OSE, DOUG (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7295 [22JY], H7353 [23JY]

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 522), H2587 [1AP], H2619 [2AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity among dairy farmers for milk sales in certain non-federally regulated marketing areas (see H.R. 1659), H3454 [29AP]

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

Armed Forces: ensure married personnel having minor dependents are eligible for military family housing containing more than two bedrooms (see H.R. 1947), H3636 [1MY]

———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.R. 3200), H9215 [2OC] (see H.R. 3208), H9132 (see H. Res. 387), H9130 [1OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H4739 [22MY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9687 [17OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H4739 [22MY]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H1463 [27FE]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8176 [10SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]

Bush, President: renegotiate extradition treaty with Mexico so possibility of capital punishment or life imprisonment will not interfere with the extradition of criminal suspects (see H. Con. Res. 93), H4529 [21MY]

California: establish additional permanent Federal judgeships for the eastern district (see H.R. 3486), H11149 [12NO]

———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]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H245 [29JA]

Clean Air Act: modify certain provisions relative to methyl bromide (see H.R. 3403), H10129 [29OC]

———prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 2253), H5714 [23JN]

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

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H11133 [7NO]

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

Computers: require Federal agencies to protect the security and privacy of Government computer systems from the risks posed by peer-to-peer file sharing (see H.R. 3159), H8904 [24SE]

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

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1114), H2312 [25MR]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]

Credit unions: limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 383), H1466 [27FE]

Crime: establish methods for preventing identity theft and protect consumers' sensitive, private health-related information (see H.R. 2633), H6262 [26JN]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11652 [19NO]

DEA: anniversary (see H. Res. 412), H9812 [21OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: make the dairy forward pricing program permanent (see H.R. 3308), H9613 [16OC]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H9982 [28OC]

Dept. of the Interior: construct and rehabilitate Federal water supply lines associated with Folsom Dam in California (see H.R. 1794), H3352 [11AP]

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (see H.R. 2828), H7453 [23JY]

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), H12922 [8DE]

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

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H10978 [6NO]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make individual income tax rate reductions permanent (see H.R. 861), H3637 [1MY]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H4738 [22MY] (see H.R. 139), H3571 [30AP] (see H.R. 158), H3637 [1MY]

———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 1612), H3637 [1MY]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5815 [24JN]

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

———provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H1678 [6MR]

Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 1652), H6348 [8JY]

FCC: allocate additional spectrum for unlicensed use by wireless broadband devices and ensure interference protection for Dept. of Defense systems within that spectrum (see H.R. 340), H1746 [11MR]

Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: enhance Federal asset management (see H.R. 2548), H5662 [19JN]

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

FERC: provide for alternative conditions and alternative fishways in hydroelectric dam licenses (see H.R. 1013), H1746 [11MR]

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 (see H.R. 1904), H3634 [1MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters (see H.R. 2963), H7784 [25JY]

Foreign trade: establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H5813 [24JN]

Forest Service: provide suitable grazing arrangements to persons holding grazing permits adversely affected by willow flycatcher and Yosemite toad restrictions (see H.R. 2395), H5088 [9JN]

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

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12311 [21NO]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H5367 [12JN]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H2587 [1AP]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2575), H5813 [24JN]

Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H2822 [3AP]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (see H.R. 2420), H5265 [11JN]

J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (see H.R. 2309), H6265 [26JN]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H7086 [17JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H5366 [12JN]

Law enforcement: provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 3092), H8283 [16SE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1812 [12MR]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2864 [7AP]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12922 [8DE]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H9982 [28OC]

Members of Congress: modify law providing a permanent appropriation for compensation (see H.R. 1881), H4978 [4JN]

———nullify recent pay increases and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 31), H52 [7JA]

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]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 112), H2311 [25MR] (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2401 [26MR]

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

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H706 [13FE]

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]

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

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H4740 [22MY]

Reagan, Ronald: provide for dime coins to bear likeness (see H.R. 3633), H12309 [21NO]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H6465 [9JY]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H9688 [17OC]

SEC: enhance authority to investigate, punish, and deter securities laws violations and improve ability to return funds to defrauded investors (see H.R. 2179), H4527 [21MY]

———require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H2268 [20MR]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 2345), H5042 [5JN]

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), H3638 [1MY]

Taxation: accelerate elimination of the marriage penalty (see H.R. 759), H4012 [13MY]

———allow minimum credit against alternative minimum tax where stock acquired pursuant to incentive stock options is sold or exchanged at a loss (see H.R. 433), H3762 [7MY]

———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), H7839 [3SE]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H3638 [1MY]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see H.R. 767), H2586 [1AP]

———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H2132 [19MR]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H53 [7JA]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see H.R. 804), H701 [13FE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H700 [13FE]

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H3051 [9AP]

———provide a credit for qualifying clean technology engines (see H.R. 2838), H7454 [23JY]

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

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 2), H3683 [6MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 43), H3637 [1MY] (see H.R. 1233), H5046 [5JN]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 51), H4368 [20MY]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H1467 [27FE]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 262), H135 [8JA]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2351), H5043 [5JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H8017 [5SE]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: election of Libya as chairman (see H. Con. Res. 27), H274 [4FE]

Veterans: 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), H2822 [3AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H706 [13FE]

