2006 Voting Record
2nd Session, 109th Congress, January 31 - December 8, 2006
How the Voting Record Report is Arranged
My complete voting record for the 2nd Session of the 109th Congress includes the votes I cast in 2006. Providing my complete voting record continues my practice each year of making available for the people I represent my votes on all matters coming before Congress. Public accountability is among my most important responsibilities as a member of Congress.
There were 543 roll call votes during the 2nd Session of the 109th Congress which convened on January 31 and adjourned on December 8, 2006. Included in those roll call votes were 111 procedural votes, such as rules for consideration of bills and resolutions, approval of the Speaker’s journal (or the minutes of the previous day’s business), quorum calls, and parliamentary procedure motions, such as motions to rise or adjourn or table or limit debate or sustain a ruling of the chair. I missed only 12 votes, which included six procedural roll calls, for a voting attendance record of 97.8 percent. Procedural votes and missed votes are not listed in this report.
This report is arranged by general subject areas as follows: each vote begins with the roll call number with a period, followed in bold type by the number of the bill or resolution being considered and a short description of the question on which the vote was taken, including amendments, motions to recommit and passage. Next my own vote on the measure is listed in bold type by either a “yes” or “no.” The vote of the entire House follows indicated by either “passed” or “failed” with the vote total, followed by the date on which the vote occurred. Votes taken under suspension of the rules are so noted and an explanation of that procedure may be found in the glossary.
Agriculture & Rural Affair
- 69. S. 2120, to require processors who ship milk from states under federal pricing rules to those with their own regulations to pay the minimum federal price and provide an exemption for small producers. No. Passed 285-128, under suspension of rules. 3/28/06.
- 182. H.R. 5384, FY 2007 agriculture appropriations. Amendment to increase funding by $23 million for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and offset the increase by a reduction in the Agriculture Department common computing environment account. No. Passed 234-184. 5/23/06.
- 183. H.R. 5384. Amendment to increase funding by $500,000 for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and offset the increase by a reduction to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Yes. Passed 345-76. 5/23/06.
- 184. H.R. 5384. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to implement the National Animal Identification System, a state-federal-industry partnership to standardize and expand animal identification programs to all livestock and poultry. No. Failed 34-389. 5/23/06.
- 185. H.R. 5384. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to carry out activities of the Market Access Program which helps fund advertising and marketing for agricultural exports. No. Failed 79-342. 5/23/06.
- 186. H.R. 5384. Amendment to require a 1 percent across-the-board cut in discretionary spending. No. Failed 99-322. 5/23/06.
- 187. H.R. 5384. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for salaries or expenses of personnel who make loans in excess of 17 cents per pound for domestically grown raw sugar cane or 2.16 cents per pound for refined beet sugar from domestically grown beets, effectively cutting the sugar loan program by 6 percent. No. Failed 135-281. 5/23/06.
- 188. H.R. 5384. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to implement the proposed wetlands reserve program limitation. No. Failed 185-235. 5/23/06.
- 189. H.R. 5384. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the food stamp program to contravene existing immigration law requiring sponsors of legal aliens to be financially liable for their government benefits. Yes. Passed 266-153. 5/23/06.
- 190. H.R. 5384. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to fund dairy education in Iowa. No. Failed 92-325. 5/23/06.
- 191. H.R. 5384. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for hydroponic tomato production in Ohio. No. Failed 90-328. 5/23/06.
- 192. H.R. 5384. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the national grape and wine initiative. No. Failed 87-328. 5/23/06.
- 193. H.R. 5384. On passage of the bill to provide $93.6 billion in FY 2007 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, including the FDA and other related agencies. Yes. Passed 378-46. 5/23/06.
- 431. H.R. 503, horse slaughter protection. Amendment to require the secretary of Agriculture to certify that sufficient horse sanctuaries exist to care for unwanted horses before the legislation would take effect. No. Failed 177-229. 9/7/06.
- 432. H.R. 503. Amendment to provide an exemption to the bill for Native Americans or people from other cultures that have traditionally consumed equine meat. No. Failed 149-256. 9/7/06.
- 433. H.R. 503. On passage of the bill to prohibit the transporting, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses to be slaughtered for human consumption. Yes. Passed 263-146. 9/7/06.
Appropriations
- 43. H.R. 4939, FY 2006 emergency supplemental appropriations. Amendment to strike a section of the bill that would prohibit the sale of operations at several U.S. ports to DP World, a state-controlled maritime company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. No. Failed 38-377. 3/15/06
- 45. H.R. 4939. Amendment to transfer $26 million for marine patrol aircraft for the Colombian Navy to be used on drug interdiction operations. Yes. Passed 250-172. 3/16/06.
- 46. H.R. 4939. Amendment to increase by $50 million the amount appropriated in the bill for peacekeeping operations in Darfur. No. Passed 213-208. 3/16/06.
- 47. H.R. 4939. Amendment to add $8 million to the State Department’s Diplomatic and Consular Program to upgrade levees along the Rio Grande River that are under the exclusive control of the department’s International Boundary and Water Commission. No. Failed 198-221. 3/16/06.
- 48. H.R. 4939. Amendment to reduce by $5 million the amount in the bill for State Department public diplomacy programs related to Iran. No. Failed 75-344. 3/16/06.
- 49. H.R. 4939. Amendment to reduce by $5 million the amount in the bill for educational and cultural exchange programs with Iran. No. Failed 78-343. 3/16/06.
- 50. H.R. 4939. Amendment to eliminate funding to the State Department’s Broadcasting Board of Governors designated for Radio Free Europe. No. Failed 88-333. 3/16/06.
- 51. H.R. 4939. Amendment to increase by $465 million the amount in the bill for the Army Corps of Engineers for levee armor and general coastal restoration and hurricane protection. No. Failed 199-215. 3/16/06.
- 52. H.R. 4939. Amendment to increase by $2 billion the amount in the bill for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and offset the increase by cutting funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Disaster Relief Fund by the same amount. No. Failed 174-248. 3/16/06.
- 53. H.R. 4939. Amendment to increase by $1.9 billion the amount in the bill for the CDBG program. No. Failed 210-212. 3/16/06.
- 54. H.R. 4939. Amendment to add $56 million to the bill for the repair of military exchanges at Keesler Air Force Base and the Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport in Mississippi, damaged by Hurricane Katrina. No. Passed 250-171. 3/16/06.
- 56. H.R. 4939. Amendment to increase funding for the Department of Homeland Security by $1.225 billion, specifically $700 million for Customs and Border Patrol, $125 million for the Coast Guard, and $400 million for FEMA. No. Failed 208-210. 3/16/06.
- 57. H.R. 4939. Amendment to cut the $19.1 billion in the bill for hurricane recovery. No. Failed 89-332. 3/16/06.
- 58. H.R. 4939. Amendment to provide an additional $50 million to FEMA to repair and replace election infrastructure in states affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. No. Failed 194-227. 3/16/06.
- 59. H.R. 4939. Amendment to strike the section of the bill that makes $750 million in FY 2007 emergency funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in current law available in FY 2006 as well as FY 2007. No. Failed 76-342. 3/16/06.
- 60. H.R. 4939. Amendment to prohibit the Army from awarding a contract to any contractor if the Defense Contract Audit Agency has determined that more than $100 million of the contractor’s costs for work in Iraq were unreasonable. No. Failed 193-225. 3/16/06.
- 61. H.R. 4939. Amendment to prohibit funds from being used to enforce application deadlines regarding Small Business Administration disaster loans. No. Failed 201-213. 3/16/06.
- 62. H.R. 4939. Amendment to prohibit funds from being used to make or guarantee a loan under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act other than a loan for which the borrower is charged an interest rate in accordance with the act. No. Failed 200-219. 3/16/06.
- 63. H.R. 4939. Amendment to prohibit funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce the termination of the hotel and motel emergency shelter program established by FEMA for families displaced by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season. No. Failed 189-230. 3/16/06.
- 64. H.R. 4939. Motion to recommit the bill to the Appropriations Committee with instructions to ensure that all of the $750 million for the LIHEAP energy program that is appropriated in the bill be spent in FY 2006. No. Failed 188-233. 3/16/06.
- 65. H.R. 4939. On passage of the bill to provide $91.9 billion in FY 2006 emergency supplemental appropriations, including $67.6 billion for defense, $4.3 billion for foreign aid, and $19.2 billion for hurricane relief. Yes. Passed 348-71. 3/16/06.
- 540. H.J.Res. 102, to provide continuing appropriations through February 15, 2007, for all federal departments and agencies whose FY 2007 appropriations bills have No. been enacted; set funding at the level in the House-passed bill, Senate-passed bill, or the FY 2006 funding level, whichever is lowest; provide authority to transfer up to $684 million in funds made available to the Veterans Affairs Department to the VA medical services account as well as delay until February 16, 2007, the cost-of-living pay increase for members of Congress scheduled to take effect in January. Yes. Passed 370-20. 12/8/06.
Budget, Taxes, Revenue
- 4. H.Res. 653, to adopt the resolution under which the House would automatically concur in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to S. 1932, providing for FY 2006 budget savings of $38.8 billion over five years. Yes. Passed 216-214. 2/1/06.
- 67. H.R. 4297, Tax Relief Act. Motion to instruct House conferees to insist that the conference report on the tax measure does No. increase the federal budget deficit or the amount of debt subject to the public debt limit. Yes. Passed 222-187. 3/16/06.
- 74. H.R. 4297. Motion to instruct House conferees to insist that the conference report include the Senate-passed provision relating to the Alternative Minimum Tax extension, eliminate House-passed provisions enacting lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains and insist that the conference report No. increase the federal deficit or the amount of debt subject to the statutory limit. No. Failed 192-229. 3/29/06.
- 94. H.R. 4297. Motion to instruct conferees to insist that the conference report include the Senate-passed provisions that would extend through 2009 the “savers’ credit” for contributions made by low-income taxpayers to certain retirement accounts, modify and extend through 2007 the research and development tax credit, extend and increase the amount of income exempt from the alternative minimum tax, reject House-passed provisions to extend lower rates on capital gains and dividends, and insist that the conference report No. increase the federal deficit or the amount of the debt subject to the public debt limit. No. Failed 196-232. 4/6/06.
- 109. H.R. 4297. Motion to instruct conferees to insist that the conference report include three Senate-passed provisions regarding benefit limits for oil companies using a certain type of accounting method for valuing inventory; a provision in current law that allows two-year amortization of certain expenditures relating to oil and gas exploration, and foreign tax rules, and also insist that conferees drop a House-passed provision that would extend for two years the reduced tax rates on capital gains and dividends. No. Failed 190-232. 4/27/06.
- 121. H.R. 4297. Motion to instruct conferees to insist that the conference report include three Senate-passed provisions related to tax benefits for oil companies and drop House-passed provisions that would extend for two years the reduced tax rates on capital gains and dividends. No. Failed 197-224. 5/3/06.
- 134. H.R. 4297. Motion to recommit the conference report on the bill back to the conference committee with instructions to bring a new conference report to the House by May 17, 2006, that would provide the maximum allowable amount of alternative minimum tax relief, eliminate House-passed provisions extending lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains and avoid increasing the federal deficit or the amount of the debt subject to the public debt limit. No. Failed 190-239. 5/10/06.
- 135. H.R. 4297. To adopt the conference report to the bill to extend some $70 billion in tax cuts over a five-year period; extend through 2010 reduced tax rates on capital gains and dividends; extend through 2009 a provision that allows small businesses to write off up to $100,000 in depreciable assets in the year they are made, and extend and increase for 2006 alternative minimum tax exemption amounts. Yes. Passed 244-185. 5/10/06.
- 155. H.Con.Res. 376, FY 2007 budget resolution. Substitute amendment to set spending and revenue levels to provide a FY 2011 budget surplus of $2.3 billion; rescind 2001 and 2003 enacted tax cuts for individuals with more than $200,000 in gross income; reduce an inventory-related tax benefit for large oil companies; cut funding for the ballistic missile defense system, and provide that the added revenue from the cuts would be used for deficit reduction, education, jobs, health and other programs, and provide for pay-as-you-go rules requiring that tax cuts and new entitlement spending be offset with revenue increases or spending cuts. No. Failed 131-294. 5/17/06.
- 156. H.Con.Res. 376. Substitute amendment to set spending and revenue levels to provide for a balanced budget by FY 2011; provide for reconciliation savings of $358.3 billion over five years; extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts; eliminate some 150 federal programs; increase defense and veterans spending; restructure three cabinet departments; reduce foreign aid by $31 billion over five years; allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and eliminate highway project earmarks. No. Failed 94-331. 5/17/06.
- 157. H.Con.Res. 376. Substitute amendment to set a 10-year budget through FY 2016 and provide for a balanced budget by FY 2012; institute pay-as-you-go rules; add spending for education, training, health, environment and conservation programs; create a $150 billion tax cut reserve fund over 10 years and change House rules to require that the House take a separate vote on increasing the debt limit. No. Failed 184-241. 5/17/06.
- 158. H.Con.Res. 376. To adopt the concurrent resolution setting a budget blueprint for FY 2007 to allow up to $872.8 billion in discretionary spending and $50 billion for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yes. Passed 218-210. 5/17/06.
- 257. H.R. 4939. To adopt the conference report to the bill to provide $94.5 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations for FY 2006, specifically for defense and foreign aid, hurricane relief, pandemic flu preparations and border security efforts. Yes. Passed 351-67. 6/13/06.
