McCAUL, MICHAEL T. (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4273 [8JN]

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), H4401 [13JN]

Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5100 [23JN]

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

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 2804), H8163 [20SE]

Annan, Kofi: call for resignation as U.N. Secretary General (see H. Res. 277), H5638 [11JY]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1986), H5741 [12JY]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H6936 [27JY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H5963 [18JY]

———tribute to dedication and commitment of employers of the members of the National Guard and other Reserve components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 302), H4142 [26MY]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 381), H6431 [25JY] (see H. Res. 390), H6650 [26JY]

Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see H. Res. 561), H10909 [17NO]

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

———amend laws relative to avoidable preferences and venue for proceedings to avoid preferences (see H.R. 4296), H10156 [10NO]

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

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H9277 [26OC]

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), H5604 [30JN]

Business and industry: preserve mathematics- and science-based industries (see H.R. 1547), H2476 [25AP]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H7950 [14SE]

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), H1621 [16MR] (see H.R. 2423), H3554 [18MY]

———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 1142), H1510 [15MR]

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

China, People's Republic of: authorize measures to deter arms transfers by foreign countries to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 3100), H5434 (see H.R. 3100), H5478 [29JN]

———clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H3262 [12MY]

Civil liberties: require reasonable religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 1445), H2880 [3MY]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 1493), H2151 [19AP]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 4411), H11034 [18NO]

———protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H1846 [6AP]

Construction industries: provide contractors with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing services or equipment on a volunteer basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 3717), H9472 [1NO]

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 2049), H7861 [13SE]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see H.R. 516), H720 [16FE]

———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), H6432 [25JY]

———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), H5604 [30JN]

———provide greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement (see H.R. 2393), H3434 [17MY]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1417 [14MR]

Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H4486 [14JN]

Crime: increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country (see H.R. 2363), H5915 [14JY]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country and call for renegotiation of extradition treaty with Mexico (see H.R. 3900), H8386 [27SE]

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

Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Con. Res. 81), H984 [3MR]

———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), H7566 [28JY]

———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), H2474 [21AP]

Curtiss, Glenn H.: tribute (see H. Res. 374), H6328 [21JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: suspend wage rate requirements for Federal contracts in areas declared a national disaster (see H.R. 3684), H8248 [21SE]

Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval: support goals (see H. Res. 294), H6329 [21JY]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1375), H1691 [17MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: offer farmers supplemental crop insurance based on area yield and loss plan of insurance (see H.R. 721), H1371 [10MR]

———prohibit closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service Agency office pending completion of the next omnibus agriculture law (see H.R. 3974), H8986 [19OC]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 216), H1622 [16MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: annually compile data relative to unauthorized aliens who cross the borders into the U.S. (see H.R. 4307), H10156 [10NO]

———conduct reviews of certain contract actions for the Secure Border Initiative (see H.R. 4284), H10145 [9NO]

———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]

———consult with members of the private sector about the Secure Border Initiative and strengthening security along international and maritime borders (see H.R. 4433), H11108 [6DE]

———establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 4312), H11036 [18NO]

———expand authority to transport and remove aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 4253), H10158 [10NO]

———increase the number of trained detection canines (see H.R. 4285), H10145 [9NO]

———regulate production, storage, sale, and distribution of ammonium nitrate and prevent terrorists from acquiring ammonium nitrate to create explosives (see H.R. 3197), H8163 [20SE]

———suspend nonessential visas to allow reorganization of immigration and naturalization functions and ensure sufficient monitoring and deterrence to maintain border integrity (see H.R. 1912), H6432 [25JY]

Dept. of HUD: exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of eligibility for federally assisted low-income housing programs (see H.R. 3186), H7565 [28JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H6107 [19JY]

———provide grants for organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2103), H5801 [13JY]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 820), H3113 [10MY]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1219), H1970 [13AP]

