HINOJOSA, RUBEN (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 151, Child Abduction Prevention Act, H2506 [31MR]

———S. 342, Keeping Children and Families Safe Act, H2836 [7AP]

Articles and editorials

Hispanics Worry About Head Start Proposal, Gustavo R. Acosta, Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram, H6845 [15JY]

McAllen Constitution Team Wins 10th State Title, Juan Ozuna, McAllen (TX) Monitor, E162 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H9213 [2OC]

AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (see H. Con. Res. 308), H9812 [21OC]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H5267 [11JN]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (see H.R. 1814), H4012 [13MY]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8285 [16SE]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H7839 [3SE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H3305 [10AP]

Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act: expand coverage (see H.R. 2248), H4736 [22MY]

Attlesey, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 207), H4206 [15MY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H12921 [8DE]

Bankruptcy: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 2120), H4255 [19MY]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H5046 [5JN]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H1466 [27FE]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 362, 412), H1902 [13MR]

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2377), H5044 [5JN]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H9381 [10OC]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H10236 [30OC]

———support efforts to promote greater awareness of the need for youth mentors and increased involvement with youth through mentoring (see H. Res. 25), H172 [27JA]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H2515 [31MR]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 163), H3762 [7MY]

Colleges and universities: address the rising cost of tuition by strengthening the compact between the States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3519), H11650 [19NO]

———authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H9738 [20OC]

———ensure that all college students and families have the tools and resources to adequately save for, finance, and repay postsecondary and post-baccalaureate expenses (see H.R. 3618), H12308 [21NO]

———improve access through experiential education (see H.R. 3408), H10235 [30OC]

———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. 1684), H7086 [17JY]

———recognize valuable contributions of higher education faculty in the education of our Nation's students (see H. Con. Res. 312), H11652 [19NO]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H2311 [25MR]

———award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H324 [5FE]

———tribute to debris collection efforts (see H. Res. 222), H3762 [7MY]

Commission To Educate Our Nation's Teachers and Students on Financial Literacy Skills: establish (see H.R. 2990), H7838 [3SE]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 3292), H9477 [15OC]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 1480), H2471 [27MR]

Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1633), H9130 [1OC]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 394), H217 [28JA]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (see H.R. 2622), H6262 [26JN]

———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 2407), H5173 [10JN]

Crime: prevent identity fraud (see H.R. 2035), H5815 [24JN]

Cruz, Celia: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3009), H7948 [4SE]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2868), H7616 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: establish an Assistant Sec. for Community and Junior Colleges (see H.R. 3304), H10340 [4NO]

———establish competitive demonstration grant program to provide funds for local educational agencies to experiment with ways to alleviate the substitute teacher shortage (see H.R. 3008), H7948 [4SE]

———make grants to States to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 2651), H6263 [26JN]

———provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 1412), H2310 [25MR]

———provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H1952 [18MR]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H52 [7JA]

Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 3284), H9376 [8OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reimburse States for certain expenses and losses incurred during periods of high (Code Orange) or severe (Code Red) threat condition (see H.R. 2570), H8906 [24SE]

———transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (see H. Res. 286), H5663 [19JN]

———waive limitation on the use of appropriated funds for the State Homeland Security Grant Program (see H.R. 1915), H8906 [24SE]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 1981), H3682 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 933), H1395 [26FE]

———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H6604 [10JY]

———transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (see H. Res. 287), H5663 [19JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish Small Employer Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2850), H7615 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior: anniversary of National Wildlife Refuge System (see H. Res. 173), H3454 [29AP]

———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. 1130), H1679 [6MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a pilot national public service multimedia campaign to enhance the state of financial literacy in the U.S. (see H.R. 3294), H9477 [15OC]

Dept. of Transportation: transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (see H. Res. 288), H5663 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 998), H4788 [2JN]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H2271 [20MR]

Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H9131 [1OC]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H8491 [23SE]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 1144), H3453 [29AP]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 107), H2270 [20MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H9983 [28OC]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H3635 [1MY]

Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 1740), H3302 [10AP]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2232), H7020 [16JY]

———establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to discounted prices (see H.R. 1694), H3051 [9AP]

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H8381 [17SE]

Education: authorize grants to local educational agencies for teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 1611), H2820 [3AP]

———condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H7783 [25JY]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H323 [5FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H4130 [14MY]

———prohibit federally subsidized discrimination in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 3582), H12307 [21NO]

Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 36), H462 [12FE]

Employment: amend and improve workforce investment and adult education systems (see H.R. 1992), H3858 [8MY]

———establish an Adult Job Corps demonstration program for the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 2594), H5814 [24JN]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 3285), H9376 [8OC]

———provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 3259), H12922 [8DE]

———provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 3530), H11650 [19NO]

ERISA: improve disclosure of funding status of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 3005), H9478 [15OC]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4529 [21MY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H10237 [30OC]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H9282 [7OC]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 11), H51 [7JA]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 1474), H2471 [27MR]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H55 [7JA]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 522), H274 [4FE]

