SANCHEZ, LINDA T. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2984 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H6869 [15JY]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H3683 [6MY]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H8950 [25SE]

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

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

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H7787 [25JY]

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

Armed Forces: allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 2128), H7949 [4SE]

———change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (see H.R. 1814), H3684 [6MY]

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

———increase basic educational assistance for Selected Reserve members (see H.R. 1374), H3453 [29AP]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3019, 3365), H10130 [29OC]

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

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H7225 [21JY]

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), H4205 [15MY]

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

Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2879), H7616 [24JY]

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

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

California: 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]

Canada: express appreciation for cooperation and friendship with the U.S. and offer congratulations on Canada Day celebration (see H. Res. 290), H5929 [25JN]

Castellano, John: relief (see H.R. 2434), H9282 [7OC]

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), H392 [11FE]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H7455 [23JY]

———prevent teen pregnancy by encouraging teens to view adolescence as a time for education and growing-up and by educating teens about the negative consequences of early sexual activity (see H. Con. Res. 91), H2312 [25MR]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H4012 [13MY]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H12922 [8DE]

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

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1695), H6604 [10JY]

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]

———authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H12921 [8DE]

———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), H3051 [9AP]

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), H1682 [6MR]

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]

Computers: reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 1933), H3975 [9MY]

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

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H4255 [19MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H1467 [27FE]

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H10236 [30OC]

———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]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 394), H217 [28JA]

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

———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]

———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), H12922 [8DE]

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

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 320), H8491 [23SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 130), H4738 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: establish an Assistant Sec. for Community and Junior Colleges (see H.R. 3304), H12311 [21NO]

———establish competitive demonstration grant program to provide funds for local educational agencies to experiment with ways to alleviate the substitute teacher shortage (see H.R. 3008), H7948 [4SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H6465 [9JY]

———develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2250), H5664 [19JN]

———Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H9687 [17OC]

———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), H3352 [11AP]

———reimburse States for certain expenses and losses incurred during periods of high (Code Orange) or severe (Code Red) threat condition (see H.R. 2570), H5813 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 1095), H1955 [18MR] (see H.R. 1519), H2514 [31MR]

———authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 933), H1467 [27FE]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 83), H2939 [8AP]

———ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor (see H.R. 401), H5468 [17JN]

———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H4012 [13MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the San Gabriel River Watershed (see H.R. 519), H268 [31JA]

———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 Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H12311 [21NO]

———place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (see H.R. 2816), H9131 [1OC]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H2271 [20MR]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1726), H7329 [22JY]

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

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1998), H7949 [4SE]

Discrimination: express that high-level Federal officials should not belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (see H. Con. Res. 130), H3305 [10AP]

Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H8382 [17SE]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H4876 [3JN]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H4877 [3JN]

———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), H10978 [6NO]

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), H3570 [30AP]

———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), H1900 [13MR]

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H7787 [25JY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H4739 [22MY]

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1717), H3301 [10AP] (see H.R. 2233), H7949 [4SE]

Education: authorize grants to local educational agencies for teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 1611), H2820 [3AP]

———condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H7783 [25JY]

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

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H8282 [16SE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1751), H7618 [24JY]

———increase availability of Head Start programs and quality child care, reduce child hunger and encourage healthy eating habits, and facilitate parental involvement (see H.R. 2363), H5409 [16JN]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H1956 [18MR]

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

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 2198), H5714 [23JN]

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 734), H8082 [9SE]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H4876 [3JN]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3450), H10457 [5NO]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 2637), H9131 [1OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H8382 [17SE]

Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 36), H1335 [25FE]

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]

———provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 3530), H11650 [19NO]

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 1245), H4255 [19MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 956), H4739 [22MY]

———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), H3975 [9MY]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1425), H3454 [29AP]

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

———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), H3302 [10AP]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1813 [12MR]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H1902 [13MR]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H1812 [12MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H5665 [19JN]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H5664 [19JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H3453 [29AP]

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

———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), H3637 [1MY]

———repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 859), H3637 [1MY]

Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 221), H4011 [13MY]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 260), H5552 [18JN]

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), H3858 [8MY]

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

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

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

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 165), H8382 [17SE] (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5929 [25JN]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H4528 [21MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1903 [13MR]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 1022), H1903 [13MR]

———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: amend (see H.R. 3180), H8949 [25SE]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H7226 [21JY]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H8284 [16SE]

———provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H3453 [29AP]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H2515 [31MR]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H12922 [8DE]

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

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H5046 [5JN]

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals (see H. Res. 384), H9130 [1OC]

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), H9982 [28OC]

———adjust the status of certain aliens, with longstanding ties to the U.S., to that of an alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence (see H.R. 440), H2586 [1AP]

———assist aliens transplanted as children in continuing their education and successfully integrating into society (see H.R. 84), H2939 [8AP]

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

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 85), H2939 [8AP]

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

———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]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 823), H1812 [12MR]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 1502), H4012 [13MY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H4877 [3JN]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H2402 [26MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3634 [1MY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H4205 [15MY]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H7226 [21JY]

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care (see H.R. 1219), H1955 [18MR]

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, provide Federal alternative medical malpractice insurance and limit frivolous lawsuits (see H.R. 1116), H1747 [11MR]

Intelligence services: create an independent commission or select House committee to investigate U.S. intelligence relating to Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 410), H10979 [6NO]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1465 [27FE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H6348 [8JY]

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), H5409 [16JN]

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

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11702 [20NO]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 226), H5713 [23JN]

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), H392 [11FE]

Klamath River: establish water conservation and habitat restoration programs and provide emergency disaster assistance to those suffering economic harm from the Klamath River basin fish kill (see H.R. 1760), H8382 [17SE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H5468 [17JN]

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: 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), H1514 [4MR]

———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), H9378 [8OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H4739 [22MY]

———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain areas (see H.R. 1676), H5552 [18JN]

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

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

McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (see H.R. 672), H1396 [26FE]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H5045 [5JN]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H701 [13FE]

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), H4787 [2JN]

———coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 2182), H8382 [17SE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3762 [7MY]

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

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H1744 [11MR]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H4205 [15MY]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H7225 [21JY]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H4877 [3JN]

———increase payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1351), H4788 [2JN]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H4204 [15MY]

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

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H5046 [5JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H9812 [21OC]

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

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H12311 [21NO]

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

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H4012 [13MY]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1642 [5MR]

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), H8175 [10SE]

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 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), H4205 [15MY]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H5408 [16JN]

National Labor Relations Act: establish efficient system to enable employees to form or become members of labor organizations (see H.R. 3078), H10237 [30OC]

National Librarians Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 155), H8382 [17SE]

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]

———provide for homeland security block grants (see H.R. 1007), H1955 [18MR]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H4877 [3JN]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H5815 [24JN]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H3304 [10AP]

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

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reauthorize Matching Grant Program for School Security (see H.R. 2685), H6464 [9JY]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H2268 [20MR]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H4132 [14MY]

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), H2938 [8AP]

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H9614 [16OC]

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 housing: protect rights of tenants who are evicted as a result of criminal activity through no fault of their own (see H.R. 1429), H4739 [22MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H1641 [5MR]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1902 [13MR]

———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), H3453 [29AP]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H4255 [19MY]

Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 624), H4528 [21MY]

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

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), 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), H12310 [21NO]

Schools: ensure safety of meals served under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 1551), H4978 [4JN]

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]

———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 1021), H1812 [12MR]

———promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H5467 [17JN]

Ships and vessels: accelerate requirement that tankers carrying oil in bulk as cargo must be equipped with a double hull (see H.R. 880), H4205 [15MY]

Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 3099), H12311 [21NO]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3447), H12312 [21NO]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H4876 [3JN]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1332 [25FE]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H5714 [23JN]

———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), H3974 [9MY]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H3051 [9AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H320 [5FE]

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

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: extend the mortgage foreclosure protection period for members of the Armed Forces after release from active duty (see H.R. 1411), H10237 [30OC]

Space policy: restore a vision for the human space flight program by instituting a series of incremental goals to facilitate scientific exploration of the universe (see H.R. 3057), H8174 [10SE]

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), H5408 [16JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H8175 [10SE]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H7086 [17JY]

———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), H6707 [14JY]

———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), H4876 [3JN]

———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), H5089 [9JN]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H4978 [4JN]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H4876 [3JN]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H2586 [1AP]

———increase and enhance the Hope Scholarship Credit and repeal the Lifetime Learning Credit (see H.R. 3251), H12311 [21NO]

———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), H5089 [9JN]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 741), H1955 [18MR]

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

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H5045 [5JN]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H6264 [26JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H4012 [13MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H4788 [2JN]

Terrorism: ensure that recently enacted terrorism legislation doesn't undermine civil liberties (see H.R. 3171), H9982 [28OC]

