DEAL, NATHAN (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4656 [16JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5339, H5363 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1986), H2736 [28AP]

———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), H12050 [16DE]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H9276 [26OC]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H10501 [16NO]

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (see H.R. 1575), H4401 [13JN]

———clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H4486 [14JN]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 728), H4400 [13JN]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 1804), H2979 [4MY]

———constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based on citizenship or legal permanent resident status of parents (see H.J. Res. 41), H3263 [12MY] (see H.J. Res. 46), H3332 [16MY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1651), H3695 [19MY]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H4896 [21JN]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1100), H5603 [30JN]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 1070), H2880 [3MY]

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

Crime: increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country (see H.R. 2363), H4401 [13JN]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H2394 [20AP]

Cuba: clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products (see H.R. 1339), H1780 [5AP]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (see H. Res. 69), H412 [8FE]

Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 629), H12049 [16DE]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. (see H.R. 4083), H8985 [19OC]

———prevent all unlawful entries into the U.S. (see H.R. 3693), H7862 [13SE]

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), H10910 [17NO]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H847 [1MR]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H10157 [10NO]

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]

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

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), H1025 [8MR]

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), H2880 [3MY]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H11880 [15DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H3262 [12MY]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H5604 [30JN]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H1622 [16MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H4297 [8JN]

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), H6204 [20JY]

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

Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 3205), H5739 [12JY]

———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]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on basing apportionment on number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 53), H4896 [21JN]

Immigration: 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), H1896 [12AP]

———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), H8810 [7OC]

———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), H4654 [16JN]

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

———provide for true enforcement and border security (see H.R. 4313), H10161 [14NO]

———reform (see H.R. 3938), H8642 [29SE]

———require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 19), H1895 [12AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H1779 [5AP]

———require labor organizations to guarantee members the opportunity to vote on contracts prior to work stoppage (see H.R. 1748), H2469 [21AP]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H3262 [12MY]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3860), H8340 [22SE]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Con. Res. 50; H. Res. 20), H798 [17FE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H10227 [15NO]

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

———prevent government agencies from requiring or prohibiting construction industry employers to enter into agreements with labor organizations (see H.R. 1248), H2473 [21AP]

National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (see H. Res. 243), H3557 [18MY]

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]

———require employers at critical infrastructure sites to participate in the pilot program for employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 1770), H4486 [14JN]

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), H4074 [25MY]

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), H12290 [18DE]

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

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

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 691), H1896 [12AP]

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), H7815 [8SE]

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), H9277 [26OC]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 1745), H3056 [5MY]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H524 [9FE]

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]

Tariff: acrylic or modacrylic synthetic filament tow (see H.R. 1535), H9362 [27OC]

———certain synthetic staple fibers that are carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (see H.R. 1536), H9362 [27OC]

———certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (see H.R. 1534), H9362 [27OC]

Taxation: allow a deduction for contributions to individual investment accounts (see H.R. 339), H1896 [12AP]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H9277 [26OC]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H3695 [19MY]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3095), H11328 [8DE]

———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (see H.R. 3080), H11504 [13DE]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H2738 [28AP]

———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1663), H4722 [17JN]

———provide transition funding rules for certain plans, including airline industry pension plans, electing to cease future benefit accruals (see H.R. 2106), H2977 [4MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H1896 [12AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H2646 [27AP]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H72 [4JA]

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), H413 [8FE]

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: update feasibility and suitability study and include new trail segments (see H.R. 3085), H5361 [28JN]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H1780 [5AP]

World War II: recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia (see H. Res. 195), H2106 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H521 [9FE]

Fish and fishing: ensure continuation of successful fish mitigation programs (see H.R. 537), H349 [2FE]

Hurricanes: provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3971), H8732 [6OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate coverage of drugs when used for treatment of erectile dysfunction (see H.R. 3543), H7558 [28JY]

Members of Congress: reduce pay following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit (see H.R. 1980), H2735 [28AP]

Science: improve proficiency testing of clinical laboratories (see H.R. 4268), H10144 [9NO] (see H.R. 4568), H12047 [16DE]

Taxation: encourage private philanthropy (see H.R. 2534), H3768 [23MY]

Remarks

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, H2513 [26AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10629, H10631 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H2710 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2513 [26AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (H. Res. 261), H8683, H8684 [6OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4767 [20JN], E1304 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, H12264 [18DE]

———submit report assessing level of cooperation and interaction between POW/Missing Personnel Office and several POW advocacy groups, H4767 [20JN], E1304 [21JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3482 [18MY]

———make grants to the National Medical Preparedness Consortium to standardize training, health care policies, and standards of care to prepare for mass casualties from a terrorist event, H3482 [18MY]

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 (S. 1395), H6671 [27JY]

Diseases: improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, H12264 [18DE]

Drugs: establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 1132), H6681, H6683 [27JY]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (S. 45), H6679 [27JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to medical device user fees (H.R. 3423), H6510 [26JY]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (S. 172), H9196, H9197, H9198 [26OC]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries refusing to extradite criminal suspects to the U.S. for trial or sentencing, H5339 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5339 [28JN]

Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 544), H6673, H6676 [27JY]

———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 (H.R. 2520), Senate amendment, H12063, H12066 [17DE]

Hurricanes: provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), H8682 [6OC]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws, H11956 [16DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11956 [16DE]

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (H.R. 3204), H6668, H6669, H6670 [27JY]

Medicaid: funding, H2513 [26AP]

———GAO study on pharmacy reimbursements for enrollees' prescriptions, H10631 [17NO]

———reform, H10629 [17NO]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 30), H430, H431 [9FE]

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 178), H8481-H8485 [28SE]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1735 [20MR]

Science: improve proficiency testing of clinical laboratories (H.R. 4568), H12059, H12062, H12063 [17DE]

Votes: position on missed, H970 [3MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2392 [20AP], H5433 [29JN]

Statements

Level of Cooperation and Interaction Between Dept. of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office and Several POW Advocacy Groups: National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, E1304 [21JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4568, Proficiency Testing Improvement Act, H12059 [17DE]

Tributes

Andrews, Robert E., H2383 [20AP]

Harris, Noah, H5472 [29JN]