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The 2004 elections increased the House Republican majority, kept the Senate closely divided, and re-elected President George W. Bush. The 109th Congress (2005–2007) responded to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Congress also reorganized the National Institutes of Health, helped low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS, extended tax reductions, and restructured the United States Postal Service for the first time in a generation.
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| Number | Date | Petition to Discharge |
|---|---|---|
| No. 0001 | May 18, 2005 |
the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 267) |
| No. 0002 | May 24, 2005 |
the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 270) |
| No. 0003 | November 16, 2005 |
the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 271) |
| No. 0004 | December 6, 2005 |
the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 460) |
| No. 0005 | December 5, 2005 |
the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 537) |
| No. 0006 | December 6, 2005 |
the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 543) |
| No. 0007 | December 14, 2005 |
the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 568) |
| No. 0008 | December 14, 2005 |
the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 570) |
| No. 0009 | December 16, 2005 |
the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 584) |
| No. 0010 | December 16, 2005 |
the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 585) |
| No. 0011 | February 28, 2006 |
the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 614) |
| No. 0012 | April 26, 2006 |
the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce and Education and the Workforce from the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4263) |
| No. 0013 | May 23, 2006 |
the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 814) |
| No. 0014 | July 27, 2006 |
the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 917) |
| No. 0015 | September 20, 2006 |
the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 987) |
| No. 0016 | September 25, 2006 |
the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 998) |
| No. 0017 | September 27, 2006 |
the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1007) |
| No. 0018 | September 28, 2006 |
the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce from the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1402) |
1Elected Majority Leader by the Republican Conference on February 2, 2006.
2Elected Majority Leader on an interim basis by the Republican Conference on September 28, 2005, to fill the vacancy created when Majority Leader Tom DeLay temporarily stepped aside.
3On September 28, 2005, Majority Leader Tom DeLay temporarily stepped aside as Majority Leader pursuant to Republican Conference rules.
4Resigned on November 18, 2005. See Congressional Record, House, 109th Cong., 1st sess.: H11026
5Appointed by the Speaker on November 18, 2005. See Congressional Record, House, 109th Cong., 1st sess.: H11026
Elected by the House of Representatives (H. Res. 582) on December 6, 2005.Congressional Record,House, 109th Cong., 1st Sess.: H111073