- 314. H.R. 5638, Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act. Motion to recommit the bill to the Ways and Means Committee with instructions to include a provision increasing the estate tax exemption to $3 million for individuals and $6 million for married couples in 2007 and $3.5 million for individuals and $7 million for married couples in 2009. No. Failed 182-236. 6/22/06.
- 315. H.R. 5638. On passage of the bill to reduce the estate tax, providing an exemption of $5 million for individuals and $10 million for married couples effective in 2010 and indexed for inflation, and provide that beginning in 2010 the estate tax rate would be equal to that on capital gains for estates up to $25 million and twice that for estates valued at $25 million or more, and provide a 60 percent reduction in capital gains from qualified timber sales. Yes. Passed 269-156. 6/22/06.
- 316. H.R. 4890, Legislative Line Item Veto Act. Motion to recommit the bill to the Budget Committee with instructions to include a provision prohibiting the president from using the expedited rescission process on some mandatory spending and giving Congress the right to amend rescission proposals. No. Failed 170-249. 6/22/06.
- 317. H.R. 4890. On passage of the bill to authorize the president to recommend that appropriations, direct spending and targeted tax benefits be cancelled, and establish expedited procedures for votes on proposed rescissions. Yes. Passed 247-172. 6/22/06.
- 424. H.R. 5970, Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act. Motion to recommit the bill to the Education and the Workforce Committee with instructions to report it back without the estate tax provisions. No. Failed 190-220. 7/28/06.
- 425. H.R. 5970. On passage of the bill to raise the minimum wage to $7.25 per hour by June 1, 2009; increase the amount of an estate that is exempt from tax, index the amount for inflation and reduce the tax rate on the portion of the inheritance that exceeds the exemption; extend through 2007 several expiring tax provisions, including the research and development credit, the tuition tax deduction for higher education and the deduction for state and local sales taxes. Yes. Passed 230-180. 7/28/06.
- 427. H.R. 2808, to direct the Treasury Department to mint and issue up to 500,000 $1 silver coins commemorating the life of President Abraham Lincoln. Yes. Passed 401-0, under suspension of rules. 9/6/06.
- 532. H.R. 6111, Tax Relief and Health Care Act. To concur in the Senate amendment to the bill with a House amendment and add language to require oil companies with royalty-free offshore leases to renegotiate those deals before winning any new leases in the area covered by the legislation, and language to suspend the alternative minimum tax requirement for certain taxpayers in 2007. No. Failed 205-207. 12/8/06.
- 533. H.R. 6111. To concur in the Senate amendment with a House amendment to the bill to extend a number of expiring or expired tax breaks through 2007; extend certain expiring energy tax provisions; block a scheduled 5 percent cut in Medicare physician payments in 2007, and allow new offshore drilling in 8.3 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico. Yes. Passed 367-45. 12/8/06.
Business, Banking and Labor
- 11. H.R. 4745, to provide FY 2006 supplemental appropriations for the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan program. Yes. Passed 410-5, under suspension of rules. 2/15/06.
- 22. H.R. 2830, Pension Protection Act. Motion to instruct House conferees to include Senate language related to special funding rules for plans maintained by commercial airlines as well as language related to plan benefits guaranteed when Federal Aviation Administration rules require an individual to retire before age 65. Yes. Passed 265-158. 3/8/06.
- 26. H.R. 3505, to make it easier for banks to open new branches across state lines and allow banking regulators to examine healthy banking institutions less frequently than under current law, and allow certain types of credit unions to join the Federal Home Loan Bank system. Yes. Passed 415-2, under suspension of rules. 3/8/06.
- 93. H.R. 2830, Pension Protection Act. Motion to instruct House conferees to include Senate-passed language related to conversions to cash balance plans, and to reject House-passed provisions dealing with benefit accrual standards. Yes. Passed 248-178. 4/6/06.
- 122. H.R. 2830. Motion to instruct House conferees to recede to the Senate-passed language dealing with restrictions on funding of non-qualified deferred compensation plans, with certain exceptions, including that restrictions on executive compensation should be the same as those for workers and retirees to the maximum extent possible. Yes. Passed 299-125. 5/3/06.
- 367. H.R. 2990, credit rating agency registration. Substitute amendment to require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to finalize, within 60 days of enactment, a rule to define a nationally recognized statistical rating organization and, within 180 days of enactment, to establish guidelines about the process used to identify such organizations, and require an annual congressional hearing on the effectiveness of the new definitions and guidelines, and the voluntary self-regulatory framework for five years after enactment. No. Failed 198-222. 7/12/06.
- 368. H.R. 2990. On passage of the bill to remove the SEC’s discretion in designating nationally recognized credit rating companies, instead giving the agency the authority to establish a voluntary registration process for credit rating companies; require all SEC-registered rating organizations to establish and enforce policies that prevent the misuse of non-public information and address any conflicts of interest that may arise during the organization’s normal course of business. Yes. Passed 255-166. 7/12/06.
- 399. H.R. 2830. Motion to instruct House conferees on the pension reform legislation to include Senate-passed provisions related to conversions to cash balance plans and computation of guaranteed benefits for airline pilots who are required to separate from service prior to reaching age 65, but only with respect to plan terminations occurring on or after September 11, 2001, and reject House-passed provisions dealing with benefit accrual standards. Yes. Passed 281-139. 7/25/06.
- 417. H.R. 2830. Motion to instruct House conferees to agree to a number of Senate-passed provisions including those related to cash balance plans and pension benefits for airline pilots. Yes. Passed 285-126. 7/27/06.
- 421. H.R. 4, Pension Protection Act. Motion to recommit the bill to the Education and the Workforce Committee with instructions to include Senate-passed provisions related to pension relief for airlines, transition protection for older workers affected by cash balance conversions, and computation of guaranteed benefits for certain airline pilots required to separate from service prior to reaching age 65. No. Failed 189-222. 7/28/06.
- 422. H.R. 4. On passage of the bill to establish a new premium that employers who terminate their pension plans would have to pay the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; change the formula for determining whether a pension plan is fully funded, and require employers to meet a 100 percent funding target; provide that firms that administer 401(k) plans would be allowed to give investment advice to employees with respect to the firm’s own financial products, but require it to be based on an independently certified computer model, and provide special pension relief to airlines. Yes. Passed 279-131. 7/28/06.
- 492. H.R. 5637, to establish national standards for how states regulate, collect and tax re-insurance as well as non-admitted insurance, which covers unique or atypical risks. Yes. Passed 417-0, under suspension of rules. 9/27/06.
- 494. S. 2856, to authorize the payment of interest on balances held for depository institutions at a federal reserve a bank and give the Federal Reserve greater flexibility to set the ratio of reserves a depository institution must maintain against its transaction accounts. Yes. Passed 417-0, under suspension of rules. 9/27/06.
- 522. H.R. 5585, to agree to the Senate amendments to the bill to permit the “netting” of financial obligations during bankruptcy proceedings in cases where gross amounts due to creditors exceed the actual value of contracts after all transactions are taken into account. Yes. Passed 395-0, under suspension of rules. 11/15/06.
Congressional Matters
- 3. H.Res. 648, to amend House rules to prohibit former House members and officers who are registered lobbyists access to the House floor, the rooms leading to the House chamber, and the members’ gym. Yes. Passed 379-50, under suspension of rules. 2/1/06.
- 5. H.Res. 670, to express the sense of the House congratulating the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League for winning Super Bowl XL. Yes. Passed 384-0, under suspension of rules. 2/8/06.
- 8. H.Con.Res. 322, to express the sense of Congress in gratitude to the United Service Organization (USO) on its 65th anniversary. Yes. Passed 407-0, under suspension of rules. 2/14/06.
- 10. S.Con.Res. 79, to express the sense of Congress that no U.S. assistance should be provided directly to the Palestinian Authority if any representative political party holding a majority of seats in parliament maintains a position calling for the destruction of Israel. Yes. Passed 418-1, under suspension of rules. 2/15/06.
- 12. H.Con.Res. 341, to express the sense of Congress condemning the Government of Iran for violating its international nuclear non-proliferation obligations and supporting efforts to report Iran to the United Nations Security Council. Yes. Passed 404-4, under suspension of rules. 2/16/06.
- 15. H.Res. 668, to express the sense of the House celebrating the 40th anniversary of Texas Western’s 1966 NCAA basketball championship and recognizing the groundbreaking impact of the title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights in America. Yes. Passed 397-0, under suspension of rules. 2/28/06.
- 17. H.Res. 357, to express the sense of the House honoring Justice Sandra Day O’Conner upon her retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court. Yes. Passed 410-0, under suspension of rules. 3/1/06.
- 25. H.Res. 673, to express the sense of the House supporting the efforts of the Republic of Belarus to establish a full democracy, rule of law, and respect for human rights and urging a free and fair 2006 presidential election. Yes. Passed 419-1, under suspension of rules. 3/8/06.
- 39. H.Con.Res. 354, to express the sense of Congress in continued support for the requirement that institutions of higher education provide military recruiters with the same kind of access that is provided to any other employer as a condition for receiving certain federal funds. Yes. Passed 347-65, under suspension of rules. 3/14/06.
- 42. H.Con.Res. 190, to express the sense of Congress that the Russian Federation should fully protect the freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered and unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards. Yes. Passed 411-1, under suspension of rules. 3/15/06.
- 73. H.Res. 736, to express the sense of the House that legal action in Afghanistan against citizens who have already converted or plan to convert to other religions is deplorable and unjust. Yes. Passed 427-0, under suspension of rules. 3/29/06.
- 88. H.R. 513, campaign finance revisions. On passage of the bill to require so-called 527 groups to comply with the same disclosure requirements and campaign finance laws that apply to political parties and political action committees; require such groups to report to the Federal Election Commission and allow the FEC to set rules for how they can allocate their funding; remove limits on the amounts parties can spend in coordination with their own candidates, and provide that groups with annual gross receipts of less than $25,000, or that are organized solely for state or local elections and have not raised money in the previous year, would be exempt. Yes. Passed 218-209. 4/5/06.
- 89. H.Res. 692, to express the sense of the House commending the people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands for their contributions and sacrifices to the U.S. nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands that began over 60 years ago. Yes. Passed 424-0, under suspension of rules. 4/5/06.
- 95. H.Res. 578, to express the sense of the House urging the government of Romania to complete the processing of certain intercountry adoption cases and amend its chid welfare and adoption laws to decrease adoption barriers. Yes. Passed 428-0, under suspension of rules. 4/6/06.
- 96. H.Con.Res. 320, to express the sense of Congress condemning and deploring the arbitrary detention of activist Dr. Pham Hong Son by the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and calling for his immediate and unconditional release. Yes. Passed 425-1, under suspension of rules. 4/6/06.
- 97. H.Res. 737, to express the sense of the House supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month. Yes. Passed 423-1, under suspension of rules. 4/6/06.
- 98. H.Res. 556, to express the sense of the House that National Methamphetamine Prevention Week should be established to increase awareness of methamphetamine abuse and to encourage advocacy groups and the public to observe the week. Yes. Passed 412-2, under suspension of rules. 4/6/06.
- 99. H.Con.Res. 366, to express the sense of Congress congratulating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on the 25th anniversary of the first flight of the Space Transportation System, honoring Commander John Young and Pilot Robert Crippen, who flew Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12-14, 1981, on its first orbital test flight, and commending the men and women of NASA and all those supporting America’s space program for their accomplishments and their role in inspiring the American people. Yes. Passed 422-0, under suspension of rules. 4/6/06.
- 100. S.J.Res. 28, to approve the location in the District of Columbia for the memorial to honor President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Yes. Passed 411-0, under suspension of rules. 4/25/06.
- 104. H.Con.Res. 365, to express the sense of Congress urging the Chinese government to overturn the suspension of the law license of Gao Zhisheng, a prominent defense attorney in China, and supporting the U.S. government’s support for democracy and human rights programs in China that strengthen protection of basic rights and freedoms. Yes. Passed 421-0, under suspension of rules. 4/26/06.
- 111. H.Res. 697, to express the sense of the House congratulating the people and Government of Italy, the Torino Olympic Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee, the 2006 United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams, and all international athletes upon the successful completion of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy. Yes. Passed 409-0, under suspension of rules. 5/2/06.
- 112. H.Con.Res. 392, to express the sense of Congress congratulating Israel on the 58th anniversary of its independence, and recognizing the independence as a significant event in providing refuge and a national homeland for the Jewish people. Yes. Passed 413-0, under suspension of rules. 5/2/06.
- 113. H.Res. 658, to express the sense of the House supporting the goals and ideals of World Water Day and recognizing the importance of conserving and managing water resources. Yes. Passed 397-14, under suspension of rules. 5/2/06.
- 114. H.Con.Res. 359, to express the sense of Congress authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the 2006 District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run on June 9, 2006. Yes. Passed 417-0, under suspension of rules. 5/3/06.
- 117. H.R. 4975, Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act. Amendment to strike a section of the bill regarding penalties for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure requirements and replace it with language that would provide ascending civil penalties for subsequent offenses, and provide that the maximum fine for the first offense would be $100,000; second offense, $250,000; third offense, $500,000, and fourth and any subsequent offense, $1 million. No. Failed 108-320. 5/3/06.
- 118. H.R. 4975. Motion to recommit the bill to the Rules Committee with instructions to include language that would extend from one year to two the lobbying ban for former senior executive personnel, former members of Congress and legislative branch officers and employees, and bar privately funded travel, among other provisions. No. Failed 213-216. 5/3/06.
