115 HR 4317 IH: Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project Licensing Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-11-08
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4317IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 8, 2017Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a
			 hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the
			 State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project Licensing Act. 2.Stay and Reinstatement of FERC License No. 11393 for the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project (a)DefinitionsIn this section:
 (1)CommissionThe term Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (2)LicenseThe term license means the license for the Commission project numbered 11393.
 (3)LicenseeThe term licensee means the holder of the license. (b)Stay of licenseOn the request of the licensee, the Commission shall issue an order continuing the stay of the license.
 (c)Lifting of stayOn the request of the licensee, but not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall—
 (1)issue an order lifting the stay of the license under subsection (b); and (2)make the effective date of the license the date on which the stay is lifted under paragraph (1).
				(d)Extension of license
 (1)In generalNotwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would otherwise apply to the Commission project numbered 11393, the Commission may, at the request of the licensee, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of, and the procedures of the Commission under, that section, extend the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of the project for not more than 3 consecutive 2-year periods from the date of the expiration of the extension originally issued by the Commission.
				(2)Reinstatement of expired license
 (A)In generalIf the period required for the commencement of construction of the project described in paragraph (1) has expired prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission may reinstate the license effective as of the date of the expiration of the license.
 (B)ExtensionIf the Commission reinstates the license under subparagraph (A), the first extension authorized under paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of that expiration.
 (e)EffectNothing in this Act prioritizes, or creates any advantage or disadvantage to, Commission project numbered 11393 under Federal law, including the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.) or the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), as compared to—
 (1)any electric generating facility in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; or (2)any electric generating facility that may be examined, proposed, or developed during the period of any stay or extension of the license under this Act.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3248
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 24, 2012
			Mr. Enzi (for himself,
			 Mr. Johnson of South Dakota,
			 Mr. Conrad, Mr.
			 Hoeven, Mr. Thune,
			 Mr. Bennet, Mr.
			 Udall of Colorado, Mr. Moran,
			 Mr. Udall of New Mexico,
			 Mr. Johanns, and
			 Mr. Whitehouse) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		To designate the North American bison as the national
		  mammal of the United States.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the National Bison Legacy
			 Act.
		2.FindingsCongress finds that—
			(1)bison are
			 considered to be a historical symbol of the United States;
			(2)bison were
			 integrally linked with the economic and spiritual lives of many Indian tribes
			 through trade and sacred ceremonies;
			(3)there are more
			 than 60 Indian tribes participating in the Intertribal Buffalo Council;
			(4)numerous members
			 of Indian tribes—
				(A)are involved in
			 bison restoration on tribal land; and
				(B)have a combined
			 herd on more than 1,000,000 acres of tribal land;
				(5)the Intertribal
			 Buffalo Council is a tribal organization incorporated pursuant to section 17 of
			 the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as Indian Reorganization
			 Act) (25 U.S.C. 477);
			(6)bison play an
			 ecologically important role in modifying and improving the types of grasses
			 found in landscapes to the benefit of grassland ecosystems;
			(7)a bison has been
			 depicted on the official seal of the Department of the Interior almost
			 continuously for 94 years;
			(8)a bison is
			 portrayed on 2 State flags;
			(9)the bison has
			 been adopted by 3 States as the official mammal of those States;
			(10)the buffalo
			 nickel played an important role in modernizing the currency of the United
			 States;
			(11)several sports
			 teams have the bison as a mascot, which highlights the iconic significance of
			 bison in the United States;
			(12)on December 8,
			 1905, William Hornaday, Theodore Roosevelt, and others formed the American
			 Bison Society in response to the near extinction of bison in the United
			 States;
			(13)on October 11,
			 1907, the American Bison Society sent 15 bison to the first big game refuge in
			 the United States, which was known as the Wichita Reserve Bison
			 Refuge;
			(14)in 2005, the
			 American Bison Society was reestablished, bringing together bison ranchers,
			 managers from Indian tribes, Federal and State agencies, conservation
			 organizations, and natural and social scientists from the United States,
			 Canada, and Mexico to create a vision for the North American bison in the 21st
			 century;
			(15)bison hold
			 significant economic value for private producers and rural communities;
			(16)as of 2007, the
			 United States had 4,499 bison producers creating jobs and providing a
			 sustainable and healthy meat source contributing to the food security of the
			 United States;
			(17)there are bison
			 herds in National Wildlife Refuges and National Parks; and
			(18)members of
			 Indian tribes, bison producers, conservationists, sportsmen, educators, and
			 other public and private partners have committed to spearheading a national
			 celebration of the North American bison, to be held annually on the first
			 Thursday of November.
			3.Designation of
			 the North American bison as the National mammalThe mammal commonly known as the North
			 American bison is designated as the national mammal of the United
			 States.


116 HR 6160 EH: To extend the chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. House of Representatives

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116th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. R. 6160
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AN ACT
To extend the chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland Security.

1.Extension of chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland SecuritySection 5 of the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–254; 6 U.S.C. 621 note) is amended by striking 5 years and 3 months and inserting 6 years and 9 months.  Passed the House of Representatives March 14 (legislative day March 13), 2020.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.


113 HRES 773 IH: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that localities should observe Halloween on the last Saturday of October and communicate to the public that trick-or-treating and other public observances of the holiday will take place on that day.
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2014-12-08
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		IV
		113th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. RES. 773
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			December 8, 2014
			Mr. Israel submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that localities should observe Halloween on
			 the last Saturday of October and communicate to the public that
			 trick-or-treating and other public observances of the holiday will take
			 place on that day.

		Whereas Halloween is not a federally established holiday and the observance of the holiday is
			 usually set on the local level;
		Whereas when Halloween falls on a weekday children will likely trick-or-treat after the sun has
			 set;
		Whereas according to a study from the U.S. Department of Transportation, between 2006 and 2010 more
			 people under the age of 21 were killed in car accidents on October 31 than
			 on October 30 or November 1;
		Whereas according to a 2011 survey commissioned by Safe Kids Worldwide, only 37 percent of parents
			 send their children out trick-or-treating with a flashlight, and only 18
			 percent affix reflective tape to their children's costumes, both of which
			 would make them more visible to motorists;
		Whereas observing Halloween on the weekend would allow children to trick-or-treat during the
			 daytime; and
		Whereas the last Saturday of October would be the optimal time to observe Halloween: Now,
			 therefore, be it

		That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that localities should—
			(1)observe Halloween on the weekend; and
			(2)communicate to the public that trick-or-treating and other public observances of the holiday will
			 take place on that day.


117 HR 1951 IH: Increase Federal Disaster Cost Share Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-03-16
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1951IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 16, 2021Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Bera, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Costa, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Khanna, Mr. LaMalfa, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Norton, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Speier) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo increase the Federal share provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for a certain time frame during fiscal year 2020.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Increase Federal Disaster Cost Share Act of 2021. 2.Increase of federal shareNotwithstanding sections 403(b), 403(c)(4), 404(a), 406(b), 408(d), 408(g)(2), 428(e)(2)(B), and 503(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 10 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), for any emergency or major disaster declared by the President under such Act during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020, the Federal share of assistance provided under such sections shall be not less than 90 percent of the eligible cost of such assistance.


