CANNON, CHRIS (a Representative from Utah)

Amendments

U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), H4632 [16JN]

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H8645 [3OC]

Articles and editorials

For Doable Policy, Fort Lauderdale (FL) Sun-Sentinel, H452 [9FE]

Immigration Reform—A 3-Legged Stool, Thomas G. Wenski, Orlando (FL) Sentinel, H452 [9FE]

Let Us Give Thanks to Our Immigrants, Rupert Murdoch, Wall Street Journal, H451 [9FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H984 [3MR]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H848 [1MR]

———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), H350 [2FE]

———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]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

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

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 788), H720 [16FE] (see H.R. 2337), H3260 [12MY]

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

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H11110 [6DE]

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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 63), H630 [15FE]

Children and youth: improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H3554 [18MY]

———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 1142), H1023 [8MR]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H3113 [10MY]

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), H8342 [22SE]

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), H4144 [26MY]

———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]

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

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 1070), H980 [3MR]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1689), H3331 [16MY]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H630 [15FE]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1372 [10MR]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (see H.R. 1332, 1334), H1620 [16MR]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see H.R. 2012), H10038 [8NO]

Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine policy, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations (see H. Res. 388), H7614 [29JY]

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

Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H5252 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H4141 [26MY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H5176 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize export of certain narcotic drugs and nonnarcotic controlled substances to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met (see H.R. 184), H77 [4JA]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3402), H7566 [28JY]

———authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H4896 [21JN]

———provide authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror (see H.R. 4239), H9695 [4NO]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H2149 [19AP]

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), H6933 [27JY]

———establish rural water supply program in reclamation States to provide clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents (see H.R. 4418), H12051 [16DE]

———make full payment to each unit of general local government in which entitlement land is located (see H.R. 1469), H2395 [20AP]

———make payments to Western States for education improvement (see H.R. 3464), H6933 [27JY]

———study feasibility of enlarging the Arthur V. Watkins Dam Weber Basin Project, UT (see H.R. 3626), H10227 [15NO]

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), H7861 [13SE]

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]

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

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H9642 [3NO]

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

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 2043), H2879 [3MY]

———provide for sale, acquisition, conveyance, and exchange of certain real property to facilitate utilization, development, and redevelopment of such property (see H.R. 3699), H7862 [13SE]

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

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H5435 (see H.R. 2386), H5480 [29JN]

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

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8163 [20SE]

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

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (see H.R. 1606), H3262 [12MY]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H1970 [13AP]

———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H5601 [30JN]

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), H2469 [21AP]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2658), H4138 [26MY]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H3259 [12MY]

———enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H2879 [3MY]

———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]

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

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

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), H3114 [10MY]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H8163 [20SE]

Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 2840), H4355 [9JN]

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

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

———require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (see H.R. 4282), H11110 [6DE]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 548), H10157 [10NO]

IMF: meet certain conditions before being allowed to sell gold (see H.R. 825), H1265 [9MR]

Immigration: revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H586 [14FE]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 1172), H1024 [8MR]

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), H3261 [12MY]

———recognize the need to move the Nation's current health care delivery system toward a defined contribution system (see H. Res. 215), H2739 [28AP]

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), H9103 [25OC]

Investments: provide for enhanced retirement security in the form of an Individual Social Security Investment Program (see H.R. 530), H349 [2FE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H4486 [14JN]

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

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), H4296 [8JN]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H6936 [27JY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]

Masonic Order (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Res. 17), H6432 [25JY]

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), H4896 [21JN]

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

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H7950 [14SE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H2976 [4MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]

National parks and recreation areas: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 988), H796 [17FE]

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

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: identify and register certain Central Americans residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 3364), H6204 [20JY]

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), H3892 [24MY]

Nuclear energy: require commercial nuclear utilities to transfer spent nuclear fuel from pools into dry casks and convey to the Dept. of Energy title to all spent nuclear fuel thus safely stored (see H.R. 4538), H11653 [14DE]

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), H11111 [6DE]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]

Patents: amend certain laws relative to procurement, enforcement, and validity of patents (see H.R. 2795), H4295 [8JN]

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

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1847 [6AP]

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), H6652 [26JY]

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

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (see H. Res. 485), H8734 [6OC]

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

Russia: condition continued participation in the Group of 8 nations upon voluntary acceptance and adherence to the norms and standards of democracy (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2880 [3MY]

———protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8736 [6OC]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H2551 [26AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H11880 [15DE]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 682), H584 [10FE]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H1779 [5AP]

Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3304), H7743 [7SE]

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

States: limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see H.R. 1235), H1369 [10MR]

