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IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 138 
Expressing support for the designation of the second Saturday of January 
as ‘‘National Desert Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2026 
Mr. RUIZ submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of the second 
Saturday of January as ‘‘National Desert Day’’. 
Whereas a desert is defined as an arid land with usually 
sparse vegetation, especially such land having a very 
warm climate and receiving less than 25 centimeters (10 
inches) of sporadic rainfall annually; 
Whereas there are 4 major deserts in the United States, 
which are the Mojave Desert, the Sonoran Desert, the 
Chihuahuan Desert, and the Great Basin Desert; 
Whereas there is growing concern in the United States and 
globally for environmental protection and the threats to 
desert habitats and conservation initiatives; 
Whereas all living things are intertwined by sharing eco-
systems, and desert ecosystems contain biodiversity that 
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only exist in deserts and rely on sustainable practices; 
and 
Whereas deserts are among of the most significant eco-
systems in the country due to their unique biodiversity, 
ecological functions, and cultural importance: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National 
Desert Day’’ and requests the President to issue a 
proclamation calling upon the people of the United 
States to observe such day with appropriate pro-
grams, ceremonies, and activities; 
(2) acknowledges that deserts are a crucial stop 
for migrating birds to spend the winter and are part 
of supporting global biodiversity; 
(3) reaffirms its advocacy for native landscapes 
by committing to reduce invasive plant species and 
continue to maintain a pollinator garden; 
(4) honors the ongoing efforts by the United 
States to educate citizens on their role in conserving 
desert biodiversity; and 
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(5) encourages the pursuit of policies that en-
sure the protection and preservation of the world’s 
deserts. 
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IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 139 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring 
a balanced budget for the Federal Government. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2026 
Mr. BIGGS of Arizona 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 requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Gov-
ernment. 
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. Total expenditures for a year shall not 
exceed the average annual receipts collected in the three 
prior years, adjusted in proportion to the changes in the 
population of citizens of the United States and inflation. 
Total expenditures shall include all expenditures of the 
United States except those for payment of debt, and re-
ceipts shall include all receipts of the United States except 
those derived from borrowing. 
‘‘SECTION 2. Congress may by a roll call vote of two- 
thirds of each House provide by law for specific expendi-
tures in excess of the limit in section 1. 
‘‘SECTION 3. Congress may by a roll call vote provide 
by law for specific expenditures in excess of the limit in 
section 1 for any year in which a declaration of war is 
in effect. 
‘‘SECTION 4. Any bill to levy a new tax or to increase 
the rate of any tax shall not become law unless approved 
by two-thirds of the whole number of each House of Con-
gress by a roll call vote. 
‘‘SECTION 5. Congress shall enforce and implement 
this article by appropriate legislation. 
‘‘SECTION 6. This article shall take effect with the 
fifth year beginning after ratification.’’. 
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IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 13 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting 
the pardon power of the President. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2025 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, and Mr. LEVIN) 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 limiting 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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Department of Veterans Affairs to fulfill a period of 
obligated service. 
‘‘SEC. 7662. INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and 
the Secretary of Defense may enter into, and maintain, 
an interagency agreement to carry out the program. 
‘‘(b) TERMS.—Such an agreement shall, in accord-
ance with this subchapter govern aspects of the program, 
including the following: 
‘‘(1) The eligibility of a PHS officer to receive 
a scholarship under the program. 
‘‘(2) The number of PHS officers who may re-
ceive a scholarship each year. 
‘‘(3) The authority of the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services to deploy a PHS officer who 
receives a scholarship under the program before 
such PHS officer completes the term of obligated 
service under this subchapter. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Nothing in such agreement may 
transfer from the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary 
or the Secretary of Health and Human Services any au-
thority to determine who may attend USU. 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. The President shall not have the power 
to grant pardons and reprieves to— 
‘‘(1) the President’s self; 
‘‘(2) any person, up to a third degree relation, 
of the President, or a spouse thereof; 
‘‘(3) any current or former member of the 
President’s administration; 
‘‘(4) any person who worked on the President’s 
presidential campaign as a paid employee; 
‘‘(5) any person or entity for an offense that 
was motivated by a direct and significant personal or 
pecuniary interest of any of the foregoing persons; 
or 
‘‘(6) any person or entity for an offense that 
was at the direction of, or in coordination with, the 
President. 
‘‘ ‘Any pardon issued for a corrupt purpose shall be in-
valid. ’. 
‘‘SECTION 2. The Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 140 
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 Public Land 
Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, 
Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. 
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 of the Department of the Inte-
rior relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for With-
drawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis 
Counties, MN (88 Fed. Reg. 6308 (January 31, 2023)), 
and such rule shall have no force or effect. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 21, 
2026. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 140 
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 Public Land Order No. 7917 for 
Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and 
Saint Louis Counties, MN.
IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 140 
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 Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal 
Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2026 
Mr. STAUBER 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 Public Land 
Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, 
Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. 
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 of the Department of the Inte-
rior relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for With-
drawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis 
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Counties, MN (88 Fed. Reg. 6308 (January 31, 2023)), 
and such rule shall have no force or effect. 
Æ 
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IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 141 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require 
the concurrence of two-thirds of both Houses of Congress for the admis-
sion of new States into the Union. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2026 
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 require the concurrence of two-thirds of both 
Houses of Congress for the admission of new States 
into the Union. 
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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‘‘SEC. 7663. COSTS. 
‘‘(a) ESTIMATES.—Before the beginning of each aca-
demic year— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
with an estimate of the costs that the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall be obliged to reimburse the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services under sub-
section (b) for the next fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of Defense shall provide the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs with an estimate of 
the costs that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
be obligated to reimburse the Secretary of Defense 
under subsection (b) for the next fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) PAYMENT; RECONCILIATION.—(1) Each fiscal 
year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pay the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services the amount under 
subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(2) Each fiscal year, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall pay the Secretary of Defense the amount under 
subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(3) If a payment made under this subsection does 
not equal the actual relevant costs for the fiscal year, the 
Secretary concerned shall refund the excess amount paid, 
or supplement the shortfall, as applicable. 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. New States may be admitted by the 
Congress, on the Concurrence of two thirds of both 
Houses, into this Union; but no new State shall be formed 
or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor 
any State be formed by the Junction of two or more 
States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Leg-
islatures of the States concerned as well as of the Con-
gress. 
‘‘SECTION 2. This article shall be inoperative unless 
it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Con-
stitution by the legislatures of the several States within 
seven years from the date of its submission by the Con-
gress.’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 142 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council 
in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Con-
formity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 
2025. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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That the Congress disapproves of the action of the District 
of Columbia Council described as follows: The D.C. In-
come and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Tem-
porary Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26–217), en-
acted by the Council of the District of Columbia on De-
cember 20, 2025, and transmitted to Congress pursuant 
to section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act on December 30, 2025. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 4, 
2026. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 142 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia 
Council in approving the D.C. Income and Fran-
chise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary 
Amendment Act of 2025.
H. J. Res. 142 
One Hundred Nineteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Saturday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-six 
Joint Resolution 
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. 
Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act 
of 2025. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Con-
gress disapproves of the action of the District of Columbia Council 
described as follows: The D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Con-
formity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. 
Act 26–217), enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia 
on December 20, 2025, and transmitted to Congress pursuant to 
section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act on 
December 30, 2025. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 142 
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving 
the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary 
Amendment Act of 2025. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2026 
Mr. GILL of Texas 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 D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Con-
formity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 
2025. 
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 D.C. In-
come and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Tem-
porary Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26–217), en-
acted by the Council of the District of Columbia on De-
cember 20, 2025, and transmitted to Congress pursuant 
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IIA 
Calendar No. 315 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 142 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2026 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council 
in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Con-
formity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 
2025. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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That the Congress disapproves of the action of the District 
of Columbia Council described as follows: The D.C. In-
come and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Tem-
porary Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26–217), en-
acted by the Council of the District of Columbia on De-
cember 20, 2025, and transmitted to Congress pursuant 
to section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act on December 30, 2025. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 4, 
2026. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 315 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 142 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia 
Council in approving the D.C. Income and Fran-
chise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary 
Amendment Act of 2025. 
FEBRUARY 5, 2026 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 60 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chap-
ter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the National Park Service relating 
to ‘‘Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: 
Motor Vehicles’’.
IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 144 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs relating to ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2026 
Ms. BROWNLEY (for herself, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. PAPPAS, Mrs. CHERFILUS- 
MCCORMICK, Mr. MCGARVEY, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. KEN-
NEDY of New York, Ms. DEXTER, Mr. CONAWAY, Ms. MORRISON, Ms. 
LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. DEGETTE, and Ms. PRESSLEY) submitted the 
following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to ‘‘Repro-
ductive Health Services’’. 
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 De-
partment of Veterans Affairs relating to ‘‘Reproductive 
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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. Each judge of the Supreme Court and 
each inferior court shall be appointed to serve during good 
behavior for a term of 20 years. 
‘‘SECTION 2. No person who has served a term of 
20 years as a judge of the Supreme Court or an inferior 
court shall be eligible for reappointment as a judge in the 
court in which such term was served. 
‘‘SECTION 3. This article shall only apply to an ap-
pointment occurring on or after the date of the ratification 
of this article.’’. 
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