McHENRY, PATRICK T. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3915 [14JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3643 [8JN], H3676 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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]

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

Cambodian-American Freedom Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 533), H5128 [12JY]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Res. 756), H1452 [4AP]

Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4328 [20JN]

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

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]

———protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (see H.R. 4472), H2502 [10MY]

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

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

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), H1743 [25AP]

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

Employment: protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 3949), H4555 [26JN]

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

Federal employees: deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 4546), H26 [31JA]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H2641 [16MY]

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), H274 [14FE]

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

Insurance: implement a system of electronic health records under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4859), H2586 [11MY]

———streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 5637), H4555 [26JN]

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

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

Mayor John Thompson (Tom) Garrison Memorial Post Office, Badin, NC: designate (see H.R. 4688), H153 [1FE]

Medicare: improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H4520 [22JN]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1679 [6AP]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H2962 [19MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H226 [8FE]

Money: reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions (see H.R. 5341), H2706 (see H.R. 5341), H2758 [17MY]

NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H273 [14FE]

National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 383), H1854 [26AP]

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), H3724 [9JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1563 [5AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: 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]

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]

Patriotism: affirm that statements of national unity, including the National Anthem, should be recited or sung in English (see H. Res. 793), H2340 [9MY]

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

Securities: protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation (see H.R. 5491), H3307 (see H.R. 5491), H3359 [25MY]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1438), H4009 [14JN]

Taxation: increase incentives for E-85 fuel vehicle refueling property (see H.R. 5317), H2338 [9MY]

———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]

———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), H3643 [8JN]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H4917 [29JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H2502 [10MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow border States to use a portion of certain grants to build physical barriers to deter illegal crossings (see H.R. 5484), H3306 (see H.R. 5484), H3359 [25MY]

Financial institutions: improve the netting process for financial contracts (see H.R. 5585), H3787 [12JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1063 [16MR], H3499 [8JN]

Remarks

Air pollution: monitor and control fine particulate matter emissions, H2800 [18MY]

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

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), H4225 [20JN]

———line-item veto (H.R. 4890), consideration (H. Res. 886), H4440 [22JN]

Armed Forces: support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education, H979 [15MR]

Beasley, Diana: North Carolina's Teacher of the Year award recipient, H3022 [23MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1547, H1548, H1549 [5AP], H1601 [6AP], H2875 [18MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 766), H1570, H1573 [6AP]

Capitol Police: tribute (H. Res. 756), H1424 [4AP], H1457 [5AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H3343 [25MY]

———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H4440 [22JN]

Credit: improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (H.R. 2990), H5092 [12JY]

Democratic Party: development of innovation agenda to improve scientific research and development, telecommunications technology, and energy independence, H4375 [21JN]

———national agenda, H4177 [16JN], H4332, H4375 [21JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: consolidate citizenship and immigration databases into a comprehensive database to improve customer service and enhance national security and public safety (H.R. 4412), H1294 [29MR]

———construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., H3294 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3294 [25MY]

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

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit use of funds to demolish or restrict use of the interchange located at Exit 131 of Interstate Route 40 and State Route 16 in Catawaba County, NC, H3915 [14JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3915 [14JN]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms, H3912 [14JN]

Economy: growth, H2162, H2163 [4MY], H4177 [16JN]

———impact of tax cuts, H1573 [6AP], H2875 [18MY], H3628 [8JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3196, H3197 [24MY]

Firearms: rate of gun sales relative to decline in gun-related crimes and gun accidents, H3912 [14JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to any country which refuses to extradite individuals accused of killing law enforcement officers, H3676 [9JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3676 [9JN]

Immigration: improve border security (S. 1033), H4965 [11JY]

———reform, H3215 [24MY]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H2646 [17MY]

McKinney, Representative: alleged assault of Capitol Police officer, H1457 [5AP]

Mexico: immigration policy, H3232 [25MY]

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, H4684 [28JN]

National security: enhance border security, H2344 [10MY]

Olmert, Ehud: U.S. visit, H3215 [24MY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H2161 [4MY]

Political campaigns: increase transparency in activities of groups organized under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, H1203 [29MR], H1368, H1378, H1379, H1380, H1381 [30MR], H1421 [4AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, H2162, H2163 [4MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1066 [16MR], H1547, H1548 [5AP], H2163 [4MY]

Taxation: rates, H2161, H2162, H2163 [4MY]

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), H3977 [14JN], H4148 [16JN]

Votes: position on missed, H1111 [16MR], H3889 [13JN], E1371 [11JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1057 [15MR], H1193 [28MR], H1450 [4AP], H1737 [25AP], H1977 [2MY], H2171 [4MY], H2335 [9MY], H2639 [16MY], H2960 [19MY], H3420 [6JN], H3785 [12JN], H4187 [16JN], H4552 [26JN], H4955 [10JY]

Tributes

Morton, Hugh, H3433 [7JN]

Murray, Gerald R., H4798 [29JN]