110 HR 6459 IH: Adoption Improvement Act of 2007
U.S. House of Representatives
2008-07-10
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110th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. R. 6459
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 10, 2008
Mr. Fattah (for himself and Mr. Souder) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL
To establish an adoption process improvement pilot program.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Adoption Improvement Act of 2007.
2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
(1)Despite the dramatic increase in the number of adoptions out of foster care since the enactment of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–89; 111 Stat. 2115), there are still 114,000 children in foster care with the goal of adoption. Of these, only 13 percent are currently living in a preadoptive home. At the same time, in a given year, 240,000 people in the United States will call for information about adopting a child from foster care. Ultimately, however, only a very small fraction of prospective parents interested in adopting children in foster care will end up doing so. As a result, thousands of needy children will remain in foster care and thousands of prospective parents will remain childless.
(2)According to a recent study conducted by Harvard University and the Urban Institute in collaboration with the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, 78 percent of adults who call for information about becoming adoptive parents will not fill out an application or attend an orientation meeting. Only 6 percent of those who call for information actually complete the adoption home study, a requirement for all prospective parents.
(3)Research shows that prospective adoptive parents often face a number of barriers that discourage them from adopting children out of foster care, including difficulty in accessing the child welfare agency and unpleasant experiences during critical initial contacts with the child welfare agency, as well as ongoing frustration with the agency or aspects of the process. The 2 primary ways people learn about adoption from foster care are the media and word of mouth. Negative experiences with the adoption process have resounding effects as 1 parent’s frustration is expressed to friends, families, and acquaintances.
3.Child welfare agency definedIn this Act, the term child welfare agency means an entity of a State, regional or local area, or Indian tribe, that has primary responsibility in such a State, regional or local area, or Indian tribe for the facilitation of adoptions from the child welfare system.
4.Grant program authorizedThe Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as the Secretary) shall carry out, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, a pilot program of making not less than 10 grants to child welfare agencies that is designed to effect long-range improvements in the adoption process by increasing prospective adoptive parent access to adoption information and strengthening such agencies responsiveness to prospective adoptive parents.
5.ApplicationA child welfare agency that desires to receive a grant under this Act shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require.
6.Selection of grant recipients
(a)In GeneralIn awarding grants under this Act, the Secretary shall—
(1)select grant recipients on the basis of criteria included in regulations promulgated by the Secretary; and
(2)take into consideration—
(A)the quality of the application;
(B)the demonstrated commitment of the applicant to achieving the goals of the pilot program carried out under this Act; and
(C)the geographic diversity of the applicant.
(b)CriteriaIn establishing criteria under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall include the requirement that for a child welfare agency to be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, such agency shall comply with each of the following:
(1)The child welfare agency includes the active involvement of independent, legitimate, marketing and research firms in the design and implementation of the program that will be funded with a grant under this Act, in order to incorporate business and consumer product marketing techniques in the recruitment, training, and retention of adoptive parents. The involvement of academic institutions or nonprofit research institutions in the process and follow-up design may also be included.
(2)The child welfare agency intends to improve the first contact between prospective adoptive parents and the agency through the following:
(A)The establishment of a specialized adoption hotline for tracking incoming calls to better understand the adoptive parent attrition rate.
(B)The hiring of employees with a background in counseling and providing specialized adoption training so such employees answer callers’ requests efficiently. Training shall emphasize the importance of customer service in addition to traditional counseling skills, address the particular needs of workers and supervisors, and stress the importance of reducing staff turnover.
(C)The establishment of a process to solicit and incorporate feedback from all prospective parents, including those who exit the process early on, in designing and improving the adoption process.
(3)The child welfare agency—
(A)will promote recruitment at the start of the process by providing prospective parents with clear, written guidelines about qualifications and grounds for being screened out; and
(B)will ensure that all staff are trained in skills needed to engage a prospective parent in the adoption process and, when possible, will separate the recruitment and screening processes.
(4)The child welfare agency coordinates all adoption sources to afford prospective parents immediate access to all children available for adoption.
(5)The child welfare agency offers an explicit explanation of the adoption process for all prospective families that includes the roles that various workers play, relationships among the different agencies, and the information necessary to navigate through the process. This information shall include the reasoning behind standard adoption procedures, such as home studies, criminal background checks, and psychological and health evaluations.
(6)The child welfare agency shall provide clear information about the matching process, including expected timeline, to prospective parents.
(7)The child welfare agency shall provide a clear overview of the adoption process for all prospective families, including—
(A)the rewards and challenges of the process;
(B)the availability of and the process of accessing adoption assistance;
(C)the legal process of adoption; and
(D)the availability of post-permanency services.
(8)The child welfare agency shall make every effort to involve successful adoptive parents in aspects of the adoption process, including designing recruitment strategies, training, and matching.
(9)The child welfare agency shall establish an adoption advisory committee for strengthening procedures for matching waiting children with adoptive parents. The committee shall be composed of adoption professionals, successful adoptive parents, and others with expertise in assessing a child’s adoption needs for the purpose of improving the matching process.
(10)The child welfare agency shall develop a mentoring system linking prospective and established adoptive parents.
(11)The child welfare agency agrees to comply with the evaluation procedures set forth by the agencies and research entity described in section 8.
7.Use of fundsA child welfare agency that receives a grant under this Act shall use the grant funds only for activities that—
(1)decrease the adoptive parent attrition rate, as described in section 6; or
(2)build upon existing practices that have demonstrated effectiveness in improving the adoption process.
8.Study
(a)In GeneralIn order to provide rigorous research utilizing appropriate, scientifically-based research standards, the Secretary shall carry out, through grant or contract, research into the successes and challenges of the programs established through the grants authorized in this Act. Such research shall—
(1)employ a standardized data collection tool in order to maximize the synthesis of data across disparate programs;
(2)assess the success with which participating agencies implement the program components outlined in section 6(b);
(3)assess the impact, if any, of each program on—
(A)the retention and attrition of prospective adoptive parents throughout the adoption process;
(B)the professionalization of child welfare professionals responding to adoption inquiries;
(C)the number of completed adoptions from foster care; and
(D)the maintenance of completed adoptions, including the impact, if any, of the program on families’ use of post-adoption services;
(4)synthesize the successes and challenges of each participating child welfare agency and make recommendations for an overall model of best practice; and
(5)offer recommendations regarding improvements to the grant program.
(b)Use of Expert EntityThe Secretary shall carry out the research described in this section through an entity, including a Federal agency, that has expertise in carrying out research studies relating to adoption, foster care, and child welfare issues, such as child welfare service provision and the adoption of children from foster care.
(c)ConsultationIn conducting the research described in this section, the expert entity described in subsection (b) shall consult with—
(1)researchers who are experts in studying child welfare services, particularly those focusing on best practices regarding the adoption of children from foster care;
(2)child welfare administrators and staff responsible for facilitating the adoption of children from foster care;
(3)representatives from national child welfare organizations promoting the adoption of children from foster care; and
(4)parents who have adopted children from foster care.
(d)Report to CongressNot later than 2 years after the dissemination of funds under this Act, the expert entity described in subsection (b) shall submit a report to the Secretary containing the results of the research described in this section. The report shall also—
(1)be submitted to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and
(2)be made publicly available.
9.Nationwide reviewThe Secretary shall include in the national annual review of child welfare agencies of the Secretary an examination of each State’s progress regarding accessibility and responsiveness of child welfare agencies to prospective adoptive parents.
10.Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $50,000,000.


115 S3535 IS: Common Sense Opportunities Act
U.S. Senate
2018-10-01
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II115th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3535IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESOctober 1 (legislative day, September 28), 2018Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Merkley, and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the treatment of technical errors in
			 applications for Federal TRIO programs, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Common Sense Opportunities Act. 2.Application statusSection 402A(c)(7) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(c)(7)) is amended—
 (1)by striking The Secretary shall inform each entity operating programs and inserting the following:  (A)In generalThe Secretary shall inform each entity operating programs; and
 (2)by adding at the end the following:  (B)Deadline reviewNot later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Common Sense Opportunities Act, the Secretary shall—
 (i)review the Department's history of complying with the not less than 8 month notification deadlines provided under subparagraph (A), including instances of when and why the Department failed to meet such a deadline;
 (ii)identify whether such deadlines could be better aligned with the program year of entities operating programs under this chapter to prevent disruption for such entities and the services the entities provide; and
 (iii)adjust the Department's procedures based on the findings gained pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii). (C)ReportThe Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on findings gained pursuant to subparagraph (B) and any adjustments made by the Department based on the findings..
 3.Treatment of technical errors in applicationsSection 402A(c)(8) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(c)(8)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				(D)Treatment of technical errors in applications
 (i)In generalExcept as provided in clause (ii), the Secretary may not reject an application for a grant or contract under this chapter solely because such application contains a technical error.
 (ii)ExceptionThe Secretary may reject an application for a grant or contract under this chapter solely because such application contains a technical error only if—
 (I)the Secretary provides notice of the technical error by email and phone to the primary contact person, authorized representative, and project director identified in the application and, as part of such notice, specifically identifies the technical error in the text of the application;
 (II)during a period of not fewer than 7 business days after providing notice to the applicant under subclause (I), and in accordance with clause (iii), the Secretary allows the applicant to submit a revised application that corrects the technical error identified in such notice; and
 (III)the applicant— (aa)does not submit to the Secretary a revised application that corrects the technical error identified in the notice under subclause (I) before the expiration of the period described in subclause (II); or
 (bb)submits to the Secretary a revised application that contains a new technical error or does not correct the technical error identified in the notice under subclause (I).
 (iii)Treatment of revised applicationsThe Secretary shall treat a revised application submitted under clause (ii)(II) in the same manner as a timely submitted application that did not contain the technical error corrected in such revised application. The peer review score of a revised application submitted under clause (ii)(II) shall not be reviewable by any officer or employee of the Department of Education other than the Secretary.
 (iv)Technical error definedIn this subparagraph, the term technical error means a nonsubstantive error in an application, including an error in formatting, spacing, number of pages, font size or style, and an error in rounding or any other typographical error in a proposed budget..
 4.Notifications to CongressSection 402H of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–18) is amended by adding at the end the following:

