BRADY, KEVIN (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5766 [24JN]
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]
American Jewish History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 106), H9132 [1OC]
Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 277), H5663 [19JN]
———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]
Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2823 [3AP]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]
———reform procedures to restrain congressional spending, foster greater oversight, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 180), H58 [7JA]
———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), H10237 [30OC]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 322), H7086 [17JY]
———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), H3638 [1MY]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H217 [28JA]
———establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2444), H5364 [12JN]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 192), H12321 [25NO]
———prevent child abduction (see H.R. 1104), H1903 [13MR]
Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 44), H5665 [19JN]
———restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 1567), H5552 [18JN]
Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H1682 [6MR]
———tribute to debris collection efforts (see H. Res. 222), H3762 [7MY]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2214), H5664 [19JN]
Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1114), H2312 [25MR]
———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), H8950 [25SE]
———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1586), H3305 [10AP]
Crime: amend laws relative to false communications about certain criminal violations (see H.R. 1678), H2938 [8AP]
———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 48), H3303 [10AP]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H3303 [10AP]
———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H3760 [7MY]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 54), H5045 [5JN]
Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11133 [7NO]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H4010 [13MY]
Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 2283), H5175 [10JN]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2868), H7616 [24JY]
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), H5089 [9JN]
———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2427), H5665 [19JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H10458 [5NO]
Dept. of State: require text of passports be written in English and Spanish (see H.R. 1452), H2401 [26MR]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H8949 [25SE]
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), H3354 [11AP]
———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), H2586 [1AP]
Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H6868 [15JY]
Employment: provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H1678 [6MR]
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), H2937 [8AP]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1063), H5552 [18JN]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H6604 [10JY]
———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 1229), H10457 [5NO]
FDA: 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]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H3407 [12AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 2531), H5662 [19JN]
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), H55 [7JA]
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), H60 [7JA]
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), H11702 [20NO]
Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H1516 [4MR]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H4205 [15MY]
House Rules: establish a discretionary spending ledger and a mandatory spending ledger (see H. Res. 133), H1908 [17MR]
Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 197), H4738 [22MY]
Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7020 [16JY]
Iraq: treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2401 [26MR]
ITC: take certain actions relative to temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 23), H244 [29JA]
Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11392 (see H.R. 1914), H11515 [18NO]
Japan: urge honoring of commitments under the Market-Oriented Sector-Selective (MOSS) Agreement on Medical Equipment and Pharmaceuticals (see H. Con. Res. 324), H11360 [17NO]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H3452 [29AP]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H3637 [1MY]
———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 2135), H4204 [15MY]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H10340 [4NO]
Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H4012 [13MY]
Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 91), H4738 [22MY]
Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H6349 [8JY]
Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 409), H9983 [28OC]
Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 452), H11651 [19NO]
National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1660), H5268 [11JN]
National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1793), H3352 [11AP]
National Truck Safety Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3762 [7MY]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H7787 [25JY]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (see H.R. 1000), H1462 [27FE]
———reform (see H.R. 1776), H3454 [29AP]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H9376 [8OC]
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 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), H4739 [22MY]
Reagan, Ronald: provide for dime coins to bear likeness (see H.R. 3633), H12309 [21NO]
Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H3973 [9MY]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 1136), H1679 [6MR]
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]
———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), H9377 [8OC]
Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H10340 [4NO]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8382 [17SE]
Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 926), H1394 [26FE]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 234), H134 [8JA] (see H.R. 534), H318 [5FE]
