OXLEY, MICHAEL G. (a Representative from Ohio)
Amendments
Congressional Gold Medal: provide reasonable standards (H.R. 54), H211 [26JA]
Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9172 [26OC]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H5809 [14JY]
———H.R. 3199, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, H10090 [9NO]
———S. 467, Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act, H11183 [7DE]
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), H413 [8FE]
Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see H.R. 2068), H2975 [4MY]
Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]
Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H7566 [28JY]
Bank for International Settlements (organization): establish committee to develop uniform U.S. positions on issues before the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and review capital standards accord (see H.R. 1226), H1368 [10MR]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]
BLS: adopt statistical measures that accurately reflect the modern U.S. workforce (see H. Res. 14), H79 [4JA]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 336), H5604 [30JN]
Business and industry: require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions (see H.R. 543), H8513 [28SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H12051 [16DE]
China, People's Republic of: express that a Chinese state-owned energy company exercising control of critical U.S. energy infrastructure and production capacity could be a national security threat (see H. Res. 344), H5434 (see H. Res. 344), H5479 [29JN]
Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see H.R. 516), H413 [8FE]
———clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H8388 [27SE]
Credit: improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (see H.R. 2990), H6107 [19JY]
Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval: support goals (see H. Res. 294), H6329 [21JY]
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park: redesignate as the Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historic Park (see H.R. 4612), H12049 [16DE]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H8388 [27SE]
Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H137 [6JA]
Dept. of Transportation: include tax treatment of gasohol when computing estimated tax payments attributed to highway users (see H.R. 113), H942 [2MR]
Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H3557 [18MY]
Diseases: support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H7744 [7SE]
Education: increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1156), H5603 [30JN]
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), H3262 [12MY]
FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H2880 [3MY]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H5604 [30JN]
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1185), H1263 [9MR]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1510 [15MR]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H1025 [8MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H2473 [21AP]
Health care facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers (see H.R. 1633), H3056 [5MY]
House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1026 [8MR]
Housing: combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, strengthen civil remedies, promote uniform lending and appraisal standards, and establish licensing standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 1295), H2739 [28AP]
———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 1461), H1777 [5AP]
Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1000), H1025 [8MR]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H8643 [29SE]
Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H10910 [17NO]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]
National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 312), H4355 [9JN]
National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H11035 [18NO]
Nicaragua: support democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 252), H8986 [19OC]
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]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]
Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H412 [8FE]
Presidents of the U.S.: establish a program to award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the U.S. (see H.R. 927), H793 [17FE]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1780 [5AP]
Sigma Chi Fraternity: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 163), H3768 [23MY]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H848 [1MR]
———provide incentives for investment (see H.R. 436), H283 [1FE]
Taxation: allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1607), H3262 [12MY]
———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (see H.R. 2471), H6381 [22JY]
———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H3262 [12MY]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H2395 [20AP]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H8644 [29SE]
———provide tax incentives for the remediation of contaminated sites (see H.R. 4480), H11326 [8DE]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H3056 [5MY]
———treat regional income tax collection agencies as States for purposes of confidentiality and disclosure requirements relating to tax returns and return information (see H.R. 3452), H6932 [27JY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H5604 [30JN]
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (see H.R. 4314), H10161 [14NO]
Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (see H.R. 548), H350 [2FE]
Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H9103 [25OC]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]
Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H7949 [14SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Commitee on Energy and Commerce (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 513), H9276 [26OC]
Committee on Financial Services (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 100), H630 [15FE]
Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act: technical corrections and conforming amendments necessary for implementation (see H.R. 4636), H12289 [18DE]
Financial institutions: clarify that financial holding companies and national banks are authorized to engage in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 2660), H4138 [26MY]
National Flood Insurance Program: restore financial solvency (see H.R. 4320), H10225 [15NO]
Letters
Commodity Exchange Act amendments to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives: Alan Greenspan, FRS, H11558 [14DE]
———Christopher Cox, SEC, H11558 [14DE]
———President's Working Group on Financial Markets, H11556 [14DE]
———Randal K. Quarles, Dept. of the Treasury, H11558 [14DE]
———Reuben Jeffery III, CFTC, H11558 [14DE]
District of Columbia government operations improvements: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H11596 [14DE]
Federal Housing Finance Reform Act: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H9136, H9137 [26OC]
———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H9136 [26OC]
———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H9137 [26OC]
Gulf Opportunity Zone Public Finance Relief Act: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), E2416 [18NO]
Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5186 [27JN]
NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5654 [12JY]
National Flood Insurance Program payment exclusion from consideration as income: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5648 [12JY]
Presidential $1 Coin Act: Donald L. Kohn, FRS, H11451 [13DE]
Private Property Rights Protection Act: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H9587 [3NO]