 (e)Notifications to congressional officesThe Secretary shall notify each member office of Congress at the time a grant or contract under this chapter is awarded that—
 (1)identifies each entity that received a grant or contract under this chapter during the period covered by the notification that is located in the State of the member of Congress, in the case of a Senator, or in the district of the member of Congress, in the case of a Representative, and indicates the dollar amount of each such grant or contract; and
 (2)identifies each entity that applied for, but did not receive, a grant or contract under this chapter during the period covered by the notification that is located in the State of the member of Congress, in the case of a Senator, or in the district of the member of Congress, in the case of a Representative, and indicates the reason that the entity did not receive the grant or contract for which it applied..


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111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4869
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 17, 2010
Mr. Towns (for himself, Mr. Issa, Mr. Visclosky, and Ms. Clarke) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL
To provide for restroom gender parity in Federal buildings.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Restroom Gender Parity in Federal Buildings Act.
2.Requirement to revise Federal Acquisition Regulation
(a)In generalNot later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised—
(1)to direct any Federal procurement executives involved in the acquisition, construction, or major renovation (including contracting for the construction or major renovation) of any facility to increase infrastructure gender parity by—
(A)constructing buildings in such a way that the number of toilets in women’s restrooms will equal or exceed the number of toilets (including urinals) in men’s restrooms; or
(B)if such a number is unachievable or not feasible, receive a statement by the Administrator of General Services as to why such a number of toilets is not needed; and
(2)to direct Federal procurement executives involved in leasing buildings to give preference to the lease of facilities that meet or exceed the female toilet to male toilet (including urinals) ratio of 1 to 1.
(b)GuidanceNot later than 90 days after the date of promulgation of revised regulations under subsection (a), the Director for Federal Procurement Policy shall issue guidance to all Federal procurement executives providing direction and instructions to renegotiate the design of proposed facilities, renovations for existing facilities, and leased facilities to incorporate improvements that are consistent with this section.


		III
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 180
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 11, 2011
			Mr. Lieberman (for
			 himself, Mr. Rubio,
			 Mr. Cardin, Mr.
			 Kirk, Mr. Casey,
			 Mr. McCain, Mr.
			 Coons, Mr. Graham,
			 Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kyl, Mr.
			 Isakson, Mr. Cornyn,
			 Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms.
			 Ayotte, Mr. Durbin, and
			 Mr. Hoeven) submitted the following
			 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign
			 Relations

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing support for peaceful
		  demonstrations and universal freedoms in Syria and condemning the human rights
		  violations by the Assad regime.

		Whereas, in March 2011, large-scale peaceful
			 demonstrations began to take place in Syria;
		Whereas the Government of Syria, led by President Bashar
			 al-Assad, responded to protests by launching a violent crackdown, committing
			 human rights abuses, and violating its international obligations, including the
			 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the United
			 Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
			 Treatment or Punishment;
		Whereas demonstrations have now spread to more than a
			 dozen towns and cities across all parts of Syria;
		Whereas demonstrators initially demanded political reform,
			 but under violent attack by the Government of Syria, have increasingly demanded
			 a change in the Syrian regime;
		Whereas Insan, a respected international nongovernmental
			 organization, has documented more than 600 deaths since demonstrations began in
			 Syria, and reported that arbitrary detained and enforceable
			 disappearance in the country easily exceeds 8,000 people;
		Whereas the Government of Syria has deployed tanks and
			 snipers against civilian population centers, including the cities of Daraa and
			 Baniyas, and the Damascus suburbs of Douma, Harasta, Saqba, and
			 Zabadani;
		Whereas the Government of Syria has cut off civilian
			 population centers from access to food, water, electricity, mobile and land
			 lines, Internet, and medical services;
		Whereas several respected international human rights
			 organizations, including Human Rights Watch and the Damascus Center for Human
			 Rights Studies, have documented a nationwide campaign of arbitrary arrests and
			 enforced disappearances of activists, protesters, and their family members, by
			 the Government of Syria;
		Whereas the International Crisis Group, an independent
			 international nongovernmental organization, reported on May 3, 2011, that there
			 is ongoing, credible evidence in Syria of abundant
			 instances of excessive and indiscriminate state violence … including arbitrary
			 arrests, torture and firing into peaceful crowds;
		Whereas the International Crisis Group has also reported a
			 determined and cynical attempt to exploit and exacerbate
			 sectarian tensions by the Government of Syria;
		Whereas, despite sectarian provocations by the Government
			 of Syria, demonstrations have maintained a message of national unity and
			 solidarity;
		Whereas, on April 15, 2011, the United Nations Special
			 Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, Christof Heyns, stated that live
			 ammunition has been used by the Syrian regime against demonstrators in
			 clear violation of international law;
		Whereas international organizations, including Amnesty
			 International and Human Rights Watch, have documented evidence that peaceful
			 protestors detained by Government of Syria security forces are being subjected
			 to torture, including with electro-shock devices, cables, sticks, and whips,
			 and are being held in overcrowded cells, deprived of sleep, food, and water for
			 days at a time;
		Whereas international non-governmental organizations,
			 including the International Committee on the Red Cross and Human Rights Watch,
			 have reported that Government of Syria security forces have prevented injured
			 protesters from accessing hospitals and have denied medical personnel and
			 humanitarian relief organizations access to those in need of medical
			 attention;
		Whereas the Government of Iran is providing material
			 support to assist the Government of Syria in its efforts to suppress peaceful
			 protestors, including the transfer of equipment to help security forces crack
			 down on protests and curtail and monitor protesters' use of the Internet, cell
			 phones, and text-messaging;
		Whereas the White House Press Secretary has repeatedly
			 condemned the Government of Syria’s brutal crackdown, including on May 6, 2011,
			 when he stated, The Syrian government continues to follow the lead of
			 its Iranian ally in resorting to brute force and flagrant violations of human
			 rights in suppressing peaceful protests.;
		Whereas the Department of State has repeatedly condemned
			 the Government of Syria’s brutal crackdown, including on May 6, 2011, when
			 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned in the strongest possible
			 terms the Government of Syria’s continued use of force and intimidation
			 against peaceful protestors and pledged to hold to account senior Syrian
			 officials and others responsible for the reprehensible human rights
			 abuses;
		Whereas, on April 29, 2011, President Obama issued an
			 Executive Order authorizing targeted sanctions against individuals and
			 organizations responsible for the human rights abuses in Syria;
		Whereas President Obama on April 29, 2011, designated 3
			 individuals pursuant to the Executive Order issued that same day: Mahir
			 al-Assad, the brother of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and brigade commander
			 in the Syrian Army’s 4th Armored Division; Atif Najib, the former head of the
			 Political Security Directorate for Daraa Province and a cousin of Bashar
			 al-Assad; and Ali Mamluk, director of Syria’s General Intelligence
			 Directorate;
		Whereas, on May 6, 2011, envoys of the European Union’s 27
			 nations agreed to impose sanctions on the Government of Syria for the human
			 rights abuses it is perpetrating, including asset freezes and visa bans on 13
			 members of the Government of Syria and an arms embargo on the country;
		Whereas, on April 29, 2011, the United Nations Human
			 Rights Council passed Resolution S-16/1, which condemns the Syrian regime for
			 its human rights abuses and establishes a mandate for an international inquiry
			 led by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to
			 investigate all alleged violations of international human rights law in Syria
			 with a view to avoiding impunity and ensuring full
			 accountability;
		Whereas the Government of Syria, prior to March 2011, had
			 a well-documented track record of human rights abuses against its own citizens
			 and violations of international agreements and international law;
		Whereas, in February 1982, the Syrian army, under the
			 orders of then-Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, killed at least 10,000
			 civilians in the city of Hama in an effort to quell an uprising there;
		Whereas, according to the Department of State’s most
			 recent Human Rights Country Report, published on April 8, 2011, the Government
			 of Syria commits unlawful killings against civilians; has severely and
			 systematically restricted basic freedoms of speech, press, assembly,
			 association, and religion; is responsible for ongoing politically motivated
			 arrests, detentions, and disappearances; lacks an independent judiciary system;
			 and maintains prisons where torture and physical abuse are widespread and where
			 detainees lack access to food, proper clothing, and medical treatment;
		Whereas the Department of State has designated Syria since
			 1979 as a state sponsor of terrorism and according to the
			 Department of State's most recent Country Reports on Terrorism,
			 published in August 2010, the Government of Syria provides political and
			 material support to Hizballah in Lebanon and allowed Iran to resupply this
			 organization with weapons;
		Whereas the Government of Syria’s transfer of weapons to
			 Hizballah in Lebanon is in violation of United Nations Security Council
			 Resolution 1701 (2006), which established an arms embargo requiring all states
			 to prevent the supply of arms and weapons to militias and terrorists in
			 Lebanon;
		Whereas the Government of Syria has violated the
			 territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon in contravention of United
			 Nations Security Council resolutions, including Resolution 425 (1978),
			 Resolution 520 (1982), and Resolution 1701 (2006);
		Whereas Syria, as a party to the Treaty of the
			 Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, is legally bound to declare all its
			 nuclear activity to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and to place
			 such activity under the monitoring of the IAEA;
		Whereas the IAEA issued a report on February 25, 2011,
			 criticizing Syria’s implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement, concluding
			 that Syria has not cooperated with the Agency since June 2008 in
			 connection with the Agency’s investigation of the Dair Alzour site and 3 other
			 locations” and warning that the Agency has not been able to make
			 progress towards resolving the outstanding issues related to those
			 sites;
		Whereas it has been widely reported that the Government of
			 Syria was developing a covert nuclear program, in violation of its
			 international obligations under the NPT, until that site was bombed by Israel
			 in September 2007; and
		Whereas, on December 12, 2003, Congress passed the Syria
			 Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law
			 108–175) in order to, among other purposes, hold the Government of Syria
			 accountable for its actions and as expression of support consistent with these
			 aims: Now, therefore, be it

