DAVIS, SUSAN (a Representative from California)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Zoo and Aquarium Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 408), H4425 [9JY]
Arlington National Cemetery: placement of a memorial honoring World War II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge (see H.R. 5055), H4351 [8JY]
Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 3842), H4326 [27JN]
Business and industry: enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (see H.R. 3818), H1155 [9AP]
California: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 4750), H7019 [3OC]
———designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers to establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see H.R. 4947), H4554 [11JY]
California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 5699), H8041 [24OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard and Capitol Police for increased security after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1339 [16AP]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6926 [1OC]
———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H110 [4FE]
———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H1620 [24AP]
———recognize the benefits of mentoring (see H. Res. 330), H36 [23JA]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H1090 [20MR]
Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H6560 [24SE]
CPSC: promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H6693 [25SE]
Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H3775 [20JN]
Dept. of Defense: disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see H.R. 5060), H4325 [27JN]
Dept. of Education: establish a competitive demonstration grant program to provide funds for local educational agencies to experiment with ways to alleviate the substitute teacher shortage (see H.R. 3688), H6983 [2OC]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6374 [18SE]
Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 4063), H4069 [26JN]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2608 [16MY]
Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H1090 [20MR]
Dept. of Justice: appoint an independent counsel on matters relating to Enron Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 333), H907 [13MR]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 2966), H3229 [5JN]
———implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (see H.R. 3733), H1155 [9AP]
———authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see H.R. 4514), H2608 [16MY]
———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (see H.R. 3253), H2608 [16MY]
———establish two satellite national cemeteries for veterans in the San Diego, CA, area (see H.R. 4806), H2943 [22MY]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2164 [7MY]
———reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1283 [11AP]
Ecke, Paul, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 471), H4350 [8JY]
Education: authorize appropriations and establish advisory committee to help implement the Advanced Technological Education Program and strengthen technological education at associate-degree granting colleges (see H.R. 4680), H4767 [16JY]
———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 343), H781 [7MR]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H1619 [24AP]
———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 4951), H4425 [9JY]
———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H1284 [11AP]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H4498 [10JY]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H4605 [15JY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2287), H6060 [4SE]
FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 3397), H2735 [21MY]
———facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures to meet the public needs of wireless telecommunications consumers (see H.R. 4738), H6085 [5SE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H1484 [18AP]
———clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 4957), H3826 [21JN]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H7929 [15OC]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H36 [23JA]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H201 [6FE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H3230 [5JN]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see H.R. 5194), H7895 [10OC]
———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5079), H4424 [9JY]
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), H2945 [22MY]
Fire prevention: encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy (see H. Con. Res. 352), H932 [14MR]
Fish and fishing: protect certain areas of the seabed by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 4003), H1533 [23AP]
Foreign policy: 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), H2100 [2MY]
———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H367 [13FE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
Francis Dayle `Chick' Hearn Post Office, Encino, CA: designate (see H.R. 5340), H6084 [5SE]
Health: provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H2471 [14MY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1003 [19MR]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1769 [30AP]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H7172 [7OC]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H1155 [9AP]
Immigration: assess aliens' immigration status relative to eligibility to serve in the Armed Forces and to be employed in airport security, and permit naturalization through certain active-duty military service (see H.R. 4058), H6926 [1OC]
———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H4326 [27JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend to improve early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities (see H.R. 5076), H4424 [9JY]
International Women's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 344), H781 [7MR]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H2101 [2MY]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1003 [19MR]
Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (see H.R. 4592), H2356 [9MY]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H1338 [16AP]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H1284 [11AP]
Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 898), H1201 [10AP]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H1620 [24AP]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4326 [27JN]
———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H1003 [19MR]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6693 [25SE]
———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 1517), H5997 [26JY]
Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H4350 [8JY]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1202 [10AP]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H6983 [2OC]
Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (see H.R. 1382), H2235 [8MY]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H932 [14MR]
Music in Our Schools Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 343), H781 [7MR]
Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 4797), H2943 [22MY]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3814), H2019 [1MY]
