McHENRY, PATRICK T. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4957 [22JN]

Articles and editorials

Ronnie Earle Should Not Be a Prosecutor, Andrew McCarthy, National Review (publication), H8712 [6OC]

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. 356), H195 [25JA]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H1264 [9MR]

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see H.R. 2068), H2975 [4MY]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 523), H9426 [28OC]

American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]

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

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 3903, 3904, 3906), H8735 [6OC]

Ava Gardner Post Office, Smithfield, NC: designate (see H.R. 3439), H6650 [26JY]

Bank for International Settlements (organization): establish committee to develop uniform U.S. positions on issues before the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and review capital standards accord (see H.R. 1226), H4561 [15JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H798 [17FE]

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

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

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

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2290), H3197 [11MY]

———require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H.R. 2842), H4355 [9JN]

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

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H1970 [13AP]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program (see H.R. 1505), H2473 [21AP]

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H5435 (see H.R. 1498), H5480 [29JN]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 239), H197 [25JA]

Committee on Administrative Procedures (Joint): establish (see H.R. 3148), H5600 [30JN]

Courts: appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges (see H.R. 4093), H11220 [7DE]

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

———constitutional amendment on reconfirmation of district court judges by State executive and legislative authorities (see H.J. Res. 62), H7561 [28JY]

———infringement by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District (see H. Res. 547), H10157 [10NO]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1100), H982 [3MR]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1689), H4073 [25MY]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H1025 [8MR]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos or silica exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos or silica exposure (see H.R. 1957), H2734 [28AP]

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

Credit: improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (see H.R. 2990), H11110 [6DE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]

Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine policy, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations (see H. Res. 388), H6650 [26JY]

———express support to the organizers and participants of the historic meeting of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba (see H. Res. 193), H1846 [6AP]

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

Dept. of Education: establish a Family Education Reimbursement Account Program to assist hurricane displaced students (see H.R. 4097), H9042 [20OC]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants for organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2103), H4143 [26MY]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H12050 [16DE]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 72), H1264 [9MR]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1780 [5AP]

Drugs: delay implementation of voluntary prescription drug benefit program, extend Medicare prescription drug discount card and transitional assistance programs, and Medicaid coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1382), H1692 [17MR]

———eliminate safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 1446), H1970 [13AP]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (see H.R. 313), H848 [1MR]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H942 [2MR] (see H.R. 314), H848 [1MR] (see H.R. 3889), H8341 [22SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H1025 [8MR]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H1371 [10MR]

Education: repeal or eliminate certain Federal education programs (see H.R. 4018), H8807 [7OC]

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), H3695 [19MY]

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]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9641 [3NO]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H5603 [30JN]

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 aid programs: require legislation that establishes a new Federal program to contain a provision that eliminates one or more current programs of equal or greater cost (see H. Con. Res. 301), H11036 [18NO]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H1894 [12AP]

———require Government credit card bills to be made available to the public (see H.R. 4089), H8985 [19OC]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H1025 [8MR]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see H.R. 2892), H4485 [14JN]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H4188 [7JN]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1185), H1263 [9MR]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1510 [15MR]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H1369 [10MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H798 [17FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H2106 [18AP]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H1692 [17MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H3436 [17MY]

———ensure that the right of an individual to display the U.S. flag on residential property not be abridged (see H.R. 42), H1025 [8MR]

Floyd Lupton Post Office, Belhaven, NC: designate (see H.R. 2326), H3260 [12MY]

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

Garner, NC: anniversary (see H. Res. 206), H1895 [12AP]

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), H1694 [17MR]

———prohibit the expenditure of funds for the construction or lease of buildings or space until January 1, 2007 (see H.R. 3797), H8087 [15SE]

Government regulations: require Congress to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 931), H1025 [8MR]

Gulf Deregulation Commission: establish (see H.R. 4631), H12167 [17DE]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H6651 [26JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (see H.R. 2520), H3767 [23MY]

High Point, NC: express support for the International Home Furnishings Market (see H. Res. 203), H1895 [12AP]

Housing: combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, strengthen civil remedies, promote uniform lending and appraisal standards, and establish licensing standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 1295), H2739 [28AP]

———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H10157 [10NO]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 1461), H3262 [12MY]

Immigration: enhance border security enforcement and detention facilities (see H.R. 4238), H10146 [9NO]

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]

———recognize the need to move the Nation's current health care delivery system toward a defined contribution system (see H. Res. 215), H2551 [26AP]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1025 [8MR]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3436 [17MY]

———support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 38), H1026 [8MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H285 [1FE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3860), H8644 [29SE]

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 148), H3894 [24MY]

Medicare: contain costs of prescription drug program (see H.R. 918), H1417 [14MR]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H4896 [21JN]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 1816), H2548 [26AP]

National Review (publication): anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H10157 [10NO]

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), H413 [8FE]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 41), H413 [8FE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 4171), H9362 [27OC]

News media: condemn irresponsible and inaccurate journalism and express condolences to the families and victims of the riots in Pakistan and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3696 [19MY]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11111 [6DE]

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

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 689), H521 [9FE]

———repeal limits on contributions and party campaign expenditures, restore certain rights to exempt organizations, and allow State and local parties to make expenditures using nonfederal funds (see H.R. 1316), H2150 [19AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H2394 [20AP]

Reagan, Ronald: redesign the fifty dollar bill in commemoration (see H.R. 766), H583 [10FE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 4128), H9436 [31OC]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1690 [17MR]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H348 [2FE]

Small Business Bill of Rights: establish (see H. Res. 22), H1026 [8MR]

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

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 1286), H1847 [6AP]

———reform by establishing a Personal Social Security Savings Program and provide new limitations on the budget (see H.R. 1776), H2470 [21AP]

