BARRETT, J. GRESHAM (a Representative from South Carolina)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1743 [25AP]

ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H3643 [8JN]

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]

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

Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Federal Courthouse, Greenville, SC: designate (see H.R. 5546), H3496 [7JN]

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

China, People's Republic of: condemn escalating levels of religious persecution (see H. Res. 608), H646 [7MR]

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), H333 [15FE]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 4411), H1060 [15MR]

Corporations: reduce burdens of implementing internal auditing control requirements of companies subject to securities laws (see H.R. 5405), H3309 (see H.R. 5405), H3362 [25MY]

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies (see H.R. 4776), H387 [16FE]

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

———prohibit the sale and disclosure of customer information from telecommunications carriers obtained by false pretenses (see H.R. 4662), H160 [7FE]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H868 [9MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy (see H.R. 5143), H1981 [2MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H1563 [5AP]

———support efforts of citizen groups such as the Minuteman Project to preserve the integrity of U.S. borders (see H. Res. 839), H3226 [24MY]

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]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H3424 [6JN]

District of Columbia: authorize Marion Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to establish a commemorative work to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion (see H.R. 5057), H1389 [30MR]

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

FAA: 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), H451 [28FE]

———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, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4755), H1391 [30MR]

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

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H4917 [29JN]

———prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H1320 [29MR]

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), H390 [16FE]

———make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H1981 [2MY]

House Rules: curtail the growth of Government programs (see H. Res. 690), H389 [16FE]

———prohibit the consideration of conference reports on omnibus appropriation bills (see H. Res. 701), H509 [1MR]

———repeal rule on the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 903), H4916 [29JN]

———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]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1917 [27AP]

Iran: condemn resumption of nuclear research efforts and support referral to the U.N. Security Council for noncompliance with International Atomic Energy Agency obligations (see H. Con. Res. 341), H390 [16FE]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1852 [26AP]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3016 [22MY]

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]

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

National security: improve maritime and cargo security (see H.R. 5720), H4915 [29JN]

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), H3308 (see H.R. 5520), H3360 [25MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H1743 [25AP]

———terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H1681 [6AP]

Patriotism: affirm that statements of national unity, including the National Anthem, should be recited or sung in English (see H. Res. 793), H3138 [23MY]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H4795 [28JN]

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

States: authorize taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 5205), H1851 [26AP]

Tariff: ethanol (see H.R. 5170), H1917 [27AP]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 5230), H2586 [11MY]

———extend the excise tax credits for certain liquid fuel derived from coal (see H.R. 5453), H4795 [28JN]

———limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H1917 [27AP]

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

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 4862), H564 [2MR]

———provide tax incentives for the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans (see H.R. 5262), H3497 [7JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H224 [8FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H1853 [26AP]

U.N.: sanction Iran for its noncompliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (see H. Res. 782), H1852 [26AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1455 [5AP]

Remarks

al-Zarqawi, Abu Musab: killing of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) leader by U.S. forces in Iraq, H3501 [8JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3242 [25MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H163 [8FE], H649 [8MR]

———deficit, H649 [8MR]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (H.R. 4526), H163 [8FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H2737 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy (H.R. 5143), H2350 [10MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2914 [19MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3146 [24MY]

Immigration: reform (S. 2454), H1458 [5AP]

Medicare: prescription drug benefit coverage, H2345 [10MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), consideration (H. Res. 897), H4810 [29JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), consideration (H. Res. 835), H3242 [25MY]

South Carolina: Savannah River Site mixed oxide (MOX) fuel facility funding, H3146 [24MY]

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), H4075 [15JN]

Votes: correction, E912 [19MY]

———position on missed, H2300 [9MY]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, H3366 [6JN]

Resignations

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H159 [7FE]

Subpoena Notices

Court of Common Pleas for Anderson County, SC, H1536 [5AP]

Tributes

Greene, James P., H3432 [7JN]