HUNTER, DUNCAN (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2446 [10MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H155 [1FE]
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize appropriations to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program in Arizona, California, and Nevada (see H.R. 5180), H2102 [3MY]
———continue participation in construction of the North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project (see H.R. 5715), H4914 [29JN]
Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H874 [13MR]
Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H509 [1MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H972 [14MR]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1196 [28MR]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 39), H333 [15FE] (see H.J. Res. 88), H3423 [6JN]
FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H4958 [10JY]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H1980 [2MY]
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]
Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials resulting from threat of potential litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2679), H4554 [26JN]
Immigration: prohibit the unauthorized construction of tunnels between the U.S. and another country (see H.R. 4830), H508 [1MR]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H389 [16FE]
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]
National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 776), H3309 (see H. Res. 776), H3362 [25MY]
National security: limit foreign control of investments in certain U.S. critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4959), H972 [14MR]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1131 [16MR]
Pham Hong Son: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 320), H973 [14MR]
Power resources: limit Federal court jurisdiction over certain suits on the application of a price threshold in determining the volume for which suspension of royalties applies to certain offshore oil and gas leases (see H.R. 5231), H1915 [27AP]
Schools: prohibit from receiving Federal funds if the school prevents a student from displaying or wearing in a respectful manner a representation of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 5255), H2339 [9MY]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1453 [4AP]
Supreme Court: decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding (see H. Con. Res. 354), H790 [8MR]
Taxation: extend the excise tax credits for certain liquid fuel derived from coal (see H.R. 5453), H3137 [23MY]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]
University of Portland: tribute to women's soccer team (see H. Res. 682), H332 [15FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 5122), H1677 [6AP]
National security: establish requirements for ownership, management, and operation of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4881), H644 [7MR]
San Diego, CA: preserve Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial by providing for immediate acquisition of the memorial by the U.S. (see H.R. 5683), H4554 [26JN]
Letters
Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths: Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H2546
———Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H2546
———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H2546
———Representative Hoekstra, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H2546
———Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), H2546
———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2546
———Representative Tom Davis, Committee on Government Reform (House), H2547
Lists
Committee on Armed Services (House) breakdown of activities on Iraq and the Global War on Terror, H4094-H4096 [15JN]
Remarks
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), H1101, H1102, H1103 [16MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H2512 [11MY]
Armed Forces: allow surviving spouses the option of assigning Survivor Benefit Plan payments to their children, H2523 [11MY]
———develop plan supporting activities of Defense Support to Civil Authorities Missions, H2538 [11MY]
———include number of disciplinary actions as part of the annual report on sexual assault in the military, H2523 [11MY]
———limit increase in the cost of TRICARE health care services, H2511, H2513 [11MY]
———limit percentage of paycheck garnished for recovery of overpayments made to servicemembers, H2538 [11MY]
Army: acquire land for the purpose of expanding Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, H2530 [11MY]
Committee on Armed Services (House): oversight of Iraqi situation, reconstruction, war on terror, troops, and detainees, H4094 [15JN]
Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 361), H1120 [16MR]
Dept. of Defense: additional oversight and accountability of contractors deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, retroactive regulations on previously issued contract extensions, and background checks on foreign nationals funding, H2538 [11MY]
———allow consideration of transit projects under the Defense Access Road Program, H2521 [11MY]
———authorize Army to enter into an agreement with Virginia to complete the Fairfax County Parkway, H2523 [11MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2368, H2369, H2370, H2380, H2447, H2468 [10MY], H2521, H2522, H2523, H2525, H2530, H2538, H2542 [11MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), amendment process, H2519 [11MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), consideration (H. Res. 806), H2363 [10MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), consideration (H. Res. 811), H2511, H2512, H2513, H2516 [11MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), corrections in engrossment, H2551 [11MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), motion to recommit, H2550 [11MY]
———CH-47 helicopter RESET program funding, H2530 [11MY]
———conduct study to determine scope of perchlorate contamination in formerly utilized defense sites, H2521, H2522 [11MY]
———High Altitude Air Ship Program funding, H2523 [11MY]
———implement GAO recommendation to cut down on award and incentive fee spending waste, H2521 [11MY]
———prohibit the awarding of contracts based on data from the Defense Contract Audit Agency, H1101, H1102, H1103 [16MR]
———protect right of military chaplains to pray according to their own beliefs, H2516 [11MY]
———report on threat to military personnel posed by improvised explosive devices, H2521 [11MY]
———require placement of field jamming devices on military vehicles used in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2542 [11MY]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit implementation of proposed rule relative to foreign investment in U.S. airlines, H3945 [14JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation, H2550 [11MY]
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3945 [14JN]
Health: provide humanitarian support for Iraqi children in urgent need of medical care, H2468 [10MY]
Homeland Defense-Homeland Security Technology Transfer Consortium: establish to facilitate the transfer of technologies to enhance security capabilites of Federal, State, and local first responders, H2525 [11MY]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1670 [6AP]
Power resources: energy security programs funding through reductions in national missile defense system funding, H2512 [11MY]
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), H4032, H4033, H4083, H4085, H4086, H4094 [15JN], H4149 [16JN]
Veterans: provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March, H2538 [11MY]
World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, H3417 [6JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4326 [20JN]
Special order: granted, H2335 [9MY], H2639 [16MY], H3420 [6JN]
Reports filed
Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 5122) (H. Rept. 109-52), H2179 [8MY]
Depts. of State and Defense, and Presidential Provision of Certain Information Relative to Contracting With Any Entity for Public Relations Purposes: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 685) (H. Rept. 109-397), H1127 [16MR]
Presidential and Dept. of Defense Document Transmittal on Presidential Authorization of Electronic Surveillance Without Court-Approved Warrants: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 645) (H. Rept. 109-384), H644 [7MR]
Tributes
Casper, Billy, H3414, H3415 [6JN]
Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny), H2550 [11MY]
Mulvihill, Patrick, E760
Simcock, Richard, E779
Soens, Harold, E639