- 119. H.R. 4975. On passage of the bill to make changes in lobbying and ethics rules for lobbyists and members of Congress. No. Passed 217-213. 5/3/06.
- 120. H.Res. 781, to express the sense of the House commending charter schools and their students, parents, teachers, and administrators across the United States for their ongoing contributions to education and the public school system. Yes. Passed 417-1, under suspension of rules. 5/3/06.
- 146. H.Res. 802, to express the sense of the House encouraging all eligible Medicare beneficiaries who have not yet elected to enroll in the new Medicare Part D benefit to review the available options and to determine whether enrollment in a Medicare prescription drug plan best meets their current and future needs for prescription drug coverage. Yes. Passed 406-0, under suspension of rules. 5/11/06.
- 159. H.Res. 740, to express the sense of the House calling on the British government to immediately establish a full, independent, public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland human rights defense attorney Patrick Finucane, as recommended by Judge Peter Cory as part of the Weston Park agreement, in order to move forward on the Northern Ireland Peace Process. Yes. Passed 390-5, under suspension of rules. 5/17/06.
- 229. H.R. 5521, on passage of the bill to provide $3 billion in FY 2007 appropriations for legislative branch operations (excluding Senate operations) including operations for the House of Representatives, Library of Congress, Government Accountability Office, U.S. Capitol Police, and the Government Printing Office. Yes. Passed 361-53. 6/7/06.
- 251. H.Res. 794, to express the sense of the House recognizing the 17th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China; expressing sympathy for the families of those killed, tortured, and imprisoned for their participation in the protests; commending all persons who are peacefully advocating for democracy and human rights in China; calling upon those nations planning to participate in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing to insist that China comply with the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights, and condemning the ongoing human rights abuses by the Chinese government. Yes. Passed 362-1, under suspension of rules. 6/12/06.
- 252. H.Res. 804, to express the sense of the House condemning the government of China for its continued interference in the internal affairs of the Catholic Church and its persecution of Catholics loyal to the Pope, specifically the actions of the Catholic Patriotic Association of China in their coerced ordinations of priests Joseph Ma Yinglin and Joseph Liu Xinhong, and their unauthorized elevation to bishops, and the installation of Bishop Vincent Zhan Silu as Bishop of Mindong Diocese. Yes. Passed 362-1, under suspension of rules. 6/12/06.
- 253. H.R. 608, to express the sense of the House condemning the imprisonment of religious leaders and people of faith in China and urging their release and that the U.S. should promote and defend religious freedom in China. Yes. Passed 363-1, under suspension of rules. 6/12/06.
- 254. H.Con.Res. 338, to express the sense of Congress recognizing the potential threat to the United States, its allies and interests posed by sympathizers and financiers of Islamic terrorist organizations that operate in the Western Hemisphere. Yes. Passed 364-0, under suspension of rules. 6/12/06.
- 256. H.Con.Res. 408, to express the sense of Congress commending the Canadian government for its renewed and long-term commitment to the global war on terror. Yes. Passed 409-0, under suspension of rules. 6/13/06.
- 260. H.Res. 318, to express the sense of the House supporting responsible fatherhood and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children. Yes. Passed 407-0, under suspension of rules. 6/13/06.
- 291. H.Res. 826, to express the sense of the House designating the second week of July as “National Youth Sports Week” to promote awareness of the importance of youth sports and the need to restore the focus in youth sports on the child’s experience and character development. Yes. Passed 311-0, under suspension of rules. 6/19/06.
- 293. H.Res. 731, to express the sense of the House in appreciation to the Patriot Guard Riders for attending military funerals across the country and showing respect for those killed in combat and, when needed, shielding family members from protestors. Yes. Passed 418-0, under suspension of rules. 6/20/06.
- 318. H.Res. 323, to express the sense of the House supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research. Yes. Passed 393-0, under suspension of rules. 6/22/06.
- 357. H.Res. 895, to express the sense of the House supporting intelligence and law enforcement programs to track terrorists and terrorist finances; condemning the disclosure and publication of classified information relating to such programs, and calling for the news media’s cooperation by not disclosing classified intelligence information. Yes. Passed 227-183. 6/29/06.
- 381. H.Res. 498, to express the sense of the House supporting the goals and ideals of School Bus Safety Week. Yes. Passed 424-0, under suspension of rules. 7/18/06.
- 387. H.Res. 911, to express the sense of Congress condemning in the strongest possible terms the July 11, 2006, terrorist attacks in Mumbai and Srinagar, India, and expressing the deepest condolences to the families and friends of those killed. Yes. Passed 425-0, under suspension of rules. 7/19/2006.
- 391. H.Res. 921, to express the sense of the House reaffirming the support of the House for the state of Israel and condemning Hamas and Hezbollah for unprovoked attacks upon Israel. Yes. Passed 410-8, under suspension of rules. 7/20/06.
- 393. H.Con.Res. 448, to express the sense of Congress commending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the successful completion of the 13-day mission of the space shuttle Discovery and for NASA’s work in space exploration. Yes. Passed 415-0, under suspension of rules. 7/20/06.
- 402. H.Con.Res. 449, to express the sense of Congress commemorating the 60th anniversary of professional baseball pitcher Bob Feller’s 1946 season and his return from military service. Yes. Passed 417-0, under suspension of rules. 7/25/06.
- 403. H.Con.Res. 384, to express the sense of Congress recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans. Yes. Passed 422-0, under suspension of rules. 7/25/06.
- 423. H.Res. 844, to express the sense of the House congratulating the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative on 10 years of significant achievement in the search for an HIV/AIDS vaccine and supporting the continued success of the Initiative. Yes. Passed 407-0, under suspension of rules. 7/28/06.
- 428. H.Res. 605, to express the sense of the House recognizing the life and contributions of Preston Robert Tisch, New York businessman and co-owner of the New York Giants. Yes. Passed 399-0, under suspension of rules. 9/6/06.
- 429. H.Res. 875, to express the sense of the House congratulating Spelman College, located in Atlanta, Georgia, on its 125th anniversary. Yes. Passed 400-0, under suspension of rules. 9/6/06.
- 437. H.Res. 175, to express the sense of the House recognizing the importance of establishing a national memorial at the site of the former World Trade Center in New York City to commemorate the terrorists attacks there of February 26, 1993, and September 11, 2001. Yes. Passed 394-0, under suspension of rules. 9/12/06.
- 440. H.Res. 994, to express the sense of the House recognizing September 11 as a day to remember and mourn those who died in the 2001 terrorist attacks, extending sympathy to their loved ones, and honoring those who aided the victims and risked their own lives following the attacks. Yes. Passed 395-22. 9/13/06.
- 449. H.Res. 1000. To change House rules for the remainder of the 109th Congress to require House committees to list the earmarks contained in the bills they approve or in the accompanying reports, along with the names of the members requesting the earmarks, provide that conference reports would have to identify earmarks added in conference and their sponsors, but waive the requirements for bills that come directly to the floor or to floor amendments. No. Passed 245-171. 9/14/06.
- 451. H.Con.Res. 210, to express the sense of Congress supporting the goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer by the year 2015. Yes. Passed 403-0, under suspension of rules. 9/19/06.
- 452. H.Res. 622, to express the sense of the House recognizing and honoring the Filipino World War II veterans for their defense of democratic ideals and their important contribution to the outcome of World War II. Yes. 402-0, under suspension of rules. 9/19/06.
- 453. H.Con.Res. 415, to express the sense of Congress condemning the repression of the Baha’i community by the government of Iran. Yes. Passed 393-2, under suspension of rules. 9/19/06.
- 457. H.Res. 942, to express the sense of the House recognizing the centennial anniversary of the Iranian constitution of 1906. Yes. Passed 413-2, under suspension of rules. 9/20/06.
- 460. H.Res. 976, to express the sense of the House condemning human rights abuses by the government of Iran, expressing solidarity with the Iranian people, and urging the international community and the U.S. government to bring pressure on Iran to halt such acts. Yes. Passed 408-10, under suspension of rules. 9/20/06.
- 481. H.Res. 723, to express the sense of the House calling on the president to take immediate steps to help improve the security situation in Darfur, Sudan, with a specific emphasis on civilian protection. Yes. Passed 412-7, under suspension of rules. 9/26/06.
- 482. H.Res. 992, to express the sense of the House supporting the appointment of a presidential special envoy for Sudan. Yes. Passed 414-3, under suspension of rules. 9/26/06.
- 483. H.Res. 989, to express the sense of the House commending British law enforcement and intelligence officials on their actions in preventing a terrorist attack on trans-Atlantic flights. Yes. Passed 412-3, under suspension of rules. 9/26/06.
- 484. H.Res. 1017, to express the sense of the House commending the government of Lebanon for deploying Lebanese armed forces to the country’s border with Israel. Yes. Passed 411-5, under suspension of rules. 9/26/06.
- 523. H.Res. 1078, to express the sense of the House congratulating the St. Louis Cardinals on winning the 2006 World Series. Yes. Passed 395-0, under suspension of rules. 11/15/06.
- 524. H.Res. 1070, to express the sense of the House that members should encourage employers to hire wounded veterans who are transitioning to civilian life. Yes. Passed 403-0, under suspension of rules. 12/5/06.
- 527. H.Res. 1082, to express the sense of the House condemning the decision by the city of St. Denis, France, to name a street in honor of Mumia Abu-Jamal, the convicted murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner. Yes. Passed 368-31, under suspension of rules. 12/6/06.
- 531. H.Res. 1088, to express the condolences of the House to Lebanon’s Cabinet and the Lebanese people for the recent assassination of Industry Minister Pierre Amine Gemayel and reaffirming the U.S. commitment to support and promote the development of autonomous, effective democratic institutions in Lebanon. Yes. Passed 408-0, under suspension of rules. 12/8/06.
- 534. H.Res. 1091, to express the sense of the House strongly condemning Iran’s commitment to hold an international Holocaust denial conference in December 2006, and all anti-Semitic statements made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other Iranian leaders. Yes. Passed 408-0, under suspension of rules. 12/8/06.
Defense, Intelligence and Veterans Affairs
- 16. H.R. 1259, to authorize the awarding of the congressional gold medal collectively to the Tuskegee Airmen in recognition of their unique military record, which inspired revolutionary reform in the armed forces. Yes. Passed 400-0, under suspension of rules. 2/28/06.
- 68. H.R. 4882, to set a 30-day deadline after enactment for the final approval of the design of a Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitors center on the National Mall. Yes. Passed 404-4, under suspension of rules. 3/28/06.
- 106. H.R. 5020, FY 2007 Intelligence Authorization Act. Amendment to express the sense of Congress that the president should use his constitutional authority to the fullest extent practicable, where warranted, to classify and protect national security information and take action against anyone who commits unauthorized disclosures of classified information. Yes. Passed 366-56. 4/26/06.
- 107. H.R. 5020. Motion to recommit the bill to the House Intelligence Committee with instructions to include language that would require the Intelligence and Judiciary committees to be notified of people in the U.S. subject to the National Security Agency’s electronic surveillance program, clarify that the authorization for the use of force in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks did not contain approval of domestic surveillance beyond the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and specify that FISA and the criminal wiretap statutes are the exclusive means of authorizing electronic surveillance. No. Failed 195-230. 4/26/06.
- 108. H.R. 5020. On passage of the bill to authorize classified amounts in FY 2007 for U.S. intelligence activities and agencies including the CIA, the National Security Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency, and require the director of National Intelligence to provide Congress with quarterly classified intelligence reports on insurgent forces in Iraq. Yes. Passed 327-96. 4/26/06.
- 128. H.R. 1499, to agree to the Senate amendment to the bill with an amendment to allow military personnel serving in combat to make contributions to an individual retirement account (IRA) based on hazard pay and also make combat pay earned in 2004 and 2005 eligible for IRA contributions. Yes. Passed 412-0, under suspension of rules. 5/9/06.
- 129. H.R. 5037, to prohibit demonstrations at cemeteries controlled by the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery that are not approved by the cemetery and would be held within 500 feet of a memorial service between one hour before the service and one hour after. Yes. Passed 408-3, under suspension of rules. 5/9/06.
- 130. H.R. 3829, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma, for Jack C. Montgomery, who worked for the Veterans Administration for many years. Yes. Passed 407-0, under suspension of rules. 5/9/06.
- 136. H.R. 5122, FY 2007 defense authorization. Amendment to allow overseas military facilities to provide privately funded abortions for women who are in the military or are military dependents. No. Failed 191-237. 5/10/06.
- 141. H.R. 5122. Amendment to authorize the Defense secretary to assign military personnel to assist the Homeland Security Department with border security under certain circumstances such as a threat to national security. Yes. Passed 252-171. 5/11/06.
- 142. H.R. 5122. Amendment to limit deployment of ground-based mid-course defense systems to Fort Greeley, Alaska, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and halt deployment of spaced-based interceptors; prohibit the use of Defense Department funds for any boost-phase defense system; and reduce research, development, test and evaluation authorization for defense agencies by $4.7 billion. No. Failed 124-301. 5/11/06.
- 143. H.R. 5122. Amendment to amend the list of factors in the bill that must be taken into consideration when recalling reservists to clarify that the frequency of assignments over the duration of a reservist’s career should be taken into account in addition to the length and nature of previous service. Yes. Passed 415-9. 5/11/06.
