WAXMAN, HENRY A. (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5793, H5813 [26JY]
Federal employees: establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (H.R. 3925), H1157 [9AP], H1171 [10AP]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act, H3472 [12JN]
———H.R. 3009, Trade Act, H4020 [26JN]
———H.R. 3448, Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act, H641 [28FE]
———H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5607 [25JY]
———S. 1372, Eximbank reauthorization, H1985 [1MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Animals: ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3804), H633 [27FE]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2974), H1155 [9AP]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H3160 [4JN]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 548), H6559 [24SE]
Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to certain negotiations of freelance writers and artists for the sale of their written and graphic material to publishers (see H.R. 4643), H4350 [8JY]
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 439), H4932 [18JY]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H4554 [11JY]
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), H650 [28FE]
California: 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 for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 372), H1200 [10AP]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7738 [9OC]
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]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 5256), H7895 [10OC]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 5098), H4552 [11JY]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6419 [19SE]
———infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H1532 [23AP]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations in Tibet (see H. Res. 410), H3775 [20JN]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1362), H1201 [10AP]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1918), H7894 [10OC]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1155 [9AP]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3036 [23MY]
———promote responsibility (see H.R. 5160), H4930 [18JY]
———review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see H.R. 4630), H4350 [8JY]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4607), H4553 [11JY]
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), H2471 [14MY]
———prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in investigations or defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers (see H.R. 4098), H4553 [11JY]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: expiration (see H.R. 5616), H7893 [10OC]
Dart, Justin W., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5188), H5194 [23JY]
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), H6060 [4SE]
Dept. of Defense: provide for congressional review of regulations relative to military tribunals (see H.R. 4046), H1289 [15AP]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs (see H.R. 3581), H1620 [24AP]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 5703), H8044 [28OC]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2108 [6MY]
Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H1003 [19MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H284 [12FE]
———establish an office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see H.R. 2098), H3562 [13JN]
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), H3668 [18JN]
———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), H907 [13MR]
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), H1770 [30AP]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 5458), H8023 [16OC]
Diseases: combat endometriosis (see H. Con. Res. 291), H1202 [10AP]
———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), H6693 [25SE]
———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H227 [7FE]
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: 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), H3669 [18JN]
———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 educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6983 [2OC]
———require medically accurate and objective factual information as part of any sex education course (see H.R. 5668), H8022 [16OC]
Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H2100 [2MY]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H3038 [23MY]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to pension participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H3601 [17JN]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1483 [18AP]
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), H3162 [4JN]
———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), H1087 [20MR]
FBI: reform (see H.R. 5387), H6420 [19SE]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]
FDA: establish authority for the imposition of civil penalties for certain direct-to-consumer advertisements (see H.R. 4833), H3036 [23MY]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 2588), H3229 [5JN]
———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H2945 [22MY]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H834 [12MR]
———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees who died after separating from the Government and were entitled to a deferred annuity but had not established a claim (see H.R. 3521), H1155 [9AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H1087 [20MR]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5272), H5994 [26JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H6060 [4SE]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see H.R. 5194), H7895 [10OC]
Financial Accounting Standards Board: develop standards of financial accounting and reporting relative to the treatment of stock options (see H.R. 5147), H4932 [18JY]
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), H907 [13MR]
Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 4193), H1282 [11AP]
———improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H2019 [1MY]
———require criminal background checks for sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms at certain events and provide additional resources for gun crime enforcement (see H.R. 2377), H105 [29JA]
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), H2735 [21MY]
———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H1003 [19MR]
Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 5747), H9023 [14NO]
Foreign policy: commend continued political, economic, cultural, and strategic partnerships and support of war on terrorism by Turkey and Israel (see H. Con. Res. 327), H5453 [24JY]
———ensure that the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative substantially increases resources available for human development and poverty reduction in countries eligible for assistance (see H.R. 4524), H4498 [10JY]
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]
FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H2019 [1MY]
