Paying tribute to the Reverend Waitstill Sharp and Martha Sharp for their recognition by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority as Righteous Among the Nations for their heroic efforts to save Jews during the Holocaust.
2006-10-12: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations.
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the reduction of section 302(b) suballocations to reflect floor amendments to general appropriation bills.
2006-09-29: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Reform Earmarks Process resolution
2006-09-14: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1003, H. Res. 1000 is considered passed House as amended. (consideration: CR H6615-6616; text as passed House: CR H6615-6616)
Honoring the life of Milton Friedman.
2006-12-06: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Honoring the life and accomplishments of Joe Rosenthal.
2006-09-07: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Flag Desecration resolution
2005-06-22: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing Virginia's James River as "America's Founding River".
2006-04-19: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Condemning the People's Republic of China for its continued interference in the internal affairs of the Catholic Church and its persecution of Catholics loyal to the Pope.
2006-06-12: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the 225th anniversary of the American and French victory at Yorktown, Virginia, during the Revolutionary War.
2006-09-28: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Youth Sports Week should be established.
2006-06-19: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Condemning in strongest terms Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hateful rhetoric directed toward Israel.
2005-12-14: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Honoring National Review magazine on its 50th anniversary for its contribution to the national political discourse.
2005-11-10: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations Security Council should sanction Iran for its noncompliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
2006-04-26: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Condemning Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's threats against Israel.
2005-10-28: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to curtail the growth of Government programs.
2006-04-06: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1633)
Earmarks Process resolution
2006-01-31: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Expressing the grave disapproval of the House of Representatives regarding the majority opinion of the Supreme Court in the case of Kelo et al. v. City of New London et al. that nullifies the protections afforded private property owners in the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
2005-06-30: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the importance of an independent Iraqi judiciary in the formation of a new and democratic Iraq.
2005-12-16: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Thanking John R. Bolton, President George W. Bush's nominee to serve as United States Ambassador to the United Nations, for his long-standing history of confronting corruption at the United Nations and urging him to continue his hard work and dedication to the implementation of measures that will restore credibility of this international organization.
2005-05-04: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that due to the allegations of fraud, mismanagement, and abuse within the United Nations oil-for-food program, the growing record of human rights abuses by United Nations personnel in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the lack of action by the United Nations in response to the genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan, Kofi Annan should resign from the position of Secretary General of the United Nations to help restore confidence in the organization.
2005-05-12: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.