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Justice, Commerce, Science And Technology

  • 28. H.R. 418, REAL ID Act. Amendment to strike a section of the bill which modifies conditions for granting asylum to foreign nationals. No. Failed 185-236. 2/10/05.
  • 29. H.R. 418. Amendment to strike a section of the bill which would authorize the Homeland Security secretary to waive laws impeding construction of fences and roads designed to curb illegal border crossings, including the completion of a fortified fence along the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego, California. No. Failed 179-243. 2/10/05.
  • 30. H.R. 418. Motion to recommit the bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to add a provision stating that a state’s motor vehicle database could not include any information that would conflict with rights guaranteed under the 1st , 2nd or 14th Amendments to the Constitution. No. Failed 195-229. 2/10/05.
  • 31. H.R. 418. On passage of the REAL ID Act to tighten national standards for state driver’s licenses and identity cards; amend federal laws to protect against terrorist entry, including making it more difficult for foreign nationals to claim asylum and expanding the grounds of deportability due to terrorist activity to include aliens who would be inadmissible on terrorism-related grounds; increase utilization of ground surveillance technologies to enhance U.S. border security, and authorize the completion of a security fence along the U.S.-Mexican border near San Diego. Yes. Passed 261-161. 2/10/05.
  • 35. H.R. 310, on passage of the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act to increase to $500,000 per violation the maximum fines that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could levy on broadcasters for airing indecent, obscene or profane material, and require the FCC to consider revoking a broadcast license after three or more indecency-related offenses. Yes. Passed 389-38. 2/16/05.
  • 36. S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act. Substitute amendment to give federal courts jurisdiction over certain class action cases, allow for several exemptions, and prohibit federal district courts from denying certification of a class action suit if the laws of more than one state apply. No. Failed 178-247. 2/17/05.
  • 37. S. 5. Motion to commit the bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to add a provision specifying that the term ìclass actionî does not include suits arising from the use of the drug Vioxx. No. Failed 175-249. 2/17/05.
  • 38. S. 5. On passage of the Class Action Fairness Act to give federal courts jurisdiction over class action cases involving at least 100 plaintiffs if at least $5 million was at stake and two- thirds of the plaintiffs lived in different states, and require judges to review all non-cash settlements and limit attorneys’ fees in such settlements. Yes. Passed 279-149. 2/17/05.
  • 109. H.R. 683, Trademark Dilution Revision Act to allow trademark owners to seek an injunction against the use of similar trademarks that might harm a company’s reputation or confuse consumers. Yes. Passed 411-8, under suspension of rules. 4/19/05.
  • 141. H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act. Amendment to exempt taxicab drivers, bus drivers, and others in the professional transportation business, as well as doctors, nurses and other medical providers or their staff from criminal liability under the transportation provisions in the bill. No. Failed 179-245. 4/27/05.
  • 142. H.R. 748. Amendment to add to the exemption from prosecution provisions in the bill the grandparents of the minor or member of the clergy who transports a minor across state lines for the purposes of obtaining an abortion. No. Failed 177-252. 4/27/05.
  • 143. H.R. 748. Motion to recommit the bill to the House Judiciary Committee with instructions to include a provision to prohibit fathers who have committed rape or incest against a minor that resulted in a pregnancy from being able to sue the doctor who performed the abortion. No. Failed 183-245. 4/27/05.
  • 144. H.R. 748. On passage of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act to prohibit the transportation of a minor girl across state lines to obtain an abortion without the consent of a parent, guardian or judge except if the abortion were necessary to save the life of the mother, and set penalties for violation of the act. Yes. Passed 270-157. 4/27/05.
  • 165. H.R. 1279, Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act. Amendment to add five years to any sentence for violent crime or drug trafficking offenses when the offender is an illegal alien and add 15 years to a sentence if the alien has previously been deported for criminal offenses and has re-entered the country. Yes. Passed 266-159. 5/11/05.
