KING, STEVE (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H2642 [16MY], H3083, H3138 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4220 [19JN], H4270 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3294, H3310, H3322, H3363 [25MY], H3368 [6JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3909, H3910 [13JN], H3936 [14JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3187, H3227, H3228 [24MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3498 [7JN], H3687 [9JN]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1338 [30MR]

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), H1319 [29MR]

Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4924), H867 [9MR]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H225 [8FE]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 4526), H333 [15FE]

———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), H1564 [5AP]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H451 [28FE]

Civil liberties: commemorate anniversary and reaffirm the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 411), H3016 [22MY]

Communications Act: reform universal service provisions (see H.R. 5072), H1917 [27AP]

Corporations: reduce burdens of implementing internal auditing control requirements of companies subject to securities laws (see H.R. 5405), H3497 [7JN]

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]

———provide for detection and prevention of inappropriate conduct in the Federal judiciary (see H.R. 5219), H3425 [6JN]

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

———express that individuals who commit acts of sexual violence against minor children should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law (see H. Res. 771), H1680 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H274 [14FE]

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]

———transfer to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement all functions of the Customs Patrol Officers unit operating on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation (see H.R. 5589), H3787 [12JN]

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), H1563 [5AP]

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]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H2833 (see H.R. 111), H2890 [18MY]

Firearms: amend requirement that interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms licensees be made in accordance with the State law of the purchaser (see H.R. 5551), H3496 [7JN]

———make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H1743 [25AP]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H2102 [3MY]

Health care facilities: require certain facilities to disclose charge-related information and to price protect treatments not covered by insurance as conditions for protection from certain legal actions (see H.R. 4450), H333 [15FE]

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]

———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]

Iran: condemn offer of assistance to Hamas and its call for other Arab nations to do the same and condemn anti-Israeli and anti-American statements of Iranian government officials (see H. Res. 707), H1321 [29MR]

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

Kazakhstan: recognize anniversary of the closure of the world's second largest nuclear test site and efforts on the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 905), H4916 [29JN]

Law enforcement officers: preserve and foster as one unit the Shadow Wolves located on Tohono O'odham lands (see H. Res. 829), H2962 [19MY]

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]

Meskwaki Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3466), H1980 [2MY]

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

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

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H26 [31JA]

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

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see H.R. 4807), H449 [28FE]

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

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), H1129 [16MR]

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

Power resources: make permanent certain tax incentives for alternative energy and accelerate the use of renewable fuels (see H.R. 5208), H1852 [26AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: grant power to reduce budget authority (see H.R. 4889), H791 [8MR]

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 Act: allow U.S. manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings (see H.R. 4217), H1320 [29MR]

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), H4680 [27JN]

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

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H3788 [12JN]

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

U.N. Human Rights Council: withhold U.S. contributions (see H.R. 5476), H4555 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Members of Congress: strengthen financial disclosures and require precertification of privately-funded travel (see H.R. 4967), H1059 [15MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3085 [23MY]

al-Zarqawi, Abu Musab: killing of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) leader by U.S. forces in Iraq, H3710, H3715, H3716 [9JN]

Appropriations: call for the quarterly introduction of rescissions legislation to eliminate certain unnecessary earmarks, H1445 [4AP]

———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), H1080 [16MR]

———require hurricane relief and recovery funding be considered in separate legislation from supplemental defense appropriations, H1080 [16MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H142 [1FE], H1900-H1902 [27AP], H4510 [22JN]

Armed Forces: tribute to Army 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment serving in Tall 'Afar, Iraq, H417 [28FE]

ATF: funding, H4653 [27JN]

Aviation: improve security, H4549 [26JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H378, H380, H382 [16FE]

———balance, H264 [14FE], H1445 [4AP], H4397, H4399 [21JN]

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

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, H139, H145 [1FE]

Citizenship: interpretation of U.S. Constitution regarding birthright citizenship, H2946 [19MY]

Civil rights: definition relative to issues of same-sex marriage or immigration, H3709 [9JN]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funding to submit an annual report detailing use of racial and ethnic preferences in admissions policies, H1339, H1340 [30MR]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding to implement bimodal spring pulse releases on the Missouri River, H3187, H3188 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Livestock Identification Board, H3085 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2563 [11MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4270 [20JN], H4545-H4547 [26JN]

———prohibit funding to establish a military base agreement with Iraq, H4270 [20JN], H4545-H4547 [26JN]

———protect right of military chaplains to pray according to their own beliefs, H2563 [11MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., H2325-H2330 [9MY], H2886-H2889 [18MY], H2950-H2953 [19MY], H3294 [25MY], H5029 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3294, H3322, H3323 [25MY], H3368, H3369, H3370 [6JN]

