BONILLA, HENRY (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), H6650 [14JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.J. Res. 2, continuing appropriations, H229 [29JA]

———H.R. 1559, war in Iraq and homeland security supplemental appropriations, H2877 [8AP]

———H.R. 2658, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H8228 [16SE]

———H.R. 2673, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H11379 [18NO]

———H.R. 2800, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10367 [5NO]

Articles and editorials

Aiming High—Academy Still Soars Above Rivals in Terms of Academics and Research Work, Colorado Springs (CO) Gazette, E2520 [8DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H1955 [18MR]

American Concrete Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 394), H9377 [8OC]

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), H2402 [26MR]

Armed Forces: encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner of the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2312 [25MR]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8176 [10SE]

———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), H9282 [7OC]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H7840 [3SE]

Attlesey, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 207), H4206 [15MY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H11702 [20NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1955 [18MR]

———establish a priority for the payment of claims for duties paid to the U.S. by licensed customs brokers and sureties on behalf of a debtor (see H.R. 3003), H11652 [19NO]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H4739 [22MY]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H4735 [22MY]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H3051 [9AP]

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), H324 [5FE]

———tribute to debris collection efforts (see H. Res. 222), H3976 [9MY]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 3226), H12922 [8DE]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 3226), H12922 [8DE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H4739 [22MY]

Courts: 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]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 339), H2822 [3AP]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H9478 [15OC]

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

Diseases: prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H3635 [1MY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H10237 [30OC]

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]

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), H7169 [18JY]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H12921 [8DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see H.R. 2079), H4011 [13MY]

Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 2341), H4977 [4JN]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H4739 [22MY]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H3975 [9MY]

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]

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

GAO: conduct a study on price controls of foreign governments on pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2577), H8382 [17SE]

Health: increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H3763 [7MY]

———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), H1689 [10MR]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2843), H7615 [24JY]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H2473 [27MR]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H6464 [9JY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1466 [27FE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2822 [3AP]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H3762 [7MY]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3762 [7MY]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1377), H4255 [19MY]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H6264 [26JN]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H3637 [1MY]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (see H.R. 254), H135 [8JA]

———treaty obligations relative to use of the Colorado, Rio Grande, and Tijuana Rivers (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4130 [14MY]

Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 91), H5174 [10JN]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 240), H4254 [19MY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H3638 [1MY]

National security: authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology (see H.R. 1096), H4205 [15MY]

Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to Latino and immigrant worker efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 117), H2474 [27MR]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H2402 [26MR]

POW: provide special compensation for former POWs (see H.R. 850), H2473 [27MR]

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]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H9130 [1OC]

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

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

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8382 [17SE]

San Antonio Spurs (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 279), H5408 [16JN]

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), H8017 [5SE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H3571 [30AP]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H320 [5FE]

Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see H.R. 1071), H3571 [30AP]

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), H4368 [20MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H4205 [15MY]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H460 [12FE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H1810 [12MR]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H1902 [13MR]

———allow credit for production of oil and gas from domestic marginal wells and extend credit for alternative fuels (see H.R. 503), H244 [29JA]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 791), H3762 [7MY]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 927), H3637 [1MY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H8284 [16SE]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 1725), H5664 [19JN]

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

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H4978 [4JN]

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

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H3637 [1MY]

———permit a special amortization deduction for intangible assets acquired from eligible small businesses and encourage growth in industries for which intangible assets are an important source of revenue (see H.R. 1222), H3305 [10AP]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H5366 [12JN]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H703 [13FE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 51), H3452 [29AP]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H4788 [2JN]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H2703 [2AP]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (see H.R. 1783), H3351 [11AP]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H700 [13FE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H1466 [27FE]

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

———treatment of commercial aviation fuel during hostilities with Iraq (see H.R. 1380), H2823 [3AP]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H3641 [5MY]

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

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 753), H462 [12FE]

U.N.: rescind approving signature to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on behalf of the U.S. and take necessary steps to prevent establishment of that Court (see H.R. 1154), H3637 [1MY]

Veterans: 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), H1812 [12MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H137 [8JA]

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

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2673), H6463 [9JY]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 63), H391 [11FE]

Health care facilities: provide grants to health centers for facility construction, modernization, replacement, and major equipment purchases (see H.R. 1386), H2269 [20MR]

Mexico: specify locations where certain citizens and nationals may be removed from the U.S. into Mexico (see H.R. 3110), H8380 [17SE]

Poverty: enhance the capacity of organizations working in the U.S.-Mexico border area to develop affordable housing and foster economic opportunity in the colonias (see H.R. 1088), H1640 [5MR]

Letters

Nomination of Miguel A. Estrada to be circuit judge: by, S1957 [5FE]

Motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), H6634 [14JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6609 [14JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: country of origin labeling requirements implementation funding, H6640, H6647 [14JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: across-the-board funding reduction, H6649 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), H6609, H6634, H6635, H6636, H6639, H6640, H6647, H6649, H6650, H6651, H6654, H6655 [14JY], H11372 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12814 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), motion to instruct conferees, H11373 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), unanimous-consent request, H6633 [14JY]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions funding, H6636 [14JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12814 [8DE]

AT&T Corp.: advertising campaign relative to regulation of local telephone service, H2590 [2AP]

Colleges and universities: historically Black colleges and universities funding, H6639 [14JY]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 63), H364 [11FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conservation technical assistance programs funding, H6650 [14JY]

———Office of Civil Rights funding, H6635 [14JY]

———prohibit approval of any nonambulatory livestock for human consumption, H6654 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: community health centers funding, H6535, H6536 [10JY]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H11373 [18NO]

Dept. of Justice: use of existing State, local, and private prisons to house Federal prisoners, E1611 [25JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), E1611 [25JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6535, H6536 [10JY]

Food: educate the public on the use of biotechnology in producing food for human consumption, H6650 [14JY]

Iraq: trip findings of several Representatives relative to assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H9389 [15OC]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 254), H1350 [26FE]

San Antonio Spurs (basketball team): tribute (H. Res. 279), H5645 [19JN]

Territories: Resident Instruction and Distance Education Grants Program funding, H6651 [14JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4732 [22MY], H7084 [17JY]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2673) (H. Rept. 108-193), H6463 [9JY]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 2673), H6610-H6617 [14JY]

Tributes

Bloom, David, E717 [10AP]

Combest, Representative, H4232 [19MY], E1074 [23MY]

Ruhlen, George, E2406 [22NO]

Skeen, Joe, H12888 [8DE]