  • 166. H.R. 1279. Amendment to require the Justice and Homeland Security departments to conduct a joint study and report to Congress within one year on the connection between illegal immigration and gang membership. Yes. Passed 395-31. 5/11/05.
  • 167. H.R. 1279. Motion to recommit the bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to include a provision to prohibit profiteering and fraud in connection with the war and reconstruction efforts in Iraq. No. Failed 198-227. 5/11/05.
  • 168. H.R. 1279. On passage of the Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act to increase penalties for crimes committed by criminal street gangs and provide that certain gang-related offenses would be subject to mandatory minimum sentences, including 30 years or more in prison for cases of kidnaping, aggravated sexual assault or maiming; authorize $438 million over five years for federal, state and local law enforcement efforts against violent gangs and for law enforcement efforts to share intelligence and jointly investigate violent gangs, including creation of a National Gang Intelligence Center to be housed at and administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to collect, analyze, and disseminate gang activity information from the FBI and specified agencies and sources, and add 84 assistant U.S. attorneys, 100 inspectors and 100 agents to work on gang activity. Yes. Passed 279-144. 5/11/05.
  • 200. H.R. 744, Internet Spyware Prevention Act to establish criminal penalties, including up to two years in prison, for intentionally gaining unauthorized access to a computer to steal information or damage the machine, and provide up to a five-year prison sentence for intentionally gaining access in furtherance of a federal crime. Yes. Passed 395-1, under suspension of rules. 5/23/05.
  • 201. H.R. 29, to protect users of the Internet from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs by requiring software companies to obtain permission from computer users before installing programs that can collect personal information and distribute it to third parties and establishing fines up to $3 million for violators. Yes. Passed 393-4, under suspension of rules. 5/23/05.
  • 244. H.R. 2862, FY 2006 Science-State-Justice-Commerce appropriations. Amendment to add $100 million for justice assistance program grants to state and local law enforcement and $100 million for law enforcement grants under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program and offset the increase by cutting funding by $200 million for NASA programs. No. Failed 196-230. 6/14/05.
  • 245. H.R. 2862. Amendment to increase funding for the Justice Assistance Program by $100 million and offset the increase with a 0.448 percent across-the-board cut in discretionary spending. No. Failed 175-252. 6/14/05.
  • 246. H.R. 2862. Amendment to provide $79 million for the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) small business loan program and offset the increase by various cuts in the bill. No. Passed 234-189. 6/14/05.
  • 247. H.R. 2862. Amendment to increase funding for COPS programs by $78.3 million and offset the increase by cutting salaries and expenses at the FBI by $50 million, reducing salaries and expenses at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) by $11.7 million, and reducing funding for international broadcasting operations by $16.6 million. No. Failed 130-297. 6/14/05.
  • 248. H.R. 2862. Amendment to increase funding for the COPS programs by $10 million and for the DEA by $10 million and offset the increases by cutting funding for the 2010 decennial census by $10 million and reducing funding for the salaries and expenses of the Bureau of the Census by $10 million. No. Passed 260-168. 6/14/05.
  • 249. H.R. 2862. Amendment to increase funding for the Justice Assistance Program by $10 million and offset the increase by cutting funding for the Legal Services Corporation by $10 million. No. Failed 112-316. 6/14/05.
  • 250. H.R. 2862. Amendment to increase funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program by $50 million and offset the increase by cutting funding for operations, research and facilities at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by $50 million. Yes. Passed 231-195. 6/14/05.
  • 251. H.R. 2862. Amendment to increase funding for the COPS program by $126.2 million and offset the increase by cutting funding for the National Science Foundation. No. Failed 31-396. 6/15/05.
  • 252. H.R. 2862. Amendment to increase funding for the NOAA Operations, Research, and Facilities account by $5 million and offset the increase by cutting funding related to export control functions at the Department of Commerce. No. Failed 177-248. 6/15/05.