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]

———prohibit acceptance of individual taxpayer identification numbers as proof of identification or legal residence (see H.R. 4280), H10145 [9NO]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5252 [27JN]

Syria: end occupation of Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 32), H1026 [8MR]

Taxation: allow deduction for Armed Forces serving in a combat zone for contributions to individual retirement plans even if the compensation on which contributions are based is excluded from gross income (see H.R. 1499), H3556 [18MY]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H11220 [7DE]

———allow individuals a credit against income tax to offset the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel prices (see H.R. 3828), H8342 [22SE]

———establish the Supportive Communities Helping Offer Opportunities for Learning Program and allow tax credit for contributions to qualified scholarship granting organizations (see H.R. 2426), H4297 [8JN]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 387), H798 [17FE]

———make child tax credit permanent and allow for adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 3317), H6652 [26JY]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H2880 [3MY]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H2978 [4MY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1684, 1685), H2148 [19AP]

———modify the alternative minimum tax on individuals by permitting the deduction for State and local taxes and adjust exemption amounts for inflation (see H.R. 703), H1371 [10MR]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H2393 [20AP]

———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 tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 406), H4722 [17JN]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H286 [1FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H3331 [16MY]

———temporarily suspend Federal excise taxes on highway motor fuels (see H.R. 3683), H7741 [7SE]

Trucking industry: postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H8810 [7OC]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 54), H1026 [8MR]

———withhold funding if the U.N. abridges U.S. right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3436), H9556 [2NO]

———withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H981 [3MR]

University of North Carolina: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 198), H1846 [6AP]

Veterans: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4121), H9426 [28OC]

World War II: recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: consolidate citizenship and immigration databases into a comprehensive database to improve customer service and enhance national security and public safety (see H.R. 4412), H11034 [18NO]

Drugs: provide an increased penalty for endangering a child while illegally manufacturing a controlled substance (see H.R. 1616), H1969 [13AP]

Federal Credit Union Act: amend provisions relative to any conversion of a credit union charter to a mutual savings bank or savings association charter (see H.R. 3206), H5739 [12JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to any country which refuses to extradite individuals accused of killing law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2991), H4802 [20JN]

Social Security: express concern relative to pending bankruptcy and call for reform (see H. Res. 168), H1695 [17MR]

Taxation: exempt withdrawals from retirement plans by victims of Presidentially-declared disasters from gross income and the additional tax on early distributions (see H.R. 3751), H7860 [13SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H633 [16FE], H3439 [18MY]

Remarks

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments, H9967 [8NO]

Armed Forces: prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (H.R. 458), E1483 [13JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H9558 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10624 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), motion to instruct conferees, H11961 [16DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1597 [16MR], H1644, H1645, H1646, H1647, H1649 [17MR]

Capitol Police: funding through reductions in GPO funding, H4957, H4958 [22JN]

Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: political agenda, H3118 [11MY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E2026 [6OC]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigation of certain actions by Representative DeLay, H2458 [21AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H2804 [3MY]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1644, H1647, H1649 [17MR]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2555 [27AP]

DeLay, Representative: indictment for criminal conspiracy relative to illegal political contributions, H8711 [6OC]

Drugs: provide an increased penalty for endangering a child while illegally manufacturing a controlled substance (H.R. 1616), H4194 [8JN]

Earle, Ronnie: dismissal of indictments by Texas prosecutor for illegal campaign contributions by corporations in exchange for contributions to educational programs on the role of corporations in American democracy, H4902 [22JN]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, H5747 [13JY]

Education: student loan programs funding, H11961 [16DE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), H635 [16FE]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries refusing to extradite individuals accused of killing law enforcement officers, H5331 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5331 [28JN]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3832 [24MY]

Hickory, NC: Hickory First Assembly of God building dedication, E2416 [18NO]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H2942 [4MY]

———legislative program, H5166 [24JN]

House Rules: ethics reform, H2398 [21AP], H2628 [27AP]

Hurricanes: establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8708 [6OC]

Immigration: reform, H10230 [16NO]

———upgrade technology to improve efficiency of application process, H10230 [16NO]

International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church: observance, E2330 [10NO]

Iran: U.S. policy, H9967 [8NO]

Israel: withdrawal from settlements in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, H8062 [15SE]

Kings Mountain, NC: anniversary of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, E2268 [3NO]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4957, H4958 [22JN]

Medicare: Medicare Advantage Risk Program and physician payments funding, H11961 [16DE]

Members of Congress: ABC News report on failure of Members to properly disclose travel forms, H2628 [27AP]

NIH: funding, H1646 [17MR]

North Carolina: economic impact of layoffs at Broyhill Industries, Inc., H4566 [16JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2155 [20AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4879, H4880 [21JN]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1721 [20MR]

Social Security: privatization proposals, H292 [2FE], H1341 [10MR], H1512 [16MR], H1955, H1956 [13AP], H2721 [28AP], H3441 [18MY], H4988 [23JN]

———reform, H1341 [10MR], H1512 [16MR], H1952, H1954, H1955, H1956 [13AP], H2721 [28AP], H3174, H3175 [11MY], H3441 [18MY], H4988 [23JN]

Taxation: impact of tax cuts on employment levels, H1647 [17MR]

Votes: position on missed, H4272 [8JN], H6072 [19JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2468 [21AP], H2547 [26AP], H2645 [27AP], H3110 [10MY], H3258 [12MY], H5360 [28JN], H7857 [13SE], H8510 [28SE], H8730 [6OC], H9273 [26OC], H9358 [27OC], H9960 [7NO]

Tributes

Byers, C. Philip, E2572 [17DE]

Snow, Ruffin, H5258 [28JN]