- 144. H.R. 5122. Motion to recommit the bill to the Armed Services Committee with instructions to include language that would eliminate the requirement that widows and orphans of deceased or fully disabled military personnel who receive pensions under the Defense Department’s Survivor Benefit Plan have those benefits reduced by the amount received from the Department of Veterans Affairs Dependent and Indemnity Compensation program. No. Failed 202-220. 5/11/06.
- 145. H.R. 5122. On passage of the bill to authorize $512.9 billion for defense programs in FY 2007. Yes. Passed 396-31. 5/11/06.
- 175. H.R. 5385, FY 2007 military construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations. Amendment to increase funding for the cleanup of closed military bases by adding $27.5 million to the 1990 base closure account and $50 million for environmental restoration of formerly used defense sites, and offset the increases by a $440 million reduction in the 2005 base closure account. No. Failed 151-247. 5/19/06.
- 176. H.R. 5385. On passage of the bill to provide $136.1 billion in FY 2007 appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, military construction and military housing. Yes. Passed 395-0. 5/19/06.
- 177. S. 1235, Veterans Benefits Improvement Act to improve and extend employment programs for veterans, increase to $400,000 the federally subsidized life insurance payment for service members killed in the line of duty, and extend post-separation group life insurance coverage for disabled veterans to two years. Yes. Passed 372-0, under suspension of rules. 5/22/06.
- 288. H.Res. 861, to declare that it is not in the U.S. national interest to set an arbitrary withdrawal or redeployment date for U.S. armed forces from Iraq and that the United States is committed to completion of the mission to create a sovereign, free, and united Iraq; to honor all Americans taking an active part in the war on terror and the sacrifices of U.S. armed forces who have died or been wounded, and congratulate Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and the Iraqi people on the formation of the first government under Iraq’s new constitution. Yes. Passed 256-153. 6/16/06.
- 295. H.R. 5631, FY 2007 defense appropriations. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds for electronic surveillance in the United States, except as authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or under two chapters of Title 18 of the U.S. Code. No. Failed 207-219. 6/20/06.
- 296. H.R. 5631. Amendment to strike a provision in the bill that would prohibit the use of funds to establish permanent military bases in Iraq. No. Failed 50-376. 6/20/06.
- 297. H.R. 5631. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill from developing or implementing any Web-based travel system by the Defense Department. No. Failed 141-285. 6/20/06.
- 298. H.R. 5631. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Institute for Exploration at Mystic Aquarium in New London, Connecticut. No. Failed 77-347. 6/20/06.
- 299. H.R. 5631. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the JASON Foundation, a science education organization based in Ashburn, Virginia. No. Failed 69-352. 6/20/06.
- 300. H.R. 5631. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to initiate military operations against Iran except in accordance with Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution. No. Failed 158-262. 6/20/06.
- 301. H.R. 5631. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for any Defense Department contracts with the Lincoln Group, a Washington, D.C.-based communications and public relations firm. No. Failed 153-268. 6/20/06.
- 302. H.R. 5631. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Northwest Manufacturing Initiative in Washington state and Oregon. No. Failed 56-369. 6/20/06.
- 303. H.R. 5631. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Lewis Center for Education Research in Apple Valley, California. No. Failed 50-373. 6/20/06.
- 304. H.R. 5631. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Leonard Wood Research Institute at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. No. Failed 62-363. 6/20/06.
- 305. H.R. 5631. On passage of the bill to provide $427.6 billion in FY 2007 appropriations for defense programs and operations. Yes. Passed 407-19. 6/20/06.
- 321. H.R. 4843, to provide annual automatic cost-of-living adjustments for benefits paid to veterans and their survivors equal to COLAs paid to Social Security recipients, effective December 1, 2006. Yes. Passed 408-0, under suspension of rules. 6/27/06.
- 386. H.R. 5683, to authorize the federal acquisition of the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, California. Yes. Passed 349-74, under suspension of rules. 7/19/06.
- 434. H.R. 5122. Motion to instruct conferees on the defense authorization bill to agree to a Senate provision that would extend Defense Department discounts on prescription drugs to the Tricare retail pharmacy program. Yes. Passed 374-30. 9/7/06.
- 435. H.R. 5122. Motion to close portions of the conference on the defense authorization bill when classified national security information is discussed. Yes. Passed 397-10. 9/7/06.
- 463. S. 418, to protect members of the armed forces from unscrupulous practices regarding sales of insurance, financial, and investment products, including banning sales of periodic payment plans and requiring greater regulation of insurance sales on military bases. Yes. Passed 418-3, under suspension of rules. 9/21/06.
- 466. H.R. 5631. To close portions of the conference on the FY 2007 defense appropriations bill when classified national security information is discussed. Yes. Passed 411-12. 9/21/06.
- 486. H.R. 5631. To adopt the conference report on the bill to provide $447.6 billion in FY 2007 appropriations for the Department of Defense. Yes. Passed 394-22. 9/26/06.
- 490. H.R. 6166, Military Commissions Act. Motion to recommit the bill to the Armed Services Committee with instructions to include a provision to establish a process for expedited judicial review and require a reauthorization of the bill after December 31, 2009. No. Failed 195-228. 9/27/06.
- 491. H.R. 6166. On passage of the bill to authorize military tribunals to try suspected terrorists and set up rules for making classified evidence available to defendants; set standards for the interrogation and treatment of detainees; provide an appeals process for those convicted by military commissions, and prohibit detainees from filing habeas corpus suits challenging their detentions. Yes. Passed 253-168. 9/27/06.
- 508. S. 3930, on passage of the Military Commissions Act to authorize military tribunals to try detainees designated as “alien unlawful enemy combatants”; provide that cases in which the accused is found guilty would be reviewed by a new Court of Military Commission Review; prohibit habeas corpus appeals for detainees retroactive to September 11, 2001; prohibit the use of evidence obtained through torture; allow the use of some coerced testimony and evidence seized without a warrant, and protect the disclosure of classified evidence that would be detrimental to national security. Yes. Passed 250-170. 9/29/06.
- 510. H.R. 5122. To adopt the conference report on the bill to authorize $532.8 billion in FY 2007 for defense programs. Yes. Passed 398-23. 9/29/06.
- 520. H.R. 6314, to extend a number of programs administered by the Veterans Affairs Department and expand eligibility for the Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance program. Yes. Passed 393-0, under suspension of rules. 11/14/06.
- 535. H.R. 6375, to require the Department of Defense to post on the Internet the location, purpose, and recipient of congressional earmarks in the annual defense bills and to grade each according to its utility for national defense. Yes. Failed 70-330, under suspension of rules. 12/8/06.
Energy, Environment and Natural Resources
- 14. H.R. 1096, to establish the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site. Yes. Passed 399-1, under suspension of rules. 2/28/06.
- 23. H.R. 4192, to designate the birthplace home of President Bill Clinton in Hope, Arkansas, as a national historic site and unit of the national park system. Yes. Passed 409-12, under suspension of rules. 3/8/06.
- 66. S. 2320, to shift $1 billion in program funding in the budget reconciliation law for the LIHEAP program from FY 2007 to FY 2006. No. Passed 287-128. 3/16/06.
- 115. H.R. 5253, to require the Federal Trade Commission to define price gouging and make gasoline price gouging a federal crime punishable by up to two years in prison and fines up to $150 million. Yes. Passed 389-34, under suspension of rules. 5/3/06.
- 116. H.R. 5254, to streamline the application process for building domestic refineries, providing that the president would designate suitable sites and the EPA would be required to provide financial assistance to states to facilitate refinery applications. Yes. Failed 237-188, under suspension of rules (2/3 vote required). 5/3/06.
- 131. H.R. 5143, to authorize $70 million over 10 years for the Energy Department to create a new program of competitive cash prizes for technological advances in the use of hydrogen energy (H-Prize). Yes. Passed 416-6, under suspension of rules. 5/10/06.
- 147. H.R. 4200, Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act. Amendment to strike all the proposed exemptions from existing environmental laws, and require the Interior and Agriculture departments to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act when conducting forest and rehabilitation activities authorized in the bill. No. Failed 189-236. 5/17/06.
- 148. H.R. 4200. Amendment to allow emergency procedures authorized by the bill to be used on lands managed for timber production and provide that for all other lands, except where prohibited, the Interior and Agriculture departments would be required to amend land management plans to incorporate salvage and restoration activities. No. Failed 184-240. 5/17/06.
- 149. H.R. 4200. Amendment to provide that the bill would not apply to any areas in the National Forest System designated as roadless areas under the Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation Environmental Impact Statement of November 2000. No. Failed 191-231. 5/17/06.
- 150. H.R. 4200. Amendment to direct the Interior and Agriculture departments to consider the impact of any pre-approved management practice or forest recovery or research project, on fire risk and forest regeneration, and provide that the departments would have to certify that a plan would not increase the fire risk or decrease forest regeneration before its implementation. No. Failed 197-228. 5/17/06.
- 151. H.R. 4200. On passage of the bill to establish new procedures to expedite projects for rehabilitating federal land after fires, floods or other disasters; require the Interior and Agriculture departments to develop prompt response plans for lands they manage; allow timber harvesting on damaged land when trees are dead, likely to die within five years, or must be removed for public safety; and provide that the departments could assist state and local governments in restoring non-federal land after a disaster. Yes. Passed 243-182. 5/17/06.
- 163. H.R. 5386, FY 2007 Interior appropriations. Amendment to increase funding for the National Park Service by $1 million for security costs associated with the re-opening of a portion of the Statue of Liberty and offset the increase by a reduction in the Interior Department Management Account. No. Passed 266-152. 5/18/06.
- 164. H.R. 5386. Amendment to strike sections of the bill relating to offshore pre-leasing, leasing or related activities, eliminating the moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling. No. Failed 141-279. 5/18/06.
- 165. H.R. 5386. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to finalize a proposed EPA rule to the Toxics Release Inventory, a program that collects information and reports on the toxic substances that chemical plants or refineries keep on-site, or release off-site into communities. No. Passed 231-187. 5/18/06.
- 166. H.R. 5386. Amendment to increase funding for the Forest Service Wildfire Management account by $29 million and offset the increase by a reduction in funds for the National Endowment for the Arts by $30 million. No. Failed 112-306. 5/18/06.
- 167. H.R. 5386. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to issue any new lease to authorize production of oil or natural gas from the Outer Continental Shelf under an existing lease issued by the Interior Department not subject to limitations on royalty relief based on market price. Yes. Passed 252-165. 5/18/06.
- 168. H.R. 5386. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to plan or construct forest development roads in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska for the purposes of harvesting timber. Yes. Passed 237-181. 5/18/06.
- 169. H.R. 5386. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to enforce current EPA policy that isolated intrastate bodies of water are not necessarily subject to environmental regulations under the Clean Water Act. No. Passed 222-198. 5/18/06.
- 170. H.R. 5386. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Interior Department to conduct activities related to any new offshore natural gas leasing along the Outer Continental Shelf. No. Passed 217-203. 5/18/06.
- 171. H.R. 5386. Amendment to require a 1 percent across-the-board cut in discretionary spending. Yes. Failed 109-312. 5/18/06.
- 172. H.R. 5386. On passage of the bill to provide $25.9 billion in FY 2007 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the EPA and related agencies. Yes. Passed 293-128. 5/18/06.
- 196. H.R. 5427, FY 2007 energy and water development appropriations. Amendment to strike a provision in the bill to prohibit the use of funds for the Army Corps of Engineers to revise master control plans and master manuals for certain river basins Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. No. Passed 216-201. 5/24/06.
- 197. H.R. 5427. Amendment to reduce funding in the bill for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership by $40 million. No. Failed 128-295. 5/24/06.
- 198. H.R. 5427. Amendment to increase funds for energy supply and conservation by $25 million and offset the increase by reducing salaries and expenses for the Energy Department. No. Passed 217-204. 5/24/06.
- 199. H.R. 5427. Amendment to increase funds for the Global Threat Reduction Initiative by $27.8 million and offset the increase by a 10 percent reduction in Energy Department administrative expenses. No. Passed 227-195. 5/24/06.
- 200. H.R. 5427. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds for the Energy Department Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management’s Yucca Mountain Youth Zone Web site. No. Failed 147-271. 5/24/06.
- 201. H.R. 5427. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Ultra-Deep Water and Unconventional Research and Development program. No. Failed 161-255. 5/24/06.
- 202. H.R. 5427. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review applications for floating natural gas storage and re-gasification facilities that would be located in an area designated as an estuary of national significance. No. Failed 164-258. 5/24/06.
- 203. H.R. 5427. Amendment to require a 1 percent across-the-board cut in discretionary spending. No. Failed 87-338. 5/24/06.
- 204. H.R. 5427. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Virginia Science Museum. No. Failed 64-359. 5/24/06.
- 205. H.R. 5427. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Juniata Ultra Low Emission Locomotive Demonstration in Pennsylvania. No. Failed 46-372. 5/24/06.
- 206. H.R. 5427. On passage of the bill to provide $30.5 billion in FY 2007 appropriations for energy and water development. Yes. Passed 404-20. 5/24/06.
- 208. H.R. 5429, oil and gas leasing on Coastal Plain of Alaska. Motion to recommit the bill to the Resources Committee with instructions to include a provision that would prevent companies that are not paying full royalties on current offshore leases in the Gulf of Mexico from bidding on leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge if the refuge were opened to exploration. No. Failed 201-223. 5/25/06
- 209. H.R. 5429. On passage of the bill to authorize the Interior Department to grant leases for oil and gas exploration, development and production in the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and provide that half of the revenues would be paid to Alaska and half to the federal government and that the oil produced there could not be exported. Yes. Passed 225-201. 5/25/06.
