FLAKE, JEFF (a Representative from Arizona)
Amendments
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10040 [8NO]
Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), H10039 [8NO]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3437 [17MY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H4986 [22JN]
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5489, H5494 [30JN]
Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7865 [13SE], H7906 [14SE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4956 [22JN]
Postal Service: reform postal laws (H.R. 22), H6541 [26JY]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4516 [15JN]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1311 [10MR]
U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), H4665 [17JN]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6249, H6256, H6263 [21JY]
Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5873 [14JY]
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: ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (see H.R. 4015), H10227 [15NO]
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 523), H9426 [28OC]
Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 3903, 3904, 3906), H8735 [6OC]
Arizona: authorize and direct the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (see H.R. 2618), H4072 [25MY]
Arizona Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 1250), H1370 [10MR]
Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H413 [8FE]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H798 [17FE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]
———facilitate Presidential leadership and congressional accountability regarding reduction of other spending to offset costs of responding to recent natural disasters (see H.R. 3966), H8643 [29SE]
———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]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: rename certain buildings in honor of Rosa Parks and Mother Teresa (see H.R. 4500), H11502 [13DE]
Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 1493), H2151 [19AP]
Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 239), H1778 [5AP]
Colorado River Indian Reservation: revise boundaries (see H.R. 794), H586 [14FE]
Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H8388 [27SE]
Committee on Agency Rule Review (Joint): establish (see H.R. 576), H5963 [18JY]
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), H5638 [11JY]
———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]
Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 32), H353 [2FE]
Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Con. Res. 81), H984 [3MR]
———bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4072 [25MY]
———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), H7950 [14SE]
———clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products (see H.R. 1339), H1780 [5AP]
———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]
———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 719), H522 [9FE]
———temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (see H. Con. Res. 206), H6206 [20JY]
Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H4356 [9JN]
Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 3907), H9426 [28OC]
———repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4643), H12289 [18DE]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H350 [2FE]
Dept. of the Interior: 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]
———make full payment to each unit of general local government in which entitlement land is located (see H.R. 1469), H2551 [26AP]
Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 12), H79 [4JA]
———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), H4656 [16JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H1895 [12AP]
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]
Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 384), H6650 [26JY]
Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]
———reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 1299), H2103 [14AP]
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 3813), H8389 [27SE]
Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H5912 [14JY]
———require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance (see H.R. 3143), H5600 [30JN]
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), H11036 [18NO]
Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (see H.R. 1606), H2395 [20AP]
Federal employees: deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 4546), H11653 [14DE]
———require Government credit card bills to be made available to the public (see H.R. 4089), H8985 [19OC]
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 Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H2551 [26AP]
FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3685), H7742 [7SE]
———require reimbursement of any amounts borrowed for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4453), H11219 [7DE]
Food Security Act: restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits (see H.R. 1590), H1968 [13AP]
Foreign aid: encouraging accelerated removal of agricultural subsidies of industrialized countries to alleviate poverty and promote growth, health, and stability in the economies of African countries (see H. Res. 461), H8387 [27SE]
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), H7744 [7SE]
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]
———prohibit the expenditure of funds for the construction or lease of buildings or space until January 1, 2007 (see H.R. 3797), H8087 [15SE]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H1968 [13AP]
Health: permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see H.R. 2792), H8735 [6OC]
Higher Education Act: prevent sex offenders subject to involuntary civil commitments from receiving Federal student financial aid (see H.R. 132), H524 [9FE]
House of Representatives: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked mail (see H.R. 3121), H6107 [19JY]
———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 1273), H5741 [12JY]
House Rules: strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 121), H3263 [12MY]
Immigration: authorize Federal payment to emergency ambulance and medical services providers for the cost of uncompensated care of aliens aided by the border patrol or other Federal immigration official (see H.R. 2934), H4654 [16JN]
———improve border security (see H.R. 2330), H3260 [12MY]
———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H1510 [15MR]
———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1025 [8MR]
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), H3263 [12MY]
Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H1845 [6AP]
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), H10039 [8NO]
Investments: provide for enhanced retirement security in the form of an Individual Social Security Investment Program (see H.R. 530), H349 [2FE]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3436 [17MY]