San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H9974 [8NO]
———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H9974 [8NO]
Remarks
Armed Forces: prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (H.R. 458), H5191
Champaign County, OH: anniversary, E294
China, People's Republic of: express that a Chinese state-owned energy company exercising control of critical U.S. energy infrastructure and production capacity could be a national security threat (H. Res. 344), H5576
Coins: authorize the minting and issuance of a Presidential $1 coin series, improve circulation of the $1 coin, and create a new bullion coin (S. 1047), H11447, H11450, H11453 [13DE]
———improve circulation of the $1 coin and create a new bullion coin (H.R. 902), H2500
Commitee on Energy and Commerce (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 513), H9189 [26OC]
Commodity Exchange Act: promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4473), H11555 [14DE]
Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H118 [6JA]
———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H118 [6JA]
———tribute to congressional baseball game participants, H5165 [24JN]
Congressional Gold Medal: allow groups of individuals or organizations to be eligible recipients, H206, H209 [26JA]
———change effective date of induced reasonable standards, H211 [26JA]
———provide equitable distribution of medals between majority and minority parties, H213, H214 [26JA]
———provide reasonable standards (H.R. 54), H206, H209, H210, H211, H212, H213, H214 [26JA]
———provide reasonable standards (H.R. 54), motion to recommit, H217 [26JA]
———raise the number of medals awarded per calendar year, H212 [26JA]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 65), H9304
Dept. of Defense: recommendation to close Ohio National Guard 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, OH, H9304
Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (H.R. 280), H11455, H11456, H11458 [13DE]
———temporarily suspend certain requirements under the Community Development Block Grant Program for communities affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3896), H8673
Dept. of Justice: require annual report on use or development of data-mining technology by Federal agencies, H6276
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6905 [27JY]
Expedited Funds Availability Act: redress imbalances between faster withdrawals permitted under the Check 21 Act and slower rates for crediting deposits, H2932 [4MY]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (H.R. 1025), H1793
FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 3669), H7762
———temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 4133), H10991, H10992 [18NO]
FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (H.R. 2892), H11588
Financial institutions: maintain current Federal deposit insurance rates, H2933, H2934 [4MY]
———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 1185), H2919, H2932, H2933, H2934 [4MY]
———repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (H.R. 1224), E1070
Findlay, OH: anniversary of Knights of Columbus Leo Council 957, E153
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), H4918
Housing: exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing annual public housing agency plans (H.R. 3422), H11453, H11454 [13DE]
———include alternative credit scoring in Annual Housing Report Regarding Regulated Entities, H9188 [26OC]
———make definition of ``rural'' for housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises consistent with definition contained in the Housing Act, H9179 [26OC]
———permit housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises to purchase personal property loans secured by manufactured housing, H9178 [26OC]
———prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities, H9194 [26OC]
———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9127, H9136, H9175, H9178, H9179, H9188, H9190 [26OC]
———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), consideration (H. Res. 509), H9121 [26OC]
———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), motion to recommit, H9194 [26OC]
———restore Presidential appointees to the boards of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and retain regulatory appointees and make certain modifications to the boards of Federal Home Loan Banks, H9190 [26OC]
Housing Act: provide rural housing assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3895), H8669 [6OC]
Investments: improve the access of investors to regulatory records relative to securities brokers, dealers, and investment advisers (H.R. 1077), H1790
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H.R. 358), H5186
Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H62
National Flood Insurance Program: exclude certain payments from consideration as income (H.R. 804), H5648
Native Americans: improve housing programs (H.R. 797), H1797
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (H.R. 1953), H9973
Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1733
Small business: provide incentives for investment (H.R. 436), H1791
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (H.R. 68), H5654
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (S. 467), H11130, H11136, H11139 [7DE]
———extend applicability (S. 467), Senate amendment, H12135, H12136, H12141 [17DE]
Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (H.R. 548), H366
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1054
U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4340), H11177
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6245
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11541
Votes: position on missed, H4159
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4983 [22JN]
Special order: granted, H788 [17FE]
Reports filed
Activities During the 108th Congress: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H. Rept. 108-802), H71 [4JA]
Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 280) (H. Rept. 109-138), H4654 [16JN]
Business Checking Freedom Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1224) (H. Rept. 109-81), H3330 [16MY]
Expanded Access to Financial Services Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 749) (H. Rept. 109-38), H1893 [12AP]
Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1185) (H. Rept. 109-67), H2743 [2MY]
Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3505) (H. Rept. 109-356), H12167 [17DE]
Hurricane Check Cashing Relief Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3909) (H. Rept. 109-326), H11108 [6DE]
Hurricanes Rita and Wilma Financial Services Relief Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4146) (H. Rept. 109-282), H10155 [10NO]
Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 358) (H. Rept. 109-134), H4559 [15JN]
Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 458) (H. Rept. 109-40), H1967 [13AP]
NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 68) (H. Rept. 109-133), H4559 [15JN]
National Flood Insurance Program Further Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4133) (H. Rept. 109-274), H9961 [7NO]
National Flood Insurance Program Payment Exclusion From Consideration as Income: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 804) (H. Rept. 109-44), H2100 [14AP]
Presidential $1 Coin Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 902) (H. Rept. 109-39), H1967 [13AP]
Safe Housing Identity Exception for the Lives of Domestic Violence Victims (SHIELD) Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2695) (H. Rept. 109-336), H11502 [13DE]
Small Public Housing Authority Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3422) (H. Rept. 109-342), H11502 [13DE]
Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4314) (H. Rept. 109-327), H11108 [6DE]
Rules
Committee on Financial Services (House), H765
Tributes
Haddix, Harvey, E1843