MARCHANT, KENNY (a Representative from Texas)
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), H10145 [9NO]
Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see H.R. 2068), H4143 [26MY]
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 601), H11654 [14DE]
American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
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), H8735 [6OC]
America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H6206 [20JY]
Annan, Kofi: call for resignation as U.N. Secretary General (see H. Res. 277), H3261 [12MY]
Armed Forces: provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H8986 [19OC]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H7861 [13SE]
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]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1417 [14MR]
Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H1970 [13AP]
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), H5604 [30JN]
———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), H7950 [14SE]
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), H7862 [13SE]
Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H7950 [14SE]
———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H2648 [27AP]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H4656 [16JN]
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), H8644 [29SE]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1651), H5252 [27JN]
Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H4144 [26MY]
———constitutional amendment on reconfirmation of district court judges by State executive and legislative authorities (see H.J. Res. 62), H7561 [28JY]
———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1100), H8089 [15SE]
———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), H4143 [26MY]
Curtiss, Glenn H.: tribute (see H. Res. 374), H6328 [21JY]
Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 3907), H10503 [16NO]
Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval: support goals (see H. Res. 294), H6329 [21JY]
Dept. of Education: establish a Family Education Reimbursement Account Program to assist hurricane displaced students (see H.R. 4097), H9042 [20OC]
———provide authority to waive reallocation rules in Campus-Based Aid programs and extend reallocation deadline for institutions of higher education affected by a natural disaster (see H.R. 3863), H8340 [22SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish a health information technology grant program (see H.R. 2234), H4074 [25MY]
———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H1697 [17MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize the Citizen Corps and establish the Border Corps (see H.R. 4099), H9696 [4NO]
———construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. (see H.R. 4083), H10910 [17NO]
———prevent all unlawful entries into the U.S. (see H.R. 3693), H7862 [13SE]
Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1219), H8342 [22SE]
———make information on funding provided to non-governmental organizations available to the public (see H.R. 4306), H10156 [10NO]
Dept. of the Army: provide additional and enhanced authority relative to water resources and projects (see H.R. 1368), H1691 [17MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H11655 [14DE]
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), H11036 [18NO]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H4187 [7JN]
Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4246), H10910 [17NO]
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), H8342 [22SE]
———provide assistance for the education of elementary and secondary students (see H.R. 4017), H8807 [7OC]
———repeal or eliminate certain Federal education programs (see H.R. 4018), H8807 [7OC]
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), H2150 [19AP]
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 3813), H8389 [27SE]
Families and domestic relations: support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 318), H4486 [14JN]
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), H8342 [22SE]
Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H7862 [13SE]
———prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H2100 [14AP]
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: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H9362 [27OC]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H4802 [20JN]
———enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H3556 [18MY]
———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), H3435 [17MY]
———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 3505), H8163 [20SE]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H8342 [22SE]
———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), H8102 [19SE]
Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to nations that consistently oppose U.S. initiatives before the U.N. (see H.R. 4558), H11879 [15DE]
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), H8163 [20SE]
Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1449), H4486 [14JN]
———prohibit the expenditure of funds for the construction or lease of buildings or space until January 1, 2007 (see H.R. 3797), H8087 [15SE]
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), H8089 [15SE]
Gulf Deregulation Commission: establish (see H.R. 4631), H12167 [17DE]
Health: ensure the continued commercial availability of respirators and establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators (see H.R. 2357), H3696 [19MY]
———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), H4486 [14JN]
Hurricanes: provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (see H.R. 3864), H8340 [22SE]
Immigration: assist certain sheriffs' offices to provide a second line of defense in border areas, conduct law enforcement operations along the southern U.S. border, and prevent lawlessness in border areas (see H.R. 4360), H10908 [17NO]
———enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H3769 [23MY]
———enhance border enforcement, improve homeland security, remove incentives for illegal immigration, and establish a guest worker program (see H.R. 3333), H9696 [4NO]
———enhance border security enforcement and detention facilities (see H.R. 4238), H10146 [9NO]
———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H8163 [20SE]
———establish a Border Patrol Auxiliary (see H.R. 3704), H7813 [8SE]
———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H3556 [18MY]
———provide for true enforcement and border security (see H.R. 4313), H10161 [14NO]
———reform (see H.R. 3938), H8986 [19OC]
———remove discretion of Dept. of Homeland Security relative to expedited removal and prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4032), H10039 [8NO]
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), H7862 [13SE]
Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H4401 [13JN]
———recognize the need to move the Nation's current health care delivery system toward a defined contribution system (see H. Res. 215), H4656 [16JN]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3894 [24MY]
Judge Emilio Vargas Post Office Building, Goliad, TX: designate (see H.R. 1072), H980 [3MR]
Karzai, Hamid: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 153), H3436 [17MY]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H1622 [16MR]
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]
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]
Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4252), H10038 [8NO]
