FRANKS, TRENT (a Representative from Arizona)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1489), H4131 [14MY]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H10457 [5NO]

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (see H.R. 885), H1332 [25FE]

———conveyance of certain Federal lands in Maricopa County, AZ, in exchange for private lands located in Yavapai County, AZ (see H.R. 842), H703 [13FE]

Armed Forces: encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner or the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2270 [20MR]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8382 [17SE]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H462 [12FE]

Aviation: allow the arming of pilots of cargo aircraft (see H.R. 1049), H6264 [26JN]

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

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2704 [2AP]

Bob Stump Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2806), H7225 [21JY]

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

———prevent child abduction (see H.R. 1104), H1955 [18MR]

China, People's Republic of: urge fair resolution of claims of U.S. citizens who hold defaulted Chinese Government bonds (see H. Con. Res. 60), H5367 [12JN]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H8949 [25SE]

Committee on Agency Rule Review (Joint): establish (see H.R. 2542), H7329 [22JY]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (see H.R. 21), H392 [11FE]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 1115), H5089 [9JN]

———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), H323 [5FE]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H3760 [7MY]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11133 [7NO]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 195), H8491 [23SE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 1519), H2823 [3AP]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to claim title or other rights to water absent specific direction of law or to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use of any quantity of water (see H.R. 2603), H7020 [16JY]

District of Columbia: provide low-income students who attend under-performing schools with scholarships to attend private school of choice (see H.R. 2556), H5929 [25JN]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9215 [2OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 684), H463 [12FE]

Ecology and environment: condemn actions by the Earth Liberation Front (organization) and ecological terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 126), H11652 [19NO]

———create the Federal crime of eco-terrorism (see H.R. 3307), H9613 [16OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: accelerate individual income tax rate cuts and make all tax cuts permanent (see H.R. 210), H1466 [27FE]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN]

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

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H6868 [15JY]

———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), H5267 [11JN]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H2939 [8AP]

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

Endangered species: manage critical habitats of threatened species and apply resource laws on military installations in a manner compatible with demands of military readiness (see H.R. 1235), H2312 [25MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H7455 [23JY]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 1229), H3305 [10AP]

FCC: end requirements that providers of telecommunications and information services provide such services for schools and libraries at a discounted rate (see H.R. 1252), H2703 [2AP]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 486), H11359 [17NO]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 3453), H10977 [6NO]

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), H4368 [20MY]

Firearms: clarify that federally licensed dealers may transfer firearms to other federally licensed dealers at places other than business premises specified on license (see H.R. 2906), H7781 [25JY]

———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]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H8381 [17SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H1903 [13MR]

Foreign policy: prohibit U.S. contributions to the U.N. or Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development relative to proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1206), H11133 [7NO]

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]

———safeguard religious liberties (see H.R. 3190), H10237 [30OC]

Harley-Davidson Motor Co.: anniversary (see H. Res. 296), H5814 [24JN]

Head Start Program: require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (see H.R. 3130), H8906 [24SE]

Health: reimburse costs of emergency medical care for aliens paroled into the U.S. for medical reasons (see H.R. 1515), H3637 [1MY]

———tax treatment of certain medical savings accounts and provide for medical freedom accounts under the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2114), H4788 [2JN]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H5367 [12JN]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7170 [18JY]

———extend and modify reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 819), H5664 [19JN]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H3453 [29AP]

International Religious Freedom Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 423), H10130 [29OC]

Iran: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 59), H1642 [5MR]

Iraq: encourage France, Germany, and Russia to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq by forgiving outstanding debt between those countries and Iraq (see H. Res. 198), H3408 [12AP]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 167), H323 [5FE]

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), H171 [27JA]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H59 [7JA]

Lupe, Rick: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 237), H6263 [26JN]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11652 [19NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H3453 [29AP]

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

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1170), H2132 [19MR]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2823 [3AP]

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 409), H9983 [28OC]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6868 [15JY]

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1793), H3352 [11AP]

National security: authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology (see H.R. 1096), H1640 [5MR]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H4739 [22MY]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H7020 [16JY]

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

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H9376 [8OC]

Public housing: protect rights of tenants who are evicted as a result of criminal activity through no fault of their own (see H.R. 1429), H5175 [10JN]

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

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H8017 [5SE]

———protect religious sites and freedom of access and worship in Israel and other regions (see H. Con. Res. 150), H3304 [10AP]

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

———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]

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 1166), H1681 [6MR]

Schools: provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H3355 [11AP]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 534), H392 [11FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H389 [11FE]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 722), H3355 [11AP]

States: improve temporary Federal fiscal assistance programs (see H.R. 3415), H10236 [30OC]

Stump, Bob: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5814 [24JN]

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]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H7787 [25JY]

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

———allow deduction to corporations for dividends paid (see H.R. 312), H137 [8JA]

———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), H2132 [19MR]

———allow tax credit for contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses (see H.R. 120), H4738 [22MY]

———allow tax credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 282), H4738 [22MY]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 1725), H3301 [10AP]

———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 872), H2515 [31MR]

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

———exclude from gross income certain interest amounts received by individuals (see H.R. 1163), H3305 [10AP]

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

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

———increase expensing limits of small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 224), H323 [5FE]

———increase the bonus depreciation (see H.R. 223), H4738 [22MY]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H392 [11FE]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H4739 [22MY]

———provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (see H.R. 157), H57 [7JA]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H7086 [17JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H2939 [8AP]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H4876 [3JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 2), H1681 [6MR] (see H.R. 459), H324 [5FE]

———repeal benefits relative to company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2127), H4203 [15MY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H3858 [8MY]

———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), H4739 [22MY]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H4255 [19MY]

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

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (see H.R. 1779), H3858 [8MY]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H3572 [30AP]

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

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H5089 [9JN]

———withhold U.S. contributions to any commission, organization, or affiliated agency that is chaired or presided over by a country that has supported terrorism (see H.R. 800), H701 [13FE]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H3304 [10AP]

———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), H1746 [11MR]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H. Res. 65), H2474 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow claimants for benefits to pay fees for attorney services during any stage of the claims process (see H.R. 3492), H11358 [17NO]

House Rules: limit service on the Committee on Appropriations (House) (see H. Res. 343), H7785 [25JY]

Taxation: allow tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2347), H5043 [5JN]

———provide a credit for charitable contributions to education investment organizations that provide assistance for elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 2234), H4735 [22MY]

———treatment of Social Security and certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 2346), H5043 [5JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4939, H4958 [4JN]

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

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, E2101 [20OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), E2101 [20OC]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4500 [21MY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H3405 [12AP], E784 [12AP]

Budget: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, E1508 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2202 [20MR]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H4171 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4500 [21MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2559), H5986 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7610 [24JY]

Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, H417 [12FE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 56), E2044 [15OC]

International Religious Freedom Act: anniversary (H. Res. 423), H11561 [19NO]

KFLR-Radio (Phoenix, AZ): anniversary, E1657 [25JY]

Luke AFB, AZ: Barry M. Goldwater Range access preservation funding, H5986 [26JN]

Marriage Protection Week: observance, E2044 [15OC]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, H2202 [20MR]

Votes: position on missed, E1463 [14JY], E2101 [20OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H387 [11FE], H3349 [11AP], H4975 [4JN], H6600 [10JY], H7326 [22JY]

Tributes

Kiehl, James, E784 [12AP]

Piestewa, Lori A., E784 [12AP]

Smith, Timothy, H5471 [18JN]

Stump, Bob, E1692 [4SE]

Williams, Michael, E784 [12AP]