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101 accomplishments during the first 100 days
April 13, 2007
Washington,
D.C. - With
the 100th day of the 110th Congress approaching, Rep. Gus
Bilirakis (R-Palm
Harbor)
released a list of his first 101 accomplishments in Congress. This includes
legislation he has sponsored and co-sponsored, caucuses joined, positions he
has attained and amendments he has successfully included in legislation (full
list below).
To date, Bilirakis has introduced 12 pieces of legislation,
along with five amendments, many of which are targeted at helping veterans and
their families. The average Freshman Member in the 110th Congress
(including defeated and reelected Members) has averaged two pieces of
introduced legislation, with the median being one bill. Nine Freshmen Members
have yet to introduce legislation and three have introduced six bills - which
is the next closest to Bilirakis.
Bilirakis has also been selected as the Chairman of the
Veterans' Affairs Task Force for the Republican Conference, as-well-as Senior
Freshman Republican Whip. Additionally, he is a Co-Chair of the Congressional
Hellenic and Congressional Military Veterans Caucuses - along with memberships
in 22 other Congressional caucuses.
"When the people of the Ninth District of Florida elected me
to Congress I promised them that I would work hard on their behalf," Rep.
Bilirakis said. "I have done my best to stay true to this promise by never
resting and aggressively pursuing an agenda that best serves them and the
country. This is only the beginning, more work still needs to be done on behalf
of my constituents as-well-as Americans in general - especially the brave men
and women that serve this country in uniform and our veterans."
1.
H.R. 89
Combat-Related
Special Compensation Act. (Sponsored)
2.
H.R. 303 Retired
Pay Restoration Act. (Sponsored)
3.
H.R. 446
Christopher and Dana Reeve Quality of Life for Persons with Paralysis Act. (Sponsored)
4.
H.R. 704
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Remarriage bill. (Sponsored)
5.
H.R. 722
Increasing Access to Higher Education Act. (Sponsored)
6.
H.R. 843
Employer tax credit of 50% for compensation paid to employees on active duty. (Sponsored)
7.
H.R. 844
Employer tax credit of 10% for value of service not performed while employees
are
performing duties as member of Ready Reserve or National Guard. (Sponsored)
8.
H.R. 913
The Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act. (Sponsored)
9.
H.R. 1197 The Prisoners
of War Benefits Act. (Sponsored)
10.
H.R. 1313 To
direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Constantino
Brumidi for display in the Capitol
Visitor
Center.
(Sponsored)
11.
H.R. 1436 To amend
title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the
uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both
disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their
disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service
or Combat-Related Special Compensation. (Sponsored)
12.
H.R. 1580 To
create a Department of Defense-wide Ombudsman Office. (Sponsored)
13.
H.AMDT.79 Amendment to the Wounded Warrior
Assistance Act (H.R. 1580 was incorporated as an amendment to this
legislation). (Sponsored)
14.
H.R.
25 Fair Tax
Act of 2007 (Co-Sponsored)
15.
H.R. 82
Social Security Fairness Act of 2007 (Co-Sponsored)
16.
H.R. 91
Homeowners Insurance Protection Act of 2007 (Co-Sponsored)
17.
H.R. 111
Community Choice in Real Estate Act (Co-Sponsored)
18.
H.R. 137
Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007 (Co-Sponsored)
19.
H.R. 211
Calling for 2-1-1 Act of
2007 (Co-Sponsored)
20.
H.R. 327
Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act (Co-Sponsored)
21.
H.R. 330
Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act of 2007 (Co-Sponsored)
22.
H.R. 418
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit military death
gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (Co-Sponsored)
23.
H.R. 432
Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2007 (Co-Sponsored)
24.
H.R. 493
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 (Co-Sponsored)
25.
H.R. 511 To
pledge the faithful support of Congress to members of the United States Armed
Forces serving in harm's way (Co-Sponsored)
26.