- 231. H.R. 5254, Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act. Motion to recommit the bill to the Energy and Commerce Committee with instructions to include a provision that would create a strategic refinery reserve modeled after the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. No. Failed 195-223. 6/7/06.
- 232. H.R. 5254. On passage of the bill to streamline the application process for companies to build refineries in the United States, authorize the president to designate new sites suitable for oil refineries including at least three sites on closed military bases, allow the EPA to provide financial assistance to states to facilitate applications for refineries, and provide for the presidential appointment of a new federal coordinator for federal refinery authorization. Yes. Passed 238-179. 6/7/06.
- 234. S. 2803, to establish new federal safety regulations for coal mines dealing with emergency response plans, availability of mine rescue teams, and penalties for failure to comply with safety standards. Yes. Passed 381-37, under suspension of rules. 6/7/06.
- 354. H.R. 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act. Amendment to strike provisions in the bill lifting the 25-year moratorium on oil and gas drilling in environmentally sensitive areas offshore and to retain provisions designed to provide oil companies with incentives to renegotiate existing leases. No. Failed 170-249. 6/29/06.
- 355. H.R. 4761. Amendment to prohibit the Interior Department from issuing leases for oil and gas drilling within 125 miles of a state’s coastline unless the state request such leases. No. Failed 65-353. 6/29/06.
- 356. H.R. 4761. On passage of the bill to end the federal moratorium on most offshore exploration and development of oil and natural gas but give states more control over drilling along their coasts; require the Interior Department to offer leases for offshore oil and gas drilling for 75 percent of available offshore locations on the Outer Continental Shelf; ban drilling out to 50 miles off the coasts, and provide that states could repeal the ban and pursue exploration closer to the coast or extend protection to 100 miles. Yes. Passed 232-187. 6/29/06.
- 358. H.R. 2563, to authorize $3 million for the Interior Department’s Bureau of Reclamation to conduct studies to determine the feasibility of water storage in the Snake, Boise, and Payette River basins in Idaho. Yes. Passed 366-1, under suspension of rules. 7/10/06.
- 359. H.R. 5061, to direct the Interior Department to convey the properties of the Paint Bank National Fish Hatchery and the Wytheville National Fish Hatchery to the commonwealth of Virginia. Yes. Passed 366-0, under suspension of rules. 7/10/06.
- 369. H.R. 5646, to require the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study of energy consumption at federal and private computer data centers to review and analyze cost-saving measures and make recommendations to increase the use of energy-efficient computer centers. Yes. Passed 417-4, under suspension of rules. 7/12/06.
- 375. H.R. 3085, to direct the Interior Department, within six months of enactment, to submit to Congress a study on the feasibility and suitability of adding new segments and routes to the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. Yes. Passed 356-5, under suspension of rules. 7/17/06.
- 394. S. 1496, to require the Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct a three-year pilot program in up to 15 states to issue electronic versions of federal duck stamps, required for hunting waterfowl on federal lands. Yes. Passed 358-4, under suspension of rules. 7/24/06.
- 395. S. 203, National Heritage Areas Act to authorize funds for several national heritage areas in the U.S.; authorize funds for the federal government to assist California with groundwater cleanup, and reduce royalties on soda ash for five years. Yes. Passed 323-39, under suspension of rules. 7/24/06.
- 396. H.R. 5534, to direct fines collected from violations of Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards into a new Energy Department grant program intended to increase infrastructure to make alternative fuels more widely available to consumers. Yes. Passed 355-9, under suspension of rules. 7/24/06.
- 439. H.R. 4893, to place new limits on opening new off-reservation gambling operations for Native American Indian tribes, and eliminate any existing provision under which a tribe may build new off-reservation casinos if the Interior Department and state officials determine that the new development is in the best interest of the tribe and the community. Yes. Failed 247-171, under suspension of rules (2/3 vote required). 9/13/06.
- 447. H.R. 2864, Water Resources Development Act. Motion to instruct conferees to agree to provisions that would provide protection to communities in the coastal areas of Louisiana and Mississippi from the storm surge of a Category 5 hurricane. Yes. Passed 340-79. 9/14/06.
- 471. H.R. 5059, designate some 24,000 acres of land in New Hampshire’s White Mountains as the Wild River Wilderness and as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Yes. Failed 223-167, under suspension of rules (2/3 vote required). 9/25/06.
- 472. H.R. 5062, designate some 11,000 acres of land in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest as wilderness and include it in the Sandwich Range Wilderness area. Yes. Failed 220-169, under suspension of rules (2/3 vote required). 9/25/06.
- 503. H.R. 6143, to reauthorize the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, including emergency relief, comprehensive care and early intervention programs through FY 2011, and authorize $12.2 billion for FYs 2007-2011. Yes. Passed 325-98, under suspension of rules. 9/28/06.
- 517. H.R. 3085, to agree to the Senate amendment to the bill to direct the Interior Department within six months of the bill’s enactment to submit to Congress a study of the feasibility and suitability of adding new segments and routes to the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. Yes. Passed 383-3, under suspension of rules. 11/13/06.
- 518. S. 819, to authorize the Interior Department to reallocate funds previously designated for irrigation water distribution in South Dakota to municipal water distribution and fish and wildlife needs. Yes. Passed 387-0, under suspension of rules. 11/13/06.
Foreign Affairs and Trade
- 24. H.R. 1053, to authorize permanent normal trade relations with Ukraine. Yes. Passed 417-2, under suspension of rules. 3/8/06.
- 44. H.R. 4944, to temporarily suspend or reduce duties on hundreds of specific imported goods and make several technical corrections to trade laws. Yes. Passed 412-2, under suspension of rules. 3/15/06.
- 90. H.R. 3127, Darfur Peace and Accountability Act to allow for additional sanctions on individuals and governments seen as responsible for the atrocities in the Darfur region of Sudan and authorize additional assistance for peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts in the region. Yes. Passed 416-3, under suspension of rules. 4/5/06.
- 105. H.R. 282, Iran Freedom Support Act to impose sanctions against foreign companies that invest more than $20 million in Iran’s energy sector; provide that countries that assist Iran’s weapons industry also could lose U.S. foreign aid; provide that sanctions would be in effect until the president certified to Congress that Iran had dismantled its weapons of mass destruction, and declare that it should be U.S. policy to support independent human rights and peaceful pro-democracy forces in Iran. Yes. Passed 397-21, under suspension of rules. 4/26/06.
- 181. H.R. 4681, to restrict most aid to the Palestinian Authority as long as it is controlled by organizations that have ties to terrorism and fail to recognize Israel’s right to exist. Yes. Passed 361-37, under suspension of rules. 5/23/06.
- 236. H.R. 5522, FY 2007 foreign operations appropriations. Amendment to increase funding by $50 million for refugee aid for Darfur and $50 million for HIV/AIDS assistance and offset the increase by a cut of $100,000 for economic assistance to Egypt. Yes. Failed 198-225. 6/8/06.
- 242. H.R. 5522. Amendment to increase funding for the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund by $30 million and offset the increase by a corresponding cut for the Andean Counterdrug Initiative. No. Failed 174-229. 6/9/06.
- 243. H.R. 5522. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to recruit and send students to the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation at Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia. No. Failed 188-218. 6/9/06.
- 244. H.R. 5522. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for assistance to Saudi Arabia. Yes. Passed 312-97. 6/9/06.
- 245. H.R. 5522. Amendment to prohibit the use of the Economic Support Fund to provide assistance to Mexico. No. Failed 93-311. 6/9/06.
- 246. H.R. 5522. Amendment to prohibit the use of Millennium Challenge Corporation funds to construct the Northern Transnational Highway in El Salvador. No. Failed 118-288. 6/9/06.
- 247. H.R. 5522. Amendment to prohibit the Export–Import Bank from making any long-term loans or loan guarantees for oil and gas projects. No. Failed 178-228. 6/9/06.
- 248. H.R. 5522. Amendment to provide for a 1 percent across-the-board cut in discretionary spending. No. Failed 107-300. 6/9/06.
- 249. H.R. 5522. Amendment to increase funding for safe drinking water and other anti-poverty programs by $250 million and offset the increase by a corresponding cut from the Foreign Military Financing Program. No. Failed 182-224. 6/9/06.
- 250. H.R. 5522. On passage of the bill to provide $21.3 billion in FY 2007 appropriations for foreign operations and economic assistance. Yes. Passed 373-34. 6/9/06.
- 392. H.R. 5684, to implement a free trade agreement between the United States and Oman. Yes. Passed 221-205. 7/20/06.
- 407. H.R. 5682, United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act. Amendment to reaffirm the intent of Congress that the nuclear cooperation into which the governments of the United States and India would enter is not for military use. Yes. Passed 414-0. 7/26/06.
- 408. H.R. 5682. Amendment to require that before any nuclear cooperation with India proceeds, and every year thereafter, that the president must certify India has not increased the level of domestic uranium it sends through its weapons program. No. Failed 155-268. 7/26/06.
- 409. H.R. 5682. Amendment to restrict exports of uranium and other types of nuclear reactor fuel, defined as “source material” and “special nuclear material” in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, to India until the president determines that India has halted the production of fissile material, including plutonium and highly enriched uranium, for use in nuclear weapons. Yes. Failed 184-241. 7/26/06.
- 410. H.R. 5682. Motion to recommit the bill to the International Relations Committee with instructions to include language that would require that nuclear cooperation with India could commence only after the president has determined that the United States has secured India’s full support in preventing Iran from acquiring weapons of mass destruction. No. Failed 192-235. 7/26/06.
- 411. H.R. 5682. On passage of the bill to permit the president to waive certain provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to seek congressional approval for civilian nuclear cooperation agreements with India if the president makes certain determinations, including that India would provide the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency with a plan to separate civilian and military nuclear facilities and programs, and require a joint resolution of approval by Congress for a nuclear cooperation agreement with India to enforce the agreement. Yes. Passed 359-68. 7/26/06.
- 519. H.R. 5602, to authorize permanent normal trade relations with Vietnam. No. Failed 228-161, under suspension of rules (2/3 vote required). 11/13/06.
- 537. H.R. 5948, to reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act, including authorizing funds for the promotion of democratic institutions and processes in Belarus and the imposition of sanctions against the Belarus government unless certain conditions are met. Yes. Passed 397-2, under suspension of rules. 12/8/06.
- 539. H.R. 6406, to grant permanent normal trade relations to Vietnam and extend trade preferences for Haiti, sub-Saharan African countries and some Andean countries; extend the Generalized System of Preferences for two years and suspend or reduce tariff rates on more than 500 selected products, most of which are chemicals not produced in the United States. No. Passed 212-184. 12/8/06.
- 541. H.R. 5682. To adopt the conference report on the bill to permit the president to exempt from certain provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement that involves exports of nuclear materials, equipment and technology to India, and provide for certain requirements by the president and Congress for the agreement to take effect. Yes. Passed 330-59. 12/8/06.
Health, Human Services and Education
- 27. H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act. Amendment to require expedited action on a state petition to the Food and Drug Administration if it involves a request for a food notification requirement for health effects dealing with cancer, reproductive issues, birth defects, or other information for parents or guardians on children’s food risks. Yes. Passed 417-0. 3/8/06.
- 28. H.R. 4167. Amendment to preserve state authority in establishing or maintaining a food supply that is adequately protected from bioterrorism attack. Yes. Failed 164-255. 3/8/06.
- 29. H.R. 4167. Amendment to permit states to maintain or enact food warning laws that require notifications regarding the risks of cancer, birth defects, reproductive health issues and allergic reactions associated with sulfiting agents in bulk foods. Yes. Failed 161-259. 3/8/06.
- 30. H.R. 4167. Amendment to prohibit federal law from affecting any state law, regulation, proposition or other action that establishes a notification requirement regarding the presence or potential effects of mercury in fish and shellfish. Yes. Passed 253-168. 3/8/06.
- 31. H.R. 4167. Motion to recommit the bill to the Energy and Commerce Committee with instructions to allow for state notification regarding treatment of meat, poultry or fish with carbon monoxide. No. Failed 170-254. 3/8/06.
- 32. H.R. 4167. On passage of the bill to prohibit states from establishing food safety labeling notification requirements on food packaging, provide that states would have to discontinue any current food safety notification label warning requirements 180 days after the bill’s enactment, and allow states to petition the FDA within the grace period for a waiver to allow any labeling requirements already in place to remain. No. Passed 283-139. 3/8/06.
- 71. H.R. 609, Higher Education Act reauthorization. Amendment to allow funds to be used to increase the number of teachers qualified to teach advanced placement courses; authorize the secretary of Education to award grants to recruit and place well-qualified individuals to serve as adjunct teachers in secondary school mathematics, science, and critical foreign language courses, and authorize the awarding of grants for teacher preparation programs in critical foreign languages and activities that will enable successful students to advance from elementary school through college to achieve proficiency in those languages. Yes. Passed 293-134. 3/29/06.
- 72. H.R. 609. Amendment to require colleges and universities receiving funds under international education programs to disclose contributions and gifts using a publicly available and searchable database. Yes. Failed 120-306. 3/29/06.