Financial Literacy for Youth Month: designate (see H. Res. 127), H2312 [25MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H4131 [14MY]

Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 1402), H2269 [20MR]

Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 1464), H4529 [21MY]

Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1268), H5815 [24JN]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H3355 [11AP]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 370), H3304 [10AP]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H3355 [11AP]

———provide grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 1929), H7840 [3SE]

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. 1868), H5268 [11JN]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H8949 [25SE]

Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (see H.R. 2258), H4736 [22MY]

Hope, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H8016 [5SE]

Hunger: encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations (see H. Res. 261), H9215 [2OC]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H9615 [16OC]

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H5266 [11JN]

———extend and modify reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 819), H4739 [22MY]

———prevent commercial alien smuggling (see H.R. 2630), H6262 [26JN]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H12312 [21NO]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H3570 [30AP]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1448), H9377 [8OC]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 736), H461 [12FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3634 [1MY]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (see H.R. 2420), H10340 [4NO]

Iraq: tribute to Iraqis who provided U.S. forces information essential for the rescue of Jessica Lynch (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3354 [11AP]

Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2818), H7329 [22JY]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 287), H8491 [23SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4012 [13MY]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H4368 [20MY]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H12308 [21NO]

Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9615 [16OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H2822 [3AP]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12311 [21NO]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H4738 [22MY]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H9377 [8OC]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H4787 [2JN]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H3856 [8MY]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1874), H9130 [1OC]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 721), H5814 [24JN]

———coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (see H.R. 2236), H4735 [22MY]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H2823 [3AP]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1568), H3355 [11AP]

———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. 1377), H2473 [27MR]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H8491 [23SE]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H1744 [11MR]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H10237 [30OC]

———increase payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1351), H4529 [21MY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 1860), H5046 [5JN]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H3572 [30AP]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H12918 [8DE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 896), H9282 [7OC]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H3637 [1MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3762 [7MY]

———revise payment methodology for extra-depth shoes with inserts or custom molded shoes with inserts for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 359), H2939 [8AP]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H274 [4FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 3549), H12312 [21NO]

Mendez, Gonzalo and Felicitas: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 200), H4738 [22MY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H2822 [3AP]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (see H.R. 254), H135 [8JA]

———remove certain entry restrictions for Mexican nationals (see H. Res. 440), H11159 [14NO]

———treaty obligations relative to use of the Colorado, Rio Grande, and Tijuana Rivers (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4130 [14MY]

Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 91), H4738 [22MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H1460 [27FE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H11360 [17NO]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1925), H3635 [1MY]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H1640 [5MR]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1660), H2937 [8AP]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see H.R. 3431), H10339 [4NO]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H9282 [7OC]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H5089 [9JN]

National Librarians Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4529 [21MY]

National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health: funding and implementation (see H. Con. Res. 186), H10237 [30OC]

National security: authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology (see H.R. 1096), H2132 [19MR]

———establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H2939 [8AP]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H1955 [18MR]

NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 1241), H9282 [7OC]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H12921 [8DE]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 2183), H5714 [23JN] (see H.R. 2801), H7225 [21JY]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reauthorize Matching Grant Program for School Security (see H.R. 2685), H6464 [9JY]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 1251), H2402 [26MR]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H3856 [8MY]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to Latino and immigrant worker efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 117), H1466 [27FE]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 400), H9738 [20OC]

Poverty: enhance the capacity of organizations working in the U.S.-Mexico border area to develop affordable housing and foster economic opportunity in the colonias (see H.R. 1088), H6603 [10JY]

Public Health Service Act: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 3203), H12311 [21NO]

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. 919), H4131 [14MY]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 1723), H4788 [2JN]

Rice University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 379), H8950 [25SE]

Roads and highways: increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H4734 [22MY]

Roberto Clemente Walker Post Office Building, Carolina, PR: designate (see H.R. 2826), H7453 [23JY]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8382 [17SE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1925), H3635 [1MY]

SBA: anniversary (see H. Res. 368), H8284 [16SE]

Seguin, Juan N.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 12), H1747 [11MR]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H5467 [17JN]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 722), H1516 [4MR]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 515), H268 [31JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H320 [5FE]

Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see H.R. 1071), H1515 [4MR]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H4976 [4JN]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H1955 [18MR]

———allow a first time homebuyer credit for the purchase of principal residences in rural areas (see H.R. 1913), H3635 [1MY]

———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. 1231), H1903 [13MR]

———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. 284), H8284 [16SE]

———apply graduated income tax rates for principal campaign committees of congressional candidates to comparable committees of candidates for State and local offices (see H.R. 2368), H5044 [5JN]

———change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1782), H3351 [11AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H9214 [2OC]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3064), H10978 [6NO]

———encourage the development of a cost effective commercial space transportation industry (see H.R. 2358), H5043 [5JN]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H2822 [3AP]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities and application of volume caps for private activity bonds for such facilities and water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 3042), H8081 [9SE]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 2184), H9478 [15OC]

