SANCHEZ, LORETTA (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2353 [9MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Anaheim Angels (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 599), H8545 [12NO]
Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H1090 [20MR]
Army: anniversary of the founding of the Special Forces and honor Aaron Bank for his role in the founding (see H. Con. Res. 364), H3669 [18JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 90), H1770 [30AP]
———extend discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 4593), H1770 [30AP]
———increase statutory debt limit and require a Presidential plan to restore balanced budgets and protect Social Security (see H.R. 4594), H2235 [8MY]
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]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 5256), H7895 [10OC]
Children and youth: meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 2198), H5998 [26JY]
———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H907 [13MR]
Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of Hispanic-serving institutions (see H. Res. 561), H6777 [26SE]
Community development: provide and assure continuation of grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and correct certain inequities in the program (see H.R. 2637), H651 [28FE]
Corporations: prohibit from making loans to their officers, directors, and principal shareholders (see H.R. 5048), H4325 [27JN]
Corps of Engineers: participation in ecosystem restoration of the San Francisco Bay estuary (see H.R. 4926), H4326 [27JN]
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), H2662 [20MY]
Cruz, Roberto: tribute (see H. Res. 576), H7738 [9OC] (see H. Res. 612), H8732 [13NO]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]
Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H6061 [4SE]
Dept. of Defense: clothing regulations imposed on female personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia (see H.R. 4714), H2469 [14MY]
———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), H6304 [17SE]
Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H1484 [18AP]
Dept. of the Interior: 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), H7738 [9OC]
Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H6374 [18SE]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H523 [14FE]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6304 [17SE]
———support business incubation in academic settings (see H.R. 5312), H6251 [12SE]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H110 [4FE]
———provide for timely notification of plan participants and beneficiaries whose individual accounts hold employer securities of insider trading in employer securities (see H.R. 3840), H907 [13MR]
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), H1410 [17AP]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H1484 [18AP]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H3453 [11JN]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H6419 [19SE]
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H1003 [19MR]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H1289 [15AP]
Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H6777 [26SE]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H6777 [26SE]
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), H6172 [10SE]
Health: provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 5187), H5998 [26JY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H4766 [16JY]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H6060 [4SE]
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), H6085 [5SE]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 858), H3601 [17JN]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H4350 [8JY]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H4553 [11JY]
———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]
———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H2235 [8MY]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H1769 [30AP]
Insurance: modify antitrust exemption for medical malpractice insurance, address current health care provider issues, and reform medical malpractice litigation process and insurance market (see H.R. 5253), H5993 [26JY]
International Women's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 344), H781 [7MR]
Iran: human rights violations (see H. Res. 504), H6061 [4SE]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]
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), H2735 [21MY]
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), H1338 [16AP]
Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (see H.R. 4592), H2662 [20MY]
Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H1091 [20MR]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H8733 [13NO]
———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H6303 [17SE]
———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H3453 [11JN]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H2943 [22MY]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H6983 [2OC]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H688 [5MR]
Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 4797), H2943 [22MY]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H6251 [12SE]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H688 [5MR]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H5997 [26JY]
Norman Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5465), H6692 [25SE]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H3513 [12JN]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]
Rowley, Coleen: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H3292 [6JN]
Social Security: 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), H6926 [1OC]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H524 [14FE]
