BONILLA, HENRY (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3080 [23MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4939, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery, H3030 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alexander McRae Dechman Post Office Building, Grand Prarie, TX: designate (see H.R. 5626), H4133 [15JN]

Armed Forces: prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1131 [16MR]

———support military recruiting (see H. Con. Res. 339), H273 [14FE]

ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H4917 [29JN]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H973 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H450 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H4917 [29JN]

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

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H2586 [11MY]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 4547), H4134 [15JN]

———make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H4190 [16JN]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H4134 [15JN]

Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4561), H791 [8MR]

Immigration: supersede certain judicial orders relative to catching illegal aliens at ports of entry and returning them to their countries (see H.R. 5457), H3497 [7JN]

Lance Corporal Robert A. Martinez Post Office Building, Cleveland, TX: designate (see H.R. 5108), H2706 (see H.R. 5108), H2758 [17MY]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3643 [8JN]

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]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H2503 [10MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H973 [14MR]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H4134 [15JN]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H2706 (see H.R. 4597), H2758 [17MY]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1131 [16MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H869 [9MR]

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

Political campaigns: reform financing of campaigns for election for Federal office (see H.R. 4759), H1853 [26AP]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H874 [13MR]

Sergeant Jacob Dan Dones Post Office, Dimmitt, TX: designate (see H.R. 5540), H3496 [7JN]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H1453 [4AP]

———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), H1917 [27AP]

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

———repeal increase in the age of minor children whose unearned income is taxed as if parent's income (see H.R. 5463), H3227 [24MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H4424 [21JN]

Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (see H. Res. 668), H154 [1FE]

Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2861), H155 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 5384), H2588 [12MY]

Immigration: reform litigation procedures (see H.R. 5541), H3496 [7JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: across-the-board funding reduction, H3089 [23MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3039, H3052, H3054, H3055, H3056, H3057, H3058, H3059, H3060, H3061, H3062, H3067, H3069, H3070, H3078, H3080, H3087, H3088, H3089, H3093, H3094, H3095, H3100, H3101, H3103, H3105, H3106, H3108, H3111, H3118 [23MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5384), corrections in engrossment, H3119 [23MY]

Appropriations: 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), H1010 [15MR]

Bureau of Prisons: renew agreements with local governments to house Federal criminal aliens, H4636, H4637 [27JN]

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H3105, H3106, H3108, H3111 [23MY], H3928 [14JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service facility construction funding, H3057 [23MY]

———Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service bovine tuberculosis eradication program funding, H3061, H3062 [23MY]

———Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service invasive species eradication funding, H3056 [23MY]

———bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) tracking programs funding, H3067 [23MY]

———Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Organic Transitions Program funding, H3060 [23MY]

———crop insurance premium reduction program audit funding, H3089 [23MY]

———Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program funding, H3052 [23MY]

———loan repayment program regarding the provision of veterinary services in shortage situations funding, H3059 [23MY]

———Office of the Under Sec. for Natural Resources and Environment funding, H3070 [23MY]

———peanut storage and handling program extension, H3078 [23MY]

———prohibit food stamps funding from being expended in contravention of the Immigration and Nationality Act, H3103 [23MY]

———prohibit funding for dairy education in Iowa, H3105 [23MY]

———prohibit funding for fruit and vegetable market analysis in Arizona and Missouri, H3106 [23MY]

———prohibit funding for the closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency office prior to holding public hearings, H3069 [23MY]

———provide farm debt and program relief to African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs, H3101 [23MY]

———removal of consumer public interest representation from the National Organic Standards Board, H3054, H3055 [23MY]

———require purchase of a certain number of alternative-fuel vehicles, H3088 [23MY]

———Rural Community Advancement Program funding through reductions in the Natural Resources Conservation Service, H3058 [23MY]

———Wetlands Reserve Program funding, H3094 [23MY]

Dept. of Education: TRIO Programs funding, H1219 [29MR]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3928 [14JN]

Education: increase maximum amount of Pell Grant, H1219 [29MR]

FDA: Center for Veterinary Medicine animal antibiotic use study funding, H3093 [23MY]

Federal Crop Insurance Act: program compliance integrity funding, H3088 [23MY]

Federal employees: limit attendance at foreign conferences, H3101 [23MY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1219 [29MR]

Point of order, H3064, H3102 [23MY]

San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo: Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year and Top Rough Stock Remuda of the Year award recipient, E51 [1FE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4636, H4637 [27JN]

Texas: hurricane and wildfire disaster assistance funding, H1010 [15MR]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5384) (H. Rept. 109-463), H2588 [12MY], H2640 [16MY]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3040-H3049 [23MY]