PEARCE, STEVAN (a Representative from New Mexico)

Amendments

National Flood Insurance Program: restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), H4611 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H973 [14MR]

Armed Forces: support military recruiting (see H. Con. Res. 339), H869 [9MR]

ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H4134 [15JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H3138 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (see H. Con. Res. 373), H1390 [30MR]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Res. 756), H1682 [6AP]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H1563 [5AP]

China, People's Republic of: condemn escalating levels of religious persecution (see H. Res. 608), H390 [16FE]

Classified information: investigate and, if need be, bring to justice U.S. officials who leak sensitive classified national security secrets (see H. Con. Res. 437), H4918 [29JN]

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), H390 [16FE]

Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H4554 [26JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Directorate of Emergency Management (see H.R. 5351), H2584 [11MY]

———require motor vehicle operators transporting security sensitive material in commerce to obtain a permit from the Dept. (see H.R. 5604), H4008 [14JN]

Dept. of Justice: develop a national strategy to eliminate illegal operations of certain international drug gangs (see H.R. 5291), H2833 (see H.R. 5291), H2891 [18MY]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H2833 (see H.R. 4894), H2890 [18MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs (see H.R. 4264), H4917 [29JN]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H1563 [5AP]

Diseases: provide grants to conduct research toward the development of a vaccine against valley fever (see H.R. 5416), H4220 [19JN]

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Dahab and Northern Sinai (see H. Res. 795), H2340 [9MY]

Endangered Species Act: improve information to consumers about the costs associated with compliance for protecting endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 4857), H1853 [26AP]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 65), H2962 [19MY]

———replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H1917 [27AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3423 [6JN]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 4547), H4009 [14JN]

———amend requirement that interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms licensees be made in accordance with the State law of the purchaser (see H.R. 5551), H4796 [28JN]

———make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H4134 [15JN]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H4134 [15JN]

France: condemn naming of street in Denis, France, honoring Mumia Abu-Jamal (see H. Con. Res. 407), H4220 [19JN]

Germany: urge immediate action to combat sex trafficking in connection with the 2006 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup (see H. Res. 860), H4328 [20JN]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H2706 (see H.R. 5134), H2758 [17MY]

House Rules: require that general appropriations bills contain a separate list of all earmarks in the accompanying report and the name of the sponsoring Member of each earmark (see H. Res. 662), H25 [31JA]

Housing: establish a program to revitalize rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act (see H.R. 5039), H3138 [23MY]

———modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see H.R. 5121), H2706 (see H.R. 5121), H2758 [17MY]

Insurance: allow employees of federally-qualified health centers to obtain health coverage (see H.R. 4980), H4009 [14JN]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 415), H4220 [19JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H1680 [6AP]

Medicare: require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H4009 [14JN]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 776), H3425 [6JN]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 854), H4521 [22JN]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H3642 [8JN]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 1816), H3642 [8JN]

National security: ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (see H.R. 5337), H4009 [14JN]

———improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H972 [14MR]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1197 [28MR]

Office of Veterans Identity Protection Claims: establish to reimburse persons for injuries suffered due to unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of stolen identifying information (see H.R. 5520), H3425 [6JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H1321 [29MR]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 691), H154 [1FE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H225 [8FE]

Securities: protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation (see H.R. 5491), H4190 [16JN]

Social Security: notify individuals of improper use of their Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 5409), H4134 [15JN]

Supreme Court: decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding (see H. Con. Res. 354), H874 [13MR]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 5230), H2102 [3MY]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H4220 [19JN]

———improve and expand education savings accounts (see H.R. 5314), H2833 (see H.R. 5314), H2891 [18MY]

———limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H1676 [6AP]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H2706 (see H.R. 3478), H2758 [17MY]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H25 [31JA]

Taylor, Charles E.: tribute (see H. Res. 726), H973 [14MR]

Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1681 [6AP]

Veterans: provide automatic cost-of-living adjustments in disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and in compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans (see H.R. 5444), H4220 [19JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: provide deadline for final approval of visitor center (see H.R. 4882), H644 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 5067), H1389 [30MR]

Dept. of the Interior: facilitate landscape restoration programs within certain units of the National Park System established to preserve and interpret resources associated with American history (see H.R. 5411), H2705 (see H.R. 5411), H2757 [17MY]

Help America Vote Act: prohibit a State receiving payments from using them for public communications which promote or oppose a candidate for public office or political party (see H.R. 5777), H5128 [12JY]

Immigration: provide for a certain initial period of admission for aliens employed as dairy workers (see H.R. 5628), H4134 [15JN]

Voting: establish standards for distribution of voter registration application forms (see H.R. 5776), H5128 [12JY]

Remarks

al-Zarqawi, Abu Musab: killing of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) leader by U.S. forces in Iraq, H3715, H3716 [9JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3254 [25MY]

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 (H.R. 2720), H1936, H1937, H1938 [2MY]

Dept. of Defense: Defense Travel System funding, H4274 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4274 [20JN]

Dept. of Energy: Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Onshore Natural Gas Supply Research and Development Program funding, H3186 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior: assist in research and development, environmental and feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering for the Dana Point Desalination Project located at Dana Point, CA (H.R. 3929), H1938, H1939 [2MY]

———authorize participation in the Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse Project (H.R. 3418), H1939, H1940 [2MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2799, H2800, H2836, H2842, H2847, H2848 [18MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3186 [24MY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H3715, H3716 [9JN]

Hobbs, NM: Hobbs High School recipient of College Board (organization) Inspiration Award, E740 [5MY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H489 [1MR], H3715, H3716 [9JN]

Medicare: encourage eligible beneficiaries who have not enrolled in the prescription drug benefit to review available options and determine whether enrolling best meets their prescription drug needs (H. Res. 802), E801 [11MY]

National Flood Insurance Program: end all flood insurance subsidies on nonresidential, vacation, and second homes, H4611, H4612 [27JN]

———restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), H4611, H4612 [27JN]

National Park Service: make necessary safety improvements to the Statue of Liberty and fully reopen the Statue to the public, H2799, H2800 [18MY]

———require competitive bidding for contract to provide ferry service to the Statue of Liberty, H2847, H2848 [18MY]

National parks and recreation areas: protect from damage caused by illegal immigration, H2800 [18MY]

Native Americans: technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 3351), H1933, H1935, H1936 [2MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: limit issuance of new leases for offshore oil and gas production to companies not providing proper royalty payments, H2836 [18MY]

Point of order, H2829, H2830 [18MY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3254 [25MY]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H4159 [16JN]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H2842 [18MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: provide deadline for final approval of visitor center (H.R. 4882), H1137, H1138 [28MR]