CHABOT, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5536 [12JY], H5587 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3419 [20MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4173 [15JN], H4249 [16JN]

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), H6899 [8SE]

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4917), H6701 [22JY]

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), H5195 [6JY]

Aviation: provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H5151 [25JN]

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), H2155 [2AP]

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]

———require the President to include estimated unfunded liabilities of all Federal programs in annual budget submissions (see H.R. 4074), H1739 [30MR]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 530), H574 [24FE]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H434 [10FE]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 676), H4766 [22JN]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H2154 [2AP]

Courts: ensure Federal Tort Claims Act protections for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 4347), H2917 [12MY]

———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]

———give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]

C-SPAN: anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H926 [9MR]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H6756 [7SE]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H1071 [11MR]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 4676), H4893 [23JN]

Dept. of Transportation: include tax treatment of gasohol when computing estimated tax payments attributed to highway users (see H.R. 5170), H7863 [29SE]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 4186), H2265 [21AP]

Elections: assert that terrorists will never cause the date of a Presidential election to be postponed and that no individual or agency will have the authority to postpone a Presidential election (see H. Res. 728), H6127 [20JY]

Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 616), H2729 [6MY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H3964 [14JN]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 4571), H4170 [15JN]

Friends of the Children (organization): funding (see H.R. 4592), H4286 [16JN]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H872 [4MR]

Immigration: modify certain deadlines pertaining to machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents (see H.R. 4417), H3964 [14JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain H-1B and L nonimmigrants (see H.R. 4166), H2153 [2AP]

———improve process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment (see H.R. 4306), H6557 [21JY]

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), H2406 [27AP]

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 398), H1593 [25MR]

———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 5193), H7944 [30SE]

———human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 319), H2729 [6MY]

———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), H927 [9MR]

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 (see H. Res. 557), H1230 [17MR]

Israel: support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 617), H2816 [11MY]

———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]

———support membership in the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the U.N. (see H. Res. 615), H2729 [6MY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: promote human rights and freedom (see H.R. 4011), H1369 [23MR]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see H. Res. 596), H2153 [2AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H575 [24FE]

Law enforcement: protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 5107), H7328 [21SE]

———protect vulnerable persons from drug trafficking (see H.R. 4547), H7735 [28SE]

Marshall Islands: recognize anniversary of adoption of Constitution and as an ally of the U.S. committed to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 410), H4171 [15JN]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 4543), H4287 [16JN]

Middle East: commend democratization and political and economic liberalization of certain countries (see H. Res. 751), H6757 [7SE]

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), H5793 [14JY]

National Manufacturing Week: support goals (see H. Res. 516), H701 [26FE]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1594 [25MR]

Nuclear weapons: impose sanctions on foreign entities that engage in nuclear proliferation activities (see H.R. 4965), H6998 [9SE]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H1484 [24MR]

Russia: condemn series of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 760), H6899 [8SE]

Social Security: invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H9745 [16NO]

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), H6557 [21JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2548 [4MY]

———clarify inconsistencies in Blakely v. Washington decision dealing with sentencing guidelines (see H. Con. Res. 478), H6705 [22JY]

Syria: human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 363), H515 [11FE]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 462), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 462), H5072 [24JN]

Taiwanese-American Heritage Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 426), H3015 [13MY]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H1072 [11MR]

Taxation: allow a credit for expenditures to remediate contaminated sites (see H.R. 4480), H3719 [2JN]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H7945 [30SE]

———allow employers a tax credit for increasing employment (see H.R. 4307), H2727 [6MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H89 [21JA]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 3953), H9963 [17NO]

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), H1072 [11MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 757), H6998 [9SE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4654), H4892 [23JN]

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]

Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election process (see H. Con. Res. 415), H5151 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China, Republic of: high level visits by democratically elected officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 481), H6705 [22JY]

———participation in WHO (see H.R. 4019), H1483 [24MR]

Commission on Civil Rights: stagger terms of Commissioners (see H. Res. 873), H11057 [7DE]

Crime: protect victims' rights (see H.R. 4342), H2917 [12MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate the Market Access Program (see H.R. 4727), H5149 [25JN]

European Union: condemn plan to lift embargo on arm sales to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 512), H8858 [7OC]

Taxation: allow full deductibility of health insurance costs of individuals (see H.R. 5074), H7137 [14SE]

Motions

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (H.R. 4019), H2215 [21AP]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5587, H5588 [13JY]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (H.R. 4019), H2216, H2217 [21AP]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Mount Notre Dame High School girls' basketball team, H3476 [20MY]

———tribute to Mount Notre Dame High School girls' golf team, H3476 [20MY]

———tribute to Roger Bacon High School girls' volleyball team, H10002 [19NO]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6583 [22JY]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (H.R. 2028), H7454 [23SE]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H641, H662 [26FE]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, H641, H662 [26FE]

Crosby Township, OH: tribute to Fernald Fire Dept., E1637 [15SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H5587, H5588 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4249, H4251 [16JN]

Executive Office of the President: modify authority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board relative to terrorism protection, H8687 [7OC]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7898 [30SE]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), consideration (H. Res. 801), H7892 [30SE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 4571), H7103 [14SE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H6910 [9SE]

House of Representatives: require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 21 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 2844), H2321 [22AP], H3669 [2JN]

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), H1173 [17MR]

Law enforcement: protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (H.R. 5107), H8190 [6OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill House of Representatives vacancies (H.J. Res. 83), H3669 [2JN]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8687 [7OC]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 757), H6909, H6910 [9SE]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H4249, H4251 [16JN]

Tributes

Chen, C.J., E1082 [9JN]