GONZALEZ, CHARLES A. (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H407 [12FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Argentina: disclosure of records pertaining to Nazis and other World War II criminals (see H. Res. 235), H4131 [14MY]

Armed Forces: 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), H9215 [2OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1642 [5MR]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H6348 [8JY]

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

Aviation: improve air cargo security (see H.R. 2455), H10130 [29OC]

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

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

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]

———authorize grants to local educational agencies to support purchase or lease and use of vending machines that offer healthy foods and beverages in schools, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2225), H8285 [16SE]

Charities: nullify contracting exemption provisions of Executive order on the participation of faith-based organizations in the provision of social services (see H.R. 2605), H6707 [14JY]

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), H2401 [26MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 192), H9282 [7OC]

———tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 254), H8084 [9SE]

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

Civil War—U.S.: posthumously proclaim soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 45), H2703 [2AP]

Colleges and universities: address the rising cost of tuition by strengthening the compact between the States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3519), H11703 [20NO]

———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), H9478 [15OC]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H3684 [6MY]

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), H2311 [25MR]

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

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

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

Congress: conduct a feasibility study on implementing an emergency electronic communications system to ensure the continuity of the operations of Congress during an emergency (see H.R. 2948), H12311 [21NO]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H5046 [5JN]

Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1348), H12311 [21NO]

Correctional institutions: analyze the incidence and effects of prison rape and provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from such offenses (see H.R. 1707), H4205 [15MY]

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 1434), H10457 [5NO]

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

Crime: prevent any adult who, as a juvenile, committed an offense that would be a crime of violence if committed by an adult, from possessing a firearm (see H.R. 3411), H10235 [30OC]

———prevent identity fraud (see H.R. 2035), H3856 [8MY]

———prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (see H.R. 2405), H5173 [10JN]

———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]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H11134 [7NO]

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

Cuba: 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]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers, watersheds, and the tropical forests of the Karst Region (see H.R. 2488), H5467 [17JN]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H2472 [27MR]

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), H5714 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2250), H4978 [4JN]

———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 1803), H3975 [9MY]

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

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 1077), H1515 [4MR]

———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), H3684 [6MY]

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

Dept. of 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), H12311 [21NO]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance rehabilitative services provided to veterans with mental illnesses (see H.R. 3442), H10978 [6NO]

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

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see H. Res. 234), H4877 [3JN]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H8176 [10SE]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 2069), H8176 [10SE]

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

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), H11133 [7NO]

———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), H3684 [6MY]

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

Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H2586 [1AP]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H9812 [21OC]

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

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 3626), H12308 [21NO]

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

Employment: amend and improve workforce investment and adult education systems (see H.R. 1992), H7170 [18JY]

———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]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 643), H5267 [11JN]

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

Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 1738), H8284 [16SE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H6604 [10JY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H8083 [9SE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H4205 [15MY]

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

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

———encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 2341), H4977 [4JN]

———exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (see H.R. 781), H3857 [8MY]

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

———repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 859), H704 [13FE]

Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H9478 [15OC]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H3683 [6MY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H9282 [7OC]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H11651 [19NO]

Foreign currencies: require certain disclosures in connection with any international money transfer (see H.R. 2074), H4529 [21MY]

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

Frank, Anne: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 273), H6465 [9JY]

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

Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 1464), H3053 [9AP]

Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1268), H4978 [4JN]

Health: provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 1022), H1682 [6MR] (see H.R. 1022), H3762 [7MY]

———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), H7840 [3SE]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H8082 [9SE]

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

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 1357), H3305 [10AP]

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

Immigration: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H1955 [18MR]

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H7787 [25JY]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 3123), H9377 [8OC]

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

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

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7787 [25JY]

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 1110), H5267 [11JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H4529 [21MY]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1747 [11MR]

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

Iraq: authorize assistance for women and women's organizations to strengthen and stabilize democracy (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7840 [3SE]

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

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: 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), H6464 [9JY]

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), H4876 [3JN]

———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), H1334 [25FE]

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

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H10237 [30OC]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (see H.R. 2236), H4877 [3JN]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H2473 [27MR]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H4739 [22MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1568), H3763 [7MY]

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

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 883), H2312 [25MR]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H10130 [29OC]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H2310 [25MR]

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

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H4205 [15MY]

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

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

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H3683 [6MY]

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]

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

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

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

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H9377 [8OC]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H11393 (see H.R. 3459), H11516 [18NO]

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

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 844), H1746 [11MR]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H9738 [20OC]

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), H3454 [29AP]

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]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H4529 [21MY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3355 [11AP]

