CULBERSON, JOHN ABNEY (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2657, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H8254 [16SE]

———H.R. 2989, Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies appropriations, H9989 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H698 [13FE]

American Dental Association: tribute to Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering their time to help provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 136), H4788 [2JN]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see H.R. 1714), H3408 [12AP]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8083 [9SE]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H7839 [3SE]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3763 [7MY]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]

———require a balanced Federal budget, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, establish biennial budgets, and impose spending safeguards on the growth of entitlements and discretionary spending (see H.R. 3358), H9811 [21OC]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H706 [13FE]

———establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2444), H5364 [12JN]

Clean Air Act: amend mass transit projects relative to conformity requirements (see H.R. 673), H7454 [23JY]

Clemens, Roger: tribute (see H. Res. 280), H6349 [8JY]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H2311 [25MR]

———award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H706 [13FE]

Courts: increase annual salaries of justices and judges (see H.R. 2118), H9282 [7OC]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]

Crime: prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 1161), H1680 [6MR]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11652 [19NO]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2427), H5665 [19JN]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H700 [13FE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9378 [8OC]

———retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 381), H706 [13FE]

Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 1740), H3302 [10AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H463 [12FE]

———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 1612), H2820 [3AP]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5664 [19JN]

Employment: provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H1678 [6MR]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H10237 [30OC]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H7840 [3SE]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1227), H1810 [12MR]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H3407 [12AP]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H1396 [26FE]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (see H.R. 1904), H4206 [15MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H11359 [17NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H1689 [10MR]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12921 [8DE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 46), H3052 [9AP]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H1682 [6MR]

House Rules: establish a discretionary spending ledger and a mandatory spending ledger (see H. Res. 133), H1813 [12MR]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7020 [16JY]

———moratorium (see H.R. 946), H9738 [20OC]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H5814 [24JN]

Iraq: prohibit post-conflict assistance from being expended with any French firm (see H.R. 1072), H2271 [20MR]

IRS: provide for the performance of certain tax collection services by contractors (see H.R. 1169), H6707 [14JY]

ITC: take certain actions relative to temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 23), H463 [12FE]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11392 (see H.R. 1914), H11515 [18NO]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1465 [27FE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H3408 [12AP]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H706 [13FE]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H6603 [10JY]

Louisiana Purchase: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 21), H4740 [22MY]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H7085 [17JY]

Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 91), H4738 [22MY]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (see H.R. 1000), H1462 [27FE]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H1516 [4MR]

Public lands: establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 1153), H1680 [6MR]

Rangel, Irma: tribute (see H. Res. 159), H4788 [2JN]

Reagan, Ronald: provide for dime coins to bear likeness (see H.R. 3633), H12309 [21NO]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H8083 [9SE]

Rice University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 379), H8950 [25SE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]

———designate the La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System (see H.R. 3240), H11149 [12NO]

———empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H3638 [1MY]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H4734 [22MY]

———permit voluntary compliance with certain laws relating to the rate of wage paid to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway projects (see H.R. 2672), H6463 [9JY]

———provide increased flexibility to certain States in complying with certain regulations (see H.R. 2864), H10457 [5NO]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 534), H1334 [25FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H4739 [22MY]

Social Security: create personal guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, restore long-term solvency, and make certain benefit improvements (see H.R. 75), H1902 [13MR]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 1179), H4978 [4JN]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H4788 [2JN]

Taxation: accelerate elimination of the marriage penalty (see H.R. 759), H698 [13FE]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H706 [13FE]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H3304 [10AP]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 61), H5814 [24JN]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H5046 [5JN]

———eliminate double taxation of dividends (see H.R. 50), H1466 [27FE]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see H.R. 767), H2473 [27MR]

———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H699 [13FE]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H5663 [19JN]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H11702 [20NO]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H5551 [18JN]

———reduce capital gains rates (see H.R. 311), H137 [8JA]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H1334 [25FE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H4739 [22MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H706 [13FE]

Vietnam: tribute to Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and express the urgent need for religious freedom and related human rights (see H. Res. 427), H11393 (see H. Res. 427), H11516 [18NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H391 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: constitutional amendment on reconfirmation of district court judges (see H.J. Res. 55), H3761 [7MY]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2868), H7616 [24JY]

Taxation: exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active duty as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1687), H3051 [9AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H141 [27JA], H1905 [17MR], H4741 [2JN], H8287 [17SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4741 [2JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2800 [3AP]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (H.R. 1538), H8191 [10SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), consideration (H. Res. 293), H5739 [24JN]

Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Enhancement Program funding, H7876 [4SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7876, H7896 [4SE]

Houston, TX: referendum on light rail system funding, H7896 [4SE]

Interfaith CarePartners (organization): tribute, E109 [29JA]

Iraq: prohibit post-conflict reconstruction funding from benefiting citizens or businesses in France, Germany, Russia, or Syria, H2800 [3AP]

Journal: question of approval, H4741 [2JN]

Texas: actions by Democratic members of the State Legislature to prevent consideration of a redistricting plan, H4022 [14MY], H5685 [23JN]

———use of Dept. of Homeland Security resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the State Legislature, H5739 [24JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (H. Res. 62), H403 [12FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4247 [19MY], H4365 [20MY], H4526 [21MY], H4874 [3JN], H5711 [23JN]

Tributes

Johnson, Representative Sam, H403 [12FE]

Lester, Rodney C., E1424 [8JY]