———require a passport for all travel into and out of the U.S. and persuade countries to issue machine-readable passports that comply with a uniform document identity standard (see H.R. 4120), H11110 [6DE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide technical and financial assistance to private landowners to restore, enhance, and manage private land to improve fish and wildlife habitats through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (see H.R. 2018), H3262 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans enrolled in the health system the option of receiving covered health services through non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 4277), H10145 [9NO]

———improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see H.R. 3147), H6652 [26JY]

Disasters: commend efforts of the Armed Forces and Dept. of State and AID employees for their response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 120), H943 [2MR]

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 441), H7949 [14SE]

Diseases: extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H5604 [30JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H984 [3MR]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H4561 [15JN]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H6937 [27JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1897 [12AP]

Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4246), H10910 [17NO]

Drugs: provide civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances for the harm caused by the use of those controlled substances (see H.R. 2348), H3261 [12MY]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H719 [16FE] (see H.R. 314), H524 [9FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H5604 [30JN]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H630 [15FE]

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

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 384), H6650 [26JY]

Endangered species: authorize species recovery agreements under which the Federal Government is obligated to make annual payments or provide other compensation for activities that improve recovery of one or more species (see H.R. 3300), H5913 [14JY]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H849 [1MR]

Executive departments: establish results commissions (see H.R. 3276), H8847 [17OC]

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 69), H1969 [13AP]

———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), H11036 [18NO]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H4802 [20JN]

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

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: deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 4546, 4548), H11653 [14DE]

———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H8919 [18OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H8643 [29SE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H235 [26JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H6381 [22JY]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs (see H.R. 856), H7564 [28JY]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H6650 [26JY]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H6652 [26JY]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H1025 [8MR]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 3505), H8644 [29SE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H848 [1MR]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 188), H1778 [5AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H195 [25JA]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 867), H1779 [5AP]

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

FTC: study rating system of video game industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (see H.R. 1145), H3894 [24MY]

GAO: review basic training provided Border Patrol agents by Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to ensure training is conducted efficiently and cost-effectively (see H.R. 4283), H10145 [9NO]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6936 [27JY]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1449), H4896 [21JN]

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]

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

Health: ensure the continued commercial availability of respirators and establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators (see H.R. 2357), H4561 [15JN]

———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]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 963), H942 [2MR]

———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]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1845 [6AP]

House of Representatives: display the Ten Commandments if the Supreme Court rules that their public display by State and local governments violates the establishment clause of the first amendment to the Constitution (see H. Res. 214), H5362 [28JN]

Hurricanes: provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H8163 [20SE]

Immigration: assist certain sheriffs' offices to provide a second line of defense in border areas, conduct law enforcement operations along the southern U.S. border, and prevent lawlessness in border areas (see H.R. 4360), H10908 [17NO]

———enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H197 [25JA]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H5599 [30JN]

———improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3776), H8644 [29SE]

———make inadmissable individuals who law enforcement knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, seek entry to the U.S. to participate in illegal activities with criminal gangs (see H.R. 2933), H4985 [22JN]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H2103 [14AP]

———remove discretion of Dept. of Homeland Security relative to expedited removal and prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4032), H10227 [15NO]

———require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 19), H4655 [16JN]

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: exempt boilermakers from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants issued a visa or provided status (see H.R. 3644), H8644 [29SE]

———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), H5177 [24JN]

Iran: address ongoing nuclear efforts relative to threat to U.S. national security and to international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 162), H5177 [24JN]

———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H630 [15FE]

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

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H. Res. 137), H984 [3MR]

Jordan: condemn terrorist attacks in Amman (see H. Res. 546), H10156 [10NO]

Judge Emilio Vargas Post Office Building, Goliad, TX: designate (see H.R. 1072), H980 [3MR]

Kika de la Garza Federal Building, McAllen, TX: designate (see H.R. 2322), H3259 [12MY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn abductions and continued captivity of citizens of the Republic of Korea and Japan as acts of terrorism and gross violations of human rights (see H. Con. Res. 168), H4803 [20JN]

