BURGESS, MICHAEL C. DR.

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BURGESS, MICHAEL C. DR.
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: Experience: House: District 26, 2003-Present; Home State: Texas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,050,936Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Michael C. Burgess

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Laura; 3 Children

Birth Date: 12/23/1950

Birth Place: Rochester, MN

Home City: Lewisville, TX

Religion: Episcopalian

Education

MS, Medical Management, University of Texas, Dallas, 2000

MD, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, 1977

MS, North Texas State University, 1976

BS, North Texas State University, 1972

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2002-present

Current Legislative Committees

Energy and Commerce, Member

Rules, Member

Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Chair

Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Bike Caucus

Member, Congressional Health Care Caucus

Member, Congressional Motorcycle Safety Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus

Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus

Member, House Anti-Terrorism Caucus

Founder, House Health Care Caucus

Chair, House Health Care Caucus

Member, House Nursing Caucus

Vice Chair, House Republican Policy Committee

Member, Immigration Reform Caucus

Member, Republican Study Committee

Member, Tea Party Caucus

Professional Experience

Chief of Obstetrics, Lewisville Medical Center

Former Chief of Staff, Lewisville Medical Center

Founder, Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates of Lewisville

Former Resident, Parkland Hospital

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

President, Denton County Medical Society

Additional Information

Awards:

Legislator of the Year. American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2005

Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)

Spirit of Enterprise Award, United States Chamber of Commerce

Taxpayer Hero Award, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste

House Legislator of the Year, Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2008

Honorary Doctorate of Public Service, Health Sciences Center, University of North Texas

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 250

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
01/03/2017	H.R.120	Unaccompanied Alien Children Assistance Control Act	01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
12/16/2016	H.R.2045	Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015	12/16/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 688. (All Actions)
11/15/2016	H.R.1209	Improving Access to Maternity Care Act	11/15/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
09/29/2016	H.R.6139	Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016	09/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/28/2016	H.R.6229	MISSION ZERO Act	09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/27/2016	H.Res.893	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 954) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the individual mandate certain individuals who had coverage under a terminated qualified health plan funded through the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program.	09/27/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
12/13/2016	H.R.5510	FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act of 2016	12/13/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 685. (All Actions)
11/30/2016	H.Res.934	Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 34) to authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6392) to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision, and for other purposes.	11/30/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
09/20/2016	H.R.6079	Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2016	09/20/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
09/13/2016	H.Res.858	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase in the income threshold used in determining the deduction for medical care.	09/13/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
07/20/2016	H.R.5662	To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses the firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm issued by the agency.	07/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
07/05/2016	H.Res.793	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1270) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements.	07/05/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
06/21/2016	H.R.5547	Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2016	06/21/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
06/07/2016	H.R.5395	ECHO Act	06/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/25/2016	H.Res.744	Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2012) to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5233) to repeal the Local Budget Autonomy Amendment Act of 2012, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to clarify the respective roles of the District government and Congress in the local budget process of the District government, and for other purposes; and providing for proceedings during the period from May 27, 2016, through June 6, 2016.	05/25/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
04/29/2016	H.R.5093	TIME Act	04/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (All Actions)
04/13/2016	H.Res.672	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2666) to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from regulating the rates charged for broadband Internet access service.	04/13/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
03/02/2016	H.Res.632	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3716) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to provide to the Secretary of Health and Human Services certain information with respect to provider terminations, and for other purposes.	03/02/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
02/12/2016	H.R.4504	Energy Efficiency Free Market Act of 2016	02/12/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)
02/11/2016	H.Res.611	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2017) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments, and to amend the authority to bring proceedings under section 403A, and providing for proceedings during the period from February 15, 2016, through February 22, 2016.	02/11/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)

Total: 1790

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/12/2017	H.R.2372	VETERAN Act
06/08/2017	H.R.2824	Increasing Opportunity through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act
05/18/2017	H.R.2430	FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.2410	Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.1997	Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2017
05/08/2017	H.Res.318	Promoting awareness of motorcycle profiling and encouraging collaboration and communication with the motorcycle community and law enforcement officials to prevent instances of profiling.
05/05/2017	H.R.2376	Drug Diversion and Counterfeit Crackdown Act of 2017
05/04/2017	H.R.2192	To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff.	Passed	Yea
05/02/2017	H.R.2157	OCEAN Act
04/27/2017	H.R.2188	Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act
04/27/2017	H.R.613	Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
04/07/2017	H.R.2029	SIGN Act
03/29/2017	H.R.1698	Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/29/2017	H.R.390	Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act of 2017
03/17/2017	H.R.1334	ALERTED Act of 2017
03/06/2017	H.R.1096	Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017
03/29/2017	H.R.26	Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017	Passed	Aye
03/28/2017	H.R.24	Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
03/24/2017	H.R.1722	Protecting American Jobs Act
03/22/2017	H.R.806	Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017

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