  • 253. H.R. 2862. Amendment to cut the U.S. contribution to the United Nations by 50 percent or $218 million. No. Failed 124-304. 6/15/05.
  • 254. H.R. 2862. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to implement, administer or enforce regulations related to license exemptions for gift parcels and humanitarian donations for Cuba. No. Failed 210-216. 6/15/05.
  • 255. H.R. 2862. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Department of Justice from being used to prevent the implementation of state laws authorizing the use of medical marijuana in Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, or Washington state. No. Failed 161-264. 6/15/05.
  • 256. H.R. 2862. Amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to close or consolidate any office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or to make any reductions in the number of full-time officers or employees in any EEOC office as part of any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganizing. No. Failed 201-222. 6/15/05.
  • 257. H.R. 2862. Amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to enforce the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in the case of Russelburg v. Gibson County, decided Jan. 31, 2005, that a monument of the Ten Commandments must be removed from the county courthouse. No. Passed 242-182. 6/15/05.
  • 258. H.R. 2862. Amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to implement provisions of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act which permits searches of library circulation records, library patron lists, book sales records, or book customer lists under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). No. Passed 238-187. 6/15/05.
  • 259. H.R. 2862. Amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to pay any U.S. contribution to the United Nations or any affiliated agency of the United Nations. No. Failed 65-357. 6/16/05.
  • 260. H.R. 2862. Amendment to reduce discretionary spending in the bill by 1 percent across-the-board. No. Failed 91-336. 6/16/05.
  • 261. H.R. 2862. Amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to contravene laws enacted or regulations promulgated against torture and reaffirm the U.S. commitment to the United Nations Convention Against Torture. Yes. Passed 415-8. 6/16/05.
  • 262. H.R. 2862. Amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program by any state or local government entity that restricts its officials from transmitting information regarding an individual’s citizenship or immigration status to the Department of Homeland Security. Yes. Failed 204-222. 6/16/05.
  • 263. H.R. 2862. Amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to include provisions in any bilateral or multilateral trade agreement that would increase the number of aliens authorized to enter the U.S. as non-immigrants or permanent residents. Yes. Failed 106-322. 6/16/05.
  • 264. H.R. 2862. Amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to fund state or local anti-drug task forces that do not collect and make available data on the racial distribution of convictions. No. Failed 183-244. 6/16/05.
  • 265. H.R. 2862. Amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to license the export of nonautomatic or semiautomatic .50 caliber firearms. Yes. Failed 149-278. 6/16/05.
  • 266. H.R. 2862. Amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to enforce any provision of law that restricts or prohibits funding for the United Nations Population Fund. No. Failed 192-233. 6/16/05.
  • 267. H.R. 2862. Amendment to increase by $1 million funds for provisions in current law to allow state or local officials to transmit information regarding an individual’s citizenship or immigration status to the Homeland Security Department and offset the increase by a reduction in salaries, expenses and general legal activities at the Justice Department. Yes. Passed 218-208. 6/16/05.
  • 268. H.R. 2862. On passage of the bill to provide $57.8 billion in FY 2006 appropriations for the departments of Commerce, Justice and State as well as various science and other related agencies including NASA and the National Science Foundation. Yes. Passed 418-7. 6/16/05.
  • 293. H.J.Res. 10, constitutional amendment to prohibit flag desecration. Substitute amendment to grant Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States but only if consistent with the 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. No. Failed 129-279. 6/22/05.
  • 296. H.J.Res. 10. On passage of the joint resolution to propose a constitutional amendment to state that Congress shall have the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. Yes. Passed 286-130. 6/22/05. [Note: a 2/3 majority vote is required to pass a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment.]
  • 403. H.R. 3199, USA Patriot Act reauthorization. Amendment to require the FBI director to personally approve any request for library or bookstore records under the business records section 215 of the Patriot Act. Yes. Passed 402-26. 7/21/05.
