GOHMERT, LOUIE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11838 [15DE]

U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), H4679 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H8809 [7OC]

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]

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

———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]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H7566 [28JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to avoidable preferences and venue for proceedings to avoid preferences (see H.R. 4296), H10156 [10NO]

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]

———revise the concurrent resolution on the budget (see H. Con. Res. 214), H6327 [21JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H8735 [6OC]

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

Children and youth: improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H1970 [13AP]

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H2739 [28AP]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H10502 [16NO]

Courts: allow U.S. courts to conduct business during emergency conditions (see H.R. 3650), H7672 [6SE]

———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), H6108 [19JY]

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

———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), H3556 [18MY]

———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]

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

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), H5963 [18JY]

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 32), H1622 [16MR]

Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Con. Res. 81), H984 [3MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 3907), H10503 [16NO]

———suspend wage rate requirements for Federal contracts in areas declared a national disaster (see H.R. 3684), H7741 [7SE]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1375), H1691 [17MR]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H2103 [14AP]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3402), H7566 [28JY]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1219), H6652 [26JY]

———make information on funding provided to non-governmental organizations available to the public (see H.R. 4306), H10156 [10NO]

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), H8734 [6OC]

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]

Diseases: support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H9044 [20OC]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H4561 [15JN]

Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4246), H10910 [17NO]

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), H2473 [21AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 39), H1694 [17MR]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H6432 [25JY]

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

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H5604 [30JN]

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

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H12050 [16DE]

Health: make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H7673 [6SE]

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]

———enhance border security enforcement and detention facilities (see H.R. 4238), H10146 [9NO]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H793 [17FE]

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

———repeal exemption from harboring sanctions for alien volunteers of certain religious organization (see H.R. 4321), H10503 [16NO]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3894 [24MY]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H. Res. 137), H9044 [20OC]

Judge Emilio Vargas Post Office Building, Goliad, TX: designate (see H.R. 1072), H980 [3MR]

Laredo, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H1851 [8AP]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3860), H8810 [7OC]

Lillian McKay Post Office Building, Humble, TX: designate (see H.R. 2413), H7565 [28JY]

Medicare: exclude coverage of drugs prescribed for treatment of impotence (see H.R. 712), H584 [10FE]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H7563 [28JY]

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H4656 [16JN]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H8735 [6OC]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H2978 [4MY]

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]

News media: condemn irresponsible and inaccurate journalism and express condolences to the families and victims of the riots in Pakistan and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3696 [19MY]

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. 3811), H8342 [22SE] (see H.R. 4318), H11504 [13DE]

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

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), H4143 [26MY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3083), H6107 [19JY] (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN]

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

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8514 [28SE]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 146), H3114 [10MY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H7814 [8SE]

Sergeant Byron W. Norwood Post Office Building, Pflugerville, TX: designate (see H.R. 1001), H1265 [9MR]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 682), H798 [17FE]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H413 [8FE]

Small Business Bill of Rights: establish (see H. Res. 22), H1026 [8MR]

Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3304), H7566 [28JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H1264 [9MR]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H286 [1FE]

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]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 37), H797 [17FE]

———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), H2648 [27AP]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H8341 [22SE]

———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H2103 [14AP]

———allow individuals a credit against income tax to offset the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel prices (see H.R. 3828), H8735 [6OC]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3095), H5361 [28JN]

———make child tax credit permanent and allow for adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 3317), H6652 [26JY]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 519), H348 [2FE]

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

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

———provide that the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source shall apply to gas produced onshore from certain formations (see H.R. 454), H413 [8FE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H413 [8FE]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3841), H8247 [21SE]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of competitive video services and eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation (see H.R. 3146), H11110 [6DE]

Terrorism: increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 1763), H2470 [21AP]

Veterans: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4121), H9426 [28OC]

White House Fellows Program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9047 [24OC]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H3262 [12MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (see H.R. 1751), H2469 [21AP]

———provide liability protection in Federal court for educators and school administrators who are working within the scope of their employment (see H.R. 4592), H12048 [16DE]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to nations that consistently oppose U.S. initiatives before the U.N. (see H.R. 4558), H11879 [15DE]

Government: prohibit the expenditure of funds for the construction or lease of buildings or space until January 1, 2007 (see H.R. 3797), H8087 [15SE]

Texas: anniversary of discovery of the East Texas Oil Field and of the East Texas Oil Museum (see H. Res. 407), H7561 [28JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H10163 [15NO]

