BEAUPREZ, BOB (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3557 [18MY], H3646 [19MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5331, H5362 [28JN]

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), H7564 [28JY]

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see H.R. 2068), H4143 [26MY]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 3903, 3904, 3906), H9044 [20OC]

Armed Forces: improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve to recognize their service and to encourage recruitment and retention of personnel (see H.R. 2484), H3769 [23MY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H141 [20JA]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H4356 [9JN]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H7566 [28JY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1417 [14MR]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H7565 [28JY]

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]

Bureau of Reclamation: assess extent of invasion of salt cedar and Russian olive plants in the Western U.S. and carry out demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of such plants (see H.R. 489), H984 [3MR]

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), H7815 [8SE]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H12051 [16DE]

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

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1026 [8MR]

———oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law and reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 76), H1026 [8MR]

Colorado: designate certain National Forest System lands in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and certain lands in the Royal Gorge Resource Area of the BLM as wilderness (see H.R. 4235), H9695 [4NO]

———improve compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (see H.R. 428), H235 [26JA]

———provide for an additional place of holding district court (see H.R. 706), H522 [9FE]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H3053 [5MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 4008), H8733 [6OC]

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

———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. 97), H9103 [25OC]

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

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1847 [6AP]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H7673 [6SE]

Curtiss, Glenn H.: tribute (see H. Res. 374), H6432 [25JY]

Dept. of HHS: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H9361 [27OC]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H4896 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Western States to select public lands within their borders in lieu of receiving payment for the sale of public lands lying within said States (see H.R. 3463), H11036 [18NO]

———facilitate acquisition of certain mineral rights (see H.R. 2111), H2977 [4MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado Springs, CO, area (see H.R. 1159), H4486 [14JN]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H2738 [28AP]

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), H9554 [2NO]

Diseases: support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H8736 [6OC]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8342 [22SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1416 [14MR]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H2550 [26AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H4723 [17JN]

———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), H4486 [14JN]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H8342 [22SE]

Endangered Species Act: reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 1299), H1697 [17MR]

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), H9641 [3NO]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H1265 [9MR]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H981 [3MR]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H4721 [17JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H7564 [28JY]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H3556 [18MY]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1185), H2551 [26AP]

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

Fish and fishing: reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see H.R. 3153), H5600 [30JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H4401 [13JN]

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

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

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials resulting from threat of potential litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2679), H11035 [18NO]

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. 534), H349 [2FE]

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), H4896 [21JN]

Immigration: enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H286 [1FE]

———enhance border enforcement, improve homeland security, remove incentives for illegal immigration, and establish a guest worker program (see H.R. 3333), H8986 [19OC]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H7815 [8SE]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H5914 [14JY]

———provide for true enforcement and border security (see H.R. 4313), H12290 [18DE]

———reduce number of visa overstays and ensure that illegal aliens are apprehended, detained, and removed as rapidly as possible (see H.R. 4079), H9044 [20OC]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1265 [9MR]

Insurance: recognize the need to move the Nation's current health care delivery system toward a defined contribution system (see H. Res. 215), H8920 [18OC]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 268), H10039 [8NO]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3262 [12MY]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3557 [18MY]

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 588), H5101 [23JN]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H. Res. 137), H9044 [20OC]

Jews: congratulate communities on seven-year completion of the 11th cycle of daily study of the Talmud (see H. Res. 124), H847 [1MR]

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

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H848 [1MR]

Medicare: exclude coverage of drugs prescribed for treatment of impotence (see H.R. 712), H2880 [3MY]

———extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals (see H.R. 2961), H7565 [28JY]

———extend reasonable cost contracts to expand the area in which plans offered under such contracts may operate and to apply certain provisions of Medicare Advantage program to such plans (see H.R. 4050), H8808 [7OC]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H1897 [12AP]

———prevent a decrease in benefits resulting from part D premiums increases (see H.R. 3637), H8810 [7OC]

———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H7611 [29JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H2880 [3MY]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H8342 [22SE]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H12050 [16DE]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H2977 [4MY]

Mining and mineral resources: facilitate reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 1266), H2880 [3MY]

Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty (see H.R. 623), H848 [1MR]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7815 [8SE]

National Children's Day: designate (see H. Res. 103), H630 [15FE]

National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 335), H8920 [18OC]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H7743 [7SE]

National Medal of Honor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 297), H4356 [9JN]

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), H354 [2FE]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 581), H4296 [8JN] (see H.R. 3323), H7566 [28JY]

NIH: conduct and support research for the derivation and use of human pluripotent stem cells by means that will not create or harm human embryos (see H.R. 3144), H5600 [30JN]

———conduct and support research on animals to develop techniques for the derivation of stem cells from embryos that do not harm the embryos (see H.R. 2574), H4487 [14JN]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H7566 [28JY]

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. 4318), H11504 [13DE]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11655 [14DE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3332 [16MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1313), H2106 [18AP]

Public lands: preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see H.R. 586), H2394 [20AP]

———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies for violations of regulations governing public lands and clarify purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 975), H795 [17FE]

Rocky Mountain National Park: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 774), H3435 [17MY]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8847 [17OC]