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H3454 [29AP]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1304), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of roof systems (see H.R. 3310), H12311 [21NO]

Television: ensure equity among full-service television broadcasters and provide local programming to communities through cable carriage rights for class A television stations (see H.R. 1626), H5664 [19JN]

Trade Act: amend to provide trade adjustment assistance for communities (see H.R. 2308), H4875 [3JN]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 19), H1466 [27FE]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H11133 [7NO]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H4976 [4JN]

———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H3052 [9AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H1812 [12MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3052 [9AP]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H391 [11FE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1811 [12MR]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H10236 [30OC]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H8905 [24SE]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H12922 [8DE]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 779), H700 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H4735 [22MY]

Diseases: prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H8949 [25SE]

Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H8282 [16SE]

Financial institutions: accept U.S.-issued matricula consular as a valid form of identification (see H.R. 773), H699 [13FE]

Housing: promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing in rural areas for low-income households (see H.R. 1722), H3301 [10AP]

Mexico: allow certain nationals to be admitted as nonimmigrant visitors for a certain period (see H.R. 3488), H11159 [14NO]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H2268 [20MR]

Rangel, Irma: tribute (see H. Res. 159), H2311 [25MR]

Taxation: treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3025), H8016 [5SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), consideration (H. Res. 339), H7641 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2790, H2806 [3AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2220 [20MR]

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: make improvements and reauthorize programs (H.R. 14), H2360, H2362 [26MR]

Children and youth: prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (S. 342), conference report, H5443 [17JN]

Colleges and universities: award grants to highly qualified teacher-training programs at minority-serving institutions of higher education, H6373 [9JY]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H283 [5FE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H7641 [25JY]

———National Service Trust funding, H2790 [3AP]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), H8125 [10SE]

———prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), conference report, H12221 [21NO]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6817 [15JY]

———regulation of foreign consular-issued identification cards, H6817 [15JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6534 [10JY]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: observance, E816 [30AP]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), H7976 [5SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7976 [5SE]

———tribute to Oyster Bilingual Elementary School, E2056 [16OC]

Education: funding, H6534 [10JY]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (H.R. 438), H6391 [9JY]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3785 [8MY]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (H.R. 1474), H5001 [5JN]

———facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (H.R. 1474), conference report, H9291 [8OC]

Financial Literacy for Youth Month: designate (H. Res. 127), H2831 [7AP]

Head Start Program: ensure coverage of children of migrant and seasonal workers and Native Americans, H7549, H7593 [24JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H6845 [15JY], H7549 [24JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7522 [24JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), motion to recommit, H7593 [24JY]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5634 [19JN]

Higher Education Act: enhance international education programs (H.R. 3077), H9756 [21OC]

———ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education (H.R. 3076), H9750, H9751 [21OC]

———reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 2211), H6373 [9JY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1972 [2OC]

Immigration: extend basic pilot employment verification system (H.R. 2359), H9893, H9894, H9896 [28OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3473 [30AP]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (H.R. 2420), H11543 [19NO]

Iraq: prohibit post-conflict reconstruction funding from benefiting citizens or businesses in France, Germany, Russia, or Syria, H2806 [3AP]

McAllen, TX: tribute to McAllen Memorial High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E162 [6FE]

Medicare: coverage of cancer drugs and treatments, E1800 [16SE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6109 [26JN], E1800 [16SE]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 254), H1347 [26FE]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1925), H4268 [20MY]

Mujeres Unidas (organization): tribute, E395 [7MR]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (H.R. 13), H1647 [6MR], H8252, H8253 [16SE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2192 [31OC]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H482 [13FE]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and improve programs (H.R. 2535), H9769 [21OC]

Rangel, Irma: tribute (H. Res. 159), H4743 [2JN]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1925), H4268 [20MY]

SBA: anniversary (H. Res. 368), H8246 [16SE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5634 [19JN]

———improve calculation of the Federal subsidy rate with respect to certain small business loans (S. 141), H359 [11FE]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), H1549 [5MR], H2649 [2AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H1549 [5MR], H2649 [2AP]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H9069 [1OC]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H9069 [1OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3844 [8MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H8214 [11SE]

Texas: actions by Democratic members of the State Legislature to prevent consideration of a redistricting plan, H4020, H4104 [14MY]

University of Minnesota: tribute to men's ice hockey team (H. Res. 217), H4271 [20MY]

Votes: position on missed, H3658 [6MY], H7157 [18JY], H8793 [24SE], H10082 [29OC], E343 [3MR], E1277 [17JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4128 [14MY], H4201 [15MY], H4247 [19MY], H6865 [15JY], H8215 [11SE], H9208 [2OC], H9475 [15OC]

Tributes

Capello, Robert, E277 [25FE]

Cofer, Judith Ortiz, E1972 [2OC]

Green, Darrell, E391 [7MR]

Orozco, Jose-Luis, E1972 [2OC]

Ryan, Pam Munoz, E1972 [2OC]

Wilson, Milton, H9190 [2OC]