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Duncan Hunter's 110th Congress

During the 110th Congress, Hunter’s name appeared on 235 pieces of legislation.  Because of the number of Congressmen there can be a whack load of co-sponsors, which is why I haven’t even tried to look at that here, as I did for McCain.  Hunter’s also not a proponent of reaching across the aisle, and as you’ll see from names on the bills below having a lot of Dem co-sponsors was not likely an issue with him in any event.

I used the same standard I did when choosing which legislation to highlight from McCain, that being they appeared to touch, positively or negatively, on issues that we, as conservatives, would likely care about.  With respect to comparing the bills bearing Hunter’s and McCain’s names, I would just make the following observations. 

First of all, I didn’t find one bill that I recognized as representing a finger to the eye of conservatives.  Second of all, he covered a lot more ground than McCain on conservative issues.  Hunter had sponsored or co-sponsored bills on a number of topics that McCain didn’t, such as: abortion, parent’s rights, defence of marriage, the Pledge of Allegiance, taxes, the Fairness Doctrine, developing energy independence.  Third, the number of bills related to identifiable conservative issues was far greater than McCain’s, 78 to 40, and as previously mentioned you didn’t have the problem where a lot of them fell into the negatively touching on conservative issue category.   Fourth, pay special attention and compare the two of them on the issue of border security and immigration; can you see the difference, I can see the difference.  Free Ramos and Compaen isn't just a slogan, it's a piece of legislation with Hunter's name on it.

So, without further ado, the bills of interest sponsored or co-sponsored by Duncan Hunter during the 110th Congress (witty comments not being needed this time around):

H.CON.RES.40 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada.

H.CON.RES.83 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that State and local governments should be supported for taking actions to discourage illegal immigration and that legislation should be enacted to ease the burden on State and local governments for taking such actions.

H.CON.RES.244 : Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

H.CON.RES.257 : Expressing concern regarding arms transfers to Iran and Syria by the Russian Federation and entities in the Russian Federation and urging the President of the United States to implement sanctions against such entities found to be in violation of United States law prohibiting arms transfers to Iran and Syria.

H.CON.RES.267 : Calling on the President to commute the sentences of United States Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean to time served.

H.CON.RES.315 : Supporting the idea that coalition victory in Iraq is possible.

H.RES.106 : Calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes.

H.RES.351 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal authorities should strengthen and vigorously enforce all existing immigration laws.

H.RES.499 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Administration should rigorously enforce the laws of the United States to substantially reduce illegal immigration and greatly improve border security.

H.RES.800 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the issuance of State driver's licenses or other government-issued photo identification to illegal aliens.

H.RES.925 : Condemning the People's Republic of China for its socially unacceptable business practices, including the manufacturing and exportation of unsafe products, casual disregard for the environment, and exploitative employment practices.

H.RES.951 : Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.

H.RES.1076 : Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

H.J.RES.1 : Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

H.J.RES.9 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.

H.J.RES.22 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

H.J.RES.89 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

H.R.19 : To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification.

H.R.25 : To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.

H.R.63 : To provide that the approved application under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for the drug commonly known as RU-486 is deemed to have been withdrawn, to provide for the review by the Comptroller General of the United States of the process by which the Food and Drug Administration approved such drug, and for other purposes.

H.R.98 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to enforce restrictions on employment in the United States of unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database, and for other purposes.

H.R.322 : To derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not harm human embryos.

H.R.411 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain temporary provisions applicable to individuals, including the sales tax deduction, the child credit, the repeal of the estate tax, and the deduction for higher education expenses.

H.R.618 : To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.

H.R.697 : To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.

H.R.699 : To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.

H.R.724 : To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act.

H.R.725 : To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to prevent the use of the legal system in a manner that extorts money from State and local governments, and the Federal Government, and inhibits such governments' constitutional actions under the first, tenth, and fourteenth amendments.

H.R.876 : To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes.

H.R.1063 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.

H.R.1112 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax.

H.R.1295 : To provide for parental notification and intervention in the case of a minor seeking an abortion.

H.R.1314 : To provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions.

H.R.1366 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals.

H.R.1399 : To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.

H.R.1586 : To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.

H.R.1613 : To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to provide for legal protection against frivolous lawsuits directed at statutes prohibiting picketing at military and other funerals, and for other purposes.

H.R.1756 : To prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border until certain conditions are met to ensure the safety of such operations.

H.R.1940 : To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.

H.R.2104 : To protect the right of elected and appointed officials to express their religious beliefs through public prayer.

H.R.2253 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of the tentative minimum tax for noncorporate taxpayers to 24 percent.

H.R.2275 : To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment.

H.R.2380 : To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.

H.R.2387 : To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program.

H.R.2564 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning.

H.R.2734 : To make the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and certain other tax benefits permanent law.

H.R.2784 : To greatly enhance the Nation's environmental, energy, economic, and national security by terminating long-standing Federal prohibitions on the domestic production of abundant offshore supplies of natural gas, to dedicate fixed percentages of the resultant royalties for environmental restoration projects, renewable energy and carbon sequestration research, and weatherization and energy assistance for those in need, and to share a portion of such royalties with producing States, and for other purposes.

H.R.2905 : To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.

H.R.3148 : To eliminate child pornography.

H.R.3192 : To provide for programs that reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents.

H.R.3494 : To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

H.R.3654 : To establish a commission to develop legislation designed to reform tax policy and entitlement benefit programs and ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and for other purposes.

H.R.3675 : To prohibit Federal grants to or contracts with Columbia University.

H.R.3779 : To require the Architect of the Capitol to permit the acknowledgment of God on flag certificates.

H.R.3818 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals and replace it with an alternative tax individuals may choose.

H.R.3900 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from tax income from domestic manufacturing activities.

H.R.4088 : To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.

H.R.4133 : To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other purposes.

H.R.4157 : To provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization.

H.R.4160 : To withhold certain highway funds if a State does not comply with certain requirements in issuing a driver's license or identification card, and for other purposes.

H.R.4176 : To enhance national security by restricting access of illegal aliens to driver's licenses and State-issued identification documents.

H.R.4329 : To assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for the withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met.

H.R.4464 : To ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work.

H.R.4577 : To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to strengthen student visa background checks and improve the monitoring of foreign students in the United States, and for other purposes.

H.R.5031 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend relief from the alternative minimum tax.

H.R.5032 : To ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion.

H.R.5109 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent tax incentives for economic growth.

H.R.5124 : To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to provide for two-layered, 14-foot reinforced fencing along the southwest border, and for other purposes.

H.R.5131 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property.

H.R.5222 : To rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the City of Berkeley, California, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting.

H.R.5440 : To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.

H.R.5462 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to deny Federal funds for any State or city, county, or other political subdivision of a State that prohibits or unduly restricts the establishment or operation of a military recruiting office.

H.R.5552 : To require a report on the efforts of the United States Government to increase border security.

H.R.5695 : To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require applications for voter registration with respect to elections for Federal office to include a statement that an alien who falsely claims to be a citizen of the United States is deportable under the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

H.R.5752 : To provide for the security of United States passports, and for other purposes.

H.R.6107 : To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program that will result in an environmentally sound program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and for other purposes.

H.R.6207 : To develop American energy independence, lower gas prices, and open reliable national sources of energy.

H.R.6348 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain.
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