Medicare: improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H5741 [12JY]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H4723 [17JN]
———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H7563 [28JY]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H8162 [20SE]
National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7862 [13SE]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H7862 [13SE]
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 that certain prevailing parties receive attorneys' fees (see H.R. 1247), H1370 [10MR]
———ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H1372 [10MR]
———prevent government agencies from requiring or prohibiting construction industry employers to enter into agreements with labor organizations (see H.R. 1248), H1370 [10MR]
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), H413 [8FE]
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, 156), H3696 [19MY]
Nicaragua: support democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 252), H8736 [6OC]
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (see H.R. 740), H1372 [10MR]
———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (see H.R. 739), H1372 [10MR]
———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (see H.R. 741), H1372 [10MR]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize and establish minimum drug testing standards for major professional sports leagues (see H.R. 2565), H4074 [25MY]
Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 184), H1851 [8AP]
OSHA: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (see H.R. 742), H1372 [10MR]
Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11328 [8DE]
Peace Corps: remove as an option for service under the National Call to Service military recruitment program (see H.R. 3709), H8163 [20SE]
Pledge of Allegiance: support recitation in public schools and urge the Supreme Court to uphold constitutionality (see H. Con. Res. 253), H8387 [27SE]
Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 689), H8162 [20SE]
———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]
Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H2550 [26AP]
Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1313), H4656 [16JN]
Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H4486 [14JN]
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), H7862 [13SE]
———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 4128), H9436 [31OC]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H8809 [7OC]
Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 146), H4188 [7JN]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H4486 [14JN]
Sergeant Byron W. Norwood Post Office Building, Pflugerville, TX: designate (see H.R. 1001), H1026 [8MR]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H348 [2FE]
Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3304), H6652 [26JY]
———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 1745), H8342 [22SE]
———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 1286), H2395 [20AP]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H6651 [26JY]
———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 1714), H7861 [13SE]
Space policy: establish interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and recruitment (see H.R. 758), H8342 [22SE]
———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]
Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5604 [30JN]
Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H8644 [29SE]
———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 2089), H2976 [4MY]
———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 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), H8342 [22SE]
———clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (see H.R. 4019), H11504 [13DE]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2952), H7565 [28JY]
———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 387), H798 [17FE]
———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H2394 [20AP]
———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H8734 [6OC]
———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]
———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), H7949 [14SE]
———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 4400), H11033 [18NO]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H2395 [20AP]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H9044 [20OC]
———provide transition funding rules for certain plans, including airline industry pension plans, electing to cease future benefit accruals (see H.R. 2106), H4143 [26MY]
———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 1510), H8919 [18OC]
———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1956), H8342 [22SE]
———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H8919 [18OC]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H1025 [8MR]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H4896 [21JN]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H5914 [14JY]
Television: provide for the efficacy of television ratings services (see H.R. 3298), H5963 [18JY]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H520 [9FE]
Trucking industry: postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H8642 [29SE]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H7564 [28JY]
———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), H9043 [20OC]
Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H2739 [28AP]
Workforce Investment Act: provide special rules for disaster relief employment for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3761), H7947 [14SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Disasters: simplify Federal procurement procedures for emergency and disaster relief (see H.R. 3766), H7948 [14SE]
Roads and highways: amend regulations relative to design-build contracting (see H.R. 1111), H982 [3MR]
———modify toll credit toward the non-Federal share payable for certain highway and transit projects (see H.R. 1110), H982 [3MR]
Transportation: amend regulations relative to rail line acquisition and relocation projects (see H.R. 1112), H982 [3MR]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H6433 [26JY], H8103 [20SE]
Remarks
Aviation: enhance competition in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, area, H3407 [17MY]
Berry, James: SBA Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence recipient, E810
Dallas, TX: tribute to Frito-Lay Technology Process Center, E1524
Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), E2545
Israel: U.S. policy, H8229 [21SE]
Judge Emilio Vargas Post Office Building, Goliad, TX: designate (H.R. 1072), H2165 [20AP]
Kachepa, Given: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E998
Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (H. Res. 184), H2160 [20AP]
Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, H3338 [17MY]
Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 504), H2157 [20AP]
Republican Party: national agenda, H5094 [23JN]
Sergeant Byron W. Norwood Post Office Building, Pflugerville, TX: designate (H.R. 1001), H2158, H2159, H2160 [20AP]
States: modify calculation of receipt of Federal toll credits for any local, State, or private funds contributed to a toll project, H1303 [10MR]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1303 [10MR]
Workforce Investment Act: provide special rules for disaster relief employment for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3761), H8110 [20SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3433 [17MY], H8916 [18OC]
Tributes
Harpole, John M., E535
Noble, Michael, E2400
Tucker, Steven C., E1191
Zebian, Cory, E349