WATERS, MAXINE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2705 [2AP], H2793, H2794, H2795 [3AP]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), H8084 [9SE], H8140 [10SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5784 [24JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6823 [15JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7842 [3SE], H7879 [4SE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), H10341 [4NO], H10495 [6NO]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H7954 [5SE]

———H.R. 2622, National Consumer Credit Reporting System Improvement Act, H10515 [6NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 2062), H6465 [9JY]

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

Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 2921), H7782 [25JY]

———provide protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 2918), H7782 [25JY]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H9377 [8OC]

AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (see H. Con. Res. 308), H9812 [21OC]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H12311 [21NO]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H3974 [9MY]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8285 [16SE]

———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), H9479 [15OC]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H5929 [25JN]

———increase basic educational assistance for Selected Reserve members (see H.R. 1374), H2268 [20MR]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3019, 3365), H9982 [28OC]

———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), H10237 [30OC]

———repeal authorization of use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 20), H322 [5FE] (see H. Con. Res. 2), H275 [4FE]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1323), H2312 [25MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H12921 [8DE]

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), H4876 [3JN]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H3856 [8MY]

Baltimore, MD: authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center (see H.R. 2424), H5265 [11JN]

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H. Res. 389), H10458 [5NO]

Blackwell, Lucien E.: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H2586 [1AP]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8285 [16SE]

Boykin, William G.: condemn religiously intolerant remarks (see H. Res. 419), H9981 [28OC]

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

Burundi: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 154), H5089 [9JN]

Bush, President: request transmission of documents or other materials to the House of Representatives relative to the possession of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq (see H. Res. 260), H5045 [5JN]

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), H12921 [8DE]

———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]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 2574), H5813 [24JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H5663 [19JN]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1902 [13MR]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H9982 [28OC]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington (see H. Res. 352), H7839 [3SE]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H7020 [16JY]

———provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H328 [7FE]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H4735 [22MY]

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 Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H53 [7JA]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3322), H9613 [16OC]

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

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see H. Res. 193), H4369 [20MY]

Courts: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (see H.R. 2919), H7782 [25JY]

———restore judicial discretion in sentencing for certain Federal crimes and require a U.S. Sentencing Commission report on the incidence of downward departures (see H.R. 2213), H4734 [22MY]

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

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), H10458 [5NO]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (see H.R. 3588), H12307 [21NO]

———give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see H.R. 2023), H3858 [8MY]

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 Peace: establish (see H.R. 1673), H2938 [8AP]

Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 1130), H1679 [6MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H11703 [20NO]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 998), H10457 [5NO]

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans and make access to such loans permanent (see H.R. 1257), H1900 [13MR]

Diseases: combat polio (see H. Res. 20), H3976 [9MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H9282 [7OC]

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

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

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H3641 [5MY]

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), H4788 [2JN]

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

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2291), H4786 [2JN]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H1682 [6MR]

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]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 3139), H8490 [23SE]

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), H7086 [17JY]

———require compliance with Government regulations relative to media ownership rules (see H.R. 2212), H4788 [2JN]

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), H3975 [9MY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H12922 [8DE]

FHA: increase maximum mortgage limit for FHA-insured mortgages for multifamily housing located in high-cost areas (see H.R. 1985), H7226 [21JY]

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), H55 [7JA]

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

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 260), H172 [27JA]

Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 2917), H7782 [25JY]

———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 2920), H7782 [25JY]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 2916), H7782 [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), H1680 [6MR]

Foreign policy: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 141), H1812 [12MR]

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]

Gibson, Althea: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 69), H9381 [10OC] (see H. Res. 386), H9479 [15OC]

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 1031), H3975 [9MY]

———express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1641 [5MR]

———independence anniversary (see H. Res. 471), H12923 [8DE]

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 3386), H10458 [5NO]

Head Start Program: tribute (see H. Res. 238), H6349 [8JY]

Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 2979), H7784 [25JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H3684 [6MY]

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

Health care facilities: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for hospitals (see H.R. 659), H389 [11FE]

Health care professionals: promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 920), H2271 [20MR]

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

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2402 [26MR]

Housing and Community Development Act: permanently extend the public service cap exemption for certain grantees under the community development block grant program (see H.R. 3045), H8081 [9SE]