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

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

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

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

Public buildings: require that certain procedures are followed in Federal buildings when a child is reported missing (see H.R. 1263), H2473 [27MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 623), H2277 [24MR]

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), H4739 [22MY]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H3683 [6MY]

Rangel, Irma: tribute (see H. Res. 159), H2823 [3AP]

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

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]

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

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

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]

San Antonio Spurs (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 279), H5408 [16JN]

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 1166), H1681 [6MR]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H7787 [25JY]

Securities: permit church pension plans to be invested in collective trusts (see H.R. 1533), H6271 [7JY]

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

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2262), H4736 [22MY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H389 [11FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H7618 [24JY]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3447), H10457 [5NO]

Social Security: allow certain remarried widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses to become or remain entitled to widow's or widower's insurance benefits (see H.R. 2583), H7949 [4SE]

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H2402 [26MR]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H3761 [7MY]

Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see H.R. 1071), H3637 [1MY]

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), H7787 [25JY]

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), H8175 [10SE]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H1746 [11MR]

———allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation of abandoned mine land areas (see H.R. 419), H2939 [8AP]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H9377 [8OC]

———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1557), H2702 [2AP]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 791), H7618 [24JY]

———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), H8284 [16SE]

———allow residents of States with no income tax a deduction for State and local sales taxes (see H.R. 689), H390 [11FE]

———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), H2586 [1AP]

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

———change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1782), H12311 [21NO]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H9812 [21OC]

———make the additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans inapplicable for public safety employees (see H.R. 782), H2822 [3AP]

———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 428), H1908 [17MR]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H2586 [1AP]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H11651 [19NO]

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

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H7787 [25JY]

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

———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]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H9478 [15OC]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H9687 [17OC]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H6264 [26JN]

Television: ensure equity among full-service television broadcasters and provide local programming to communities through cable carriage rights for class A television stations (see H.R. 1626), H2821 [3AP]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H4529 [21MY]

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), H1954 [18MR]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H9982 [28OC]

Weapons: authorize assistance through eligible nongovernmental organizations to remove and dispose of unexploded ordnance in agriculturally-valuable lands in developing countries (see H.R. 2299), H4787 [2JN]

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

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H11360 [17NO]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 38), H10238 [30OC]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H9378 [8OC]

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

———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

Air Force News Agency: anniversary (see H. Res. 175), H2822 [3AP]

Housing: prohibit offering homebuilding purchase contracts containing a mandatory arbitration agreement and other provisions in a single document and prohibit requiring purchasers to consent to mandatory arbitration agreements (see H.R. 3414), H10236 [30OC]

San Antonio, TX: tribute to San Fernando Cathedral (see H. Res. 176), H2822 [3AP]

Southwest Research Institute: commend work in discovering cause of the Columbia (space shuttle) disaster (see H. Res. 467), H12310 [21NO]

Letters

Nomination of Edward C. Prado to be circuit judge: by, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, S5634 [1MY]

Nomination of Miguel A. Estrada to be circuit judge: by, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, S1939, S1957 [5FE], S2094 [10FE]

Remarks

DeBates, Bryan: Time Warner Cable Crystal Apple Award recipient, E1635 [25JY]

Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, H685, H689 [13FE], H1614 [5MR]

FCC: impact of local telephone exchange carriers' network unbundling regulations on the telecommunications industry, E1004 [21MY]

———release of triennial review rulemaking on local phone competition and broadband deployment, E1004 [21MY]

Financial institutions: increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (H.R. 758), H2533 [1AP]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 522), H2605 [2AP]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 254), H1344, H1346, H1348 [26FE]

Rangel, Irma: tribute (H. Res. 159), H4744 [2JN]

San Antonio, TX: launching of campaign to restore and preserve San Antonio missions, E1943 [1OC]

———tribute to San Fernando Cathedral (H. Res. 176), E675 [3AP]

San Antonio Spurs (basketball team): tribute (H. Res. 279), H5645 [19JN]

Texas: actions by Democratic members of the State Legislature to prevent consideration of a redistricting plan, H4021, H4118 [14MY]

———use of Dept. of Homeland Security and Texas Dept. of Public Safety resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the State Legislature, H4118 [14MY]

Votes: position on missed, E216 [13FE], E2204 [31OC], E2358 [20NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4201 [15MY], H4247 [19MY]

Resignations

Committee on Small Business (House), H455 [12FE]

Tributes

Alva, Eric, E757 [11AP]

Crutsinger, Larry L., E2046 [15OC]

Kiehle, Anne S., E1812 [16SE]