Amend HCR 18 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:

WHEREAS, Today, April 13, 2011, President Barack Obama unveiled a framework for cutting the federal deficit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years by cutting certain spending and raising certain taxes; and

(2)  On page 2, line 7, between "America" and the period, insert the following:

; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature congratulates the president, Barack Obama, for his proactive and visionary framework, his bold initiative, and his bipartisan spirit and urges Congress to follow in the same bipartisan spirit.