INGLIS, BOB (a Representative from South Carolina)

Amendments

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7865 [13SE], H7901 [14SE]

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), H1696 [17MR]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H3695 [19MY]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 2971), H11504 [13DE]

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

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 71), H12290 [18DE]

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]

———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 3401), H9103 [25OC]

Bayh-Dole Act: anniversary of amendments to patent and trademark laws (see H. Con. Res. 319), H12049 [16DE]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H1780 [5AP]

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), H3769 [23MY]

———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), H5963 [18JY]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 2211), H9044 [20OC]

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

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), H1897 [12AP]

———condemn the system of forced labor prison camps used as a tool for supression (see H. Con. Res. 294), H10145 [9NO]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 239), H942 [2MR]

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

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2458), H4297 [8JN]

Courts: 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), H11110 [6DE]

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

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H3894 [24MY]

Cuba: 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), H2395 [20AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: suspend wage rate requirements for Federal contracts in areas declared a national disaster (see H.R. 3684), H8644 [29SE]

Dept. of Defense: require notice of exceptions to certain requirements to procure items made in the U.S. (see H.R. 1239), H1970 [13AP]

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), H1778 [5AP]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1219), H6432 [25JY]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating the site of the Battle of Camden in South Carolina, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3493), H6934 [27JY]

———study suitability and feasibility of establishing Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area in South Carolina (see H.R. 1289), H1416 [14MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H2880 [3MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot project on using educational assistance funds to defray training costs associated with purchasing certain franchise enterprises (see H.R. 745), H1896 [12AP]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H9426 [28OC]

Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H4144 [26MY]

———prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H11220 [7DE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H3055 [5MY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H4985 [22JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H1895 [12AP]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H2648 [27AP]

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), H3695 [19MY]

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 69), H11880 [15DE]

FDA: prohibit the approval of any drug that infringes the right to life (see H.R. 3553), H11220 [7DE]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H11328 [8DE]

———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 agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H4188 [7JN]

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), H12051 [16DE]

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 Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H3894 [24MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H1896 [12AP]

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), H1694 [17MR]

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), H4139 [26MY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (see H.R. 2123), H4074 [25MY]

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), H4985 [22JN]

———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]

Health care facilities: provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center services and drugs (see H.R. 3139), H5599 [30JN]

High-Performance Computing Act: amend (see H.R. 28), H1896 [12AP]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 267), H9103 [25OC] (see H.R. 1273), H7613 [29JY]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H3769 [23MY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2102 [14AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H942 [2MR]

———require labor organizations to guarantee members the opportunity to vote on contracts prior to work stoppage (see H.R. 1748), H7743 [7SE]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H11504 [13DE]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4985 [22JN]

Medicare: delay implementation of prescription drug benefit for individuals who are not lowest-income subsidy eligible individuals (see H.R. 3870), H8986 [19OC]

———provide for public disclosure of prices for hospital and ambulatory surgical center procedures and drugs (see H.R. 1362), H1690 [17MR]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 3613), H7744 [7SE]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H2648 [27AP]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H791 [17FE]

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H11881 [15DE]

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]

———require employers at critical infrastructure sites to participate in the pilot program for employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 1770), H2739 [28AP]

Office of Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery: establish (see H.R. 3737), H8919 [18OC]

Population: prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity (see H.R. 777), H8846 [17OC]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H11034 [18NO]

Public lands: clarify method to determine fair market value of rights-of-way to prevent unreasonable increases in deployment costs of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 906), H7613 [29JY]

Rehnquist, William H.: tribute (see H. Res. 423), H7673 [6SE]

Russia: protect freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards (see H. Con. Res. 190), H8102 [19SE]

———protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H10039 [8NO]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: allow Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama to designate the projects for which certain highway and transit funds may be obligated (see H.R. 3869), H8340 [22SE]

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

Social Security: remove limitations on the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving certain benefits (see H.R. 276), H7949 [14SE]

South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.: anniversary (see H. Res. 300), H4142 [26MY]

States: revise laws and regulations to enable individuals and small businesses to obtain health insurance through the combination of a health savings account and a high-deductible health plan (see H. Res. 371), H7744 [7SE]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H9277 [26OC]

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

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H4356 [9JN]

———permit one-time, tax-free distributions from retirement plans to fund health savings accounts (see H.R. 2063), H3894 [24MY]

———prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see H.R. 45), H7613 [29JY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H847 [1MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H5741 [12JY]

Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act: make teacher loan forgiveness provisions permanent (see H.R. 670), H8643 [29SE]

Veterans: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H11504 [13DE]

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

World War II: recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia (see H. Res. 195), H2395 [20AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Tariff: integrated machines for manufacturing pneumatic tires (see H.R. 4486), H11327 [8DE]

———manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 4482, 4483, 4484, 4485, 4487, 4489), H11327 [8DE] (see H.R. 4614, 4615, 4616, 4617), H12049 [16DE]

———rolled glass in sheets (see H.R. 4488), H11327 [8DE]

Eulogies

Shields, Andrew C.: by Brandon Steelman, E296 [18FE]

Remarks

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), H8211 [21SE]

Courts: repeal mandatory minimum sentencing for sex offenders who cross State lines and fail to register, H7901, H7903 [14SE]

Crime: reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3138 [11MY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6906 [27JY]

Greenville, SC: tribute to Greenville SAFE KIDS Coalition, E754 [25AP]

Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8317 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8317 [22SE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7901, H7903 [14SE]

National Beta Club: anniversary, E511 [17MR]

NSF: Advanced Technological Education Program funding, H8211 [21SE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2199 [20AP]

———establish a program to commercialize hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology, H2199 [20AP]

———national energy policy, H3187 [11MY]

South Carolina: tribute to cycling organizations for efforts to promote bicycle safety, H9477 [2NO]

Votes: position on missed, E2056 [7OC]

Tributes

Menard, Jeanne, H9477 [2NO]

White, Jerry C., H5965 [19JY]