FLAKE, JEFF (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5589, H5655 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3421 [20MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4173 [15JN], H4261 [16JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5307, H5331 [7JY]

FAA: promote development of commercial space transportation and authorize appropriations for the Office of the Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (H.R. 3752), H831 [3MR], H839 [4MR]

NASA: make certain workforce authorities available (S. 610), H142 [28JA]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1984 [1AP]

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), H7575 [23SE]

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (see H.R. 885), H89 [21JA]

Arizona Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 4240), H2483 [28AP]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]

Belarus: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3823), H574 [24FE]

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), H4287 [16JN]

Brigham Young University: tribute to men's volleyball team (see H. Res. 643), H3093 [17MY]

Bucher, Lloyd M. (Pete): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 367), H1011 [10MR] (see H. Con. Res. 407), H2265 [21AP]

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]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H393 [4FE]

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]

———provide greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement (see H.R. 4430), H3438 (see H.R. 4430), H3538 [20MY]

Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Res. 563), H1741 [30MR]

———require congressional renewal of trade and travel restrictions (see H.R. 4457), H3439 (see H.R. 4457), H3539 [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize appropriations for Directorate of Science and Technology and establish a program for use of advanced technology to meet homeland security needs (see H.R. 4141), H2152 [2AP]

Dept. of State: establish an Office of Intercountry Adoptions and reform U.S. laws governing intercountry adoptions (see H.R. 3896), H2484 [28AP]

———require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4214), H5331 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: treat injury or death sustained from participation in a medical research program in same manner as an injury incurred from military service (see H.R. 4621), H4580 [18JN]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H2019 [1AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H5536 [12JY]

Endangered Species Act: reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 2933), H6997 [9SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7864 [29SE]

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), H245 [28JA]

Guam: anniversary of liberation (see H. Res. 737), H6998 [9SE]

Health: limit liability of hospitals and emergency departments for noneconomic and punitive damages when providing uncompensated care (see H.R. 4993), H6704 [22JY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H245 [28JA]

———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), 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), H5151 [25JN]

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]

Investments: provide for enhanced retirement security in the form of an Individual Investment Program (see H.R. 4895), H6700 [22JY]

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]

Johnson, Randy: tribute (see H. Res. 660), H3719 [2JN]

Kazakhstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3708), H633 [25FE]

Marshall Islands: recognize strategic partnership in pursuit of international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 364), H574 [24FE]

Members of Congress: prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 3791), H434 [10FE]

———reduce pay following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit (see H.R. 3736), H701 [26FE]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives (see H.R. 3814), H927 [9MR]

———limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian people (see H.R. 3048), H633 [25FE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 3807), H1594 [25MR]

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), H10000 [18NO]

———prevent Government agencies from requiring or prohibiting construction industry employers to enter into agreements with labor organizations (see H.R. 2293), H633 [25FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5135), H7574 [23SE]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H514 [11FE]

Privacy: provide penalties for accessing certain electronic communications in a manner that violates consumer privacy (see H.R. 4956), H6703 [22JY]

Roads and highways: permit States to carry out surface transportation program projects on local roads to improve safety concerns (see H.R. 3757), H701 [26FE]

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

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: allow inclusion of binding arbitration clauses in contracts relative to reservation lands (see H.R. 4115), H2018 [1AP]

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4647 [21JN]

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

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2406 [27AP]

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

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

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

———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), H1072 [11MR]

———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]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H6706 [22JY]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H6756 [7SE]

Trajkovski, Boris: express condolences for the death of Macedonian President (see H. Res. 540), H753 [2MR]

UNESCO: U.S. membership (see H. Con. Res. 443), H3821 [8JN]

Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (see H.R. 4717), H5149 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arizona: require release of reversionary interest retained by the U.S. in connection with the conveyance of portions of former Williams AFB, AZ, to Arizona State University and Maricopa County Community College District (see H.R. 4439), H3438 (see H.R. 4439), H3538 [20MY]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see H. Res. 625), H2657 [5MY]

Firefighters: require the temporary reinstatement of contracts for large air tankers that were cancelled by the Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior (see H.R. 4533), H3872 [9JN]

Korean War: revise requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Medical Badge relative to certain service in Korea (see H.R. 4039), H1592 [25MR]