Government: commend public servants and members of the uniformed services for their dedication and continued service (see H. Res. 409), H2100 [2MY]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H2019 [1MY]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H4498 [10JY]
Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 5040), H4324 [27JN]
Headwaters National Forest: designate the John L. Burton Trail (see H.R. 3765), H834 [12MR]
Health: authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 953), H4425 [9JY] (see H.R. 4086), H4498 [10JY]
———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 329), H366 [13FE]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]
———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H4351 [8JY]
———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 5478), H6776 [26SE]
———provide for availability of contact lens prescriptions (see H.R. 5657), H8021 [16OC]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1674 [25AP]
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), H562 [26FE]
Health care professionals: provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (see H.R. 4654), H3860 [24JN]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 4071), H2164 [7MY]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H8023 [16OC]
Immigration: protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H650 [28FE]
———treatment of spouses and children of Philippine servicemen who served in the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 3906), H1289 [15AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend to improve early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities (see H.R. 5076), H4424 [9JY]
Indonesia: condemn bombings in Bali and urge renewed effort to the international war on terrorism (see H. Res. 589), H9036 [19NO]
Insurance: require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 580), H227 [7FE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H1155 [9AP]
Iran: human rights violations (see H. Res. 505), H7895 [10OC]
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), H5453 [24JY]
Israel: condemn attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars (see H. Res. 499), H6230 [11SE]
———express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1483 [18AP]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H651 [28FE]
Law enforcement: establish a national database of firearms ballistics information and require firearms manufacturers to provide ballistics information about new firearms (see H.R. 408), H8051 [31OC]
———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 5663), H9025 [14NO]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H2512 [15MY]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (see H.R. 4592), H1673 [25AP]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3291 [6JN]
Medicare: coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs (see H.R. 5719), H8731 [13NO]
———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H105 [29JA]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H5791 [25JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———improve the qualified beneficiary and special low-income beneficiary programs (see H.R. 5276), H5995 [26JY]
———prohibit health care providers from charging membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (see H.R. 4752), H2607 [16MY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H834 [12MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: conduct studies on comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prescription drugs that account for high levels of expenditures or use by individuals (see H.R. 4832), H3036 [23MY]
———establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see H.R. 3933), H1003 [19MR]
Mental health: establish State and local grants to provide services in response to public health emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism (see H.R. 3413), H4498 [10JY]
———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 400), H1770 [30AP]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 4748), H8035 [21OC]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H6983 [2OC]
Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 4797), H2943 [22MY]
National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 358), H1156 [9AP]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3814), H834 [12MR]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H4326 [27JN]
National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 418), H3562 [13JN]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 346), H3230 [5JN]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H4605 [15JY]
National Fragile X Research Day: observance (see H. Res. 398), H6778 [26SE]
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 Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H2164 [7MY]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: establish (see H. Con. Res. 429), H4069 [26JN]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 3741), H365 [13FE]
Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see H.R. 2335), H562 [26FE]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H7172 [7OC]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1087 [20MR]
———provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (see H.R. 4606), H5998 [26JY]
———uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H4766 [16JY]
Noise pollution: prohibit operation of civil subsonic turbojets in certain metropolitan areas (see H.R. 299), H1090 [20MR]
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]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H1003 [19MR]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 406), H2472 [14MY]
Pensions: application of catch-up contributions to the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3340, 3354), H105 [29JA]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see H.R. 4693), H3562 [13JN]
Power resources: prohibit unethical acts, increase penalties for certain illegal acts, provide for audit trails and transparency in electric and natural gas markets, and expand FERC authority to order refunds of certain rates (see H.R. 5614), H7893 [10OC]
Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 4187), H1282 [11AP]
Privacy: restore certain standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information (see H.R. 5646), H8021 [16OC]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H3513 [12JN]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]
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), H7738 [9OC]
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]
———reauthorize and reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3625), H367 [13FE]
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H3826 [21JN]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H6229 [11SE]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H2471 [14MY]
———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4553 [11JY]
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), H284 [12FE]
———modify calculation of the child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 4857), H4326 [27JN]
———provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (see H.R. 4069), H2472 [14MY]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H5998 [26JY]