  • 404. H.R. 3199. Amendment to require law enforcement authorities using roving wiretaps to notify the issuing judge of a change of surveillance from the initial place to a new one within 15 days or at the earliest reasonable time as determined by the court and require authorities to report the total number of electronic surveillances that have been conducted. Yes. Passed 406-21. 7/21/05.
  • 405. H.R. 3199. Amendment to standardize penalties for terrorist attacks and other violence against railroad carriers and mass transportation systems on land, water, or in the air and require a sentence of up to 20 years in jail for violence against a rail or mass transportation vehicle; a sentence of at least 30 years imprisonment if the vehicle is carrying spent nuclear fuel or high level radioactive waste, and a mandatory life sentence with death penalty eligibility if the attack results in the death of a person. Yes. Passed 362-66. 7/21/05.
  • 406. H.R. 3199. Amendment to specify that the recipient of a national security letter may consult with an attorney and challenge the letter in court and to authorize a judge to throw out the letter request by the government “if compliance would be unreasonable or oppressive,” and to allow the letter recipient to challenge the non-disclosure requirements of the request in court. Yes. Passed 394-32. 7/21/05.
  • 407. H.R. 3199. Amendment to raise the threshold for authorities to seize assets of suspected terrorists by allowing assets to be seized only for those specifically accused of the federal crime of terrorism. Yes. Passed 418-7. 7/21/05.
  • 408. H.R. 3199. Amendment to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to report to Congress annually on the number of search warrants issued and to eliminate the provision of “unduly delaying trial" as a reason for delaying notification for “sneak and peak” searches. Yes. Passed 407-21. 7/21/05.
  • 409. H.R. 3199. Amendment to require the Justice Department to report to Congress on the development and use of data-mining technology by federal departments and agencies. No. Passed 261-165. 7/21/05.
  • 410. H.R. 3199. Amendment to make it a crime to use a vessel to smuggle terrorists or dangerous materials, including nuclear material, into the U.S.; impose criminal penalties for providing false information to a federal law enforcement officer at a port or on a vessel, and increase penalties for anyone who fraudulently gains access to a seaport. Yes. Passed 381-45. 7/21/05.
  • 411. H.R. 3199. Amendment to increase criminal penalties for persons convicted of financing terrorists from $11,000 to $50,000 per transaction and prison sentences from 10 to 20 years; add terrorism-financing offenses to the lists of crimes that constitute money laundering, and permit authorities to seize the assets of anyone who has committed terrorist acts against foreign countries or international organizations. Yes. Passed 387-38. 7/21/05.
  • 412. H.R. 3199. Amendment to allow for the seizure of assets in the enforcement of a civil judgment against an individual or entity who has engaged in planning or perpetrating an act of domestic or international terrorism. No. Passed 233-192. 7/21/05.
  • 413. H.R. 3199. Motion to recommit the bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to extend the sunsets of all 16 expiring Patriot Act provisions under current law until Dec. 31, 2009. No. Failed 209-218. 7/21/05.
  • 414. H.R. 3199. On passage of the bill to make permanent 14 of the 16 provisions of the USA Patriot Act set to expire at the end of 2005 and extend for 10 years the remaining two provisions on access to business records and roving wiretaps. Yes. Passed 257-171. 7/21/05.
  • 415. H.R. 3070, NASA reauthorization. Amendment to establish a four-year pilot program for NASA to award grants to minority-serving institutions for development of advanced research facilities. No. Failed 192-206. 7/22/05.
  • 416. H.R. 3070. On passage of the bill to authorize $34.7 billion for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in FYs 2006 and 2007. Yes. Passed 383-15. 7/22/05.
  • 456. H.R. 3650, to allow federal circuit courts of appeals, district courts, bankruptcy courts, and magistrate judges to hold special sessions outside their circuits or districts if no location within the courts’ regular circuits or districts is reasonably available because of emergency conditions. Yes. Passed 409-0, under suspension of rules. 9/7/05.
