MILLER, GARY G. (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 244), H134 [8JA]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H6465 [9JY]

Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H5366 [12JN]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9819 [24OC]

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

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3355 [11AP]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8382 [17SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H10237 [30OC]

Bush, President: renegotiate extradition treaty with Mexico so possibility of capital punishment or life imprisonment will not interfere with the extradition of criminal suspects (see H. Con. Res. 93), H4978 [4JN]

California: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (see H. Res. 425), H10341 [4NO]

California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 1446), H2400 [26MR]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H6707 [14JY]

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 2253), H5714 [23JN]

Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center: establish (see H.J. Res. 57), H4737 [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]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H4206 [15MY]

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

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 320), H9283 [7OC]

Dept. of the Interior: implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (see H.R. 2828), H7453 [23JY]

———participation in Inland Empire regional recycling project and Cucamonga County Water District recycling project (see H.R. 2991), H8083 [9SE]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see H. Res. 234), H7840 [3SE]

District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 684), H2515 [31MR]

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H10978 [6NO]

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), H5664 [19JN]

Employment: provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H4739 [22MY]

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), H3305 [10AP]

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), H4876 [3JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H9378 [8OC]

Federal contracts: improve Federal agency oversight and assistance and strengthen accountability of the governmentwide debarment and suspension system (see H.R. 2767), H7085 [17JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H8905 [24SE]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 11), H51 [7JA]

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 522), H274 [4FE]

Financial Literacy for Youth Month: designate (see H. Res. 127), H1956 [18MR]

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), H3634 [1MY]

Firearms: 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), H4788 [2JN]

Francisco A. Martinez Flores Post Office, Duarte, CA: designate (see H.R. 2396), H5088 [9JN]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 165), H9688 [17OC]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H1334 [25FE]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H1901 [13MR]

Housing: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 730), H1467 [27FE]

———combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, establish a consumer mortgage protection board, and establish licensing and minimum standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 833), H703 [13FE]

———provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 197), H4738 [22MY]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2575), H5813 [24JN]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7950 [4SE]

———extend and modify reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 819), H2822 [3AP]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H2822 [3AP]

ITC: take certain actions relative to temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 23), H244 [29JA]

J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (see H.R. 2309), H6265 [26JN]

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

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make reduction in capital gains rates for individuals permanent (see H.R. 2635), H8176 [10SE]

———permanently extend the 50-percent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2855), H7615 [24JY]

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

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H5468 [17JN]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H9214 [2OC]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H7949 [4SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H700 [13FE]

———consolidate and restate Federal laws relative to social health maintenance organization projects, make such projects permanent, and require a study on ways to expand such projects (see H.R. 983), H4978 [4JN]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H8905 [24SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1679 [6MR]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H4788 [2JN]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1459 [27FE]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1660), H5046 [5JN]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H8383 [17SE]

Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1368), H2131 [19MR]

NTSB: establish a program of assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents (see H.R. 874), H1331 [25FE]

Orange County, CA: increase the ceiling on the Federal share of certain costs of the Regional Water Reclamation Project (see H.R. 1156), H1680 [6MR]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1681 [6MR]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H4978 [4JN]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3088), H8283 [16SE]

———improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic (see H.R. 906), H3571 [30AP]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see H.R. 875), H1331 [25FE]

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), H2312 [25MR]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H2271 [20MR]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H3762 [7MY]

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), H9130 [1OC]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H5366 [12JN]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H9129 [1OC]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H2515 [31MR]

———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), H9738 [20OC]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 1725), H3355 [11AP]

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

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H53 [7JA]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H245 [29JA]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H10130 [29OC]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H12921 [8DE]

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

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H2821 [3AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H3974 [9MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 2), H1681 [6MR]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 262), H135 [8JA]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H4978 [4JN]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H7020 [16JY]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H10130 [29OC]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1177), H1743 [11MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H11700 [20NO]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 87), H9688 [17OC]

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H9214 [2OC]

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), H9214 [2OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1334 [25FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 2540), H7020 [16JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H5267 [11JN]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 20), H6707 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 239), H134 [8JA]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (see H.R. 142), H56 [7JA]

Dept. of Transportation: make grants to Orange County, CA, for intercounty express bus service (see H.R. 1150), H1680 [6MR]

FHA: increase maximum mortgage limit for FHA-insured mortgages for multifamily housing located in high-cost areas (see H.R. 1985), H3682 [6MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend to provide procedures for claims relative to drinking water (see H.R. 306), H137 [8JA]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 2957), H7783 [25JY]

Remarks

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association: tribute to Airport Support Network and Airport Watch Programs, E938 [13MY]

American Concrete Institute: anniversary (H. Res. 394), E2231 [5NO]

Children's Creative Festival (organization): tribute, E1423 [8JY]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7604 [24JY]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (H.R. 239), E44 [8JA]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 11), H100 [8JA]

FHA: increase maximum mortgage limit for FHA-insured mortgages for multifamily housing located in high-cost areas (H.R. 1985), H9236 [7OC]

Health care facilities: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for hospitals (H.R. 659), H1755 [12MR]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (H.R. 1276), H9042 [1OC], E709 [8AP]

Housing: downpayment assistance programs funding, H2870 [8AP]

———encourage Congress to participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for people in the U.S. (S. Con. Res. 43), H5424, H5425, H5428, H5429, H5430 [17JN]

La Habra Heights, CA: anniversary, E2346 [20NO]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 280), E2229 [5NO]

Rancho Cucamonga, CA: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California, E2257 [6NO]

———tribute to Housing Action Resource Trust, H2870 [8AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 20), E1476 [14JY]

Yorba Linda, CA: Bryant Ranch School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2149 [28OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3680 [6MY], H3758 [7MY], H4008 [13MY], H4246 [19MY]

Tributes

Austin, Julie M., E1609 [25JY]

Banks, Kenneth, Jr., E885 [7MY]

Lewis, Robert J., E197 [12FE]

Treu, Scarlet, E2376 [21NO]

Vacca, Michael, E2343 [20NO]