Human rights: support the drafting and adoption of a thematic convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities by the U.N. General Assembly (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4788 [2JN]

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals (see H. Res. 384), H9215 [2OC]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 603), H5664 [19JN]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 47), H172 [27JA]

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

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H3570 [30AP]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H4788 [2JN]

Intelligence services: create an independent commission or select House committee to investigate U.S. intelligence relating to Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 410), H9983 [28OC]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H12310 [21NO]

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: provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H7618 [24JY]

———require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 2017), H4206 [15MY]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5088 [9JN]

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

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 303), H6263 [26JN]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H9130 [1OC]

Johnson, Shoshana N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 210), H5045 [5JN]

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), H706 [13FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H6464 [9JY]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H12922 [8DE]

Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9129 [1OC]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 256), H8084 [9SE]

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

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

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H3452 [29AP]

Medicare: provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H12918 [8DE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H5046 [5JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H12922 [8DE]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H2822 [3AP]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H1903 [13MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H11360 [17NO]

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 Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H10341 [4NO]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 82), H705 [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), H12921 [8DE]

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), H4739 [22MY]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H3453 [29AP]

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

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H5045 [5JN]

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

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H3856 [8MY]

Paul Wellstone Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN: designate (see H.R. 2567), H5713 [23JN]

Peace Corps: issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 2371), H5044 [5JN]

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

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 1677), H4205 [15MY]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 886), H5174 [10JN]

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), H2515 [31MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H3571 [30AP]

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), H4131 [14MY]

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1813), H4978 [4JN]

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]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2833), H7454 [23JY]

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: request resignation (see H. Con. Res. 323), H11133 [7NO]

Sisulu, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 237), H4788 [2JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H6349 [8JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 471), H1466 [27FE]

———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2268), H4978 [4JN] (see H.R. 3293), H9982 [28OC]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 474), H1467 [27FE]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 472), H1466 [27FE]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 470), H1466 [27FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H1334 [25FE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H6264 [26JN]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H3302 [10AP]

———expand availability of the refundable tax credit for health insurance costs of certain displaced steelworkers and extend the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1999), H4255 [19MY]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2286), H4877 [3JN]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H3355 [11AP]

———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 tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 3107), H8380 [17SE]

———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), H5664 [19JN]

Terrorism: provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 1389), H2269 [20MR]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 276), H12922 [8DE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 1652), H4255 [19MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H9813 [21OC]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1796), H3454 [29AP]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H10457 [5NO] (see H.R. 2511), H10340 [4NO]

———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), H2472 [27MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2703 [2AP]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 259), H135 [8JA]

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), H10236 [30OC]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H12922 [8DE]

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

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), H1682 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Africa: authorize emergency supplemental assistance to combat the growing humanitarian crisis in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 390), H171 [27JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: review proposed construction project of a remote passenger check-in facility at Los Angeles International Airport (see H.R. 2985), H7785 [25JY]

Dept. of State: require report on progress made to eradicate poppy cultivation and prevent illicit drug trafficking in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3642), H12309 [21NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the immediate resumption of lending to Haiti (see H.R. 1108), H1641 [5MR]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3451), H10457 [5NO]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H5662 [19JN]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in developing countries (see H.R. 2470), H5365 [12JN]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 643), H322 [5FE]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 269), H7785 [25JY]

Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 1868), H3452 [29AP]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 2090), H4130 [14MY]

Iraq: require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 1901), H3571 [30AP]

Veterans: increase burial benefits for certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries (see H.R. 2066), H3973 [9MY]

Letters

Veterans benefits funding: Dwight Radcliff, U.S. Veterans Initiative, Inc., H2575 [1AP]

———John Keaveney, New Directions, Inc., H2576 [1AP]

———Shad Meshad, National Veterans Foundation, H2576 [1AP]

Remarks

Africa: allocation of foreign aid, H7382 [23JY]

———U.S. policy, H6328 [8JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8961 [30SE], H9038 [1OC], H9202 [2OC], H9365 [8OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9457 [15OC], H9591 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2695 [2AP], H2742, H2793, H2794, H2795 [3AP]

