BECERRA, XAVIER (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1252 [23FE]

California: tribute to language diversity efforts by Monterey Peninsula community leaders (see H. Res. 266), H5501 [22MY]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H11048 [24SE]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518), H12175 [28SE]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H12301 [4OC]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H3231 [29MR]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H3387 [15AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5647 [29MY]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H3488 [16AP]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H4801 [9MY]

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 182), H6005 [6JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6005 [6JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6005 [6JN]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3820 [24AP]

Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 620), H4303 [30AP]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H4303 [30AP]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8982 [30JY]

Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H8247 [23JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2912 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10622 [19SE]

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2615 [21MR]

Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month: observance, H5306 [21MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7751 [17JY], H7808 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8325 [24JY]

Business and industry: prohibit payment of back pay to illegal immigrants, H7358 [11JY]

Camacho, Andy M.: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Courts: prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), H4497, H4498, H4499 [7MY]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3198 [29MR]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4490 [7MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1742 [6MR]

Dept. of Education: bilingual education funding, H7322, H7323 [11JY]

Dept. of Labor: increased personnel levels for wage and hour inspection and enforcement relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H10194 [11SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8184 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7322, H7323, H7358 [11JY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8790 [30JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9741, H9765 [1AU]

———declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), consideration (H. Res. 499), H9737 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9765 [1AU]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9849 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8576 [26JY]

Health care professionals: extend nonimmigrant nurse program, H2628 [21MR]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3008 [28MR]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrant children to educational opportunities, H10194 [11SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11100, H11101 [25SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (H. Res. 530), H11095, H11096 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2386, H2393, H2396, H2444, H2446, H2448, H2455, H2458 [19MR], H2477, H2478, H2479, H2480, H2481, H2482, H2483, H2486, H2488, H2498, H2521, H2524, H2525, H2526, H2527 [20MR], H2595, H2604, H2615, H2628 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2369 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11076 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to instruct conferees, H10194 [11SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), H8782 [30JY]

———distribute surplus visas to children and siblings of certain U.S. citizens, H2521 [20MR]

———English language proficiency requirement, H2524, H2525, H2526, H2527 [20MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2595 [21MR]

———permanently bar entry into the U.S. for anyone who is caught entering the country illegally, H2458 [19MR]

———require public hospitals providing medical assistance to illegal aliens to supply patient-identifying information for reimbursement, H2482, H2483 [20MR]

———status of illegal immigrants applying for permanent resident status, H2604 [21MR]

———treatment of criminal aliens by State and local law enforcement officials, H2477, H2478, H2479, H2480, H2481 [20MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2498 [20MR]

LSC: funding, H8184 [23JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7490 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7490 [12JY]

Minimum wage: level, H8576 [26JY], H9849 [2AU]

Ozohan, Mary Louise: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2448 [19MR], H2612 [21MR], H11096 [25SE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3008 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2486 [20MR]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7751 [17JY], H7808 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8325 [24JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, H7808 [18JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process, H3008 [28MR]

Social Security Administration: prevent counterfeiting of Social Security cards, H2455 [19MR]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: review of sentencing guidelines, H4490 [7MY]

Votes: position on missed, E1014, E1017 [6JN]

Tributes

Brown, Ronald H., E647 [25AP]

Perez, Alfredo, E1665 [19SE]