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

Securities: issue Hurricane Relief Bonds in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and subsequent flooding and displacement of residents in certain federally designated disaster areas (see H.R. 3935), H8513 [28SE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H1696 [17MR]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 1286), H2395 [20AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H2738 [28AP]

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), H7950 [14SE]

Tariff: unidirectional (cardioid) electret condenser microphone modules (see H.R. 1202), H6205 [20JY]

Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H411 [8FE]

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H4295 [8JN]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H8089 [15SE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 2089), H4356 [9JN]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H3056 [5MY]

———allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see H.R. 3301), H8388 [27SE]

———allow exclusion of tax-exempt bonds issued for health care or educational purposes in determination of interest expenses of financial institutions (see H.R. 1140), H2738 [28AP]

———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. 994), H7814 [8SE]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H8089 [15SE]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1607), H7814 [8SE]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3095), H5361 [28JN]

———disclose certain prisoner tax return information to prison officials (see H.R. 4549), H11878 [15DE]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1405), H11655 [14DE]

———exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 3268), H6108 [19JY]

———exclude from gross income the proceeds from certain company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2251), H3196 [11MY]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 625), H942 [2MR]

———extend deduction for increased expensing for small business (see H.R. 1678), H2551 [26AP]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H4561 [15JN]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H984 [3MR]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 659), H1847 [6AP] (see H.R. 3159), H5915 [14JY]

———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]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1417), H1693 [17MR]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3054 [5MY]

———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 a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H796 [17FE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H5604 [30JN]

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

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 1872), H2646 [27AP]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 976), H3436 [17MY]

———provide that the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source shall apply to gas produced onshore from certain formations (see H.R. 454), H413 [8FE]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H1263 [9MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H413 [8FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H7743 [7SE]

———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4236), H9695 [4NO]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H7564 [28JY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H2739 [28AP]

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

Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H197 [25JA]

U.N.: 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 Denver: tribute to men's hockey team (see H. Res. 237), H2550 [26AP]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H2648 [27AP]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 474), H524 [9FE]

———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

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit sale of any alcohol without liquid machine without premarket approval (see H.R. 613), H410 [8FE]

Colorado: provide environmental assistance to communities for water supply and treatment projects (see H.R. 3521), H7557 [28JY]

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 21), H196 [25JA]

———joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. Con. Res. 20), H196 [25JA]

Dept. of Energy: purchase certain essential mineral rights and resolve natural resource damage liability claims (see H.R. 3978), H8732 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for cooridination and use of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (see H.R. 4267), H10144 [9NO]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure the National Driver Registry includes certian information (see H.R. 618), H410 [8FE]

Lakewood, CO: authorize the GSA to lease and redevelop certain Federal property on the Denver Federal Center (see H.R. 619), H410 [8FE]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 2332), H3260 [12MY]

Tariff: aramid chopped fiber (see H.R. 3105), H5434 (see H.R. 3105), H5479 [29JN]

———fabric woven with certain continuous filament wholly nylon type-66 textured yarns (see H.R. 3106), H5434 (see H.R. 3106), H5479 [29JN]

Taxation: waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (see H.R. 621), H410 [8FE]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H2385 [20AP]

Bayaud Industries, Inc.: tribute, E1926 [22SE]

Brighton, CO: Economic Development Council of Colorado Large Community of the Year award recipient, E1105 [26MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10634 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10542 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11243 [8DE]

Children and youth: tribute to grandparents and other relatives who are caregivers, E2061 [7OC]

Colorado: tribute to St. Anthony Hospitals Flight for Life emergency helicopter crew members, E1473 [13JY]

Commerce City Community Health Services, Inc.: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Hero in Health Award recipient, E1104 [26MY]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 21), H170 [25JA]

———joint session for the State of the Union Message (H. Con. Res. 20), H170 [25JA]

Denver, CO: Metro Wastewater Reclamation District recipient of National Association of Clean Water Agencies Platinum Award, E862 [4MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4005 [25MY]

———Surface Ship Torpedo Defense Program funding, H4005 [25MY], H4134-H4136 [26MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3646 [19MY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6418 [25JY], H6433 [26JY], H6908 [27JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to any country which refuses to extradite individuals accused of killing law enforcement officers, H9669 [4NO]

———prohibit assistance to countries refusing to extradite individuals accused of killing law enforcement officers, H5331, H5332 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5331, H5332 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3057), conference report, H9669 [4NO]

Forest Service: wildfire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H3646, H3647 [19MY]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11510 [14DE]

Intrado Inc.: tribute, E536 [5AP]

Iraq: report on congressional delegation trip, H4058 [25MY]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (H. Res. 190), H1813 [6AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2385 [20AP]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1720 [20MR]

Social Security: privatization proposals, H502 [9FE]

———reform, H502 [9FE], H1337, H1340, H1341, H1342 [10MR]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (H. Res. 340), H5584 [30JN]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4096), H11144 [7DE]

———extend deduction for increased expensing for small business, H11243 [8DE]

Tributes

Ellis, James D., E1778 [7SE]

Hoffman, Elizabeth, E1481 [13JY]

Jacobs, Chado, E1477 [13JY]

Lemons, Alan, E1477 [13JY]

Walker, Robert M., E2372 [16NO]