H.RES.400 Title:Honoring the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's ascension to the papacy. Sponsor: Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] (introduced 10/16/2003) Cosponsors: 31 Committees: House International Relations Latest Major Action: 10/20/2003 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): 382 - 0 (Roll no. 564). Burgess voted YES ------------------------------------------------------... Read more

H.AMDT.422 (A018) Amends: H.R.3289 Sponsor: Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3] (offered 10/17/2003) AMENDMENT PURPOSE: An amendment to reduce the dollar amounts otherwise provided in this chapter under the heading "Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund" by 50 percent. Burgess voted NO STATUS: 10/17/2003 9:14am: Amendment (A018) offered by Mr. Kind. (consideration: CR H9621-9622, H9638-9639; text: CR H9621) 10/17/2003 11:43am: On agreeing to the Kind amendment (A018) Failed by recorded vote: 156 - 267, 1 Present... Read more

.AMDT.423 (A019) Amends: H.R.3289 Sponsor: Rep Stupak, Bart [MI-1] (offered 10/17/2003) AMENDMENT DESCRIPTION: Amendment sought to provide a $1,500 bonus to each member of the armed forces who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan in fiscal year 2004. AMENDMENT PURPOSE: An amendment to increase the basic rate of pay to all military services by $265 million - the amount needed to provide a $1,500 bonus to each person serving in operations in Iraq or Afghanistan for FY 2004. Burgess voted NO STATUS: ... Read more

H.AMDT.426 (A022) Amends: H.R.3289 Sponsor: Rep Reyes, Silvestre [TX-16] (offered 10/17/2003) AMENDMENT DESCRIPTION: Amendment sought to provide $5 million to increase language proficiency and workforce diversity in the intelligence community. AMENDMENT PURPOSE: An amendment to transfer $5 million from the Intelligence Community Management Account's general funding to its account for programs and scholarships to increase language proficiency and workforce diversity in the intelligence community.... Read more

H.AMDT.428 (A024) Amends: H.R.3289 Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (offered 10/17/2003) AMENDMENT DESCRIPTION: Amendment sought to increase funds for Afghanistan Relief and Reconstruction by $70 million to support the human rights needs of Afghan women and girls; and sought to transfer $300 million within the funds for Iraq Reconstruction to the areas of human rights, education, refugees and democracy and governance. AMENDMENT PURPOSE: An amendment to provide $300 million for use by Afg... Read more

H.AMDT.431 (A027) Amends: H.R.3289 Sponsor: Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-27] (offered 10/17/2003) AMENDMENT PURPOSE: An amendment requiring that normal competitive bidding procedures are followed in procurement under the funds appropriated for Iraq's oil infrastructure. Burgess voted NO STATUS: 10/17/2003 10:34am: Amendment (A027) offered by Mr. Sherman. (consideration: CR H9633-9634, H9641-9642; text: CR H9633) 10/17/2003 12:23pm: On agreeing to the Sherman amendment (A027) Agreed to by recorded vote:... Read more

H.AMDT.432 (A028) Amends: H.R.3289 Sponsor: Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] (offered 10/17/2003) AMENDMENT PURPOSE: An amendment to prohibit any funds in the bill from being used for Ex-Im Bank programs or other loans for Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia or Syria. Burgess voted NO STATUS: 10/17/2003 10:50am: Amendment (A028) offered by Mr. Weiner. (consideration: CR H9635-9636, H9642-9643; text: CR H9635) 10/17/2003 12:31pm: On agreeing to the Weiner amendment (A028) Failed by recorded... Read more

H.RES.401 Title:Providing for further consideraton of the bill (H.R. 3289) making emergency supplemental appropriations for defense and for the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Doc [WA-4] (introduced 10/16/2003) Cosponsors: (none) Committees: House Rules House Reports: 108-322 Related Bills: H.R.3289 Latest Major Action: 10/17/2003 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution A... Read more

H.R.3289 Title:Making emergency supplemental appropriations for defense and for the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Young, C. W. Bill [FL-10] (introduced 10/14/2003) Cosponsors: (none) Committees: House Appropriations House Reports: 108-312; Conference Reports: 108-337 Related Bills: H.RES.396, H.RES.401, H.RES.424, S.1689 Latest Major Action: 11/6/2003 Became Public Law No: 108-106 [Text, PDF] Burgess vot... Read more

Representative Michael C. Burgess, (TX-26) today announced House-Senate agreement on an historic plan to provide concurrent receipt for more disabled veterans than has ever been covered by law. "I fought for a solution to the concurrent receipt problem which honors our nation’s veterans and years of their dedicated service," said Congressman Burgess. Currently, disabled veterans' retirement benefits are offset by the amount of disability coverage that they are eligible for. Congressman Burgess i... Read more