ESHOO, ANNA G. (a Representative from California)
Appointments
Patsy T. Mink funeral attendees, H7006 [3OC]
Articles and editorials
Our Town—``Is That Our Danny?'' Don Kazak, Palo Alto (CA) Weekly, E285
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H6061 [4SE]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H6419 [19SE]
Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 4653), H6419 [19SE]
———expedite naturalization process and provide transitional employment eligibility for certain legal immigrants employed as security screening personnel (see H.R. 3505), H142 [5FE]
———provide for monitoring of aircraft air quality and require air carriers to address complaints and maintain records associated with aircraft air quality (see H.R. 2158), H2735 [21MY]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3514 [12JN]
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 designate salmon restoration areas and to establish the Sacramento River National Conservation Area (see H.R. 4948), H3601 [17JN]
———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), H3600 [17JN]
———designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 4949), H3601 [17JN]
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, National Guard Bureau, and Dept. of Defense for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1533 [23AP]
———tribute to District of Columbia National Guard and Capitol Police for increased security after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1200 [10AP]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (see H.J. Res. 92), H2471 [14MY]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6419 [19SE]
———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H37 [23JA]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 4825), H2944 [22MY]
Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5233), H5790 [25JY]
———establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 4785), H6130 [9SE]
———limit Internet service providers liability for content that third parties have stored or placed on their systems (see H.R. 3716), H688 [5MR]
Corps of Engineers: participation in ecosystem restoration of the San Francisco Bay estuary (see H.R. 4926), H3513 [12JN]
Cruz, Roberto: tribute (see H. Res. 576), H7738 [9OC] (see H. Res. 612), H8732 [13NO]
Dept. of Commerce: establish and appoint members of a Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee (see H.R. 5595), H7738 [9OC]
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), H7172 [7OC]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6061 [4SE]
Dept. of HHS: 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 National Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2946 [22MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on the inclusion of Eagledale Ferry Dock in the National Park System (see H.R. 3747), H1155 [9AP]
———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]
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]
Diseases: combat cancer (see H.R. 4596), H2472 [14MY]
———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H4069 [26JN]
Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 2592), H6251 [12SE]
Ecology and environment: 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. 4579), H1619 [24AP]
Education: establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H6130 [9SE]
———increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H1003 [19MR]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6983 [2OC]
———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), H3668 [18JN]
Employment: provide for private-sector-led Community Workforce Partnerships (see H.R. 4104), H1284 [11AP]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H3860 [24JN]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1483 [18AP]
Families and domestic relations: provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H6777 [26SE]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]
FDA: require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see H.R. 4730), H2470 [14MY]
Federal employees: allow periods of certain service performed as an employee under certain cooperative Federal-State programs to be creditable for purposes of civil service retirement (see H.R. 5337), H9025 [14NO]
———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H6693 [25SE]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H687 [5MR]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H201 [6FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of medical devices (see H.R. 5651), H8021 [16OC]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H3562 [13JN]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see H.R. 5194), H7895 [10OC]
Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 5230), H6777 [26SE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Francis Dayle `Chick' Hearn Post Office, Encino, CA: designate (see H.R. 5340), H6230 [11SE]
Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4425 [9JY]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H3454 [11JN]
Headwaters National Forest: designate the John L. Burton Trail (see H.R. 3765), H523 [14FE]
Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 329), H562 [26FE]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
House of Representatives: use of content labeling for Internet web sites of Representatives (see H. Res. 430), H3037 [23MY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H561 [26FE]
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), H1088 [20MR]
———waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to reclassification of family preference because of naturalization of a parent or spouse (see H.R. 133), H284 [12FE]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H9128 [22NO]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H36 [23JA]
Law enforcement: provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits (see H.R. 3961), H8054 [4NO]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H781 [7MR]
———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain cities (see H.R. 4763), H9128 [22NO]
Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (see H.R. 4592), H2472 [14MY]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3291 [6JN]
Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H6926 [1OC]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H8041 [24OC]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H562 [26FE]
Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 5078), H6374 [18SE]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2472 [14MY]
Middle East: condemn hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians and encourage peace initiatives (see H. Res. 394), H3038 [23MY]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H932 [14MR]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H561 [26FE]
Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 4797), H2943 [22MY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2735 [21MY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H561 [26FE]
National Office for Combating Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2946 [22MY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H1155 [9AP]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H8042 [24OC]
Norman Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5465), H6692 [25SE]
Nuclear weapons: encourage end to the threat of nuclear destruction (see H.J. Res. 97), H6061 [4SE]
Peace Corps: funding (see H. Con. Res. 341), H782 [7MR]
———promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (see H.R. 4979), H6419 [19SE]
Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 4678), H2234 [8MY]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H1155 [9AP]
———reauthorize and reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3625), H1674 [25AP]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]
Rowley, Coleen: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H3292 [6JN]
Russia: ban on importation of U.S. poultry (see H. Con. Res. 400), H2662 [20MY]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4932 [18JY]
Social Security: improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3729), H284 [12FE]
———modify calculation of the child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 4857), H4326 [27JN]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H6172 [10SE]
Steinbeck, John: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 336), H634 [27FE]
Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H907 [13MR]
———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 2695), H833 [12MR]
———expand renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy and expand investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources (see H.R. 4668), H3860 [24JN]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H937 [18MR]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H6061 [4SE]
———modify the electric motor vehicle credit to include certain 3-wheeled vehicles (see H.R. 3631), H1769 [30AP]
———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 4060), H1089 [20MR]
———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 2354), H1090 [20MR]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
———protect the public against the threat of chemical attacks (see H.R. 5300), H6061 [4SE]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
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), H110 [4FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 269), H4932 [18JY]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H6419 [19SE]
Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 5226), H6085 [5SE]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Women: recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H6085 [5SE]
———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H3928 [25JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry processed by establishments receiving inspection services (see H.R. 3956), H906 [13MR]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
Law enforcement: require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 5663), H8021 [16OC]
Motions
Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), H638 [28FE]
Remarks
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 450), H3956 [26JN]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), H6765 [26SE]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2921 [22MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7707 [9OC]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1602
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5477
California: prohibit new offshore oil and gas drilling, H4832 [17JY]
Computers: establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (H.R. 3833), H2673 [21MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4832 [17JY]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (H.R. 4073), E980
Education: increase the technically trained workforce (H.R. 3130), E1245
———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 335), H94 [29JA]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of medical devices (H.R. 3580), H7162 [7OC]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (S. 941), H6514
Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4600), consideration (H. Res. 553), H6709 [26SE]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), H577 [27FE]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), E767
Johnson, Walter: San Mateo County, CA, Central Labor Council honoree, E1030
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: anniversary, E1765
Luotto, Marilyn: Atherton, CA, Sacred Heart Schools St. Madeleine Sophie Barat Award recipient, E1870
Maydan, Daniel: Anti-Defamation League Torch of Liberty Award recipient, E323
McKenna, Joan: Atherton, CA, Sacred Heart Schools St. Madeleine Sophie Barat Award recipient, E1873
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4280 [27JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4174, H4181 [27JN]
Melgoza, Zenaida: Atherton, CA, Sacred Heart Schools St. Madeleine Sophie Barat Award recipient, E1869
Palo Alto, CA: anniversary of Committee for Green Foothills, E1372
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H343 [13FE]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H7950 [16OC]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), motion to instruct conferees, H3463 [12JN]
Public debt: ceiling, H2921 [22MY]
Research: computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (H.R. 3394), E148
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H3463 [12JN]
Stanford University: anniversary of Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, E1718
Taxation: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), consideration (H. Res. 435), H3241 [6JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1547
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report, E915
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H638, H639 [28FE]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, H3956 [26JN]
———amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (H.R. 3670), H3458 [12JN], E158
Votes: position on missed, E1421
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H831 [12MR]
Special order: granted, H139 [5FE], H1617 [24AP]
Tributes
Carlson, Sten E.W., E879
DiFazio, Edith D., E581
Eldridge, Josephine Wagner, E1979
Freidenrich, Edith Schermer, E1598
Fuller, Susan, E1597
Gardner, John W., E214
Louie, May, E565
Pearl, Daniel, E285
Pelosi, Representative, H127 [5FE]
Sanders, W.J., III (Jerry), E922
Stanfield, Clifford, E466
Teller, Edward, E1765
Youssef, Samer, H5317 [24JY]