		That the Senate—
			(1)expresses
			 solidarity and support for the people of Syria as they seek to exercise
			 universal rights and pursue peaceful democratic change;
			(2)strongly condemns
			 and deplores the human rights abuses of the Government of Syria, including the
			 use of arbitrary and lethal violence and deployment of military forces against
			 peaceful demonstrators;
			(3)strongly condemns
			 and deplores the Government of Syria’s extrajudicial killings, enforced
			 disappearances, torture, and arbitrary and mass arrests against civilians in
			 Syria;
			(4)strongly condemns
			 and deplores the deliberate cut-off of water, electricity, food,
			 telecommunications, and other basic services to civilian population centers in
			 Syria;
			(5)strongly condemns
			 the Government of Iran for assisting the Government of Syria in its campaign of
			 violence and repression against the people of Syria;
			(6)warns that
			 international crimes are being committed by the Government of Syria against its
			 people, for which the responsible officials must be held accountable;
			(7)finds that the
			 Government of Syria, led by Bashar al-Assad, through its campaign of violence
			 and gross human rights abuses, has lost legitimacy and expresses support for
			 the people of Syria to determine their future for themselves;
			(8)commends
			 President Obama for authorizing targeted sanctions on human rights abusers in
			 Syria, including United States visa bans and asset freezes, and using that
			 authority to designate 3 individuals;
			(9)urges the
			 President to act swiftly to expand the list of sanctioned persons to include
			 all individuals responsible for gross human rights abuses in Syria, including
			 Bashar al-Assad;
			(10)urges the
			 President to speak out directly, and personally, to the people of Syria about
			 the situation in their country;
			(11)urges the
			 President to work, in conjunction with international partners, to ensure access
			 of humanitarian relief organizations, medical workers, and international media
			 to affected areas of Syria, and to impose consequences on the Government of
			 Syria and its leaders if access by these organizations continues to be
			 impeded;
			(12)urges the
			 President to work, in conjunction with international partners, to ensure access
			 by the people of Syria to accurate news and information, as well as information
			 and social networking technologies;
			(13)urges the
			 President to continue to work with the European Union, the Government of
			 Turkey, the Arab League, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and other allies and
			 partners to bring an end to human rights abuses in Syria, hold the perpetrators
			 accountable, and support the aspirations of the people of Syria;
			(14)encourages
			 United States officials, including through the United States Embassy in
			 Damascus, to engage with civil society in Syria, including human rights and
			 democracy activists, political dissidents, and opposition leaders;
			(15)urges the
			 President to work with our allies and partners at the United Nations Security
			 Council to condemn and hold accountable human rights abusers in Syria and to
			 support the human rights of the people of Syria; and
			(16)urges the United
			 Nations Human Rights Council—
				(A)to swiftly
			 implement United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution S-16/1 and to ensure
			 that the international investigation into violations by the Government of Syria
			 of international human rights law called for in the resolution is undertaken
			 immediately; and
				(B)reinforce the
			 crucial need for the United Nations General Assembly to reject Syria’s
			 candidacy for membership on the Human Rights Council and terminate the
			 consideration of Syria’s candidacy.


109 HR 5053 IH: Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Extension Act of 2006
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2006-03-30
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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5053
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 30, 2006
Ms. Hart introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

A BILL
To amend the National Trails System Act to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include additional sites associated with the preparation or return phase of the expedition, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Extension Act of 2006.
2.Extension of Lewis and Clark National Historic TrailSection 5(a)(6) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(6)) is amended—
(1)in the first sentence, by striking The and inserting (A) The; and
(2)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(B)In addition to the route designated in subparagraph (A), the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail shall be extended to include the route followed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, whether independently or together, in the preparation phase of the expedition starting at Monticello, located near Charlottesville, Virginia, and traveling to Wood River, Illinois, and in the return phase of the expedition from Saint Louis, Missouri, to Washington, DC. The extended route shall include designated Lewis and Clark sites in Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and Illinois. The Secretary shall complete a suitability and feasibility study to include the extended route within one year from the date funds are first made available for that purpose..


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1172
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 17, 2011
			Ms. Berkley
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Ways and Means, for a
			 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
			 consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
			 committee concerned

		A BILL
		To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
		  provide an increased payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use
		  Computer Aided Detection technology for the purpose of early detection of lung
		  cancer.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Medicare Lung Cancer Early Detection
			 Promotion Act of 2011.
		2.Medicare payment
			 for chest radiography that uses Computer Aided Detection
			 technologySection 1834 of the
			 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is amended—
			(1)in subsection
			 (b)(1)(B), by striking subsection (c)(1)(A) and inserting
			 subsections (c)(1)(A) and (p); and
			(2)by adding at the
			 end the following new subsection:

