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1. H.CON.RES.105 : Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sponsor: Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

2. H.CON.RES.156 : Condemning irresponsible and inaccurate journalism, expressing condolences to the victims and families of the victims of the riots in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Neugebauer, Randy [TX-19] (introduced 5/18/2005) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

3. H.CON.RES.222 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
Sponsor: Rep Latham, Tom [IA-4] (introduced 7/27/2005) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 11/13/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

4. H.CON.RES.301 : Expressing the sense of Congress that any bill or joint resolution that provides for the establishment of a new Federal program should contain a provision that eliminates one or more current Federal programs of equal or greater cost.
Sponsor: Rep Conaway, K. Michael [TX-11] (introduced 11/16/2005) Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

5. H.CON.RES.323 : Honoring the Hispanic Americans who have served in the Armed Forces, such as Captain Felix Sosa-Camejo, United States Army.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 12/16/2005) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/19/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

6. H.CON.RES.339 : Expressing the sense of Congress in support of military recruiting.
Sponsor: Rep Doolittle, John T. [CA-4] (introduced 2/14/2006) Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

7. H.CON.RES.399 : Recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the victory of United States winemakers at the 1976 Paris Wine Tasting.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1] (introduced 5/3/2006) Cosponsors (150)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Major Action: 8/2/2006 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

8. H.RES.79 : Recognizing the public service of Archbishop Patrick Flores.
Sponsor: Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [TX-20] (introduced 2/9/2005) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

9. H.RES.97 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Feeney, Tom [FL-24] (introduced 2/15/2005) Cosponsors (84)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2005 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 3.

10. H.RES.128 : Recognizing the 250th anniversary of Laredo, Texas.
Sponsor: Rep Cuellar, Henry [TX-28] (introduced 3/1/2005) Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

11. H.RES.137 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the resumption of beef exports to Japan.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] (introduced 3/3/2005) Cosponsors (89)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

12. H.RES.227 : Recognizing and honoring the contributions of Indian Americans to economic innovation and society generally.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 4/21/2005) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/26/2005 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

13. H.RES.228 : Honoring the contributions of Vietnamese Americans to American society over the past three decades.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 4/21/2005) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/3/2005 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 152).

14. H.RES.289 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Health Center Week in order to raise awareness of health services provided by community, migrant, public housing, and homeless health centers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] (introduced 5/19/2005) Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2005 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

15. H.RES.339 : Congratulating the San Antonio Spurs for winning the 2005 National Basketball Association Championship.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] (introduced 6/24/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/30/2005 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

16. H.RES.390 : Congratulating Lance Armstrong on his seventh Tour de France victory and his retirement and recognizing his dedication to helping others.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] (introduced 7/26/2005) Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/26/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

17. H.RES.402 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Infant Mortality Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] (introduced 7/28/2005) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/28/2006 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

18. H.RES.575 : Asserting that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cantor, Eric [VA-7] (introduced 11/18/2005) Cosponsors (163)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 12/16/2005 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 17, 7 Present (Roll no. 650).

19. H.RES.668 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Reyes, Silvestre [TX-16] (introduced 2/1/2006) Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2006 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 0 (Roll no. 15).

20. H.RES.1032 : Honoring New York State Senator John Marchi.
Sponsor: Rep Fossella, Vito [NY-13] (introduced 9/21/2006) Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/21/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

21. H.J.RES.57 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States protecting religious freedom.
Sponsor: Rep Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [OK-5] (introduced 6/30/2005) Cosponsors (116)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/23/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

22. H.J.RES.58 : Proposing a balanced budget amendment the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [OK-5] (introduced 7/13/2005) Cosponsors (143)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/23/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

23. H.R.8 : To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.
Sponsor: Rep Hulshof, Kenny C. [MO-9] (introduced 2/17/2005) Cosponsors (206)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2006 Senate floor actions. Status: Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 41. Record Vote Number: 164.

