ROYCE, EDWARD R. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

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), H8085 [9SE], H8151 [10SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7331 [22JY], H7403 [23JY]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: limit assistance to Ethiopia and Eritrea if they are not in compliance with their agreement to end hostilities and provide for a demarcation of the border between the two countries (see H.R. 2760), H7226 [21JY]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: amend to expand certain trade benefits to eligible sub-Saharan African countries (see H.R. 3572), H12306 [21NO]

Agriculture: establish a Federal interagency task force to promote benefits, safety, and potential uses of biotechnology (see H.R. 2447), H5365 [12JN]

———establish a task force to promote the benefits, safety, and potential uses of agricultural biotechnology (see H.R. 3472), H10977 [6NO]

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

Armed Forces: express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and recognize communities, businesses, and organizations for their support (see H. Con. Res. 177), H4877 [3JN]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H4131 [14MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1461 [27FE]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3975 [9MY]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8382 [17SE]

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

———reform procedures to restrain congressional spending, foster greater oversight, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 180), H58 [7JA]

Burundi: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3684 [6MY]

Business and industry: establish a commission to promote employee ownership (see H.R. 1778), H5175 [10JN]

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

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H217 [28JA]

———prevent child abduction (see H.R. 1104), H1955 [18MR]

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

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2214), H7086 [17JY]

Congo Basin Forest Partnership Program: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2264), H4737 [22MY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H2864 [7AP]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 48), H3303 [10AP]

———establish penalties for aggravated identity theft (see H.R. 1731), H8284 [16SE]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 54), H5045 [5JN]

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

Dept. of Transportation: make grants to Orange County, CA, for intercounty express bus service (see H.R. 1150), H1680 [6MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (see H.R. 2357), H6604 [10JY]

Developing countries: establish Millennium Challenge Account to increase support for certain countries, assess impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance, and authorize expansion of the Peace Corps (see H.R. 2441), H6707 [14JY]

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

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H2585 [1AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H2471 [27MR]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H3407 [12AP]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 1474), H2471 [27MR]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 1375), H2864 [7AP]

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

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

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H2473 [27MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4206 [15MY]

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

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

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 46), H3052 [9AP]

FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H324 [5FE]

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

Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 12), H392 [11FE]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 277), H5408 [16JN]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1517 [4MR]

Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H3683 [6MY]

India: observance of Republic Day (see H. Con. Res. 15), H171 [27JA]

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

Jordan: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 371), H10238 [30OC]

Kenya: elections (see H. Res. 166), H2515 [31MR] (see H. Res. 177), H5046 [5JN]

Kirk, Russell A.: anniversary of book ``The Conservative Mind—From Burke to Eliot'' (see H. Res. 408), H9812 [21OC]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum in the U.S. (see H.R. 367), H170 [27JA]

———promote human rights, democracy, peace, and security of Korean Peninsula (see H.R. 3573), H12306 [21NO]

———urge passage of U.N. Commission on Human Rights resolution addressing abuses and call on government to respect and protect the human rights of citizens (see H. Res. 109), H1517 [4MR]

Korea, Republic of: anniversary of Mutual Defense Treaty with the U.S. and reaffirmation of commitment to friendship and cooperation (see H. Res. 385), H9130 [1OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H3637 [1MY]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1689 [10MR]

Medicare: consolidate and restate Federal laws relative to social health maintenance organization projects, make such projects permanent, and require a study on ways to expand such projects (see H.R. 983), H1517 [4MR]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H2471 [27MR]

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]

National Endowment for Democracy: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8082 [9SE]

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

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 80), H1681 [6MR]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1776), 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), H2312 [25MR]

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), H3572 [30AP]

Sisulu, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 237), H4740 [22MY]

Social Security: honor commitments (see H. Con. Res. 258), H7617 [24JY]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 743), H1517 [4MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H1516 [4MR]

Sudan: human rights violations (see H. Res. 194), H5046 [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), H8382 [17SE]

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

———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), H5714 [23JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2312 [25MR]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H7783 [25JY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 878), H1517 [4MR]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1177), H4876 [3JN]

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H1516 [4MR]

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), H318 [5FE]

———modify and improve certain benefits (see H.R. 2297), H6465 [9JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3452 [29AP]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H390 [11FE]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1587), H2819 [3AP]

———tribute to Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and express the urgent need for religious freedom and related human rights (see H. Res. 427), H10237 [30OC]

Yang Jianli: call for immediate release by People's Republic of China and for President Bush to continue working for his release (see H. Res. 199), H4877 [3JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit unions: limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 383), H171 [27JA]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 10), H60 [7JA]

Djibouti: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 134), H2586 [1AP]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (see H.R. 314), H137 [8JA]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1632), H2821 [3AP]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H12307 [21NO]

NIST: abolish the Advanced Technology Program (see H.R. 175), H57 [7JA]

Office of Housing Finance Oversight: establish to ensure the financial safety and soundness of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal home loan banks (see H.R. 2803), H7225 [21JY]

Social Security: strengthen and protect (see H.R. 177), H58 [7JA]

Taxation: treatment of interest on bank loans made to churches and religious organizations (see H.R. 845), H703 [13FE]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 176), H57 [7JA]

Vietnam: promote freedom of information (see H.R. 1019), H1463 [27FE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: commend women for participation in Government and civil society, encourage inclusion in the economic and political life, and advocate protection of women's rights in Afghanistan Constitution (H. Res. 393), H11532 [19NO]

Afghanistan Freedom Support Act: programs implementation funding, H7403, H7404 [23JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 424)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 421), H10207 [30OC]

Armed Forces: tribute (H.J. Res. 27), H1601 [5MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), consideration (H. Res. 147), H1986 [19MR]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children, H2410 [27MR], H3064 [10AP]

———prevent child abduction, H3064 [10AP]

———prevent child abduction (H.R. 1104), H2410 [27MR]

Congo Basin Forest Partnership Program: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2264), H9245, H9246, H9247 [7OC]

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), H8151, H8152 [10SE]

———require entities that furnish information to credit bureaus to reinvestigate any disputed information after the consumer has asked for reinvestigation that fails to resolve the dispute, H8151, H8152 [10SE]

Crime: eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 188), H3064 [10AP]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6787 [15JY]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS through reductions in the Millennium Challenge Account, H7386 [23JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (H.R. 314), H1921, H1923 [18MR]

Farmers Insurance Group: anniversary, E852 [1MY]

Financial institutions: increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (H.R. 758), H2532 [1AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7386, H7403, H7404 [23JY]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (H.R. 1584), H2897 [8AP]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (H. Con. Res. 26), H1913, H1915 [18MR]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: urge passage of U.N. Commission on Human Rights resolution addressing abuses and call on government to respect and protect the human rights of citizens (H. Res. 109), H1918 [18MR]

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]

Millennium Challenge Corp.: accelerate eligibility for assistance for certain developing countries, H6787 [15JY]

National Endowment for Democracy: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 274), H9244, H9245 [7OC]

National Peace Corps Day: observance, E344 [3MR]

Orange, CA: tribute to Orange High School for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraising efforts, E985 [15MY]

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (H. Con. Res. 80), H6891, H6892 [16JY]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), H1549 [5MR]

Sudan: human rights violations (H. Res. 194), H6888, H6890 [16JY]

Taxation: treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 2596), H6000 [26JN]

Vietnam: tribute to Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and express the urgent need for religious freedom and related human rights (H. Res. 427), H11523 [19NO]

Votes: position on missed, H6947 [16JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9978 [28OC]

Tributes

Lagmay, Alfredo B., Sr., E2549 [8DE]

Pinchot, Tyler M., E1884 [24SE]