WATSON, DIANE E. (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (see H.R. 3330), H8565 [28NO]

AID: clarify process of providing education and related services to foreign law enforcement and military personnel to prevent and control HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (see H.R. 2104), H3358 [20JN]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 2270), H3464 [21JN]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H10054 [12DE]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 2693), H6781 [12OC]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H5456 [6SE]

Aviation: provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6458 [9OC]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H6066 [28SE]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H5406 [5SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H3807 [28JN]

Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H4863 [30JY]

———give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5928 [21SE]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H5340 [2AU]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4780 [27JY]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2755), H5407 [5SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H4541 [24JY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H10055 [12DE]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7960 [8NO]

Courts: appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2537), H5927 [21SE]

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H10067 [13DE]

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H4634 [25JY]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 2459), H3959 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in California (see H.R. 2534), H4217 [18JY]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2008), H3203 [14JN]

Dept. of Transportation: give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see H.R. 3067), H6702 [11OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H8248 [15NO]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]

Diseases: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 684), H6702 [11OC]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H6919 [16OC]

District of Columbia: make technical and conforming changes to local legislation on the establishment of an Office of the Chief Financial Officer and subordinate offices (see H.R. 2995), H6136 [2OC]

———provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 1193), H6137 [2OC]

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H8843 [4DE]

Electric power: stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), consideration (see H. Res. 165), H3150 [13JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]

———require U.S. nationals that employ individuals in a foreign country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations (see H.R. 460), H3960 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 167), H3202 [14JN]

FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see H.R. 3494), H10066 [13DE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H6919 [16OC]

FERC: order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates (see H.R. 2274), H3464 [21JN]

———refund of certain overcharges for electricity in Western States (see H.R. 2757), H5335 [2AU]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10067 [13DE]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H5927 [21SE]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H8732 [29NO]

———impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H5928 [21SE]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H5971 [24SE]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H3713 [27JN]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H3519 [25JN]

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H10054 [12DE]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9077 [6DE]

———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 2743), H5334 [2AU]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 1366), H4113 [17JY]

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]

Immigration: adjust status of certain long-staying alien children, lower high school drop out rates of certain immigrant children, and allow State and local determination of admittance to State and local colleges and universities (see H.R. 1582), H5927 [21SE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H8732 [29NO]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H3863 [10JY]

Jamaica: condemn civil unrest (see H. Con. Res. 198), H6381 [4OC]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 195), H5407 [5SE]

JET Magazine: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8338 [16NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H5333 [2AU]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H8732 [29NO]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4541 [24JY]

Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H8133 [13NO]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H10067 [13DE]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H3803 [28JN]

National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and Rescue Workers: designate (see H. Res. 259), H6505 [10OC]

National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets: establish (see H.R. 3552), H10963 [20DE]

National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H4429 [23JY]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H8421 [27NO]

Northern Ireland: recognize historical and political impact of 1981 Irish Republican hunger strikers on peace process (see H. Res. 132), H4780 [27JY]

Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations (see H.R. 2839), H6260 [3OC]

Peru: congratulate President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election, congratulate the people for the return of democracy, and express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 181), H3712 [27JN]

Postal Service: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7591 [31OC]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2815), H8343 [19NO]

Schools: establish a grant program to promote emotional and social development and school readiness (see H.R. 2636), H4633 [25JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H3863 [10JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H3960 [11JY]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H4428 [23JY]

———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 3325), H8337 [16NO]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3328), H8337 [16NO]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 3326), H8337 [16NO]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 3327), H8337 [16NO]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H4634 [25JY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H3960 [11JY]

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1907), H4541 [24JY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H6066 [28SE]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H3806 [28JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H3863 [10JY]

———include compensation for compulsory or involuntary commercial plant conversions as income or gain (see H.R. 2822), H5337 [2AU]

———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H6260 [3OC]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H10355 [18DE]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see H. Con. Res. 233), H6138 [2OC]

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 232), H6138 [2OC]

Treaties and agreements: importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H10055 [12DE]

U.N.: U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 211), H4780 [27JY] (see H. Res. 212), H4863 [30JY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H5616 [13SE]

Velasquez, William C.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 212), H5705 [14SE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5405 [5SE]

Voting: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H3466 [21JN]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 2670), H4779 [27JY]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H4541 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H3861 [10JY]

States: develop medical disaster response plans for terrorist attacks that use biological or chemical weapons (see H.R. 3269), H7959 [8NO]

Certificates of election

House of Representatives, H2964 [7JN]

Letters

No Child Left Behind Act: James R. Ruhland and Anne L. Bryant, National School Boards Association, H10100 [13DE]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H2964, H2995 [7JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6293 [4OC]

———support research and development programs in agricultural biotechnology and genetic engineering to address the food and economic needs of developing countries, H6293 [4OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5164 [1AU]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5164 [1AU]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5676 [14SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7549 [31OC], H8186 [15NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), H8186 [15NO]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7293 [24OC]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (H. Res. 97), H3023 [12JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1699), H3005 [12JN]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), H4407 [23JY]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 2454), H3870 [11JY], H6827 [16OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4612 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), motion to instruct conferees, H7545, H7549 [31OC]

Diseases: Global AIDS Trust Fund funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding and the Foreign Military Financing Program, H4462 [24JY]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (H.R. 2069), H9104 [11DE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10099 [13DE]

FEC: State and local voting systems improvements funding, H4612 [25JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4462 [24JY]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H4548 [25JY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H2964 [7JN]

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (H. Con. Res. 77), H8375 [27NO]

Postal Service: tribute (H. Con. Res. 257), H8051 [13NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5164 [1AU]

Refugees: support victims of torture (H. Con. Res. 168), H3819 [10JY]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5502 [11SE]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2882), H5601 [13SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5502 [11SE]

Transportation: security programs funding, H7545, H7549 [31OC]

U.N.: U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, H5447 [6SE]

Votes: position on missed, H3544 [26JN], H4966 [31JY]

Voting: implement significant election administration reforms, H4371 [20JY]

World AIDS Day: observance, H8572 [29NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6053 [25SE]

Special order: granted, H3064 [12JN], H3957 [11JY], H5453 [6SE], H5968 [24SE], H8131 [13NO], H8180 [14NO], H8419 [27NO], H10959 [20DE]

Tribute, H2964 [7JN]

Tributes

Betru, Yeneneh, E2095 [15NO]

Kinsey, Ulysses B. and Christine, H10945 [20DE]

Mosk, Stanley, H3931 [11JY]

Potter, Benny H., H8165 [14NO]

Smith, O.C., H8401 [27NO]