Congressman Michael C. Burgess applauds the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) approval of Texas Governor Rick Perry’s request for disaster relief for 7 North Texas counties, including Tarrant and Denton County in the 26th District. Residents affected by the storms are eligible to apply for low-interest, SBA disaster loans. Gov. Perry’s submission was a result of severe thunderstorms and flooding that occurred June 6 through June 9. The declaration affects residents and businesses in Tarrant ... Read more

H.R.4517 Passed 239-192 Burgess voted YES Title:To provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the United States. Sponsor: Rep Barton, Joe [TX-6] (introduced 6/4/2004) Cosponsors: (none) Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Environment and Public Works Related Bills: H.RES.671 Latest Major Action: 6/17/2004 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. -----------------------------------... Read more

H.R.4545 Failed (on suspension) 236-194 Burgess voted YES Title:To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] (introduced 6/14/2004) Cosponsors: 3 Committees: House Energy and Commerce Latest Major Action: 6/16/2004 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 236 - 194 (Roll no. 247). -------------------------------... Read more

H.R.4545 Failed (on suspension) 236-194 Burgess voted YES Title:To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] (introduced 6/14/2004) Cosponsors: 3 Committees: House Energy and Commerce Latest Major Action: 6/16/2004 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 236 - 194 (Roll no. 247). -------------------------------... Read more

H.R.4568 Passed 334-68 Burgess voted YES Slaughter of New York Amendments En Bloc, as Modified Approved 241-185 Burgess voted YES Tancredo of Colorado Amendment Failed 112-313 Burgess voted NO Hooley of Oregon Amendment Failed 186-241 Burgess voted NO Sanders of Vermont Amendment Failed 199-227 Burgess voted NO Rahall of West Virginia Amendment Failed 209-215 Burgess voted NO Chabot of Ohio Approved 222-205 Burgess voted NO Udall of New Mexico Amendment Failed 195-230 Burgess voted NO Flake of A... Read more

H.R.4520 Passed 251-178 Burgess voted YES Title:To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both at home and abroad. Sponsor: Rep Thomas, William M. [CA-22] (introduced 6/4/2004) Cosponsors: 40 Committees: House Ways and Means; House Agriculture House Reports: 108-548 Part 1 Related Bills: H.RES.681, H.R.2896 Latest Major Action: 6/21/2004 Read twice. ... Read more

H.R.4568 Passed 334-86 Burgess voted YES Title: Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Taylor, Charles H. [NC-11] (introduced 6/15/2004) Cosponsors: (none) Committees: House Appropriations; Senate Appropriations House Reports: 108-542 Related Bills: H.RES.674 Latest Major Action: 6/21/2004 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referr... Read more

Tired of high gas prices, let me tell you how Congress can fix it this problem. Energy independence should be a goal of this Congress. Worldwide demand for petroleum has increased in the last decade, but growth in production has been relatively flat. The inevitable result is higher prices at the gasoline pump and disgruntled Americans. The reality is it takes time to bring oil from the fields to your local gas station. And, because of former President Bill Clinton, you and I have lost considerab... Read more

H.R.4503 Passed 244-178 Burgess voted YES Title:To enhance energy conservation and research and development, to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Barton, Joe [TX-6] (introduced 6/3/2004) Cosponsors: (none) Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Science; House Ways and Means; House Resources; House Education and the Workforce; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Financial Services; House Agricultu... Read more

Honoring President Ronald Reagan “He will always be remembered as the architect of the policies that ended the Cold War — peace through strength. He, more than anyone else, was directly responsible for giving us the possibility of the world living in peace: He ended the Cold War, ended the unspoken hostilities between the United States and Russia, and brought an end to the Soviet domination in Eastern Europe. He unleashed the power of the American economy. Yes, it cost money to defeat the Soviet... Read more