DIAZ-BALART, MARIO (a Representative from Florida)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 356), H154 [1FE]
Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H869 [9MR]
Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1743 [25AP]
Belarus: support democracy efforts, rule of law, respect for human rights, and a free and fair Presidential election (see H. Res. 673), H509 [1MR]
Cambodian-American Freedom Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 533), H5047 [11JY]
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), H974 [14MR]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 5131), H1677 [6AP]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H2503 [10MY]
Cuba: support U.S. diplomatic personnel stationed at the U.S. Interests Section in Havana (see H. Con. Res. 428), H3908 [13JN]
Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 603), H3425 [6JN]
Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4917 [29JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H2833 (see H.R. 4946), H2890 [18MY]
Dept. of Justice: develop a national strategy to eliminate illegal operations of certain international drug gangs (see H.R. 5291), H4009 [14JN]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H1743 [25AP]
Disasters: establish a program to provide reinsurance for State natural catastrophe insurance programs (see H.R. 4366), H868 [9MR]
———prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H2962 [19MY]
Earl D. Hutto Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 5107), H1562 [5AP]
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), H4521 [22JN]
Families and domestic relations: support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 318), H3309 (see H. Res. 318), H3362 [25MY]
FEMA: permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws (see H.R. 4381), H3138 [23MY]
Foreign aid: require recipients of U.S. foreign assistance to certify that the assistance will not be used to intentionally traffic in goods or services that contain counterfeit marks (see H.R. 5249), H4555 [26JN]
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3658), H1059 [15MR]
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]
Hugo, Chavez: condemn anti-democratic actions and support aspirations of the democratic forces in Venezuela (see H. Con. Res. 328), H869 [9MR]
Immigration: exclude from admission aliens who have made investments directly and significantly contributed to the enhancement or ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources (see H.R. 5292), H2173 [4MY]
Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H1389 [30MR]
Iran: condemn resumption of nuclear research efforts and support referral to the U.N. Security Council for noncompliance with International Atomic Energy Agency obligations (see H. Con. Res. 341), H332 [15FE]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1852 [26AP]
Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H566 [2MR]
Medicare: improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H2339 [9MY]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H2503 [10MY]
Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 887), H4520 [22JN]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H274 [14FE]
Morris W. Milton Post Office, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see H.R. 5104), H1917 [27AP]
National Tourism Week: observance (see H. Res. 729), H1744 [25AP]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1197 [28MR]
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]
Pham Hong Son: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 320), H973 [14MR]
Power resources: authorize energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities (see H.R. 5656), H4958 [10JY]
———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see H. Con. Res. 424), H4134 [15JN]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]
Research: 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), H4521 [22JN]
Shipping industry: improve codification of U.S. Code title relative to shipping (see H.R. 5413), H3309 (see H.R. 5413), H3362 [25MY]
Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 5230), H3497 [7JN]
———encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 5056), H4917 [29JN]
———establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (see H.R. 4836), H508 [1MR]
———improve and expand education savings accounts (see H.R. 5314), H4190 [16JN]
———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), H1452 [4AP]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H4917 [29JN]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H2586 [11MY]
Terrorism: recognize potential threat of Islamist terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere and seek support of OAS in combating the proliferation of such organizations (see H. Con. Res. 338), H974 [14MR]
Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 857), H3424 [6JN]
University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 761), H1452 [4AP]
Vincent J. Whibbs, Sr., Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 5736), H4915 [29JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Res. 756), H1452 [4AP]
Dept. of State: establish a pilot program to improve government-to-government relations with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida (see H.R. 4863), H564 [2MR]
Remarks
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), H4482
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), E78
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H3024 [23MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1594 [6AP], H2721, H2723, H2724, H2725, H2726, H2728 [17MY]
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2721, H2723, H2724, H2725, H2726, H2728 [17MY]
Cuba: clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products, H3949 [14JN]
———lift trade embargo, H3951 [14JN]
———prohibit use of funds to implement certain regulations that restrict travel to Cuba for educational activities, H3952 [14JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2783 [18MY], E915
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3949, H3951, H3952 [14JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), E1001
Florida: Everglades restoration funding, E915
Matos, Gabriel and Sara: Miami-Dade County, FL, Citizens' Crime Watch Chairperson of the Year award recipients, E188
Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H2783 [18MY]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities within a certain distance of a State's coastline unless the State requests leasing, H4875 [29JN]
———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4839
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), H4080 [15JN]
Votes: position on missed, H3699
WQBA-Radio (Miami, FL): anniversary, E960
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H506 [1MR]