POMBO, RICHARD W. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5578 [22JY], H5723 [24JY]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2293 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]

Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H8437 [6OC]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H3274 [3JN]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H8265 [30SE]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H3659 [10JN]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 987), H803 [6MR]

Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H7263 [11SE]

Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2680 [14MY]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H9801 [30OC]

Bankruptcy: reform system to become a needs-based system (see H.R. 2500), H10956 [13NO]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2091 [30AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (see H.R. 858), H725 [4MR]

———prohibit the designation of the Mt. Shasta area as a national historic site, district, or monument (see H.R. 193), H1440 [10AP]

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H4913 [8JY]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H1261 [20MR]

Clean Air Act: amend to impose certain requirements on areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1911, 2328), H3864 [17JN], H6703 [31JY]

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H1892 [24AP]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5401 [16JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H670 [26FE]

Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 1704), H7601 [18SE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]

———conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H1795 [23AP]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H2169 [5MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Dairy Indemnity Program reauthorization (see H.R. 1789), H3569 [5JN]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577), H2445 [8MY]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H4087 [19JN]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]

Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H7263 [11SE]

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

Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance with the act (see H.R. 752), H585 [13FE]

———improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (see H.R. 478), H243 [21JA]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H589 [13FE]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H6407 [30JY]

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

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1441 [10AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H1441 [10AP]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H2445 [8MY]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H4836 [26JN]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H10956 [13NO]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H3476 [4JN]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H669 [26FE]

Idaho: prohibit reintroduction of grizzly bears into Bitterroot Ecosystem (see H.R. 2162), H5296 [15JY]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H6715 [1AU]

———create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition attestation (see H.R. 2595), H8299 [1OC]

———modify qualifications for countries to be in the visa waiver pilot program (see H.R. 1880), H3796 [12JN]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (see H.R. 1802), H9801 [30OC]

Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H3170 [21MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 408), H669 [26FE]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8929 [21OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H6797 [3SE]

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H7118 [9SE]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10421 [8NO]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H8438 [6OC]

Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see H.R. 1138), H1612 [16AP]

Medicare: reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 414), H669 [26FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H10421 [8NO]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3568 [5JN]

National forests: manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce carbon dioxide (see H. Con. Res. 151), H7199 [10SE]

National Park Service: honor agreements relative to acquisition of Santa Rosa Island, CA (see H.R. 1696), H3477 [4JN]

National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain funds for new refuges without specific authorization from Congress (see H.R. 512), H282 [4FE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H3170 [21MY]

OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H1261 [20MR]

Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 298), H629 [25FE]

Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H890 [11MR]

Political campaigns: require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]

Presidential appointments: require the appointment of the Chief of the Forest Service by the President (see H.R. 817), H709 [3MR]

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (see H.R. 482), H1542 [15AP]

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493), H7599 [18SE]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H701 [27FE]

Refuse disposal: provide conditional exemption relative to discharges of dredged or fill materials for maintenance of certain flood control projects (see H.R. 2741), H9730 [29OC]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H8929 [21OC]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336), H768 [5MR]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H725 [4MR]

Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H1261 [20MR]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1261 [20MR]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]

———exempt small unincorporated farm businesses from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 3036), H10768 [12NO]

———provide deduction for capital gains, index the basis of certain capital assets, provide familiy credits, and phase-out estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1584), H2589 [13MY]

———reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 1612), H2679 [14MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H9730 [29OC]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H9801 [30OC]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H8055 [26SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H669 [26FE]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1391), H3924 [18JN]

———treatment of education (see H.R. 2847), H10768 [12NO]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373, 2646), H6715 [1AU], H8929 [21OC]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

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

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H9559 [24OC]

U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H2157 [1MY]

———U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 1146), H3804 [16JN]

Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760), H9729 [29OC]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H3201 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

San Joaquin County, CA: land conveyance to Tracy, CA (see H.R. 2508), H7600 [18SE]

Santa Cruz Island, CA: allow certain individuals use and occupancy of certain property (see H.R. 2689), H8928 [21OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5723, H5725 [24JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3541 [5JN]

Armed Forces: use in foreign countries to guard rainforests and endangered species, E1313 [24JN]

California Coastal Ranges Biosphere Reserve: designation status, H8559 [7OC]

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance: U.S. participation, H8554 [7OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8960 [22OC], E2074 [24OC]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: Dairy Indemnity Program reauthorization (H.R. 1789), H8868 [21OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4193 [23JN], E1313 [24JN]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2283, H2294, H2295, H2296, H2298, H2299, H2304, H2306, H2307, H2312 [7MY]

Floods: maintenance of flood control projects relative to protection of property or human life, H2294, H2295, H2296 [7MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6737 [3SE]

Galt, CA: low-income housing funding, H5723, H5725 [24JY]

Hunting and trapping: efforts to prevent poaching of elephants and rhinoceros, H6737 [3SE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H8554, H8559 [7OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3859 [17JN], H8435 [6OC]