Somerset County, PA: tribute to rescue of coal miners (see H. Con. Res. 459), H7172 [7OC]
States: address domestic and sexual violence in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4655), H2946 [22MY]
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), H2512 [15MY]
Tariff: provide duty-free benefits for certain products produced within qualifying industrial zones in Turkey and Israel (see H.R. 5002), H6061 [4SE]
Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 5023), H4932 [18JY]
Taxation: allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (see H.R. 4075), H2608 [16MY]
———encourage more responsible corporate governance (see H.R. 5088), H6061 [4SE]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H2662 [20MY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———treatment of amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 3893), H779 [7MR]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7930 [15OC]
Tien, Chang-Lin: tribute (see H. Res. 613), H9024 [14NO]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
———require warning labels on tobacco products (see H.R. 3907), H780 [7MR]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H562 [26FE]
Turkey: express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 265), H228 [7FE]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H6419 [19SE]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H1484 [18AP]
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), H6778 [26SE]
———improve compensation for veterans in certain cases of loss of paired organs (see H.R. 5477), H6776 [26SE]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 5226), H6926 [1OC]
Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 360), H1154 [9AP]
———increase financial and programmatic contributions to advancing the status of women and girls in low-income countries around the world (see H.R. 4114), H5195 [23JY]
———recognize importance of good cervical health and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (see H. Con. Res. 309), H1620 [24AP]
———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H3514 [12JN]
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]
World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H4425 [9JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Disasters: make private, nonprofit medical facilities that serve industry specific clients eligible for hazard mitigation and disaster assistance (see H.R. 5690), H8022 [16OC]
FDA: require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see H.R. 4730), H2470 [14MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4715), H2470 [14MY]
Social Security: protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H5993 [26JY]
Letters
Homeland Security Act: Representatives Waxman and Obey, H5641-H5647 [25JY]
Motions
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H7836 [10OC]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), H7960 [16OC]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7767
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1603
Aviation: extension of liability limitations and immunity for airport screening companies, H5824 [26JY]
Customs Service: civil liability of inspectors relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals, H2888 [22MY]
———expand authority to search outgoing international mail, H2888 [22MY]
Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H2888 [22MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify Freedom of Information Act exemptions relative to sharing of critical infrastructure information with other agencies, H5851 [26JY]
———establish (H.R. 5005), H5639 [25JY], H5794, H5796, H5801, H5803, H5805, H5806, H5810, H5812, H5813, H5814, H5816, H5824, H5847, H5851 [26JY]
———establish (H.R. 5710), H8699, H8707 [13NO]
———maintain civil service rights and protections for transferred Federal employees, H5813, H5814 [26JY]
———remedies for retaliation against whistleblowers, H5847 [26JY]
———require employee representation in planning, development, and implementation of any human resources management system, H5810, H5812 [26JY]
———rights of union employees transferring into department, H5801, H5803, H5805, H5806 [26JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5262 [23JY], H5327 [24JY]
Digital Tech Corps Act: prohibit access to trade secrets or any nonpublic information by private sector executives and establish a Federal information technology training program, H1164, H1166, H1171 [10AP]
District of Columbia: Congregation Adas Israel induction of Madna family name on Garden of the Righteous Monument, E471
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (H. Res. 393), H4386
Federal employees: cost accounting standards for health insurance companies relative to Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H5262 [23JY]
———establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (H.R. 3925), H1164, H1166, H1171 [10AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (H.R. 4014), H6816, H6817 [1OC]
Government: prohibit enforcement of OMB regulation on privatization quotas for Federal jobs, H5327 [24JY]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary, E212
Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (H.R. 4691), H6576 [25SE]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4600), H6731 [26SE]
Holocaust: remembrance, E471
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), H589
———protect competition in Internet and high speed data services by preserving certain FCC and State regulations affecting competitive local exchange carriers, H589
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2061 [2MY]
———independence anniversary, E586
Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Los Angeles Free Clinic, E2115
Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (H.R. 4592), H2783 [21MY]
Matsushita Electric Corp. of America: opening of Universal Studios digital technology research facility in Hollywood, CA, E494
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4281 [27JN]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (H.R. 4013), H6813 [1OC]
Nursing homes: compliance with certain Dept. of HHS staffing level and training requirements, E799
Office of Homeland Security: codify and strengthen, H5794, H5796 [26JY]
Parliamentary inquiry, H5816 [26JY]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H7836 [10OC]
Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of funding sources and amounts relative to creation of a Presidential archival depository (H.R. 577), H117, H118 [5FE]
Privacy: restore certain standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information (H.R. 5646), E1927
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H3250 [6JN]
Taxation: increase unified estate tax credit, H3250 [6JN]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3250 [6JN]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (H.R. 2357), E1735
Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report, H2851 [22MY]
Volpert, Marcia F.: Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, CA, ``Fammy'' Award recipient, E225
Tributes
Miller, Avis D., E926
Nathanson, Marc, E1647