CAPPS, LOIS (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7619 [24JY], H7690 [25JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3309 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: authorize assistance for women and girls (see H.R. 1482), H5089 [9JN]

Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3571 [30AP]

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), H10130 [29OC]

———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H5661 [19JN]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 244), H134 [8JA]

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H4877 [3JN]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H1461 [27FE]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H7949 [4SE]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H3355 [11AP]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief activities associated with California wildfires (see H.R. 3407), H10235 [30OC]

———require any emergency supplemental appropriations for reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, and the war on terrorism, be made available in allotments and in accordance with certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 3132), H9377 [8OC]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H1745 [11MR]

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

Armed Forces: commend regular and reserve components, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components (see H. Con. Res. 335), H11701 [20NO]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H9615 [16OC]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H9131 [1OC]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H. Res. 387), H9130 [1OC]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H11359 [17NO]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H1812 [12MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H11133 [7NO]

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), H3571 [30AP]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H4255 [19MY]

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H5268 [11JN]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8222 [15SE]

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

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see H.R. 3325), H9982 [28OC]

———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. 1501), H12311 [21NO]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness or salmon restoration areas and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Sacramento River National Conservation Area (see H.R. 3327), H12311 [21NO]

———tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (see H. Res. 425), H10341 [4NO]

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. 1446), H2400 [26MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H138 [8JA]

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. 412), H1954 [18MR]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H8017 [5SE]

———prevent teen pregnancy by encouraging teens to view adolescence as a time for education and growing-up and by educating teens about the negative consequences of early sexual activity (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1955 [18MR]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H3453 [29AP]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H3051 [9AP]

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), H11702 [20NO]

Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center: establish (see H.J. Res. 57), H4737 [22MY]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H1640 [5MR]

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

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H5551 [18JN]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H3454 [29AP]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H61 [7JA]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1994), H9130 [1OC]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H2311 [25MR]

Crime: provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy (see H.R. 2247), H4978 [4JN]

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 320), H10131 [29OC]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H1460 [27FE]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H268 [31JA]

———cooperate in the international magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment or develop a domestic experiment to accelerate understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1282), H1901 [13MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H2312 [25MR]

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

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H12311 [21NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 1034), H11702 [20NO]

———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: require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7225 [21JY]

Disabled: importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 94), H1902 [13MR]

Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H7785 [25JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H4131 [14MY]

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

———protect health of individuals receiving smallpox vaccine and provide compensation to and access to care for individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (see H.R. 865), H704 [13FE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H5046 [5JN]

Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 1895), H3570 [30AP]

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H9982 [28OC]

Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1717), H3301 [10AP]

Education: oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H1746 [11MR]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H5267 [11JN]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H2402 [26MR]

———require medically accurate factual information in any course material or instruction on human development and sexuality (see H.R. 802), H701 [13FE]

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

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H12922 [8DE]

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 1245), H1811 [12MR]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4369 [20MY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H10236 [30OC]

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

———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 1934), H3636 [1MY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 19), H2587 [1AP]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H1516 [4MR]

———provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1244), H8491 [23SE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1101), H4368 [20MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H461 [12FE]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H5366 [12JN]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H1642 [5MR]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 752), H10340 [4NO]

Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H9213 [2OC]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters (see H.R. 2963), H9478 [15OC]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1945), H5408 [16JN]

———establish requirements for fishing quota systems (see H.R. 2621), H6262 [26JN]

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), H1747 [11MR]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2402 [26MR]

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

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2169), H4367 [20MY]

Francisco A. Martinez Flores Post Office, Duarte, CA: designate (see H.R. 2396), H5088 [9JN]

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

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H170 [27JA]

Gehrig, Lou: recognize contributions in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H. Res. 278), H5408 [16JN]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 165), H9738 [20OC]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H4529 [21MY]

Health: expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 370), H170 [27JA]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 663), H389 [11FE]

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

———tribute to community organization of public access defibrillation programs (see H. Con. Res. 250), H11360 [17NO]

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

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H9982 [28OC]

Higher Education Act: provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H11359 [17NO]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H12922 [8DE]

Homeland Security Act: repeal certain provisions relative to pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability (see H.R. 248), H135 [8JA]

Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 3507), H11391 (see H.R. 3507), H11514 [18NO]

———provide transitional housing assistance grants for child victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1704), H3052 [9AP]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1800), H3352 [11AP]

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), H9812 [21OC]

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

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H3453 [29AP]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7170 [18JY]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 2615), H10130 [29OC]

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), H2401 [26MR]

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

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 2021), H3761 [7MY]

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

Intelligence services: establish a select committee to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence structure to meet global threats (see H. Res. 307), H7330 [22JY]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1465 [27FE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H1517 [4MR]

J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (see H.R. 2309), H7020 [16JY]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11392 (see H.R. 1914), H11515 [18NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H1516 [4MR]