H.R. 514 To
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16150 Aviation Loop
Drive in Brooksville,
Florida,
as the "Sergeant Lea Robert Mills
Brooksville Aviation Branch Post Office" (Co-Sponsored)
27.
H.R. 579
Military Retirees Health Care Protection Act (Co-Sponsored)
28.
H.R. 599 To
direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and
anti-terrorism technology procurement processes (Co-Sponsored)
29.
H.R. 634
American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin (Co-Sponsored)
30.
H.R. 652 Veterans
Eagle Parks Pass
Act (Co-Sponsored)
31.
H.R. 689 To
amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide
for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget
authority (Co-Sponsored)
32.
H.R. 690 To
amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum age for receipt of
military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55 (Co-Sponsored)
33.
H.R. 731
National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2007 (Co-Sponsored)
34.
H.R. 768 To
provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or effect, and to
prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes (Co-Sponsored)
35.
H.R. 769 To
amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language
of the Government of the United
States, and
for other purposes (Co-Sponsored)
36.
H.R. 784
To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effective date
for paid-up coverage under the military Survivor Benefit Plan (Co-Sponsored)
37.
H.R. 797
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits for
veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and for
other purposes (Co-Sponsored)
38.
H.R. 895
To take certain steps toward recognition by the United States of Jerusalem
as the capital of Israel
(Co-Sponsored)
39.
H.R. 900 Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007 (Co-Sponsored)
40.
H.R. 995 To
amend Public Law 106-348 to extend the authorization for establishing a
memorial in the District of Columbia
or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the
Armed Forces of the United
States (Co-Sponsored)
41.
H.R. 1065 To streamline
the regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance, and for other purposes
(Co-Sponsored)
42.
H.R. 1091 Save Our
Shores Act (Co-Sponsored)
43.
H.R. 1093 Resident
Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 (Co-Sponsored)
44.
H.R. 1110 To amend the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees
to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for
TRICARE supplemental premiums (Co-Sponsored)
45.
H.R. 1112 To
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals relief from the
alternative minimum tax (Co-Sponsored)
46.
H.R. 1284 Veterans'
Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2007 (Co-Sponsored)
47.
H.R. 1314 Photo
Identification Security Act (Co-Sponsored)
48.
H.R. 1370 To amend title
38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an
Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events (Co-Sponsored)
49.
H.R. 1402 To designate
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 South Lecanto Highway
in Lecanto, Florida, as the "Sergeant
Dennis
J. Flanagan Lecanto Post Office Building"
(Co-Sponsored)
50.
H.R. 1421 To amend the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase tax benefits for parents with
children, and for other purposes (Co-Sponsored)
51.
H.R. 1456 To amend the
International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to allow for certain claims of
nationals of the United
States against Turkey,
and for other purposes (Co-Sponsored)
52.
H.R. 1522 One-stop
Student Financial Aid Information Act of 2007 (Co-Sponsored)
53.
H.R. 1577 To create a
Department of Defense-wide program of patient navigators for wounded members of
the Armed Forces (Co-Sponsored)
54.
H.R. 1578 To establish
and monitor medical holdover performance standards (Co-Sponsored)
55.
H.R. 1579 To create a
standard solider patient tracking system (Co-Sponsored)
56.
H.R. 1609 To award
posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Constantino Brumidi (Co-Sponsored)
57.
H.R. 1679 To protect
the environmental integrity of coral reefs and other coastal marine resources
from exploration, development, and production activities for petroleum
resources located in a maritime exclusive economic zone of the United States
that is contiguous to a foreign exclusive economic zone (Co-Sponsored)
58.
H.R. 1722 To designate
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 601 Banyan Trail in
Boca Raton,
Florida,
as the "Leonard W. Herman Post Office" (Co-Sponsored)
59.
H.R. 1727 To enhance
and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the
quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical
disabilities, and for other purposes (Co-Sponsored)
60.
H.R. 1832 To establish
the National Hurricane Research Initiative to improve hurricane preparedness,
and for other purposes (Co-Sponsored)
61.
