Republican rep — TX, District 23

Recent Votes

Not Voting

Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act

Dec 9, 2006 · Floor

Not Voting

Pool and Spa Safety Act

Dec 9, 2006 · Floor

Yea

Henry J. Hyde United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006

Dec 9, 2006 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.

Dec 9, 2006 · Floor

Yea

To modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes.

Dec 9, 2006 · Floor

Yea

Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2006

Dec 8, 2006 · Floor

Yea

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6406) to modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes.

Dec 8, 2006 · Floor

Nay

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an annual report and to provide notice to the public on congressional initiatives in funds authorized or made available to the Department of Defense.

Dec 8, 2006 · Floor

Yea

Condemning in the strongest terms Iran's commitment to hold an international Holocaust denial conference on December 11-12, 2006.

Dec 8, 2006 · Floor

Yea

Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006

Dec 8, 2006 · ResolvingDifferences

Nay

Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006

Dec 8, 2006 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

Expressing support for Lebanon's democratic institutions and condemning the recent terrorist assassination of Lebanese parliamentarian and Industry Minister Pierre Amine Gemayel.

Dec 8, 2006 · Floor

Yea

Relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 6111) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are pending.

Dec 8, 2006 · Floor

Yea

Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 5682) to exempt from certain requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 a proposed nuclear agreement for cooperation with India.

Dec 8, 2006 · Floor

Yea

Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules, and for other purposes.

Dec 7, 2006 · Floor

Yea

Condemning the decision by the city of St. Denis, France, to name a street in honor of Mumia Abu-Jamal, the convicted murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner.

Dec 7, 2006 · Floor

Yea

Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2006

Dec 6, 2006 · Floor

Yea

Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act of 2006

Dec 5, 2006 · Floor

Yea

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members of the House should actively engage with employers and the American public at large to encourage the hiring of members and former members of the Armed Forces who were wounded in service and are facing a transition to civilian life.

Dec 5, 2006 · Floor

Yea

Congratulating the St. Louis Cardinals on winning the 2006 World Series.

Nov 15, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Financial Netting Improvements Act of 2006

Nov 15, 2006 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

STOP Act

Nov 14, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law and to expand eligibility for the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program.

Nov 14, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam.

Nov 14, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Authorization Act of 2005

Nov 14, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

To amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability study originally prepared for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with that trail, and for other purposes.

Nov 14, 2006 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

SAFE Port Act

Sep 30, 2006 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Wright Amendment Reform Act of 2006

Sep 30, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4954) to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.

Sep 30, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006

Sep 29, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007

Sep 29, 2006 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007

Sep 29, 2006 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Military Commissions Act of 2006

Sep 29, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Sep 29, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Sep 29, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 5441) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3930) to authorize trial by military commission for violations of law of war, and for other purposes and consideration of the bill (H.R. 4772) to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges under the United States Constitution have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies or other governments officials or entities acting under color of State law, and for other purposes.

Sep 29, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 5441) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3930) to authorize trial by military commission for violations of law of war, and for other purposes and consideration of the bill (H.R. 4772) to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges under the United States Constitution have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies or other governments officials or entities acting under color of State law, and for other purposes.

Sep 29, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006

Sep 29, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act

Sep 29, 2006 · Floor

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Nay

Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act

Sep 29, 2006 · Floor

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Nay

SAFE Port Act

Sep 28, 2006 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5825) to update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

Sep 28, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5825) to update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

Sep 28, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Sep 28, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Sep 28, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Sep 28, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006

Sep 27, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2006

Sep 27, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2006

Sep 27, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Military Commissions Act of 2006

Sep 27, 2006 · Floor

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Nay

Military Commissions Act of 2006

Sep 27, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6166) to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes.

Sep 27, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6166) to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes.

Sep 27, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.

Sep 27, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007

Sep 27, 2006 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006

Sep 27, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Affirming support for the sovereignty and security of Lebanon and the Lebanese people.

Sep 27, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Commending the United Kingdom for its efforts in the War on Terror, and for other purposes.

Sep 27, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Supporting the appointment of a Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan.

Sep 26, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Calling on the President to take immediate steps to help improve the security situation in Darfur, Sudan, with a specific emphasis on civilian protection.

Sep 26, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006

Sep 26, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act

Sep 26, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006

Sep 26, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) Modernization and Reform Act of 2006

Sep 26, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 403) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.

Sep 26, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2679) to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to eliminate the chilling effect on the constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees.

Sep 26, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Lawyers Road, NW in Vienna, Virginia, as the "Captain Christopher Petty Post Office Building".

