by striking the fourth sentence.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the first day of the first
month beginning more than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. STUDY OF SOLIDS CONTENT OF BEVERAGE MILK.
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that current standards
for milk solids not fat contained in class I milk for fluid
use produced in geographic areas covered by milk market-
ing orders issued pursuant to section 8c of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), reenacted with
amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement
Act of 1937, are below the average levels of milk solids
not fat contained in unprocessed fluid milk that is pro-
duced on farms of producers.
(b) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture
shall—
(1) study the desirability and effects of fortify-
ing class I fluid milk described in subsection (a)
with additional nonfat solids, including consumer ac-
ceptance of fortifying the milk; and
(2) report the results of the study to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry of the Senate.
Æ
IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 235 
Recognizing April 23 as National Sovereignty and Children’s Day in Turkey. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2011 
Mr. TOWNS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing April 23 as National Sovereignty and Children’s 
Day in Turkey. 
Whereas, on April 23, 1920, during the War of Independence 
that the Grand National Assembly met in Ankara to lay 
down the foundations of a new, independent, secular, and 
modern Republic of Turkey; 
Whereas following the signing of the Lausanne Treaty on 
July 24, 1923, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of 
the Turkish Republic, began the task of establishing the 
institutions of the new state of Turkey; 
Whereas Ataturk declared that April 23 would not only be 
National Sovereignty Day, but would also be designated 
Children’s Day; 
Whereas Ataturk made such a designation as an acknowledg-
ment that he was entrusting ‘‘in the hands of the youth 
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•HRES 235 IH 
the protection of [Turkey’s] sovereignty and independ-
ence’’; 
Whereas this was believed to be the first time that any gov-
ernment dedicated a day to children; 
Whereas every year since April 23, 1924, this day has been 
celebrated as a national holiday in Turkey; 
Whereas on Children’s Day, children stand in for high rank-
ing government officials and replace parliamentarians in 
the Grand National Assembly to conduct the nation’s 
business and undertake debates on matters of concern to 
children; 
Whereas over the last 20 years, Turkish officials have sought 
to internationalize children’s day by extending invitations 
to children globally to participate in the nation’s festivi-
ties on that day; and 
Whereas the importance of Children’s Day has been recog-
nized by the international community with UNICEF des-
ignating this day as International Children’s Day and 
with more than 60 nations participating in the celebra-
tion of International Children’s Day every year: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) acknowledges the importance of honoring 
our children and welcomes United States participa-
tion in International Children’s Day; 
(2) thanks the Government and citizens of Tur-
key for being the first to recognize the importance 
of children to the nation and the world; and 
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(3) congratulates the people of Turkey for the 
vibrancy of their parliamentary democracy. 
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(B) indicated that the certification of
China would remain in effect and directed that
additional monitoring of China’s progress be
undertaken.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To assist in the conservation of rhinoceros
and tigers by supporting the conservation programs
of nations whose activities directly or indirectly af-
fect rhinoceros and tiger populations, and the
CITES Secretariat.
(2) To provide financial resources for those
programs.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act—
(1) ‘‘CITES’’ means the Convention on Inter-
national Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora, signed on March 3, 1973, and its
appendices;
(2) ‘‘conservation’’ means the use of all meth-
ods and procedures necessary to bring rhinoceros
and tigers to the point at which there are sufficient
populations to ensure that those species do not be-
come extinct, including all activities associated with
scientific resource management, such as research,
H. Res. 237 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 4, 2011. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3) 
to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide for con-
science protections, and for other purposes. All points of 
order against consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of 
the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall 
be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be con-
sidered as read. All points of order against provisions in the 
bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final pas-
sage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of de-
bate with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary, 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on
•HRES 237 EH 
Ways and Means, and 10 minutes equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce; and (2) one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. 
Attest: 
Clerk.