  • 468. H.R. 3132, Children’s Safety Act. Amendment to remove the mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison for failing to register as a sex offender or for making false statements during registration. No. Failed 106-316. 9/14/05.
  • 469. H.R. 3132. Amendment to add a new title to the bill incorporating legislation titled 'Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act,' which expands the categories covered by hate crimes to include crimes motivated by the victim’s gender, sexual orientation or disability; requires the Justice Department to certify that bias was a motivating factor in the crime and that the state does not object to the federal government assuming jurisdiction, and authorizes $5 million in FYs 2006 and 2007 for the Justice Department to assist states and local authorities in investigating and prosecuting hate crimes. No. Passed 223-199. 9/14/05.
  • 470. H.R. 3132. On passage of the Children’s Safety Act to establish a national sex offender registry database and require individuals convicted of a sex crime to register before completing a prison term or within five days of being sentenced if they are not incarcerated; provide that convicted sex offenders who fail to register would face fines and five to 20 years in prison; increase the penalty for sexual exploitation of children from 25 years to life in prison, and require state foster care programs to check child abuse and neglect registries in all areas where prospective foster care families have lived within the past five years. Yes. Passed 371-52. 9/14/05.
  • 481. H.R. 250, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act. Amendment to ensure that minority-serving institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, will have access to the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education Program. Yes. Passed 416-8. 9/21/05.
  • 482. H.R. 250. Amendment to establish a Manufacturing and Technology Administration in the Department of Commerce with appointment of an undersecretary to supervise the new office. No. Failed 210-213. 9/21/05.
  • 483. H.R. 250. Amendment to increase the authorization levels for the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education Program by $220.5 million over three years to $70 million for FY 2006, $73.5 million for FY 2007, and $77 million for FY 2008. No. Failed 210-212. 9/21/05.
  • 484. H.R. 250. Motion to recommit the bill to the Science Committee with instructions to add a provision to authorize $140 million in FY 2006 for the Advanced Technology Program. No. Failed 196-226. 9/21/05.
  • 485. H.R. 250. On passage of the bill to authorize $2.1 billion over FYs 2006-2008 to establish an interagency committee to coordinate federal manufacturing research and development efforts to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. manufacturing sector, including grant programs, scientific research and education. Yes. Passed 394-24. 9/21/05.
  • 499. H.R. 3402, Justice Department authorization. Amendment to authorize $7.5 million each year over FY 2006-2010 for grants to assist state and local law enforcement agencies in prosecuting child abuse cases, and encourage cooperation between federal, state and local courts to make available federal facilities to ensure that courts whose operations were significantly disrupted by hurricanes Katrina and Rita can continue to operate. Yes. Passed 225-191. 9/28/05.
  • 500. H.R. 3402. Motion to recommit the bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to add a provision to give the Justice Department authority to prosecute oil companies that engage in gas price gouging and impose fines of up to $100 million on corporations as well as up to $1 million in fines or 10 years in prison or both for individuals. No. Failed 195-226. 9/28/05.
  • 501. H.R. 3402. On passage of the bill to authorize $85 billion over FY 2006-2009 for Justice Department programs, including the FBI, federal prison system, Drug Enforcement Administration, and reauthorize provisions of the Violence Against Women Act. Yes. Passed 415-4. 9/28/05.
  • 529. H.R. 554, Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act. Amendment to prohibit the food industry from initiating lawsuits against any person for damages or other relief due to injury or potential injury based on a person’s consumption of a qualified food product and weight gain, obesity, or any health condition that is associated with a person’s weight gain or obesity. No. Failed 67-357. 10/19/05.
  • 530. H.R. 554. Amendment to allow lawsuits for obesity-related injuries of children age 8 and under against chain outlets with at least 20 stores that have marketed food to children under age 8. No. Failed 129-298. 10/19/05.
  • 531. H.R. 554. Amendment to exempt from the bill state law enforcement actions brought by state attorneys general or agencies to enforce state consumer protection laws concerning mislabeling or other unfair and deceptive trade practices. No. Failed 192-234. 10/19/05.
