MILLER, GARY G. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9624 [16SE]

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 881), H1043 [4FE]

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA): anniversary (see H. Res. 472), H6267 [4JN]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 146), H1045 [4FE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: appropriate unobligated balances of funds to the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2942), H8960 [28JY]

Amtrak: permit passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage (see H.R. 3789), H11384 [14OC]

Armed Forces: ensure every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain's own conscience (see H.R. 268), H15503 [16DE]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H1045 [4FE]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 377), H5064 [30AP]

Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building, Portola, CA: designate (see H.R. 3319), H8707 [23JY]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H493 [23JA]

BLM: exempt any solar energy project on managed lands from an environmental impact statement requirement (see H.R. 964), H1158 [10FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H325 [14JA]

Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 1588), H5063 [30AP]

California: honor first responders, express condolences to victims, mourn loss of firefighters Tedmund D. Hall and Arnaldo Quinones, and condemn act of arson relative to Southern California wildfires (see H. Res. 724), H9396 [9SE]

———prohibit restriction of Central Valley Project operations based on an Endangered Species Act biological opinion if it would result in less than historical maximum export levels (see H.R. 3105), H14446 [9DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: accept a statue of Ronald Reagan from the people of California for placement (see H. Con. Res. 101), H4581 [21AP]

———engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6744 [12JN]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 2537), H7706 [26JN]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 983), H7250 [24JN]

Credit: increase maximum mortgage loan limits for FHA multi-family housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas (see H.R. 3527), H9279 [31JY]

———permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 2483), H5791 [19MY]

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 4349), H15499 [16DE]

Dept. of Defense: require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S. (see H.R. 2294), H6015 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H11515 [20OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a reinforced fence along a certain length of the U.S.-Mexico border and gain operational control over such border (see H.R. 3289), H8584 [22JY]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 1978), H4523 [2AP]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2406), H6015 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize participation in additional phases of the project to reclaim and reuse water within the service area of the Orange County Water District (see H.R. 383), H442 [21JA]

———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H1159 [10FE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H5667 [14MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 4110), H13265 [18NO]

Disabled: protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 1255), H6973 [17JN]

Diseases: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H6266 [4JN]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 2788), H10457 [1OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H10457 [1OC]

Elections: require Federal election ballots be generally printed only in English and modify requirement that certain jurisdictions provide ballots and other voting materials in languages other than English (see H.R. 764), H923 [3FE]

English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 1229), H3642 [18MR]

———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1247 [11FE]

Executive Office of the President: require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9549 [15SE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exclude certain small health care practices from Red Flag Guidelines (see H.R. 2345), H11458 [15OC]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 42), H9057 [29JY]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 50), H7838 [8JY]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H493 [23JA]

Federal employees: provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 646), H9281 [31JY]

———repeal certain provisions of law relative to official time and labor organization activities (see H.R. 3251), H8873 [27JY]

FHA: revise requirements for seller-financed downpayments for certain insured mortgages for single-family housing (see H.R. 600), H386 [16JA]

Flags: ensure the right of an individual to display the Service flag on residential property not be abridged (see H.R. 2546), H12044 [28OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H6904 [16JN]

Forests: expand areas of Federal land on which hazardous fuel reduction projects may be conducted and add protection of infrastructure in rural communities (see H.R. 4233), H15504 [16DE]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H6538 [10JN]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H9281 [31JY]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (see H.R. 3571), H9900 [23SE]

Government regulations: provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions (see H.R. 3174), H8008 [10JY]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 1086), H9899 [23SE]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3400), H10457 [1OC]

House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H11299 [13OC]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 1868), H4518 [2AP]

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H3706 [19MR]

———enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H1080 [9FE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2406), H6015 [21MY]

———improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 1199), H4734 [23AP]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 3308), H8706 [23JY]

———require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 19), H780 [28JA]

———require Federal contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 138), H780 [28JA]

Insurance: streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 2571), H6009 [21MY]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 1985, 2194), H5170 [5MY]

Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2760), H6415 [9JN]

Klein, Herbert: tribute (see H. Res. 637), H8025 [13JY]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 1228), H3642 [18MR]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H12141 [29OC]

———secure smuggling routes on the U.S.-Mexico border and better prevent the smuggling of narcotics and weapons across the border (see H.R. 2083), H4732 [23AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: prohibit offices from entering into certain contracts with any contractor who does not participate in the employment eligibility verification program (see H.R. 124), H780 [28JA]

Lim Poon Lee Post Office, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 3119), H7947 [9JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1519 [12FE]

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 566), H7085 [19JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H4250 [31MR]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 646), H9281 [31JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H2632 [24FE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 437), H5666 [14MY]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 394), H5096 [4MY]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H7086 [19JN]

Motor vehicles: recognize contributions of dealerships and provide closed dealerships an opportunity to obtain a franchise when manufacturers seek partners to open future dealerships (see H. Res. 713), H11168 [8OC]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743, 2796), H7706 [26JN]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary (see H. Res. 454), H6307 [8JN]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 438), H5666 [14MY]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6265 [4JN]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H5485 [12MY]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 1176), H2834 [25FE]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 2808), H7251 [24JN]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 16), H9808 [22SE]

NCAA: demand antitrust investigation of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and support establishment of a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Championship playoff system (see H. Res. 68), H1608 [13FE]

