FRANKS, TRENT (a Representative from Arizona)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2467 [10MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: condemn legal action against citizens who have already converted or plan to convert to other religions (see H. Res. 736), H1321 [29MR]
Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H869 [9MR]
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]
Canada: commend renewed commitment to war on terror (see H. Con. Res. 408), H3227 [24MY]
Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Res. 756), H1682 [6AP]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H3643 [8JN]
Charities: encourage all Americans to increase charitable giving (see H. Con. Res. 337), H225 [8FE]
China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H1453 [4AP]
Civil liberties: commemorate anniversary and reaffirm the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 411), H4009 [14JN]
Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 5700), H4794 [28JN]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H1678 [6AP]
Corporations: reduce burdens of implementing internal auditing control requirements of companies subject to securities laws (see H.R. 5405), H3309 (see H.R. 5405), H3362 [25MY]
Courts: provide for reassignment of certain Federal cases upon request of a party (see H.R. 5532), H3423 [6JN]
Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]
———prohibit the sale and disclosure of customer information from telecommunications carriers obtained by false pretenses (see H.R. 4662), H160 [7FE]
Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4134 [15JN]
Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H2706 (see H.R. 2730), H2758 [17MY]
Dept. of State: seek establishment of a conference where Iranian nationals who oppose the policies of the Government of Iran can discuss the future of the Government of Iran (see H.R. 4242), H389 [16FE]
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), H2586 [11MY]
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]
Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H1563 [5AP]
Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3016 [22MY]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3423 [6JN]
Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H4134 [15JN]
Freedom of religion: protect right of elected and appointed officials to express their religious beliefs through public prayer (see H.R. 4364), H646 [7MR]
Germany: urge immediate action to combat sex trafficking in connection with the 2006 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup (see H. Res. 860), H4424 [21JN]
House Rules: prohibit the consideration of conference reports on omnibus appropriation bills (see H. Res. 701), H509 [1MR]
———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), H25 [31JA]
Immigration: prohibit the unauthorized construction of tunnels between the U.S. and another country (see H.R. 4816), H1853 [26AP]
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: limit casino expansion (see H.R. 3431), H3227 [24MY]
———technical corrections (see H.R. 2353), H973 [14MR]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1852 [26AP]
Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4520 [22JN]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H3308 (see H.R. 1333), H3361 [25MY]
———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1853 [26AP]
———permit eligible seniors to elect to receive vouchers for health savings accounts and/or premiums for high deductible health insurance plan and suspend certain late enrollment penalties (see H.R. 4551), H155 [1FE]
Members of Congress: strengthen financial disclosures and require precertification of privately-funded travel (see H.R. 4967), H1681 [6AP]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1681 [6AP]
National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 776), H3309 (see H. Res. 776), H3362 [25MY]
National security: establish requirements for ownership, management, and operation of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4881), H791 [8MR]
National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 826), H3497 [7JN]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1131 [16MR]
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), H3309 (see H.R. 4761), H3361 [25MY]
———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]
Patriot Guard Riders (organization): commend the shielding of mourning military families from protesters and preserving the memory of fallen servicemembers at funerals (see H. Res. 731), H1682 [6AP]
Pham Hong Son: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 320), H451 [28FE]
Power resources: suspend Federal highway fuels tax and authorize the leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 5462), H4328 [20JN]
Presidents of the U.S.: grant power to reduce budget authority (see H.R. 4889), H791 [8MR]
Public Health Service Act: reauthorize the HIV Health Care Services Program (see H.R. 5009), H1563 [5AP]
Tariff: ethanol (see H.R. 5170), H1917 [27AP]
Taxation: allow a business tax credit for contributions to education scholarship organizations (see H.R. 4834), H1321 [29MR]
———allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 5230), H4009 [14JN]
———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 4961), H3309 (see H.R. 4961), H3361 [25MY]
———expand expensing for small business (see H.R. 4790), H1453 [4AP]
———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (see H.R. 3080), H2586 [11MY]
———limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H1676 [6AP]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H2102 [3MY]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1517), H3308 (see H.R. 1517), H3361 [25MY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H4424 [21JN]
———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1545), H509 [1MR]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 180), H3642 [8JN]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H25 [31JA]
U.N.: sanction Iran for its noncompliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (see H. Res. 782), H1852 [26AP]
Year of Polio Awareness: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 526), H1453 [4AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
India: address ongoing problem of untouchability (see H. Con. Res. 396), H1916 [27AP]
Remarks
Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H2450 [10MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2450, H2467, H2468 [10MY]
Foreign policy: national objectives priority assignments, H1926 [2MY]
Health: provide humanitarian support for Iraqi children in urgent need of medical care, H2467, H2468 [10MY]
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), H4087 [15JN]
Votes: position on missed, H1074
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2831, H2889 [18MY]
Subpoena Notices
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H1700 [25AP]