BEAUPREZ, BOB (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2707, H2759 [17MY], H2819 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H26 [31JA]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H3788 [12JN]

Colorado: address forest and watershed emergency exacerbated by the bark beetle infestation, reduce risk of wildfire and flooding, reinvigorate forest products industry, and encourage use of biomass fuels for energy (see H.R. 5305), H2174 [4MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H1917 [27AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H565 [2MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H3724 [9JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror (see H.R. 4239), H1130 [16MR]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H3724 [9JN]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1370), H1563 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado (see H.R. 4907), H790 [8MR]

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]

———prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H225 [8FE]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H1563 [5AP]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H1196 [28MR]

House Rules: reform the ethics process (see H.R. 4988), H1128 [16MR]

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

Medicare: improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H2641 [16MY]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 4042), H389 [16FE]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1390 [30MR]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H155 [1FE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H155 [1FE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H2706 (see H.R. 2231), H2758 [17MY]

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 3), H451 [28FE]

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

Office of Veterans Identity Protection Claims: establish to reimburse persons for injuries suffered due to unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of stolen identifying information (see H.R. 5520), H3308 (see H.R. 5520), H3360 [25MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H1563 [5AP]

Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 788), H1980 [2MY]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: ensure that continuation of welfare reforms remains a priority (see H. Con. Res. 438), H4680 [27JN]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H1563 [5AP]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H1196 [28MR]

Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H4796 [28JN]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H450 [28FE]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, support protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in the Darfur region (see H.R. 3127), H790 [8MR]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles (see H.R. 4672), H4220 [19JN]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H26 [31JA]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 4961), H4328 [20JN]

———allow use of flexible spending and health reimbursement arrangements in combination with health savings accounts (see H.R. 4511), H1130 [16MR]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H1197 [28MR]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H2706 (see H.R. 5206), H2758 [17MY]

———improve and expand education savings accounts (see H.R. 5314), H3724 [9JN]

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

———provide a credit to individuals for certain long-term care expenses (see H.R. 1150), H155 [1FE]

———provide tax incentives for the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans (see H.R. 5262), H3309 (see H.R. 5262), H3361 [25MY]

———treat gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as equities and mutual funds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals (see H.R. 1772), H3308 (see H.R. 1772), H3361 [25MY]

Textile industry and fabrics: prohibit application of foreign affairs exemption to certain rule making requirements relative to actions of the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (see H.R. 3416), H2102 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: prohibit obligation of funds for appropriation earmarks in the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program (see H.R. 5127), H1677 [6AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize a major medical facility project in Denver, CO (see H.R. 5101), H1562 [5AP]

Forests: implement hazardous fuels reduction projects in Colorado, extend stewardship contracts, and extend tax credits for electricity produced from biomass (see H.R. 5756), H5046 [11JY]

Remarks

American Red Cross Month: observance, E373 [15MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2457 [10MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2789, H2802, H2819, H2820 [18MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2917 [19MY]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), H2819 [18MY]

Foreign aid: limit assistance to countries that prohibit the importation of U.S. beef, H3690 [9JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3690 [9JN]

Forest Service: wildland fire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H2819, H2820 [18MY]

Taxation: increase and make permanent the expensing of certain depreciable business assets, H2457 [10MY]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 885), H4430 [22JN]

U.S. Geological Survey: consolidation of mapping centers into central operations center, H2802 [18MY]

Veterans: health care funding, H2917 [19MY]

Tributes

Reinick, Raymond, E1209 [20JN]