———Shadow Wolves border patrol program funding, H3322, H3323 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding, E1307 [28JN]

———limit the maximum review period for whistleblower lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act against Federal contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, H4770 [28JN]

———prohibit funding to enforce court decision permitting law enforcement officers to obtain evidence in contravention of search and seizure statutes, H4773 [28JN]

———prohibit funding to prevent certain States from implementing State laws authorizing use of medical marijuana, H4737 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2790 [18MY], E911 [19MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3936 [14JN]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H956 [14MR]

Economy: growth, H1447 [4AP], H4396 [21JN]

———impact of tax cuts, H4398 [21JN]

Employment: impact of illegal immigration on U.S. workforce, H140 [1FE], H2947 [19MY], H4402 [21JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3187, H3188 [24MY]

English language: declare as national language of U.S., H2948 [19MY]

———declare as official language of U.S., H2093 [3MY]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 710), H731 [8MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3687 [9JN]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H2560, H2563 [11MY], H3710, H3715, H3716 [9JN], H3780 [12JN], H4398, H4400 [21JN], H4512-H4517 [22JN]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H1446 [4AP], H4400 [21JN]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1339, H1340 [30MR]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H378 [16FE], H4511 [22JN]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, H956 [14MR]

Immigration: national policy, H781-H787 [8MR]

———prohibit Federal grants to law enforcement agencies within jurisdictions that prohibit the provision of information to the Dept. of Homeland Security about illegal aliens, H3368, H3369, H3370 [6JN]

———prohibit granting of amnesty to certain undocumented individuals, H5023, H5026, H5027 [11JY]

———reform, H140 [1FE], H1448, H1449, H1450 [4AP], H2163-H2171 [4MY], H2325-H2330 [9MY], H2632-H2639 [16MY], H2946, H2947, H2948 [19MY], H3220, H3223 [24MY], H4002 [14JN]

———reform (S. 2611), H5023, H5026, H5027, H5029 [11JY]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security, H957-H963 [14MR], H2950 [19MY], H4549, H4550 [26JN], H5118 [12JY]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H2092-H2094 [3MY], H2637 [16MY], H5023, H5026, H5027, H5029 [11JY]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H4512 [22JN]

Iran: address ongoing nuclear efforts relative to threat to U.S. national security and to international peace and security, H1899 [27AP]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H265-H270 [14FE], H377 [16FE], H2088-H2092 [3MY], H2886 [18MY], H3710, H3715, H3716 [9JN], H3780 [12JN], H4548 [26JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H4545, H4547, H4548 [26JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, prevent the establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence, and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil (S. Con. Res. 93), H2566 [11MY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H4514 [22JN]

———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (H.J. Res. 90), H4545 [26JN]

Mexico: economic assistance funding, H3687 [9JN]

———impact of domestic policies on levels of illegal immigration into the U.S., H2951 [19MY]

Minimum wage: level, H4511 [22JN]

Mother's Day: observance, H2560 [11MY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H4549 [26JN]

National Security Agency: collection and analysis of domestic telephone records, H2560 [11MY]

———Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, H139 [1FE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2829), H839 [9MR]

———require a minimum percentage of national media campaign funds be spent on advertisements to reduce methamphetamine use and award grants for such advertisements, H839 [9MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: open oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, E911 [19MY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H142 [1FE], H1900-H1902 [27AP], H4510 [22JN]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1898 [27AP]

Power resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, H1898-H1905 [27AP]

———increase the production and use of ethanol, H1902-H1905 [27AP]

———national energy policy, H142, H144 [1FE], H269 [14FE], H1898-H1905 [27AP]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology, H144 [1FE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4653 [27JN], H4737, H4745, H4746, H4770, H4773 [28JN], E1307 [28JN]

Small business: tribute to the on-premise sign industry, H1168 [28MR]

Storm Lake, IA: lake restoration project funding, H2790 [18MY]

Taxation: clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (H.R. 3095), H785 [8MR], H961-H963 [14MR], H2094 [3MY], H2638 [16MY]

———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), H4510 [22JN]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H383-H385 [16FE], H1446 [4AP], H4401 [21JN]

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), H3999 [14JN], H4099 [15JN], H4514 [22JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H380 [16FE]

Voting Rights Act: amend (H.R. 9), H5118, H5122 [12JY]

———prohibit funding to enforce bilingual ballot requirement, H4745, H4746 [28JN]

———repeal bilingual ballot requirement, H5120, H5122 [12JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H446 [28FE], H628 [7MR], H1193 [28MR]

Tributes

Kasal, Brad, H603 [7MR]

Lawson, Letitia, H1706 [25AP]