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IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 108
Encouraging corporations to contribute to faith-based organizations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2003
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Encouraging corporations to contribute to faith-based 
organizations.
Whereas America’s community of faith has long played a 
leading role in dealing with difficult societal problems 
that might otherwise have gone unaddressed; 
Whereas President Bush has called upon Americans ‘‘to re-
vive the spirit of citizenship . . . to marshal the compas-
sion of our people to meet the continuing needs of our 
Nation’’; 
Whereas although the work of faith-based organizations 
should not be used by government as an excuse for back-
ing away from its historic and rightful commitment to 
help those who are disadvantaged and in need, such orga-
nizations can and should be seen as a valuable partner 
with government in meeting societal challenges;
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Whereas every day faith-based organizations in the United 
States help people recover from drug and alcohol addic-
tion, provide food and shelter for the homeless, rehabili-
tate prison inmates so that they can break free from the 
cycle of recidivism, and teach people job skills that will 
allow them to move from poverty to productivity; 
Whereas faith-based organizations are often more successful 
in dealing with difficult societal problems than govern-
ment and non-sectarian organizations; 
Whereas, as President Bush has stated, ‘‘It is not sufficient 
to praise charities and community groups; we must sup-
port them. And this is both a public obligation and a per-
sonal responsibility.’’; 
Whereas corporate foundations contribute billions of dollars 
each year to a variety of philanthropic causes; 
Whereas according to a study produced by the Capital Re-
search Center, the 10 largest corporate foundations in 
the United States contributed $1,900,000,000 to such 
causes; and 
Whereas according to the same study, faith-based organiza-
tions only receive a small fraction of the contributions 
made by corporations in the United States, and 6 of the 
10 corporations that give the most to philanthropic 
causes explicitly ban or restrict contributions to faith-
based organizations: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That—
(1) Congress calls on corporations in the United 
States, in the words of the President, ‘‘to give more 
and to give better’’ by making greater contributions
•HCON 108 IH 
to faith-based organizations that are on the front 
lines battling some of the great societal challenges of 
our day; and 
(2) it is the sense of Congress that—
(A) corporations in the United States are 
important partners with government in efforts 
to overcome difficult societal problems; and 
(B) no corporation in the United States 
should adopt policies that prohibit the corpora-
tion from contributing to an organization that 
is successfully advancing a philanthropic cause 
merely because such organization is faith based.
Æ
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 114
Calling on civic groups, women’s groups, and others throughout the world 
to hold workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world 
peace and reaffirm women’s essential role in the peace-building process. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2003
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Calling on civic groups, women’s groups, and others through-
out the world to hold workshops, forums, and other 
events to speak up for world peace and reaffirm women’s 
essential role in the peace-building process.
Whereas the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, have 
focused the world’s attention on the scourge of terrorism 
and the need to challenge the belief that violence is an 
acceptable tool in resolving differences and conflicts; 
Whereas the presence of the United Nations peacekeeping 
missions throughout the world is a strong indication of 
the need for increased dialogue in order to bring lasting 
peace to war-torn and strife-ridden areas of the world; 
Whereas the Beijing Declaration of the United Nations 
Fourth World Conference on Women stated that the full
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 10
Condemning the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for its failure to 
comply with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 
and the U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework of 1994. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Condemning the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for 
its failure to comply with the Treaty on the Non-Pro-
liferation of Nuclear Weapons and the U.S.-North Korea 
Agreed Framework of 1994.
Whereas the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
Weapons (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Non-Prolifera-
tion Treaty’’ or ‘‘NPT’’) is the most widely accepted 
international arms control agreement; 
Whereas the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
Weapons was signed on July 1, 1968, and entered into 
force on March 5, 1970; 
Whereas a total of 187 countries are parties to the Non-Pro-
liferation Treaty and the Democratic People’s Republic of
•HCON 10 IH 
Korea (North Korea) has been a signatory of the Treaty 
since 1985; 
Whereas Article II of the Non-Proliferation Treaty provides 
that ‘‘[e]ach non-nuclear-weapon State Party to the 
Treaty undertakes not to receive the transfer from any 
transferor whatsoever of nuclear weapons or other nu-
clear explosive devices or of control over such weapons or 
explosive devices directly, or indirectly; not to manufac-
ture or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons or other nu-
clear explosive devices; and not to seek or receive any as-
sistance in the manufacture of nuclear weapons or other 
nuclear explosive devices’’; 
Whereas section 1 of Article III of the Non-Proliferation 
Treaty provides that ‘‘[e]ach non-nuclear-weapon State 
Party to the Treaty undertakes to accept safeguards, as 
set forth in an agreement to be negotiated and concluded 
with the International Atomic Energy Agency in accord-
ance with the Statute of the International Atomic Energy 
Agency and the Agency’s safeguards system, for the ex-
clusive purpose of verification of the fulfillment of its ob-
ligations assumed under this Treaty with a view to pre-
venting diversion of nuclear energy from peaceful uses to 
nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices’’; 
Whereas on April 11, 1995, the United Nations Security 
Council adopted Resolution 984 reaffirming the need for 
all states parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty to com-
ply fully with all their obligations; 
Whereas Security Council Resolution 984 urges all states, as 
provided for in Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Trea-
ty, to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective meas-
ures relating to nuclear disarmament and on a treaty on
•HCON 10 IH 
eral Assembly Resolution 50/9 (November 1, 1995) 
to cooperate fully with the IAEA.
