CHOCOLA, CHRIS (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4273, H4329 [20JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4555 [26JN], H4726, H4729 [28JN]

Appointments

Congressional Award Board, H1365 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H1319 [29MR]

Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 1871), H155 [1FE]

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]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H1743 [25AP]

China, People's Republic of: condemn unauthorized, inappropriate, and coerced ordination of Catholic bishops (see H. Res. 804), H3227 [24MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror (see H.R. 4239), H2706 (see H.R. 4239), H2758 [17MY]

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

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

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

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H25 [31JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H225 [8FE]

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), H4189 [16JN]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on basing apportionment on number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 53), H869 [9MR]

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

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

Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 5309), H2174 [4MY]

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

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

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]

Palestinians: assist refugees in the West Bank and Gaza to move to post-refugee status (see H.R. 5278), H2706 (see H.R. 5278), H2758 [17MY]

Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (see H.R. 5254), H1979 [2MY]

Power resources: prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (see H.R. 5253), H1979 [2MY]

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

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H389 [16FE]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H4795 [28JN]

———expand expensing for small business (see H.R. 4790), H388 [16FE]

———limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H1676 [6AP]

———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), H1130 [16MR]

———provide a credit to facilitate the accelerated development and deployment of crash avoidance and protection systems (see H.R. 3591), H333 [15FE]

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

Veterans: improve information security (see H.R. 5464), H3225 [24MY]

Wilfred Edward `Cousin Willie' Sieg, Sr., Post Office, Ramsey, IN: designate (see H.R. 5169), H1741 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H1677 [6AP]

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

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3019 [23MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: reduce for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, H2736 [17MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1959, H1960, H1962, H1963 [2MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1593 [6AP], H2736 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: Defense Travel System funding, H4273 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4273 [20JN]

Dept. of State: prohibit funding for business class or first class airline travel, H4729, H4730 [28JN]

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 (H.R. 5129), H1959 [2MY]

Elkhart, IN: tribute to Jimtown High School football team, E326 [9MR]

Medicare: funding, H1962 [2MY]

Michigan City, IN: anniversary of Notre Dame School, E688 [2MY]

Mishawaka, IN: tribute to Penn High School Academic Bowl Team, E855 [17MY]

———tribute to Penn High School Spell Bowl team, E324 [9MR]

NASA: prohibit funding for travel policies and practices in contravention of OMB regulations on the use of agency-owned passenger aircrafts, H4726 [28JN]

Nix, Cheryl: South Bend, IN, Community School Corp., Teacher of the Year recipient, E766 [10MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4726, H4729, H4730 [28JN]

Taxation: expand expensing for small business (H.R. 4790), H1960 [2MY]

———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), H4455 [22JN]

———rates, H1960, H1962, H1963 [2MY]

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), H4162 [16JN]

Walton, IN: tribute to Lewis Cass High School softball team, E1185 [16JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H787 [8MR], H4678 [27JN]

Tributes

Dunlap, Laverne, H761 [8MR]

Jesse, Megan, H4668 [27JN]

Ott, Delayne D., E968 [26MY]

Severns, Scott, E687 [2MY], E765 [10MY]