Klebnikov, Paul: condemn murder of U.S. journalist in Russia and the murder of other members of the media (see H. Res. 499), H9963 [7NO]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H524 [9FE]
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the notification of democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 1073, 1074), H980 [3MR]
———provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1075), H981 [3MR]
Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3860), H8810 [7OC]
Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4047), H8808 [7OC]
Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H2977 [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]
National Review (publication): anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H10157 [10NO]
National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 2715), H4141 [26MY]
———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), H524 [9FE]
News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 581), H942 [2MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 873), H791 [17FE]
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. 3918), H8387 [27SE] (see H.R. 4318), H11036 [18NO]
Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11328 [8DE]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9962 [7NO]
Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. (see H.R. 3836), H8162 [20SE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H354 [2FE]
Phoenix, AZ: convey Western Cotton Research Laboratory to the nonprofit organizations that originally provided the real property for the laboratory (see H.R. 400), H1696 [17MR]
Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 689), H521 [9FE]
———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]
Public lands: raise funds to respond to Hurricane Katrina and future disasters by selling certain Forest Service and Dept. of the Interior lands (see H.R. 3855), H8247 [21SE]
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), H7566 [28JY]
———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN] (see H.R. 4128), H9436 [31OC]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: repeal perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 4419), H11034 [18NO]
SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 913), H1970 [13AP]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H524 [9FE]
———improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 490), H285 [1FE]
Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3304), H5913 [14JY]
———express concern relative to pending bankruptcy and call for reform (see H. Res. 168), H1695 [17MR]
———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 1286), H2395 [20AP]
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]
Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 37), H196 [25JA]
———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]
———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 442), H2550 [26AP]
———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 16), H2551 [26AP]
———constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens (see H.J. Res. 14), H235 [26JA]
———establish a commission on tax reform (see H.R. 41), H72 [4JA]
———increase and expand expensing for property in hurricane disaster areas (see H.R. 3868), H8514 [28SE]
———increase base and adjusted base amounts used for purposes of determining the amount of Social Security benefits excluded from gross income (see H.R. 2202), H4143 [26MY]
———make child tax credit permanent and allow for adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 3317), H6652 [26JY]
———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H2880 [3MY]
———make reduction in individual capital gains tax rates permanent and further reduce and simplify such rates and reduce corporate capital gains rate (see H.R. 1500), H2551 [26AP]
———permit one-time, tax-free distributions from retirement plans to fund health savings accounts (see H.R. 2063), H4143 [26MY]
———prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see H.R. 45), H587 [14FE]
———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]
———provide tax incentives for the purchase of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 1872), H2739 [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), H1779 [5AP]
———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 1510), H6107 [19JY]
———reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in State fuel tax rates (see H.R. 1097), H1780 [5AP]
———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1956), H9472 [1NO]
———repeal certain limitations on expensing certain property and allow taxpayers to elect shorter recovery periods for purposes of determining the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 4129), H9102 [25OC]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H286 [1FE]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H5741 [12JY]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H72 [4JA]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1517), H2103 [14AP]
———repeal withholding of income and Social Security taxes (see H.R. 3409), H6380 [22JY]
———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]
Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 885), H1896 [12AP]
UNESCO: withdraw U.S. membership (see H. Con. Res. 132), H2102 [14AP]
United Kingdom: authorize the negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 217), H6381 [22JY]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]
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]
World War II: 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]
Zhvania, Zurab: tribute (see H. Res. 108), H1026 [8MR]
Zimbabwe: condemn government operation under which homes, businesses, religious structures, and other buildings were demolished in an attempt to restore order (see H. Res. 409), H8090 [15SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Arizona: release reversionary interest retained by the U.S. relative to the conveyance of portions of former Williams AFB, AZ, to Arizona State University and Maricopa County Community College District (see H.R. 538), H349 [2FE]
Budget: 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), H4355 [9JN]
Corporations: make internal auditing control requirements of companies subject to securities laws voluntary (see H.R. 1641), H2100 [14AP]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2548 [26AP]
Davis-Bacon Act: suspend wage rate requirements for Federal contracts in areas declared a national disaster (see H.R. 3684), H7741 [7SE]
Drugs: delay implementation of voluntary prescription drug benefit program, extend Medicare prescription drug discount card and transitional assistance programs, and Medicaid coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1382), H1692 [17MR]
Endangered Species Act: establish limitations on the designation of critical habitat (see H.R. 1837), H2549 [26AP]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H2100 [14AP]
Foreign countries: improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations and defend U.S. intellectual property interests from suspension of benefits abroad (see H.R. 3372), H6326 [21JY]
