SENSENBRENNER, F. JAMES, JR. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 5032), H2356 [15AP]
Aguilar, Luis A.: tribute (see H. Res. 954), H623 [6FE]
Alaska: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 127), H871 [12FE]
Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks (see H.R. 5995), H3402 [8MY]
Armed Forces: ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 5825), H2442 [16AP]
———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H10132 [26SE]
———provide for transitional health care for members separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve (see H.R. 5609), H1700 [13MR]
Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]
Buckley, William F., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1016), H1220 [4MR]
Budget: require that concurrent resolutions limit the growth of Federal spending to the mean of annual percentage growth of wages and gross domestic product (see H.R. 6105), H4878 [3JN]
Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 4464), H350 [17JA]
Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5760), H2223 [10AP]
China, People's Republic of: condemn discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of its prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 821), H1539 [11MR]
———end crackdown in Tibet and enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama to negotiate solution respecting distinctive Tibetan language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms (see H. Res. 1077), H2011 [3AP]
Clean Air Act: exempt greenhouse gases (see H.R. 6666), H7790 [31JY]
Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 5995), H3402 [8MY]
Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 1359), H4061 [15MY]
Conservation of energy: provide for the repeal of the phase out of incandescent light bulbs unless GAO makes certain specific findings (see H.R. 5616), H1701 [13MR]
Contracts: extend requirement for certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 5596), H2356 [15AP]
Courts: provide an equivalent to habeas corpus protection for persons held under military authority at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 6274), H6010 [24JN]
Crime: provide penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property (see H.R. 5131), H2659 [23AP]
Dept. of Commerce: use all reasonable measures to ensure that every person is counted in the 2010 decennial census (see H. Res. 1262), H5328 [11JN]
Dept. of Justice: make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 5464), H994 [14FE]
———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 5464), H1703 [13MR]
———reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (see H.R. 5057), H622 [6FE]
Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program and reallocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the U.S. (see H.R. 6090), H4320 [20MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see H.J. Res. 101), H10867 [9DE]
———enter into agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide free electronic filing of individual income tax returns (see H.R. 3457), H943 [13FE]
———require congressional approval for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see H.R. 7276), H10975 [10DE]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H7854 [8SE]
Employment: direct the Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Labor to conduct a joint study on fields of employment for which the greatest need for employees exists in various geographic areas (see H.R. 3646), H25 [15JA]
Favre, Brett: tribute (see H. Res. 1032), H1445 [10MR]
FDIC: create a net worth certificate program (see H.R. 7226), H10641 [29SE]
Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 5794), H2354 [15AP]
———repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5656), H2012 [3AP]
Federal employees: provide that employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer are given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically (see H.R. 6073), H4833 [22MY]
Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1219), H4976 [4JN]
FTC: explicitly prohibit the sending of text messages containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the ``do-not-call'' registry (see H.R. 5769), H2223 [10AP]
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (see H.R. 6577), H7057 [23JY]
Hazardous substances: exempt health care facilities, schools, and day care centers from laws requiring energy efficient lighting if such lighting contains mercury (see H.R. 5232), H1342 [5MR]
Health care professionals: provide relief for the shortage of nurses (see H.R. 5924), H2852 [29AP]
Immigration: provide for admission to the U.S. of certain Tibetans (see H.R. 6536), H6726 [17JY]
———recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future (see H.R. 5882), H2657 [23AP]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H3108 [6MY]
Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2880), H5329 [11JN]
Iraq: make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (see H.R. 5837), H2485 [17AP]
———support idea that coalition victory is possible (see H. Con. Res. 315), H2071 [8AP]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H3050 [5MY]
Medicare: provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H6177 [26JN]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3186 [7MY]
National Guard: recognize dedication and honorable service of members who are serving or have served in Operation Jump Start (see H. Res. 1306), H6473 [14JY]
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 908), H25 [15JA]
Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H815 [7FE]
Pelosi, Speaker: express support for revealing of commonsense plan to lower gasoline prices (see H. Res. 1135), H3187 [7MY]
Pensions: suspend minimum distribution requirements for certain retirement plans (see H.R. 7277), H10867 [9DE]
Petraeus, David H.: tribute (see H. Res. 1427), H8277 [16SE]
Power resources: provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H7809 [1AU]
———repeal certain incentives and subsidies for renewable fuels (see H.R. 5911), H2948 [30AP]
Real estate: require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 1264), H5328 [11JN]
Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6342 [9JY]
Stewart, Jimmy: honor life and accomplishments and recognize anniversary of birth (see H. Res. 1165), H3405 [8MY]
Taxation: accelerate phase-in of the deduction for domestic production activities (see H.R. 5101), H814 [7FE]
———allow a credit for recycling or remanufacturing equipment (see H.R. 5659), H1821 [31MR]
———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 6813), H7807 [1AU]
———exclude from gross income certain distributions from qualified retirement plans used for mortgage payments (see H.R. 5776), H2224 [10AP]
———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 5109), H558 [29JA]
———provide permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations (see H.R. 5908), H3187 [7MY]
———provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters (see H.R. 6640), H7307 [29JY]
———temporarily suspend excise tax on highway motor fuels (see H.R. 5995), H3402 [8MY]
Technology: authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development (see H.R. 5940), H3017 [1MY]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H2354 [15AP]
Voting: encourage States to enact laws requiring photo identification to vote in elections (see H. Con. Res. 357), H5409 [12JN]
Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H3404 [8MY]
World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H2152 [9AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Members of Congress: prohibit use of representational allowance for the long-term lease of a vehicle (see H. Res. 1186), H3403 [8MY]
Motor vehicles: establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles (see H.R. 6323), H5729 [19JN]
Taxation: reduce threshold for the allowance of the deduction for medical expenses (see H.R. 7025), H9084 [23SE]
Financial statements
Personal, E934
Remarks
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (H.R. 3195), H6065, H6070 [25JN]
———restore intent and protections (S. 3406), H8290 [17SE]
China, People's Republic of: end crackdown in Tibet and enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama to negotiate solution respecting distinctive Tibetan language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms (H. Res. 1077), H2050 [8AP]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce subpoenas issued to Harriet E. Miers and Joshua B. Bolten (H. Res. 980), adoption (H. Res. 982), H952 [14FE]
Economy: provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H491 [29JA]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H889 [13FE]
Health: increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (S. 1810), H9919 [25SE]
House of Representatives: recommend the finding of Harriet E. Miers and Joshua B. Bolten in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 979), adoption (H. Res. 982), H952 [14FE]
Protect America Act: extend (H.R. 5349), H889 [13FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4450 [21MY], H7953 [9SE], H8015 [10SE]
Statements
Americans With Disabilities Act Intent and Protections Restoration: by, H6067 [25JN], H8294