  • 532. H.R. 554. Amendment to allow lawsuits against dietary supplement makers for damages relating to a person’s weight gain, obesity or related health condition. Yes. Failed 177-247. 10/19/05.
  • 533. H.R. 554. On passage of the bill to prohibit lawsuits in federal or state courts against restaurants, food manufacturers or distributors based on claims that the food contributed to the plaintiff’s obesity or weight gain, but allow lawsuits if the defendant knowingly violated federal or state laws governing the labeling, advertising or selling of food products. Yes. Passed 306- 120. 10/19/05.
  • 534. S. 397, to prohibit civil liability lawsuits from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others. Yes. Passed 283- 144. 10/20/05.
  • 536. H.R. 3675, to increase civil penalties to $22,000 per violation for individuals or companies that commit unfair or deceptive acts that exploit the popular reaction to national emergencies or disasters. Yes. Passed 399-3, under suspension of rules. 10/25/05.
  • 551. H.R. 420, lawsuit abuse reform. Amendment as a substitute to provide mandatory sanctions against attorneys who file frivolous civil lawsuits, including payment of costs and attorney fees, and allow attorneys to appeal the action, and prevent court records from being sealed unless the court finds that such action is justified. No. Failed 184-226. 10/27/05.
  • 552. H.R. 420. Motion to recommit the bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to add a provision to exempt from the bill claims against ìdisaster profiteering businesses.î No. Failed 196-217. 10/27/05.
  • 553. H.R. 420. On passage of the bill to provide mandatory sanctions on attorneys who file frivolous civil lawsuits. Yes. Passed 228-184. 10/27/05.
  • 559. H.R. 1606, to exempt the Internet, including blogs and e-mail, from being considered a form of public communication subject to Federal Election Commission regulation and disclosure requirements. No. Failed 225-182, under suspension of rules.11/2/05. [Note: 2/3 vote required for passage under suspension of rules.]
  • 564. H.R. 4128, Private Property Rights Protection Act. Amendment to allow a property owner to go to court before any property is taken in order to challenge a government’s use of eminent domain to seize the property and strike a provision that would prohibit state and local governments that violate the restrictions in the bill from receiving federal economic development funds for two fiscal years. No. Failed 63-355. 11/3/05.
  • 565. H.R. 4128. Amendment to define economic development as the use of property for commercial for-profit enterprises, or where the primary purpose is to increase tax revenue or the tax base, and establish seven years as the time that property holders can bring action against a taking authority. No. Failed 49-368. 11/3/05.
  • 566. H.R. 4128. Amendment to specify harmful uses of land which would constitute a threat to public health and safety, and permit the use of eminent domain in such cases. No. Failed 56-357. 11/3/05.
  • 567. H.R. 4128. Amendment to delete all sections of the bill and retain only a provision expressing the sense of Congress recognizing the importance of property rights and stating that the Supreme Court’s decision in Kelo v. City of New London may lead to abuses of eminent domain power. No. Failed 44-371. 11/3/05.
  • 581. H.R. 2862. To adopt the conference report to the bill to provide $61.8 billion in FY 2006 appropriations for the departments of Commerce, Justice and State as well as various science and other related agencies including NASA and the National Science Foundation. Yes. Passed 397- 19. 11/9/05.
  • 583. H.R. 1751, court security measures. Amendment to delete the provision which establishes the death penalty for the killing of a federally funded public safety officer and instead provide a sentence of up to life in prison for the crime. No. Failed 97-325. 11/9/05.
  • 584. H.R. 1751. Motion to recommit the bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to add a provision to impose stricter criminal and civil penalties on corporations that intentionally overcharge the federal government for the provision of goods and services in response to a presidentially declared major disaster, emergency or military action, including in Iraq and Afghanistan. No. Failed 201-221. 11/9/05.
