Commending Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros for reaching 3,000 base hits as a Major League Baseball player and for his outstanding service to baseball and the Houston, Texas, region.
2007-07-30: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Congratulating the Republic of Colombia on its successful rescue mission and thanking Colombian President Alvaro Uribe for the safe return of the Americans held hostage by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
2008-07-09: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Permanent Sales Tax Deduction Act of 2004
2004-11-18: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Public Servant Retirement Protection Act
2004-07-20: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4025 Feather Lakes Way in Kingwood, Texas, as the "Congressman Jack Fields Post Office".
2004-12-21: Became Public Law No: 108-468.
Clean Air and Water Investment and Infrastructure Security Act of 2003
2003-09-09: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Orphan Drug Tax Credit Act of 2003
2003-07-25: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pulmonary Hypertension Research Act of 2003
2003-03-24: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the excise tax exemptions for aerial applicators of fertilizers or other substances.
2003-03-18: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Abolishment of Obsolete Agencies and Federal Sunset Act of 2003
2003-03-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make inapplicable the 10 percent additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans of public safety employees.
2003-02-13: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sales Tax Equity Act of 2003
2003-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Safe Highways and Roads Act of 2003
2003-02-14: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to pulmonary hypertension.
2003-03-24: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Safe Highways and Roads Act of 2002
2002-11-22: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
To amend section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate notification and return requirements for State and local party committees and candidate committees and avoid duplicate reporting by certain State and local political committees of information required to be reported and made publicly available under State law, and for other purposes.
2002-11-02: Became Public Law No: 107-276.