HUNTER, DUNCAN (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2446 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H155 [1FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize appropriations to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program in Arizona, California, and Nevada (see H.R. 5180), H2102 [3MY]

———continue participation in construction of the North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project (see H.R. 5715), H4914 [29JN]

Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H874 [13MR]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H509 [1MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H972 [14MR]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1196 [28MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 39), H333 [15FE] (see H.J. Res. 88), H3423 [6JN]

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), H4958 [10JY]

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), H1980 [2MY]

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), H4424 [21JN]

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), H4554 [26JN]

Immigration: prohibit the unauthorized construction of tunnels between the U.S. and another country (see H.R. 4830), H508 [1MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H389 [16FE]

Medicare: improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1853 [26AP]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 776), H3309 (see H. Res. 776), H3362 [25MY]

National security: limit foreign control of investments in certain U.S. critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4959), H972 [14MR]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1131 [16MR]

Pham Hong Son: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 320), H973 [14MR]

Power resources: limit Federal court jurisdiction over certain suits on the application of a price threshold in determining the volume for which suspension of royalties applies to certain offshore oil and gas leases (see H.R. 5231), H1915 [27AP]

Schools: prohibit from receiving Federal funds if the school prevents a student from displaying or wearing in a respectful manner a representation of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 5255), H2339 [9MY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1453 [4AP]

Supreme Court: decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding (see H. Con. Res. 354), H790 [8MR]

Taxation: extend the excise tax credits for certain liquid fuel derived from coal (see H.R. 5453), H3137 [23MY]

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

University of Portland: tribute to women's soccer team (see H. Res. 682), H332 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 5122), H1677 [6AP]

National security: establish requirements for ownership, management, and operation of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4881), H644 [7MR]

San Diego, CA: preserve Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial by providing for immediate acquisition of the memorial by the U.S. (see H.R. 5683), H4554 [26JN]

Letters

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths: Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H2546 [11MY]

———Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H2546 [11MY]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H2546 [11MY]

———Representative Hoekstra, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H2546 [11MY]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), H2546 [11MY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2546 [11MY]

———Representative Tom Davis, Committee on Government Reform (House), H2547 [11MY]

Lists

Committee on Armed Services (House) breakdown of activities on Iraq and the Global War on Terror, H4094-H4096 [15JN]

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), H1101, H1102, H1103 [16MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H2512 [11MY]

Armed Forces: allow surviving spouses the option of assigning Survivor Benefit Plan payments to their children, H2523 [11MY]

———develop plan supporting activities of Defense Support to Civil Authorities Missions, H2538 [11MY]

———include number of disciplinary actions as part of the annual report on sexual assault in the military, H2523 [11MY]

———limit increase in the cost of TRICARE health care services, H2511, H2513 [11MY]

———limit percentage of paycheck garnished for recovery of overpayments made to servicemembers, H2538 [11MY]

Army: acquire land for the purpose of expanding Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, H2530 [11MY]

Committee on Armed Services (House): oversight of Iraqi situation, reconstruction, war on terror, troops, and detainees, H4094 [15JN]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 361), H1120 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: additional oversight and accountability of contractors deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, retroactive regulations on previously issued contract extensions, and background checks on foreign nationals funding, H2538 [11MY]

———allow consideration of transit projects under the Defense Access Road Program, H2521 [11MY]

———authorize Army to enter into an agreement with Virginia to complete the Fairfax County Parkway, H2523 [11MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2368, H2369, H2370, H2380, H2447, H2468 [10MY], H2521, H2522, H2523, H2525, H2530, H2538, H2542 [11MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), amendment process, H2519 [11MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), consideration (H. Res. 806), H2363 [10MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), consideration (H. Res. 811), H2511, H2512, H2513, H2516 [11MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), corrections in engrossment, H2551 [11MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), motion to recommit, H2550 [11MY]

———CH-47 helicopter RESET program funding, H2530 [11MY]

———conduct study to determine scope of perchlorate contamination in formerly utilized defense sites, H2521, H2522 [11MY]

———High Altitude Air Ship Program funding, H2523 [11MY]

———implement GAO recommendation to cut down on award and incentive fee spending waste, H2521 [11MY]

———prohibit the awarding of contracts based on data from the Defense Contract Audit Agency, H1101, H1102, H1103 [16MR]

———protect right of military chaplains to pray according to their own beliefs, H2516 [11MY]

———report on threat to military personnel posed by improvised explosive devices, H2521 [11MY]

———require placement of field jamming devices on military vehicles used in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2542 [11MY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit implementation of proposed rule relative to foreign investment in U.S. airlines, H3945 [14JN]

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, H2550 [11MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3945 [14JN]

Health: provide humanitarian support for Iraqi children in urgent need of medical care, H2468 [10MY]

Homeland Defense-Homeland Security Technology Transfer Consortium: establish to facilitate the transfer of technologies to enhance security capabilites of Federal, State, and local first responders, H2525 [11MY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1670 [6AP]

Power resources: energy security programs funding through reductions in national missile defense system funding, H2512 [11MY]

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), H4032, H4033, H4083, H4085, H4086, H4094 [15JN], H4149 [16JN]

Veterans: provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March, H2538 [11MY]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, H3417 [6JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4326 [20JN]

Special order: granted, H2335 [9MY], H2639 [16MY], H3420 [6JN]

Reports filed

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 5122) (H. Rept. 109-52), H2179 [8MY]

Depts. of State and Defense, and Presidential Provision of Certain Information Relative to Contracting With Any Entity for Public Relations Purposes: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 685) (H. Rept. 109-397), H1127 [16MR]

Presidential and Dept. of Defense Document Transmittal on Presidential Authorization of Electronic Surveillance Without Court-Approved Warrants: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 645) (H. Rept. 109-384), H644 [7MR]

Tributes

Casper, Billy, H3414, H3415 [6JN]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny), H2550 [11MY]

Mulvihill, Patrick, E760 [9MY]

Simcock, Richard, E779 [10MY]

Soens, Harold, E639 [27AP]