Rep. Michael C. Burgess

Viewing Michael C. Burgess' recent press releases and news feeds.

• Mar. 03 Burgess Reacts To President Obama's Speech On The Way Forward With Health Reform

• Feb. 25 Burgess Statement On Health Care Reform Summit

• Feb. 24 Burgess Named Top Republican On Oversight And Investigations Subcommittee

• Feb. 22 Burgess Announces Town Hall Meeting

• Feb. 18 Committee Letters Requesting Information On Health Reform Deals Sent To White House And HHS

• Feb. 17 Burgess Marks One Year Anniversary Of “Ineffective, Wasteful And Unpopular” Stimulus Bill

• Feb. 10 Burgess Statement On The Passing Of Former Congressman Charlie Wilson

Viewing Michael C. Burgess' recent legislative activity.

• Jan. 26 Cosponsored HR4529: To provide for the reform of health care, the Social Security system, the tax code for individuals and business, job training, and the budget process.

• Dec. 15 Cosponsored HR4267: To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend whistleblower protections to a member of the Armed Forces who alerts Department of Defense investigation or law enforcement organizations, a person or organization in the member's chain of command,…

• Sponsored HRES983: Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications in their possession relating to certain agreements regarding health c…

• Dec. 14 Sponsored HR4312: To permit the District of Columbia to use Federal funds to provide scholarships for enrollment in participating schools under the DC School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 to students who did not receive such scholarships in the 2009-2010 school yea…

• Sponsored HR4315: To authorize the issuance of United States War Bonds to aid in funding of the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

• Cosponsored HRES975: Recognizing the potential for a national fresh food financing initiative to provide an effective and economically sustainable solution to the problem of limited access to healthy foods in underserved urban, suburban, and rural low-income communit…

• Dec. 10 Sponsored HRES966: Calling on the President and the Secretary of Education to fire Kevin Jennings from his post as "Safe Schools Czar".

• Dec. 09 Cosponsored HR4255: To prevent Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustment in 2011.

• Cosponsored HRES951: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas.

• Dec. 08 Cosponsored HRES713: Recognizing the significant contributions of United States automobile dealerships, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in the interest of equity, automobile dealers whose franchises have been terminated through no fault …

• Dec. 01 Cosponsored HR4172: To provide the same penalty rate for taxpayers who voluntarily disclose unreported income from offshore accounts as was afforded Timothy Geithner with respect to his failure to pay self-employment taxes with respect to his compensation from the I…

• Nov. 18 Cosponsored HR4088: To ensure that the members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who were killed or wounded in the shootings at Fort Hood are treated in the same manner as members who are killed or wounded in combat zones or civ…

• Cosponsored HRES911: Requesting the Attorney General to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations regarding the organization ACORN.

• Nov. 17 Cosponsored HR4110: To repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

• Cosponsored HRES914: Supporting the observance of National Diabetes Month.

• Nov. 15 Sponsored HR4074: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax.

• Nov. 05 Cosponsored HRES664: Congratulating and honoring Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for the completion of a successful 16 person kidney transplant.

• Nov. 04 Cosponsored HRES870: Expressing gratitude and appreciation to the individuals and families who participated in the Taxpayer March on Washington on September 12, 2009.

• Nov. 03 Cosponsored HR4018: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional health insurance options for unemployed individuals.

• Cosponsored HR4019: To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit preexisting condition exclusions in the individual health insurance market to those permitted in the group health insurance market.