CHOCOLA, CHRIS (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4401 [13JN], H4530 [15JN]

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]

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

———provide producers on a farm with greater flexibility in selecting the crops to be planted on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 2045), H8388 [27SE]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H413 [8FE]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (see H.R. 377), H587 [14FE]

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]

China, People's Republic of: require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3004), H4895 [21JN]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H8388 [27SE]

Community development: establish a National Enterprise Zone system to promote prosperity in economically depressed areas (see H.R. 2182), H9047 [24OC]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see H.R. 516), H348 [2FE]

———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), H630 [15FE]

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

———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]

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 32), H1025 [8MR]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H629 [15FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 6), H142 [20JA]

Diseases: anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (see H. Res. 208), H1895 [12AP]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H8919 [18OC]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H3434 [17MY]

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

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

———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), H8162 [20SE]

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

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

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

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H12050 [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), H235 [26JA]

Financial institutions: 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), H1896 [12AP]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H4487 [14JN]

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

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

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H586 [14FE]

———recognize and affirm efforts of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers to standardize decisions on water withdrawal and urge that management authority remain vested with the Governors and Premiers (see H. Con. Res. 140), H4985 [22JN]

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 Rules: strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 121), H3696 [19MY]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H8089 [15SE]

Indian Americans: recognize and honor contributions to economic innovation and society (see H. Res. 227), H2472 [21AP]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H3436 [17MY]

———recognize the need to move the Nation's current health care delivery system toward a defined contribution system (see H. Res. 215), H9556 [2NO]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3435 [17MY]

Iraq: recognize importance and credibility of an independent Iraqi judiciary in the formation of a new and democratic Iraq (see H. Res. 534), H9695 [4NO]

Iron and steel industry: urge the Dept. of Commerce and ITC to consider the impact of steel antidumping or countervailing duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the economy when conducting sunset reviews (see H. Res. 84), H1897 [12AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H2472 [21AP]

Malcolm Melville (Mac) Lawrence Post Office, Francesville, IN: designate (see H.R. 4346), H10502 [16NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H4143 [26MY]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 3795), H8087 [15SE]

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]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 184), H1851 [8AP]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11328 [8DE]

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

Power resources: expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence (see H.R. 1608), H4143 [26MY]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H7673 [6SE]

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

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H848 [1MR]

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

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H353 [2FE]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5435 (see H. Res. 340), H5480 [29JN]

Tariff Act: allow U.S. manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings (see H.R. 4217), H11110 [6DE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H6205 [20JY]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H583 [10FE]

———allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see H.R. 3301), H9362 [27OC]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 442), H2550 [26AP]

———establish a commission on tax reform (see H.R. 41), H72 [4JA]

———exclude certain truck tractors from Federal excise tax imposed on heavy trucks and trailers sold at retail (see H.R. 1049), H2103 [14AP]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 819), H2550 [26AP]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 380), H413 [8FE]

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

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1345), H1697 [17MR]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H2550 [26AP]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H5603 [30JN]

———modify small refiner exception to the oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 1114), H1780 [5AP]

———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), H2739 [28AP]

———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 to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H1893 [12AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H3199 [11MY]

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

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

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H2880 [3MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H4561 [15JN]

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

———treatment of unrelated business taxable income (see H.R. 1879), H3262 [12MY]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Grant W. Green Post Office Building, Knox, IN: designate (see H.R. 3770), H7948 [14SE]

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

———repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 3061), H5176 [24JN]

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

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H199 [26JA]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, H10011 [8NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10011 [8NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10541 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), motion to instruct conferees, H11964 [16DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11240 [8DE]

———reconciliation process, H9085, H9086 [25OC]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (H.R. 2290), H5370 [29JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1597 [16MR]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6174 [20JY], H6903 [27JY]

Elkhart, IN: tribute to Concord High School marching band, E2398 [18NO]

Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, H701, H702, H703, H704 [16FE]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), H6447 [26JY]

Grant W. Green Post Office Building, Knox, IN: designate (H.R. 3770), H9980 [8NO]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11911 [16DE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11911 [16DE]

———commend for conducting free elections and encourage further steps toward establishment of a free, democratic, secure, and prosperous Iraq, H2886 [4MY]

———elections, H201 [26JA], H11911 [16DE]

Journal: question of approval, H2553 [27AP]

LaPorte, IN: Indiana Chamber of Commerce Community of the Year award recipient, E2388 [17NO]

Michigan City, IN: tribute to Marquette High School girls' volleyball team, E2477 [7DE]

Middle East: support principles of peace, H635 [16FE]

Mishawaka, IN: tribute to Penn High School girls' golf team, E2175 [25OC], E2239 [1NO]

NASA: prohibit funding for artist-in-residence program, H4530, H4531 [15JN]

Nigeria: withdrawal of military forces from Cameroon, E1112 [26MY]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H11763 [15DE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4530, H4531 [15JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H2634 [27AP]

———dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (H.R. 3304), H6191, H6192, H6193 [20JY]

———privatization proposals, H1612, H1613 [16MR], H1972 [14AP], H2637 [27AP]

———reform, H1612, H1613 [16MR], H1972 [14AP], H2555, H2632, H2633, H2634, H2637 [27AP]

South Bend, IN: tribute to St. Joseph High School girls' basketball team, E453 [16MR]

Taxation: extend Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate (H.R. 1270), H1526 [16MR]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6237 [21JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2147 [19AP]