RENZI, RICK (a Representative from Arizona)
Amendments
Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11842 [15DE]
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H229 [26JA]
Articles and editorials
TGen Work Wins Valley Students Scholarships Cash, Ofelia Madrid, Phoenix (AZ) Arizona Republic, E2503
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 356), H195 [25JA]
———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H350 [2FE]
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]
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]
Arizona: release reversionary interest retained by the U.S. relative to the conveyance of portions of former Williams AFB, AZ, to Arizona State University and Maricopa County Community College District (see H.R. 538), H349 [2FE]
Arizona Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 1250), H1370 [10MR]
Armed Forces: entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H631 [15FE]
———improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve to recognize their service and to encourage recruitment and retention of personnel (see H.R. 2484), H3769 [23MY]
———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H413 [8FE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H4802 [20JN]
———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (see H. Con. Res. 36), H285 [1FE]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1510 [15MR]
BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 2337), H8986 [19OC]
Bolton, John R.: tribute (see H. Res. 260), H2978 [4MY]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H9696 [4NO]
Bureau of Reclamation: assess extent of invasion of salt cedar and Russian olive plants in the Western U.S. and carry out demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of such plants (see H.R. 489), H984 [3MR]
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]
Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H4895 [21JN]
———protect from Internet pornography and support law enforcement and other efforts to combat Internet and pornography-related crimes against children (see H.R. 3479), H12050 [16DE]
———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program (see H.R. 1505), H2473 [21AP]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H11035 [18NO]
Clean Air Act: require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4357), H11655 [14DE]
Colorado River Indian Reservation: revise boundaries (see H.R. 794), H586 [14FE]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H8919 [18OC]
Committees of the House: establish a select committee to oversee, investigate, and maximize the necessarily significant appropriations expended to win the war on terrorism, especially within Afghanistan and Iraq (see H. Res. 589), H12051 [16DE]
Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (see H.R. 341), H719 [16FE]
Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see H.J. Res. 23), H2739 [28AP]
Courts: 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), H10227 [15NO]
———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1023 [8MR]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H3056 [5MY]
Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Con. Res. 81), H984 [3MR]
Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H4141 [26MY]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 216), H1025 [8MR]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H587 [14FE]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H72 [4JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept sworn affidavit of veterans who served in combat during Korean War or earlier conflict as proof of service connection for certain diseases and injuries (see H.R. 591), H584 [10FE]
———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), H2738 [28AP]
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: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 1719), H2393 [20AP]
District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 2043), H11880 [15DE]
———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H4656 [16JN]
Drugs: provide an increased penalty for endangering a child while illegally manufacturing a controlled substance (see H.R. 1616), H11220 [7DE]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H11035 [18NO] (see H.R. 314), H193 [25JA]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H942 [2MR]
Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H7860 [13SE]
Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 384), H6650 [26JY]
Endangered Species Act: establish limitations on the designation of critical habitat (see H.R. 1837), H2549 [26AP]
———provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]
FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H11880 [15DE]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for secure financial data (see H.R. 3997), H9641 [3NO]
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), H981 [3MR]
Federal Credit Union Act: clarify definition of net worth under certain circumstances for purposes of corrective action authority of the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1042), H940 [2MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H1372 [10MR]
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), H5741 [12JY]
———enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H5741 [12JY]
———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), H2978 [4MY]
———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 3505), H8163 [20SE]
———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1185), H1263 [9MR]
Firearms: 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), H2550 [26AP]
Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 408), H413 [8FE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H3114 [10MY]
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]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H1968 [13AP]
Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H9696 [4NO]
