ROHRABACHER, DANA (a Representative from California)
Articles and editorials
Central Asia Resists Pressure From West To Improve Human Rights, Steve LeVine, Wall Street Journal, E2080
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
Anaheim Angels (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 599), H8545 [12NO]
Armed Forces: authorize a voluntary leave sharing program (see H.R. 4119), H1339 [16AP]
———authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H201 [6FE]
Army: anniversary of the founding of the Special Forces and honor Aaron Bank for his role in the founding (see H. Con. Res. 364), H3601 [17JN]
Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H937 [18MR]
Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 3842), H2945 [22MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7929 [15OC]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H79 [24JA]
Chen Wu Sue-jen: visit to U.S. (see H. Res. 533), H6373 [18SE]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations in Tibet (see H. Res. 410), H2108 [6MY]
———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H6130 [9SE]
Comanche Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3512), H2471 [14MY]
Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 5064), H4767 [16JY]
Credit unions: limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 760), H634 [27FE]
Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition (see H. Res. 454), H5454 [24JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish a national DNA database for sex offenders and those who commit violent crimes against children (see H.R. 5262), H5994 [26JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants to States for programs to financially assist veterans who experience certain emergencies (see H.R. 5112), H4574 [12JY]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]
———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 5533), H6982 [2OC]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H1410 [17AP]
———reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1283 [11AP]
Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 2592), H737 [6MR]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H3454 [11JN]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3333), H1201 [10AP]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1483 [18AP]
———recognize importance of a trans-Atlantic relationship and reaffirm the need for a continued and meaningful dialogue between the U.S. and Europe (see H. Res. 555), H6927 [1OC]
Firefighters: support goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all who have died in the line of duty and recognize the importance of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members of fallen firefighters (see H. Con. Res. 476), H6927 [1OC]
Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see H.R. 3547), H737 [6MR]
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (see H.R. 3994), H1675 [25AP]
Francis Dayle `Chick' Hearn Post Office, Encino, CA: designate (see H.R. 5340), H6230 [11SE]
Gilman, Representative: tribute for efforts to promote a strong trans-Atlantic dialogue (see H. Res. 555), H6927 [1OC]
Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 1964), H785 [11MR]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 297), H4932 [18JY]
House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H1155 [9AP]
Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 496), H6983 [2OC]
———condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H8733 [13NO]
Immigration: oppose granting of amnesty to individuals who are in the U.S., or its territories, illegally (see H. Con. Res. 350), H1091 [20MR]
———secure borders against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens, remove illegal and criminal aliens, reduce fraud, and reform the legal immigration system (see H.R. 5013), H7895 [10OC]
Iran: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 375), H1283 [11AP]
Kosovo: independence (see H. Res. 467), H5998 [26JY]
Laos: support democracy and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 318), H227 [7FE]
Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (see H.R. 4592), H1673 [25AP]
Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H4425 [9JY]
———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H634 [27FE]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H7738 [9OC]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H781 [7MR]
Meucci, Antonio: tribute (see H. Res. 269), H2357 [9MY]
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), H3601 [17JN]
Norman Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5465), H6692 [25SE]
Pakistan: human rights violations (see H. Res. 348), H524 [14FE]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H1090 [20MR]
Peace Corps: 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]
Pensions: prevent the wearing away of an employee's accrued benefit under a defined plan by reducing future accruals under the plan (see H.R. 4181), H2101 [2MY]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
Postal Service: privatization (see H.R. 5702), H8044 [28OC]
Public lands: establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 4620), H3038 [23MY]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 82), H141 [5FE]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]
Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H5998 [26JY]
Ships and vessels: authorize a Depts. of Transportation and Defense cooperative research and development program on dual use transportation technologies for certain commercial and military applications (see H.R. 4914), H5453 [24JY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H1484 [18AP]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———exclude Dept. of Defense student loan repayments by members of the uniformed services from taxable gross income (see H.R. 4555), H3292 [6JN]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in response to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4152), H1200 [10AP]