					(p)Payment for
				chest radiography services that use Computer Aided Detection technology for the
				early detection of lung cancer
						(1)In
				generalNotwithstanding any other provision of this part, with
				respect to chest radiography services (identified as of September 1, 2006, by
				HCPCS codes 71010, 71020, 71021, 71022, and 71030, and as subsequently modified
				by the Secretary) furnished on or after January 1, 2012, that use Computer
				Aided Detection technology for the early detection of lung cancer (as defined
				in paragraph (4)), the amount of payment shall be equal to—
							(A)with respect to
				the technical component of such services—
								(i)the amount of
				payment under the fee schedule established under section 1848 for such
				component for the year that would otherwise apply; plus
								(ii)the amount
				described in paragraph (2); and
								(B)with respect to
				the professional component of such services—
								(i)the amount of
				payment under the fee schedule established under section 1848 for such
				component for the year that would otherwise apply; plus
								(ii)the amount
				described in paragraph (3).
								(2)Amount described
				for technical componentThe amount described in this paragraph
				for services furnished—
							(A)during 2012 is
				$12; or
							(B)during a
				subsequent year is the amount established under this paragraph for the
				preceding year, increased by the update determined under section 1848(d) for
				the year.
							(3)Amount described
				for professional componentThe amount described in this paragraph
				for services furnished—
							(A)during 2012 is $4;
				and
							(B)during a
				subsequent year is the amount established under this paragraph for the
				preceding year increased by the update determined under section 1848(d) for the
				year.
							(4)Computer Aided
				Detection technology for the early detection of lung cancer
				definedIn this subsection,
				the term Computer Aided Detection technology for the early detection of
				lung cancer means a computer software technology which allows for the
				production of a digital chest x-ray image or the conversion of a chest x-ray
				into a digital image to be subsequently analyzed for early lung cancer nodules
				and which the Food and Drug Administration has granted approval or
				clearance.
						(5)New
				codesThe Secretary shall establish new codes for chest
				radiography services described in paragraph (1) in order to implement this
				subsection.
						.


117 S1207 IS: Community-Based Sentencing Alternatives for Caretakers Act of 2021
U.S. Senate
2021-04-19
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II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1207IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 19, 2021Mr. Whitehouse introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend title 18, United States Code, to require a Federal court to consider certain factors in imposing a sentence on a caretaker, and for other purposes. 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Community-Based Sentencing Alternatives for Caretakers Act of 2021.2.Factors to be considered in imposing a sentence on a primary caretaker(a)In generalSection 3553 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (a)—(A)in paragraph (6), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;(B)in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (C)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(8)a community-based alternative sentence for a defendant if—(A)such defendant is a caretaker; and(B)the particular sentence to be imposed is for an offense that is not a violent offense under subsection (g). ; and (2)by adding at the end the following new subsection:(h)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)Community-based alternative sentence(A)In generalThe term community-based alternative sentence means a sentence that may require the defendant to complete or participate in community-based programming, counseling, or other treatment or programming, as ordered by the court.(B)Types of treatmentCommunity-based programming, counseling, or other treatment, includes— (i)drug counseling, treatment, or rehabilitation programing; (ii)alcohol counseling, treatment, or rehabilitation programing;(iii)individual or family counseling; (iv)family case management services; (v)job training and job placement programing;(vi)educational programming; or(vii)any other treatment or programming determined to be appropriate by the court. (2)CaretakerThe term caretaker means an individual who has consistently assumed substantial responsibility for the housing, health, and safety of a child, parent, or other immediate family member, including an adult child or family member with a disability, of such defendant. .(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.


115 HR 3489 IH: Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2017
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-07-27
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3489IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 27, 2017Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Takano, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Crist, Ms. Speier, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Evans, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Adams, Mr. Welch, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Payne, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Polis, and Mr. Pallone) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo require the publication of the name of any person pardoned by the President, and for other purposes.
1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2017. 2.Publication of pardonsNot later than 3 days after the date on which the President grants any reprieve or pardon for an offence against the United States, the Attorney General shall publish in the Federal Register and on the official website of the President the following:
(1)The name of the person. (2)The date on which the reprieve or pardon was issued.
(3)The full text of the reprieve or pardon.


		III

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. RES. 257

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			September 28, 2005

			Mr. Burr (for himself

			 and Mr. Salazar) submitted the following

			 resolution; which was considered and agreed to

		RESOLUTION

		Recognizing the spirit of Jacob Mock Doub

		  and many young people who have contributed to encouraging youth to be

		  physically active and fit, and expressing support for National Take a

		  Kid Mountain Biking Day.

		Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and

			 Prevention, obesity rates have nearly tripled in adolescents in the United

			 States since 1980;

		Whereas overweight adolescents have a 70 percent chance of

			 becoming overweight or obese adults;

		Whereas research conducted by the National Institutes of

			 Health indicates that, while genetics do play a role in childhood obesity, the

			 large increase in childhood obesity rates over the past few decades can be

			 traced to overeating and lack of sufficient exercise;

		Whereas the Surgeon General and the President’s Council on

			 Physical Fitness and Sports recommend regular physical activity, including

			 bicycling, for the prevention of overweight and obesity;

		Whereas Jacob Mock Jack Doub, born July 11,

			 1985, was actively involved in encouraging others, especially children, to ride

			 bicycles and was an active youth who was introduced to mountain biking at the

			 age of 11 near Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, and quickly became a

			 talented cyclist;

		Whereas Jack Doub died unexpectedly from complications

			 related to a bicycling injury on October 21, 2002;

		Whereas Jack Doub’s family and friends have joined, in

			 association with the International Mountain Bicycling Association, to honor

			 Jack Doub’s spirit and love of bicycling by establishing the Jack Doub Memorial

			 Fund to promote and encourage children of all ages to learn to ride and lead a

			 physically active lifestyle;

		Whereas the International Mountain Bicycling Association’s

			 worldwide network, which is based in Boulder, Colorado, includes 32,000

			 individual members, more than 450 bicycle clubs, 140 corporate partners, and

			 240 bicycle retailer members, who coordinate more than 1,000,000 volunteer

			 trail work hours each year and have built more than 5,000 miles of new

			 trails;

		Whereas the International Mountain Bicycling Association

			 has encouraged low-impact riding and volunteer trail work participation since

			 1988; and

		Whereas National Take a Kid Mountain Biking

			 Day was established in honor of Jack Doub in 2004 by the International

			 Mountain Bicycling Association, and is celebrated on the first Saturday in

			 October of each year: Now, therefore, be it

		That the Senate—

			(1)recognizes—

				(A)the health risks

			 associated with childhood obesity;

				(B)the spirit of

			 Jacob Mock “Jack” Doub and so many others who have been actively promoting

			 physical activity to combat childhood obesity; and

				(C)Jack Doub’s

			 contribution to encouraging youth of all ages to be physically active and fit,

			 especially through bicycling;

				(2)supports the

			 goals and ideals of National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day,

			 which was established in honor of Jack Doub in 2004 by the International

			 Mountain Bicycling Association, and is celebrated on the first Saturday in

			 October of each year; and

			(3)encourages

			 parents, schools, civic organizations, and students to support the

			 International Mountain Bicycling Association’s National Take a Kid

			 Mountain Biking Day to promote increased physical activity among youth

			 in the United States.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2685
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 28, 2011
			Mr. Brooks (for
			 himself and Mr. Bachus) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