Laredo, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H847 [1MR]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H7673 [6SE]

———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H5915 [14JY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H3113 [10MY]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 354), H942 [2MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1417 [14MR]

Lillian McKay Post Office Building, Humble, TX: designate (see H.R. 2413), H7565 [28JY]

Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4252), H10038 [8NO]

Medicaid: provide full Federal medical assistance percentage for displaced recipients receiving medical assistance outside their State of residence due to a declared public health emergency (see H.R. 3671), H7815 [8SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H8734 [6OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H8734 [6OC]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H5963 [18JY]

Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4535), H11653 [14DE]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1697 [17MR]

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

Monuments and memorials: ensure memorials commemorating the service of U.S. servicemembers may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 2229), H4985 [22JN]

National Arson Awareness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 252), H2979 [4MY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5914 [14JY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H5915 [14JY]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H1896 [12AP]

———prevent government agencies from requiring or prohibiting construction industry employers to enter into agreements with labor organizations (see H.R. 1248), H4896 [21JN]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 1816), H3436 [17MY]

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), H235 [26JA]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (see H.R. 1544), H1893 [12AP]

———require employers at critical infrastructure sites to participate in the pilot program for employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 1770), H3114 [10MY]

New York, NY: authorize national memorial to commemorate final resting place of those lost in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 1769), H3056 [5MY]

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, 156), H3696 [19MY]

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), H6432 [25JY]

Nuclear energy: ensure that certain countries sign, ratify, and implement the certain protocols and provide access by International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to their nuclear-related facilities (see H.R. 3184), H6205 [20JY]

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. 3811), H8644 [29SE]

Pakistan: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4073), H9277 [26OC]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11035 [18NO]

Patents: amend certain laws relative to procurement, enforcement, and validity of patents (see H.R. 2795), H7565 [28JY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3199 [11MY]

Pledge of Allegiance: support recitation in public schools and urge the Supreme Court to uphold constitutionality (see H. Con. Res. 253), H8387 [27SE]

President's National Hire Veterans Committee: extend operation (see H.R. 419), H848 [1MR]

Public buildings: expressing that display of the Ten Commandments does not violate the first amendment to the Constitution (see H. Con. Res. 194), H5361 [28JN]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H7614 [29JY]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN] (see H.R. 4128), H9426 [28OC]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8644 [29SE]

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

Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research and encourage equivalent restrictions by other countries (see H.R. 222), H3060 [9MY]

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

Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see H.R. 624), H631 [15FE]

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), H631 [15FE]

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

———protect beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits (see H.R. 266), H524 [9FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H5741 [12JY]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 1714), H5915 [14JY]

Space policy: establish interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and recruitment (see H.R. 758), H5914 [14JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H196 [25JA]

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), H5362 [28JN]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, establish a program to support a transition to a democratically elected Government, and restore sovereignty and democratic rule in Lebanon (see H.R. 1141), H9426 [28OC]

Taxation: allow a deduction for contributions to individual investment accounts (see H.R. 339), H2550 [26AP]

———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), H2648 [27AP]

———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H2151 [19AP]

———applicability of volume cap for private activity bonds to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1708), H5252 [27JN]

———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (see H.R. 2471), H5638 [11JY]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3095), H5915 [14JY]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1405), H6652 [26JY]

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

———expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to dependents of employees (see H.R. 1518), H7814 [8SE]

———extend deduction for increased expensing for small business (see H.R. 1678), H3114 [10MY]

———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (see H.R. 3080), H7565 [28JY]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H628 [15FE]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H8162 [20SE]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 519), H348 [2FE]

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

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H6327 [21JY]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H4143 [26MY]

———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), H7565 [28JY]

———provide a checkoff for a World Trade Center Memorial Fund (see H.R. 1095), H1897 [12AP]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H942 [2MR]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H2395 [20AP]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H3695 [19MY]