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), H3454 [11JN]
Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H1201 [10AP]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H833 [12MR]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H5087 [22JY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H4326 [27JN]
———treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 3475), H4350 [8JY]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H524 [14FE]
Turkey: reopening of Orthodox Theological School of Halki in order to promote religious freedom (see H. Con. Res. 345), H6061 [4SE]
Veterans: 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), H6061 [4SE]
Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3193), H6060 [4SE]
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), H4605 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Commerce: establish and appoint members of a Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee (see H.R. 5595), H7738 [9OC]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4553 [11JY]
Tariff: machines used to replicate optical discs (see H.R. 4465), H1338 [16AP]
Taxation: permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 5304), H5996 [26JY]
Traficant, Representative: expulsion from the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 389), H1338 [16AP]
Proposals
Traficant, Representative: expulsion from the House of Representatives, H5290 [23JY]
Remarks
Anaheim, CA: tribute to Eli Home Carino Walk-In Center, E1388
Anaheim Angels (baseball team): tribute, H8548 [13NO]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7282 [8OC]
———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H2353, H2359, H2360, H2363 [9MY]
———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H6690 [25SE]
Army: anniversary of the founding of the Special Forces and honor Aaron Bank for his role in the founding (H. Con. Res. 364), H3637, H3638 [18JN]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2667 [21MY]
Barba, Debbie: Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (organization) honoree, E1340
Black History Month: observance, H565 [27FE]
Boyer Graduate School of Education: support efforts to obtain accreditation, E854
Budget: allocation of funds, H549 [26FE], H6971 [2OC]
Business and industry: enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (H.R. 3818), H4484 [10JY]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H4770 [17JY]
California: motor vehicle emissions standards, H5460 [25JY]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (H. Con. Res. 188), H5096 [23JY]
Chongge Vang: Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (organization) honoree, E1340
Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of Hispanic-serving institutions (H. Res. 561), H6825 [1OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2270, H2353, H2359, H2360, H2363 [9MY]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H6971 [2OC], H7932 [16OC]
Education: anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H3612 [18JN]
———require use of variable interest rates to consolidate student loans to fund shortfall in Pell Grant Program, E725
ENLACE (organization): tribute to ``Walk for Success'' campaign raising awareness of importance of registering for school, H6261 [17SE]
Fullerton, CA: tribute to Southern California Railway Museum, E702
Garden Grove, CA: Garden Grove Unified School District recipient of Eli Broad Foundation Award, H7006 [3OC]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, E357
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary, E211
Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (H.R. 1366), H1182 [10AP]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3674 [19JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4173 [27JN]
Nobel Prize: nomination of Thich Quang Do and Van Ly for peace, H40 [24JA]
Orange County, CA: tribute to Santa Ana, CA, and Anaheim, CA, for prenatal programs to lower underweight birth rates, H6132 [10SE]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1245 [11AP]
———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete congressional action (H. Res. 540), H6670 [25SE]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H6690 [25SE]
Ricoh Electronics, Inc.: tribute to environmental policies, H6788 [1OC]
Runnion, Samantha: tribute to law enforcement officers involved in investigation and arrest in abduction case, H5319 [24JY]
Saavedra, Andrew: Loyola Institute for Spirituality Rosita Diaz ``Love in Action'' Award recipient, E2025
Santa Ana, CA: tribute to First Baptist Church picnic and barbecue honoring veterans, H4359 [9JY]
———tribute to Kiwanis Club for efforts to curb illiteracy in the Orange County, CA, area, H4499 [11JY]
Social Security: investment of trust funds in private financial markets, H2516 [16MY]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, H549 [26FE]
———treatment of interest on student loans, E725
University of California, Irvine: tribute to American Association for the Advancement of Science award recipients, E359
Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 101), H5101 [23JY]
Votes: correction, H4471
———position on missed, H666
William Howard Taft University: tribute, E856
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H139 [5FE]
Tributes
Banuelos, John C., E2010
Belay, Michael, H6174 [11SE]
D'Heygers, Josef, H6562 [25SE]
Garcia, Guillermina, H6261 [17SE]
Garden Grove, CA: tribute to Zlaket's Market, E2024
Hernandez, Benny, H4682 [16JY]
Lopez, Alexander, H6697 [26SE]
Mezeul, Ed, H4432 [10JY]
Mills, William R., Jr., E167
Pagni, David, E2028
Pauwels, Linda, E2023
Perez, Gloria, H7178 [8OC]
Pham, Cung, E1641
Santana, Lucy, E2026