———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), H11702 [20NO]

Transportation: responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H10130 [29OC]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 87), H8491 [23SE]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H4739 [22MY]

Unemployment: provide a Federal payment, or reimbursement, to States for special unemployment assistance to individuals participating in qualified worker training programs (see H.R. 3010), H7948 [4SE]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 19), H1466 [27FE]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H12311 [21NO]

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

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H5665 [19JN]

———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H8950 [25SE]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H1467 [27FE]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2829), H8906 [24SE]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H8950 [25SE]

———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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4368 [20MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H8382 [17SE] (see H. Res. 65), H7788 [25JY]

Veterans Day: observe moment of silence to honor veterans of all U.S. wars and memorialize those who gave their lives in defense of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4738 [22MY]

———request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H8950 [25SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 2540), H9130 [1OC]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H4012 [13MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H3974 [9MY]

Water pollution: address pollution resulting from perchlorate discharges (see H.R. 2123), H4203 [15MY]

Weapons: require certain studies on the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of contamination at sites of depleted uranium munition use and production (see H.R. 1483), H5714 [23JN]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H6264 [26JN]

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

———determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 373), H3452 [29AP]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H12922 [8DE]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H2470 [27MR]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: make grants to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 3692), H12919 [8DE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 2651), H6263 [26JN]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H5266 [11JN]

SBA: increase the maximum amount for which a loan can be made under the Microloan Program (see H.R. 2261), H4736 [22MY]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 485), H12920 [8DE]

Lists

Californians' experiences with computer viruses, E2062 [16OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit late-term abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, H9146 [2OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), consideration (H. Res. 257), H4914 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9146 [2OC]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service, H8367 [17SE]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (H.R. 1954), H4907 [4JN]

Aviation: require that air traffic control remain a Government function, H9963 [28OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), H2092 [19MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2522 [1AP]

Computers: address problems associated with computer viruses, E2062 [16OC]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), H5298 [12JN]

———jurisdiction over certain class actions brought by local prosecutors or private attorneys general, H5298 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), motion to instruct conferees, H8367 [17SE]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H9158 [2OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H9158 [2OC]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), recommittal of conference report (H. Res. 377), H9963 [28OC]

Firearms: permit lawsuits against persons who sell guns to someone who uses illegal drugs or has been adjudicated as a mental defective, H2984, H2986, H2987 [9AP]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2984, H2986, H2987 [9AP]

Francisco A. Martinez Flores Post Office, Duarte, CA: designate (H.R. 2396), H6312 [8JY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H6848 [15JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7519, H7528 [24JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1845, H1858 [13MR]

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals, H9134 [2OC], E1978 [7OC]

Immigration: extend basic pilot employment verification system (H.R. 2359), H9896 [28OC]

J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (H.R. 2309), H7806 [3SE]

La Mirada, CA: tribute to Girl All Stars softball team, E2119 [21OC]

———tribute to La Mirada Junior League baseball team, E1756 [10SE]

Latino Youth Leadership Institute: tribute to Latino Youth Leadership Conference and Awards Dinner, E853 [1MY]

Long Beach, CA: Long Beach Unified School District recipient of Broad Foundation Broad Prize for Urban Education, E1977 [7OC]

Los Angeles County, CA: tribute to public safety interoperability communications pilot program, E2262 [6NO]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6120 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5954 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12236 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H9174 [2OC], H9351 [8OC]

———treatment of women, H5954 [26JN]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H9359 [8OC]

SBA: anniversary (H. Res. 368), H8247 [16SE]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H7110 [17JY], H7448 [23JY]

———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, H7110 [17JY], H7448 [23JY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3837 [8MY]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, H9174 [2OC], H9351 [8OC]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1775 [11SE]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), consideration (H. Res. 329), H7345 [23JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), consideration (H. Res. 329), H7345 [23JY]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2522 [1AP]

Votes: position on missed, H10314 [4NO], E1071 [23MY], E2332 [19NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10233 [30OC]

Special order: granted, H2307 [25MR], H3854 [8MY], H4201 [15MY], H6865 [15JY]

Tribute, H26 [7JA]

Tributes

Chavez, Cesar E., E626 [31MR]

Mother Teresa, E2034 [14OC]

Palomares, Aurelio, E574 [25MR]

Powell, David A., E272 [13FE]

Samuels, Andrew R., E1926 [30SE]