H. Res. 44
Congratulating the Florida Gators on their NCAA Football title (Co-Sponsored)
62.
H. Res. 72 Recognizing
the work and accomplishments of Mr. Britt "Max" Mayfield, Director of
the National
Hurricane
Center's
Tropical
Prediction
Center
upon his retirement (Co-Sponsored)
63.
H. Res. 106 Affirmation of the United States
Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution (Co-Sponsored)
64.
H. Res. 111 Establishing a
Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (Co-Sponsored)
65.
H. Res. 119 Supporting the mission
and goals of National Crime Victims' Rights Week in order to increase public
awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of victims and survivors of crime
in the United
States
during such week and throughout the year (Co-Sponsored)
66.
H. Res. 131 Recognizing and
honoring the lifetime contributions of Rafael Jose Diaz-Balart on the
dedication of the Rafael Diaz-Balart Hall at the Florida International
University College of Law (Co-Sponsored)
67.
H. Res. 134 Recognizing and honoring
the employees of the Department of Homeland Security for their efforts and
contributions to protect and secure the Nation (Co-Sponsored and managed
floor time for the Republicans)
68.
H. Res. 148 Recognizing and
appreciating the historical significance and the heroic human endeavor and
sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and
commending the PanCretan Association of America (Co-Sponsored)
69.
H. Res. 273 Supporting the goals
and ideals of Financial Literacy Month, and for other purposes (Co-Sponsored)
70.
H.J. Res. 1 Proposing a
balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States
(Co-Sponsored)
71.
H. Con. Res. 71 Commemorating the 85th Anniversary
of the founding of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association
(AHEPA), a leading association for the Nation's
1.3 million American citizens of Greek ancestry, and Philhellenes (Co-Sponsored)
72.
Senior Freshman Republican Whip
73.
Chairman Veterans' Affairs Task Force for the Republican Policy
Committee
74.
Co-Chair of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus.
75.
Co-Chair of the Congressional Military Veterans Caucus.
76.
Member of the Congressional Armenian Caucus.
77.
Member of the Congressional Italian-American Caucus.
78.
Member of the House Community Health Center Caucus - First
Freshman Member of the 110th Congress to join the caucus.
79.
Member of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus
80.
Member of the Air Force Caucus
81.
Member of the Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
82.
Member of the Coast Guard Caucus
83.
Member of the Renewable and Energy Efficiency Caucus
84.
Member of the National Guard and Reserve Caucus
85.
Member of the Special Operations Caucus
86.
Member of the Community College Caucus
87.
Member of the Congressional Vision Caucus
88.
Member of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus
89.
Member of the House Law Enforcement Caucus
90.
Member of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus
91.
Member of the House Republican Israel
Caucus
92.
Member of the US/Israel Security Caucus
93.
Member of the Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare
94.
Member of the Congressional Taiwan
Caucus
95.
Member of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus
96.
Member of the US-Afghan Caucus
97.
Member of the Zero AMT Caucus
98.
Amendment to H.R. 1401, the Rail and Public Transportation
Security Act. Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct
physical testing of rail cars to determine the most likely successful means of
attack against them. Included in legislation during committee mark-up. (Sponsored)
99.
Amendment to H.R. 1401, the Rail and Public Transportation
Security Act. Requires the security coordinator positions required under the
legislation to be filled by U.S.
citizens. Included in legislation during committee mark-up. (Sponsored)
100.
Provision in H.R. 1684, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which will require DHS to fully
implement US-VISIT requirements at airports and seaports by December
31, 2008. Also requires DHS to develop a comprehensive strategy for
implementing biometric exit capability at all land, air, and seaports. Passed
by Committee on Homeland Security on March 28. (Sponsored)
101.
Amendment to H.R. 1685, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which will establish a pilot program
for the collection of biometric information on interdicted aliens in the
maritime environment. Passed by Committee on Homeland Security on March 28. (Sponsored)
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