PUTNAM, ADAM H. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 866), H10096 [20NO]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), consideration (H. Res. 819), H8285 [6OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 866), H10096 [20NO]

Appointments

Committee on Government Reform (House), H8851 [7OC]

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]

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

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 4685), H8168 [5OC]

———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), H1117 [16MR]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H516 [11FE]

Cargo transportation: coordinate cargo theft crime data collection and make improvements relating to cargo theft prevention (see H.R. 3563), H1740 [30MR]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2484 [28AP]

Crime: protect children from criminal recidivists (see H.R. 4150), H2152 [2AP]

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

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 5188), H8409 [6OC]

Education: provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 2198), H2406 [27AP]

Everglades National Park: exchange of certain land (see H.R. 3785), H3016 [13MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H5195 [6JY] (see H.J. Res. 106), H7945 [30SE]

FCC: vigorously enforce indecency and profanity laws in order to protect children in the U.S. from indecent and profane programming on broadcast television and radio (see H. Res. 500), H305 [3FE]

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

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), H830 [3MR]

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), H1740 [30MR]

Health: strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H701 [26FE]

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), H701 [26FE]

John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4924), H7736 [28SE]

Laos: address urgent need for freedom, democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections, human rights, and religious liberty (see H. Res. 402), H701 [26FE]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H244 [28JA]

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]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H9051 [8OC]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H2154 [2AP]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 605), H2550 [4MY]

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), H2483 [28AP]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H2019 [1AP]

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

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H1740 [30MR]

Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith Post Office Building, Holiday, FL: designate (see H.R. 4380), H3781 [3JN]

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

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

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

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H575 [24FE]

———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]

———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 872), H2019 [1AP]

———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), H9999 [18NO]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2816 [11MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (see H.R. 4181), H2406 [27AP]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2978), H1116 [16MR]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H2657 [5MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H4287 [16JN]

———treatment of private activity bonds for water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 3410), H434 [10FE]

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), H576 [24FE]

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), H391 [4FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (see H. Res. 866), H10232 [20NO]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), consideration (see H. Res. 819), H8167 [5OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 866), H10232 [20NO]

Information Technology Management Reform Act: enhance agency planning for information security needs (see H.R. 4570), H4170 [15JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 866), H10087, H10090, H10092, H10093, H10096 [20NO]

Budget: establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H4966 [24JN]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H1655 [30MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H1655 [30MR]

Bureau of the Census: re-engineered design process for the short-form only census funding, H5280 [7JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report, H9124 [9OC]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H5271, H5272 [7JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5271, H5272, H5280 [7JY]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms, H9124 [9OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), consideration (H. Res. 819), H8278, H8280, H8282, H8284, H8285 [6OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 866), H10087, H10090, H10092, H10093, H10096 [20NO]

GovBenefits.gov (Internet site): anniversary, E673 [27AP]

LIHEAP: funding, H10090 [20NO]

National Archives and Records Administration: improve efficiency of operations (H.R. 3478), H7011, H7012 [13SE]

National security: require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (H.R. 163), H8129 [5OC]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3847 [9JN]

Tampa Bay Lightning (hockey team): tribute (H. Res. 668), H3904, H3905 [14JN]

Taxation: remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, E1852 [10OC]

———treatment of cigar manufacturers, E1852 [10OC]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2074 [2AP]

———include high priority and significant national regional projects under State minimum guarantee funding provisions, H2074 [2AP]

Votes: position on missed, E1278 [25JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4644 [21JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4818, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 866) (H. Rept. 108-794), H10232 [20NO]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4818, Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 866) (H. Rept. 108-794), H10232 [20NO]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 114, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 866) (H. Rept. 108-794), H10232 [20NO]

Consideration of H.R. 5212, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Relief for States Impacted by Hurricanes and Tropical Storms: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 819) (H. Rept. 108-735), H8167 [5OC]

Resignations

Committee on Agriculture (House), H7737 [29SE]

Committee on Government Reform (House), H7737 [29SE]

Committee on the Budget (House), H7737 [29SE]

Tributes

Davis, Representative Tom, E1857 [10OC]

Dix, Bob, E2178 [7DE]