HOEKSTRA, PETER (a Representative from Michigan)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): chairmanship, H6874 [8SE]

Conferee: H.R. 2443, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, H2716 [6MY]

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

———H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7701 [28SE]

———H.R. 4548, intelligence services appropriations, H10930 [7DE]

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), H7138 [14SE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 3069), H2658 [5MY]

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), H2729 [6MY]

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

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), H2155 [2AP]

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 to restrain congressional spending, foster greater oversight, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 180), H434 [10FE]

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 (see H.R. 3598), H1322 [18MR]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H5908 [15JY]

Children and youth: promote greater public awareness of effective runaway youth prevention programs and the need for safe and productive alternatives, resources, and supports for youth in high-risk situations (see H. Res. 805), H7735 [28SE]

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]

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 4358), H3781 [3JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3777), H2816 [11MY]

Detroit Pistons (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 679), H4647 [21JN]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H6557 [21JY]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H3230 [18MY]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 492), H35 [20JA]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4090), H1790 [31MR]

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

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H3720 [2JN]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish (see H.R. 4703), H4927 (see H.R. 4703), H5071 [24JN]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 702), H5402 [8JY]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H6557 [21JY]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H1740 [30MR]

GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 2743), H434 [10FE]

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), H396 [6FE]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H1323 [18MR]

Higher Education Act: ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education (see H.R. 4411), H3606 [1JN]

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

Intelligence services: improve the organization and operation of the intelligence community (see H.R. 4584), H4286 [16JN]

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

Iraq: recognize individuals working under U.S. contracts and express sympathy to those injured, taken captive, and to the families of those killed (see H. Con. Res. 429), H3229 [18MY]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7443 [22SE]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 600), H2550 [4MY]

National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 647), H3873 [9JN]

National security: encourage the development of regional comprehensive emergency and disaster preparedness, coordination, and recovery plans (see H.R. 3274), H516 [11FE]

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

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H2266 [21AP]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H1011 [10MR]

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

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

Taxation: allow a credit for expenditures to remediate contaminated sites (see H.R. 4480), H3719 [2JN]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H128 [27JA]

———allow credits for teacher classroom supply expenses, elementary and secondary education improvements, and contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4034), H1592 [25MR]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H3781 [3JN]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H396 [6FE]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (see H.R. 1783), H1116 [16MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H3016 [13MY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H393 [4FE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H245 [28JA]

Transportation: improve consumer protection regulation of the household goods transportation industry (see H.R. 2928), H830 [3MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coast Guard: convey a Motor Life Boat to Ludington, MI (see H.R. 3885), H830 [3MR]

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 361), H494 [11FE]

Grand Valley State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 498), H89 [21JA]

Taxation: provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 3953), H1071 [11MR]

Conference reports

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (S. 2845), H10930-H10993 [7DE]

Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 4548), H11030-H11039 [7DE]

Essays

Purple Loosestrife—A Beautiful Killer: Alyn Kiel, E28 [21JA]

Remarks

Berger, Samuel R. (Sandy): investigation of removal of classified documents from the National Archives, H6112, H6113, H6114 [20JY], H6447 [21JY]

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), H5444 [9JY]

Clinton, William J.: administration support for certain policies relative to Iraq, H488, H489, H490, H491, H492, H493 [11FE]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 361), H494 [11FE]

———impact of partisanship, H4830 [23JN]

DEA: integration into the intelligence community, H8864 [8OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (H.R. 1148), H1051 [11MR]

———establish an independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region, H8904 [8OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5367 [8JY]

Education: assessment of options for parental choice in education system, H1311, H1312, H1313, H1314, H1315, H1316, H1317 [18MR]

———effects of Federal mandates on local school districts, H1314 [18MR]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, H1313 [18MR]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 492), H41 [21JA]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1311 [18MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7930 [30SE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H676-H682 [26FE], H854-H859 [4MR], H1470, H1471, H1472, H1473, H1474, H1475 [24MR], H1766, H1769, H1770, H1771 [31MR], H3380, H3382, H3383, H3384, H3385, H3386 [19MY], H6112, H6114 [20JY]

Grand Valley State University: tribute to football team (H. Res. 498), H362 [4FE]

Higher Education Act: ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education (H.R. 4411), H3640 [2JN]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H488, H489, H490, H491, H492, H493 [11FE], H1051, H1052, H1053, H1054, H1055, H1056, H1057 [11MR], H1164 [17MR], H1766 [31MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), H4830 [23JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), conference report, H11039 [7DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), unanimous-consent agreement, H10930 [7DE]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H11003, H11006, H11007, H11009 [7DE], E2209 [20DE]

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), H1164 [17MR]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1054, H1055, H1056, H1057 [11MR], H1470, H1471, H1472, H1473, H1474, H1475 [24MR], H1769, H1770, H1771 [31MR], H3380, H3382, H3383, H3384, H3385, H3386 [19MY], H6112 [20JY]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, H1051, H1052, H1053, H1054, H1055, H1056, H1057 [11MR]

Kay, David: comments by former chief U.S. weapons inspector on Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction, H493 [11FE]

Kiel, Alyn: Great Lakes Sea Grant Network and Muskegon (MI) Chronicle essay contest award recipient, E27 [21JA]

Law enforcement: prohibit funding for detention, or a legal defense of detention, of a U.S. citizen apprehended on U.S. territory solely because that citizen is classified as an enemy combatant, or to bestow such classification, H5367 [8JY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H8976 [8OC]

National Counterterrorism Center: establish, H11007 [7DE]

National Intelligence Director: collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of open source intelligence, H8844 [7OC]

National security: national objectives priority assignments, H676 [26FE]

———reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8664, H8671, H8834, H8837, H8838, H8839, H8841, H8844 [7OC], H8864, H8874, H8877, H8904 [8OC]

———reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), motion to recommit, H8976 [8OC]

NIST: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H5444 [9JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H8975 [8OC]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), E1107 [14JN]

Rice, Condoleezza: testimony before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S., H1772 [31MR]

Spain: condemn terrorist bombing in Madrid and express condolences to the families of the victims, H1051 [11MR]

Taxation: allow tax credit for contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, H1312, H1313, H1315 [18MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2725 [6MY]

Reports filed

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: Committee of Conference (House) (S. 2845) (H. Rept. 108-796), H11057 [7DE]

Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference (House) (H.R. 4548) (H. Rept. 108-798), H11057 [7DE]

9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 108-724), H8038 [4OC]