LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Res. 187), H4818 [21JN]

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H922 [9MR]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 4415), H10473 [19OC]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H10473 [19OC]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses (see H.R. 2929), H1163 [21MR]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H3523 [22MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H342 [10FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9901 [12OC]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H5656 [29JN]

BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 5437), H9634 [10OC]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H575 [29FE]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]

———protect students from commercial exploitation (see H.R. 2915), H574 [29FE]

———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H1284 [22MR]

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1367), H4783 [20JN]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6778 [24JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Consumers: protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 4644), H5737 [10JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H209 [2FE]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H5843 [11JY]

Correctional institutions: improve conditions for female inmates (see H.R. 3920), H997 [14MR]

CPSC: require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 3136), H342 [10FE]

Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1684), H7578 [13SE]

———require disclosure of all information in a consumer's file (see H.R. 2856), H2340 [13AP]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H5084 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H509 [16FE]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H922 [9MR]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H1763 [4AP]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6600 [19JY]

Dept. of State: establish a Board of Visa Appeals (see H.R. 1156), H7281 [6SE]

———provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H342 [10FE]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2012 [10AP]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6471 [18JY]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1509), H922 [9MR]

Diseases: create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 3812), H1764 [4AP]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1852 [5AP]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H3869 [25MY]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H922 [9MR]

Education: ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4484 [14JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 5262), H8736 [3OC]

Federal employees: equitable overtime pay and credit hour policies (see H.R. 2696), H2607 [4MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H2607 [4MY]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H1285 [22MR]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H7652 [14SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]

———prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H511 [16FE]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H1119 [16MR]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 168), H4336 [13JN] (see H.R. 3632), H340 [10FE]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (see H.R. 5107), H7280 [6SE]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H1477 [28MR]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H342 [10FE]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H342 [10FE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H5955 [12JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439), H4817 (see H. Con. Res. 325), H4818 [21JN]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (see H.R. 5234), H7932 [20SE]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H575 [29FE]

———condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H758 [8MR] (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H3925 [6JN]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H342 [10FE]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1076 [15MR]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H342 [10FE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H2341 [13AP]

———treatment of spouses and children of Philippine servicemen who served in the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 3273), H922 [9MR]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (see H.R. 4838), H7503 [12SE]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3474 [19MY]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H4220 [12JN]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H641 [2MR]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H373 [14FE]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H511 [16FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H7652 [14SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2512 [3MY]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H5436 [28JN]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1163 [21MR]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1406 [23MR]

Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H997 [14MR]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H2122 [11AP]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H4174 [9JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H2123 [11AP]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H1413 [27MR]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H6052 [13JY]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H11781 [1NO]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5956 [12JY]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H5036 [22JN]

———require submission and posting of nursing staff level data, assess adequacy of training requirements, and improve quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities furnishing services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4614), H4337 [13JN]

———restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the provision of benefits (see H.R. 958), H5036 [22JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2340 [13AP]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H3474 [19MY]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H255 [8FE]

———political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4818 [21JN]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H3474 [19MY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H3926 [6JN]

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.R. 3806), H1406 [23MR]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H3309 [17MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H50 [27JA]

Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 82), H1959 [6AP]

———stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), H2240 [12AP]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H1764 [4AP]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11782 [1NO]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4368), H5037 [22JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H3925 [6JN]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7366 [7SE]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H757 [8MR]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H5084 [23JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H931 [13MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5084 [23JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (see H.R. 3392), H2340 [13AP]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H4337 [13JN]

Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), H50 [27JA]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H454 [15FE]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H4816 [21JN]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2655 [8MY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H6719 [20JY]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H9505 [6OC]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H4484 [14JN]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2340 [13AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H3869 [25MY]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H922 [9MR]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H997 [14MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2239 [12AP]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H342 [10FE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7652 [14SE]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H6720 [20JY]

U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), H455 [15FE]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), H2770 [9MY]

———health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H922 [9MR]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H3813 [24MY]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H3412 [18MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H10473 [19OC]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2966 [11MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H1852 [5AP]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), H997 [14MR]

Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), H6719 [20JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H5083 [23JN]

———recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 51), H7723 [18SE]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4674 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (see H.R. 5060), H7208 [27JY]

Housing: increase the availability of affordable housing through certain housing assistance funding (see H.R. 5604), H11621 [30OC]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H1588 [29MR]

National Kindness and Justice Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 250), H454 [15FE]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3412 [18MY]

Motions

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H736 [8MR], H953 [14MR], H1040 [15MR]

Remarks

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), H9791 [11OC]

Business and industry: increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), H9049 [6OC]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7552 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3682 [24MY]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H398 [15FE]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H9033 [6OC]

———increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain aliens (H.R. 238), H8695 [3OC]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H736 [8MR], H953 [14MR]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1040, H1041, H1044, H1047 [15MR], H2084 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3269, H3271 [17MY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H9791 [11OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5068 [23JN]

Elections: Presidential election results, H11874 [13NO]

Firearms: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2084 [11AP]

———gun control, H1040, H1047 [15MR]

———lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, H467 [16FE]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, H1040 [15MR]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, H11874 [13NO]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers, H3269, H3271 [17MY]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 613), H9033 [6OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), motion to instruct conferees, H7628, H7630 [14SE]

———remove limit on the number of nonimmigrant visas for victims of sex trafficking or involuntary servitude, H7628, H7630 [14SE]

Immigration: extend the special immigrant religious worker program (H.R. 4068), H7779 [19SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8702 [3OC]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5068 [23JN]

San Jose, CA: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E750 [17MY]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H467 [16FE]

Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), consideration (H. Res. 473), H2263 [13AP]

Trimble, Charles R.: American Electronics Association Medal of Achievement recipient, E1647 [2OC]

Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), H7019 [26JY]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (H. Con. Res. 322), H5682 [10JY]

Votes: position on missed, H7509 [13SE], E781 [19MY], E1050 [19JN]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9033 [6OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8098 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3472 [19MY], H4587 [15JN], H12529 [15DE]

Tributes

Gross, Robert W., E2152 [7DE]

Kim Chi Trieu, E2128 [5DE]