Veterans Day: request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H7785 [25JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 2540), H11359 [17NO]

Water: clarify that certain man-made facilities that receive water from Bureau of Reclamation projects are not navigable waters (see H.R. 3400), H10129 [29OC]

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

Wooden, John: tribute (see H. Res. 411), H11360 [17NO]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (see H.R. 444), H1812 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment to require Members of Congress and the President to forfeit certain compensation until all appropriations bills are enacted (see H.J. Res. 53), H3408 [12AP]

Credit unions: expand access of Federal credit union members to money order and check cashing services (see H.R. 1492), H2471 [27MR]

Dept. of the Interior: construct a bridge on Federal land west of and adjacent to Folsom Dam in California (see H.R. 901), H1332 [25FE]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H703 [13FE]

EPA: redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to cabinet level position (see H.R. 2138), H4204 [15MY]

ERISA: require equitable funding of pension plans maintained by corporations which also maintain executive pension plans (see H.R. 2078), H4011 [13MY]

FCC: provide for punishment of certain profane broadcasts (see H.R. 3687), H12919 [8DE]

FERC: provide authority to order certain refunds of electric rates (see H.R. 964), H1460 [27FE]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (see H.R. 2432), H5266 [11JN]

Homeland Security Act: amend (see H.R. 484), H243 [29JA]

Medicare: improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 1940), H3636 [1MY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 1696), H3051 [9AP]

National Archives and Records Administration: maintain an inventory of all gifts received from domestic sources for the President, the Executive Residence at the White House, or a Presidential archival depository (see H.R. 1623), H2820 [3AP]

National Community Residential Care Month: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 170), H3857 [8MY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 2193), H4527 [21MY]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1681 [6MR]

Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 1493), H2471 [27MR]

Taxation: constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 54), H3408 [12AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5471 [18JN]

Letters

Maintain an inventory of all gifts received from domestic sources for the President, the Executive Residence at the White House, or a Presidential archival depository: by, E684 [3AP]

Remarks

Antelope, CA: tribute to Center High School Top Ten Academic Seniors, E902 [9MY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2803 [3AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), conference report, H3404 [12AP]

California: anniversary of Proposition 13 lowering and capping property tax rates, E1204 [11JN]

———tribute to 3d Congressional District firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California, E2157 [30OC]

CH2M Hill, Inc.: anniversary, E1991 [7OC]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 6), H6886, H6887 [16JY]

Credit unions: expand access of Federal credit union members to money order and check cashing services (H.R. 1492), E600 [27MR]

Dept. of State: deny visas to extended family members of child abductors, H7295, H7296 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: construct a bridge on Federal land west of and adjacent to Folsom Dam in California (H.R. 901), E295 [26FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7295, H7296 [22JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1385), E2157 [30OC]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (H.R. 834), E246 [13FE]

EPA: redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to cabinet level position (H.R. 2138), E969 [15MY]

ERISA: require equitable funding of pension plans maintained by corporations which also maintain executive pension plans (H.R. 2078), H4084 [14MY], E939 [13MY]

FCC: provide for punishment of certain profane broadcasts (H.R. 3687), E2486 [8DE]

Financial institutions: maintain current level of deposit insurance amounts, H2619, H2620, H2622 [2AP]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 522), H2619, H2620, H2622 [2AP]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), E1221 [11JN]

Harbors: expand authority of non-Federal interests to levy harbor fees, H8875 [24SE]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (H.R. 2420), H11546 [19NO]

Ione, CA: anniversary, E659 [3AP]

Iraq: prohibit post-conflict reconstruction funding from benefiting citizens or businesses in France, Germany, Russia, or Syria, H2803 [3AP]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 303), H6879, H6882 [16JY]

Lifetime Entertainment Services: tribute to television campaign to stop violence against women, E403 [7MR]

Medicare: improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (H.R. 1940), E853 [1MY]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 254), H1349 [26FE]

NAFTA: implementation, H1349 [26FE]

National Archives and Records Administration: maintain an inventory of all gifts received from domestic sources for the President, the Executive Residence at the White House, or a Presidential archival depository (H.R. 1623), E684 [3AP]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2157 [30OC]

National Diabetes Month: observance, E2354 [20NO]

National Men's Health Week: support (H. Con. Res. 208), H6884 [16JY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (H.R. 2193), E1041 [21MY]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H4084 [14MY]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 132), H1979 [19MR]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3328 [11AP]

Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (H.R. 1493), E597 [27MR]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of The Wienery (restaurant), E110 [29JA]

Sacramento County, CA: anniversary of Heritage Community Credit Union, E662 [3AP]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: election of Libya as chairman (H. Con. Res. 27), H339 [11FE]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, E403 [7MR]

Votes: correction, H8167 [10SE]

———position on missed, H312 [5FE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2557), H8875 [24SE]

Statements

Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act: Executive Office of the President, H2623 [2AP]

Testimonies

Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act: Alan Greenspan, FRS, H2623 [2AP]

Tributes

Crowther, Peggy A., E783 [12AP]

Fortune, Rex, E965 [15MY]

Kaplan, Jim and Stacie: tribute on birth of child, E2525 [8DE]

Meaker, Mark, E1328 [23JN]

Merri, Rick, E1660 [25JY]

Milami, Kathleen (Tex), H2508 [31MR]