WOOLSEY, LYNN C. (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5694 [25JY]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), H3197 [5JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act, H3472 [12JN]
Patsy T. Mink funeral attendees, H7006 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H6304 [17SE]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H1088 [20MR]
———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), H1769 [30AP]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H3601 [17JN]
———require congressional authority to authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 109), H5996 [26JY]
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), H3161 [4JN]
Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 4653), H2100 [2MY]
———expedite naturalization process and provide transitional employment eligibility for certain legal immigrants employed as security screening personnel (see H.R. 3505), H9025 [14NO]
———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H1201 [10AP]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7895 [10OC]
California: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 4750), H7019 [3OC]
———designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers to designate salmon restoration areas and to establish the Sacramento River National Conservation Area (see H.R. 4948), H3601 [17JN]
———designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers to establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see H.R. 4947), H3600 [17JN]
———designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 4949), H3601 [17JN]
California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 5699), H8041 [24OC]
Capital punishment: temporary moratorium on carrying out the death penalty to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 321), H907 [13MR]
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), H5454 [24JY]
———tribute to District of Columbia National Guard, National Guard Bureau, and Dept. of Defense for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1533 [23AP]
———tribute to District of Columbia National Guard and Capitol Police for increased security after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1284 [11AP]
Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2521), H562 [26FE]
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), H3563 [13JN]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H1284 [11AP]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6130 [9SE]
———establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 5613), H8023 [16OC]
———infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H7894 [10OC]
Civil War: posthumously proclaim soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 125), H9024 [14NO]
COBRA: extend the basic period for health care continuation, further extend coverage for individuals age 55 or older, and provide for a refundable tax credit for premiums (see H.R. 2005), H7894 [10OC]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 4825), H2944 [22MY]
———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), H8732 [13NO]
Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5233), H5790 [25JY]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1338 [16AP]
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), H3513 [12JN]
———reform (see H.R. 1310), H6303 [17SE]
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: provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H1152 [9AP]
———require purchases of firearms, ammunition, and explosives be made in person and keep records on the means of purchase (see H.R. 4101), H1153 [9AP]
Davis, Benjamin O., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 487), H5087 [22JY]
Democracy: strengthen democratic institutions and promote good governance overseas by contributing to the development of professional legislative staff (see H.R. 4973), H3774 [20JN]
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), H4767 [16JY]
———provide for congressional review of regulations relative to military tribunals (see H.R. 4046), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H5994 [26JY]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs (see H.R. 3581), H688 [5MR]
———establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H1154 [9AP]
———make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4764), H3669 [18JN]
———make matching grants available to States to encourage the establishment of license plate programs to fund breast cancer treatment, research, and education (see H.R. 1295), H1154 [9AP]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2389 [10MY]
Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H1090 [20MR]
———permit public housing agencies to transfer unused low-income rental assistance amounts to the HOME Program or for eligible Capital Fund public housing activities (see H.R. 4205), H3161 [4JN]
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]
———establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H781 [7MR]
Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2472 [14MY]
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), 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), H634 [27FE]
———improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H1284 [11AP]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6693 [25SE]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1003 [19MR]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2164 [7MY]
Diseases: combat cancer (see H.R. 4596), H2101 [2MY]
———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), H3860 [24JN]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5482), H7929 [15OC]
Drugs: address the problem of pseudoephedrine smuggling into the U.S. from Canada (see H. Con. Res. 317), H634 [27FE]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H3928 [25JN]
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: increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H2945 [22MY]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]
Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H2945 [22MY]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H2662 [20MY]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to pension participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H2661 [20MY]
———provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
———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), H686 [5MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: require payment of at least the minimum wage to certain drivers for all hours worked as a condition of exempting such drivers from overtime requirements (see H.R. 4762), H6983 [2OC]
Families and domestic relations: increase U.S. commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3775 [20JN]
———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]
FBI: reform (see H.R. 5387), H6374 [18SE]
FDA: require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see H.R. 4730), H6061 [4SE]
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), H561 [26FE]
———coverage of chiropractic services in any Federal health plan (see H. Con. Res. 46), H5998 [26JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H1484 [18AP]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H3775 [20JN]
Financial institutions: identification of hidden assets that have been stolen or misappropriated from foreign countries by corrupt foreign political figures (see H.R. 4711), H3601 [17JN]
———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), H367 [13FE]
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]
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: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H3293 [6JN]
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), H6230 [11SE]
FTC: amend trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice to require the release of prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 2663), H1410 [17AP]
———deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H2019 [1MY]
Government: support use of fair trade certified coffee (see H. Res. 491), H4872 [17JY]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H2662 [20MY]
Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H3860 [24JN]
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), H523 [14FE]
Health: 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 insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (see H.R. 1255), H7894 [10OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H79 [24JA]
———provide certain caregivers with Medicare benefits, allow long-term care tax credit, and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (see H.R. 5139), H4873 [17JY]
———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), H5194 [23JY]
Health care facilities: increase availability of language-assistance services for patients of migrant health centers (see H.R. 4134), H1199 [10AP]
Health care professionals: promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 5606), H8023 [16OC]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4866), H3229 [5JN]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H2662 [20MY]
Housing: provide affordable housing for families that are headed by grandparents and other relatives of children (see H.R. 4033), H7172 [7OC]
———simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 858), H3601 [17JN]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H1284 [11AP]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H2235 [8MY]
———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]
———facilitate entry of nonimmigrant aliens into the U.S. for temporary stays due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3714), H1091 [20MR]
———protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H650 [28FE]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H1155 [9AP]
International Women's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 344), H781 [7MR]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H655 [4MR]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]
———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]
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), H3161 [4JN]
Israel: condemn attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars (see H. Res. 499), H6172 [10SE]
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), H2608 [16MY]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1283 [11AP]
———establish a national database of firearms ballistics information and require firearms manufacturers to provide ballistics information about new firearms (see H.R. 408), H8045 [28OC]
———provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits (see H.R. 3961), H8054 [4NO]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H561 [26FE]
———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain cities (see H.R. 4763), H6693 [25SE]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Medicaid: 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), H1090 [20MR]
———improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 3594), H4872 [17JY]
———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H785 [11MR]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H1091 [20MR]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H562 [26FE]
Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H367 [13FE]
———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 3585), H1484 [18AP]
———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H3601 [17JN]
———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H2471 [14MY]
———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 898), H5087 [22JY] (see H.R. 3899), H1284 [11AP]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H907 [13MR]
———coverage of pharmacist services (see H.R. 2799), H227 [7FE]
———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4000), H1091 [20MR]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H1410 [17AP]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H7895 [10OC]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H1155 [9AP]
———improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 2706), H1484 [18AP]
———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H3229 [5JN]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H3161 [4JN]
———provide a direct supplemental insurance option (see H.R. 3976), H2945 [22MY]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H562 [26FE]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 3882), H1155 [9AP]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1202 [10AP]
Middle East: condemn hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians and encourage peace initiatives (see H. Res. 394), H1484 [18AP]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H6983 [2OC]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6060 [4SE]
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), H6374 [18SE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3038 [23MY]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 346), H1156 [9AP]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H4605 [15JY]
National Office for Combating Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2472 [14MY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H1155 [9AP]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: identify and register certain Central Americans residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 4037), H3928 [25JN]
———provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H6171 [10SE]
NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 3989), H1284 [11AP]
———establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1484 [18AP]
NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5074), H4424 [9JY]
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), H5995 [26JY]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4664), H2946 [22MY]
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: funding (see H. Con. Res. 341), H737 [6MR]
Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 287), H3514 [12JN]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H3825 [21JN]
———require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 5037), H4324 [27JN]
Pipelines: establish a cooperative Federal research, development, and demonstration program to ensure the integrity of pipeline facilities (see H.R. 3929), H832 [12MR]
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 lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H141 [5FE]
Public safety officers: provide benefits to those who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries (see H.R. 3063), H6783 [30SE]
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), H2356 [9MY]
Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture (see H.R. 4074), H2472 [14MY]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H3721 [19JN]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]
Russia: establish a debt reduction for nonproliferation program (see H.R. 3836), H1284 [11AP]
Safety: promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs, and other test articles, on people overseas (see H.R. 5249), H5993 [26JY]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4553 [11JY]
Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H6172 [10SE]
———credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 4743), H2511 [15MY]
———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H833 [12MR]
———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 5191), H5791 [25JY]
———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. 3675), H140 [5FE]
———modify calculation of the child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 4857), H4326 [27JN]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H2471 [14MY]
———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), H4326 [27JN] (see H.R. 5541), H7895 [10OC]
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), H3562 [13JN]
Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H1201 [10AP]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H781 [7MR]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H3229 [5JN]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H6303 [17SE]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3038 [23MY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H6060 [4SE]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4002), H1201 [10AP]
