To name the Department of Veterans Affairs in Houston, Texas, as the "Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".
2003-12-06: See Public Law 108-170.
Desecration of Flag resolution
2003-06-04: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Rescind the Congressional Pay Raise Act
2003-02-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Honoring and congratulating Don Haskins on his 50 years of contributions to the game of basketball and his efforts in support of diversity in sports.
2004-03-29: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
2003-05-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to free trade negotiations that could adversely impact the sugar industry of the United States.
2004-02-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the actions of terrorists will never cause the date of any Presidential election to be postponed and that no single individual or agency should be given the authority to postpone the date of a Presidential election.
2004-07-22: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a standing Committee on Homeland Security and a standing Committee on Intelligence (with jurisdiction over appropriations for intelligence activities), and for other purposes.
2004-10-10: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1851)
Congratulating Lance Armstrong on his record-setting victory in the 2004 Tour de France.
2004-09-22: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the American Concrete Institute's 100-year contribution as the standards development organization of the concrete industry and for the safe and technologically current construction activity it has enabled, which contributes to the economic stability, quality of life, durability of infrastructure, and international competitiveness of the United States.
2003-11-04: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning war crimes committed by Japan during World War II and the liability of Japanese companies to former prisoners-of-war used by such companies as slave labor during World War II.
2003-09-30: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Deploring the misuse of the International Court of Justice by a plurality of the United Nations General Assembly for a narrow political purpose.
2004-07-15: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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.
Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal efforts to participate in `National Night Out', including by supporting local efforts and community watch groups and by supporting local officials, to promote community safety and help provide homeland security.
2003-09-04: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Congratulating the American Dental Association for sponsoring the second annual "Give Kids a Smile" program which emphasizes the need to improve access to dental care for children, and thanking dentists for volunteering their time to help provide needed dental care.
2004-10-04: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Recognizing the importance of increasing awareness of autism, supporting programs for increased research and improved treatment of autism, improving training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism, and for other purposes.
2004-05-05: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 594) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
2004-03-10: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Turner (TX). Petition No: 108-6. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/108/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis6.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures)
Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution all physical and electronic records and documents in his possession related to any use of Federal agency resources in any task or action involving or relating to Members of the Texas Legislature in the period beginning May 11, 2003, and ending May 16, 2003, except information the disclosure of which would harm the national security interests of the United States.
2003-07-21: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 90.
Commending those individuals who contributed to the debris collection effort following the Space Shuttle Columbia accident.
2003-05-13: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should not revise its media ownership rules without more extensive review and comment by the public.
2003-05-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.