WATSON, DIANE E. (a Representative from California)
Appointments
Patsy T. Mink funeral attendees, H7006 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
Agriculture: provide protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 4812), H2944 [22MY]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H1338 [16AP]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H4326 [27JN]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H1532 [23AP]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 408), H2019 [1MY]
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]
Campanella, Roy: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 127), H1156 [9AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H7172 [7OC]
———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 5679), H8022 [16OC]
Children and youth: provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H1155 [9AP]
Collective bargaining: repeal ability of the President to intervene in strikes and lock-outs (see H.R. 5644), H9128 [22NO]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 4825), H2944 [22MY]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H8023 [16OC]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1155 [9AP]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H3293 [6JN]
Courts: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (see H.R. 4816), H2944 [22MY]
———establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H1152 [9AP]
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), H2735 [21MY]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H1152 [9AP]
Cultural Competence Commission: establish (see H.R. 5265), H5994 [26JY]
Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H562 [26FE]
Davis, Sammy, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3628), H834 [12MR]
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 HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H1154 [9AP]
———establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H1283 [11AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H737 [6MR]
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), H6172 [10SE]
———conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic Site in Hope, AR (see H.R. 3815), H634 [27FE]
———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: extend eligibility for housing loans guaranteed under the Native American Housing Loan Pilot Program to veterans who are married to Native Americans (see H.R. 4504), H3601 [17JN]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]
Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 4026), H3928 [25JN]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H6085 [5SE]
Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 31), H7895 [10OC]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6560 [24SE]
———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 4951), H6085 [5SE]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
Executive Office of the President: ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency are treated as lobbying contacts (see H.R. 5131), H4765 [16JY]
Families and domestic relations: increase U.S. commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3038 [23MY]
———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), H1156 [9AP]
FCC: 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), H4553 [11JY]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H1154 [9AP]
Federal Bureau of Investigation Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5213), H6304 [17SE]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H1338 [16AP]
Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H2735 [21MY]
———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H285 [12FE]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H6060 [4SE]
———provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 4760), H6983 [2OC]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H6060 [4SE]
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H781 [7MR]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H738 [6MR]
Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 4813), H2944 [22MY]
———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 4815), H2944 [22MY]
———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 4814), H2944 [22MY]
Foreign policy: promote greater cooperation with European allies towards religious tolerance and impose punitive measures on entities that discriminate on the basis of religion or belief (see H.R. 3145), H8733 [13NO]
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), H6172 [10SE]
Frank Sinatra Post Office Building, Hoboken, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3034), H3721 [19JN]
Garvey, Marcus: recognize human rights accomplishments and clear name relative to politically motivated criminal charges (see H. Res. 50), H1202 [10AP]
Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H3292 [6JN]
Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H6927 [1OC]
———recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 592), H8023 [16OC]
———return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 436), H6983 [2OC]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]
Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H6060 [4SE]
Health: expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 5104), H7303 [8OC]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H142 [5FE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H2356 [9MY]
———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1490 [22AP]
Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 3336), H1201 [10AP]
———increase availability of language-assistance services for patients of migrant health centers (see H.R. 4134), H1199 [10AP]
Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4866), H3928 [25JN]
———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H1154 [9AP]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H737 [6MR]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H1156 [9AP]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6230 [11SE]
Immigration: cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H3601 [17JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: establish a method to provide outcome-based funding increases to States (see H.R. 5001), H6061 [4SE]
Indonesia: condemn bombings in Bali and urge renewed effort to the international war on terrorism (see H. Res. 589), H8546 [12NO]
International Women's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 344), H781 [7MR]
Iraq: support U.N. efforts to assure Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions and advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 473), H6418 [19SE]
Jimmie Lee Jackson Post Office Building, Marion, AL: designate (see H.R. 3849), H3514 [12JN]
Johnson, Henry: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3890), H1284 [11AP]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H4326 [27JN]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution (see H. Con. Res. 213), H2512 [15MY]
Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see H. Con. Res. 77), H285 [12FE]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1090 [20MR]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H2471 [14MY]
———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1003 [19MR]
Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (see H.R. 4592), H1770 [30AP]
Medicaid: coverage of all medically necessary services for uninsured families and individuals (see H.R. 2627), H284 [12FE]
———establish a demonstration grant program to assist States in providing subsidies for group health insurance premiums for low-income, Medicaid-eligible individuals (see H.R. 1903), H1283 [11AP]
———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H1289 [15AP]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H6419 [19SE]
Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H227 [7FE]
———coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (see H.R. 5666), H8021 [16OC]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H1484 [18AP]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1154 [9AP]
———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), H687 [5MR]
———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H1155 [9AP]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H1289 [15AP]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H1201 [10AP]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H688 [5MR]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see H.R. 2624), H1155 [9AP]
Motor vehicles: prohibit the purchase, rent, or lease, for use as a school bus, of a vehicle that does not comply with school bus safety standards (see H.R. 3296), H2945 [22MY]
Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 4797), H2943 [22MY]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H36 [23JA]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3038 [23MY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: establish (see H. Con. Res. 429), H4767 [16JY]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 3741), H6060 [4SE]
NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 3989), H1284 [11AP]
———uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H1154 [9AP]
Norman Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5465), H6692 [25SE]
Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5274), H6251 [12SE]
Nuclear weapons: encourage end to the threat of nuclear destruction (see H.J. Res. 97), H6061 [4SE]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H2164 [7MY]
Pensions: improve pension plan security (see H.R. 5110), H5195 [23JY]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H561 [26FE]
Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 4187), H2662 [20MY]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H6061 [4SE]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H1154 [9AP]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H7304 [8OC]
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5344), H6129 [9SE]
———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2662 [20MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H141 [5FE] (see H.R. 4210), H2356 [9MY]
———reauthorize and reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3625), H367 [13FE]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see H.R. 5216), H5789 [25JY]
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H1620 [24AP]
Reverend James Joseph Reeb Post Office Building, Selma, AL: designate (see H.R. 3850), H3514 [12JN]
Robeson, Paul L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1339 [16AP]
Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 126), H4606 [15JY]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]
Safety: promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs, and other test articles, on people overseas (see H.R. 5249), H5993 [26JY]
Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H5998 [26JY]
Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H1154 [9AP]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4553 [11JY]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H78 [24JA]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H524 [14FE]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———modify calculation of the child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 4857), H4606 [15JY]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (see H.R. 4069), H1410 [17AP]
States: address domestic and sexual violence in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4655), H2946 [22MY]
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), H562 [26FE]
———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), H4326 [27JN]
———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H36 [23JA]
———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1186), H105 [29JA]
———exclude Dept. of Defense student loan repayments by members of the uniformed services from taxable gross income (see H.R. 4555), H6172 [10SE]
———expand pension benefits to those without retirement plans and provide additional protections to those who participate in the current system (see H.R. 3488), H6229 [11SE]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H4326 [27JN]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in response to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4152), H7172 [7OC]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3514 [12JN]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 3889), H1201 [10AP]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H2735 [21MY]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H6473 [23SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7894 [10OC]
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), H367 [13FE]
Turkey: reopening of Orthodox Theological School of Halki in order to promote religious freedom (see H. Con. Res. 345), H2101 [2MY]
U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H79 [24JA]
———provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H6251 [12SE]
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 5289), H6061 [4SE]
Veterans: establish a minimum pension rate for certain veterans (see H.R. 3374), H781 [7MR]
———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H4767 [16JY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 609), H3859 [24JN]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H634 [27FE]
———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H2355 [9MY]
———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H4605 [15JY]
———support participation of women throughout the world in a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world peace (see H. Con. Res. 290), H1091 [20MR]
World Cup: tribute to soccer tournament and co-hosts, the Republic of Korea and Japan (see H. Con. Res. 394), H2608 [16MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 4163), H1200 [10AP]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H1483 [18AP]
World Intellectual Property Organization: contribute funding for projects intended to promote the integration of developing countries into the global intellectual property system (see H.R. 5689), H8022 [16OC]
Eulogies
Roseboro, Johnnie: by Oliver Herford, E1538
Obituaries
Dauterive, Peter W., E1520
Redfud, John W., E1519
Remarks
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2977 [23MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7376 [9OC]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 2578), H7036 [7OC]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (H. Con. Res. 188), H5060 [22JY]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H219 [7FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5703 [25JY]
———reporting requirements, H5703 [25JY]
End Domestic Violence Week: observance, E299
Falcam, Leo: U.S. visit by President of Micronesia, E1729
Francis Dayle `Chick' Hearn Post Office, Encino, CA: designate (H.R. 5340), H7037 [7OC]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4531), E588
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 297), H6526 [24SE]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H3206 [5JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3725 [20JN], 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), H4172 [27JN]
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6889 [1OC]
Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 4797), H6099 [9SE]
National Dam Safety and Security Act: reauthorizing (H.R. 4727), H6067 [5SE]
NATO: affirm importance, support continued U.S. participation, and ensure that enlargement proceeds in a manner consistent with U.S. interests (H. Res. 468), H7115 [7OC]
———recommend integration of Slovak Republic (H. Res. 253), H7120 [7OC]
———recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (H. Con. Res. 116), H7118 [7OC]
Public debt: ceiling, H2977 [23MY]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4090), H1384 [17AP], H1625 [25AP], H2170 [8MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2476 [15MY], H2586 [16MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), consideration (H. Res. 422), same-day consideration (H. Res. 420), H2488 [15MY]
———reauthorize Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work-related provisions and Child Care and Development Block Grants (H.R. 4092), H2170 [8MY]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (H.R. 4794), H3619
Russia: expand democracy, good governance, and anti-corruption programs to promote and strengthen democratic government and civil society and to support independent media (H.R. 2121), Senate amendments, H7111 [7OC]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 5531), H7105 [7OC]
U.S.-Ireland Business Summit: recognize historical significance and timeliness (H. Res. 513), H6141 [10SE]
Votes: position on missed, E295
Williams, Serena: tribute (H. Res. 94), H6021 [4SE]
Williams, Venus: tribute (H. Res. 94), H6021 [4SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H225 [7FE], H778 [7MR], H1085 [20MR], H1198 [10AP], H1408 [17AP], H3071 [24MY], H3666 [18JN], H6923 [1OC]
Tributes
Dauterive, Peter W., E1519
Hayes, Glenna, H1190 [10AP]
Jackson, Dorothy K., E1665
Meek, Representative, H4397 [9JY]
Pelosi, Representative, H131 [5FE]
Redfud, John W., E1519
Riddle, John T., H1190 [10AP]
Roseboro, Johnnie, E1538
Royce, Nicholas, E2039