Marshall Islands: recognize anniversary of adoption of Constitution and as an ally of the U.S. committed to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2491 [30AP]

Medicare: contain costs of prescription drug program (see H.R. 3854), H699 [26FE]

Territories: consult governments of U.S. territories on issues of trade policy and trade agreements (see H.R. 4308), H2727 [6MY]

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]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of Battle of Peleliu, protect Peleliu Battlefield National Historic Landmark sites, and establish commemorative programs honoring Americans who fought there (see H.J. Res. 102), H6997 [9SE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5589, H5593, H5594, H5595 [13JY]

Appropriations: provide on-budget offsets for certain emergency supplemental appropriations, H8309 [6OC]

Arizona Rock Products Association: tribute, H1014 [11MR]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H4220 [16JN]

Associated General Contractors: tribute to Arizona Chapter, H1014 [11MR]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: revise and extend Federal charter (S. 2363), H7588 [28SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1533 [25MR]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5446 [9JY]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances, H5307, H5309, H5311, H5312, H5314 [7JY]

———lift travel restrictions, H7203 [15SE]

———prohibit use of funds to enforce restrictions on travel to visit relatives, H7287 [21SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit Federal funding for buyout of tobacco producers or quota holders, H5589, H5593, H5594, H5595 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3408 [20MY]

———repeal delay on implementing recommendations on military installation closures and realignments and require a report to Congress on future closures and realignments, H3408 [20MY]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit funds for National Institute of Mental Health study of college students dorm rooms, web pages, and what makes a meaningful day, H6947 [9SE]

Dept. of the Interior: payment in lieu of taxes program funding through reductions in Smithsonian Institution and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H4261 [16JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4220, H4261 [16JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: financial institutions acceptance of foreign consular-issued identification cards, H7163 [14SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5307, H5309, H5311, H5312, H5314 [7JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6947 [9SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7163 [14SE], H7203 [15SE], H7287 [21SE]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), H8309 [6OC]

Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund: authorize additional appropriations (H.R. 2121), H5158 [6JY]

ERISA: amortization hiatus for the 20 percent of multiemployer pension plans with the largest net investment losses, H2129 [2AP]

———provide for security of multiemployer pension plans, H2129 [2AP]

FAA: promote development of commercial space transportation and authorize appropriations for the Office of the Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (H.R. 3752), H839 [4MR]

Guam: anniversary of liberation (H. Res. 737), H7684 [28SE]

———clarify local judicial structure (H.R. 2400), H7026 [13SE]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4280), E840 [12MY]

———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation (S. 15), E1399 [16JY]

Immigration: modify certain deadlines pertaining to machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents (H.R. 4417), E1131 [15JN]

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), H1171 [17MR]

———report on congressional delegation trip, H1217, H1218, H1219 [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), H8192 [6OC]

Marshall Islands: recognize anniversary of adoption of Constitution and as an ally of the U.S. committed to democracy (H. Con. Res. 410), H5155, H5156, H5157 [6JY]

———recognize strategic partnership in pursuit of international peace and security (H. Con. Res. 364), H1137 [17MR]

NASA: make certain workforce authorities available (S. 610), H142, H143 [28JA]

———require budget requests to include a statement demonstrating that amounts requested for the previous year were equal to or less than reductions in specific item budget requests made for that same year, H142, H143 [28JA]

NIST: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H5446 [9JY]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), H1234 [18MR]

———change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report, H2129 [2AP]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3847 [9JN]

States: subtract amounts received in high-priority programs from surface transportation program formula totals, H1984, H1986 [1AP]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (H. Con. Res. 467), E1932 [11OC]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1650 [30MR], H1795, H1984, H1986 [1AP], H2074 [2AP]

———include high priority and significant national regional projects under State minimum guarantee funding provisions, H2074 [2AP]

Votes: position on missed, H61 [21JA], E840 [12MY], E979 [2JN], E1573, E1579 [9SE]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of Battle of Peleliu, protect Peleliu Battlefield National Historic Landmark sites, and establish commemorative programs honoring Americans who fought there (H.J. Res. 102), H7683 [28SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H297 [3FE], H1737 [30MR], H2404 [27AP]