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 118
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas the Armed Forces of the United States and military
forces of United States coalition partners are currently
engaged in hostilities in Iraq in prosecuting Operation
Iraqi Freedom;
Whereas an unknown number of members of the Armed
Forces of the United States have been taken prisoner by
Iraqi authorities and it is possible that, before the end of
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 111
Expressing sympathy for the loss of Rachel Corrie in the Palestinian village 
of Rafah in the Gaza Strip on March 16, 2003. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2003
Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Mr. DICKS, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, 
Mr. WU, Mr. HONDA, Ms. ESHOO, and Mrs. CAPPS) submitted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing sympathy for the loss of Rachel Corrie in the 
Palestinian village of Rafah in the Gaza Strip on March 
16, 2003.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress—
(1) expresses its sympathy to Craig and Cyn-
thia Corrie and to their extended families, friends, 
and co-workers for the loss of Rachel Corrie in the 
Palestinian village of Rafah in the Gaza Strip on 
March 16, 2003;
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(2) calls on the United States Government to 
undertake a full, fair, and expeditious investigation 
into the death of Rachel Corrie; and 
(3) encourages the Government of the United 
States and the Government of Israel to work to-
gether to determine all the circumstances that led to 
this incident and to ensure that an incident of this 
kind never occurs again.
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•HCON 118 IH 
(2) condemns the failure of Iraqi authorities to 
treat prisoners of war in strict conformity with that 
Convention; 
(3) demands that Iraqi authorities permit the 
International Committee of the Red Cross to visit all 
American prisoners of war and any other prisoner of 
war at the earliest possible time, in accordance with 
the requirements of that Convention; 
(4) joins the President in warning all Iraqi au-
thorities that any individual who mistreats any pris-
oner of war in violation of that Convention shall be 
considered a war criminal and prosecuted as such to 
the full extent of United States and international 
law; and 
(5) supports the President in committing the 
full effort and reach of the United States Govern-
ment to the swift and safe repatriation of all pris-
oners of war at the earliest possible moment con-
sistent with that Convention. 
SEC. 3. The Congress supports the President in seek-
ing the fullest possible accounting, at the earliest possible 
time upon the cessation of hostilities, of all members of 
the Armed Forces who are in a missing status as a result 
of operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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•HCON 112 IH 
Whereas the official Palestinian Authority television broad-
cast on March 14, 2003, of a live sermon calling for the 
destruction of the United States and Israel was a blatant 
attempt to incite violence against United States and 
Israeli citizens: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress—
(1) condemns the attacks on United States citi-
zens by Palestinian terrorists and demands that the 
Palestinian Authority work with Israel to protect all 
innocent individuals, regardless of citizenship, from 
terrorist atrocities; and 
(2) offers its condolences to the families and 
loved ones of United States citizens who were killed 
by Palestinian terrorist attacks.