24. H.R.25 : To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.
Sponsor: Rep Linder, John [GA-7] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

25. H.R.41 : To establish a commission on tax reform.
Sponsor: Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

26. H.R.64 : To repeal the Federal death tax, including the estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers.
Sponsor: Rep Cox, Christopher [CA-48] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (161)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

27. H.R.68 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Sponsor: Rep Culberson, John Abney [TX-7] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (290)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Ways and Means; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
House Reports: 109-133 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 7/13/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

28. H.R.147 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Sponsor: Rep McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [CA-25] (introduced 1/4/2005) Cosponsors (327)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/25/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Note: On 9/20/2006, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 987 , which provides for the consideration of H.R. 147 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 109-15: text with signatures.)

29. H.R.282 : To hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a transition to democracy in Iran.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 1/6/2005) Cosponsors (360)
Committees: House International Relations; Senate Foreign Relations
House Reports: 109-417
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Note: For further action, see H.R.6198 , which became Public Law 109-293 on 9/30/2006.

30. H.R.303 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 1/25/2005) Cosponsors (240)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Note: On 5/24/2005, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 270 , which provides for the consideration of H.R. 303 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 109-2: text with signatures.)

31. H.R.358 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] (introduced 1/25/2005) Cosponsors (321)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Ways and Means; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
House Reports: 109-134 Part 1
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-146 [GPO: Text, PDF]

32. H.R.386 : To amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects and activities under that Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] (introduced 1/26/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

33. H.R.389 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of the bestowal of the Nobel Peace Prize on President Theodore Roosevelt, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/26/2005) Cosponsors (126)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

34. H.R.418 : To establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license and identification document security standards, to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws of the United States, to unify terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and removal, and to ensure expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 1/26/2005) Cosponsors (140)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Homeland Security; House Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Note: Pursuant to H. Res. 151 , the text of H.R. 418 , as passed House, was appended as Division B to the end of H.R. 1268 . Division B was further modified in conference. H.R. 1268 became P.L. 109-13 on 5/11/2005.

35. H.R.489 : To provide for an assessment of the extent of the invasion of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive on lands in the Western United States and efforts to date to control such invasion on public and private lands, including tribal lands, to establish a demonstration program to address the invasion of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pearce, Stevan [NM-2] (introduced 2/1/2005) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Resources; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

36. H.R.500 : To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 2/1/2005) Cosponsors (122)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

37. H.R.519 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the allowance of the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes permanent.
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] (introduced 2/2/2005) Cosponsors (73)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

38. H.R.525 : To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 2/2/2005) Cosponsors (135)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
House Reports: 109-41
Latest Major Action: 7/27/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

39. H.R.554 : To prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity.
Sponsor: Rep Keller, Ric [FL-8] (introduced 2/2/2005) Cosponsors (85)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 109-130
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2005 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 254.

40. H.R.556 : To amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 2/2/2005) Cosponsors (162)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

41. H.R.586 : To preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on public lands, including wilderness areas, national monuments, and other specifically designated areas, administered by the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service where there is a historical tradition of such use, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Radanovich, George [CA-19] (introduced 2/2/2005) Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Resources; House Agriculture; Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 5/17/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

42. H.R.602 : To restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 2/2/2005) Cosponsors (260)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Government Reform; House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

43. H.R.609 : To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Sponsor: Rep Boehner, John A. [OH-8] (introduced 2/8/2005) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
House Reports: 109-231
Latest Major Action: 4/4/2006 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 388.

44. H.R.748 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws relating to abortion, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 2/10/2005) Cosponsors (129)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 109-51, 109-51 Part 2
Latest Major Action: 7/11/2005 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 157.

45. H.R.761 : To expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] (introduced 2/10/2005) Cosponsors (119)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

46. H.R.800 : To prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages or injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 2/15/2005) Cosponsors (257)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 109-124
Latest Major Action: 6/14/2005 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 70.
Note: For further action, see S.397 , which became Public Law 109-92 on 10/26/2005.

47. H.R.808 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as dependency and indemnity compensation.
Sponsor: Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] (introduced 2/15/2005) Cosponsors (214)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Note: On 11/16/2005, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 271 , which provides for the consideration of H.R. 808 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 109-3: text with signatures.)

