DIAZ-BALART, MARIO (a Representative from Florida)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H4136 [26MY]
———H.R. 889, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, H9605 [3NO]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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), H5177 [24JN]
American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
Annan, Kofi: call for resignation as U.N. Secretary General (see H. Res. 277), H3261 [12MY]
Arthur Stacey Mastrapa Post Office Building, Altamonte Springs, FL: designate (see H.R. 324), H194 [25JA]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 280), H3435 [17MY]
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1847 [6AP]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H984 [3MR]
Bolton, John R.: tribute (see H. Res. 260), H2978 [4MY]
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]
Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H12290 [18DE]
Central Asia: encourage countries to accelerate democratic reforms and fulfill human rights obligations (see H.R. 3189), H7862 [13SE]
Children and youth: improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H1970 [13AP] (see H.R. 2423), H4074 [25MY]
———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program (see H.R. 1505), H2395 [20AP]
China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1026 [8MR]
———oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law and reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 76), H989 [7MR]
Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H582 [10FE]
Collier County, FL: authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian River Lagoon and the Picayune Strand (see H.R. 847), H718 [16FE]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H3053 [5MY]
Committee on Administrative Procedures (Joint): establish (see H.R. 3148), H5600 [30JN]
Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]
———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1689), H8388 [27SE]
———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]
Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Con. Res. 81), H941 [2MR]
———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), H6650 [26JY]
Curtiss, Glenn H.: tribute (see H. Res. 374), H6432 [25JY]
Dept. of Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 1071), H3695 [19MY]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3251), H5740 [12JY]
Disasters: expedite payments of certain Federal emergency assistance and direct the Sec. of Homeland Security to exercise certain authority (see H.R. 1870), H9641 [3NO]
———restore Federal aid for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private nonprofit colleges and universities that are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster (see H.R. 4517), H11503 [13DE]
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), H7565 [28JY]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H984 [3MR]
Federal employees: provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H5601 [30JN]
FEMA: provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act (see H.R. 3723), H7814 [8SE]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H1779 [5AP]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6936 [27JY]
Government: require periodic review of Government programs for purposes of evaluating their performance (see H.R. 185), H524 [9FE]
Hispanic Americans: tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 323), H12049 [16DE]
Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H1777 [5AP]
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]
———improve border security (see H.R. 2330), H3260 [12MY]
Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 846), H8342 [22SE]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H137 [6JA]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3436 [17MY]
Jordan: condemn terrorist attacks in Amman (see H. Res. 546), H10156 [10NO]
Karzai, Hamid: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 153), H3331 [16MY]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]
Lebanon: urge withdrawal of all Syrian troops, support free and fair democratic elections, and develop democratic institutions to foster sovereign democratic rule (see H. Res. 273), H3436 [17MY]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H1620 [16MR]
———increase inpatient hosptial payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1729), H2393 [20AP]
Members of Congress: hold accountable those who advocate for a foreign person or entity to influence or seek change in U.S. laws or regulations easing restrictions on a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 965), H795 [17FE]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: identify and register certain Central Americans residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 3364), H6204 [20JY]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]
Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 539), H2550 [26AP]
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]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H1969 [13AP]
Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 1286), H2395 [20AP]
———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1233), H1369 [10MR]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H286 [1FE]
Staff Sergeant Michael Schafer Post Office Building, Spring Hill, FL: designate (see H.R. 3703), H7813 [8SE]
Syria: human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 18), H236 [26JA]
Taxation: 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 a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H720 [16FE]
———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), H3556 [18MY]
———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 404), H234 [26JA]
———allow victims of Presidentially-declared disasters to withdraw funds from retirement plans without penalty (see H.R. 3742), H7860 [13SE]
———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 380), H354 [2FE]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 403), H234 [26JA]
———provide emergency tax relief for victims of Hurricane Wilma (see H.R. 4334), H10226 [15NO]
———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see H.R. 1134), H988 [7MR]
———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 406), H234 [26JA]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H3436 [17MY]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H520 [9FE]
Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch (see H. Res. 166), H4656 [16JN]
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]
U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building, Punta Gorda, FL: designate (see H.R. 3830), H8161 [20SE]
Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1053), H11655 [14DE]
Venezuela: uphold human rights and civil liberties (see H. Con. Res. 224), H7561 [28JY]
Vietnam: anniversary of fall to communist forces of North Vietnam (see H. Res. 228), H2551 [26AP]
Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H2103 [14AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: provide assistance to agricultural producers whose operations were severly damaged by hurricanes (see H.R. 4330), H10226 [15NO]
———provide assistance to nursery crop and tropical fruit producers whose agricultural operations were severely damaged by Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, or Rita (see H.R. 4031), H8807 [7OC]
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), H1846 [6AP]
Remarks
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10150 [10NO], H10625 [17NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1566 [16MR], H1643, H1644, H1646, H1647, H1652 [17MR]
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1643, H1644, H1646, H1647, H1652 [17MR]
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 (H. Res. 388), H8411 [28SE]
———express support to the organizers and participants of the historic meeting of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba (H. Res. 193), H3069 [10MY]
———prohibit funding to enforce certain restrictions on the sending of gift parcels, H4518 [15JN]
———prohibit use of funds to implement certain regulations that restrict travel to Cuba for educational activities, H5497 [30JN]
Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1647 [17MR]
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5497 [30JN]
Florida: Miami Intermodal Center, Earlington Heights connector funding, H1044 [9MR]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E2148
Immokalee, FL: tribute to Immokalee High School football team, E74
Medicare: prescription drug benefit coverage, E2394
Miami, FL: tribute to Padron Cigars (business), E36
Republican Party: national agenda, H5095 [23JN]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4518 [15JN]
Taxation: impact of tax cuts on employment levels, H1647 [17MR]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1044 [9MR]
Votes: position on missed, E2625
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H11500 [13DE], H11651 [14DE], H11878 [15DE]