Remarks

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, H9438 [1NO]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 258), H2991 [5MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H12231 [18DE]

Armed Forces: commend selfless acts of servicemembers during times of war, H2731 [28AP]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H2991 [5MY]

Austin, TX: question legality of district attorney office decision to dismiss charges against several corporate defendants in return for monetary contributions to LBJ School of Public Affairs, H3047 [5MY]

Budget: deficit, H8958 [19OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 640), H12240 [18DE]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H781 [17FE]

Courts: base decisions on U.S. Constitution and laws, not laws of any foreign country, international law, or agreement not made under U.S. authority, H3109 [10MY]

———infringement by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District (H. Res. 547), H10315 [16NO]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits and reform class action lawsuit procedures, H2545 [26AP]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), H2727 [28AP], H10092 [9NO]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H7925 [14SE], H8073 [15SE]

Cuba: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H5597 [30JN]

Cunningham, Randy ``Duke'': conviction for taking bribes from defense contractors, H11078 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H180 [25JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 639), H12231 [18DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require the Inspector General refer any contractor misconduct to the Sec. of Homeland Security, H11839 [15DE]

———require the Inspector General to refer any contractor misconduct to the Sec. of Homeland Security, H11838 [15DE]

East Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse (organization): tribute, E2070 [7OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 202), H1917 [13AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H828 [1MR]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8573 [29SE]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to nations that consistently oppose U.S. initiatives before the U.N., H2728-H2731 [28AP], H4680, H4681 [17JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H6230 [21JY]

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, H2545 [26AP]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3843 [24MY]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11910 [16DE]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 240), adoption (H. Res. 241), H2623 [27AP]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (H.R. 3764), H8488 [28SE]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (H. Res. 425), H7683 [7SE]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11838, H11839 [15DE]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H9644 [4NO]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H8915 [18OC], H11910 [16DE]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), consideration (H. Res. 572), H11003 [18NO]

———commend for conducting free elections and encourage further steps toward establishment of a free, democratic, secure, and prosperous Iraq, H8915 [18OC]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H5224 [27JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11078 [6DE]

———elections, H274 [1FE], H11910 [16DE]

———vote on new constitution, H8851, H8915 [18OC]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7925 [14SE], H8073 [15SE]

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, H2991 [5MY]

———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), H447 [9FE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8708 [6OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2389 [20AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 219), H2189 [20AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9573 [3NO]

Rehnquist, William H.: tribute (H. Res. 423), H7680 [7SE]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (H. Con. Res. 230), H10328 [16NO]

Social Security: privatization proposals, H503 [9FE]

———reform, H503 [9FE]

Supreme Court: base decisions on U.S. Constitution and laws, not laws of any foreign country, international law, or agreement not made under U.S. authority, H1336 [10MR]

———decisions on the display of the Ten Commandments on government property, H5218 [27JN]

———disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, H5256 [28JN]

Taxation: rates, H12240 [18DE]

Texas: tribute to Army National Guard 56th Combat Brigade, H11873 [15DE]

Tyler, TX: tribute to Green Acres Baptist Church, H5615 [11JY]

U.N.: reform, H3065 [10MY]

———reform (H.R. 2745), H4680, H4681 [17JN]

———reform (H.R. 2745), consideration (H. Res. 319), H4615 [16JN]

Ukraine: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (H.R. 562), H10319, H10320 [16NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6085 [19JY], H6230, H6320, H6321, H6322 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration (H. Res. 369), H6216 [21JY]

Votes: position on missed, H2180 [20AP], H4924 [22JN]

Wilson, Joseph C., IV: credibility of statements on Iraq's attempts to purchase uranium in Africa, H6313 [21JY]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (H.R. 1492), H10321, H10326 [16NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H188 [25JA], H229 [26JA], H842 [1MR], H1352 [10MR], H2877 [3MY], H3050 [5MY], H5251 [27JN], H6323 [21JY], H8085 [15SE], H8510 [28SE], H8983 [19OC], H11101 [6DE], H11878 [15DE]

Tributes

Davis, Judson D., H224 [26JA]

DeLay, Representative, H2451 [21AP]

Rehnquist, William H., H7722, H7723, H7725, H7726 [7SE]

Stuckey, Andrew, H8217 [21SE]

Wilson, Mark A., H920 [2MR]