48. H.R.874 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.
Sponsor: Rep Norwood, Charles W. [GA-9] (introduced 2/17/2005) Cosponsors (109)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

49. H.R.920 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 2/17/2005) Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/17/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

50. H.R.968 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effective date for paid-up coverage under the military Survivor Benefit Plan from October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2005.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 2/17/2005) Cosponsors (147)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

51. H.R.994 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 3/1/2005) Cosponsors (340)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Government Reform; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/16/2005 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

52. H.R.998 : To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose.
Sponsor: Rep Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [MS-3] (introduced 3/1/2005) Cosponsors (139)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

53. H.R.1001 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 South Heatherwilde Boulevard in Pflugerville, Texas, as the "Sergeant Byron W. Norwood Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10] (introduced 3/1/2005) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-36 [GPO: Text, PDF]

54. H.R.1040 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system.
Sponsor: Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] (introduced 3/2/2005) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

55. H.R.1072 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 151 West End Street in Goliad, Texas, as the "Judge Emilio Vargas Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] (introduced 3/3/2005) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-27 [GPO: Text, PDF]

56. H.R.1196 : To improve the security clearance process along the United States-Mexico border, to increase the number of detention beds, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] (introduced 3/9/2005) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Homeland Security; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/10/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

57. H.R.1288 : To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.
Sponsor: Rep Souder, Mark E. [IN-3] (introduced 3/14/2005) Cosponsors (235)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

58. H.R.1306 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-3] (introduced 3/15/2005) Cosponsors (208)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

59. H.R.1313 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers under section 330 of such Act.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Tim [PA-18] (introduced 3/15/2005) Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

60. H.R.1335 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the mandatory retirement age for members of the Capitol Police from 57 to 60 years of age.
Sponsor: Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Administration; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

61. H.R.1337 : To support certain national youth organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Jo Ann [VA-1] (introduced 3/16/2005) Cosponsors (87)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/11/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

62. H.R.1366 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility for Combat-Related Special Compensation paid by the uniformed services in order to permit certain additional retired members who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for that disability and Combat-Related Special Compensation by reason of that disability.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/6/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

63. H.R.1384 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions.
Sponsor: Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (118)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

64. H.R.1402 : To provide for equal coverage of mental health benefits with respect to health insurance coverage unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (231)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/28/2006 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Kennedy (RI). Petition No: 109-18.
Note: On 9/28/2006, a motion was filed to discharge the House Education and Workforce Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee from consideration of H.R. 1402 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 109-18: text with signatures.)

65. H.R.1459 : To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] (introduced 4/5/2005) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/22/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

66. H.R.1493 : To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] (introduced 4/6/2005) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/22/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

67. H.R.1511 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for electricity produced from wind.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 4/6/2005) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/6/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

68. H.R.1548 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.
Sponsor: Rep Ryan, Paul [WI-1] (introduced 4/12/2005) Cosponsors (150)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/12/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

69. H.R.1651 : To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 4/14/2005) Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

70. H.R.1689 : To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.
Sponsor: Rep Feeney, Tom [FL-24] (introduced 4/19/2005) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/10/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

71. H.R.1791 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits to its pre-1985 level.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, Ron [KY-2] (introduced 4/21/2005) Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/21/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

72. H.R.1898 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Gary G. [CA-42] (introduced 4/27/2005) Cosponsors (220)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

73. H.R.2061 : To enhance the ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ryun, Jim [KS-2] (introduced 5/3/2005) Cosponsors (88)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/3/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

74. H.R.2068 : To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] (introduced 5/4/2005) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2005 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

75. H.R.2088 : To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gibbons, Jim [NV-2] (introduced 5/4/2005) Cosponsors (116)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/6/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

76. H.R.2089 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance.
Sponsor: Rep Granger, Kay [TX-12] (introduced 5/4/2005) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/4/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

77. H.R.2177 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit tax-free distributions from governmental retirement plans for premiums for health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers.
Sponsor: Rep Chocola, Chris [IN-2] (introduced 5/5/2005) Cosponsors (120)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

78. H.R.2231 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] (introduced 5/10/2005) Cosponsors (261)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

79. H.R.2369 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the Purple Heart to be awarded to prisoners of war who die in captivity under circumstances not otherwise establishing eligibility for the Purple Heart.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 5/16/2005) Cosponsors (220)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 5/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

