BRADY, KEVIN (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), H1036, H1037, H1038, H1061 [15MR]

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), H154 [1FE]

Alexander McRae Dechman Post Office Building, Grand Prarie, TX: designate (see H.R. 5626), H4133 [15JN]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H791 [8MR]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 5470), H3226 [24MY]

Belarus: support democracy efforts, rule of law, respect for human rights, and a free and fair Presidential election (see H. Res. 673), H452 [28FE]

Charities: encourage all Americans to increase charitable giving (see H. Con. Res. 337), H225 [8FE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn unauthorized, inappropriate, and coerced ordination of Catholic bishops (see H. Res. 804), H3227 [24MY]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Directorate of Emergency Management (see H.R. 5351), H2706 (see H.R. 5351), H2758 [17MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: require certain additional calculations to be included in the annual financial statement covering accounts and associated activities of the executive branch (see H.R. 5129), H1853 [26AP]

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

Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4561), H509 [1MR]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H1677 [6AP]

Immigration: reform litigation procedures (see H.R. 5541), H3496 [7JN]

Lance Corporal Robert A. Martinez Post Office Building, Cleveland, TX: designate (see H.R. 5108), H2706 (see H.R. 5108), H2758 [17MY]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3309 (see H.R. 2808), H3361 [25MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1681 [6AP]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H869 [9MR]

Nicodemus, KS: recognize contributions to American history (see H. Res. 884), H4423 [21JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H869 [9MR]

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): commend the shielding of mourning military families from protesters and preserving the memory of fallen servicemembers at funerals (see H. Res. 731), H1682 [6AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H645 [7MR]

Sergeant Jacob Dan Dones Post Office, Dimmitt, TX: designate (see H.R. 5540), H3496 [7JN]

Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 5242), H4917 [29JN]

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

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 3019), H3788 [12JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H4424 [21JN]

Vietnam: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 5602), H3908 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Pharmaceuticals: expand human clinical trials qualifying for the orphan drug tax credit (see H.R. 5080), H1452 [4AP]

Taxation: clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 4985), H1128 [16MR]

———permit issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 4918), H866 [9MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), H1036, H1037, H1038, H1039 [15MR], H2625 [16MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), conference report, H3768 [12JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H190 [8FE]

Children and youth: improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (H.R. 5403), H3154 [24MY]

Dept. of HUD: provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricane Katrina, H1037 [15MR]

———require use of the most accurate data to determine allocation of assistance relative to damages from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H1036 [15MR]

———reserve Community Development Block Grant Program funding in abeyance until States with schools educating Hurricane Katrina evacuees are reimbursed, H1038, H1039 [15MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2916 [19MY]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), H2665 [17MY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (H.R. 3282), H1895 [27AP]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, H2625 [16MY]

Point of order, H1038, H1039 [15MR]

Taxation: increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), H4451 [22JN]

———provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, H190 [8FE]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, H190 [8FE]

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), H4058 [15JN]

Veterans: health care funding, H2916 [19MY]

Woodville, TX: tribute to Woodville High School baseball team, E140 [14FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1849 [26AP], H2639 [16MY]

Tributes

Kenyon, June, E972 [26MY]