Federal Marriage amendment
2004-05-13: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Recognizing National Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in the United States.
2004-06-22: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Malpractice Liability bill
2003-03-21: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 49.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a Caribbean-American Heritage Month.
2004-06-14: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1106)
Desecration of Flag resolution
2003-06-04: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Flood Insurance Extension bill
2003-01-13: Became Public Law No: 108-3.
Posthumously proclaiming soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary citizens of the United States.
2003-05-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
To disapprove under the Congressional Review Act the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, relating to revisions to payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule for calendar year 2003 and other items, published in the Federal Register on December 31, 2002 (vol. 67, page 79966).
2003-02-03: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Commending the Government of Portugal and the Portuguese people for their long-standing friendship, stalwart leadership, and unwavering support of the United States in the effort to combat international terrorism.
2004-07-14: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Defense should rectify deficiencies in the military postal system to ensure that members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas are able to receive and send mail in a timely manner as well as receive and send election ballots in time to be counted in the 2004 elections.
2004-05-12: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the more than 200 independent colleges and universities that together have addressed the need to help families pay for the increasing cost of attending college by creating the first nationwide prepaid tuition plan.
2003-10-28: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Condemning ethnic violence in Kosovo.
2004-04-02: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to improve its protection of intellectual property rights, and for other purposes.
2004-07-14: 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 laws 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 laws of the United States.
2004-05-13: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 3.
Congratulating the New York Yankees on the occasion of their 100th anniversary.
2003-09-30: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that France should modify or abandon its ban on religious articles and symbols in state schools and respect the freedom of all to practice their religious faith without state interference.
2004-02-11: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Recognizing the establishment of Hunters for the Hungry programs across the United States and the contributions of those programs to efforts to decrease hunger and help feed those in need.
2004-10-05: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Congratulating The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan on the 100th football game between the two teams and recognizing their rivalry as the greatest sports rivalry in history.
2004-01-30: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Condemning the report issued on November 10, 2003, by the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement Appellate Body in which the Appellate Body determined that imposition by the United States of import restrictions on certain steel products was in violation of international law, and for other purposes.
2003-11-24: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Commending the Prime Minister of Great Britain for his stalwart leadership and unwavering support of the United States in the effort to disarm Saddam Hussein of weapons of mass destruction and free the Iraqi people of the scourge of brutal dictatorship.
2003-04-03: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.