DREIER, DAVID (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (H.R. 4411), H4958 [10JY]

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), H1564 [5AP]

———clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), consideration (H. Res. 755), H1512 [5AP]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2156 [4MY]

Committee To Escort the President, H15 [31JA]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H493 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alquist, Alfred E.: tribute (see H. Res. 750), H1390 [30MR]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H1742 [25AP]

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), H2175 [4MY]

———support military recruiting (see H. Con. Res. 339), H509 [1MR]

Beverly J. Wilson Post Office Building, Lincoln, CA: designate (see H.R. 4720), H868 [9MR]

Charities: encourage all Americans to increase charitable giving (see H. Con. Res. 337), H225 [8FE]

Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H874 [13MR]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1196 [28MR]

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]

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

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3309 (see H.R. 2808), H3361 [25MY]

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

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

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

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

Taxation: increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5638), H4521 [22JN]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 4862), H564 [2MR]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H225 [8FE]

Vietnam: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 5602), H3908 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Congress: notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. Res. 649), H24 [31JA]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (see H.R. 4975), H1128 [16MR]

———provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), consideration (see H. Res. 783), H1851 [26AP]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: welcome members and staff of the parliaments of East Timor, Republic of Georgia, Indonesia, and Macedonia as the first partner parliaments (see H. Res. 758), H1452 [4AP]

House of Representatives: fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. Res. 651), H24 [31JA]

House Rules: eliminate floor privileges and access to Member exercise facilities for registered lobbyists who are former Members or officers of the House (see H. Res. 648), H24 [31JA]

Immigration: prohibit the unauthorized construction of tunnels between the U.S. and another country (see H.R. 4830), H508 [1MR]

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), consideration (see H. Res. 755), H1451 [4AP]

Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present (see H. Res. 650), H24 [31JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H157 [7FE]

Remarks

al-Zarqawi, Abu Musab: killing of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) leader by U.S. forces in Iraq, H3504 [8JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief (H.R. 4939), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 857), H3747 [12JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H1884 [27AP], H3238 [25MY]

Association of Former Members of Congress: status of Congress to Campus Program, H1869 [27AP]

BLS: adopt statistical measures that accurately reflect the modern U.S. workforce (H. Res. 14), H303 [15FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 805), H2355, H2356, H2357, H2358, H2359 [10MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 349), H1877 [27AP]

Congress: extend civil penalties to lobbyist who knowingly offer gifts in violation of the law, H2038 [3MY]

———joint session for the State of the Union Message (S. Con. Res. 77), H5 [31JA]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 649), H4 [31JA]

———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H4719 [28JN]

———reception honoring former Members of Congress, H1869 [27AP]

Courts: protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (H.R. 4472), H691 [8MR]

Crime: increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers, H691 [8MR]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country and call for renegotiation of extradition treaty with Mexico, H691 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), amendment process, H2154 [4MY]

Dept. of Education: increase number of teachers qualified to teach advanced placement courses and establish adjunct teaching corps in math, science, and critical foreign languages, H1270 [29MR]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities, H1277 [29MR]

Dept. of Justice: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H4570 [27JN]

Economy: growth, H202-H207 [8FE], H1426 [4AP]

———impact of homeownership, H203 [8FE]

———impact of tax cuts, H204 [8FE]

———modify method for calculation of gross domestic product, H357 [16FE]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H204-H206 [8FE]

Federal aid programs: require data relative to Federal financial assistance to be available for public access in a searchable and user friendly form (H.R. 5060), H4337 [21JN]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 737), H1491 [5AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), consideration (H. Res. 851), H3504, H3505 [8JN]

Government: clarify application of criminal bribery and illegal gratuities statutes relative to earmarks, H2044, H2045 [3MY]

———offer Members a voluntary ethics training program within 100 days of being sworn in, H2040 [3MY]

———provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, H29, H31 [1FE]

———provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), H2011, H2015, H2019, H2023, H2038, H2039, H2040, H2041, H2042, H2043, H2044, H2045 [3MY]

———provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), consideration (H. Res. 783), H1874, H1875, H1877, H1878, H1879, H1880, H1881, H1882, H1883, H1884, H1885 [27AP]

———provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), corrections in engrossment, H2058 [3MY]

———provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), motion to recommit, H2055, H2056 [3MY]

———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying, H2055, H2056 [3MY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1270, H1277 [29MR]

———amend and extend (H.R. 609), consideration (H. Res. 741), H1207 [29MR]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: anniversary, H875 [14MR]

House of Representatives: fixing the hour of daily meeting (H. Res. 651), H4 [31JA]

———impact of partisanship, H4191 [19JN]

House Rules: eliminate floor privileges and access to Member exercise facilities for registered lobbyists who are former Members or officers of the House (H. Res. 648), H29, H31, H33, H36 [1FE]

———exemption of ceremonial or educational functions from the prohibition on floor privileges for registered lobbyists who are former Members or officers of the House, H33 [1FE]

———open versus restrictive rules, H31 [1FE]

———position on final passage of legislation relative to offering of motion to recommit, H2154 [4MY]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security, H574 [7MR]

Lobbyists: examine practice of charging percentage contingency fees in exchange for earmarks, H1882 [27AP]

———require registered lobbyists to complete mandatory ethics training, H2042, H2043 [3MY]

Medicare: prescription drug benefit coverage, H1884 [27AP]

Members of Congress: allow privately-funded travel during interim period whenever two-thirds members of the Committee on Ethics (House) vote to approve the proposed trip, H2039 [3MY]

———prohibit former Members from engaging in certain lobbying activities (H.R. 4658), H1883 [27AP]

———protect pension benefits of spouses and children of individuals involved in criminal behavior if such family members were not involved in or aware of the crime, H2043 [3MY]

Mexico: impact of improved economy on levels of illegal immigration into the U.S., H574 [7MR]

Minimum wage: level, H4570 [27JN]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 357), H1877 [27AP]

National security: support efforts to track terrorist financing and condemn disclosure and publication of classified information on this crucial method by which terrorists are traced (H. Res. 895), consideration (H. Res. 896), H4826 [29JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2829), E278 [2MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), amendment process, E1274 [26JN]

Patriotism: affirm that statements of national unity, including the National Anthem, should be recited or sung in English (H. Res. 793), H2187 [9MY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1884 [27AP]

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), consideration (H. Res. 755), H1506, H1509, H1510, H1511 [5AP]

———extend the prohibition on converting campaign dollars for personal use currently applicable to campaign committees to leadership political action committees, H2041 [3MY]

Pomona, CA: prohibit funding for the Fairplex Trade and Conference Center, H4719 [28JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), consideration (H. Res. 835), H3238 [25MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H204, H206 [8FE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4719 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5672), consideration (H. Res. 890), H4570 [27JN]

Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present (H. Res. 650), H4 [31JA]

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), H4191 [19JN]

Unemployment: rates, H203 [8FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H270 [14FE], H446 [28FE], H628 [7MR], H970 [14MR], H1193 [28MR], H1450 [4AP], H1737 [25AP], H2335 [9MY], H2703, H2755 [17MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 513, 527 Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 755) (H. Rept. 109-404), H1451 [4AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4975, Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 783) (H. Rept. 109-441), H1851 [26AP]

Eliminate Floor Privileges and Access to Member Exercise Facilities for Registered Lobbyists Who Are Former Members or Officers of the House: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 109-369), H23 [31JA]

Legislative Line Item Veto Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 4890) (H. Rept. 109-505), H4219 [19JN]

Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 4975) (H. Rept. 109-439), H1740 [25AP]

Tributes

Bilbray, Representative, H3799 [13JN]

Nofziger, Lyn, H1136 [28MR]

Weinberger, Caspar, H1136 [28MR]