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. 1723), H2511 [15MY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H1091 [20MR]
Native Americans: prohibit gaming on certain Indian trust lands in California that were purchased with Federal grants (see H.R. 1239), H1338 [16AP]
Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3453 [11JN]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H1533 [23AP]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H1091 [20MR]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H3721 [19JN]
Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 4608), H2608 [16MY]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H5087 [22JY]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3729), H1201 [10AP]
———modify calculation of the child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 4857), H5195 [23JY]
———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H367 [13FE]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H2471 [14MY]
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4017), H1087 [20MR]
Steinbeck, John: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 336), H634 [27FE]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 4483), H2165 [7MY]
Taxation: clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H367 [13FE]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H4574 [12JY]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H1490 [22AP]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H6559 [24SE]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H6693 [25SE]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H4605 [15JY]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H3562 [13JN]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H1533 [23AP]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H562 [26FE]
Veterans: improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H3668 [18JN]
———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H6693 [25SE]
———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4085), H2608 [16MY]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———revise and improve employment, training, and placement services (see H.R. 4015), H2662 [20MY]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H1003 [19MR] (see H.R. 3930), H6251 [12SE]
Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4792), H2943 [22MY]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see H.R. 4707), H2355 [9MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: ensure that members receive annual pay raises at least equal to increases in the Employment Cost Index (see H.R. 4995), H3825 [21JN]
Dept. of Justice: implement a program which provides for dedicated commuter lanes at land points of entry into the U.S. (see H.R. 4837), H3036 [23MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the first day of the month in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 4036), H1088 [20MR]
Education: establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public elementary and secondary schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (see H.R. 4599), H1673 [25AP]
———reserve funds to provide special training, technical assistance, and professional development to eligible entities implementing Even Start programs, and to staff such programs (see H.R. 5036), H4324 [27JN]
Espinosa, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 554), H6693 [25SE]
Insurance: require group and individual health plans provide coverage for second opinions (see H.R. 5325), H6059 [4SE]
Taxation: treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4002), H1002 [19MR]
Veterans: increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 3719), H284 [12FE]
Excerpts
``Grapes of Wrath,'' John Steinbeck, E1918
Remarks
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2965 [23MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7439 [9OC]
———ensure that members receive annual pay raises at least equal to increases in the Employment Cost Index (H.R. 4995), E1131
———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H2363 [9MY]
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior funding, H4806 [17JY]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1062 [20MR]
California: prohibit new offshore oil and gas drilling, H4833
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: encourage agencies and organizations that receive funding to provide appropriate materials and services to families with limited English proficiency, H1510 [23AP]
Children and youth: prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (H.R. 3839), H1510 [23AP]
———recognize the benefits of mentoring (H. Res. 330), H10, H13 [23JA]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 476), consideration (H. Res. 388), H1351 [17AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2363 [9MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), motion to instruct conferees, H7857 [10OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5696, H5697 [25JY]
Dept. of Justice: implement a program which provides for dedicated commuter lanes at land points of entry into the U.S. (H.R. 4837), E917
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4806, H4833
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the first day of the month in which hospitalization or treatment begins (H.R. 4036), E431
Education: anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H3704 [19JN]
———establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public elementary and secondary schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (H.R. 4599), E630
———funding, H1062 [20MR]
———reserve funds to provide special training, technical assistance, and professional development to eligible entities implementing Even Start programs, and to staff such programs (H.R. 5036), E1182
Espinosa, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 554), H6687 [25SE]
Insurance: require group and individual health plans provide coverage for second opinions (H.R. 5325), E1490
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2070
Medal of Honor: designate an official Medal of Honor flag and provide for presentation to recipients (H.J. Res. 95), H3835 [24JN]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4044 [26JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4171 [27JN]
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6890 [1OC]
National security: completion of fencing project between San Diego, CA, and Tijuana, Mexico, H5696, H5697 [25JY]
Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 416), H3834 [24JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 344), H262 [12FE]
Public debt: ceiling, H2965 [23MY]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2546 [16MY]
San Diego, CA: designation of Cesar E. Chavez Parkway, H1008 [20MR]
———tribute to Girl Scouts Operation Thin Mint, E634
San Diego (U.S.S.): tribute, E1850
Steinbeck, John: tribute (H. Con. Res. 336), E1918
Taxation: treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (H.R. 4002), E387
U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (H. Con. Res. 183), H6004, H6005 [4SE]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H7857 [10OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H139 [5FE], H6040 [4SE], H6691 [25SE], H6923 [1OC]
Tributes
Bennett, Marla A., H6030 [4SE]
Chavez, Cesar E., H1008 [20MR]
de Saint Phalle, Niki, E921