ESHOO, ANNA G. (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]
Articles and editorials
Arrivederci—Tom Foglietta Has Earned His New Job—Let's Hope His Successor Serves the Region as Well as He Did, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, E1160
Fred Farr Was a Great Man and Worthy Representative, Lee Quarnstorm, San Jose (CA) Mercury News, E1198
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H245 [21JA]
Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7729 [23SE]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H9730 [29OC]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H10768 [12NO]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H2590 [13MY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H1611 [16AP]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H9614 [28OC]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H5021 [9JY]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1795 [23AP]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H702 [27FE]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H10421 [8NO]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H348 [5FE]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H5487 [17JY]
Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1340 [8AP]
California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (see H.R. 1576), H2445 [8MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]
Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H1456 [14AP]
Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families (see H.R. 899), H5778 [24JY]
Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H803 [6MR]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H2680 [14MY]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]
Congress: compile and make available to the public the names of candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 160), H9615 [28OC]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H5487 [17JY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H1441 [10AP]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1795 [23AP]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H5022 [9JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H6707 [31JY]
Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H4132 [20JN]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40), H670 [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), H629 [25FE]
———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H8633 [7OC]
———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H6707 [31JY]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H4221 [23JN]
———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]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H7365 [16SE]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [19MR]
———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), H4836 [26JN]
———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), H9502 [23OC]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7119 [9SE]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]
Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H3567 [5JN]
———establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970), H4085 [19JN]
Employment: 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), H2590 [13MY]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H3070 [20MY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H3796 [12JN]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1262 [20MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H3169 [21MY]
———classification and performance standards for devices (see H.R. 1527), H2156 [1MY]
———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1074), H1707 [17AP]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H4913 [8JY]
Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 3070), H10954 [13NO]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H5664 [23JY]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76), H2590 [13MY]
Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H6918 [4SE]
———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 556, 2006), H2254 [6MY], H4132 [20JN]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H7600 [18SE]
———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]
———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H700 [27FE]
———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2198), H6918 [4SE]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]
———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H7600 [18SE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H6918 [4SE]
———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H3660 [10JN]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H6798 [3SE]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H7528 [17SE]
———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H1706 [17AP]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H5826 [25JY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H6963 [5SE]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]
INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H590 [13FE]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1795 [23AP]
———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 219), H1892 [24AP]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H149 [9JA]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H585 [13FE]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]
IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]
———restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9801 [30OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]
Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]
LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]
Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259), H1707 [17AP]
Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2020), H6798 [3SE]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1019 [13MR]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H812 [10MR]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H392 [6FE]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H804 [6MR]
———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H888 [11MR]
Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H10421 [8NO]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]
Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H10956 [13NO]
NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H10172 [6NO]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H6798 [3SE]
Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H7263 [11SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2199; H. Res. 236), H346 [5FE], H5486 [17JY], H7600 [18SE]
———prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 1025), H7830 [24SE]
Postal Service: prevent disclosure of names or addresses of postal patrons (see H.R. 49), H1261 [20MR]
Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 2369), H6705 [31JY]
Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H9614 [28OC]
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 welfare programs: provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for public benefits for certain aliens (see H.R. 931), H766 [5MR]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H2446 [8MY]
San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil spills (see H.R. 882), H700 [27FE]
San Mateo County, CA: funding for construction of tunnel at Devil's Slide (see H.R. 215), H146 [9JA]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3169 [21MY]
———quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 1053), H3070 [20MY]
Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1259 [20MR]
———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H767 [5MR]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H9502 [23OC]
———modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 420), H453 [11FE]
———repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds for certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 197), H3660 [10JN]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H1611 [16AP]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H244 [21JA]
———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see H.R. 878), H700 [27FE]
Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H8633 [7OC]
Telecommunications: increase competitiveness of electronic interconnection industry (see H. Res. 110), H1439 [10AP]
———promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 1872), H6707 [31JY]
Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263), H1391 [9AP]
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), H4836 [26JN]
———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126, 2062), H3274 [3JN], H4646 [25JN]
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), H4136 [21JN]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]
———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H5297 [15JY]
———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H6707 [31JY]
World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126), H7601 [18SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with disabilities (see H.R. 1255), H1391 [9AP]
Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 191), H10420 [8NO]
Food: improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 3052), H10954 [13NO]
Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H144 [9JA]
———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), H3567 [5JN]
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]
Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H888 [11MR]
Taxation: treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1478), H1988 [29AP]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H. Con. Res. 40), H804 [6MR]
Motions
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5728 [24JY]
House of Representatives: adjournment, H7769 [24SE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2713
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1767 [23AP]
———blockade by Azerbaijan, H6847
Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7078
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4579 [25JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3008
Burton, Lynda: San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E432
Chen, Eugenia: San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E434
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), H1401 [10AP]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5060
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7078
Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with disabilities, H2802 [16MY]
———enforcement of electronic and information technology accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with disabilities (H.R. 1255), E616
Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (H. Con. Res. 191), E2292
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2802 [16MY]
Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2292
FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 1411), H8477 [7OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (H.R. 1710), E1035
Foglietta, Representative: nomination to be Ambassador to Italy, E1160
Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H550
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6843
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6843
Frank, Jessica: San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E429
Freed, Lillian H.: San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E437
Gilbert, Joanne R.: San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E438
Guevarra, Francisca de Castro: San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E426
Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 135), H8451 [7OC], H8982
Health care facilities: merger of University of California and Stanford University facilities, E2163
Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax deductions for contributions to accounts (H.R. 53), E10
House of Representatives: adjournment, H7769 [24SE]
———legislative program, H773 [6MR]
Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (H.R. 164), H8451 [7OC], H8982
———coverage of reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer (S. 609), E831
———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (H.R. 1807), E1139
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), H3133
Medina, Maryann: San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E428
Miller, Bonnie: San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E425
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H8982
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5060
National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (H.R. 1376), E690
Nobles, Carolyn: San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E430
Parravano, Pietro: Highliner of the Year Award recipient, E2283
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H7016 [9SE]
Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (H.R. 1013), E436
San Mateo County, CA: repair or reconstruction of Highway 1 at Devil's Slide, H2713
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (H.R. 1689), E1007
Taxation: treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 1478), E783
Taylor, Margaret: San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E438
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (H. Con. Res. 40), E404
Votes: position on missed, H4169 [23JN], H5270
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H5295 [15JY]
Subpoena Notices
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, H72 [7JA], H85 [9JA]
Tributes
Bostwick, Phebe Ward, E1480
Farr, Fred, E1198
Lee, Frank, E1190