  • 585. H.R. 1751. On passage of the bill to increase federal penalties for the assault, murder, or kidnaping of judges or their immediate family members; make it a federal crime to kill or assault public safety officers or other court personnel; prohibit possession of dangerous weapons in addition to gun in federal courts, and give presiding judges in federal appellate or circuit courts the authority to allow news media to photograph, broadcast, televise or electronically record court proceedings. Yes. Passed 375-45. 11/9/05.
  • 592. H.R. 1065, to establish the United States Boxing Commission within the Department of Commerce to regulate professional boxing. No. Failed 190-233. 11/16/05.
  • 626. H.R. 3199. Motion to recommit the USA Patriot Act to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to replace the text of the conference report on the bill with the Senate-passed version of the bill. No. Failed 202-224. 12/14/05.
  • 627. H.R. 3199. To adopt the conference report on the bill to make permanent 14 of 16 expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act to fight terrorism and extend for four years two provisions on access to business and other records and roving wiretaps. Yes. Passed 251-174. 12/14/05
  • 639. H.R. 4437, Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act. Amendment to direct the Department of Homeland Security to establish a program for illegal immigrants undergoing expedited removal to be released to the custody of an individual or group who would monitor them and ensure they appear in court as scheduled. No. Failed 162-252. 12/15/05.
  • 640. H.R. 4437. Amendment to mandate the construction of security fencing, including lights and cameras, along certain portions of the U.S.-Mexico border, and require the Homeland Security Department to conduct a study on the use of physical barriers along the U.S. northern border. Yes. Passed 260-159. 12/15/05.
  • 653. H.R. 4437. Amendment to eliminate the visa lottery program. Yes. Passed 273-148. 12/16/05.
  • 654. H.R. 4437. Amendment to prohibit the Homeland Security and Justice departments and courts from granting any kind of legal immigration status to an alien until all relevant criminal records databases and terrorist watch lists are checked. Yes. Passed 420-0. 11/16/05.
  • 655. H.R. 4437. Amendment to reduce the maximum sentence for illegal entry and illegal presence to six months. No. Failed 164-257. 12/16/05.
  • 656. H.R. 4437. Amendment to reaffirm the authority of state and local law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of immigration law, provide training at no cost to the state or local law enforcement agency, provide access to vital information on illegal criminal aliens, and authorize increased resources for State Criminal Alien Assistance Program grants to assist in the enforcement of immigration laws. Yes. Passed 237-180. 12/16/05.
  • 657. H.R. 4437. Amendment to cap monetary penalties for hiring or employing unauthorized aliens at $7,500 for first time offenses, $15,000 for second offenses, and $40,000 for all subsequent offenses; provide an exemption for initial good faith violations, and provide a safe harbor for contractors if their subcontractor employs an unauthorized alien. Yes. Passed 247-170. 12/16/05.
  • 658. H.R. 4437. Amendment to increase fines on businesses for knowingly hiring unauthorized aliens to $50,000 and provide that proceeds be shared with state and local governments to help cover costs associated with providing services to undocumented immigrants. No. Failed 87-332. 12/16/05.
  • 659. H.R. 4437. Amendment to require federal authorities to detain all illegal aliens reported to the Department of Homeland Security by state and local law enforcement; expand the expedited removal program nationwide for illegal aliens who cannot prove they have been in the United States for more than one year, and require by 2008 that all non-citizens who enter or exit the country be processed through an automated entry-exit control system Congress mandated in 1996. No. Failed 163-251. 12/16/05.
  • 660. H.R. 4437. To recommit the bill to the Homeland Security and Judiciary committees with instructions to substitute a provision to require the Homeland Security Department to develop a comprehensive security strategy for all U.S. borders and ports, provide increased personnel including 12,000 additional Border Patrol agents, and provide 100,000 additional detention beds. No. Failed 198-221. 12/16/05.
  • 661. H.R. 4437. On passage of the bill to strengthen border security and increase enforcement of immigration laws. Yes. Passed 239-182. 12/16/05.