		A BILL
		To increase the statutory limit on the public debt by
		  $750,000,000,000 upon the adoption by Congress of a balanced budget
		  constitutional amendment and by an additional $750,000,000,000 upon
		  ratification by the States of that amendment.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Restoring America’s Dignity Act of
			 2011.
		2.Increase in the
			 statutory limit on the public debt
			(a)AdoptionEffective upon the adoption by the Congress
			 of a balanced budget constitutional amendment as described in section 3, the
			 statutory limit on the public debt set forth in section 3101(b) of title 31,
			 United States Code, is increased by $750,000,000,000.
			(b)RatificationEffective upon the ratification by the
			 States of a balanced budget constitutional amendment as described in section 3,
			 the statutory limit on the public debt set forth in section 3101(b) of title
			 31, United States Code, is increased by an additional $750,000,000,000.
			3.Required
			 provisions of a balanced budget constitutional amendmentThe balanced budget constitutional amendment
			 that is referenced in section 2 shall include the following provisions:
			(1)Total outlays of
			 the United States for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that
			 fiscal year. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States
			 except those derived from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of
			 the United States except those for repayment of debt principal. The United
			 States shall have no fiscal year deficits.
			(2)The limitations
			 imposed by the amendment may be suspended by a majority of the membership of
			 both houses of Congress, by rollcall vote, for any fiscal year in which the
			 United States is in a war declared by Congress pursuant to article I, section
			 8, or may be suspended by three-fourths of the membership of Congress, by
			 rollcall vote, for any other fiscal year.
			(3)Any bill that
			 increases net gross tax receipts of the United States by levying a new tax or
			 revenue source, or increasing the rate of any existing tax or revenue source,
			 or by amending the terms of one or more then-existing taxes or revenue sources,
			 shall not become law unless approved by three-fifths of the membership of each
			 House of Congress by a rollcall vote.
			(4)The Congress shall
			 enforce and implement the amendment by appropriate legislation, which may rely
			 on estimates of outlays and receipts.
			(5)In any fiscal year
			 in which Congress does not suspend the amendment pursuant to its terms and the
			 President determines that total budgeted outlays will exceed total receipts,
			 the President shall take such steps as the President in his discretion deems
			 are necessary to ensure total outlays for that fiscal year do not exceed total
			 receipts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the President may not order any
			 increase in tax or other revenue to enforce the amendment. A President’s
			 intentional noncompliance with this provision is an impeachable offense.
			(6)Any Member of
			 Congress and any Governor or Attorney General of any State shall have standing
			 and a cause of action to seek judicial enforcement of the amendment. No court
			 of the United States or of any State may order any increase in tax or other
			 revenue to enforce this article.
			(7)(A)The amendment shall be
			 effective after ratification by the legislatures of three-fourths of the
			 several States and shall be phased in beginning with the first fiscal year
			 commencing six or more months after ratification.
				(B)Within three months after
			 ratification, Congress shall determine, or cause to be determined, the total
			 outlays, the total receipts, and the resulting deficit of the United States for
			 the fiscal year in which ratification occurred.
				(C)The first fiscal year deficit shall
			 not exceed eighty percent of the deficit for the fiscal year in which
			 ratification occurred.
				(D)The second fiscal year deficit shall
			 not exceed sixty percent of the deficit for the fiscal year in which
			 ratification occurred.
				(E)The third fiscal year deficit shall
			 not exceed forty percent of the deficit for the fiscal year in which
			 ratification occurred.
				(F)The fourth fiscal year deficit shall
			 not exceed twenty percent of the deficit for the fiscal year in which
			 ratification occurred.
				(G)The fifth phase-in fiscal year
			 deficit, and all years thereafter, shall have no deficit.


I
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5404
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 7, 2012
Ms. Hochul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Clomazone.

1.Clomazone
(a)In generalHeading 9902.24.21 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to Clomazone) is amended by striking the date in the effective period column and inserting 12/31/2015.
(b)Effective dateThe amendments made by subsection (a) apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.


110 HR 861 IH: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2007
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-02-06
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110th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 861
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 6, 2007
Mr. Stearns (for himself and Mr. Boucher) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the State.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2007.
2.National standard for the carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents
(a)In generalChapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 926C the following:

926D.National standard for the carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents
(a)Notwithstanding any provision of the law of any State or political subdivision thereof, a person who is not prohibited by Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm and is carrying a valid license or permit which is issued by a State and which permits the person to carry a concealed firearm (other than a machinegun or destructive device) may carry in another State a concealed firearm (other than a machinegun or destructive device) that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, subject to subsection (b).
(b)
(1)If such other State issues licenses or permits to carry concealed firearms, the person may carry a concealed firearm in the State under the same restrictions which apply to the carrying of a concealed firearm by a person to whom the State has issued such a license or permit.
(2)If such other State does not issue licenses or permits to carry concealed firearms, the person may not, in the State, carry a concealed firearm in a police station, in a public detention facility, in a courthouse, in a public polling place, at a meeting of a State, county, or municipal governing body, in a school, at a professional or school athletic event not related to firearms, in a portion of an establishment licensed by the State to dispense alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, or inside the sterile or passenger area of an airport, except to the extent expressly permitted by State law..
(b)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 926C the following:

926D. National standard for the carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents..


114 HR 2638 IH: Broadband Adoption Act of 2015
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-06-03
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		I
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2638
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 3, 2015
			Ms. Matsui (for herself, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

		A BILL
		To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reform and modernize the Universal Service Fund Lifeline
			 Assistance Program.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Broadband Adoption Act of 2015. 2.Broadband Lifeline Assistance ProgramSection 254(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(j)) is amended to read as follows:

				(j)Lifeline Assistance
 (1)In generalNothing in this section, other than paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall affect the collection, distribution, or administration of the Lifeline program of the Commission set forth under sections 54.400 through 54.417 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto.
					(2)Broadband Lifeline Assistance Program
 (A)DefinitionsIn this paragraph— (i)the term broadband Internet access service has the meaning given that term under section 8.11(a) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto;
 (ii)the terms duplicative support and qualifying low-income consumer have the meanings given those terms in section 54.400 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto;
 (iii)the term Lifeline program means the Lifeline program of the Commission set forth under sections 54.400 through 54.417 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto; and
 (iv)the term participating broadband Internet access service provider means a provider of broadband Internet access service that elects to participate in the Lifeline program to provide broadband Internet access service to qualifying low-income consumers under the final rule adopted under subparagraph (C)(i).
 (B)PurposeThe purpose of this paragraph is to promote the adoption of broadband Internet access service by all people of the United States while recognizing that the price of broadband Internet access service is one of the barriers to adoption for low-income households.
						(C)Establishment
 (i)In generalNot later than 270 days after the date of enactment of the Broadband Adoption Act of 2015, the Commission shall adopt a final rule establishing Lifeline support under the Lifeline program for broadband Internet access service to enable qualifying low-income consumers in urban and rural areas to purchase broadband Internet access service at reduced charges by reimbursing participating broadband Internet access service providers for each such consumer served.
 (ii)ModelThe final rule adopted under clause (i) shall provide that a qualifying low-income consumer may elect to apply Lifeline support under the Lifeline program to basic telephone service, voice telephony service, or broadband Internet access service, regardless of whether the service is purchased as a stand-alone service or as part of a bundle of services.
 (iii)Digital literacy programThe Commission shall consider providing a preference to a participating broadband Internet access service provider that includes components involving digital literacy programs as part of the offerings of the participating broadband Internet access service provider.
 (D)State fundsThe Commission shall consult with the Federal-State Joint Board instituted under subsection (a)(1) regarding ways to encourage States to develop programs that would work in conjunction with the Lifeline program.
						(E)Amount of support
 (i)In generalIn calculating the amount of Lifeline support to be provided to each qualifying low-income consumer under the final rule adopted under subparagraph (C)(i), the Commission shall routinely study—
 (I)the prevailing market price for broadband Internet access service; (II)the prevailing speed of broadband Internet access service adopted by households; and
 (III)the prevailing broadband usage patterns of residential consumers. (ii)InformationIn carrying out clause (i), the Commission shall rely on information that—
 (I)the Commission routinely collects; or (II)is publicly available.
								(F)Technology neutral
 (i)In generalTo promote competition from service providers to qualify under the Lifeline program, the Commission shall ensure that the final rule adopted under subparagraph (C)(i) is neutral as to the types of technology used to provide voice telephony or broadband Internet access service under the Lifeline program.
 (ii)AuthorizationA participating broadband Internet access service provider— (I)shall not be required to be an eligible telecommunications carrier (as designated under section 214(e)) to receive support under the Lifeline program; and
 (II)shall obtain authorization from the Commission in order to participate in the Lifeline program. (G)Accountability (i)NonduplicationThe final rule adopted under subparagraph (C)(i) shall incorporate regulations of the Commission in effect on the date of enactment of this Act that prevent the receipt of duplicative support under the Lifeline program.
 (ii)Preventing waste, fraud, or abuseIn promulgating regulations to carry out this paragraph, the Commission shall consider any appropriate measures to prevent any waste, fraud, or abuse in the administration of the Lifeline program.
 (iii)EligibilityThe Commission, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, shall establish a national database to determine qualifying low-income consumer eligibility for Lifeline program subsidies.
 (H)Evaluation reportsNot later than 1 year after the Commission adopts the final rule under subparagraph (C)(i), and every year thereafter, the Commission shall conduct an evaluation and issue a report on the performance of the Lifeline program during the 12-month period preceding the date on which each report is issued.
 (I)GAO studyNot later than 1 year after the Commission adopts the final rule under subparagraph (C)(i), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and issue a report on the performance of the Lifeline support provided under the Lifeline program for broadband Internet access service.
 (3)Clarification of authorityNothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Commission under any other provision of law, including the authority to promulgate regulations to promote the adoption of broadband service by low-income households in the United States..


