FEENEY, TOM (a Representative from Florida)

Addresses

Congressional Oversight Responsibility of the Judiciary: Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E425 [23MR]

Articles and editorials

Ready for New Goals, Melbourne (FL) Florida Today, H6068 [20JY]

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]

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

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), H1594 [25MR]

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]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H7138 [14SE]

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]

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]

———reform procedures, provide budget discipline, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3925), H1010 [10MR]

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

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), revise (see H. Res. 709), H5330 [7JY]

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

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H3606 [1JN]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H8039 [4OC]

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

Congress: allow vote to reverse Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of legislation enacted by Congress (see H.R. 3920), H1323 [18MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H2815 [11MY]

Courts: clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 4875), H6900 [8SE]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 4225), H2482 [28AP]

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

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 522), H9999 [18NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H4580 [18JN]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H1484 [24MR]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H4894 [23JN]

———require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4214), H2919 [12MY]

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

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1227), H304 [3FE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 4571), H4392 (see H.R. 4571), H4507 [17JN]

Financial institutions: increase the aggregate asset size limitation of the small bank regulatory relief provision and provide for future adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 3952), H2733 [10MY]

Florida: commend resiliency of residents and work of individuals who have assisted with hurricane recovery efforts (see H. Res. 784), H7442 [22SE]

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), H2154 [2AP]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H4287 [16JN]

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), H5195 [6JY]

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

India: observance of Republic Day (see H. Con. Res. 15), H872 [4MR]

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), H5793 [14JY]

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

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 398), H2550 [4MY]

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]

———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]

John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4924), H8039 [4OC]

Law enforcement: protect vulnerable persons from drug trafficking (see H.R. 4547), H5331 [7JY]

Lieutenant General James V. Edmundson Post Office Building, Longboat Key, FL: designate (see H.R. 4847), H5908 [15JY]

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

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

Members of Congress: render previous service of individuals expelled from Congress as noncreditable for purposes of determining eligibility for retirement and disability benefits (see H.R. 1098), H3963 [14JN]

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

Middle East: prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people until the perpetrators, or suspected perpetrators, of the killings of U.S. citizens in Gaza are surrendered to the U.S. (see H.R. 3460), H3094 [17MY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 3807), H514 [11FE]

National Labor Relations Act: prevent Government agencies from requiring or prohibiting construction industry employers to enter into agreements with labor organizations (see H.R. 2293), H575 [24FE]

NOAA: commend for dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley and Frances (see H. Con. Res. 488), H6997 [9SE]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1173), H2266 [21AP]

Pennsylvania State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 703), H5195 [6JY]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H1072 [11MR]

Reagan, Ronald: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4669), H6128 [20JY]

———redesign the half-dollar coin in commemoration (see H.R. 4525), H3820 [8JN]

———redesign the ten dollar bill in commemoration (see H.R. 4528), H5151 [25JN]

———support an artistic tribute to commemorate speech given at the Brandenburg Gate in Germany on June 12, 1987, to be placed within the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 448), H3964 [14JN]

Roads and highways: permit States to carry out surface transportation program projects on local roads to improve safety concerns (see H.R. 3757), H516 [11FE]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H244 [28JA]

Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith Post Office Building, Holiday, FL: designate (see H.R. 4380), H3964 [14JN]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H392 [4FE]

———prohibit approval of certain waivers to provide coverage of childless adults under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4142), H2152 [2AP]

———reform by establishing a Personal Social Security Savings Program (see H.R. 4851), H8409 [6OC]

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

———congratulate Mojave Aerospace Ventures, LLC, and the pilots of SpaceShipOne for winning the Ansari X Prize and commend the X Prize Foundation for spurring this achievement (see H. Res. 820), H8167 [5OC]

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

———tribute to NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Cornell University for conducting the Mars Exploration Rover mission, and recognition of importance of space exploration (see H. Res. 490), H35 [20JA]

Specialist Eric Ramirez Post Office, Mascotte, FL: designate (see H.R. 5027), H6998 [9SE]

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

———base decisions on U.S. Constitution and laws, not laws of any foreign country, international law, or agreement not made under U.S. authority (see H. Res. 446), H831 [3MR]

Tampa Bay Lightning (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 668), H3964 [14JN]

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

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

———allow withdrawals from individual retirement plans without penalty by individuals within natural disaster areas determined by the President occurring in 2004 (see H.R. 5094), H7329 [21SE]

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

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 5206), H9746 [16NO]

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 4359), H3392 [19MY]

———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), H10233 [20NO]

———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]

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

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H7073 [13SE]

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

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 4502), H3780 [3JN]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (see H.R. 4520), H3873 [9JN]

———treatment of Social Security and certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 2346), H872 [4MR]

Terrorism: require certain measures to be taken against countries of concern regarding terrorist financing (see H.R. 5124), H7442 [22SE]

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), H1072 [11MR]

Women: increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H516 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

T.C. Wilder, Jr., Canaveral National Seashore Information Center: designate (see H.R. 4148), H2152 [2AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H255 [3FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: provide on-budget offsets for certain emergency supplemental appropriations, H8308 [6OC]

Budget: establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H4967 [24JN]

Bush, President: authentication of released documents on personal military history, H7218 [15SE]

Columbia (space shuttle): anniversary of accident costing the lives of the crew (H. Res. 507), H256 [3FE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H7690, H7691, H7692, H7693, H7696 [28SE]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances, H5313 [7JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), motion to instruct conferees, H7690, H7691, H7692, H7693, H7696 [28SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5313 [7JY]

Disasters: impact of tropical storms and hurricanes on Florida, H7049, H7051 [13SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5005), H7049, H7051 [13SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), H8308 [6OC]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7900 [30SE]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), consideration (H. Res. 801), H7894 [30SE]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (H. Res. 713), H5772 [14JY]

Israel: International Court of Justice scheduled hearings on the legality of Israel's security fence, E108 [4FE]

Lochte, Ryan: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1665 [21SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill House of Representatives vacancies (H.J. Res. 83), H3674 [2JN]

NASA: support space exploration, H3750 [3JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7696 [28SE]

Pennsylvania State University: anniversary (H. Res. 703), E1299 [7JY]

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

Space policy: anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing (H. Res. 723), H5990, H6068 [20JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H297 [3FE], H1228 [17MR], H1482 [24MR], H3228 [18MY], H7232 [15SE]