Æ
•HCON 114 IH 
participation of women in all spheres of society, including 
participation in decision making processes, is funda-
mental for the achievement of equality, development, and 
peace; 
Whereas women are generally non-combatants in war but are 
severely affected by conditions accompanying war, 
through displacement as refugees and the deprivation of 
human and civil rights; 
Whereas women at the grassroots level have been deeply in-
volved in establishing and maintaining stability within 
their communities through cooperative efforts that often 
reach across boundaries of race, class, and economic cir-
cumstances; 
Whereas the individual and collective works of women in 
peace-building and community-building activities help to 
undo the legacies of hatred and suspicion and therefore 
break the cycle of violence; 
Whereas in the last 50 years, the political and social influ-
ence of women in the United States and throughout the 
world has increased and the voices of women are emerg-
ing in policy disciplines from which they have tradition-
ally been excluded, including national security, foreign 
policy, and international economics; 
Whereas the rights and interests of women are rarely given 
attention during formal peace negotiations, and the fail-
ure to address these issues ensures that the status quo 
will continue; 
Whereas in peace building and reconstruction efforts, the 
contributions of women to the economy and the potential 
of women as agents of economic and social change must 
be given appropriate consideration;
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Whereas in order to create a culture of peace, there must be 
developed peace education and conflict resolution pro-
grams for preventing the onset and reducing the risk of 
violence in society; and 
Whereas the Month of May, when initial Mother’s Day cele-
brations were designed not only as a commemoration of 
one’s own mother, but also to lift up a more universal 
principal of honoring the sanctity of human life through 
the preservation of peace, is an appropriate time to focus 
on the role of women in achieving world peace: Now, 
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress—
(1) calls on civic groups, women’s groups, cler-
gy, and legislators throughout the world to hold 
workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for 
world peace; 
(2) encourages the on-going efforts of grass-
roots organizations engaged in peace-building in 
their communities which reach across race, class, 
and economic circumstances; and 
(3) urges the inclusion of more women in peace 
negotiations, peace building, and reconstruction ef-
forts.
Æ
•HCON 119 IH 
Whereas on October 30, 2000, United States citizen Esh-
Kodesh Gilmore, 25, was shot in Jerusalem; 
Whereas on December 31, 2000, Rabbi Binyamin Kahane, 
34, and his wife, Talia Hertzlich Kahane, both formerly 
of New York City, were killed in a drive-by shooting near 
Ofra; 
Whereas on May 9, 2001, Jacob ‘‘Koby’’ Mandell, 13, of Sil-
ver Spring, Maryland, was killed in an attack near 
Tekoah; 
Whereas on May 29, 2001, Sarah Blaustein, 53, of Law-
rence, New York, was killed in a drive-by shooting near 
Efrat; 
Whereas on August 9, 2001, two United States citizens, Ju-
dith L. Greenbaum, 31, and Malka Roth, 15, were killed 
in the Jerusalem Sbarro pizzeria bombing; 
Whereas on November 4, 2001, Shoshana Ben-Yishai, 16, of 
New York City, was shot and killed during an attack on 
a Jerusalem bus; 
Whereas on January 15, 2002, Avraham Boaz, 72, of New 
York City, was killed in a shooting near Bethlehem; 
Whereas on January 18, 2002, United States citizen Aaron 
Elis, 32, was killed in a shooting in Hadera; 
Whereas on February 15, 2002, United States citizen Lee 
Akunis, was shot and killed near Ramallah; 
Whereas on February 16, 2002, Keren Shatsky, 14, of New 
York City and Maine, and Rachel Thaler, 16, of Balti-
more, Maryland, were killed in a bombing in Karnei 
Shomron;
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 116
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should withhold 
its assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations until 
the Charter of the United Nations is amended to ensure that a member 
state may not be a member of the Security Council, or serve as chair 
of, or in any other position of responsibility in, any organ or agency 
of the United Nations, unless the government of that country has been 
democratically elected. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2003
Mr. SESSIONS submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States 
should withhold its assessed and voluntary contributions 
to the United Nations until the Charter of the United 
Nations is amended to ensure that a member state may 
not be a member of the Security Council, or serve as 
chair of, or in any other position of responsibility in, 
any organ or agency of the United Nations, unless the 
government of that country has been democratically 
elected.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the
•HCON 116 IH 
United States should withhold its assessed and voluntary 
contributions to the United Nations until the Charter of 
the United Nations is amended to ensure that a member 
state may not be a member of the Security Council, or 
serve as chair of, or in any other position of responsibility 
in, any organ or agency of the United Nations, unless the 
government of that country has been democratically elect-
ed.
Æ
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 11
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the primary author and the 
official home of ‘‘Yankee Doodle’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mr. MCNULTY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the primary 
author and the official home of ‘‘Yankee Doodle’’.