Ships and vessels: expand use of Capital Construction Fund to expand U.S. maritime industry and promote construction by domestic shipbuilders (see H.R. 2190), H5815 [24JN]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H4739 [22MY]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2971), H7784 [25JY]
Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H10130 [29OC]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 927), H2586 [1AP]
———apply an excise tax to excessive attorneys' fees for legal judgments, settlements, or agreements that operate as a tax (see H.R. 1926), H4788 [2JN]
———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 2509), H12311 [21NO]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H3572 [30AP]
———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see H.R. 767), H699 [13FE]
———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H699 [13FE]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H700 [13FE]
———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 2047), H8491 [23SE]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H2270 [20MR]
———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 2228), H4735 [22MY]
———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H5408 [16JN]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H10978 [6NO]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H3637 [1MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 2), H1681 [6MR]
———provide incentives for rural development (see H.R. 2972), H10130 [29OC]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H1954 [18MR]
———treat distributions from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1536), H5046 [5JN]
———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2351), H5043 [5JN]
———treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance (see H.R. 870), H7787 [25JY]
———treatment of certain reinvested gains by S corporations (see H.R. 1498), H2472 [27MR]
———treatment of certain tax attributes for taxpayers who file consolidated returns (see H.R. 2706), H7788 [25JY]
———treatment of commercial aviation fuel during hostilities with Iraq (see H.R. 1380), H2268 [20MR]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H1952 [18MR]
———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 808), H701 [13FE]
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1890), H12311 [21NO]
Terrorism: increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 2934), H8284 [16SE]
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), H6265 [26JN]
U.N. Conference on Disarmament: election of Iraq as chairman (see H. Con. Res. 29), H274 [4FE]
Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 73), H1466 [27FE]
Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H3637 [1MY]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H391 [11FE]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H3351 [11AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Clean Air Act: amend mass transit projects relative to conformity requirements (see H.R. 673), H390 [11FE]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1227), H1810 [12MR]
Health: combat pulmonary hypertension (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1954 [18MR]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1316), H1953 [18MR]
Pharmaceuticals: expand human clinical trials qualifying for the orphan drug tax credit (see H.R. 2931), H7782 [25JY]
Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H460 [12FE]
———clarify the excise tax exemptions for aerial applicators of fertilizers or other substances (see H.R. 1317), H1953 [18MR]
———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), H8081 [9SE]
———make the additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans inapplicable for public safety employees (see H.R. 782), H700 [13FE]
Letters
National Child Identification Program: John S. Hooks, Jr., FBI, E1565
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4932
Armed Forces: U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H2125, H2129 [19MR]
Aviation: require screening of all cargo on passenger planes, H8799 [24SE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2201 [20MR]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): treatment of minority membership during markup of H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (H. Res. 324), H7154 [18JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5766, H5769 [24JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), conference report, H8799 [24SE]
Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7897, H7913 [4SE]
Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 1047), H1587 [5MR]
Houston, TX: referendum on light rail system funding, H7897 [4SE]
Medicare: ensure Medicare+Choice and Medicare Advantage payments attributable to disproportionate share hospitals are paid directly to such hospitals, H10528, H10531, H10532, H10533, H10534 [6NO]
———prohibit implementation of premium support system which would require competition with private insurance carriers in delivering basic services, H10528, H10530, H10531, H10532, H10533, H10534 [6NO]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12264 [21NO]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H10528, H10530, H10531, H10532, H10533, H10534 [6NO]
National Association of Town Watch: tribute to National Night Out program and support of the National Child Identification Program, E1564
Point of order, H7913 [4SE]
Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), H1547, H1548 [5MR], H2645, H2664, H2665 [2AP]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H1547, H1548 [5MR], H2645, H2664, H2665 [2AP]
Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H6985, H6986, H6988, H6989 [16JY]
———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H6985, H6986, H6988, H6989 [16JY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, H2201 [20MR]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3925 [9MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4719 [22MY]
U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7478, H7481, H7483, H7485 [24JY]
U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7489, H7495 [24JY]
Urban areas: terrorism protection and preparedness funding, H5766, H5769 [24JN]
Votes: position on missed, H3077
Tributes
Barger, Albert C., H8090 [10SE]
Combest, Representative, H4231 [19MY]
Garcia, John D., E1588
Shrager, Isadore A., E1455