Armed Forces: improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (H.R. 2569), H10452, H10453 [5NO]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3019), E2154 [28OC]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), E2154 [28OC]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2237 [20MR]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1947 [18MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1929 [18MR], H2209 [20MR], H2382 [26MR], H2569, H2575 [1AP]

CIA: report on electronic communications with the Office of the Vice President relative to Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction, H5899 [25JN]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H301 [5FE]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), H5286 [12JN]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), H8141, H8142, H8144, H8148, H8154 [10SE]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from increasing a consumers interest rate based on credit information unrelated to transactions with the consumer, H8154 [10SE]

Crime: application of mandatory sentencing guidelines relative to child pornography and child sexual abuse, H3071 [10AP]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), conference report, H3071 [10AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, H11003 [7NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5784 [24JN]

———review proposed construction project of a remote passenger check-in facility at Los Angeles International Airport, H7879 [4SE]

———review proposed remote passenger check-in facility at Los Angeles International Airport, H5196 [11JN], H5784 [24JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H6572 [10JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6823, H6824 [15JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the immediate resumption of lending to Haiti, H2793 [3AP]

———direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the immediate resumption of lending to Haiti (H.R. 1108), H3563 [30AP]

———report on the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, H6823, H6824 [15JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6572 [10JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7879 [4SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7667 [25JY]

Diseases: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, H1629 [5MR]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3584 [1MY], E2258 [6NO]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), Senate amendments, H4380 [21MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS through reductions in the Millennium Challenge Account, H7388 [23JY]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3785 [8MY]

———exempt religious organizations operating Federal job training programs from religious discrimination laws in hiring, H3785 [8MY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), consideration (H. Res. 265), H5196 [11JN]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), H10474, H10495 [6NO]

———increase hourly wage earned by inmates with less than two years remaining on their prison terms, H10495 [6NO]

Financial institutions: prevent Federal preemption of State financial privacy laws, H8141, H8142, H8144, H8148 [10SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), H4840 [3JN]

Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries relative to prior loans under agricultural and food assistance programs, H7378 [23JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7378, H7382, H7388 [23JY], E2258 [6NO]

Haiti: U.S. policy, H3563 [30AP]

Head Start Program: funding, H1929 [18MR], H6439 [9JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H5257, H5260, H5261, H5263 [11JN], H6855 [15JY], H7586 [24JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7529 [24JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1838 [13MR]

Health care facilities: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for hospitals (H.R. 659), H1756 [12MR]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (H.R. 1276), H9040, H9043 [1OC]

Housing: encourage Congress to participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for people in the U.S. (S. Con. Res. 43), H5427 [17JN]

Intelligence services: alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H9202 [2OC]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H9365 [8OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), H5899 [25JN]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11632 [19NO]

———cost estimates of use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts once hostilities cease, H2695 [2AP]

———limit conflicts of interest by prohibiting certain senior U.S. officials from participating in negotiations of Federal contracts related to the war or reconstruction of Iraq, H2795 [3AP]

Liberia: U.S. policy, H6328 [8JY]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6103, H6118 [26JN]

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

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

———treatment of women, H5959 [26JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 253), H11840 [20NO]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2086), H8970 [30SE]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (H.R. 2030), H5123 [10JN]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H4071 [14MY]

Pharmaceuticals: pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection, H2914 [8AP]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H546, H547 [13FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H4125 [14MY]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, H2382 [26MR]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3920 [9MY]

U.N.: eliminate U.S. reimbursement for foreign assistance and peacekeeping in Liberia and Sudan from supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9591 [16OC]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7505 [24JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 1652), H4525 [21MY]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2382 [26MR], H2569, H2575 [1AP]

———health care funding, H7667 [25JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), H9090, H9095 [1OC]

Veterans Day: observance, H10452, H10453 [5NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1451 [27FE], H2512 [31MR], H4246 [19MY], H5405 [16JN]

Special order: granted, H1635 [5MR], H1950 [18MR], H2701 [2AP], H3971 [9MY], H5711 [23JN], H6462 [9JY], H7776 [25JY], H9208 [2OC], H9374 [8OC], H9978 [28OC], H11647 [19NO]

Tributes

Butler-Gee, Eve, E1656 [25JY]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr., H5686 [23JN]

Powe, Joseph F., E808 [30AP]

Simone, Nina, E810 [30AP]