Klamath River: establish water conservation and habitat restoration programs and provide emergency disaster assistance to those suffering economic harm from the Klamath River basin fish kill (see H.R. 1760), H3303 [10AP]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1465 [27FE]

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: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see H.R. 1046), H4528 [21MY]

———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), H9378 [8OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1466 [27FE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H11651 [19NO]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11652 [19NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H12921 [8DE]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 2510), H8382 [17SE]

Medicaid: 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 fiscal relief and program simplification to States and improve coverage and services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2000), H3760 [7MY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H700 [13FE]

———clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1874), H8083 [9SE]

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

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H702 [13FE]

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

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H1461 [27FE]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H10130 [29OC]

———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]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H7329 [22JY]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 810), H701 [13FE]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H2820 [3AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3453 [29AP]

———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 1963), H3682 [6MY]

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

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H9811 [21OC]

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]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 846), H703 [13FE]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8175 [10SE]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H463 [12FE]

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

National Bone Marrow Donor Registry: reauthorize (see H.R. 3034), H8285 [16SE]

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), H3302 [10AP]

———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), H5046 [5JN]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H2863 [7AP]

National Oceans Week: support (see H. Con. Res. 202), H5552 [18JN]

National Organization for Rare Disorders: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 147), H3304 [10AP]

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), H5408 [16JN]

NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 1241), H1811 [12MR]

Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1368), H2131 [19MR]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H3452 [29AP]

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), H3454 [29AP]

Orphan Drug Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 147), H3304 [10AP]

Owens, Wayne: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H60 [7JA]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H5089 [9JN]

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

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 2323), H12921 [8DE]

———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), H2938 [8AP]

Petroleum: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 1039), H1464 [27FE]

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]

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]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1902 [13MR]

———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), H3453 [29AP]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H4739 [22MY]

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

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]

———establish a transportation and active living program, a safe routes to school program, and a nonmotorized transportation pilot program (see H.R. 2568), H8083 [9SE]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H5815 [24JN]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H12923 [8DE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H5173 [10JN]

Schools: ensure safety of meals served under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 1551), H5929 [25JN]

———establish an information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation (see H.R. 389), H171 [27JA]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9983 [28OC]

Shriver, Sargent: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 299), H9376 [8OC]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1332 [25FE]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2971), H7784 [25JY]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H463 [12FE]

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

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H4740 [22MY]

Space policy: restore a vision for the human space flight program by instituting a series of incremental goals to facilitate scientific exploration of the universe (see H.R. 3057), H12311 [21NO]

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

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H11702 [20NO]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H460 [12FE]

———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), H392 [11FE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H9377 [8OC]

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

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1052), H1813 [12MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H319 [5FE]

———include sports utility vehicles in the limitation on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles (see H.R. 727), H11133 [7NO]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H3857 [8MY]

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see H.R. 2513), H5551 [18JN]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H461 [12FE]

———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 tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H12921 [8DE]

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 644), H2473 [27MR]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 3043), H8906 [24SE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5367 [12JN]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 87), H10130 [29OC]

U.S. Consensus Council: establish (see H.R. 2459), H8284 [16SE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA]

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

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H10237 [30OC]

———improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H9131 [1OC]

———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), H706 [13FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1334 [25FE]

———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. 178), H4529 [21MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H4205 [15MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H1908 [17MR]

———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1081), H2822 [3AP]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H2822 [3AP]

Weapons: require certain studies on the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of contamination at sites of depleted uranium munition use and production (see H.R. 1483), H11392 (see H.R. 1483), H11515 [18NO]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H3683 [6MY]

———protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (see H.R. 2310), H5815 [24JN]

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

———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 53), H323 [5FE]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H2470 [27MR]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H8951 [25SE]

Wooden, John: tribute (see H. Res. 411), H11393 (see H. Res. 411), H11516 [18NO]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H11149 [12NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see H.R. 2360), H5043 [5JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants to local educational agencies to support purchase or lease and use of vending machines that offer healthy foods and beverages in schools (see H.R. 2225), H4734 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain water distribution systems of the Cachuma Project, Carpinteria Valley Water District, and Montecito Water District in California (see H.R. 1648), H2863 [7AP]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive Federal effort relating to early detection of, treatments for, and prevention of cancer (see H.R. 2741), H6868 [15JY]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H1900 [13MR]

Health: strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H12918 [8DE]

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

Medicare: impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 3656), H12918 [8DE]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H53 [7JA]

Middle East: recognize importance of fighting terrorism and embracing efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace (see H. Res. 479), H12920 [8DE]

Ships and vessels: accelerate requirement that tankers carrying oil in bulk as cargo must be equipped with a double hull (see H.R. 880), H1331 [25FE]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: provide funding for cleanup of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination from underground storage tanks (see H.R. 1122), H1679 [6MR]

