RODRIGUEZ, CIRO D. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6799 [3SE], H7178, H7200 [10SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1456), H5570 [22JY]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H9800 [30OC]

Courts: provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H5664 [23JY]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H5021 [9JY]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H3923 [18JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H8055 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H9614 [28OC]

———authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]

Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058), H10954 [13NO]

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

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H3865 [17JN]

Drugs: penalties relative to gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride (see H.R. 1530), H2168 [5MY]

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

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H9559 [24OC]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. Con. Res. 71), H4087 [19JN]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H9559 [24OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H4222 [23JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H3569 [5JN]

Government: require periodic review and reauthorization of all Government programs (see H.R. 1913), H6707 [31JY]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H3865 [17JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H3720 [11JN]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3070 [20MY]

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]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H3720 [11JN]

———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1525), H4087 [19JN]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9730 [29OC]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H9865 [31OC]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8633 [7OC]

Medicare: reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H4132 [20JN]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H5569 [22JY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H4222 [23JN]

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

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8929 [21OC]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777), H7911 [25SE], H9800 [30OC]

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H9615 [28OC]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1707 [17AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H5297 [15JY]

States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H8929 [21OC]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H7365 [16SE]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H8928 [21OC]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H6962 [5SE]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H3924 [18JN]

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

———limit attorneys' fees in awards of past-due benefits (see H.R. 2572), H8160 [29SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H7364, H7365 [16SE]

———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004), H7604 [22SE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H6798 [3SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction and increased pay and improved health care for members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2858), H10171 [6NO]

Certificates of election

House of Representatives, H1626 [17AP]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H1627 [17AP]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5708 [24JY]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border patrol and control activities, H6892 [4SE]

Army: School of the Americas funding, E1657 [4SE], E1678 [5SE]

Brown, Thomas R.: VA Olin E. Teague Award recipient, H8810 [9OC]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8236 [30SE]

Colleges and universities: tribute to internship program for Hispanic Americans at VA health care facilities, E2088 [24OC]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, H4193 [23JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: reduce loan rate for peanut quotas, H5708 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4193 [23JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9603 [28OC]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 278), H9586 [28OC]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), motion to instruct conferees, H6892 [4SE]

———competitive procurement and contract practices, H9586 [28OC]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7345 [16SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), motion to instruct conferees, H8275 [1OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8236 [30SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7178 [10SE], H7345 [16SE]

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

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1585), H5526 [22JY]

Education: Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers funding, H7178 [10SE]

———national policy to improve system, H8637 [8OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3753 [12JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), E1657 [4SE]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H1627 [17AP]

Persian Gulf Conflict: adjudication and payment of certain claims by veterans against Iraq, H8275 [1OC]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 629), H8529, H8530, H8531, H8532 [7OC]

———ensure radioactive waste is brought only from Maine or Vermont, H8529, H8530, H8531, H8532 [7OC]

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (S. 923), H9839 [31OC]

———health care programs funding, H5367 [16JY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 2367), H9836 [31OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8831 [9OC]

Tribute, H1627 [17AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Karyne J. Conley: Texas House of Representatives, E1609 [1AU]

Tributes

Conley, Karyne J., E1609 [1AU]

Gonzalez, Representative, H8575 [7OC]

Holmans, Jimmie D., E1931 [2OC]

Madla, Frank, E1472 [22JY]