ISTOOK, ERNEST J., JR. (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Addresses

Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City, OK Bombing Anniversary: by, H2164 [20AP]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3557 [18MY], H3634 [19MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8406 [28SE]

———H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6466 [26JY]

———H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H9992 [8NO], H11183 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H5801 [13JY]

Annan, Kofi: call for resignation as U.N. Secretary General (see H. Res. 277), H3261 [12MY]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 71), H12168 [17DE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H1696 [17MR]

Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 205), H1895 [12AP]

Bolton, John R.: tribute (see H. Res. 260), H2978 [4MY]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H1621 [16MR]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2290), H5435 (see H.R. 2290), H5480 [29JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H9103 [25OC]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H4895 [21JN]

Choctaw Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4299), H11504 [13DE]

Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions (see H. Res. 579), H11505 [13DE]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H5604 [30JN]

Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to regulation of ephedrine alkaloids (see H.R. 1083), H9962 [7NO]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1023 [8MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: suspend wage rate requirements for Federal contracts in areas declared a national disaster (see H.R. 3684), H7741 [7SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 4312), H11110 [6DE]

Dewey F. Bartlett Post Office, Tulsa, OK: designate (see H.R. 4054), H9556 [2NO]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H2739 [28AP]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3889), H10039 [8NO]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H7860 [13SE]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H845 [1MR]

Families and domestic relations: support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 318), H4486 [14JN]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H5912 [14JY]

———require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance (see H.R. 3143), H5600 [30JN]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H2880 [3MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H2880 [3MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H2106 [18AP]

Francis C. Goodpaster Post Office Building, Vinita, OK: designate (see H.R. 1082), H1265 [9MR]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7744 [7SE]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1449), H10038 [8NO]

Government regulations: require Congress to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 931), H2150 [19AP]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on basing apportionment on number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 53), H4561 [15JN]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H6936 [27JY]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H1779 [5AP]

———reduce number of visa overstays and ensure that illegal aliens are apprehended, detained, and removed as rapidly as possible (see H.R. 4079), H10039 [8NO]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (see H.R. 4437), H11221 [7DE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the U.S. after having been removed (see H.R. 3150), H7743 [7SE]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H3261 [12MY]

Jack C. Montgomery Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Muskogee, OK: designate (see H.R. 3829), H9426 [28OC]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the notification of democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 1073, 1074), H980 [3MR]

———provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1075), H981 [3MR]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H2102 [14AP]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H9103 [25OC]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]

Oklahoma (U.S.S.): establish a memorial as part of the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, HI (see H.R. 2652), H10227 [15NO]

Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 3918), H8387 [27SE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. (see H.R. 3836), H8162 [20SE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H194 [25JA]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 52), H10039 [8NO]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5963 [18JY]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 146), H4074 [25MY]

Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3304), H5913 [14JY]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H286 [1FE]

States: authorize organization and service of a militia to help prevent individuals from unlawfully crossing an international border and entering the U.S. anywhere other than a port of entry (see H.R. 3622), H7612 [29JY]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5176 [24JN]

Taxation: exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 380), H233 [26JA]

———permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see H.R. 597), H10038 [8NO]

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 4400), H11033 [18NO]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see H.R. 1134), H988 [7MR]

———provide that the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source shall apply to gas produced onshore from certain formations (see H.R. 454), H2738 [28AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H2102 [14AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H2739 [28AP]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]

Trucking industry: postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H8986 [19OC]

University of Oklahoma: tribute to men's gymnastics team (see H. Res. 430), H10227 [15NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment protecting religious freedom (see H.J. Res. 57), H5602 [30JN]

Lawyers and attorneys: ensure that when Federal law allows a court to award attorney fees to one party, the law must allow the court to award attorney fees to any party (see H.R. 3497), H7556 [28JY]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 3403), H6380 [22JY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 184), H1778 [5AP]

Remarks

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H5026 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3604, H3634, H3636 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5026 [23JN]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11995 [16DE]

Oklahoma: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1860 [15SE]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (H. Res. 184), H2160, H2164 [20AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas exploration if crude oil imports account for more than two-thirds of U.S. consumption, H3634, H3636 [19MY]

Taxation: provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (H.R. 1134), H1391 [14MR]

Votes: position on missed, H1821 [6AP], E2564 [17DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5251 [27JN], H8084 [15SE], H12041 [16DE]