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1531
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 29, 2009
			Mr. Pryor introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Veterans'
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish
		  within the Department of Veterans Affairs the position of Assistant Secretary
		  for Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Department of Veterans Affairs
			 Reorganization Act of 2009.
		2.Appointment of
			 Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction
			(a)In
			 generalSection 308 of title 38, United States Code, is
			 amended—
				(1)in subsection
			 (a), by striking seven and inserting eight;
			 and
				(2)in subsection
			 (b)—
					(A)by redesignating
			 paragraphs (1) through (11) as subparagraphs (A) through (K),
			 respectively;
					(B)in the matter
			 before subparagraph (A), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph,
			 by striking The Secretary and inserting (1) Except as
			 provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary;
					(C)in subparagraph
			 (F), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking Capital
			 and inserting Construction capital;
					(D)in subparagraph
			 (J), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking
			 Procurement and inserting Acquisition; and
					(E)by adding at the
			 end the following new paragraph:

							(2)Of the Assistant Secretaries
				appointed under subsection (a), one shall be the Assistant Secretary for
				Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction who shall provide policy direction and
				management oversight with respect to acquisition and construction programs of
				the Department and shall be assigned the responsibilities described in
				subparagraphs (F) and (J) of paragraph
				(1).
							.
					(b)Increase in
			 number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries authorizedSubsection (d)
			 of such section is amended—
				(1)in paragraph (1),
			 by striking not exceeding 19 and inserting not exceeding
			 27; and
				(2)by adding at the
			 end the following new paragraph:

						(3)Of the Deputy Assistant Secretaries
				authorized under paragraph (1), the Secretary may appoint not more than eight
				Deputy Assistant Secretaries to manage programs of the Department relating to
				construction, facilities, asset management, and information
				technology.
						.
				(c)Conforming
			 amendments
				(1)Repeal of
			 Director of Construction and Facilities Management
					(A)RepealSection
			 312A of such title is repealed.
					(B)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of
			 such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 312A.
					(2)Amendment to
			 title 5, United States CodeSection 5315 of title 5, United States
			 Code, is amended by striking Assistant Secretaries, Department of
			 Veterans Affairs (7) and inserting Assistant Secretaries,
			 Department of Veterans Affairs (8).


110 HR 1127 IH: American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-02-16
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I
110th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 1127
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 16, 2007
Mr. Knollenberg introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow United States manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings as interested parties, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act.
2.FindingsThe Congress finds the following:
(1)The competitiveness of manufacturing industries in the United States must be a priority for the United States Government.
(2)Antidumping and countervailing duty laws of the United States are in the interest of the United States, when applied in an objective and fair manner, to prevent unfair pricing and subsidized competition.
(3)Imposing antidumping and countervailing duties may harm United States industrial users of imported goods or domestic like products, because those users rely on such goods to manufacture products in the United States.
(4)Current law does not permit United States industrial users to participate fully in antidumping or countervailing duty cases that might affect their businesses substantially; nor can decisionmakers in these cases consider, under United States law, the effects on United States industrial users in determining whether to impose antidumping or countervailing duties.
(5)It is a matter of fundamental fairness that businesses in the United States that may be affected by antidumping and countervailing duties should be able to participate meaningfully in the process by which decisions regarding those duties are made.
(6)In order to ensure economically sound decisions and the health of United States manufacturers, the benefits of imposing antidumping and countervailing duties should be balanced against the economic harm caused by imposing those duties, and antidumping and countervailing duties should not be imposed if the harm is greater than the benefits of imposing such duties.
3.Participation of industrial users in countervailing and antidumping duty proceedingsTitle VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) is amended as follows:
(1)Section 701(a) (19 U.S.C. 1671(a)) is amended—
(A)by striking and at the end of paragraph (1);
(B)by adding and after merchandise for importation, at the end of paragraph (2); and
(C)by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:

(3)the Commission determines that the imposition of a countervailing duty on such merchandise equal to the amount of the net countervailable subsidy would result in greater benefits to that United States industry than harm to United States industrial users,.
(2)Section 702(b)(4)(B) (19 U.S.C. 1671a(b)(4)(B)) is amended by striking or (G) and inserting (G), or (H).
(3)Section 703 (19 U.S.C. 1671b) is amended—
(A)in subsection (a)(1), in the first sentence, by striking and that imports of the subject merchandise are not negligible and inserting , that imports of the subject merchandise are not negligible, and that the imposition of a countervailing duty on the subject merchandise equal to the amount of the net countervailable subsidy would result in greater benefits to that United States industry than harm to United States industrial users; and
(B)in subsection (b)(3), by striking or (G) each place it appears and inserting (G), or (H).
(4)Section 704(a)(2)(B) (19 U.S.C. 1671c(a)(2)(B)) is amended—
(A)in clause (i), by inserting (other than United States industrial users) after consumers;
(B)by striking and at the end of clause (ii);
(C)by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ; and; and
(D)by adding after clause (iii) the following:

(iv)the relative impact on the competitiveness of United States industrial users, including, but not limited to, any such impact on employment by and investment in United States industrial users..
(5)Section 704(g)(2) (19 U.S.C. 1671c(g)(2)) is amended by striking or (G) and inserting (G), or (H).
(6)Section 704(h)(1) (19 U.S.C. 1671c(h)(1)) is amended by striking or (G) and inserting (G), or (H).
(7)Section 705(b)(1) (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)(1)) is amended in the first sentence, by inserting before the period the following: , and whether the imposition of a countervailing duty on the subject merchandise in an amount equal to the net countervailable subsidy would result in greater benefits to that United States industry than harm to United States industrial users.
(8)Section 731 (19 U.S.C. 1673) is amended—
(A)by striking and at the end of paragraph (1);
(B)by adding and after that merchandise for importation, at the end of paragraph (2); and
(C)by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:

(3)the Commission determines that the imposition of an antidumping duty on the subject merchandise under this subtitle would result in greater benefits to that United States industry than harm to United States industrial users,.
(9)Section 732(b)(3)(B) (19 U.S.C. 1673a(b)(3)(B)) is amended by striking or (G) and inserting (G), or (H).
(10)Section 733 (19 U.S.C. 1673b) is amended—
(A)in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking and that imports of the subject merchandise are not negligible and inserting , that imports of the subject merchandise are not negligible, and that the imposition of an antidumping duty on the subject merchandise under this subtitle would result in greater benefits to that United States industry than harm to United States industrial users; and
(B)in subsection (b)(2), by striking or (G) each place it appears and inserting (G), or (H).
(11)Section 734(a)(2)(B) (19 U.S.C. 1673c(a)(2)(B)) is amended—
(A)in clause (i), by inserting (other than United States industrial users) after consumers;
(B)by striking and at the end of clause (ii);
(C)by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ; and; and
(D)by adding after clause (iii) the following:

