HERGER, WALLY (a Representative from California)

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), H6899 [8SE]

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

Adam G. Kinser Post Office Building, Rio Vista, CA: designate (see H.R. 4807), H5470 [9JY]

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), H11057 [7DE]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 3984, 3985, 3986), H1229 [17MR]

Armed Forces: 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), H3720 [2JN]

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), H2266 [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]

Business and industry: establish a commission to promote employee ownership (see H.R. 1778), H3016 [13MY]

———permit biomedical research corporations to engage in certain equity financings without incurring limitations on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses (see H.R. 2968), H1322 [18MR]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H576 [24FE]

California: authorize an additional district judgeship for the eastern district (see H.R. 5274), H8858 [7OC]

Children and youth: improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (see H.R. 4504), H3780 [3JN]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 1567), H700 [26FE]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 5165), H7863 [29SE]

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

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 4064), H3873 [9JN]

Courts: convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships, and authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Nebraska, and for the eastern district of California (see H.R. 5273), H8857 [7OC]

———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 Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 3313), H2816 [11MY]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 3799), H4580 [18JN]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H5331 [7JY]

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 5374), H9962 [17NO]

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 2283), H4766 [22JN]

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

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 4186), H2265 [21AP]

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H700 [26FE]

Earl B. Gilliam/Imperial Avenue Post Office Building, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 5364), H9745 [16NO]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H2199 [20AP]

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]

Evan Asa Ashcraft Post Office Building, West Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 5147), H7736 [28SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3066), H1230 [17MR]

Families and domestic relations: clarify definition of marriage (see H.R. 4892), H6700 [22JY]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7864 [29SE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 4571), H4287 [16JN]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters (see H.R. 2963), H9050 [8OC]

France: condemn policy prohibiting religious articles and symbols in schools and respect the freedom of all to practice their religious faith without state interference (see H. Res. 528), H1072 [11MR]

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]

Help America Vote Act: require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 4187), H2265 [21AP]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H4766 [22JN]

Iran: 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), H576 [24FE]

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]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make reduction in capital gains rates for individuals permanent (see H.R. 2635), H2154 [2AP]

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

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 2510), H4766 [22JN]

Medicare: clarify right of beneficiaries to enter into private contracts with physicians and other health care professionals for services not payable under Medicare (see H.R. 4822), H5909 [15JY]

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]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H10079 [19NO]

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: ensure that certain prevailing parties receive attorneys' fees (see H.R. 4499), H4171 [15JN]

———ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (see H.R. 4343), H3964 [14JN]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H753 [2MR]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H2406 [27AP]

Reagan, Ronald: redesign the half-dollar coin in commemoration (see H.R. 4525), H4287 [16JN]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H35 [20JA] (see H. Res. 664), H3821 [8JN]

Roads and highways: permit voluntary compliance with certain laws relating to the rate of wage paid to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway projects (see H.R. 2672), H3963 [14JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H37 [20JA]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1631), H515 [11FE]

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

States: authorize Dept. of Agriculture and CCC to enter into memorandums of understanding with States regarding the collection of approved State commodity assessments from proceeds of marketing assistance loans (see H.R. 4620), H7443 [22SE]

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

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H434 [10FE]

———allow issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to finance certain surface transportation facilities (see H.R. 3857), H699 [26FE]

———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 2814), H2154 [2AP]

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

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (see H.R. 4181), H2264 [21AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space (see H.R. 3561), H1740 [30MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 3953), H6899 [8SE]

———provide for refunds to taxpayers of the budget surplus for each year of surplus (see H.R. 3784), H2406 [27AP]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (see H.R. 4520), H3784 [4JN]

———simplify the taxation of businesses (see H.R. 4840), H5907 [15JY]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2265), H2373 [22AP]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 4488), H7864 [29SE]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H2266 [21AP]

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), H435 [10FE]

Television: ensure equity among full-service television broadcasters and provide local programming to communities through cable carriage rights for class A television stations (see H.R. 1626), H36 [20JA]

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: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H37 [20JA]

Voting: require proof of U.S. citizenship as a condition of registering to vote in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4530), H6756 [7SE]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 521), H10000 [18NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: provide States with incentives, flexibility, and funds to develop welfare services that meet needs of children and families and enhance prospects for safe and permanent living arrangements (see H.R. 4856), H5982 [19JY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3848), H698 [26FE] (see H.R. 3897), H871 [4MR] (see H.R. 4589), H4286 [16JN] (see H.R. 5149), H7579 [24SE]

Tariff: educational toys and devices (see H.R. 4947), H6703 [22JY]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1531 [25MR]

Children and youth: improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (H.R. 4504), H8094, H8096, H8098, H8099 [5OC]

———provide States with incentives, flexibility, and funds to develop welfare services that meet needs of children and families and enhance prospects for safe and permanent living arrangements (H.R. 4856), E1417 [19JY]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H350 [4FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, H5431 [9JY]

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), H5431 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4456 [17JN]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H4397 [17JN]

Medicare: impose conditions on Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (H.R. 3722), E913 [19MY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4589), H4665, H4669 [22JN]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 5149), H7786, H7789, H7790 [29SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 2231), H1683, H1684, H1685, H1686 [30MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3801 [8JN]

Social Security: improve the administration of unemployment taxes and benefits (H.R. 3463), H5669, H5670, H5671, H5672 [14JY]

———prevent convicted fugitive felons and parole or probation violators from collecting checks, H457 [11FE]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), Senate amendment, H457 [11FE]

Tariff: educational toys and devices (H.R. 4947), E1504 [22JY]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), H2566 [5MY]

———increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H3464 [20MY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), H4397 [17JN]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, H4397 [17JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: study the water needs of the Klamath River Basin relative to how much, and when, water is needed, H4456 [17JN]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H350 [4FE], H3738 [3JN]

Votes: position on missed, H4239 [16JN], H4990 [24JN], E913 [19MY]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), motion to recommit, H3738 [3JN]

Subpoena Notices

Trinity County, CA, Superior Court, H4133 [15JN]