———require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see H.R. 3231), H9213 [2OC]

Water pollution: address pollution resulting from perchlorate discharges (see H.R. 2123), H4203 [15MY]

Letters

Prohibit additional inventory of oil and gas resources on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf: several Representatives, H9343 [8OC]

Prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf: several Representatives, H3312 [11AP]

Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act: Barry Kasinitz, International Association of Fire Fighters, H2483 [31MR]

———Rose Gonzalez, American Nurses Association, H2482 [31MR]

———W. Michael Scheld, Infectious Diseases Society of America, H2482 [31MR]

Lists

California 22d Congressional District arts programs, H6980 [16JY]

Motions

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H10083 [29OC], H10314 [4NO], H10438 [5NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H9252 [7OC], H9336 [8OC]

Remarks

AARP: alleged conflict of interest relative to endorsement of Medicare reform and prescription drug coverage, H11495 [18NO]

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4928 [4JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9545 [16OC]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H6980 [16JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1374 [26FE]

———deficit, H1374 [26FE], H2148 [20MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2148 [20MR], H2843 [7AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2546 [1AP]

Clean Air Act: extension of deadlines for compliance with certain provisions in ozone nonattainment areas, H10095 [29OC]

Coastal Zone Management Act: impose time limits on Dept. of Commerce for considering appeals on consistency determinations for Federal projects that may violate State management plans, H9336 [8OC]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H288 [5FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4589 [22MY]

———study effects of perchlorate in drinking water on human beings, H4589 [22MY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6771 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain water distribution systems of the Cachuma Project, Carpinteria Valley Water District, and Montecito Water District in California (H.R. 1648), H11183 [17NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6980 [16JY], H7035 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6521, H6522 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H10519 [6NO], H11502 [18NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7690 [25JY]

Disabled: importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (H. Con. Res. 94), H10303 [4NO]

Diseases: ensure that organizations providing assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS are not disqualified from prevention programs due to a moral or religious objection to certain approaches, H3583 [1MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3583 [1MY]

———provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 1463), H2476, H2481, H2485, H2488 [31MR]

———provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 1770), H3339, H3340 [11AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1374 [26FE]

Families and domestic relations: provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H1478 [4MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: include construction activities in definition of oil and gas exploration and production relative to EPA stormwater discharge permits, H10523 [6NO]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for foreign assistance programs, H6771 [15JY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7519 [24JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 139), H1825 [13MR]

Israel: condemn terrorism inflicted on Israel since the Aqaba Summit and express solidarity in fight against terrorism (H. Res. 294), H5857 [25JN]

Medicare: eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit relative to cancer drugs, H5959 [26JN]

———ensure Medicare+Choice and Medicare Advantage payments attributable to disproportionate share hospitals are paid directly to such hospitals, H10531 [6NO]

———improve reimbursement payments to physicians, H11495 [18NO]

———privatization, H10439, H10442, H10443 [5NO]

———prohibit implementation of premium support system which would require competition with private insurance carriers in delivering basic services, H10531 [6NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H5914 [25JN], H6099 [26JN]

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

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5955, H5959 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12238 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H10439, H10442, H10443 [5NO], H10531 [6NO], H11495 [18NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 2473), H5802 [24JN]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (H.R. 1622), H5802 [24JN]

———treatment of women, H5955 [26JN]

Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, H5252 [11JN]

NIH: biomedical research funding, H6521 [10JY]

———funding, H10519 [6NO]

Nurse Reinvestment Act: funding, H6522 [10JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: inventory oil and gas resources on certain portions, H3309, H3311, H3312, H3313 [11AP]

———prohibit additional inventory of oil and gas resources on certain portions, H9336, H9341, H9345 [8OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3090 [10AP], H3309, H3311, H3312, H3313 [11AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11407 [18NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H9336, H9341, H9345 [8OC], H10095 [29OC], H10523 [6NO]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing, H1374 [26FE]

Public lands: limit Recreation Fee Demonstration Program to National Park Service areas, H7035 [17JY]

Public welfare programs: abstinence-only sex education programs funding, H485 [13FE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H485 [13FE]

Schools: establish an information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation (H.R. 389), H1757 [12MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1399 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1399 [27FE]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (H. Con. Res. 288), H11528 [19NO]

Senior citizens: nutrition programs funding, H11502 [18NO]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: provide funding for cleanup of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination from underground storage tanks, H7690 [25JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, H1374 [26FE], H2148 [20MR]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in the People's Republic of China, H6771 [15JY]

Votes: position on missed, H9676 [17OC], H10509 [6NO], E974 [15MY], E2110 [21OC], E2177 [30OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5264 [11JN], H5811 [24JN], H5925 [25JN]

Tributes

Kennedy, Shirley, E167 [6FE]

Owens, Wayne, H30 [7JA]

Stanley, James M., E1683 [4SE]