NEUGEBAUER, RANDY (a Representative from Texas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Jewish History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 106), H9132 [1OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 728), H7839 [3SE]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8906 [24SE]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H.R. 3208), H9813 [21OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H5468 [17JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H11703 [20NO]

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

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H7787 [25JY]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 3313), H9738 [20OC]

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H7787 [25JY]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7950 [4SE]

Disabled: importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 94), H9215 [2OC]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H8222 [15SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H8949 [25SE]

Ecology and environment: condemn actions by the Earth Liberation Front (organization) and ecological terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5409 [16JN]

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

Education: establish a vocational and technical education grant program (see H.R. 2762), H8083 [9SE]

———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]

———expand opportunities for postsecondary education (see H.R. 3039), H8081 [9SE]

Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 1662), H8284 [16SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H11703 [20NO]

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), H8905 [24SE]

Foreign trade: establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H9214 [2OC]

Forest Service: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive plants (see H.R. 2707), H6603 [10JY]

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

Homeland security: improve (see H.R. 3452), H10977 [6NO]

Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H8175 [10SE]

———simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers and increase access to such workers (see H.R. 3604), H12307 [21NO]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11651 [19NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H7949 [4SE]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9282 [7OC]

Medicare: repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H7839 [3SE]

Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 91), H6264 [26JN]

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1793), H12311 [21NO]

Palmeiro, Rafael: tribute (see H. Res. 315), H6604 [10JY]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H9614 [16OC]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H5664 [19JN]

———identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor (see H.R. 523), H11133 [7NO]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H5714 [23JN]

———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), H7950 [4SE]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8905 [24SE]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H12311 [21NO]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H5408 [16JN]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H5714 [23JN]

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), H9377 [8OC]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H10237 [30OC]

Taxation: allow a business credit for donations for vocational educational purposes (see H.R. 2763), H8083 [9SE]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H7949 [4SE]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H6464 [9JY]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H7020 [16JY]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H7839 [3SE]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities and application of volume caps for private activity bonds for such facilities and water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 3042), H9615 [16OC]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H6603 [10JY]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H10130 [29OC]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H9213 [2OC]

———treatment of employer contributions to college tuition plans and education savings accounts (see H.R. 3318), H10458 [5NO]

Terrorism: increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 2934), H8284 [16SE]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 2722), H6706 [14JY]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: amend relative to NAFTA corridor planning and development and coordinated border infrastructure and safety (see H.R. 2220), H7949 [4SE]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act: exempt small trailer manufacturers from certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 1137), H8017 [5SE]

U.N.: limit U.S. share of assessments for the regular budget (see H.R. 2303), H7949 [4SE]

Veterans: improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H7787 [25JY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H7618 [24JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H6464 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Roads and highways: designate the La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System (see H.R. 3240), H9213 [2OC]

Certificates of election

House of Representatives, H4982 [5JN]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H4982, H5041 [5JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9112 [1OC]

Budget: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H9712 [20OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: include construction activities in definition of oil and gas exploration and production relative to EPA stormwater discharge permits, H10524 [6NO]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H4982 [5JN]

Lubbock, TX: anniversary of Rush Elementary School, E2094 [20OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H10524 [6NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H9737 [20OC]

Tribute, H4982 [5JN]

Tributes

Cowart, Lynn, E1481 [15JY]

Smith, Preston, H9743 [21OC]