HERGER, WALLY (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7865 [13SE]

Appointments

Congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations, H1374 [14MR]

Robert T. Matsui funeral attendees, H129 [6JA]

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), H3556 [18MY]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H7861 [13SE]

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), H8807 [7OC]

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), H5100 [23JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 2804), H4295 [8JN]

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H798 [17FE]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 3903, 3904, 3906), H8735 [6OC]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H984 [3MR]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 2337), H9472 [1NO]

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

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

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]

———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]

California: establish additional permanent Federal judgeships for the eastern district (see H.R. 1178), H1024 [8MR]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H4895 [21JN]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H7673 [6SE]

Clean Air Act: authorize critical use exemption amounts for methyl bromide as identified by the Dept. of State (see H.R. 1257), H1370 [10MR]

———reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 1493), H1844 [6AP]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H10910 [17NO]

Congress: allow vote to reverse Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of legislation enacted by Congress (see H.R. 3073), H5362 [28JN]

———require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 12), H4401 [13JN]

———require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 11), H4401 [13JN]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2458), H3555 [18MY]

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), H7862 [13SE]

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 2049), H7743 [7SE]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

———constitutional amendment on reconfirmation of district court judges by State executive and legislative authorities (see H.J. Res. 62), H7561 [28JY]

———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), H985 [3MR]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1100), H7814 [8SE]

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

———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), H1023 [8MR]

Crime: increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country (see H.R. 2363), H8089 [15SE]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country and call for renegotiation of extradition treaty with Mexico (see H.R. 3900), H8386 [27SE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H631 [15FE]

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

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2548 [26AP]

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 120), H286 [1FE]

Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H8735 [6OC]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: augment efforts of State and local governments to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 4049), H8808 [7OC]

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

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]

———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]

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

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), H8342 [22SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H2739 [28AP]

Drugs: prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed to sex offenders for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction (see H.R. 2814), H4295 [8JN]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H71 [4JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H4144 [26MY]

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

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H7950 [14SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H234 [26JA]

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), H1507 [15MR]

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), H1779 [5AP]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H1265 [9MR]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 3813), H8389 [27SE]

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

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H4073 [25MY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H5912 [14JY]

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

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H5915 [14JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H7564 [28JY]

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), H3262 [12MY]

Financial institutions: 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), H74 [4JA]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H1417 [14MR]

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

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H988 [7MR]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 408), H413 [8FE]

———recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 188), H1848 [6AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H4144 [26MY]

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), H6936 [27JY]

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), H4297 [8JN]

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. 534), H349 [2FE]

House of Representatives: display the Ten Commandments if the Supreme Court rules that their public display by State and local governments violates the establishment clause of the first amendment to the Constitution (see H. Res. 214), H4144 [26MY]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H9103 [25OC]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H8089 [15SE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the U.S. after having been removed (see H.R. 3150), H7743 [7SE]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 2353), H3261 [12MY]

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]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1622 [16MR]

Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H8163 [20SE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H942 [2MR]

Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office, Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 4053), H8809 [7OC]

Medicaid: require drug utilization review programs to deny coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for individuals registered (or required to be registered) as sex offenders (see H.R. 2648), H5252 [27JN]

Medicare: clarify right of beneficiaries to enter into private contracts with physicians and other health care professionals for services not payable under Medicare (see H.R. 709), H522 [9FE]

———exclude coverage of drugs prescribed for treatment of impotence (see H.R. 712), H1896 [12AP]

———permit eligible seniors to elect to receive vouchers for health savings accounts and/or premiums for high deductible health insurance plan and suspend certain late enrollment penalties (see H.R. 4551), H12290 [18DE]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (see H.R. 181), H1896 [12AP]

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

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), H7565 [28JY]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H1025 [8MR]

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

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]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 184), H1851 [8AP]

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), H12051 [16DE]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11111 [6DE]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 689), H631 [15FE]

———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]

———terminate system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 3960), H9044 [20OC]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 52), H6108 [19JY]

Public lands: preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see H.R. 586), H2394 [20AP]

———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), H8348 [26SE]

Public welfare programs: provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3672), H7815 [8SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 240), H136 [6JA]

Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 504), H1896 [12AP]

Reagan, Ronald: redesign the fifty dollar bill in commemoration (see H.R. 766), H583 [10FE]

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), H7744 [7SE]

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

Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (see H.R. 787), H1896 [12AP]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H10503 [16NO]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7673 [6SE]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 146), H4074 [25MY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1690 [17MR]

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), H2880 [3MY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H348 [2FE]

Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H287 [1FE]

Shipping industry: suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges (see H.R. 1039), H5801 [13JY]

