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WASHINGTON (9 Oct.) -- On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution, H. Res. 405, authored by Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.) supporting the implementation of a United Nations-brokered agreement toward the reunification of Cyprus.

WASHINGTON (4 Oct.) -- U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.), member of the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism, today questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials during a hearing on overseas counterterrorism coordination, about the security of visa issuance to foreigners seeking entry into the United States.

WASHINGTON (Sept. 27) -- U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.) supported the passage of a bill on Thursday that would expand the federal flood-insurance program to include windstorm damage.

The Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007, H.R. 3121, reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for an additional five years. The bill includes a number of important reforms incorporated into the bipartisan bill that passed the Republican-led House last Congress (H.R. 4973). It also expands NFIP to include windstorm coverage.

WASHINGTON (Sept. 26) -- On Wednesday, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.), which supports the implementation of a United Nations-brokered agreement toward the reunification of Cyprus.

On July 8, 2006, Republic of Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat agreed to an UN-sponsored framework establishing a set of principles for the Greek and Turkish Cypriots to find common ground and ensure a lasting peace and eventual reunification.

WASHINGTON (26 Sept.) -- U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.) voted with nearly three-quarters of his colleagues in the House on Wednesday, to express his support for American service members and their families. Most notable was language recognizing the service of Gen. David Petraeus, commander of Multi-National Force in Iraq, who was recently smeared by the liberal, anti-war advocacy group MoveOn.org.

WASHINGTON (25 Sept.) -- On Tuesday, the House Committee on Homeland Security approved the Coast Guard Authorization Act, H.R. 2830, which contained legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.) that creates a pilot program for the mobile biometric screening of aliens interdicted in the maritime environment.

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (Sept. 21) -- U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.), representing Florida's 9th Congressional District including portions of Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, will be hosting two Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Seminars on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007.