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| 2004-02-26 | Fetal Protection [HR1997] | Passed (254-163) |
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| This bill made it a criminal offense to injure or kill a fetus during the commission of a violent crime. | |||||
| 2004-03-10 | Preventing Frivolous Food Industry Lawsuits [HR339] | Passed (276-139) |
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| This bill prohibited lawsuits in federal or state courts against restaurants, food manufacturers and distributors based on claims that the food contributed to the plaintiff's obesity or weight gain. | |||||
| 2004-03-25 | Conservative Substitute Budget Resolution [HCONRES393] | Rejected (116-309) |
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| Hensarling (R-TX) amendment which would have protected $182.6 billion in tax cuts already passed, while cutting the deficit in half in three years. It also would call for reducing non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending by 1 percent from fiscal 2004 levels. | |||||
| 2004-03-30 | Senate Budget [SCONRES95] | Failed (209-209) |
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| This was a motion to accept Senate-passed requirements subjecting tax cuts to an impossible 60-vote standard in the Senate. | |||||
| 2004-04-28 | Marriage Penalty Relief [HR4181] | Passed (323-95) |
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| This bill permanently eliminated provisions in the tax code penalizing two-income couples who marry. | |||||
| 2004-05-12 | Medical Malpractice [HR4280] | Passed (229-197) |
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| This bill limited medical malpractice awards to reasonable levels while preserving the rights of patients to sue for actual damages. It was designed to limit unreasonable enrichment of attorneys and reduce skyrocketing medical costs. | |||||
| 2004-05-13 | Health Plans for Small Businesse [HR4281] | Passed (252-162) |
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| This bill permitted small businesses to band together to buy insurance for their employees, avoiding some of the state regulation that has stopped such plans in the past. | |||||
| 2004-05-19 | Abortion at Military Facilities [HR4200] | Rejected (202-221) |
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| Davis (D-CA) amendment which would have involved U.S. military hospitals in the provision of abortions for women who are in the military or are military dependents. | |||||
| 2004-05-20 | Blocking Nuclear Bunker Busters [HR4200] | Rejected (204-214) |
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| Tauscher (D-CA) amendment which would have side-tracked development of the "bunker-buster" weapon system by transferring its funding to conventional weapons and relying more on intelligence. | |||||
| 2004-06-15 | Energy From ANWR [HRES672] | Agreed To (226-193) |
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| The House voted to take up a bill that would open up a small portion of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas exploration. | |||||
| 2004-06-16 | Gasoline Price Reduction [HR4545] | Defeated (236-194) |
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| The House voted on a bill allowing limited waivers from state fuel additive requirements during periods of fuel shortages to increase supplies and lower prices. Although a majority voted in favor, the bill failed because a two-thirds supermajority was required under suspension of the rules. | |||||
| 2004-06-16 | Arts and Humanities Funding [HR4568] | Agreed To (241-185) |
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| Slaughter (D-NY) amendment providing an additional $10 million for the National Endowment for the Arts and an additional $3.5 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities. | |||||
| 2004-06-25 | Budget Enforcement [HR4663] | Defeated (146-268) |
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| A bill that set caps on discretionary spending and required mandatory spending increases to be offset with spending cuts. | |||||
| 2004-06-25 | Renewable Energy Programs / Cutting Defense Spending [HR4614] | Rejected (150-241) |
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| Sanders (I-VT) amendment that would take money for national defense and use it for renewable energy sources. | |||||
| 2004-07-07 | UNESCO Funds [HR4754] | Rejected (135-283) |
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| Paul (R-TX) amendment that would prohibit the use of taxpayer funds to pay for any U.S. contribution to the United National Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). | |||||
| 2004-07-15 | Protecting Americans in the International Criminal Court [HR4818] | Agreed To (241-166) |
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| Nethercutt (R-WA) amendment prohibiting assistance to the government of any country that is a party to the International Criminal Court (ICC) unless that country pledges not to surrender U.S. nationals to the ICC. | |||||
| 2004-07-20 | Stock Market Regulation [HR3574] | Rejected (114-308) |
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| Maloney (D-NY) amendment encouraging expanded meddling in the national financial markets by the Securities and Exchange Commission. | |||||
| 2004-07-22 | Blocking Court Review of Defense of Marriage Act [HR3313] | Passed (233-194) |
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| Legislation prohibiting the courts from reviewing a provision of the 1996 "Defense of Marriage Act" that allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriage licenses issued in other states or jurisdictions. | |||||
| 2004-09-08 | Energy Welfare Program [HR5006] | Agreed To (305-114) |
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| Sanders (I-VT) amendment funding welfare assistance for home heating primarily in the Northeast. | |||||
| 2004-09-09 | Overtime Pay Regulations [HR5006] | Agreed To (223-193) |
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| Obey (D-WI) amendment preventing the Bush administration from updating rules governing overtime pay. | |||||
| 2004-09-14 | Open Trade Regulation [HR5025] | Rejected (189-211) |
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| DeLauro (D-CT) amendment prohibiting government contracts with companies located in certain areas of the Caribbean, effectively forcing the taxpayer to pay higher prices. | |||||
| 2004-09-21 | Prohibiting Privatization [HR5025] | Agreed To (210-187) |
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| Van Hollen (D-MD) amendment prohibiting the federal government from improving its program of finding cheaper sources for certain government functions outside the federal bureaucracy. | |||||
| 2004-09-23 | Pledge of Allegiance [HR2028] | Passed (247-173) |
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| Legislation preventing most federal courts from hearing cases challenging the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance. | |||||
| 2004-09-28 | "Hate" Crimes [HR4200] | Agreed To (213-186) |
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| Pelosi (D-CA) motion in support of the "hate crimes" provision in a Senate-passed bill, broadening the protected categories under the bill to include crimes motivated by the victim's gender, sexual orientation or disability. | |||||
| 2004-09-29 | Repealing District of Columbia Gun Laws [HR3193] | Passed (250-171) |
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| A bill repealing the District of Columbia prohibition on the sale and possession of handguns, handgun ammunition and semiautomatic weapons not banned by federal law. | |||||
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