Whereas the song ‘‘Yankee Doodle’’ is humorous, patriotic, 
and dates back to the colonial period of America; 
Whereas ‘‘Yankee Doodle’’ was popular from its inception, 
spreading throughout New England and the Middle At-
lantic States, where it was sung at parades, in taverns, 
and beside campfires; 
Whereas the British soldiers, known as Redcoats, began sing-
ing the song at the beginning of the American Revolution 
as a means of deriding the rag-tag Continental Army; 
Whereas, after the Battle of Lexington, ‘‘Yankee Doodle’’ be-
came an anthem and a source of pride among the rough-
•HCON 11 IH 
hewn Americans who were taking on the polished British 
Redcoats; 
Whereas, while the tune of ‘‘Yankee Doodle’’ originated in 
Europe as a common air, many claims as to the author-
ship of the lyrics have been made; 
Whereas, despite the other claims, Dr. Richard Shuckburgh, 
a British Army surgeon who served on America’s frontier 
for most of his adult life, is today generally considered 
to be the primary author of the lyrics to ‘‘Yankee Doo-
dle’’; and 
Whereas Dr. Shuckburgh is believed to have written almost 
all, if not all, of the lyrics for ‘‘Yankee Doodle’’ at Fort 
Crailo in the present-day city of Rensselaer, New York, 
after viewing the provincial forces gathered there during 
the 1750’s for an attack on Fort Ticonderoga: Now, 
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that—
(1) Dr. Richard Shuckburgh should be recog-
nized and honored as the primary author of ‘‘Yankee 
Doodle’’; and 
(2) Fort Crailo, located in the city of 
Rensselaer, New York, should be recognized as the 
‘‘Home of Yankee Doodle’’.
Æ
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 120 
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need to protect post 
offices. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2003 
Mrs. EMERSON submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need 
to protect post offices. 
Whereas the United States Postal Service has announced 
that it may consider closing post offices that do not cover 
their costs; 
Whereas the Constitution of the United States grants Con-
gress the authority to ‘‘establish Post Offices’’, recog-
nizing that mail services are essential to binding the citi-
zenry of this Nation together; 
Whereas Congress has stated, time and time again, that post 
offices should not be closed or consolidated solely for op-
erating at a deficit, it being the intent of Congress that 
effective postal services be ensured for all Americans, 
whether residing in urban, suburban, or rural commu-
nities; 
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Whereas many communities have only limited methods of 
communication, and rely on the post office to allow them 
to correspond with persons elsewhere in the Nation or 
around the world; and 
Whereas the post office is an essential institution within 
every community: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the 
United States Postal Service— 
(1) should provide a maximum degree of effec-
tive and regular postal services to all communities, 
including rural areas and small towns where post of-
fices may not be self-sustaining; and 
(2) should take all necessary steps to ensure 
that post offices are not closed or consolidated. 
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IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 122
Urging the United Nations to put in place broad United Nations Security 
Council authority to help the people of Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2003
Mrs. TAUSCHER submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Urging the United Nations to put in place broad United 
Nations Security Council authority to help the people 
of Iraq.
Whereas the United States is currently leading an inter-
national effort to remove the threat of Iraq’s weapons of 
mass destruction, which are banned by 17 United Na-
tions Security Council resolutions, including Security 
Council Resolution 1441 (November 8, 2002); 
Whereas on September 12, 2002, President George W. Bush 
committed the United States to ‘‘work with the United 
Nations Security Council to meet our common challenge’’ 
posed by Iraq and stated that a peaceful Iraq ‘‘could 
open the prospect of the United Nations helping to build 
a government that represents all Iraqis—a government
•HCON 122 IH 
based on respect for human rights, economic liberty, and 
internationally supervised elections’’; 
Whereas the challenges posed by administering post-war Iraq 
will be significant and include providing and distributing 
humanitarian aid, demobilizing and disarming Iraqi 
forces, disposing of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, 
addressing possible war crimes committed by senior mem-
bers of the Iraqi leadership, restoring the operations of 
the United Nations-supervised ‘‘Oil-for-Food’’ program, 
managing Iraq’s national resources, and lifting inter-
national sanctions on Iraq; 
Whereas efforts to rebuild Iraq will be lengthy, costly, and 
will require working with our partners in the region as 
well as members of the international community; 
Whereas the United Nations has considerable experience in 
assisting in the transition of countries emerging from 
conflict, such as Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor and Na-
mibia; 
Whereas the United Nations has a number of administrative 
mechanisms that might play a role in post-war Iraq, such 
as the United Nations Trusteeship Council, established 
under article 75 of the United Nations Charter, and 
which has managed the transition to independence and 
democracy of a number of territories; and 
Whereas Secretary of State Colin Powell has stated his inter-
est in putting ‘‘in place broad [United Nations] Security 
Council authority to help the people of Iraq’’: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the President should instruct the Per-
manent Representative of the United States to the United
•HCON 122 IH 
Nations to use the voice and vote of the United States 
to urge the United Nations to put in place broad United 
Nations Security Council authority to help the people of 
Iraq.
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