SABO, MARTIN OLAV (a Representative from Minnesota)

Appointments

Conferee: H.J. Res. 2, continuing appropriations, H229 [29JA]

———H.R. 1559, war in Iraq and homeland security supplemental appropriations, H2877 [8AP]

———H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8118 [10SE]

———H.R. 2658, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H8228 [16SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H6265 [26JN]

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), H11146 [10NO]

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

Armed Forces: require Presidential report to Congress detailing possible consequences of using military force against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 24), H1747 [11MR]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H7618 [24JY]

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), H1900 [13MR]

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

———increase amount of loss or damage coverage, in the aggregate and for single exhibitions (see H.R. 829), H2312 [25MR]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H9478 [15OC]

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

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 2574), H9130 [1OC]

China, People's Republic of: condemn relative to individuals being held as prisoners of conscience for their involvement in efforts to end the occupation of Tibet (see H. Res. 157), H9215 [2OC]

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

Colleges and universities: 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), H3858 [8MY]

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

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), H2823 [3AP]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H9614 [16OC]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H4369 [20MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H9282 [7OC]

———make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 3422), H10236 [30OC]

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), H1642 [5MR]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H1334 [25FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H3684 [6MY]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 445), H242 [29JA]

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

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), H2822 [3AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot grant program to provide assistance for the capital and startup costs of streetcar development and revitalization (see H.R. 1315), H3571 [30AP]

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), H11392 (see H.R. 2986), H11516 [18NO]

Doby, Lawrence E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 235), H6263 [26JN]

Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 2233), H6707 [14JY]

Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H7225 [21JY]

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

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

———protect rights of employees to receive overtime compensation (see H.R. 2665), H7618 [24JY]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2312 [25MR]

Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 2677), H9282 [7OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H12921 [8DE]

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

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H7329 [22JY]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H8083 [9SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H9688 [17OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H2822 [3AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H9132 [1OC]

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), H1903 [13MR]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2473 [27MR]

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

Gagliardi, John: tribute (see H. Res. 438), H11146 [10NO]

Government: require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 1192), H1744 [11MR]

———support use of fair trade certified coffee at legislative and executive branch events and food service locations (see H. Res. 349), H7786 [25JY]

Grand Excursion of 1854: support anniversary celebrations (see H. Con. Res. 44), H705 [13FE]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H11133 [7NO]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H7618 [24JY]

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), H2402 [26MR]

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

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H1689 [10MR]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2759), H7019 [16JY]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H706 [13FE]

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]

———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]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H7787 [25JY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H7787 [25JY]

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

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5175 [10JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4788 [2JN]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H8083 [9SE]

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]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11702 [20NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9377 [8OC]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H5366 [12JN]

Medicare: coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs (see H.R. 1956), H9614 [16OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1568), H2940 [8AP]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H2269 [20MR]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H9478 [15OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3637 [1MY]

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]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H12923 [8DE]

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

Minnesota: encourage the use of medical savings accounts by certain current and retired public employees (see H.R. 1670), H2938 [8AP]

Mississippi River: designate route for study of potential addition to the National Scenic Trails System (see H.R. 897), H1332 [25FE]

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

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H2271 [20MR]

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), H10237 [30OC]

———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), H9130 [1OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H4739 [22MY]

Paul Wellstone Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN: designate (see H.R. 2567), H9478 [15OC]

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

Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 837), H1955 [18MR]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H703 [13FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 25), H1333 [25FE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H9377 [8OC]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H2271 [20MR]

———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), H4368 [20MY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H2939 [8AP]

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1813), H3353 [11AP]

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

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), H6465 [9JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H5815 [24JN]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H5089 [9JN]

———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]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H2473 [27MR]

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

———prohibit treatment of certain games of chance as an unrelated trade or business expense (see H.R. 3073), H8175 [10SE]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H12310 [21NO]

———rebuild America through job creation (see H.R. 2046), H3973 [9MY]

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

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H2823 [3AP]

University of Minnesota Duluth: tribute to women's hockey team (see H. Res. 171), H2703 [2AP]

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

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

World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H393 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Copyrights: exclude from copyright protection works resulting from scientific research substantially funded by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2613), H6261 [26JN]

Taxation: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 2888), H7616 [24JY]

University of Minnesota: tribute to men's ice hockey team (see H. Res. 217), H3636 [1MY]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3153), H8490 [23SE]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H8107 [10SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), conference report, H8801 [24SE]

Remarks

Aviation: require screening of all cargo on passenger planes, H8795, H8797, H8799 [24SE]

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information relative to an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H5785, H5786, H5791, H5792 [24JN]

Copyrights: exclude from copyright protection works resulting from scientific research substantially funded by the Federal Government (H.R. 2613), E1380 [27JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: first responders funding, H8795 [24SE]

———first responders funding through reductions in Transportation Security Administration funding, H5762 [24JN]

———maintain homeland security, preparedness and disaster response programs funding and require screening of all cargo on passenger planes, H8107 [10SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5745, H5749, H5750, H5762, H5767, H5775, H5785, H5786, H5791, H5792 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), conference report, H8795, H8797, H8799, H8801 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), consideration (H. Res. 293), H5736 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), motion to instruct conferees, H8107 [10SE]

FEMA: funding, H8811 [24SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2657), conference report, H8811 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2657), conference report—motion to recommit, H8811 [24SE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2153 [28OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Peter Agre for chemistry, E2006 [8OC]

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (H.R. 1813), H11550 [19NO]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders, H5750 [24JN]

Transportation Security Administration: GAO review of Computer Assisted Passenter Pre-Screening (CAPPS2) program, H5736, H5749, H5775 [24JN]

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

Urban areas: terrorism protection and preparedness funding, H5767 [24JN]

Tributes

Davis, Albert J., H5162 [10JN]

Wiener, Barbara, E2153 [28OC]