H.R.4837 Passed 420-1 Burgess voted YES Title:Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Knollenberg, Joe [MI-9] (introduced 7/15/2004) Cosponsors: (none) Committees: House Appropriations House Reports: 108-607 Related Bills: H.RES.732, S.2674 Latest Major Action: 7/22/2004 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On passage Passed by ... Read more

H.R.4613 Passed 410-12 Burgess voted YES Title:Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Lewis, Jerry [CA-41] (introduced 6/18/2004) Cosponsors: (none) Committees: House Appropriations House Reports: 108-553; Latest Conference Report: 108-622 (in Congressional Record H6129-6444) Related Bills: H.RES.683, H.RES.735, S.2559 Latest Major Action: 7/28/2004 Presented to President. ---------------------------... Read more

H.CON.RES.467 Passed 422-0 Burgess voted YES Title:Declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan. Sponsor: Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] (introduced 6/24/2004) Cosponsors: 116 Committees: House International Relations Related Bills: S.CON.RES.133 Latest Major Action: 7/22/2004 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 0 (Roll no. 420). -------------------------------------------------------... Read more

Taking a short break between votes, Members of Congress were given an opportunity to test their pitching prowess against “A-list” hitters as part of an Associated General Contractors of America appreciation event on Capitol Hill. Congressman Michael Burgess had the first strikeout of the day early Wednesday morning giving, ironically, Texas Rangers-clad Alex Rodriguez a nifty knuckle ball. The electronic game Power Pitcher is said to be the closest thing to being on the pitcher’s mound. For bein... Read more

H.RES.723 Passed 416-0 Burgess voted YES Title:Recognizing the 35th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] (introduced 7/19/2004) Cosponsors: 27 Committees: House Science Latest Major Action: 7/21/2004 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 402). --------------------------------------------------------------------... Read more

H.R.2443 Passed 425-1 Burgess voted YES Title:A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 for the United States Coast Guard, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 6/12/2003) Cosponsors: 3 Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation House Reports: 108-233; Latest Conference Report: 108-617 (in Congressional Record H6022-6048) Related Bills: H.RES.416, H.RES.730, H.R.1579, S.733 Latest Major Acti... Read more

H.R.4840 Passed 424-0 Burgess voted YES Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the taxation of businesses. Sponsor: Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] (introduced 7/15/2004) Cosponsors: 18 Committees: House Ways and Means Latest Major Action: 7/22/2004 Received in the Senate. Read more

H.R.3574 Passed 312-111 Burgess voted YES Title:To require the mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Baker, Richard H. [LA-6] (introduced 11/21/2003) Cosponsors: 131 Committees: House Financial Services; House Energy and Commerce House Reports: 108-609 Part 1 Related Bills: H.RES.725, S.1890 Latest Major Action: 7/21/2004 Received in the Senate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMM... Read more

H.R.4850 Passed 371-54 Burgess voted YES Title:Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [NJ-11] (introduced 7/19/2004) Cosponsors: (none) Committees: House Appropriations House Reports: 108-610 Related Bills: H.RES.724 Latest Major Action: 7/21/2004 Received in the Senate.... Read more

Congressman Michael C. Burgess Statement for the Record - MANPADS Defense Act of 2004 July 19, 2004 Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4065, The MANPADS Defense Act. In response to the September 11, 2001 attacks, Congress passed The Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) to ensure the safety of airline passengers. This legislation expanded the federal air marshal program, required that all cockpit doors be strengthened, armed pilots, increased screening of passengers ... Read more