80. H.R.2389 : To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sponsor: Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] (introduced 5/17/2005) Cosponsors (197)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/4/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

81. H.R.2413 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1202 1st Street in Humble, Texas, as the "Lillian McKay Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] (introduced 5/17/2005) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-187 [GPO: Text, PDF]

82. H.R.2626 : To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit coverage under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs of sex-enhancing drugs for individuals convicted of a sex offense.
Sponsor: Rep Edwards, Chet [TX-17] (introduced 5/25/2005) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/17/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

83. H.R.2720 : To further the purposes of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 by directing the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to carry out an assessment and demonstration program to control salt cedar and Russian olive, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pearce, Stevan [NM-2] (introduced 5/26/2005) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Resources; House Agriculture
House Reports: 109-341 Part 1
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-320 [GPO: Text, PDF]

84. H.R.2808 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
Sponsor: Rep LaHood, Ray [IL-18] (introduced 6/8/2005) Cosponsors (309)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-285 [GPO: Text, PDF]

85. H.R.2861 : To reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity.
Sponsor: Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] (introduced 6/9/2005) Cosponsors (98)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Note: For further action, see S.707 , which became Public Law 109-450 on 12/22/2006.

86. H.R.3135 : To protect private property rights.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 6/30/2005) Cosponsors (136)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2005 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee on the Constitution Discharged.

87. H.R.3146 : To promote deployment of competitive video services and eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation.
Sponsor: Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7] (introduced 6/30/2005) Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

88. H.R.3183 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide to assistant United States attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 6/30/2005) Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/30/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

89. H.R.3282 : To provide for the periodic review of the efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and public need of such agencies, and to provide for the abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not exist.
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] (introduced 7/14/2005) Cosponsors (111)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/20/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 15.

90. H.R.3298 : To provide for the efficacy of television ratings services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Fossella, Vito [NY-13] (introduced 7/14/2005) Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

91. H.R.3352 : To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to protections for the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Salazar, John T. [CO-3] (introduced 7/19/2005) Cosponsors (111)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/23/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Note: For further action, see S.1998 , which became Public Law 109-437 on 12/20/2006.

92. H.R.3622 : To authorize the Governor of a State to organize and call into service a militia of able-bodied and eligible citizens to help prevent individuals from unlawfully crossing an international border and entering the United States anywhere other than a port of entry, to appropriate funds to support this service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Culberson, John Abney [TX-7] (introduced 7/29/2005) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Homeland Security; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 9/19/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.

93. H.R.3824 : To amend and reauthorize the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pombo, Richard W. [CA-11] (introduced 9/19/2005) Cosponsors (95)
Committees: House Resources; Senate Environment and Public Works
House Reports: 109-237
Latest Major Action: 9/30/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

94. H.R.3883 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for qualified timber gains.
Sponsor: Rep McCrery, Jim [LA-4] (introduced 9/22/2005) Cosponsors (146)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/22/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

95. H.R.4128 : To protect private property rights.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 10/25/2005) Cosponsors (97)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
House Reports: 109-262, 109-262 Part 2
Latest Major Action: 11/4/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

96. H.R.4167 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rogers, Mike J. [MI-8] (introduced 10/27/2005) Cosponsors (226)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
House Reports: 109-379
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

97. H.R.4238 : To provide for enhanced border security enforcement and detention facilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10] (introduced 11/4/2005) Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

98. H.R.4239 : To provide the Department of Justice the necessary authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror.
Sponsor: Rep Petri, Thomas E. [WI-6] (introduced 11/4/2005) Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2006 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Note: For further action, see S.3880 , which became Public Law 109-374 on 11/27/2006.

99. H.R.4246 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8135 Forest Lane in Dallas, Texas, as the "Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 11/7/2005) Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-398 [GPO: Text, PDF]

100. H.R.4318 : To terminate the effect of all provisions of Federal law that prohibit the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf, to terminate all withdrawals of Federal submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf from leasing for exploration for, and development and production of, natural gas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, John E. [PA-5] (introduced 11/15/2005) Cosponsors (169)
Committees: House Resources; House Energy and Commerce; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

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