MARCHANT, KENNY (a Representative from Texas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H4521 [22JN]

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]

Bentsen, Lloyd: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3227 [24MY]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H274 [14FE]

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

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Res. 756), H1682 [6AP]

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

Children and youth: require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (see H.R. 5319), H3138 [23MY]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H2586 [11MY]

Courts: simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law (see H.R. 4772), H4189 [16JN]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H973 [14MR]

Dept. of Education: extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 5354), H2584 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H2502 [10MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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 Justice: provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H3138 [23MY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: restore Federal aid for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private nonprofit educational facilities that are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster (see H.R. 4517), H3138 [23MY]

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

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H2833 (see H.R. 1227), H2890 [18MY]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H451 [28FE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: clarify congressional intent on Federal preemption relative to energy conservation for consumer products (see H.R. 5478), H4917 [29JN]

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), H1197 [28MR]

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

FDA: prohibit the approval of any drug that infringes the right to life (see H.R. 3553), H1320 [29MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 4964), H1059 [15MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2658), H274 [14FE]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H2503 [10MY]

———provide caseworker assistance to persons evacuated from their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4728), H224 [8FE]

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), H1197 [28MR]

Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4561), H26 [31JA]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 3875), H389 [16FE]

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), H510 [1MR]

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

Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see H.R. 5121), H2586 [11MY]

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

———supersede certain judicial orders relative to catching illegal aliens at ports of entry and returning them to their countries (see H.R. 5457), H3497 [7JN]

Insurance: remove month limitation on period of COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 5740), H4915 [29JN]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H1389 [30MR]

John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building, Harrison, AR: designate (see H.R. 4811), H449 [28FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H26 [31JA]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4520 [22JN]

Medicare: improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1981 [2MY]

———permit eligible seniors to elect to receive vouchers for health savings accounts and/or premiums for high deductible health insurance plan and suspend certain late enrollment penalties (see H.R. 4551), H2502 [10MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H451 [28FE]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 800), H3788 [12JN]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 4922), H2502 [10MY]

National security: establish requirements for ownership, management, and operation of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4881), H791 [8MR]

National Vigil for Lost Promise: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3424 [6JN]

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

Occupational safety and health: prohibit promulgation of safety and health standards that do not meet certain requirements for national concensus standards (see H.R. 5554), H4009 [14JN]

OSHA: update fire protection safety standard to incorporate the current consensus standard for fire protection for styrene cross-linked composites manufacturing (see H.R. 3255), H1197 [28MR]

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

———terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H509 [1MR]

Patriotism: affirm that statements of national unity, including the National Anthem, should be recited or sung in English (see H. Res. 793), H4134 [15JN]

Public Health Service Act: reauthorize the HIV Health Care Services Program (see H.R. 5009), H1563 [5AP]

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

Research: derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos (see H.R. 5526), H3724 [9JN]

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]

Social Security: establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and enact legislation allowing for investment of the Trust Fund in non-Federal obligations (see H.R. 3435), H4917 [29JN]

Social Security Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 3435), H4917 [29JN]

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

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H1453 [4AP]

———improve and expand education savings accounts (see H.R. 5314), H4917 [29JN]

———limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H3309 (see H.R. 5114), H3361 [25MY]

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

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H4680 [27JN]

———provide tax incentives for the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans (see H.R. 5262), H3425 [6JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H1130 [16MR]

Terrorism: tribute to flight crew members lost during attacks against the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1917 [27AP]

U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative: approve (see H.R. 4974), H2586 [11MY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H1681 [6AP]

Water pollution: provide more effective permitting and enforcement mechanisms for stormwater discharges associated with residential construction activity (see H.R. 5558), H4680 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Remarks

Container Store (company): tribute, E60 [1FE]

Hayes, John: Boy Scouts Silver Beaver Award recipient, E471 [30MR]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E243 [1MR]

Seloff, Katelyn: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E286 [7MR]

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), H4122 [15JN], H4166 [16JN]

Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (H. Res. 668), H403 [28FE]

Tributes

Carpenter, Ben H. and Betty, E284 [7MR]

Garcia, J. Adan, E1018 [6JN], E1041 [7JN]

Rogers, Robert, E805 [11MY]