ROMERO-BARCELO, CARLOS A. (a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7238 [11SE]

Appointments

Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]

Articles and editorials

Obligation of Equality, Washington (DC) Post, H3580 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H1187 [19MR]

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

———designate certain lands as wilderness, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 900), H2785 [15MY]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]

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

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

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H4085 [19JN]

Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H803 [6MR]

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

———notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State engaging in that relocation (see H.R. 747), H585 [13FE]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H245 [21JA]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H5487 [17JY]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 48), H590 [13FE]

———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), H669 [26FE]

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

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H1794 [23AP]

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H6918 [4SE]

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

———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 751), H702 [27FE]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 8), H629 [25FE]

———provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 1732), H4133 [20JN]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]

Education: improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H1890 [24AP]

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

———provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 1233), H3204 [22MY]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H245 [21JA]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H10172 [6NO]

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

Firearms: permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H286 [4FE]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H70 [7JA], H142 [9JA]

———restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 2200), H5487 [17JY]

Hazardous substances: storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H724 [4MR]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see H.R. 1619), H4132 [20JN]

Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H2091 [30AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]

———require health plans to provide coverage for screening mammography and pap smears (see H.R. 760), H586 [13FE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H9559 [24OC]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H1794 [23AP]

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

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 825), H628 [25FE]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H629 [25FE]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]

Medal of Honor: issue commemorative postage stamp in recognition of recipients (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10955 [13NO]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H245 [21JA], H453 [11FE]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H725 [4MR]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H669 [26FE]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H2785 [15MY]

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

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2914), H10769 [12NO]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H629 [25FE]

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H590 [13FE]

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

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

Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (see H.R. 1436), H1890 [24AP]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H4647 [25JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H768 [5MR]

Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 168), H628 [25FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H670 [26FE]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 166), H628 [25FE]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. Con. Res. 119), H5664 [23JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H586 [13FE]

———eliminate the marriage penalty, establish a commission to simplify the tax code, and require the IRS to use alternative dispute resolution (see H.R. 3059), H10954 [13NO]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 1763), H3273 [3JN]

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

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]

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

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H702 [27FE]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H589 [13FE]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 167), H628 [25FE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

Women: 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]

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

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H724 [4MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Puerto Rico: relief for certain loans (see H.R. 490), H244 [21JA]

———waiver of EPA secondary treatment requirements for wastewater treatment facilities (see H.R. 2207), H5569 [22JY]

University of Puerto Rico: transfer title to Federal real property and improvements used to operate a center for research on primates (see H.R. 1305), H1439 [10AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8166 [30SE]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4377 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6620 [31JY]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H8166 [30SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7238 [11SE]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 709), H835 [11MR]

Puerto Rico: Medicaid funding, H4377 [25JN]

———self-determination (H.R. 856), H814 [11MR], H3579 [10JN]

———waiver of EPA secondary treatment requirements for wastewater treatment facilities (H.R. 2207), E1475 [22JY]

Territories: participation in State Children's Health Insurance Program, H7238 [11SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H9728 [29OC]

Tributes

Tejeda, Frank, H301 [5FE]