INGLIS, BOB (a Representative from South Carolina)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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]

———facilitate Presidential leadership and congressional accountability regarding reduction of other spending to offset costs of responding to recent natural disasters (see H.R. 3966), H791 [8MR]

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

Central Asia: encourage countries to accelerate democratic reforms and fulfill human rights obligations (see H.R. 3189), H1980 [2MY] (see H.R. 5382), H3643 [8JN]

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

Colleges and universities: authorize higher education curriculum development and graduate training in advanced energy and green building technologies (see H.R. 5644), H4327 [20JN]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 4411), H333 [15FE]

Courts: clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 865), H3909 [13JN]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H1131 [16MR]

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]

Diseases: increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 5022), H5128 [12JY]

District of Columbia: authorize Marion Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to establish a commemorative work to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion (see H.R. 5057), H1389 [30MR]

Education: authorize programs relative to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education at the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science (see H.R. 5358), H2584 [11MY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H4680 [27JN]

Government: establish Federal Review Commissions to review and make recommendations on improving operations, effectiveness, and efficiency of Federal programs and agencies, and require a schedule for such reviews (see H.R. 5766), H5127 [12JY]

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), H226 [8FE]

House Rules: curtail the growth of Government programs (see H. Res. 690), H3138 [23MY]

———prohibit the consideration of conference reports on omnibus appropriation bills (see H. Res. 701), H646 [7MR]

———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), H160 [7FE]

Immigration: establish procedures for issuance of ``no match'' letters to employers by the SSA and notification of the Dept. of Homeland Security regarding such letters (see H.R. 5507), H4958 [10JY]

India: address ongoing problem of untouchability (see H. Con. Res. 396), H1981 [2MY]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 4976), H1681 [6AP]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1917 [27AP]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1981 [2MY]

Law enforcement: provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (see H.R. 4170), H155 [1FE]

Mecham, Leonidas R.: tribute (see H. Res. 724), H973 [14MR]

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 Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 681), H332 [15FE]

National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 826), H3643 [8JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1681 [6AP]

Power resources: authorize energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities (see H.R. 5656), H4423 [21JN]

———increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to establish project to address issue of peak oil (see H. Res. 507), H26 [31JA]

Public Health Service Act: expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]

Research: authorize the NSF and certain Dept. of Energy programs to provide grants to early career researchers to conduct high-risk, high-return research in areas relevant to industry (see H.R. 5357), H2584 [11MY]

———authorize the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science to provide grants to early career researchers to establish innovative research programs and integrate education and research (see H.R. 5356), H2584 [11MY]

Social Security: notify individuals of improper use of their Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 5409), H4958 [10JY]

Sudan: condemn attacks on civilians, call on all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement, approve peacekeeping forces, and urge the U.S. to help improve security in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 723), H4555 [26JN]

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]

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

———make credit for adoption expenses permanent and repeal limitation on carryforwards of unused credit (see H.R. 347), H5128 [12JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Federal Courthouse, Greenville, SC: designate (see H.R. 5546), H3496 [7JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy (see H.R. 5143), H1678 [6AP]

Letters

H-Prize Act: Bill Kingsley, Enertech (business), H2353 [10MY]

———David L. Amati, Society of Automotive Engineers International, H2352 [10MY]

———Jeffrey A. Serfass, National Hydrogen Association, H2351 [10MY]

———John M. Collins, TIAX LLC, H2353 [10MY]

———Ken W. Cole, General Motors Corp., H2352 [10MY]

———KR Sridhar, Ion America (business), H2353 [10MY]

———Phillip T. Baxley, Shell Hydrogen (business), H2352 [10MY]

———Robert Rose, U.S. Fuel Cell Council, H2352 [10MY]

———Robert S. Walker, Hydogren Advisory Council, H2351 [10MY]

———Thomas E. Mutchler, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., H2352 [10MY]

———Tom Purves, BMW of North America, Inc., H2352 [10MY]

———Venki Raman, Protium Energy Technologies (business), H2353 [10MY]

Remarks

Dept. of Energy: establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy (H.R. 5143), H2346, H2347, H2351 [10MY]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 681), H596, H597 [7MR]

South Carolina: tribute to Silver Crescent Foundation Silver Crescent Award for Manufacturing Excellence recipients, E1108 [9JN]

Tributes

Adams, Jamie L., E1052 [8JN]