CANTOR, ERIC (a Representative from Virginia)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Into the House Chamber, H3141 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Revolution: commemorate anniversary of American and French victory at Yorktown, VA (see H. Res. 748), H1390 [30MR]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H644 [7MR]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H2339 [9MY]

ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H2962 [19MY]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: extend (see H.R. 4586), H1320 [29MR]

Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4924), H1453 [4AP]

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

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 5466), H3225 [24MY]

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail: conduct feasibility study on designation as a national historic trail (see H.R. 2588), H1390 [30MR]

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

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), H2706 (see H. Res. 804), H2759 [17MY]

Civil liberties: support the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 302), H275 [14FE]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 5700), H4794 [28JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H2503 [10MY]

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

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4555 [26JN]

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

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), H3424 [6JN]

———make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H3424 [6JN]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H3424 [6JN]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (see H.R. 4975), H1128 [16MR]

Harry J. Parrish Post Office Building, Manassas, VA: designate (see H.R. 5194), H1742 [25AP]

Higher Education Act: amend relative to Academic Competitiveness Grants to preserve State authority over secondary school curricula (see H.R. 4810), H1197 [28MR]

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

———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]

Israel: anniversary of Jerusalem reunification (see H. Con. Res. 412), H3016 [22MY]

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

Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5195), H3227 [24MY]

Medicare: restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H2503 [10MY]

Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless the President certifies to Congress that the Palestinian Authority is not controlled by a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 4668), H24 [31JA]

———promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H153 [1FE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H3724 [9JN]

National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 826), H3497 [7JN]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H451 [28FE]

———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]

Political campaigns: reform financing of campaigns for election for Federal office (see H.R. 4759), H1853 [26AP]

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

Taxation: expand use of health savings accounts for the payment of health insurance premiums for high deductible health plans purchased in the individual market (see H.R. 5586), H3787 [12JN]

———improve and expand availability of health savings accounts (see H.R. 5743), H4916 [29JN]

———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 consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 3019), H4680 [27JN]

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

Virginia: recognize James River as ``America's Founding River'' (see H. Res. 769), H1679 [6AP]

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library: authorize a grant for contributions toward establishment (see H.R. 4846), H564 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 350), H565 [2MR]

Taxation: allow the amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles that are acquired from a small business (see H.R. 4960), H1058 [15MR]

———provide tax incentives for the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans (see H.R. 5262), H1979 [2MY]

Poems

``El Maley Rachamin'', E584 [25AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), H4482 [22JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3258 [25MY]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (H.R. 5037), H2207 [9MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2460 [10MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H2738 [17MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 350), H891 [14MR]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (H.R. 4709), H1694 [25AP]

Cuba: clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products, H3949 [14JN]

Dept. of Education: increase number of teachers qualified to teach advanced placement courses and establish adjunct teaching corps in math, science, and critical foreign languages, H1270 [29MR]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3949 [14JN]

Dorchester (U.S.S): tribute to chaplains who were killed in action during World War II, E1000 [26MY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H3899 [13JN]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1270 [29MR]

Holocaust: remembrance, E584 [25AP]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (H.R. 282), H1762 [26AP]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3899 [13JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H4167 [16JN]

Israel: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 392), H1943 [2MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 4681), H2995 [22MY]

Oceans: renewable ocean energy projects funding, H4869 [29JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4869 [29JN]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 788), H2610 [16MY]

Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H3476 [7JN]

Political campaigns: increase transparency in activities of groups organized under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, H1379, H1381 [30MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3258 [25MY]

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), H4457 [22JN]

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), H4167 [16JN]

Veterans: health care funding, H2982 [22MY]

———increase maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs (S. 1235), H2982 [22MY]

Tributes

Hastert, Speaker, H3229 [25MY]

Yamin, Elliott, H2762 [18MY]