- 77. H.R. 609. Amendment to strike from the bill certain reporting requirements for colleges and universities and remove a provision that would permit states to apply to the Education Department to become recognized accreditors. Yes. Passed 418-2. 3/30/06.
- 78. H.R. 609. Amendment to make child and adolescent mental health professionals eligible for loan forgiveness under the high-need-professions program. Yes. Passed 380-38. 3/30/06.
- 79. H.R. 609. Amendment to require institutions that receive federal funds to report each year to the Department of Education on whether race, color, or national origin is considered in the student admissions process. No. Failed 83-337. 3/30/06.
- 80. H.R. 609. Amendment as a substitute to the bill to reauthorize for five years provisions of the 1998 Higher Education Act that were not included in the recently enacted budget reconciliation law; cut in half the student loan interest rate for borrowers that are most in need; provide for year-round Pell grants, and repeal the single-holder rule, that requires student borrowers to consolidate their loans with their existing lenders. No. Failed 200-220. 3/30/06.
- 81. H.R. 609. On passage of the bill to extend for five years provisions of the 1998 Higher Education Act that were not included in the recently enacted budget reconciliation law; authorize an increase in the maximum Pell grant to $6,000 and allow for year-round Pell grants, and repeal the single-holder rule, that requires student borrowers to consolidate their loans with their existing lenders. Yes. Passed 221-199. 3/30/06.
- 306. H.R. 5573, to authorize $10 billion over FYs 2007-2011 to renew the federal community health centers program to meet the health care needs of medically underserved populations. Yes. Passed 424-3, under suspension of rules. 6/21/06.
- 307. H.R. 5574, to authorize $1.5 billion over FYs 2007-2011 for the children’s hospital graduate medical education program. Yes. Passed 421-4, under suspension of rules. 6/21/06.
- 366. S. 250, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act. Motion to instruct House conferees to include a provision in the conference report defining “high wage jobs” as paying no less than $7.25 an hour. Yes. Passed 260-159. 7/12/06.
- 379. S. 3504, to prohibit the solicitation or knowing acceptance of tissue from human fetuses deliberately gestated for research purposes. Yes. Passed 425-0, under suspension of rules. 7/18/06.
- 380. S. 2754, to require the National Institutes of Health to conduct and support research to develop stem cells using techniques that do not require the destruction of human embryos and require the secretary of Health and Human Services to issue final guidelines for additional stem cell research, with priority for research with the greatest potential to yield benefits in the near future, within 90 days of enactment of the bill. Yes. Failed 273-154, under suspension of rules (2/3 vote required). 7/18/06.
- 388. H.R. 810, to pass, over the July 19, 2006, veto of the president the bill to allow the use of federal funds for medical research using human embryonic stem cells. No. Failed 235-193. 7/19/06. [Note: 2/3 vote require for veto override.]
- 414. H.R. 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act. Amendment to require a study to establish benchmarks for the costs and best approaches for using health information technology in medically underserved areas. Yes. Passed 417-1. 7/27/06.
- 415. H.R. 4157. Motion to recommit the bill to the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees with instructions to include a provision that would allow patients to keep their medical records out of electronic databases unless they give their permission, require patients to be notified if health information is lost, stolen, or used for an unauthorized purpose, and allow patients to seek damages if identifiable health information is improperly obtained or disclosed. No. Failed 198-222. 7/27/06.
- 416. H.R. 4157. On passage of the bill to encourage the expanded use of electronic medical records in doctors’ offices and hospitals; expand the number of codes used by insurers and health care providers in billing; authorize $15 million per year in FYs 2007 and 2008 for a grant program to assist in improving health care for the uninsured, underinsured and medically underserved through new or improved health information technology. Yes. Passed 270-148. 7/27/06.
- 426. S. 250. To adopt the conference report on the bill to reauthorize the Perkins vocational and technical education program, including the basic state grant program, for FYs 2007-2011. Yes. Passed 399-1. 7/28/06.
- 485. H.R. 6164, to reauthorize and reorganize the National Institutes of Health (NIH), authorizing $29.7 billion in FY 2007, $31.2 billion in FY 2008, and $32.8 billion in FY 2009, and creating a common fund to finance research projects involving more than one NIH institute or center. Yes. Passed 414-2, under suspension of rules. 9/26/06.
- 526. H.R. 6099, to require women who are at least 20 weeks pregnant and seeking an abortion to be informed regarding the pain experienced by the fetus during the procedure. Yes. Failed 250-162, under suspension of rules (2/3 vote required). 12/6/06.
- 543. S. 3546, to require makers of dietary supplements to report serious adverse reactions to those products to the Food and Drug Administration. Yes. Passed 203-98, under suspension of rules. 12/8/06.
Homeland Security
- 20. S. 2271, to amend provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act to clarify that individuals ordered to hand over business records could challenge non-disclosure rules after one year, that recipients of national security letters would not have to disclose their attorney’s name and that libraries operating in their traditional roles would not be subject to national security letters. Yes. Passed 280-138, under suspension of rules. 3/7/06.
- 125. H.R. 4954, SAFE Port Act. Amendment to prohibit the Homeland Security Department from reducing risk scores in the Automated Targeting System for certain participants in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, made up of shipping companies which have submitted written security plans certified by the department. No. Failed 195-230. 5/4/06.
- 126. H.R. 4954. Motion to recommit the bill to the Homeland Security Committee with instructions to include a provision to require that all cargo shipping containers that enter the U.S. be scanned and sealed, and require compliance within three years of enactment for larger ports and five years for other ports, with one-year extensions if technology is unavailable. No. Failed 202-222. 5/4/06.
- 127. H.R. 4954. On passage of the bill to authorize more than $5 billion in fiscal years 2007-2012 for port and cargo security programs and measures; establish a risk-based port security grant program authorized at $400 million annually; authorize $536 million in FY 2007 for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office and $420 million for fiscal years 2007-2012 for at least 200 additional port-of-entry inspectors, and require the government to develop plans for restoring commerce after a disaster and implement rules on container lock standards. Yes. Passed 421-2. 5/4/06.
- 178. H.R. 3858, Pet Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act to require FEMA to ensure that state and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with household pets and service animals affected by a major disaster. Yes. Passed 349-24, under suspension of rules. 5/22/06.
- 211. H.R. 5441, FY 2007 homeland security appropriations. Amendment to increase funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s administrative and regional operations account by $500,000, and offset the increase by a corresponding cut to the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management account. No. Failed 170-251. 5/25/06.
- 212. H.R. 5441. Amendment to redirect $500,000 in funding within the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management account. No. Failed 167-255. 5/25/06.
- 213. H.R. 5441. Amendment to increase funding for the Citizen Corps program by $3 million and offset the increase by a corresponding cut to the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management account. No. Failed 173-249. 5/25/06.
- 214. H.R. 5441. Amendment to increase funding for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office by $36 million and offset the increase by a cut of $3 million to the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management account and $33 million to the Office of the Undersecretary for Management account. No. Failed 205-216. 5/25/06.
- 215. H.R. 5441. Amendment to redirect $5 million in funding from the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management account to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Cyber Crimes Center to combat child exploitation on the Internet. Yes. Passed 348-74. 5/25/06.
- 216. H.R. 5441. Amendment to redirect $50 million in funding from the Office of the Undersecretary for Management account to discretionary grants to state and local governments for intercity passenger rail, freight rail, and transit security. No. Passed 225-197. 5/25/06.
- 217. H.R. 5441. Amendment to increase funding for emergency management performance grants by $40 million and offset the increase by a corresponding cut in the Office of the Undersecretary Management account, and increase funding for the SAFECOM program by $10.3 million and offset the increase by a corresponding cut in the Transportation Security Administration Aviation Security account. No. Failed 188-227. 5/25/06.
- 218. H.R. 5441. Amendment to increase funding for grants to state and local governments for terrorism prevention activities, including training, exercises, technical assistance and other programs by $14.7 million and offset the increase by a corresponding cut in the Office of the Undersecretary for Management account. No. Failed 198-224. 5/25/06.
- 219. H.R. 5441. Amendment to increase funding for the Homeland Security Department’s Office of Inspector General by $11.5 million and offset the increase by a corresponding cut for the Office of the Undersecretary for Management account. No. Failed 200-220. 5/25/06.
- 220. H.R. 5441. Amendment to increase funding for the employment eligibility verification program under the Citizenship and Immigration Services by $20 million and offset the increase by a corresponding cut in the Office of Undersecretary for Management account. Yes. Passed 358-63. 5/25/06.
- 221. H.R. 5441. Amendment to strike a provision in the bill to prohibit the use of funds by the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office to create a Sodium Iodide Manufacturing Program until the office demonstrates that advanced spectroscopic portal monitors will significantly speed commerce, reduce costs associated with secondary inspection and provide greater sensitivity than current monitors. No. Failed 172-248. 5/25/06.
- 222. H.R. 5441. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to extend the Temporary Protective Status Program for Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua. Yes. Failed 134-284. 5/25/06.
- 223. H.R. 5441. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to assist state or local governments that refuse to share information with the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on an individual’s citizenship or immigration status. Yes. Passed 218-179. 6/6/06.
- 224. H.R. 5441. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to provide a foreign government with information relating to the operations or location of the Minutemen or other private volunteer border patrol groups along the U.S.-Mexico border, unless the information sharing is required by an international treaty. Yes. Passed 293-107. 6/6/06.
- 226. H.R. 5441. On passage of the bill to provide $33.1 billion in FY 2007 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security and related agencies. Yes. Passed 389-9. 6/6/06.
- 397. H.R. 5852, to establish a new Office of Emergency Communications in the Homeland Security Department to improve the interoperability of communications systems and equipment used by federal, state and local governments and by personnel who serve as first responders in an emergency. Yes. Passed 414-2, under suspension of rules. 7/25/06.
- 445. H.R. 6061, Secure Fence Act. Motion to recommit the bill to the Homeland Security Committee with instructions to substitute language that would authorize funds, including $5.3 billion in FY 2007, to achieve operational control of the U.S. borders, while leaving many of the details to the department. No. Failed 193-224. 9/14/06.
- 446. H.R. 6061. On passage of the bill to authorize the construction of some 700 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border and require a study of implementing security systems along the U.S.-Canadian border. Yes. Passed 283-138. 9/14/06.
- 469. H.R. 4830, to establish new criminal penalties for individuals involved in the construction of illegal tunnels across the U.S. border, and subject individuals convicted of using such tunnels to smuggle illegal immigrants, controlled substances, weapons of mass destruction, or other illegal goods to twice the criminal penalty that they otherwise would face. Yes. Passed 422-0. 9/21/06.
- 500. H.R. 4954. Motion to instruct House conferees to agree to a number of Senate-passed provisions in the port security measure relating to rail, mass transit, motor carrier, bus and hazardous material security, the National Alert System and Transportation Security Administration personnel. Yes. Passed 281-140. 9/28/06.
- 509. H.R. 5441. To adopt the conference report to the bill to provide $34.8 billion in FY 2007 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security and related agencies. Yes. Passed 412-6. 9/29/06.
- 516. H.R. 4954. To adopt the conference report to the bill to authorize $2 billion over five years for the port security grant program. Yes. Passed 409-2. 9/29/06.
Justice, Commerce, Science and Technology
- 34. H.R. 2829, National Drug Control Policy Office reauthorization. Amendment to establish a National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse under the Office of National Drug Control Policy to promote information-sharing on law enforcement, treatment, environmental concerns and social services relating to methamphetamine abuse, and authorize $1 million in FY 2007 and such sums as necessary from FYs 2008-2011 for the clearinghouse. Yes. Passed 403-2. 3/9/06.
- 35. H.R. 2829. Amendment to require the Office of National Drug Control Policy to submit to Congress a comprehensive strategy to address the increased threat of methamphetamine, including control of precursors, demand reduction and treatment efforts. Yes. Passed 403-3. 3/9/06.
- 36. H.R. 2829. Amendment to sunset the provisions in the legislation after September 30, 2011. No. Failed 85-322. 3/9/06.
- 37. H.R. 2829. Amendment to require the Office of National Drug Control Policy to use at least 10 percent of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign funds each year to target methamphetamine abuse, or for grants to private entities running anti-meth ad campaigns, and provide that in FY 2008, the office could redirect those funds if domestic meth lab seizures had fallen by at least 75 percent from FY 2006. Yes. Passed 399-9. 3/9/06.
- 38. H.R. 2829. On passage of the bill to reauthorize for five years through FY 2011 the Office of National Drug Control Policy and associated programs; authorize some $1.5 billion over FYs 2007-2011 for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program, $15 million annually to combat methamphetamine trafficking in high-intensity drug trafficking areas, and over $1 million in FYs 2007-2011 for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. Yes. Passed 399-5. 3/9/06.
- 101. H.R. 4709, Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act to make it a federal crime to fraudulently obtain, attempt to obtain, buy, or sell confidential telephone records, and increase penalties for the use of fraudulently obtained phone records to commit a crime. Yes. Passed 409-0, under suspension of rules. 4/25/06.
- 230. S. 193, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act to increase the maximum penalty for broadcasting indecent, obscene or profane language to $325,000 per violation or per day, and to $3 million for continuing violations. Yes. Passed 379-35, under suspension of rules. 6/7/06.
- 238. H.R. 5252, Communications Act. Amendment to clarify that the bill’s provisions giving the FCC exclusive authority to enforce its 2005 broadband policy statement could not be construed to modify, impair or supercede the applicability of antitrust laws or the jurisdiction of U.S. district courts to hear claims under antitrust laws. Yes. Passed 353-68. 6/8/06.