———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see H.R. 713), H631 [15FE]

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

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8386 [27SE]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 1872), H3436 [17MY]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 1040), H940 [2MR]

———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), H5914 [14JY]

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

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H196 [25JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H5915 [14JY]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H196 [25JA]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1517), H2103 [14AP]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H7743 [7SE]

Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act: make teacher loan forgiveness provisions permanent (see H.R. 670), H848 [1MR]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (see H.R. 310), H587 [14FE]

Television: provide for the efficacy of television ratings services (see H.R. 3298), H9103 [25OC]

Transportation Security Administration: establish an Airport Screening Organization (see H.R. 4439), H11109 [6DE]

Trucking industry: postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H8642 [29SE]

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]

Uzbekistan: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 187), H5362 [28JN]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H7861 [13SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H4723 [17JN]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]

White House Fellows Program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9043 [20OC]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8736 [6OC]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H5435 (see H.R. 1245), H5479 [29JN]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of conclusion and honor veterans of both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters (see H. Con. Res. 191), H5362 [28JN]

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day (see H. Res. 233), H2550 [26AP]

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Japan (V-J) Day and the end of World War II in the Pacific (see H. Res. 360), H5964 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize the Citizen Corps and establish the Border Corps (see H.R. 4099), H9042 [20OC]

Immigration: enhance border security enforcement and detention facilities (see H.R. 4238), H9695 [4NO]

Sergeant Byron W. Norwood Post Office Building, Pflugerville, TX: designate (see H.R. 1001), H846 [1MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, H3048 [5MY], E969 [13MY]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H12147 [17DE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), E813 [28AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), E2553 [15DE]

———research and development programs funding, E969 [13MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3478 [18MY], H5234 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3381, H3382 [17MY]

———reimburse State and local governmenmts for costs of training and certification to enforce Federal immigration laws, H3478 [18MY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6127, H6159 [20JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6417, H6418 [25JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1926 [13AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), E1334 [24JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H6231 [21JY]

Hurricanes: preparation for Hurricane Rita, E1936 [22SE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws, H11957 [16DE]

———provide guidelines for implementing the secured alternatives to detention, H11849 [15DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11809, H11849 [15DE], H11957 [16DE]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H6159 [20JY]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders, H3381, H3382 [17MY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), H6360 [22JY]

———submit report on Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, H6360 [22JY]

National security: combat terrorism, H1687 [17MR]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), H468 [9FE], E236 [15FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5234 [27JN]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3219 [12MY], H5234 [27JN]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (H. Res. 575), H11638, H11641 [14DE]

Sergeant Byron W. Norwood Post Office Building, Pflugerville, TX: designate (H.R. 1001), H2159 [20AP]

Signature Science LLC: research and development programs funding, E2553 [15DE]

TeraVicta Technologies, Inc.: research and development programs funding, E2553 [15DE]

Texas: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H9934 [7NO]

Texas Independence Day: observance, E379 [8MR]

U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), consideration (H. Res. 319), H4614 [16JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6083 [19JY], H6231 [21JY]

University of Texas: tribute to baseball team, E1514 [18JY]

Venezuela: Broadcasting Board of Governors radio and television broadcasts funding, H6127 [20JY]

Votes: position on missed, E1334, E1336 [24JN], E1518 [18JY]

World War II: recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, H2944 [4MY], H3048 [5MY]

Zebra Imaging, Inc.: research and development programs funding, E2553 [15DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H280 [1FE], H2877 [3MY], H4350 [9JN], H4894 [21JN], H5736 [12JY], H7945 [14SE], H8730 [6OC], H9693 [4NO], H9960 [7NO], H11500 [13DE], H12165 [17DE]

Tributes

Abels, Jon, H12147 [17DE]

Fite, Joseph E., H253 [1FE]

McKean, Alan, H4327 [9JN]

Pickle, J.J., H4867 [21JN], E1542 [20JY]

Pope John Paul II, H1831 [6AP]