DeGETTE, DIANA (a Representative from Colorado)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H12921 [8DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1902 [13MR]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H4529 [21MY]

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H4739 [22MY]

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

Bush, President: request report entitled ``Operation Iraqi Freedom Strategic Lessons Learned'' and other materials on planning for reconstruction and security of post-war Iraq (see H. Res. 364), H9215 [2OC]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H2311 [25MR]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H4735 [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. 1684), H6264 [26JN]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H11702 [20NO]

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2694), H9687 [17OC]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H6349 [8JY]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H5929 [25JN]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H6867 [15JY]

Courts: enhance retirement annuities of administrative law judges (see H.R. 2316), H10237 [30OC]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 394), H324 [5FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 2203), H8083 [9SE]

———organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H2473 [27MR]

Dept. of Defense: expand Energy Efficiency Program by entering into energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 3339), H9687 [17OC]

Dept. of HHS: modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H12321 [25NO]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H4255 [19MY]

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. 1130), H1679 [6MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction, leasing, or modification of major medical facilities at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO (see H.R. 116), H56 [7JA]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7788 [25JY]

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. 1998), H5929 [25JN]

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

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

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H5929 [25JN]

Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H7787 [25JY]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 2198), H8284 [16SE]

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

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 1758), H3303 [10AP]

EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 1165), H1681 [6MR]

———provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 347), H324 [5FE]

Families and domestic relations: regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see H.R. 2949), H11146 [10NO]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4132 [14MY]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H5265 [11JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish a program of fees relative to animal drugs (see H.R. 1260), H1900 [13MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H5046 [5JN]

Financial institutions: exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (see H.R. 781), H4528 [21MY]

———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), H172 [27JA]

Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H10340 [4NO]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 260), H135 [8JA]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H7783 [25JY]

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]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2369), H5044 [5JN]

FTC: ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3161), H8950 [25SE]

Health: 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), H1515 [4MR]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H4529 [21MY]

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

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H9377 [8OC]

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

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H5661 [19JN]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H702 [13FE]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7618 [24JY]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 151), H57 [7JA]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H9214 [2OC]

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

———reduce the cost of medical malpractice insurance to enhance patient access to medical care (see H.R. 1124), H1679 [6MR]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H10340 [4NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: 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), H12922 [8DE]

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), H9130 [1OC]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9130 [1OC]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H138 [8JA]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H8950 [25SE]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H701 [13FE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H3353 [11AP]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H5468 [17JN]

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

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H1901 [13MR]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H8950 [25SE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H461 [12FE]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H5664 [19JN]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1459 [27FE]

Mining and mineral resources: reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 504), H324 [5FE]

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

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1605), H7787 [25JY]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6868 [15JY]

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

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: develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H9812 [21OC]

National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health: funding and implementation (see H. Con. Res. 186), H4368 [20MY]

National security: 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), H4876 [3JN]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H1902 [13MR]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H2823 [3AP]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1903 [13MR]

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

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 1677), H3053 [9AP]

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. 1272), H1901 [13MR]

Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 1636), H2821 [3AP]

Public housing: protect rights of tenants who are evicted as a result of criminal activity through no fault of their own (see H.R. 1429), H2402 [26MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H1641 [5MR]

———increase penalties for illegal campfires on public, national park, and national forest lands that results in damage and specify uses for collected fines (see H.R. 1038), H1955 [18MR]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H2473 [27MR]

———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]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H2823 [3AP]

———improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 3004), H7948 [4SE]

Roads and highways: establish a transportation and active living program, a safe routes to school program, and a nonmotorized transportation pilot program (see H.R. 2568), H6265 [26JN]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8284 [16SE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 801), H701 [13FE]

Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 3099), H9131 [1OC]

Social Security: extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H3571 [30AP]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H3051 [9AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H4739 [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. 1828), H4205 [15MY]

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

———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), H2864 [7AP]

———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), H1954 [18MR]

———employer credit for hiring new employees (see H.R. 3608), H12308 [21NO]

———expand rules for involuntary conversions of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see H.R. 478), H243 [29JA]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 714), H460 [12FE]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H3637 [1MY]

———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 credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H7787 [25JY]

———provide a refundable credit to small businesses for the costs of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 3607), H12308 [21NO]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see H.R. 2044), H3972 [9MY]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H2819 [3AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H8380 [17SE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4740 [22MY]

U.N.: urge establishment of broad Security Council authority to help the people of Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 122), H3638 [1MY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1796), H3352 [11AP]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2401 [26MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2472 [27MR]

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

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H9615 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: satisfy judgments against retired members for abusing a child through garnishment of military retired pay (see H.R. 1444), H2400 [26MR]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 2305), H4875 [3JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve safety of meat and poultry products through retrieval of history, use, and location of products using a recordkeeping and audit system or registered identification (see H.R. 3546), H11700 [20NO]

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

Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 3547), H11700 [20NO]

Public Health Service Act: protection of human subjects in research (see H.R. 3594), H12307 [21NO]

Social Security: expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3293), H9477 [15OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4927 [4JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9662 [17OC]

Armed Forces: express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and recognize communities, businesses, and organizations for their support (H. Con. Res. 177), H4891 [4JN]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4500 [21MY]

Colorado Trial Lawyers Association: anniversary, E2266 [6NO], E2286 [7NO]

Congressional Conference on Civic Education: report on young people's attitudes on the political process, E2404 [22NO]

Denver, CO: tribute to East High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E994 [19MY]

Denver Area Labor Federation: anniversary, E860 [1MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4500 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, H11001 [7NO]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7606 [24JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6772 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7095, H7098 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H10518 [6NO]

Englewood, CO: anniversary, E950 [14MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish a program of fees relative to animal drugs (H.R. 1260), H9058 [1OC]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), H4308 [20MY]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for foreign assistance programs, H6772 [15JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1865 [13MR]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H5099 [10JN], H5869 [25JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), consideration (H. Res. 295), H5869 [25JN]

Iraq: possession of weapons of mass destruction, H5099 [10JN], H5869 [25JN]

Medicaid: increase floor for treatment as an extremely low disproportionate share hospital State, H6119 [26JN]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6119 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12265 [21NO]

NIH: funding, H10518 [6NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11406 [18NO]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way, H7095, H7098 [17JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1426 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1426 [27FE]

Texas: actions by Democratic members of the State Legislature to prevent consideration of a redistricting plan, H4022 [14MY]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in the People's Republic of China, H6772 [15JY]

U.S. Merchant Marine: tribute, E882 [7MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1898 [13MR]

Summaries

Citizenship—A Challenge for All Generations: Congressional Conference on Civic Education, E2404 [22NO]

Tributes

Bowen, Gwen, E1191 [10JN]

Hornby, William, E1483 [15JY]

Leiper, Wallace H., E882 [7MY]

Taylor, Arie P., E1980 [7OC]

Webb, Wellington E., E1542 [21JY]