(iv)the relative impact on the competitiveness of United States industrial users, including, but not limited to, any such impact on employment by and investment in United States industrial users..
(12)Section 734(g)(2) (19 U.S.C. 1673c(g)(2)) is amended by striking or (G) and inserting (G), or (H).
(13)Section 734(h)(1) (19 U.S.C. 1673c(h)(1)) is amended by striking or (G) and inserting (G), or (H).
(14)Section 735(b)(1) (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)(1)) is amended in the first sentence, by inserting before the period the following: , and whether the imposition of an antidumping duty on the subject merchandise under this subtitle would result in greater benefits to that United States industry than harm to United States industrial users.
(15)Section 736(c) (19 U.S.C. 1673e(c)) is amended—
(A)in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting United States industrial user, after producer, the first place it appears; and
(B)in paragraph (4)(A), by striking or (G) and inserting (G), or (H).
(16)Section 751 (19 U.S.C. 1675) is amended—
(A)in subsection (b)(2)—
(i)in subparagraph (A), by inserting after material injury, the following: and (if that determination is affirmative) whether continuing the countervailing duty order or antidumping duty order or finding would result in greater benefits to the United States industry than harm to United States industrial users,; and
(ii)in subparagraph (C), by inserting after material injury the following: , and (if the latter determination is affirmative) whether continuing the suspended investigation would result in greater benefits to the United States industry than harm to United States industrial users;
(B)in subsection (c)—
(i)in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and (if that determination is affirmative) whether continuing the countervailing duty order or antidumping duty order, or continuing the suspended investigation, would result in greater benefits to the United States industry than harm to United States industrial users;
(ii)in paragraph (3)(A), by striking and (G) and inserting (G), or (H); and
(iii)in paragraph (4)—
(I)in subparagraph (A), by striking or (B) and inserting , (B), or (H); and
(II)in subparagraph (B), by inserting described in section 771(9)(A) or (B) after an interested party; and
(C)in subsection (d)(2)(B), by inserting before the period the following: and that continuation of the order, finding, or investigation, as the case may be, would result in greater benefits to the United States industry than harm to United States industrial users.
(17)Section 752(a)(1) (19 U.S.C. 1675a(a)(1)) is amended—
(A)in the first sentence, by inserting before the period the following: , and (if that determination is affirmative) whether continuation of the order or investigation, as the case may be, would result in greater benefits to the United States industry than harm to United States industrial users; and
(B)in the second sentence, by inserting and on United States industrial users after industry.
(18)Section 753(a)(1) (19 U.S.C. 1675b(a)(1)) is amended—
(A)by striking or (G) and inserting (G), or (H); and
(B)by inserting before the period the following: , and (if that determination is affirmative) whether imposition of the countervailing duty would result in greater benefits to the United States industry than harm to United States industrial users.
(19)Section 771 (19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) is amended—
(A)in paragraph (9)—
(i)in subparagraph (F), by striking and at the end;
(ii)in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and; and
(iii)by adding at the end the following:

(H)a United States industrial user, or a trade or business association a majority of whose members are United States industrial users.; and
(B)by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:

(9A)United States industrial userThe term United States industrial user means a manufacturer or producer that uses subject merchandise or a domestic like product in the manufacture or production of any product in the United States..
(20)Section 771 (19 U.S.C. 1677) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(37)Evaluation of benefits to United States industry and harm to United States industrial usersIn considering the potential benefits to the industry in the United States materially injured or threatened with material injury (in this paragraph referred to as the United States industry), and harm to United States industrial users, from the imposition or continuation of antidumping or countervailing duties under sections 701(a), 703(a), 705(b), 731, 733(a), 735(b), 751(b), 751(c), 751(d), 752(a), and 753(a), the Commission shall weigh harm to United States industrial users as a whole, taking into account the following factors:
(A)Likely harm to United States industrial users from declines in output, sales, market share, profits, productivity, return on investments, and utilization of capacity in the production of downstream products, compared to likely benefits to the United States industry with respect to those factors.
(B)Likely harm to United States industrial users from negative impact on cash flow, inventories, employment, wages, growth, ability to raise capital, and investment, compared to likely benefits to the United States industry with respect to those factors.
(C)Likely negative effects on the existing development and production efforts of United States industrial users, including efforts to develop a derivative or more advanced version of their products for manufacture or production in the United States, compared to likely benefits to the United States industry with respect to those factors.
(D)The effect of increased costs or prices for the subject merchandise and domestic like products and reduced availability of the subject merchandise and domestic like products on the competitiveness of United States industrial users located in the market, including the extent to which United States industrial users and their customers would be able to pass on additional costs resulting from antidumping and countervailing duties, compared to likely benefits to the United States industry with respect to those factors.
(E)Such other economic factors as the Commission determines are relevant to the potential impact of the imposition or continuation of duties, as the case may be, on the United States industry and on United States industrial users.The Commission may determine harm to United States industrial users only if United States industrial users have presented credible evidence of such harm..
(21)Section 777(h) (19 U.S.C. 1677f(h)) is amended—
(A)by striking and Industrial Users in the subsection heading; and
(B)by striking for industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if the merchandise and inserting , if the subject merchandise or a domestic like product.
(22)Section 782(i)(3)(A) (19 U.S.C. 1677m(i)(3)(A)) is amended by striking or (G) and inserting (G), or (H).


115 HR 6327 IH: Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2018
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-07-10
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6327IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 10, 2018Mr. Crawford (for himself, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Womack, and Mr. Hill) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the Eastern judicial district
			 of Arkansas, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2018. 2.Realignment of the eastern district of ArkansasSection 83(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

 Eastern District(a)The Eastern District comprises three divisions. (1)The Central Division comprises the counties of Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Perry, Pope Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Stone, Van Buren, White, and Yell.
					Court for the Central Division shall be held at Little Rock.
 (2)The Delta Division comprises the counties of Arkansas, Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, and St. Francis.
					Court for the Delta Division shall be held at Helena.
 (3)The Northern Division comprises the counties of Clay, Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, and Woodruff.
					Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Jonesboro..
 3.Effective dateThis Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.


115 HCON 123 IH: Supporting National Men’s Health Week.
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-06-13
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IV115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. CON. RES. 123IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 13, 2018Mr. Payne (for himself, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Peters, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Soto, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Esty of Connecticut, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Correa, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Titus, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sires, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Adams, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Evans, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Bass, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Veasey, Mrs. Love, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Ms. Velázquez) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformCONCURRENT RESOLUTIONSupporting National Men’s Health Week.

 Whereas despite advances in medical technology and research, men continue to live an average of more than 5 years less than women, and American Indian/Alaska Native and African-American men have the lowest life expectancy;
 Whereas 9 of the 10 leading causes of death, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, affect men at a higher percentage than women;
 Whereas men on average experience a heart attack 7 years earlier than women; Whereas testicular cancer is one of the most common cancers in men between the ages of 15 and 34, and when detected early, has a 95-percent survival rate;
 Whereas the number of cases of colorectal cancer among men is expected to be over 75,000 in 2018, and over 27,000 men are expected to die from it;
 Whereas the likelihood that a man will develop prostate cancer is 1 in 9; Whereas an estimated 164,690 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018 and an estimated 29,430 of them will die from the disease;
 Whereas African-American men in the United States have the highest incidence of prostate cancer in the world;
 Whereas significant numbers of male-related health problems, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, infertility, and colon cancer, could be detected and treated if men’s awareness of such problems were more pervasive;
 Whereas educating both the public and health care providers about the importance of early detection of male health problems will result in reducing rates of mortality for these diseases;
 Whereas appropriate use of tests such as Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) exams and blood pressure and cholesterol screens, in conjunction with clinical examination and self-testing for problems such as testicular cancer, can result in the detection of many of these problems in their early stages and increases in the survival rates to nearly 100 percent;
 Whereas women are twice as likely as men to visit the doctor for annual examinations and preventive services;
 Whereas men are less likely than women to visit their health center or physician for regular screening examinations of male-related problems for a variety of reasons, including fear, lack of health insurance, lack of information, and cost factors;
 Whereas National Men’s Health Week was established by Congress and first celebrated in 1994 and urges men and their families to engage in appropriate health behaviors, and the resulting increased awareness has improved health-related education and helped prevent illness;
 Whereas the Governors of all 50 States have issued proclamations annually declaring Men’s Health Week in their States, as have Mayors of over 60 cities;
 Whereas, since 1994, National Men’s Health Week has been celebrated each June by hundreds of States, cities, localities, public health departments, health care entities, churches, and community organizations throughout the Nation that promote health awareness events focused on men and family;
 Whereas the National Men’s Health Week website has been established at www.menshealthmonth.org and features proclamations from Governors and Mayors, and National Men’s Health Week events;
 Whereas men who are educated about the value that preventive health care can play in prolonging their lifespan and their role as productive family members will be more likely to participate in health screenings;
 Whereas men and their families are encouraged to increase their awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle, regular exercise, and medical checkups; and
 Whereas June 11 through June 17, 2018, is National Men’s Health Week, which has the purpose of heightening the awareness of preventable health problems and encouraging early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys: Now, therefore, be it

 That Congress— (1)supports the annual National Men’s Health Week; and
 (2)requests that the President issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States and interested groups to observe National Men’s Health Week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.