———regulation of access to hunting and fishing for residents and nonresidents (see H.R. 731), H848 [1MR]

Supreme Court: encourage finding the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution (see H. Con. Res. 245), H8163 [20SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H1372 [10MR]

———clarify calculation of the reserve allowance for medical benefits of plans sponsored by bona fide associations (see H.R. 3599), H8388 [27SE]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H848 [1MR]

———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), H8388 [27SE]

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

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 947), H3199 [11MY]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H2737 [28AP]

———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), H1417 [14MR]

———provide transition funding rules for certain plans, including airline industry pension plans, electing to cease future benefit accruals (see H.R. 2106), H7673 [6SE]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 1510), H4188 [7JN]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H4656 [16JN]

———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), H2646 [27AP]

———repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 3162), H5600 [30JN]

———repeal withholding of income and Social Security taxes (see H.R. 3409), H6380 [22JY]

———treat gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as equities and mutual funds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals (see H.R. 1772), H7743 [7SE]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H8089 [15SE]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 180), H8734 [6OC]

Television: provide for the efficacy of television ratings services (see H.R. 3298), H5913 [14JY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H10038 [8NO]

Utah: designate certain Cedar Mountains lands as wilderness and ensure compatibility of such areas with continued Armed Forces access to Utah Test and Training Range special use airspace and lands (see H.R. 1503), H1844 [6AP]

Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (see H.R. 1315), H1508 [15MR]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8348 [26SE]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H4356 [9JN]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3436 [17MY]

———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

Beaver County, UT: real property conveyance (see H.R. 679), H520 [9FE]

Computers: protect the reasonable expectation of privacy of users of e-mail (see H.R. 3503), H7556 [28JY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to Richfield, UT (see H.R. 680), H520 [9FE]

———develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1370), H1691 [17MR]

———issue separate leases for tar sand and oil and gas for the same area (see H.R. 681), H520 [9FE]

Dixie National Forest: convey certain real property (see H.R. 4577), H12047 [16DE]

Feed America Thursday: designate (see H. Res. 528), H9555 [2NO]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 884), H791 [17FE]

Juab County, UT: provide for conjunctive use of surface and ground water (see H.R. 4013), H8807 [7OC]

Mont and Mark Stephensen Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Riverton, UT: designate (see H.R. 4295), H10156 [10NO]

Taxation: clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (see H.R. 4019), H8807 [7OC]

———prevent discriminatory treatment of natural gas pipeline property (see H.R. 1369), H1691 [17MR]

———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1545), H1893 [12AP]

Utah: authorize exchange of certain land in Grand and Uintah Counties (see H.R. 2069), H2975 [4MY]

Letters

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, H2051 [14AP]

Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act, H11994 [16DE]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S.: by, H10334 [16NO]

REAL ID Act: Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H470 [9FE]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H171 [25JA]

Remarks

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2050 [14AP]

Beaver County, UT: real property conveyance (S. 52), H11045 [6DE]

Courts: allow actions to be brought by, or on behalf of, certain young children against sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that market specifically to such children, H8934 [19OC]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), H734 [17FE]

———permit civil actions alleging that products claiming to assist in weight loss caused heart disease or other complications, H8936 [19OC]

———preserve State jurisdiction over lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products, H8935 [19OC]

———prohibit civil lawsuits by a food manufacturer, seller, or trade association against an individual, H8932, H8933 [19OC]

Dept. of the Interior: payment in lieu of taxes program funding, H3621 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3621 [19MY]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8578 [29SE]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (H.R. 1606), H9484 [2NO]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), H9324 [27OC]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (H. Con. Res. 218), H11343, H11344 [13DE]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11818 [15DE], H11992 [16DE]

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights (S. 167), H2119 [19AP]

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. (H. Con. Res. 268), H10334 [16NO]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 487), H11338 [13DE]

Los Angeles Galaxy (soccer team): tribute (H. Res. 574), H11347 [13DE]

Maryland State Delegate Lena K. Lee Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4107), H11342 [13DE]

Mont and Mark Stephensen Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Riverton, UT: designate (H.R. 4295), H11341 [13DE]

Motion pictures: provide that making limited portions of audio or video content imperceptible by a lawful possessor of an authorized copy for private home viewing is not a copyright or trademark infringement, H2119 [19AP]

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 (H.R. 418), consideration (H. Res. 71), H451 [9FE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (H.R. 22), H6516 [26JY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9587 [3NO]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (H. Res. 340), H5581 [30JN]

Taxation: clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (H.R. 4019), E2064 [7OC]

U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), H4632 [16JN]

———require report to Congress on contracting with parties on the U.S. Excluded Parties List System, H4632 [16JN]