Repealing rule XXVII of the Rules of the House of Representatives relating to the statutory limit on the public debt.
2006-06-29: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that Federal district court judges be reconfirmed every ten years by the executive and legislative authorities of the State in which they serve.
2005-08-23: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment the Constitution of the United States.
2005-08-23: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Flag Desecration resolution
2005-06-22: 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.
Asserting that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes.
2005-12-16: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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.
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.
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.
Supporting the goals and ideals of Infant Mortality Awareness Month.
2006-09-28: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the need to move the Nation's current health care delivery system toward a defined contribution system.
2005-06-22: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4903)
Recognizing and honoring firefighters for their many contributions throughout the history of the Nation.
2005-04-06: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Liberation of Western Bohemia by United States Armed Forces during World War II and the continued friendship between the people of the United States and the Czech Republic.
2005-05-04: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing a National Week of Hope in commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City.
2005-04-20: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Directing the Speaker of the House of Representatives to provide for the display of the Ten Commandments in the chamber of the House of Representatives if the Supreme Court of the United States rules against religious freedom by holding that the display of the Ten Commandments in public places by State and local governments constitutes a violation of the establishment clause of the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
2005-04-14: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Urging the European Union to add Hezbollah to the European Union's wide-ranging list of terrorist organizations.
2005-03-14: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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.
2005-09-29: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 3.