BONO, SONNY (a Representative from California)
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Agriculture: labeling of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 2602), H12084 [9NO]
Courts: State referendum challenges (see H.R. 1170), H2892 [8MR]
Federal employees: prevent payment of furloughed employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2759), H14310 [12DE]
Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 2495), H10306 [18OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H6397 [27JN]
Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]
Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H400 [19JA]
Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see H.R. 592), H3572 [22MR]
Amtrak: eliminate special support for, or burdens on operations as a passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 259), H593 [24JA]
Angeles National Forest: prohibit transfer of lands for use as a solid waste landfill (see H.R. 924), H1689 [13FE]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 6), H468 [20JA]
———line-item veto (see H.R. 2), H159 [9JA]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H8174 [1AU]
Bankruptcy: define single asset real estate (see H.R. 2815), H15237 [20DE]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606), H10994 [26OC], H12084 [9NO]
———U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H161 [9JA]
California: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 219), H5753 [8JN]
Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2525), H10726 [24OC]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H8537 [4AU]
China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H3573 [22MR]
Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363), H4031 [30MR]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H7916 [27JY]
Clean Air Act: State implementation plans (see H.R. 304), H468 [20JA]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 42), H3879 [28MR]
———reauthorize, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 42), H4379, H4416 [6AP]
Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 989), H1907 [16FE]
———registration and protection of trademarks (see H.R. 1270, 1295), H3415 [21MR], H3572 [22MR]
Correctional institutions: criminal penalties for escaping from Federal prison (see H.R. 1533), H4958 [15MY]
Courts: authorize voluntary alternative dispute resolutions systems (see H.R. 1443), H4414 [6AP]
———prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145), H3572 [22MR]
———prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143), H3572 [22MR]
———prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144), H3572 [22MR]
———product liability reform (see H.R. 10), H161 [9JA]
———reorganize administrative law judiciary (see H.R. 1802), H5753 [8JN]
Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H4431 [7AP]
———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H8537 [4AU]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3), H159 [9JA]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H242 [13JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: prescribe by regulation the representation of ``Woodsy Owl'' (see H.R. 1269), H3415 [21MR]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1756), H5690 [7JN]
Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H6082 [16JN]
Dept. of HHS: verification of employee Social Security information (see H.R. 502), H242 [13JA]
Dept. of HUD: abolish (see H.R. 2198), H8533 [4AU]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6831 [11JY]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H5691 [7JN]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9), H161 [9JA]
Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 1501), H4431 [7AP]
Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571), H398 [19JA]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739, 1005), H1157 [2FE], H3733 [23MR], H6735 [10JY]
EPA: rescind implementation plan for the South Coast, Ventura, and Sacramento areas of California (see H.R. 1025), H2176 [23FE]
Executive departments: use of unobligated funds to pay bonuses to certain personnel and for deficit reduction (see H.R. 29), H1752 [14FE]
Families and domestic relations: strengthen rights of parents (see H.R. 11), H161 [9JA]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3733 [23MR]
Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 1487), H4620 [9MY]
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: earthquake insurance requirements (see H.R. 2309), H12085 [9NO]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H5983 [14JN]
Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1708), H5571 [24MY]
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore stenographic preference for depositions (see H.R. 1445), H4619 [9MY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H296 [17JA]
Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H4031 [30MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H231 [11JA]
———reform (see H.R. 994), H8806 [12SE]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H692 [25JA]
Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1554 [9FE]
House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]
———statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 28), H840 [27JA]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (see H.R. 2406), H9591 [27SE]
———homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H7801 [26JY]
———modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (see H.R. 660), H592 [24JA]
———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (see H.R. 117), H593 [24JA]
———prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H13658 [20NO]
Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1018, 1915, 2202), H2175 [23FE], H6269 [22JN], H8533 [4AU]
———status of public education benefits relative to States (see H.R. 1377), H4104 [3AP]
Information services: adapt copyright laws to digital networked environments of the National Information Infrastructure (see H.R. 2441), H10726 [24OC]
Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 2674), H13658 [20NO]
Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749), H14238 [7DE]
Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (see H.R. 1787), H10848 [25OC]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3572 [22MR]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 3, 76), H162 [9JA], H3049 [10MR]
Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (see H.R. 2511), H10484 [19OC]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H11686 [1NO]
———delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46), H2224 [24FE]
———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1968 [21FE]
NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 499), H4873 [11MY]
National Film Preservation Board: reauthorization (see H.R. 1734), H5608 [25MY]
National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7), H160 [9JA]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H15633 [22DE]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H296 [17JA]
———voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 60, 326), H400 [19JA], H8063 [31JY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H6312 [26JN]
Patents: biotechnology process protection (see H.R. 587), H399 [19JA]
———early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H10726 [24OC]
———restore term (see H.R. 359), H173 [9JA]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H4415 [6AP]
———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H5609 [25MY]
Petroleum: exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 70), H1371 [7FE]
———royalty payments for crude oil production on public lands (see H.R. 699), H4336 [5AP]
Political action committees: influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage requirements (see H.R. 2148), H10147 [17OC]
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H5692 [7JN]
Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H4336 [5AP]
———reform (see H.R. 4), H159 [9JA]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 489, 790), H243 [13JA], H1051 [1FE]
Regulatory Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 122), H803 [26JA]
Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]
Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H4958 [15MY]
Service Contract Act: repeal (see H.R. 246), H1611 [10FE]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2310), H10048 [12OC]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 697), H1281 [6FE]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H8361 [3AU]
———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 8), H160 [9JA]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H5905 [13JN]
Sound recording and reproducing: copyright laws relative to the public performance of sound recordings by means of digital transmission (see H.R. 1506), H4441 [1MY]
Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry by establishing State-run spaceports (see H.R. 1631), H5905 [13JN]
SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see H.R. 791), H1908 [16FE]
———eliminate fraud in payment of disability benefits to children (see H.R. 224), H3879 [28MR]
———restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H13870 [30NO]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax liability to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 13), H468 [20JA]
———deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H1157 [2FE]
———depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1061), H4795 [10MY]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H1281 [6FE]
———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 803), H3049 [10MR]
———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H160 [9JA]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H5571 [24MY]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H14173 [6DE]
———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H3417 [21MR]
———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H8904 [13SE]
Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H5753 [8JN]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 1710), H5607 [25MY]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H3572 [22MR]
Treaties and agreements: withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H.R. 2483), H10146 [17OC]
Truth in Lending Act: clarify intent and reduce regulatory burdens on creditors (see H.R. 1184), H3808 [24MR]
U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 631), H890 [30JA]
———U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 2535), H11587 [31OC]
Veterans: bill of rights (see H.R. 549), H1689 [13FE]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H803 [26JA]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]
Wetlands: moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination of wetlands status (see H.R. 1220), H5367 [18MY]
Remarks by, on
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13360 [20NO]
Courts: assignment of judges in State referendum challenge cases, H9621, H9623 [28SE]
———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2702 [6MR]
———restrict effects of State referendum challenge legislation to California, H9626 [28SE]
———State referendum challenges (H.R. 1170), H9613, H9616, H9617, H9621, H9623, H9626 [28SE]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H13312 [18NO]
House Rules: allow motions to suspend rules (H. Res. 275), H13312 [18NO]
———reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), H13082 [16NO]
———treatment of Member's travel expenses, H13082 [16NO]
———treatment of outside earned income (H. Res. 299), consideration (H. Res. 322), H15590 [22DE]
Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), H4363 [6AP]
Medicare: reform, H8603 [7SE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3938 [29MR]
Republican Party: national agenda, H693 [26JA]
Votes: position on missed, H2759 [7MR], H5298 [18MY], H12062 [9NO], E1081
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4872 [11MY], H5186 [17MY], H5365 [18MY], H7010 [13JY]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): State referendum challenges, D1134 [21SE]