Immigration: modify certain deadlines pertaining to machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents (see H.R. 2628), H4072 [25MY]
Medicare: contain costs of prescription drug program (see H.R. 918), H793 [17FE]
———delay implementation of prescription drug benefit for individuals who are not lowest-income subsidy eligible individuals (see H.R. 3870), H8340 [22SE]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4134), H9102 [25OC]
Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 4255), H10038 [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]
———provide additional flexibility and rescind certain Federal funds (see H.R. 4071), H8918 [18OC]
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]
Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit programs (see H.R. 2284), H3197 [11MY]
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]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H4299 [9JN]
Remarks
Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H4254 [8JN]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4254 [8JN]
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H3619 [19MY]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1597 [16MR]
Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System, H5818, H5873, H5874, H5875 [14JY]
Courts: establish streamlined procedures for collateral review of mixed petitions, amendments, and defaulted claims, E2639
———limit judicial review for certain harmless error sentencing claims, H7906, H7907 [14SE]
———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), E2639
Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (H. Con. Res. 81), H2557 [27AP]
———lift travel restrictions, H4991 [23JN], H5262 [28JN], H5489, H5490 [30JN]
———prohibit funding to enforce certain restrictions on the sending of gift parcels, H4493, H4516, H4517, H4518 [15JN]
———prohibit funding to modify travel restrictions relative to religious activities, H5494, H5495 [30JN]
———provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals, H4301 [9JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: reduce interest rate on loans to processors of sugar beets and sugarcane, H4254 [8JN]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding to implement determination that charter schools operated by for-profit organizations are not eligible for special education or low-income student funding, H5122 [24JN]
Dept. of Energy: Sugar Cane Ethanol Pilot Program funding, H2369, H2370 [20AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: appropriations earmarks, H2382 [20AP]
———establish a program for use of advanced technology and communication to meet homeland security needs along borders, H547 [10FE]
Dept. of Justice: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding through reductions in NOAA funding, H4465 [14JN]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6119 [20JY]
Dept. of the Interior: Federal land acquisition funding, H3619 [19MY]
———payment in lieu of taxes program funding, H3622 [19MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3619, H3622 [19MY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5122, H5124 [24JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, H10523 [17NO]
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H4991 [23JN], H5489, H5490, H5494, H5495 [30JN]
Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8543 [29SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3863 [24MY]
FBI: require Director's approval of requests for library or bookstore records, H6249, H6251, H6252 [21JY]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H6216 [21JY]
GPO: reduce number of printed copies of Congressional Record, H4956 [22JN]
Hurricanes: establish offsets for emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7677 [7SE]
Immigration: establish two new categories of nonimmigrant workers, H259 [1FE]
———improve border security (H.R. 2330), H5713 [12JY]
———reform, H4409 [14JN], H6437 [26JY]
———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), consideration (H. Res. 610), H11676 [15DE]
———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), consideration (H. Res. 621), H11898 [16DE]
Law enforcement: limit authority to delay notice of search warrants and establish certain reporting requirements, H6263, H6265 [21JY]
———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7906, H7907 [14SE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4956 [22JN]
Medicare: cost estimates for prescription drug benefit program, H757 [17FE]
———prohibit Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens, H5124 [24JN]
National security: allow recipients of national security letters to consult an attorney and to challenge such letters in court, H6258, H6259, H6260 [21JY]
———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), H373 [8FE], H547 [10FE]
Passports: identify weaknesses of identity documents required for issuance, establish standards for passport agents, and investigate illegal sales of passports and visas, H6119 [20JY]
Postal Service: establish pilot program to test alternative methods for the delivery postal services, H6542, H6543 [26JY]
———reform postal laws (H.R. 22), H6540, H6542, H6543 [26JY]
———repeal requirement that the next Board of Governors vacancy be filled by an individual supported by labor unions, H6540 [26JY]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2369, H2370 [20AP]
Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9578 [3NO]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4465 [14JN], H4493, H4516, H4517, H4518 [15JN]
Social Security: reform, H923 [2MR]
States: subtract amounts received in high-priority programs from surface transportation program formula totals, H1311, H1312, H1313 [10MR]
Taxation: rates, H1597 [16MR]
Terrorism: clarify definition of domestic terrorism relative to asset forfeiture, H6263 [21JY]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1311, H1312, H1313, H1334 [10MR]
———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, H7570, H7576 [29JY]
U.N.: certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program, H4665 [17JN]
———reform (H.R. 2745), H4665, H4666 [17JN]
———withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program, H4666 [17JN]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: include sunsets, H6307 [21JY]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6249, H6251, H6252, H6258, H6259, H6260, H6263, H6265 [21JY]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11531 [14DE], E2639
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration (H. Res. 369), H6216 [21JY]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), motion to recommit, H6307 [21JY]
Votes: correction, E904
———position on missed, H1405
Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5818, H5873, H5874, H5875 [14JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H229 [26JA], H280 [1FE], H408 [8FE], H705 [16FE], H937 [2MR], H1225 [9MR], H1352 [10MR], H2392 [20AP], H2645 [27AP], H2877 [3MY], H2974 [4MY], H5736 [12JY], H5798 [13JY], H9099 [25OC]
Tributes
Hyde, Representative, H4301 [9JN]
Ros-Lehtinen, Representative, H4301 [9JN]