GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H4918 [8JY], H5022 [9JY], H5086 [10JY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H1990 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H5021 [9JY]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H8438 [6OC]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H4913 [8JY]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H4913 [8JY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635), H392 [6FE]

Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787), H5132 [10JY]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H9614 [28OC]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H8633 [7OC]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H8727 [8OC]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H2680 [14MY]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H4339 [24JN]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H347 [5FE]

Aviation: require air carriers to establish procedures for responding to in-flight medical emergencies (see H.R. 1670), H5570 [22JY]

———require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H8300 [1OC]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H1707 [17AP]

———end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 2599), H8634 [7OC]

———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2883 [19MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5297 [15JY]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H8633 [7OC]

———use of community development block grant funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 671), H452 [11FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1260 [20MR]

Children and youth: increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H5177 [11JY]

China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1257 [20MR]

———increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H8929 [21OC]

Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728), H9502 [23OC]

Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H8833 [9OC]

———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H8265 [30SE]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365), H7601 [18SE]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H7528 [17SE]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]

Consumers: prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H8265 [30SE]

———require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 3060), H10954 [13NO]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H6918 [4SE]

Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments relative to consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2053), H8633 [7OC]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H1707 [17AP]

Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2773), H9866 [31OC]

Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8299 [1OC]

———establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H8438 [6OC]

———include certain beneficiaries in National Mail Order Pharmacy Program (see H.R. 1773), H3798 [12JN]

———reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 2796), H10421 [8NO]

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H1440 [10AP]

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H1340 [8AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 2571), H8160 [29SE]

———improve homeless veterans programs (see H.R. 2206), H5569 [22JY]

———improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703), H8320 [2OC]

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2317), H6798 [3SE]

Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H245 [21JA]

———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H3070 [20MY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H3070 [20MY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H10956 [13NO]

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H6707 [31JY]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H3865 [17JN]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

———treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3072), H10954 [13NO]

Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H949 [12MR]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H7911 [25SE]

Drugs: specify the entities eligible to purchase pharmaceutical products from the Federal Supply Schedule (see H.R. 2197), H5486 [17JY]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H8833 [9OC]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), H7008 [8SE]

———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H3568 [5JN]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H7119 [9SE]

———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451), H8834 [9OC]

———provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 1732), H3661 [10JN]

———provide State grants to stabilize and remove tire piles that are near drinking water sources and sensitive populations (see H.R. 1041), H1440 [10AP]

———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861), H6798 [3SE]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Education: increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H2091 [30AP]

———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H7599 [18SE]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H2445 [8MY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H9800 [30OC]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H157 [9JA]

Eximbank: ensure that assistance for exports to the People's Republic of China is conditional on responsible conduct (see H.R. 2085), H6798 [3SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H3796 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H8633 [7OC]

———improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H5177 [11JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H669 [26FE]

———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H5177 [11JY]

FCC: establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 2757), H10957 [13NO]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H5665 [23JY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H9866 [31OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9801 [30OC]

Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H10956 [13NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1453), H2785 [15MY]

Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 2319), H6703 [31JY]

———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2454), H8727 [8OC]

———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457), H8161 [29SE]

———provide consumer protection (see H.R. 1900), H3863 [17JN]

Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2769), H9729 [29OC]

———require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H10768 [12NO]

———requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814), H8727 [8OC]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H3070 [20MY]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2789), H9865 [31OC]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H348 [5FE]

Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112), H8439 [6OC]

———jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H7528 [17SE]

Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]

Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481), H8929 [21OC]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H4086 [19JN]

Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1893 [24AP]

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211), H7263 [11SE]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H3476 [4JN]

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 2006), H4836 [26JN]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H6716 [1AU]

———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H2090 [30AP]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H629 [25FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H157 [9JA]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see H.R. 2418), H6962 [5SE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H10956 [13NO]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3170 [21MY]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5665 [23JY]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H2157 [1MY]

House Rules: amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information to committees by eliminating current administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39), H1543 [15AP]

Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental amounts that do not discourage assisted families from obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014), H888 [11MR]

———provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H1262 [20MR]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 2635), H9615 [28OC]

———trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H5487 [17JY]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend (see H.R. 1042), H1440 [10AP]

Immigration: clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302), H6406 [30JY]

———provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H1542 [15AP]

———requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see H.R. 2551), H8300 [1OC]

———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H10768 [12NO]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H9865 [31OC]

Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H1612 [16AP]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H284 [4FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1611 [16AP]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H347 [5FE]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6962 [5SE]

———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 1807), H6918 [4SE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H1440 [10AP]