Sep 25, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

New Hampshire Wilderness Act of 2006

Sep 25, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

New Hampshire Wilderness Act of 2006

Sep 25, 2006 · Floor

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Nay

Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2006

Sep 21, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2006

Sep 21, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006

Sep 21, 2006 · Floor

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Nay

Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006

Sep 21, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007

Sep 21, 2006 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Community Protection Act of 2006

Sep 21, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Community Protection Act of 2006

Sep 21, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act

Sep 21, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4830) to amend chapter 27 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized construction, financing, or reckless permitting (on one's land) the construction or use of a tunnel or subterranean passageway between the United States and another country; for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6094) to restore the Secretary of Homeland Security's authority to detain dangerous aliens, to ensure the removal of deportable criminal aliens, and combat alien gang crime; and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6095) to affirm the inherent authority of State and local law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of immigration laws, to provide for effective prosecution of alien smugglers, and to reform immigration litigation procedures.

Sep 21, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4830) to amend chapter 27 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized construction, financing, or reckless permitting (on one's land) the construction or use of a tunnel or subterranean passageway between the United States and another country; for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6094) to restore the Secretary of Homeland Security's authority to detain dangerous aliens, to ensure the removal of deportable criminal aliens, and combat alien gang crime; and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6095) to affirm the inherent authority of State and local law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of immigration laws, to provide for effective prosecution of alien smugglers, and to reform immigration litigation procedures.

Sep 21, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Condemning human rights abuses by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and expressing solidarity with the Iranian people.

Sep 20, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006

Sep 20, 2006 · Floor

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Nay

Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006

Sep 20, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Recognizing the centennial anniversary on August 5, 2006, of the Iranian constitution of 1906.

Sep 20, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4844) to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require any individual who desires to register or re-register to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate State election official with proof that the individual is a citizen of the United States to prevent fraud in Federal elections, and for other purposes.

Sep 20, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4844) to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require any individual who desires to register or re-register to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate State election official with proof that the individual is a citizen of the United States to prevent fraud in Federal elections, and for other purposes.

Sep 20, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4844) to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require any individual who desires to register or re-register to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate State election official with proof that the individual is a citizen of the United States to prevent fraud in Federal elections, and for other purposes.

Sep 20, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Condemning the repression of the Iranian Baha'i community and calling for the emancipation of Iranian Baha'is.

Sep 19, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

To recognize and honor the Filipino World War II veterans for their defense of democratic ideals and their important contribution to the outcome of World War II.

Sep 19, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Supporting the goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer by the year 2015.

Sep 19, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39-25 61st Street in Woodside, New York, as the "Thomas J. Manton Post Office Building".

Sep 14, 2006 · Floor

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Nay

Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H.Res. 1000) providing for earmarking reform in the House of Representatives.

Sep 14, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H.Res. 1000) providing for earmarking reform in the House of Representatives.

Sep 14, 2006 · Floor

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Nay

Water Resources Development Act of 2006

Sep 14, 2006 · ResolvingDifferences

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Yea

Secure Fence Act of 2006

Sep 14, 2006 · Floor

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Nay

Secure Fence Act of 2006

Sep 14, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6061) to establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States.

Sep 14, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2006

Sep 14, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001.

Sep 13, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Restricting Indian Gaming to Homelands of Tribes Act of 2006

Sep 13, 2006 · Floor

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Yea

Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 994) expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001.

Sep 13, 2006 · Floor

Sponsored Bills

Fairness in Immigration Litigation Act of 2006

HR 5541 · 109th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007

HR 5384 · 109th Congress

Expressing the sense of the Congress that reciting the pledge of allegiance by students attending public schools contributes to the moral foundation of our Nation and urging the Supreme Court to uphold the pledge's constitutionality.

HCONRES 253 · 109th Congress

To redesignate the street in the District of Columbia known as 16th Street Northwest as "Ronald Reagan Boulevard".

HR 3525 · 109th Congress

STOPP Act of 2005

HR 3405 · 109th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006

HR 2744 · 109th Congress

To provide for a continuation of the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Kerrville, Texas, including the maintenance of acute care beds at that medical center.

HR 2392 · 109th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005

HR 4766 · 108th Congress

To specify locations where certain citizens and nationals of Mexico may be removed from the United States into Mexico.

HR 3110 · 108th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004

HR 2673 · 108th Congress

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Building Better Health Centers Act of 2003

HR 1386 · 108th Congress

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Colonias Gateway Initiative Act

HR 1088 · 108th Congress

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Designating majority membership on certain standing committees of the House.

HRES 63 · 108th Congress

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