DeLAY, TOM (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H1082 [16MR]

Committee To Escort Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Into the House Chamber, H3965 [15JN]

Committee To Escort Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi Into the House Chamber, H7446 [23SE]

Committee To Escort President Jose M. Aznar of Spain Into the House Chamber, H311 [4FE]

Committee To Escort the President, H19 [20JA]

Committee To Notify the President of Adjournment, H11029 [7DE]

Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has Assembled, H3 [20JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3550, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H3747 [3JN]

———H.R. 4520, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, H7777 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Benwell, Dylan B.: condemn abduction by grandparents and call for return (see H. Res. 821), H8167 [5OC]

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]

Charles Wilson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Lufkin, TX: designate (see H.R. 4317), H2727 [6MY]

Children and youth: 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]

Columbia (space shuttle): anniversary of accident costing the lives of the crew (see H. Res. 507), H244 [28JA]

Congressman Jack Fields Post Office, Kingwood, TX: designate (see H.R. 4232), H7443 [22SE]

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]

Dept. of the Interior: arrange for the carving of the figure of Ronald Reagan on Mount Rushmore National Memorial (see H.R. 4980), H6704 [22JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H4287 [16JN]

Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez Post Office Building, Edinburg, TX: designate (see H.R. 4299), H2726 [6MY]

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]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7736 [28SE]

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

Gordon Wood Post Office Building, Stamford, TX: designate (see H.R. 5196), H9051 [8OC]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H4647 [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 (see H. Res. 557), H1072 [11MR]

Irma Rangel Post Office Building, Kingsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 4829), H5792 [14JY]

Johnson, Charles W., III: tribute (see H. Res. 651), H3440 (see H. Res. 651), H3539 [20MY]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (see H.R. 10), H7579 [24SE]

Political parties: express gratitude to Boston, MA, and New York, NY, for hosting national political conventions (see H. Res. 765), H7073 [13SE]

Social Security: repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H3441 (see H.R. 4391), H3541 [20MY]

Space policy: anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing (see H. Res. 723), H5983 [19JY]

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

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 411), H2658 [5MY] (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2729 [6MY]

Taxation: make allowance of the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes permanent (see H.R. 5384), H9999 [18NO]

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

Thomas E. Creek Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Amarillo, TX: designate (see H.R. 4836), H5907 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H3780 [3JN]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 505), H244 [28JA] (see H. Res. 795), H7574 [23SE]

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 404), H2153 [2AP] (see H. Con. Res. 432), H3439 (see H. Con. Res. 432), H3539 [20MY] (see H. Con. Res. 479), H6705 [22JY] (see H. Con. Res. 518), H9184 [9OC] (see H. Con. Res. 531), H11057 [7DE]

———joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. Con. Res. 349), H3 [20JA]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. Res. 486), H2 [20JA]

House of Representatives: appoint committee to notify the President of adjournment (see H. Res. 872), H11057 [7DE]

———print revised edition of the House Rules and Manual for the 109th Congress (see H. Res. 871), H11057 [7DE]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (see H. Con. Res. 460), H4765 [22JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 663), H3821 [8JN]

Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present (see H. Res. 487, 488), H3 [20JA]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (see H.R. 4759), H5195 [6JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (see H.R. 4842), H5908 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): establish an investigative subcommittee and retain a special counsel to investigate certain actions by Representative DeLay (see H. Res. 845), H9050 [8OC]

Eulogies

DePierri, James V.: by Dalton Smith, E1076 [8JN]

Letters

Constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage: Creflo A. Dollar, H7918 [30SE]

State eligibility for grants to improve legal representation of indigent defendants in State capital cases: James D. Bethke, Texas Task Force on Indigent Defense, E2152 [6DE]

Motions

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): establish an investigative subcommittee and retain a special counsel to investigate certain actions by Representative DeLay (H. Res. 845), H8994 [8OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H2836 [12MY], H3106 [18MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: legislative process, H713 [2MR]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10192 [20NO]

Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (H.R. 1084), H7075 [14SE]

Budget: reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H2988 [13MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1327 [23MR], H1418 [24MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), H2494 [4MY], H2988, H2989 [13MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), revising (H. Res. 685), H4908, H4909 [24JN]

Children and youth: improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (H.R. 4504), H8097 [5OC]

Churchill, Winston S.: tribute to ``Churchill and the Great Republic'' exhibit at Library of Congress, E1031 [4JN]

Columbia (space shuttle): anniversary of accident costing the lives of the crew (H. Res. 507), H258 [3FE]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 505), H223 [28JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 795), H7542 [23SE]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 404), H2122 [2AP]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 432), H3458 [20MY]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 479), H6678 [22JY]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 518), H9174 [9OC]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 531), H11029 [7DE]

———joint session for the State of the Union Message (H. Con. Res. 349), H3 [20JA]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 486), H2 [20JA]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6580 [22JY]

