CANNON, CHRIS (a Representative from Utah)

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), H7329 [21SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H2200 [20AP]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H7138 [14SE]

Aviation: provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H3606 [1JN]

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]

BLM: transfer jurisdiction over certain public lands to the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4242), H2658 [5MY]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H2154 [2AP]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H2154 [2AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 359), H392 [4FE]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H2154 [2AP]

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]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 3799), H8859 [7OC]

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

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H6128 [20JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize export of certain narcotic drugs and nonnarcotic controlled substances to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met (see H.R. 4882), H6556 [21JY]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H7575 [23SE]

Disabled: improve access to assistive technologies (see H.R. 4278), H3441 (see H.R. 4278), H3541 [20MY]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1230 [17MR]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 4640), H4765 [22JN]

FAA: repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3721), H88 [21JA]

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

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H7945 [30SE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 4571), H4766 [22JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 4843), H5908 [15JY]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H7945 [30SE]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 648), H7234 [15SE]

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), H5151 [25JN]

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), H2019 [1AP]

Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 338), H434 [10FE]

Immigration: account for all illegal aliens by providing incentives to register with the Dept. of Homeland Security and immunity from criminal prosecution for employers of such aliens (see H.R. 3651), H1072 [11MR]

———establish two new categories of nonimmigrant workers (see H.R. 2899), H244 [28JA]

———increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 4052), H1643 [29MR]

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

———waive numerical limitation on certain nonimmigrants if a petitioning employer employed such a nonimmigrant during a certain period (see H.R. 4041), H1592 [25MR]

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

Investments: provide for enhanced retirement security in the form of an Individual Investment Program (see H.R. 4895), H9051 [8OC]

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

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H304 [3FE]

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 parks and recration areas: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 5128), H8859 [7OC]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H2549 [4MY]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H2917 [12MY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H35 [20JA]

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

Spain: condemn terrorist bombing in Madrid and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 565), H1229 [17MR]

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 use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H36 [20JA]

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

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H7864 [29SE]

———repeal the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care (see H.R. 3596), H1230 [17MR]

Telecommunications: provide a clear and unambiguous structure for the jurisdictional and regulatory treatment of voice-over-Internet-protocol applications (see H.R. 4129), H2200 [20AP]

U.N.: limit U.S. share of assessments for the regular budget (see H.R. 2303), H5331 [7JY]

Utah: authorize exchange of certain land in Grand and Uintah Counties (see H.R. 5330), H9049 [8OC]

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]

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]

Women: recognize survivors of cervical cancer and the importance of good cervical health, preventing human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (see H. Con. Res. 348), H90 [21JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to Richfield, UT (see H.R. 3982), H1229 [17MR]

Immigration and Nationality Act: improve process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment (see H.R. 4306), H2727 [6MY]

Taxation: clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (see H.R. 5298), H9047 [8OC]

Remarks

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4917), H9011 [8OC]

Balkan Organization for National Financial Development: tribute, E1291 [25JN]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), H154, H214 [28JA]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 2864), H9011 [8OC]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H214 [28JA]

———reform, H154 [28JA]

Brigham Young University: tribute to men's volleyball team (H. Res. 643), H3912 [14JN]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6611 [22JY]

———limit tort liability of private entities or organizations that carry out the responsibilities of the U.S. Central Authority under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (S. 2883), H9009 [8OC]

———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), H956 [10MR]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to Richfield, UT (H.R. 3982), E1848 [10OC]

———convey certain lands and facilities of the Provo River Project (H.R. 3391), E1855 [10OC]

———payment in lieu of taxes program funding through reductions in Smithsonian Institution and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H4263 [16JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4263 [16JN]

Drugs: clarify definition of anabolic steroids and provide for research and education activities relative to steroids (S. 2195), H9010 [8OC]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 578), H2388, H2390, H2392 [27AP]

Food industry: exempt actions brought under State consumer protection laws from the prevention of frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products, H956 [10MR]

Fort Donelson National Battlefield: expand boundaries to include lands associated with the Civil War campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort (S. 524), H9008 [8OC]

Immigration and Nationality Act: improve process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment (H.R. 4306), H8236 [6OC]

James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (H.R. 3147), H2214, H2215 [21AP]

Jones, Melvin: tribute (H. Res. 399), H2385 [27AP]

Kazakhstan: democracy efforts, E1181 [18JN]

Lions Clubs: tribute (H. Res. 399), H2385 [27AP]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: authorize the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO, to be illuminated by pink lights in commemoration (S. 2895), H9008 [8OC]

Overstock.com, Inc.: tribute to employment assistance efforts in Afghanistan, E1510 [22JY]

Pleasant View Relief Society: National Children's Alliance Volunteer Group Leadership Award recipients, E734 [4MY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3864 [9JN]

Rhode Island Veterans Post Office Building, Middletown, RI: designate (H.R. 3942), H2384, H2385 [27AP]

State Justice Institute: reauthorize (H.R. 2714), H9009 [8OC]

Taxation: clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (H.R. 5298), E1933 [11OC]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), E2200 [7DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6994 [9SE]