- 239. H.R. 5252. Amendment to establish network neutrality requirements for broadband providers, including the duty to not block, impair, degrade or discriminate against lawful content, applications or services; operate its network in a non-discriminatory manners, and offer equal priority to all data of a particular type if it offers priority to one provider. Yes. Failed 152-269. 6/8/06.
- 240. H.R. 5252. Motion to recommit the bill to the Energy and Commerce Committee with instructions to include language that would retain the current build-out requirement that ensures providers with a national franchise must eventually serve the entire community and expand non-discrimination requirements to include race, color, religion, national origin and sex. No. Failed 165-256. 6/8/06.
- 241. H.R. 5252. On passage of the bill to create a new national franchising process for companies that want to offer pay video services; authorize the FCC to enforce its August 2005 broadband policy statement that endorsed network neutrality principles, but prohibit the issuance of additional rules, and pre-empt state and local laws concerning municipal broadband services. Yes. Passed 321-101. 6/8/06.
- 259. H.R. 4894, to require the Justice Department, at the request of state officials, to conduct fingerprint-based background checks in national crime databases for any employees, candidates for employment, or volunteers at public or private elementary or secondary schools, local education agencies or other state agencies that work with children. Yes. Passed 415-1, under suspension of rules. 6/13/06.
- 294. H.R. 5228, to require any representatives of a country classified as a state sponsor of terrorism to provide a detailed statement to the Justice Department describing lobbying contact with members of Congress or legislative branch employees. Yes. Failed 263-159, under suspension of rules (2/3 vote required). 6/20/06.
- 326. H.R. 5672, FY 2007 Science, State, Justice, Commerce appropriations. Amendment to increase funding in the bill for the Legal Services Corporation by $25 million and offset the increase by cuts to other accounts. No. Passed 237-185. 6/27/06.
- 327. H.R. 5672. Amendment to increase funding in the bill for the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) small business loan program by $40 million and offset the increase by cuts of $10 million each to several other accounts. No. Passed 214-207. 6/27/06.
- 328. H.R. 5672. Amendment to increase funding in the bill for FBI background checks by $40 million and offset the increase by a corresponding cut for Justice Department legal activities, salaries and expenses. No. Failed 176-243. 6/27/06.
- 329. H.R. 5672. Amendment to increase funding in the bill for the Federal Prison System salaries and expenses and offset the increase by a corresponding cut for the International Organizations Contributions account. No. Failed 163-257. 6/27/06.
- 330. H.R. 5672. Amendment to increase funding in the bill for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program by $50 million and offset the increase by a corresponding cut for the Census Bureau. No. Passed 291-129. 6/27/06.
- 333. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to prevent the implementation of state laws authorizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes in Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont or Washington state. No. Failed 163-259. 6/28/06.
- 334. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Arthur Avenue Retail Market, an Italian grocery market in Bronx, New York. No. Failed 76-345. 6/28/06.
- 335. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Bronx Council for the Arts in Bronx, New York, for marketing of local business arts initiatives. No. Failed 74-343. 6/28/06.
- 336. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Johnstown Area Regional Industries Workforce Development Program and Small Business Technology Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. No. Failed 63-356. 6/28/06.
- 337. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for a small business development initiative at Fairmont State University in Fairmont, West Virginia. No. Failed 70-350. 6/28/06.
- 338. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Southern and Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association in Somerset, Kentucky. No. Failed 56-363. 6/28/06.
- 339. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for Mars exploration No. Failed. 145-274. 6/28/06.
- 340. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to carry out provisions added in 1975 to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that require bilingual voting materials in areas that have a significant minority of voters who speak a language other than English. No. Failed 167-254. 6/28/06.
- 341. H.R. 5672. Amendment to increase funds in the bill for the Community Oriented Policing Service hiring program by $477 million and offset the increase by a corresponding cut to the NASA Mars exploration account. No. Failed 185-236. 6/28/06.
- 342. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to design, renovate, construct or rent any headquarters for the United Nations at any location in the United States. No. Failed 131-288. 6/28/06.
- 343. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to carry out certain firearm-related crime and criminal procedure penalties. No. Passed 230-191. 6/28/06.
- 344. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to issue a national security letter for health insurance records under any of the provisions of law amended by a section of the anti-terrorism law known as the Patriot Act. No. Failed 189-230. 6/28/06.
- 345. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to enforce a federal district court decision that prohibits the speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives from permitting sectarian prayer as part of the official House proceedings. No. Passed 246-174. 6/28/06.
- 346. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to obtain evidence in contravention of the U.S. Code concerning the requirement that officers with a warrant knock and announce their presence before entering a private residence. No. Failed 109-310. 6/28/06.
- 347. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds by the secretary of State to implement a plan that permits individuals from using any documentation other than a passport to denote citizenship and identity when traveling into the United States from a foreign country. No. Failed 90-318. 6/29/06.
- 348. H.R. 5672. Amendment to require a 1 percent across-the-board cut in discretionary spending. No. Failed 94-316. 6/29/06.
- 349. H.R. 5672. On passage of the bill to provide $60.2 billion in FY 2007 appropriations for the departments of State, Justice and Commerce as well as various science and other related agencies. Yes. Passed 393-23. 6/29/06.
- 361. H.R. 4411, Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act. Amendment to eliminate the exceptions to the bill’s general prohibition against online gambling, thereby establishing a complete ban on all Internet gambling-related activities. No. Failed 114-297. 7/11/06. 362. H.R. 4411. Motion to recommit the bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to include a provision to make it a U.S. Code violation to knowingly use a communication facility to accept any bet or wager unless the U.S. attorney general has certified that the wager is accepted using a customer identity verification system to comply with applicable age and residency requirements. No. Failed 167-243. 7/11/06.
- 363. H.R. 4411. On passage of the bill to prohibit banks and credit card companies from processing payments for online gambling bets and prohibit gambling businesses from accepting credit cards and electronic transfer for online betting; provide protections for financial institutions from any civil liability for blocking transactions that are reasonably believed to involve illegal gambling; increase the criminal penalties for businesses to a maximum prison term of five years, and authorize $10 million annually from FYs 2007-2010 for the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute illegal Internet gambling operations. Yes. Passed 317-93. 7/11/06.
- 370. H.R. 9, Voting Rights Act reauthorization. Amendment to revise the formula used to determine which voting jurisdictions are required to gain pre-clearance from the federal government before changing voting policies or procedures. No. Failed 96-318. 7/13/06.
- 371. H.R. 9. Amendment to reauthorize expiring provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act for 10 years through 2016 rather than 25 years as proposed in the legislation. No. Failed 134-288. 7/13/06.
- 372. H.R. 9. Amendment to strike a section of the bill which extends to 2032 provisions in law requiring bilingual ballots under certain circumstances, and a section which concerns the use of American Community Survey census data. Yes. Failed 185-238. 7/13/06.
- 373. H.R. 9. Amendment to provide for an expedited procedure for states and jurisdictions to bail out from coverage under the pre-clearance requirements of the Voting Rights Act. No. Failed 118-302. 7/13/06.
- 374. H.R. 9. On passage of the bill to extend expiring provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act for 25 years. Yes. Passed 390-33. 7/13/06.
- 377. H.R. 3729, to provide emergency authority to the chief judges of federal district courts to provide relief from deadlines under federal or state laws or rules in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency situation requiring the closure of courts. Yes. Passed 363-0, under suspension of rules. 7/17/06.
- 378. H.J.Res. 88, to propose a constitutional amendment to define marriage as consisting only of the union of a man and a woman. Yes. Failed 236-187. 7/18/06. [Note: a 2/3 vote is required for passage of a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment.]
- 384. H.R. 2389, Pledge Protection Act. Amendment to strike the bill’s provision prohibiting the Supreme Court from hearing any cases relating to the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance. No. Failed 183-241. 7/19/06.
- 385. H.R. 2389. On passage of the bill to prohibit federal district and appellate courts and the Supreme Court from hearing cases challenging the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance, and allow the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to continue hearing such cases. Yes. Passed 260-167. 7/19/06.
- 401. H.R. 5013, to prohibit confiscation of legally owned weapons during national emergencies or presidentially declared disasters, unless expressly permitted by other federal, state, or local laws. Yes. Passed 322-99, under suspension of rules. 7/25/06.
- 405. H.R. 5319, to require schools and libraries applying for grants through the Universal Service Fund to certify that they are enforcing a policy of Internet safety for minors, including protecting their computers against access to visual depictions that are obscene, contain child pornography or are harmful to minors. Yes. Passed 410-15, under suspension of rules. 7/26/06.
- 441. H.R. 2965, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act. Amendment to allow the Justice Department to acquire products from Federal Prison Industries on a non-competitive basis as authorized by the attorney general. Yes. Failed 77-339. 9/14/06.
- 442. H.R. 2965. Amendment to allow the Federal Prison Industries to continue contracts to provide services to for-profit businesses. Yes. Failed 80-332. 9/14/06.
- 443. H.R. 2965. On passage of the bill to phase out over five years a requirement that federal agencies seeking at least $2,500 worth of products or services first try to buy them through Federal Prison Industries before considering other vendors. No. Passed 362-57. 9/14/06.
- 465. H.R. 6094, to set conditions under which illegal immigrants could be detained indefinitely pending their deportation, bar admission into the United States of gang members and allow alien members of certain gangs to be automatically eligible for deportation. Yes. Passed 328-95. 9/21/06.
- 467. H.R. 6095, Immigration Law Enforcement Act. Motion to recommit the bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to include language to provide additional resources to deal with alien smuggling. No. Failed 196-226. 9/21/06.
- 468. H.R. 6095. On passage of the bill to set new procedures to expedite lawsuits against the government involving immigration law, require the Justice Department to hire more attorneys to prosecute human smuggling cases, and clarify that state and local law enforcement agencies have the authority to investigate and apprehend illegal immigrants. Yes. Passed 277-140. 9/21/06.
- 476. H.R. 5092, to revise procedures at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives including setting graduated civil penalties for gun license violations. Yes. Passed 277-131, under suspension of rules. 9/26/06.
- 477. H.R. 4772, to ensure access to federal courts for those challenging government attempts to take their property under eminent domain. No. Failed 234-172, under suspension of rules (2/3 vote required). 9/26/06.
- 479. S. 403, to make it a federal crime to take a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion to circumvent state parental notification and consent laws, and provide an exception when an abortion is necessary to save the life of the minor. Yes. Passed 264-153. 9/26/06.
- 480. H.R. 2679, to prohibit the awarding of attorney fees to individuals who win lawsuits against government officials in cases involving the First Amendment’s prohibition against the establishment or free exercise of religion. Yes. Passed 244-173. 9/26/06.
- 501. H.R. 5825, Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act. Motion to recommit the bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to include language to streamline the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) application process, clarify that foreign intelligence through domestic electronic surveillance may only be gathered through FISA, and extend the application period for emergency surveillance to 168 hours. No. Failed 202-221. 9/28/06.
- 502. H.R. 5825. On passage of the bill to authorize electronic surveillance of communications by suspected terrorists for specified periods without first obtaining approval from the secret FISA court; provide that warrantless surveillance could be conducted for up to 90 days if an armed or terrorist attack against the United States has occurred, or if there is an imminent threat, and provide that the president would have to notify congressional intelligence committees and the FISA court of such surveillance. Yes. Passed 232-191. 9/28/06.
- 511. H.R. 4772, on passage of the bill to ensure access to federal courts for those challenging government attempts to take their property under eminent domain and allow private landowners who want to challenge a state or local government’s “taking” of their property to file a claim directly with a federal court when only federal claims are alleged. No. Passed 231-181. 9/29/06.
- 525. H.R. 1176, to provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits claiming negligence resulting from rules enforced during an approved sports activity, and provide that claims arising from federal, state, or local laws prohibiting discrimination would be exempt. Yes. Failed 219-187, under suspension of rules (2/3 vote required). 12/5/06.
- 542. S. 3718, to establish swimming pool and spa safety requirements as well as authorize state and local governments to enforce the requirements, and provide that violators would be subject to the same penalties that would apply for violations of related state and local laws. Yes. Failed 191-108, under suspension of rules (2/3 vote required). 12/8/06.
Transportation, Treasury, General Government and Housing
- 34. H.R. 2829, National Drug Control Policy Office reauthorization. Amendment to establish a National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse under the Office of National Drug Control Policy to promote information-sharing on law enforcement, treatment, environmental concerns and social services relating to methamphetamine abuse, and authorize $1 million in FY 2007 and such sums as necessary from FYs 2008-2011 for the clearinghouse. Yes. Passed 403-2. 3/9/06.
- 35. H.R. 2829. Amendment to require the Office of National Drug Control Policy to submit to Congress a comprehensive strategy to address the increased threat of methamphetamine, including control of precursors, demand reduction and treatment efforts. Yes. Passed 403-3. 3/9/06.
- 36. H.R. 2829. Amendment to sunset the provisions in the legislation after September 30, 2011. No. Failed 85-322. 3/9/06.
- 37. H.R. 2829. Amendment to require the Office of National Drug Control Policy to use at least 10 percent of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign funds each year to target methamphetamine abuse, or for grants to private entities running anti-meth ad campaigns, and provide that in FY 2008, the office could redirect those funds if domestic meth lab seizures had fallen by at least 75 percent from FY 2006. Yes. Passed 399-9. 3/9/06.