———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H8929 [21OC]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H585 [13FE]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see H.R. 2121), H6798 [3SE]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9501 [23OC]

Lewis and Clark expedition: support for an interpretive site near Wood River, IL, as the point of departure (see H. Res. 281), H9558 [24OC]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8929 [21OC]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1440 [10AP]

Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9801 [30OC]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H628 [25FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H812 [10MR]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H888 [11MR]

———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443), H1707 [17AP]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1703 [17AP]

———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 8), H453 [11FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685), H452 [11FE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H2254 [6MY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2590 [13MY]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1705 [17AP]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 712), H3476 [4JN]

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848), H10171 [6NO]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H2783 [15MY]

———use of escrowed oil and gas revenues to improve visitor facilities (see H.R. 2143), H5491 [21JY]

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H4086 [19JN]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H2785 [15MY]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H8300 [1OC]

Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]

———impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H7830 [24SE]

NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1315), H3170 [21MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H2169 [5MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600), H590 [13FE]

———require radio and television broadcasters to provide free time for political advertising (see H.R. 84), H7528 [17SE]

Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8834 [9OC]

Public buildings: prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2118), H5778 [24JY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H1794 [23AP]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 1359), H1703 [17AP]

Public welfare programs: exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667), H768 [5MR]

———restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H8299 [1OC]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H1612 [16AP]

Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2091 [30AP]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

Roads and highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (see H.R. 1657), H2874 [16MY]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2351 [7MY]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]

Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), H4834 [26JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H669 [26FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H10956 [13NO]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H1440 [10AP]

Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H7730 [23SE]

———extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H2874 [16MY]

States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H8833 [9OC]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H7365 [16SE]

Taxation: allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 997), H804 [6MR]

———allow tax credit for equity investments in community development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254), H5777 [24JY]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H1340 [8AP]

———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 291), H5916 [28JY]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H1989 [29AP]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H5297 [15JY]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income and allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of older long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 2492), H10172 [6NO]

———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7527 [17SE]

———issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996), H804 [6MR]

———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see H.R. 878), H700 [27FE]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H5177 [11JY]

Telecommunications: Government treatment of universal service support payments (see H. Res. 200), H6707 [31JY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H669 [26FE]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H4647 [25JN]

Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H523 [12FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4647 [25JN]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H1340 [8AP]

———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1289 [21MR]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H243 [21JA]

———Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 1006), H1715 [21AP]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2367), H7365 [16SE]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H286 [4FE]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H2882 [19MY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1262 [20MR]

———treatment of cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 1426), H5177 [11JY]

Veterans Health Administration: provide that special pay paid to certain physicians and dentists be considered basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1687), H3169 [21MY]

Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6917 [4SE]

Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 806), H9502 [23OC]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 1693), H4913 [8JY]

———celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4221 [23JN]

World War II: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the Holocaust (see H.R. 2591), H9615 [28OC]

Year of the Ocean: observance (see H. Con. Res. 131), H7263 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

Citizenship: treatment of descendants of the children of certain female U.S. citizens born abroad (see H.R. 1599), H2679 [14MY]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H145 [9JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]

Firearms: prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H243 [21JA]

Immigration: adjust the status of certain nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Haiti and eliminate certain rules relative to continuous physical presence (see H.R. 3054), H10954 [13NO]

———eliminate the cap on cancellations of removal and suspensions of deportation (see H.R. 1545), H2350 [7MY]

Public welfare programs: treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

Taxation: strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

Remarks

BLM: transfer funding from the Public Domain Forestry Program to the Dept. of Energy's urban energy conservation program, H5086, H5087 [10JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H5580 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6325 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 202), H6318 [30JY]

Dept. of HUD: Low Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Program funding, H5367 [16JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5086, H5087 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve homeless veterans programs (H.R. 2206), H8367 [6OC]

———improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (H.R. 1703), H8372 [6OC]

———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (H.R. 2253), E1517 [24JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9650 [29OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5367 [16JY]

Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), H8258 [30SE]

Immigration: budgetary treatment of programs for legal immigrants, H894 [12MR]

———eliminate the cap on cancellations of removal and suspensions of deportation (H.R. 1545), E861 [7MY]

———obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H9650 [29OC]

Public welfare programs: repeal restrictions on eligibility for public benefits for certain aliens, H3277 [4JN]

———treatment of certain legal immigrants, H1718 [23AP], H1916 [29AP], H2010 [30AP], H2096 [1MY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (H.R. 856), H7738 [24SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H5580 [23JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1501 [15AP]

———rates, H5580 [23JY]

Votes: position on missed, E1829 [23SE]