GARRETT, SCOTT (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6757 [7SE], H6946 [9SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5857, H5909 [15JY]

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), H3781 [3JN]

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]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 3984), H1326 [22MR] (see H.R. 3985, 3986), H1370 [23MR]

Aviation: provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H2374 [22AP]

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), H3441 (see H.R. 4116), H3541 [20MY]

Bucher, Lloyd M. (Pete): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 367), H632 [25FE] (see H. Con. Res. 407), H2265 [21AP]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 3853), H927 [9MR]

———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]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H1791 [31MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit each State to provide a statue of an individual representing that State for display in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 5038), H6996 [9SE]

Children and youth: ensure that appropriate State social services officers have access to certain Federal databases to carry out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children (see H.R. 3972), H2406 [27AP]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H701 [26FE]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 44), H6756 [7SE]

———restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 1567), H3230 [18MY]

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 4064), H1739 [30MR]

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]

———give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H2484 [28AP]

Crime: protect victims' rights (see H.R. 4342), H4766 [22JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish pilot and demonstration program in New Jersey and elsewhere to improve military installation security and defense contractors and subcontractors quality (see H.R. 3695), H1230 [17MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to first responders (see H.R. 5430), H11057 [7DE]

Dept. of State: establish an Office To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism and require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4230), H2658 [5MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H5151 [25JN]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 4773), H6900 [8SE]

Education: increase student loan forgiveness to highly-qualified teachers in mathematics, science, and special education, and for reading specialists (see H.R. 4410), H3437 (see H.R. 4410), H3537 [20MY]

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]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 931), H927 [9MR]

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), H7736 [28SE]

FCC: clarify obligation to issue licenses using competitive bidding procedures (see H.R. 4715), H6707 [22JY]

Federal aid programs: ensure that the Direct Loan Program is a competitive alternative to the Federal Family Education Loan Program for schools and students (see H.R. 4370), H4392 (see H.R. 4370), H4507 [17JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H3017 [13MY]

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

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), H1791 [31MR]

GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 2743), H1230 [17MR]

Government: establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions (see H.R. 3213), H1484 [24MR]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H927 [9MR]

Immigration: establish deportability and inadmissability of aliens who possess certain consular identification cards who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and use such a card for a Federal identification-related requirement (see H.R. 4440), H4392 (see H.R. 4440), H4507 [17JN]

India: elections (see H. Con. Res. 433), H3439 (see H. Con. Res. 433), H3539 [20MY]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4662), H4893 [23JN]

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), H5909 [15JY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 5193), H10895 [24NO]

———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 accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 617), H4392 (see H. Res. 617), H4507 [17JN]

———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), H4392 (see H. Res. 615), H4507 [17JN]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: extend the 50-percent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2895), H4287 [16JN]

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

Mary Ann Collura Post Office Building, Fair Lawn, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3939), H1070 [11MR]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H699 [26FE]

Medicare: contain costs of prescription drug program (see H.R. 3854), H927 [9MR]

———impose conditions on Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 3722), H2919 [12MY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H1326 [22MR]

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

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H4580 [18JN]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 720, 720), H6707 [22JY]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 2852), H927 [9MR]

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), H2917 [12MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend enforcement provisions (see H.R. 4712), H7329 [21SE]

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), H3720 [2JN]

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]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H3821 [8JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H245 [28JA]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H633 [25FE]

Social Security: prohibit approval of certain waivers to provide coverage of childless adults under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4142), H2374 [22AP]

Taxation: allow a credit for businesses who employ veterans (see H.R. 5080), H7233 [15SE]

———allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 3901), H6706 [22JY]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H575 [24FE]

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

———amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 2824), H633 [25FE]

———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 872), H1370 [23MR]

———create lifetime savings accounts (see H.R. 4078), H1789 [31MR]

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

———provide for refunds to taxpayers of the budget surplus for each year of surplus (see H.R. 3784), H516 [11FE]

———repeal the depreciation adjustments required in computing alternative minimum taxable income (see H.R. 3976), H2406 [27AP]

———repeal threshold on the deduction for medical expenses and allow that deduction to taxpayers whether or not they itemize deductions (see H.R. 3704), H435 [10FE]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H4287 [16JN]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3113), H4647 [21JN]

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]

U.S. Court of Federal Claims: terminate (see H.R. 4946), H6703 [22JY]

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), H1323 [18MR]

Vietnam: urge the provision of all information relative to Americans unaccounted for from the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 431), H6707 [22JY]

Voting: require proof of U.S. citizenship as a condition of registering to vote in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4530), H6128 [20JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Iraq: celebrate establishment of democracy and urge people in the U.S. and other countries to ring bells on June 30, 2004, to commemorate the restoration of freedom to the people of Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 453), H4391 (see H. Con. Res. 453), H4507 [17JN]

Musconetcong River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3902), H871 [4MR]

Tariff: pimientos (capsicum anuum), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (see H.R. 4813, 4814, 4815), H5536 [12JY]

Taxation: modify the alternative minimum tax on individuals by permitting the deduction for State and local taxes and adjust exemption amounts for inflation (see H.R. 4629), H4646 [21JN]

Thomas Edison National Historical Park: establish as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site in New Jersey (see H.R. 5377), H9962 [17NO]

Remarks

Budget: reform procedures, provide budget discipline, and account for accurate Government agency costs (H.R. 3925), H1362 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1362 [23MR], H1452 [24MR], H1518 [25MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), revising (H. Res. 685), H4914 [24JN]

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information on an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H4538 [18JN]

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (S. 2634), H6869, H6872, H6874 [8SE]

China, Republic of: allow vote on peace referendum without intimidation or threat of force from the People's Republic of China, E91 [3FE]

Community Blood Services (organization): tribute, E254 [26FE]

Congress: tribute to Republican House Members-elect, H9704 [16NO]

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (H.R. 2028), H7465 [23SE]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H645 [26FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4538 [18JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6946 [9SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7916 [30SE]

Federal employees: limit attendance to international conferences outside the U.S., H5857, H5858 [15JY]

———limit number of attendees to conferences outside the U.S., H6946 [9SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5857, H5858 [15JY]

Hackettstown, NJ: tribute to Hackettstown Community Hospital, E2126 [20NO]

Immigration: impact of illegal immigration on employment, E792 [7MY]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H5544 [13JY]

Iraq: abduction and killing of civilians by enemy combatants, H2885 [12MY]

———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, H1233 [18MR]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H6905 [9SE]

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, H673 [26FE]

Memorial Day: observance, E985 [2JN]

———observance (H. Con. Res. 424), H3255 [19MY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3837 [9JN]

Redden, John: Pascack Valley Citizen of the Year award recipient, H541 [24FE]

Republican Party: anniversary of legislative majority in the House of Representatives, H7334 [22SE]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, H7539 [23SE]

———rates, H1452 [24MR], H4914 [24JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2075 [2AP]

———include high priority and significant national regional projects under State minimum guarantee funding provisions, H2075 [2AP]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (H.R. 4284), H11045-H11048 [7DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H561 [24FE], H692 [26FE], H1319 [18MR], H2915 [12MY], H4165 [15JN]

Tributes

Bettega, Bruno, E810 [11MY]

Griffin, Kyle A., H4165 [15JN], E985 [2JN]

Heath, Rachel, E1372 [14JY]

O'Rourke, Margaret J. Wales, E1777 [1OC]

Weaver, Aaron, E89 [3FE]