Tibet: recognize authorities who are currently exiled in Dharamsala, India, as the legitimate representatives of Tibet (see H. Res. 357), H687 [5MR]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H3669 [18JN]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
Treaties and agreements: continue applicability of the requirements of the Antiballistic Missile Treaty to the U.S. (see H.R. 4920), H3513 [12JN]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H6251 [12SE]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H1284 [11AP]
Urban areas: allow transit systems in urbanized areas that have recently passed certain population limits to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants (see H.R. 5157), H4930 [18JY]
Veterans: 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]
———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H5195 [23JY]
Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3193), H6060 [4SE]
Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 128), H907 [13MR]
Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 5226), H6777 [26SE]
Women: 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), H3825 [21JN]
———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H4605 [15JY]
———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H3229 [5JN]
———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), H105 [29JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H5453 [24JY]
Families and domestic relations: improve collection of child support arrears in interstate cases (see H.R. 5061), H4325 [27JN]
NOAA: convey Tiburon Laboratory to California State University (see H.R. 5498), H6776 [26SE]
Public welfare programs: expand educational opportunities for recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3730), H284 [12FE]
States: measure the self-sufficiency of families leaving programs providing temporary assistance and provide an incentive to help move families toward self-sufficiency (see H.R. 3667), H104 [29JA]
Weapons: authorize assistance through eligible nongovernmental organizations to remove and dispose of unexploded ordnance in agriculturally-valuable lands in developing countries (see H.R. 5497), H6776 [26SE]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), H5358 [24JY]
Afghanistan: develop a strategy for meeting security needs to allow safe and effective delivery of humanitarian assistance, H2765 [21MY]
Alopecia Areata Awareness Month: observance, E1682
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H3026
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7216 [8OC], H7744 [10OC]
———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H6350 [18SE]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1603
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior funding, H4808 [17JY]
Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), H4474 [10JY]
———provide for enhanced corporate responsibility under securities laws (H.R. 4083), H4474 [10JY]
California: prohibit new offshore oil and gas drilling, H4833 [17JY]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (H.R. 5326), E1809
———prevent child abduction (H.R. 5422), E1809
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (H. Con. Res. 188), H5061 [22JY]
College of Marin: anniversary, E782
Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, H4501 [11JY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 476), consideration (H. Res. 388), H1350 [17AP]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H218 [7FE], H1075 [20MR], H1308 [16AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2341, H2348
Dept. of Energy: prohibit research and development of nuclear earth penetrator weapons, H2341 [9MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5694 [25JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4808, H4833 [17JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make educational savings incentives provisions permanent (H.R. 5203), H6024 [4SE]
Education: anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H3704 [19JN]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (H. Res. 393), H4385 [9JY]
Federal aid programs: consolidate all black lung benefit responsibility under a single official (H.R. 5542), H7145, H7146 [7OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (H.R. 1862), H6390 [19SE]
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), H2765 [21MY]
General Education Provisions Act: clarify definition of a student relative to family educational and privacy rights (H.R. 5331), H7143, H7144 [7OC]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, H910 [14MR]
Glen Ellen, CA: anniversary, E1413
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), E766
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), consideration (H. Res. 546), H6568 [25SE]
Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (H.R. 4866), H4705 [16JY]
Hingson, Michael: tribute to guide dog (Roselle) for successful rescue mission at the World Trade Center in New York, NY, during terrorist attack, E1526
Homeland Security Institute: establish, H5694 [25JY]
Immigration: allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (H.R. 1892), concur with Senate amendment, H529
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2070
Marin County, CA: anniversary of Spectrum Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns, E1526
Martin, Paul: University of California, Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Award of Distinction recipient, E2013
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H3076 [4JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3726 [20JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4168 [27JN]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (H.J. Res. 113), H7147, H7148 [7OC]
———tribute (H. Res. 566), H6896 [1OC]
National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, E1784
National security: national missile defense system, H2348
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), H3188, H3197, H3198, H3200, H3201, H3202 [5JN]
———Biosafety Research Program funding, H3197, H3198, H3200, H3201, H3202 [5JN]
Parliamentary inquiry, H3202 [5JN]
Pensions: ensure pension parity for employers and employees, H1260 [11AP]
———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1095 [9AP], H1260 [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), H6671 [25SE]
Petaluma, CA: anniversary of Lincoln Elementary School, E811
Point Reyes National Seashore: anniversary, E1527
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H403 [13FE]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 344), H262 [12FE]
Polly Klaas Foundation: tribute, E1809
Public debt: ceiling, H3026
Public welfare programs: expand educational opportunities for recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, H2580 [16MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3113), H144 [6FE], H1276, H1277 [11AP]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4090), H1623 [25AP]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2538, H2546, H2580 [16MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), complete congressional action (H. Res. 525), H6390 [19SE]
San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Network Ministries, E1786
Sebastopol, CA: anniversary, E1071
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H3026
Sonoma State University: anniversary, E173
Votes: position on missed, E293
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H139 [5FE], H225 [7FE], H1085 [20MR], H1332 [16AP], H1617 [24AP], H4495 [10JY], H4550 [11JY], H6371 [18SE], H6923 [1OC]
Reports
Environmental Effects of Transgenic Plants: National Academy of Sciences (excerpts), H3197 [5JN]
Tributes
Barnier, Cathleen, E2018
Day, Richard, E140
Eriksson, Elberta, E2016
Esmeijer, Jacqueline, E1784
Fox, Andrea, H4528 [11JY], E1422
Franzblau, Michael, E127
Giacomini, Waldo, E783
Goddard, George, E1608
Pelosi, Representative, H130 [5FE]
Piccinini, Jim, E1900
Pott, Norman, E1794
Shapiro, Everett H., E2063