H.R.4613 Passed 403-17 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. ---------------------------...
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H.RES.658 Passed 415-2 Burgess voted YES Title:Recognizing National Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in the United States. Sponsor: Rep Miller, Gary G. [CA-42] (introduced 6/1/2004) Cosponsors: 4 Latest Major Action: 6/22/2004 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): 415 - 2 (Roll no. 285). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUM...
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H.RES.591 Passed 364-0 Burgess voted YES Title:Expressing the gratitude of the House of Representatives for the contributions made by America's community banks to the Nation's economic well-being and prosperity and the sense of the House of Representatives that a month should be designated as "Community Banking Month". Sponsor: Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] (introduced 3/31/2004) Cosponsors: 1 Committees: House Financial Services Latest Major Action: 6/21/2004 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On ...
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H.R.4363 Passed 368-0 Burgess voted YES Title:To facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities. Sponsor: Rep Green, Mark [WI-8] (introduced 5/13/2004) Cosponsors: 38 Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs House Reports: 108-546 Latest Major Action: 8/2/2004 Signed by President. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY AS OF: 7/14/2004--Passed Senate, without amendment. (There are 3 other summarie...
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Last night, the House defeated an amendment, introduced by Rep. John Sweeney (R-NY), which would have drastically reformed the formula used to determine how Homeland Security funds are allocated to state and local governments. The amendment would include “risk of terrorism” as criteria for determining allocations. The current criteria depends too much on state population without factoring in potential targets of terrorism. “With the number of high profile industrial, entertainment, historical an...
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H.R.4567 Passed 400-5 Burgess voted YES Title:Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Rogers, Harold [KY-5] (introduced 6/15/2004) Cosponsors: (none) Committees: House Appropriations House Reports: 108-541 Related Bills: H.RES.675, S.2537 Latest Major Action: 6/21/2004 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 588. ----------...
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