———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), H878 [9MR]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H518 [24FE], H665 [26FE]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, H665 [26FE]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances, H5309 [7JY]

———prohibit use of funds to enforce restrictions on travel to visit relatives, H7284 [21SE]

Dept. of Justice: clarify State eligibility for grants to improve legal representation of indigent defendants in State capital cases, E2152 [6DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5309 [7JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7284 [21SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), H7581 [28SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7581 [28SE], H7895, H7900, H7903, H7908, H7909, H7917, H7918, H7919, H7920, H7923 [30SE], E1881 [11OC]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), consideration (H. Res. 801), H7890 [30SE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 4571), H7075 [14SE]

Foreign aid: limit allocations to countries that are parties to the International Criminal Court and have not entered into an agreement concerning the criminal prosecution of certain U.S. personnel, H5882 [15JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5882 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, H10192 [20NO]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H6913 [9SE]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H2735 [11MY]

Higher Education Act: ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education (H.R. 4411), H3607 [2JN]

House of Representatives: appoint committee to notify the President of adjournment (H. Res. 872), H11029 [7DE]

———authority of officials during adjournment, H11029 [7DE]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (H. Res. 488), H3 [20JA]

———legislative priorities, H6716 [7SE]

———legislative program, H61 [21JA], H223 [28JA], H359 [4FE], H668, H669 [26FE], H842, H843 [4MR], H1275, H1276 [18MR], H1566, H1567 [25MR], H2335, H2336, H2337 [22AP], H2449, H2450 [28AP], H2699, H2700 [6MY], H2988-H2990 [13MY], H3747, H3748 [3JN], H3870 [9JN], H4560, H4561, H4562 [18JN], H5895, H5896 [15JY], H7540, H7541, H7542 [23SE], H7935, H7936, H7937 [30SE]

———print revised edition of the House Rules and Manual for the 109th Congress (H. Res. 871), H11029 [7DE]

———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), H2157 [20AP], H2324 [22AP]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 75 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances, H2324 [22AP]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government, H7936 [30SE]

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), H1080 [16MR], H1186 [17MR]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H398 [10FE], H1080 [16MR]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), H2690, H2700, H2701 [6MY]

———congratulate interim government on assumption of sovereign authority (H. Res. 691), H4957 [24JN]

Johnson, Charles W., III: tribute (H. Res. 651), H3395 [20MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H4510 [18JN]

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), E2152 [6DE]

———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), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 519), H9177 [9OC]

Medicare: medical savings accounts, H2735 [11MY]

———prescription drug discount card program implementation, H2494 [4MY]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H2494 [4MY]

Memorial Day: observance, E1000 [2JN]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4793 [23JN]

Missouri City, TX: tribute to Elkins High School softball team, E1229 [24JN]

NASA: support space exploration, H3761 [3JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H6716 [7SE]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8699 [7OC], E1803 [6OC]

———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (H.R. 163), H8124 [5OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 2729), H3096 [18MY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), H3096 [18MY]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), H3096 [18MY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 2731), H3096 [18MY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H4118 [15JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), H4118 [15JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 663), H3790 [8JN]

———tribute (H. Res. 664), H3793 [8JN]

Republican Party: anniversary of legislative majority in the House of Representatives, H7247 [21SE]

———national agenda, H252 [3FE], H7247 [21SE]

Richmond, TX: tribute to Lamar Little League All-Stars baseball team, H6903 [9SE], E1544 [8SE]

Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present (H. Res. 487), H3 [20JA]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H2735 [11MY]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), Senate amendment, H458 [11FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H458 [11FE]

Space policy: anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing (H. Res. 723), H6070 [20JY]

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), H7075 [14SE]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), H2494 [4MY]

———increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H2988 [13MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), H2380 [27AP]

———rates, H4909 [24JN]

———simplify certain tax rules for individuals (H.R. 4841), H5986 [20JY]

———simplify the taxation of businesses (H.R. 4840), H5986 [20JY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H878 [9MR]

Television: extend statutory license for secondary transmissions of superstations and networks (H.R. 4518), H8210 [6OC]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 757), H6913 [9SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1649 [30MR], H2989, H2990 [13MY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H359, H360 [4FE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (H.R. 1787), H7075 [14SE]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), H3607 [2JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): establish an investigative subcommittee and retain a special counsel to investigate certain actions by Representative DeLay (H. Res. 845), H8993 [8OC]

———filing of ethics complaint against Representative DeLay, H4294 [17JN]

Iraq: characterization of individuals critical of U.S. policies, H2784 [11MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 845, establish an investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) and retain a special counsel to investigate certain actions by Representative DeLay, H8993 [8OC]

Tributes

Biscet, Oscar E., E1446 [21JY]

DePierri, James V., E1076 [8JN]

Erwin, Scott, H7194 [15SE]

Garman, Sue, E2123 [20NO]