- 38. H.R. 2829. On passage of the bill to reauthorize for five years through FY 2011 the Office of National Drug Control Policy and associated programs; authorize some $1.5 billion over FYs 2007-2011 for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program, $15 million annually to combat methamphetamine trafficking in high-intensity drug trafficking areas, and over $1 million in FYs 2007-2011 for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. Yes. Passed 399-5. 3/9/06.
- 101. H.R. 4709, Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act to make it a federal crime to fraudulently obtain, attempt to obtain, buy, or sell confidential telephone records, and increase penalties for the use of fraudulently obtained phone records to commit a crime. Yes. Passed 409-0, under suspension of rules. 4/25/06.
- 230. S. 193, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act to increase the maximum penalty for broadcasting indecent, obscene or profane language to $325,000 per violation or per day, and to $3 million for continuing violations. Yes. Passed 379-35, under suspension of rules. 6/7/06.
- 238. H.R. 5252, Communications Act. Amendment to clarify that the bill’s provisions giving the FCC exclusive authority to enforce its 2005 broadband policy statement could not be construed to modify, impair or supercede the applicability of antitrust laws or the jurisdiction of U.S. district courts to hear claims under antitrust laws. Yes. Passed 353-68. 6/8/06.
- 239. H.R. 5252. Amendment to establish network neutrality requirements for broadband providers, including the duty to not block, impair, degrade or discriminate against lawful content, applications or services; operate its network in a non-discriminatory manners, and offer equal priority to all data of a particular type if it offers priority to one provider. Yes. Failed 152-269. 6/8/06.
- 240. H.R. 5252. Motion to recommit the bill to the Energy and Commerce Committee with instructions to include language that would retain the current build-out requirement that ensures providers with a national franchise must eventually serve the entire community and expand non-discrimination requirements to include race, color, religion, national origin and sex. No. Failed 165-256. 6/8/06.
- 241. H.R. 5252. On passage of the bill to create a new national franchising process for companies that want to offer pay video services; authorize the FCC to enforce its August 2005 broadband policy statement that endorsed network neutrality principles, but prohibit the issuance of additional rules, and pre-empt state and local laws concerning municipal broadband services. Yes. Passed 321-101. 6/8/06.
- 259. H.R. 4894, to require the Justice Department, at the request of state officials, to conduct fingerprint-based background checks in national crime databases for any employees, candidates for employment, or volunteers at public or private elementary or secondary schools, local education agencies or other state agencies that work with children. Yes. Passed 415-1, under suspension of rules. 6/13/06.
- 294. H.R. 5228, to require any representatives of a country classified as a state sponsor of terrorism to provide a detailed statement to the Justice Department describing lobbying contact with members of Congress or legislative branch employees. Yes. Failed 263-159, under suspension of rules (2/3 vote required). 6/20/06.
- 326. H.R. 5672, FY 2007 Science, State, Justice, Commerce appropriations. Amendment to increase funding in the bill for the Legal Services Corporation by $25 million and offset the increase by cuts to other accounts. No. Passed 237-185. 6/27/06.
- 327. H.R. 5672. Amendment to increase funding in the bill for the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) small business loan program by $40 million and offset the increase by cuts of $10 million each to several other accounts. No. Passed 214-207. 6/27/06.
- 328. H.R. 5672. Amendment to increase funding in the bill for FBI background checks by $40 million and offset the increase by a corresponding cut for Justice Department legal activities, salaries and expenses. No. Failed 176-243. 6/27/06.
- 329. H.R. 5672. Amendment to increase funding in the bill for the Federal Prison System salaries and expenses and offset the increase by a corresponding cut for the International Organizations Contributions account. No. Failed 163-257. 6/27/06.
- 330. H.R. 5672. Amendment to increase funding in the bill for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program by $50 million and offset the increase by a corresponding cut for the Census Bureau. No. Passed 291-129. 6/27/06.
- 333. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to prevent the implementation of state laws authorizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes in Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont or Washington state. No. Failed 163-259. 6/28/06.
- 334. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Arthur Avenue Retail Market, an Italian grocery market in Bronx, New York. No. Failed 76-345. 6/28/06.
- 335. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Bronx Council for the Arts in Bronx, New York, for marketing of local business arts initiatives. No. Failed 74-343. 6/28/06.
- 336. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Johnstown Area Regional Industries Workforce Development Program and Small Business Technology Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. No. Failed 63-356. 6/28/06.
- 337. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for a small business development initiative at Fairmont State University in Fairmont, West Virginia. No. Failed 70-350. 6/28/06.
- 338. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Southern and Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association in Somerset, Kentucky. No. Failed 56-363. 6/28/06.
- 339. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for Mars exploration No. Failed. 145-274. 6/28/06.
- 340. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to carry out provisions added in 1975 to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that require bilingual voting materials in areas that have a significant minority of voters who speak a language other than English. No. Failed 167-254. 6/28/06.
- 341. H.R. 5672. Amendment to increase funds in the bill for the Community Oriented Policing Service hiring program by $477 million and offset the increase by a corresponding cut to the NASA Mars exploration account. No. Failed 185-236. 6/28/06.
- 342. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to design, renovate, construct or rent any headquarters for the United Nations at any location in the United States. No. Failed 131-288. 6/28/06.
- 343. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to carry out certain firearm-related crime and criminal procedure penalties. No. Passed 230-191. 6/28/06.
- 344. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to issue a national security letter for health insurance records under any of the provisions of law amended by a section of the anti-terrorism law known as the Patriot Act. No. Failed 189-230. 6/28/06.
- 345. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to enforce a federal district court decision that prohibits the speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives from permitting sectarian prayer as part of the official House proceedings. No. Passed 246-174. 6/28/06.
- 346. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to obtain evidence in contravention of the U.S. Code concerning the requirement that officers with a warrant knock and announce their presence before entering a private residence. No. Failed 109-310. 6/28/06.
- 347. H.R. 5672. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds by the secretary of State to implement a plan that permits individuals from using any documentation other than a passport to denote citizenship and identity when traveling into the United States from a foreign country. No. Failed 90-318. 6/29/06.
- 348. H.R. 5672. Amendment to require a 1 percent across-the-board cut in discretionary spending. No. Failed 94-316. 6/29/06.
- 349. H.R. 5672. On passage of the bill to provide $60.2 billion in FY 2007 appropriations for the departments of State, Justice and Commerce as well as various science and other related agencies. Yes. Passed 393-23. 6/29/06.
- 361. H.R. 4411, Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act. Amendment to eliminate the exceptions to the bill’s general prohibition against online gambling, thereby establishing a complete ban on all Internet gambling-related activities. No. Failed 114-297. 7/11/06.
- 362. H.R. 4411. Motion to recommit the bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to include a provision to make it a U.S. Code violation to knowingly use a communication facility to accept any bet or wager unless the U.S. attorney general has certified that the wager is accepted using a customer identity verification system to comply with applicable age and residency requirements. No. Failed 167-243. 7/11/06.
- 363. H.R. 4411. On passage of the bill to prohibit banks and credit card companies from processing payments for online gambling bets and prohibit gambling businesses from accepting credit cards and electronic transfer for online betting; provide protections for financial institutions from any civil liability for blocking transactions that are reasonably believed to involve illegal gambling; increase the criminal penalties for businesses to a maximum prison term of five years, and authorize $10 million annually from FYs 2007-2010 for the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute illegal Internet gambling operations. Yes. Passed 317-93. 7/11/06.
- 370. H.R. 9, Voting Rights Act reauthorization. Amendment to revise the formula used to determine which voting jurisdictions are required to gain pre-clearance from the federal government before changing voting policies or procedures. No. Failed 96-318. 7/13/06.
- 371. H.R. 9. Amendment to reauthorize expiring provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act for 10 years through 2016 rather than 25 years as proposed in the legislation. No. Failed 134-288. 7/13/06.
- 372. H.R. 9. Amendment to strike a section of the bill which extends to 2032 provisions in law requiring bilingual ballots under certain circumstances, and a section which concerns the use of American Community Survey census data. Yes. Failed 185-238. 7/13/06.
- 373. H.R. 9. Amendment to provide for an expedited procedure for states and jurisdictions to bail out from coverage under the pre-clearance requirements of the Voting Rights Act. No. Failed 118-302. 7/13/06.
- 374. H.R. 9. On passage of the bill to extend expiring provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act for 25 years. Yes. Passed 390-33. 7/13/06.
- 377. H.R. 3729, to provide emergency authority to the chief judges of federal district courts to provide relief from deadlines under federal or state laws or rules in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency situation requiring the closure of courts. Yes. Passed 363-0, under suspension of rules. 7/17/06.
- 378. H.J.Res. 88, to propose a constitutional amendment to define marriage as consisting only of the union of a man and a woman. Yes. Failed 236-187. 7/18/06. [Note: a 2/3 vote is required for passage of a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment.]
- 384. H.R. 2389, Pledge Protection Act. Amendment to strike the bill’s provision prohibiting the Supreme Court from hearing any cases relating to the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance. No. Failed 183-241. 7/19/06.
- 385. H.R. 2389. On passage of the bill to prohibit federal district and appellate courts and the Supreme Court from hearing cases challenging the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance, and allow the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to continue hearing such cases. Yes. Passed 260-167. 7/19/06.
- 401. H.R. 5013, to prohibit confiscation of legally owned weapons during national emergencies or presidentially declared disasters, unless expressly permitted by other federal, state, or local laws. Yes. Passed 322-99, under suspension of rules. 7/25/06.
- 405. H.R. 5319, to require schools and libraries applying for grants through the Universal Service Fund to certify that they are enforcing a policy of Internet safety for minors, including protecting their computers against access to visual depictions that are obscene, contain child pornography or are harmful to minors. Yes. Passed 410-15, under suspension of rules. 7/26/06.
- 441. H.R. 2965, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act. Amendment to allow the Justice Department to acquire products from Federal Prison Industries on a non-competitive basis as authorized by the attorney general. Yes. Failed 77-339. 9/14/06.
- 442. H.R. 2965. Amendment to allow the Federal Prison Industries to continue contracts to provide services to for-profit businesses. Yes. Failed 80-332. 9/14/06.
- 443. H.R. 2965. On passage of the bill to phase out over five years a requirement that federal agencies seeking at least $2,500 worth of products or services first try to buy them through Federal Prison Industries before considering other vendors. No. Passed 362-57. 9/14/06.
- 465. H.R. 6094, to set conditions under which illegal immigrants could be detained indefinitely pending their deportation, bar admission into the United States of gang members and allow alien members of certain gangs to be automatically eligible for deportation. Yes. Passed 328-95. 9/21/06.
- 467. H.R. 6095, Immigration Law Enforcement Act. Motion to recommit the bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to include language to provide additional resources to deal with alien smuggling. No. Failed 196-226. 9/21/06.
- 468. H.R. 6095. On passage of the bill to set new procedures to expedite lawsuits against the government involving immigration law, require the Justice Department to hire more attorneys to prosecute human smuggling cases, and clarify that state and local law enforcement agencies have the authority to investigate and apprehend illegal immigrants. Yes. Passed 277-140. 9/21/06.
- 476. H.R. 5092, to revise procedures at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives including setting graduated civil penalties for gun license violations. Yes. Passed 277-131, under suspension of rules. 9/26/06.
- 477. H.R. 4772, to ensure access to federal courts for those challenging government attempts to take their property under eminent domain. No. Failed 234-172, under suspension of rules (2/3 vote required). 9/26/06.
- 479. S. 403, to make it a federal crime to take a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion to circumvent state parental notification and consent laws, and provide an exception when an abortion is necessary to save the life of the minor. Yes. Passed 264-153. 9/26/06.
- 480. H.R. 2679, to prohibit the awarding of attorney fees to individuals who win lawsuits against government officials in cases involving the First Amendment’s prohibition against the establishment or free exercise of religion. Yes. Passed 244-173. 9/26/06.
- 501. H.R. 5825, Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act. Motion to recommit the bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to include language to streamline the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) application process, clarify that foreign intelligence through domestic electronic surveillance may only be gathered through FISA, and extend the application period for emergency surveillance to 168 hours. No. Failed 202-221. 9/28/06.
- 502. H.R. 5825. On passage of the bill to authorize electronic surveillance of communications by suspected terrorists for specified periods without first obtaining approval from the secret FISA court; provide that warrantless surveillance could be conducted for up to 90 days if an armed or terrorist attack against the United States has occurred, or if there is an imminent threat, and provide that the president would have to notify congressional intelligence committees and the FISA court of such surveillance. Yes. Passed 232-191. 9/28/06.
- 511. H.R. 4772, on passage of the bill to ensure access to federal courts for those challenging government attempts to take their property under eminent domain and allow private landowners who want to challenge a state or local government’s “taking” of their property to file a claim directly with a federal court when only federal claims are alleged. No. Passed 231-181. 9/29/06.
- 525. H.R. 1176, to provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits claiming negligence resulting from rules enforced during an approved sports activity, and provide that claims arising from federal, state, or local laws prohibiting discrimination would be exempt. Yes. Failed 219-187, under suspension of rules (2/3 vote required). 12/5/06.
- 542. S. 3718, to establish swimming pool and spa safety requirements as well as authorize state and local governments to enforce the requirements, and provide that violators would be subject to the same penalties that would apply for violations of related state and local laws. Yes. Failed 191-108, under suspension of rules (2/3 vote required). 12/8/06.