———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. 5), H6432 [25JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]
———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (see H.R. 2520), H3767 [23MY]
Health care facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers (see H.R. 1633), H2100 [14AP]
Hispanic Americans: tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 323), H12049 [16DE]
Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H1970 [13AP]
Housing: assist low-income families in obtaining decent, safe, and affordable housing by converting section 8 housing choice voucher program into a flexible voucher program (see H.R. 1999), H2736 [28AP]
———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]
———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H4802 [20JN]
Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4356 [9JN]
Immigration: enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H286 [1FE]
———reform (see H.R. 3938), H8642 [29SE]
Indian Americans: recognize and honor contributions to economic innovation and society (see H. Res. 227), H2472 [21AP]
Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H3261 [12MY]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H524 [9FE]
Israel: support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 38), H413 [8FE]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), H10503 [16NO]
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H942 [2MR]
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 940), H794 [17FE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H2739 [28AP]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 2350), H3261 [12MY]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H4722 [17JN]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 2014), H2737 [28AP]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H2738 [28AP]
Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 20), H524 [9FE]
Monuments and memorials: ensure memorials commemorating the service of U.S. servicemembers may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 2229), H3695 [19MY]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H8919 [18OC]
National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 933), H793 [17FE]
National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H983 [3MR]
———mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 988), H2738 [28AP]
Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H12048 [16DE]
———clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 16), H286 [1FE]
———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H352 [2FE]
———regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to other governmental employers relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 331), H413 [8FE]
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), H11504 [13DE]
Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H9473 [1NO]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H798 [17FE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H287 [1FE]
Phoenix, AZ: convey Western Cotton Research Laboratory to the nonprofit organizations that originally provided the real property for the laboratory (see H.R. 400), H2648 [27AP]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 52), H584 [10FE]
Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H11034 [18NO]
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), H4656 [16JN]
Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H7565 [28JY] (see H.R. 4128), H9436 [31OC]
Roads and highways: maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations (see H.R. 429), H235 [26JA]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: repeal perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 4419), H11034 [18NO]
SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 2981), H6205 [20JY]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1690 [17MR]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H2102 [14AP]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H984 [3MR]
States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1105), H7861 [13SE]
Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H10910 [17NO]
———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 17), H286 [1FE]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H11504 [13DE]
———allow employers a tax credit for hiring military service personnel who served in a combat zone or hazardous duty area (see H.R. 1635), H2100 [14AP]
———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H10910 [17NO]
———exempt certain sightseeing flights from taxes on air transportation (see H.R. 330), H413 [8FE]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the energy credit and the credit for residential energy-efficient property (see H.R. 4300), H11655 [14DE]
———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H793 [17FE]
———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), H3263 [12MY]
———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 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), H2739 [28AP]
———provide that the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source shall apply to gas produced onshore from certain formations (see H.R. 454), H283 [1FE]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H196 [25JA]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H9641 [3NO]
———temporarily suspend Federal excise taxes on highway motor fuels (see H.R. 3683), H7741 [7SE]
———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H4801 [20JN]
Taylor, Charles: call on Nigeria to transfer custody to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law (see H. Con. Res. 127), H2395 [20AP]
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (see H.R. 4314), H10161 [14NO]
Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H197 [25JA]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H8986 [19OC]
Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (see H.R. 1315), H11110 [6DE]