———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 5130), H4765 [16JY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H1484 [18AP] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H2945 [22MY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
———provide satisfaction of judgements from frozen assets of terrorists, terrorist organizations, and State sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 4647), H2356 [9MY]
Tibet: recognize authorities who are currently exiled in Dharamsala, India, as the legitimate representatives of Tibet (see H. Res. 357), H687 [5MR]
Turkey: commend cooperation in the war against terrorism, economic reforms, and economic partnership meetings (see H. Con. Res. 437), H4932 [18JY]
U.N.: rescind approving signature to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on behalf of the U.S. and take necessary steps to prevent establishment of that Court (see H.R. 4169), H1281 [11AP]
———tribute to President Bush for rescinding approving signature to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on behalf of the U.S. (see H. Res. 416), H2355 [9MY]
Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair parliamentary election process (see H. Res. 339), H202 [6FE]
Veterans: authorize additional compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for whom a family member dependent on the veteran for support provides care (see H.R. 4621), H1768 [30AP]
———honor and commend the Lao Veterans of America, Inc., Laotian and Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War, and their families, for their historic contributions to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 406), H2661 [20MY]
———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H562 [26FE]
———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H3453 [11JN]
———increase pension rates for surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war (see H.R. 4798), H3562 [13JN]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H1154 [9AP]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4792), H2943 [22MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
House Rules: permit Members to characterize Senate actions in the same manner that they may characterize House actions (see H. Res. 531), H6303 [17SE]
NASA: establish an awards program in honor of Charles (Pete) Conrad that recognizes amateur discoveries of asteroids with near-Earth orbit trajectories (see H.R. 5303), H5996 [26JY]
Queen Sirikit (Thailand): U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 492), H6926 [1OC]
Smithsonian Institution: establish an awards program in honor of Charles (Pete) Conrad that recognizes amateur discoveries of asteroids with near-Earth orbit trajectories (see H.R. 4613), H1674 [25AP]
Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (see H.J. Res. 101), H3927 [25JN]
Remarks
Afghanistan: allocation of foreign aid, H84 [29JA]
———develop a strategy for meeting security needs to allow safe and effective delivery of humanitarian assistance, H2766 [21MY]
———U.S. policy, H70-H76 [24JA], H84 [29JA]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7216 [8OC], H7756 [10OC]
Burma: human rights violations, E1592
———U.S. policy, E1592
California: prohibit new offshore oil and gas drilling, H4831 [17JY]
Chen Wu Sue-jen: visit to U.S. (H. Res. 533), H6485, H6486 [24SE]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (H. Con. Res. 188), H5060 [22JY]
Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 449), H3696 [19JN]
Cuba: lift certain restrictions on remittances to Cuban nationals, H5298, H5299 [23JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4831 [17JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5298, H5299 [23JY]
Eximbank: prohibit assistance to U.S. companies that relocate manufacturing facilities to foreign countries, H3178 [5JN]
———prohibit extending loans to foreign companies that are in violation of U.S. trade laws, H3178 [5JN]
———reauthorize (H.R. 2871), H1782 [1MY]
———reauthorize (S. 1372), conference report, H3178 [5JN]
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 3717), H2798 [21MY]
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), H2756, H2766, H2769 [21MY]
Foreign policy: national objectives priority assignments, H70 [24JA]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, E358
Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 365), H806 [12MR]
INS: reform, H4418, H4420, H4421 [9JY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4628), H5438 [24JY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2065 [2MY]
Kazakhstan: human rights violations, E2080
Lyon, Barbara: Junior Achievement Inc., National Volunteer Award of Excellence recipient, E1354
NASA: establish an awards program in honor of Charles (Pete) Conrad that recognizes amateur discoveries of asteroids with near-Earth orbit trajectories (H.R. 5303), H6907, H6908 [1OC]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish, H5438 [24JY]
———require representation by family members of victims of terrorist attacks, H5438 [24JY]
NOAA: convey Tiburon Laboratory to California State University (H.R. 5498), H6904 [1OC]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), H3201 [5JN]
———Biosafety Research Program funding, H3201 [5JN]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 459), consideration (H. Res. 463), H4123 [27JN]
Queen Sirikit (Thailand): U.S. visit (H. Con. Res. 492), E1729
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 82), H168 [6FE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish an awards program in honor of Charles (Pete) Conrad that recognizes amateur discoveries of asteroids with near-Earth orbit trajectories (H.R. 4613), H1669 [25AP]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6208 [11SE]
United Way: tribute to support of Boy Scouts, H1076 [20MR]
Urban areas: encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (H.R. 2426), H6905, H6906 [1OC]
Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 101), H5100, H5102, H5104, H5106 [23JY]
World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (H.R. 1198), H4546 [11JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1671 [25AP]
Special order: granted, H1000 [19MR], H1085 [20MR]
Tributes
Massoud, Ahmed Shah, H6087 [9SE]
Tischler, Bonnie G., E1225