RENZI, RICK (a Representative from Arizona)

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), H3437 (see H.R. 4420), H3537 [20MY]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 3069), H2549 [4MY]

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for the provision of country of origin labeling information on certain agricultural commodities (see H.R. 4576), H4928 (see H.R. 4576), H5072 [24JN]

Animal Welfare Act: improve care and treatment standards for certain dogs (see H.R. 3484), H4766 [22JN]

———strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H575 [24FE]

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 469), H5909 [15JY]

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]

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

Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H8408 [6OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H575 [24FE]

Aviation: provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H2019 [1AP]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H5151 [25JN]

BLM: transfer jurisdiction over certain public lands to the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4242), H3720 [2JN]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (see H.R. 3936), H2406 [27AP]

———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]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 4225), H4287 [16JN]

Dept. of Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 3834), H6997 [9SE]

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 HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H303 [3FE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H6707 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve educational assistance programs for apprenticeship or other on-job training (see H.R. 1716), H830 [3MR]

———restrict the performance of eye surgery at a facility, or under a contract with the Dept., to only licensed medical doctors and licensed doctors of osteopathy (see H.R. 3473), H304 [3FE]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 492), H90 [21JA]

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]

Endangered Species Act: reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 2933), H3873 [9JN]

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

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H1370 [23MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H2549 [4MY]

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), H4287 [16JN]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H4928 (see H.R. 1563), H5071 [24JN]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 4866), H7945 [30SE]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4662), H6756 [7SE]

Intelligence services: improve the organization and operation of the intelligence community (see H.R. 4584), H4928 (see H.R. 4584), H5072 [24JN]

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 398), H2658 [5MY]

———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), H1740 [30MR]

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), H1741 [30MR]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H127 [27JA]

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

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Res. 727), H5983 [19JY]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H434 [10FE]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4391 (see H.R. 3148), H4507 [17JN]

Medicaid: permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1406), H1484 [24MR]

Medicare: extend increase in payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 4902), H6700 [22JY]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives (see H.R. 3814), H4894 [23JN]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H2658 [5MY]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5318), H9048 [8OC]

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H2549 [4MY]

Native Americans: ensure that any business owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on Indian lands is not considered an employer under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 4680), H5471 [9JY]

———enter into an agreement or contract with Indian tribes meeting certain criteria to carry out projects to protect Indian forest land (see H.R. 3846), H698 [26FE]

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals (see H.R. 4413), H3781 [3JN]

Nuclear energy: recognize essential role in national energy policy and support increased use of nuclear power and construction and development of new and improved nuclear power generating plants (see H. Con. Res. 441), H6707 [22JY]

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), H4647 [21JN]

Portugal: tribute to friendship, leadership, and support of the U.S. in the effort to combat international terrorism (see H. Res. 688), H5331 [7JY]

Power resources: promote purchase of renewable energy systems (see H.R. 5302), H9746 [16NO]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H515 [11FE]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 3643), H4287 [16JN]

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

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H2154 [2AP]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 3901), H1323 [18MR]

———allow a tax credit for the installation of hydrogen fueling stations (see H.R. 4205), H3094 [17MY]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to issuance of tax-exempt governmental bonds (see H.R. 1421), H5402 [8JY]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H752 [2MR]

Terrorism: require certain measures to be taken against countries of concern regarding terrorist financing (see H.R. 5124), H7580 [24SE]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 4284), H5331 [7JY]

Veterans: increase maximum amount of available home loan guaranty (see H.R. 4065), H2484 [28AP]

———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), H576 [24FE]

Water: conservation of freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 468), H5150 [25JN]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 110), H9746 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arizona: facilitate operation, maintenance, and capital improvement of Camp Navajo by the Arizona Army National Guard (see H.R. 3824), H574 [24FE]

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 5192), H7944 [30SE]

Clothing industry: require any uniforms purchased for the Border Patrol to be made in the U.S. (see H.R. 4750), H5150 [25JN]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into three circuits (see H.R. 4247), H2488 [29AP]

Dept. of Education: provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 5270), H8857 [7OC]

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]

Homeless: establish grant program to address the goal of ending chronic homelessness (see H.R. 4057), H1739 [30MR]

Housing: allow borrowers under the rural single family housing guaranteed loan program to finance the amount of the guarantee fee (see H.R. 4521), H3820 [8JN]

———ensure that certain areas are eligible for rural housing assistance (see H.R. 3817), H574 [24FE]

Jacob Lake, AZ: authorize placement of an equestrian statue depicting frontiersman, explorer, and missionary Jacob Hamblin on the grounds of the Forest Service Kaibab Plateau Visitor Center (see H.R. 5237), H8408 [6OC]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: clarify certain loan guarantee authority (see H.R. 4471), H3604 [1JN]

Native Americans: fulfill Federal trust responsibility to serve the educational needs of the Navajo people (see H.R. 4460), H3439 (see H.R. 4460), H3539 [20MY]

———improve housing programs (see H.R. 5221), H8167 [5OC]

———repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions (see H.R. 5168), H7863 [29SE]

Ships and vessels: support research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities to advance hydrogen-based motorboat propulsion technologies suitable for operations in sensitive resource areas (see H.R. 4160), H2153 [2AP]

Walnut Canyon National Monument: direct the Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain adjacent lands in Arizona (see H.R. 4461), H3439 (see H.R. 4461), H3539 [20MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H251 [3FE], H3783 [4JN], H4583 [21JN]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Hall, Stephanie, E467 [29MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3783 [4JN], H3876 [14JN]

Remarks

American Indian Education Foundation: redesignate as the National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education (H.R. 3504), H3922 [14JN]

American Samoa: protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate (H.R. 2010), H3881, H3882, H3884 [14JN]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (H.R. 3378), H3878, H3879 [14JN]

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 437), E2113 [20NO]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3351 [19MY]

Cape Lookout National Seashore: adjust number of free roaming horses permitted (H.R. 2055), H3877 [14JN]

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: boundary adjustment (H.R. 5192), E1776 [1OC]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (H.R. 3873), H1410 [24MR]

Coastal zones: clarify boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Cape Fear Unit (S. 1663), H3880 [14JN]

Community Banking Month: designate (H. Res. 591), H4585 [21JN]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into three circuits, H8057 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3351 [19MY]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (S. 714), H526, H527 [24FE]

Forests: establish institutes to demonstrate and promote use of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of wildfires, and restore the health of fire-adapted forest and woodland ecosystems of the interior West (H.R. 2696), H523, H525, H526 [24FE]

Idaho: establish an additional permanent Federal judgeship (S. 878), H8057 [5OC]

Memorial Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 424), H3254 [19MY]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: clarify certain loan guarantee authority (H.R. 4471), H4587 [21JN]

Native Americans: fulfill Federal trust responsibility to serve the educational needs of the Navajo people (H.R. 4460), E954 [21MY]

———repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions (H.R. 5168), E1749 [30SE]

———tribute to veterans (H. Con. Res. 306), H8117 [5OC]

Petrified Forest National Park: revise boundaries (H.R. 1630), H7950 [4OC]

———revise boundaries (H.R. 1630), Senate amendment, H10054 [19NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, E927 [20MY]

Votes: position on missed, H5949 [19JY], E1823 [7OC]

Walnut Canyon National Monument: direct the Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain adjacent lands in Arizona (H.R. 4461), E926 [20MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5978 [19JY], H6751 [7SE]