World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H287 [1FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: recognize importance of livestock ranching and compensate ranchers when certain Government actions result in losses under a grazing permit or lease issued by a Federal land management agency (see H.R. 411), H234 [26JA]
Arizona: authorize and direct the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (see H.R. 2618), H4072 [25MY]
———authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (see H.R. 410), H234 [26JA]
———provide for an additional place of holding district court (see H.R. 3589), H7560 [28JY]
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 1019), H846 [1MR]
Community Forest Restoration Act: expand the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program to cover Arizona and New Mexico (see H.R. 3590), H7560 [28JY]
Disasters: moratorium on payment of principal or interest on certain mortgage loans, small business loans, and consumer loans for residents of a Federal disaster area (see H. Con. Res. 257), H8643 [29SE]
Education: extend student loan repayment schedules for graduates who enter into public service (see H.R. 1859), H2549 [26AP]
EPA: extend date by which small public water systems must comply with the maximum contaminant level for arsenic in drinking water (see H.R. 4495), H11327 [8DE]
Jacob Lake, AZ: authorize placement of an equestrian statue depicting frontiersman, explorer, and missionary Jacob Hamblin on the grounds of the Forest Service Kaibab Plateau Visitor Center (see H.R. 1284), H1416 [14MR]
Medicare: coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H795 [17FE]
National Park Service: pay for services rendered by subcontractors under a GSA Indefinite Deliver and Quantity Contract at Grand Canyon National Park (see H.R. 3961), H8643 [29SE]
Native Americans: fulfill Federal trust responsibility to serve the educational needs of the Navajo people (see H.R. 1659), H2101 [14AP]
———improve housing programs (see H.R. 797), H587 [14FE]
———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 291), H9695 [4NO]
Navajo County, AZ: remove certain use restrictions on property (see H.R. 1436), H1694 [17MR]
Veterans: establish a group disability insurance benefit for members who incur certain severe disabilities (see H.R. 1618), H1969 [13AP]
Walnut Canyon National Monument: direct the Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain adjacent lands in Arizona (see H.R. 1199), H1263 [9MR]
Williams, AZ: allow waiver of certain terms contained in a deed of conveyance (see H.R. 2638), H4073 [25MY]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H2475 [25AP]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2475 [25AP]
Remarks
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, H3012 [5MY]
Arizona: authorize and direct the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (H.R. 2618), E1093
———authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (S. 161), H10176
Dept. of the Interior: authorize contracts with Cheyenne, WY, for water storage in the Kendrick Project (H.R. 1046), H3275 [16MY]
———conduct study to determine the national significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion in the Minute Man National Historical Park (H.R. 394), H8118 [20SE]
———convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility in Nevada to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (H.R. 540), H3281 [16MY]
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3830 [24MY]
Immigration: require U.S. Border Patrol uniforms be manufactured in the U.S., H11842, H11843 [15DE]
———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11842, H11843 [15DE]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), H4844 [21JN]
Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), consideration (H. Res. 572), H11000 [18NO]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11000 [18NO]
Lee, Anne: Siemens Corp., Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology award recipient, E2503
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H.R. 358), Senate amendment, H12189, H12190, H12191, H12192 [18DE]
Manufactured Housing Industry of Arizona (organization): tribute, E1935
Members of Congress: tribute to charity football game with Capitol Police, H10516 [17NO]
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund: modify authorities for use (H.R. 2107), H3277 [16MY]
National Park Service: pay for services rendered by subcontractors under a GSA Indefinite Deliver and Quantity Contract at Grand Canyon National Park (H.R. 3961), E1987
Native Americans: fulfill Federal trust responsibility to serve the educational needs of the Navajo people (H.R. 1659), E668
———improve housing programs (H.R. 797), H1794, H1796 [6AP]
———improve housing programs (H.R. 797), Senate amendments, H12187, H12188, H12189 [18DE]
———technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 3351), H10317, H10318, H10319 [16NO]
Public lands: reduce the royalty required to be paid for potassium and potassium compounds produced from sylvite on Federal lands (H.R. 485), H3276 [16MY]
Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1718 [20MR]
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: enhance program (H.R. 3200), H6455 [26JY]
Shieh, Albert: Siemens Corp., Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology award recipient, E2503
Sierra National Forest: land exchange (H.R. 409), H8117, H8118 [20SE]
Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 938), H3284 [16MY]
Votes: position on missed, H7031
Walnut Canyon National Monument: direct the Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain adjacent lands in Arizona (H.R. 1199), E392
Wildlife Restoration Act: extend the date after which surplus funds in the wildlife restoration fund become available for apportionment (S. 1340), H8119 [20SE]
Resignations
Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H229 [26JA]
Tributes
Pope John Paul II, H1833 [6AP]
Turner, Kathleen, E2298