CANTOR, ERIC (a Representative from Virginia)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 4420), H3606 [1JN]

Annan, Kofi A.: call for resignation as Secretary General of the U.N. due to allegations of fraud and mismanagement of the U.N. Oil for Food Program (see H. Res. 869), H10926 [6DE]

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 469), H5909 [15JY]

Arlington, VA: support construction of the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial (see H.R. 5046), H6996 [9SE]

Aviation: provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H3017 [13MY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H393 [4FE]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3720 [2JN]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H514 [11FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 359), H392 [4FE]

Children and youth: improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (see H.R. 4504), H4894 [23JN]

———provide States with incentives, flexibility, and funds to develop welfare services that meet needs of children and families and enhance prospects for safe and permanent living arrangements (see H.R. 4856), H5982 [19JY]

Courts: ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 568), H1229 [17MR]

Crime: protect children from criminal recidivists (see H.R. 4150), H2152 [2AP]

Dept. of State: require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4214), H4647 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H4764 [22JN]

Disabled: provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program (see H.R. 5131), H7574 [23SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H2199 [20AP]

Education: recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2406 [27AP]

Families and domestic relations: clarify definition of marriage (see H.R. 4892), H6700 [22JY]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7864 [29SE]

Housing: facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities (see H.R. 4363), H3606 [1JN]

India: observance of Republic Day (see H. Con. Res. 15), H576 [24FE]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (see H. Res. 713), H5793 [14JY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H1116 [16MR]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 5193), H8168 [5OC]

———urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H576 [24FE]

Israel: support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H699 [26FE]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H576 [24FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H8168 [5OC]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 461), H4765 [22JN]

Martha Pennino Post Office Building, Reston, VA: designate (see H.R. 5133), H7574 [23SE]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (see H.R. 4343), H6756 [7SE]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: support ongoing work in combating anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance, and related violence (see H. Con. Res. 425), H4647 [21JN]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H2406 [27AP]

Portugal: tribute to friendship, leadership, and support of the U.S. in the effort to combat international terrorism (see H. Res. 688), H5151 [25JN]

Reagan, Ronald: redesign the ten dollar bill in commemoration (see H.R. 4528), H4287 [16JN]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H35 [20JA]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (see H.R. 3369), H6756 [7SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2816 [11MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 3901), H871 [4MR]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1608), H752 [2MR]

———exempt certain limousines from gas guzzler tax (see H.R. 2662), H700 [26FE]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]

———improve operation of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 4796), H5470 [9JY]

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 4359), H3015 [13MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2656 [5MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (see H.R. 4181), H2264 [21AP]

———provide for employer liability for Social Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee after the IRS establishes the amount of tips received (see H.R. 2034), H5536 [12JY]

———provide tax incentives to encourage manufacturers of computer and television equipment to operate environmentally sound recycling program for consumers discarding equipment (see H.R. 4553), H3963 [14JN]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (see H.R. 4520), H3964 [14JN]

———repeal sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act and repeal scheduled reductions in tax benefits provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (see H.R. 3773), H1011 [10MR]

———simplify the taxation of businesses (see H.R. 4840), H5907 [15JY]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H1011 [10MR]

———treatment of certain qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see H.R. 4113), H3441 (see H.R. 4113), H3541 [20MY]

———treatment of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 4849), H7073 [13SE]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4279), H2816 [11MY]

Terrorism: mint coins to commemorate events related to the attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 5046), H6996 [9SE]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 4284), H2657 [5MY]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H2484 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H1229 [17MR]

Richmond, VA: tribute to firefighters, police, and others who responded to fire that started in an under-construction apartment building (see H. Res. 612), H2488 [29AP]

Taxation: allow carryforward of certain unused benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements for dependent care assistance (see H.R. 4372), H3093 [17MY]

———provide for refunds to taxpayers of the budget surplus for each year of surplus (see H.R. 3784), H433 [10FE]

———provide that interests in certain domestically controlled investment partnerships are not treated as U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 3829), H632 [25FE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5590 [13JY]

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (H. Res. 567), H7975 [4OC]

Armed Forces: ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), H1708 [30MR]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), H156 [28JA]

———reform, H156 [28JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 359), H405 [10FE]

Community Services Block Grant Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H335 [4FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H335 [4FE]

Courts: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 339), H951 [10MR]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H660 [26FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit Federal funding for buyout of tobacco producers or quota holders, H5590 [13JY]

Disabled: provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program (H.R. 5131), H8313 [6OC]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5005), H6728 [7SE]

Egypt: allocation of foreign aid, H5847 [15JY]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 1375), H1250 [18MR]

———remove limitation on savings associations that prevents offering a larger percentage of automobile loans to customers, H1250 [18MR]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 578), H2391 [27AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5847 [15JY]

Health: promote organ donation (H.R. 3926), E447 [24MR]

Housing: facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities (H.R. 4363), H4589 [21JN]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), H1179 [17MR]

Medical Society of Virginia: tribute to White Coat Day march, E111 [4FE]

Medicare: inclusion of health savings accounts, H1121 [17MR]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H1714 [30MR], E295 [3MR]

Memorial Day: observance, H3521 [20MY]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4792 [23JN]

Patents: amend certain laws relative to patent fees (H.R. 1561), H799 [3MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3851 [9JN]

Richmond, VA: tribute to firefighters, police, and others who responded to fire that started in an under-construction apartment building (H. Res. 612), H3548 [1JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), H2974 [13MY]

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (H.R. 3369), H7087 [14SE]

Taxation: allow carryforward of certain unused benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements for dependent care assistance (H.R. 4372), H4663, H4664, H4665 [22JN]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H1031 [11MR]

University of Richmond: tribute to International Rule of Law Center, E1493 [22JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1482 [24MR]

Resignations

Committee on Government Reform (House), H8851 [7OC]

Tributes

Cowherd, Leonard, H3521 [20MY]

Wilson, Christopher B., E1873 [11OC]