———prohibit the promotion, marketing, or advertising of any post-season Division I Football Bowl Subdivision game as a national championship game unless such game is the culmination of a playoff system (see H.R. 390), H2980 [4MR]

Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Res. 290), H4251 [31MR]

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H7445 [25JN]

Reserve Officers Association: include leadership positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws in the Federal charter (see H.R. 3581), H9670 [16SE]

Rialto, CA: tribute to Eisenhower High School boys' basketball team (see H. Res. 321), H4689 [22AP]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 131), H1045 [4FE]

Roy Wilson Post Office, Palm Desert, CA: designate (see H.R. 4214), H14827 [11DE]

San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 102), H382 [15JA]

Securities: constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations (see H.J. Res. 57), H7145 [23JN]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2287), H5307 [6MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H1045 [4FE]

———require an employer to take action after learning that an individual's account number does not match the individual's name (see H.R. 137), H526 [26JA]

Taiwan: express condolences in the aftermath of the typhoon that struck the central and southern regions of the island (see H. Res. 733), H9442 [10SE]

Taxation: clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3580), H9670 [16SE]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 3761), H11165 [8OC]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit for taxpayers who have entered into a binding contract before termination of such credit (see H.R. 3921), H11739 [23OC]

———make certain tax benefits permanent law (see H.R. 664), H493 [23JA]

———prevent pending tax increases and provide additional tax reductions to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 301), H1520 [12FE]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 1245), H3438 [16MR] (see H.R. 3760), H11165 [8OC]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 470), H1080 [9FE]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H4734 [23AP]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H387 [16JA]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H325 [14JA]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H13354 [19NO]

U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 557), H1159 [10FE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H7086 [19JN]

University of California, Irvine: tribute to men's volleyball team (see H. Res. 567), H7085 [19JN]

Veterans: allow individuals eligible for Post-9/11 educational assistance enrolled in an institute of higher education in a State that charges fees in lieu of tuition to use amounts payable for such fees (see H.R. 2474), H5790 [19MY]

Water Replenishment District of Southern California: anniversary (see H. Res. 758), H9738 [21SE]

Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 720), H9280 [31JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5000 [29AP]

Workforce Investment Act: make non-union training programs eligible for Federal funding under the ``Green Jobs'' program (see H.R. 2026), H7250 [24JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H922 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: increase loan limits for FHA single family housing mortgage insurance programs and reverse mortgage program and for the conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 587), H381 [15JA]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project and Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination and reclamation project, and assist in regional brine line construction in California (see H.R. 530), H324 [14JA]

Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions and holding companies to lease foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies (see H.R. 2529), H5891 [20MY]

Historic buildings and sites: assist citizens, public and private institutions, and governments in planning, interpreting, and protecting sites where historic battles were fought on American soil (see H.R. 548), H379 [15JA]

Immigration: remove incentives and loopholes that encourage illegal aliens to come into the U.S. and provide additional resources to local law enforcement and Federal border and immigration officers (see H.R. 994), H1247 [11FE]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 502), H6155 [3JN]

NCAA: prohibit receipt of Federal funds by a university that participates in Division I Football Bowl Subdivision unless the national championship game of such Subdivision is the culmination of a playoff system (see H.R. 599), H386 [16JA]

Power resources: increase supply of American made energy, reduce energy costs and dependence on foreign oil, tap into domestic energy sources, and reduce the Federal deficit (see H.R. 3505), H9278 [31JY]

SEC: issue guidance on the interpretation of fair value accounting (see H.R. 607), H386 [16JA]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H183 [13JA]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), earmark declaration, E1699 [9JY]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), Senate amendments, H3982 [25MR]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E544 [4MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H635 [28JA]

Cayir, Allen: National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations Ellis Island Medal of Honor award recipient, E987 [27AP]

China: support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (H. Res. 877), H12538 [6NO]

Credit: increase maximum mortgage loan limits for FHA multi-family housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas (H.R. 3527), H9523, H9524 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), earmark declaration, E1632 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2140 [31JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), earmark declaration, E1622 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, E1494 [18JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1997 [24JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, H3982 [25MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E2008 [24JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1973 [24JY]

Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions and holding companies to lease foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies (H.R. 2529), H6371 [9JN], H8972, H8973 [29JY]

Fuller, Millard: tribute (H. Res. 385), H6372, H6373 [9JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8902 [28JY], H8966 [29JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12221 [3NO], H12477, H12538 [6NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H12221 [3NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9630 [16SE]

Medicare: Medicare Advantage program funding, H12477 [6NO]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 502), H6371 [9JN]

Reserve Officers Association: include leadership positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws in the Federal charter (S. 1599), H13031 [17NO]

SBA: modernize Small Business Development Centers (H.R. 1845), H12477 [6NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), E1494 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1440 [17JN]

Securities: make technical corrections and conforming amendments to Federal securities laws relative to repeal of Public Utility Holding Company Act (H.R. 2947), H9525 [15SE]

Small business: economic impact of increased tax rates, H12477 [6NO]

Taxation: provide a credit for certain home purchases (H.R. 1245), H6371 [9JN]

Votes: position on missed, H11555 [21OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1653 [23FE], H2922 [3MR], H3103 [9MR], H3433 [16MR], H3746 [23MR], H4126 [30MR], H6303 [8JN], H6741 [12JN], H8353 [17JY], H11788 [26OC], H13625 [8DE]