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

———improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 490), H7564 [28JY]

Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3304), H5913 [14JY]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 1286), H2395 [20AP]

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]

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]

Syria: end occupation of Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 32), H631 [15FE]

———human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 18), H848 [1MR]

Tariff: nylon woolpacks used to package wool (see H.R. 1851), H3436 [17MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H4187 [7JN]

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

———allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see H.R. 1010), H6107 [19JY]

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

———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]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H6205 [20JY]

———allow new investment in, or mergers of biomedical research corporations without limiting tax benefits of net operating losses (see H.R. 4082), H10157 [10NO]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2952), H4655 [16JN]

———exclude certain truck tractors from Federal excise tax imposed on heavy trucks and trailers sold at retail (see H.R. 1049), H3436 [17MY]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 380), H233 [26JA]

———exclude from gross income the proceeds from certain company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2251), H3196 [11MY]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1345), H5915 [14JY]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4096), H9042 [20OC]

———extend deduction for increased expensing for small business (see H.R. 1678), H2148 [19AP]

———increase and extend temporary expensing for equipment used in refining of liquid fuels (see H.R. 3680), H7862 [13SE]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H628 [15FE]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H3056 [5MY]

———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), H7614 [29JY]

———modify depreciation of property used in the transmission of electricity (see H.R. 1379), H1691 [17MR]

———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]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1417), H1693 [17MR]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3436 [17MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H1893 [12AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space (see H.R. 1062), H941 [2MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H8388 [27SE]

———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see H.R. 2594), H3893 [24MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H3769 [23MY]

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

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see H.R. 1134), H988 [7MR]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8386 [27SE]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 1872), H2646 [27AP]

———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 2239), H3113 [10MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H2738 [28AP]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H5915 [14JY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1517), H1845 [6AP]

———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4236), H9695 [4NO]

———treat natural gas distribution lines as 15-year property for depreciation purposes (see H.R. 1113), H982 [3MR]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H10145 [9NO]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]

———treatment of unrelated business taxable income (see H.R. 1879), H3436 [17MY]

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H7743 [7SE]

———withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H981 [3MR]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H6432 [25JY]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4142 [26MY]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H3060 [9MY]

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]

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

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H236 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Endangered species: enable certain Federal agencies to rescue and relocate species threatened by reconstruction, maintenance, or repair of manmade flood control levees (see H.R. 2779), H4187 [7JN]

Forest Service: restore authority to utilize special use permit fees for marinas in units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain (see H.R. 4084), H8985 [19OC]

Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 4042), H8808 [7OC]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1160), H1024 [8MR] (see H.R. 3021), H4984 [22JN] (see H.R. 4635), H12289 [18DE]

Tariff: educational devices (see H.R. 3033), H4984 [22JN]

———steam generators and certain parts used in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 4135), H9102 [25OC]

Taxation: allow deduction for certain attorney fees in computing taxable income and alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 4040), H8808 [7OC]

———allow deduction for certain flood-related attorney fees in computing taxable income and alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 4041), H8808 [7OC]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1607), H1968 [13AP]

———clarify the excise tax exemptions for aerial applicators of fertilizers or other substances (see H.R. 1387), H1692 [17MR]

———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3338), H6106 [19JY]

———make permanent the increase in expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see H.R. 1388), H1692 [17MR]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10634 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11243 [8DE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6175 [20JY], H6422, H6423 [25JY], H6910 [27JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1923 [13AP]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8536, H8537 [29SE]

———provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), consideration (H. Res. 470), H8522 [29SE]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), H6450 [26JY]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H49, H52 [4JA]

Public welfare programs: provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3672), H7768 [8SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 1160), H1387, H1388 [14MR]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 240), E20 [4JA]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3021), H5373, H5374, H5376 [29JN]

Social Security: allow foster care maintenance payments to be made to private for-profit agencies (S. 1894), H9982, H9984, H9986 [8NO]

Tariff: educational devices (H.R. 3033), E1313 [22JN]

Taxation: allow deduction for certain attorney fees in computing taxable income and alternative minimum tax (H.R. 4040), E2054 [7OC]

———allow deduction for certain flood-related attorney fees in computing taxable income and alternative minimum tax (H.R. 4041), E2054 [7OC]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4096), H11144, H11146 [7DE]

———extend deduction for increased expensing for small business, H11243 [8DE]

———make permanent the increase in expensing of certain depreciable business assets (H.R. 1388), E507 [17MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (H.R. 1607), E644 [13AP]

Votes: position on missed, H2936 [4MY]

Tributes

DeLay, Representative, H2451 [21AP]