SANCHEZ, LORETTA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9600 [16OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4498 [21MY], H4571 [22MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3528 [30AP]

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6907 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 809), H1812 [12MR]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H2864 [7AP]

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), H699 [13FE]

Armed Forces: 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]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H462 [12FE]

———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), H9282 [7OC]

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

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

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 27), H1515 [4MR]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H7454 [23JY]

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

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]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 1278), H1901 [13MR]

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]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1681 [6MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H1813 [12MR]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H2401 [26MR]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2880), H11702 [20NO]

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

China, People's Republic of: condemn relative to individuals being held as prisoners of conscience for their involvement in efforts to end the occupation of Tibet (see H. Res. 157), H2940 [8AP]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H12922 [8DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H3355 [11AP]

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

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

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

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H5552 [18JN]

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]

Community development: correct certain inequities in the second round of designation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 593), H3974 [9MY]

Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1348), H3858 [8MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H2271 [20MR]

Crime: provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy (see H.R. 2247), H4736 [22MY]

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 320), H9479 [15OC]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H1460 [27FE]

Dept. of Education: provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H1952 [18MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2250), H6349 [8JY]

———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]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 445), H2703 [2AP]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3684 [6MY]

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

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (see H.R. 2828), H9131 [1OC]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (see H.R. 142), H9982 [28OC]

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

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

Diseases: 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), H5046 [5JN]

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), H1900 [13MR]

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H7455 [23JY]

Drugs: correct impediments to allowing importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see H.R. 780), H700 [13FE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H5664 [19JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H2271 [20MR]

Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H244 [29JA]

———establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5408 [16JN]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H1746 [11MR]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H323 [5FE]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see H.R. 365), H1642 [5MR]

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

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1953 [18MR]

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 employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H5409 [16JN]

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1101), H4131 [14MY]

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

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), H323 [5FE]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 260), H323 [5FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H392 [11FE]

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), H12311 [21NO]

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), H4740 [22MY]

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

Health: combat viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 39), H2823 [3AP]

———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 permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H6603 [10JY]

Housing: provide transitional housing assistance grants for child victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1704), H3975 [9MY]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H244 [29JA]

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), H11133 [7NO]

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

———permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements otherwise required to enter the U.S. as a temporary visitor (see H.R. 2525), H5661 [19JN]

———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), H1642 [5MR]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7618 [24JY]

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

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), H3634 [1MY]

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]

———establish a select committee to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence structure to meet global threats (see H. Res. 307), H8017 [5SE]

Iran: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 59), H1642 [5MR]

———democracy efforts, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 59), H2704 [2AP]

———human rights violations (see H. Res. 140), H1812 [12MR]

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

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.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4739 [22MY]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H4368 [20MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7170 [18JY]

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), H6464 [9JY]

———eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9615 [16OC]

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

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H7169 [18JY]

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]

McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnam Conflict (see H.R. 369), H6464 [9JY]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H1682 [6MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H3683 [6MY]

———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), H1903 [13MR]

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

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H2473 [27MR]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H1517 [4MR]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H2402 [26MR]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H3975 [9MY]

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

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H2823 [3AP]

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

———revise methodology by which payment for orphan drugs and biologicals is made under program prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2700), H8491 [23SE]

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

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1170), H1813 [12MR]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H5815 [24JN]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1459 [27FE]

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

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

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

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), H4739 [22MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1316), H5468 [17JN]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see H.R. 3431), H10339 [4NO]

National Librarians Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4132 [14MY]

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), H1463 [27FE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H2271 [20MR]

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

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

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H4739 [22MY]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H3975 [9MY]

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

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

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H2864 [7AP]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1682 [6MR]

———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), H4205 [15MY]

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1813), H7949 [4SE]

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), H8284 [16SE]

Roh Moo Hyun: tribute to inauguration as President of the Republic of Korea (see H. Res. 72), H462 [12FE]

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), H5408 [16JN]

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

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H1746 [11MR]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1746 [11MR]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H9282 [7OC]

———reform relative to State and local government employees (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1747 [11MR]

———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]

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), H5664 [19JN]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 117), H3053 [9AP]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H8017 [5SE]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H1682 [6MR]

———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), H1682 [6MR]

———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), H2703 [2AP]

———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), H7618 [24JY]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 1555), H2702 [2AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H3638 [1MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H392 [11FE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H3974 [9MY]

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

———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), H4527 [21MY]

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H3858 [8MY]

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

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 302), H1516 [4MR]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 1936), H4206 [15MY]

———reduce health insurance costs for family coverage of military reservists called to active duty (see H.R. 1466), H2823 [3AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 52), H4204 [15MY] (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1304), H1952 [18MR]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 1652), H4529 [21MY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1796), H12311 [21NO]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H7839 [3SE]

———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), H3974 [9MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H323 [5FE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H1689 [10MR]

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

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H5175 [10JN]

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

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2790), H7169 [18JY]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 38), H4788 [2JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 2062), H3973 [9MY]

IRS: require abatement of interest on erroneous tax refund checks without regard to the size of the refund (see H.R. 1756), H3303 [10AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 2461), H5365 [12JN]

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

Orange County, CA: increase the ceiling on the Federal share of certain costs of the Regional Water Reclamation Project (see H.R. 1156), H1680 [6MR]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 1021), H1463 [27FE]

Taxation: creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 740), H461 [12FE]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 741), H461 [12FE]

Vietnam: 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]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6276 [8JY], H8089 [10SE], H11369 [18NO]

Remarks

Afghanistan: U.S. policy, E1621 [25JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12843 [8DE]

Anaheim, CA: tribute to Anaheim City School District's literacy promotion, E824 [1MY]

Anaheim Mighty Ducks (hockey team): tribute, H5099 [10JN]

Appropriations: exempt war on terrorism from military construction projects funding in supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9600, H9601 [16OC]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12843 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8089 [10SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9459 [15OC], H9600, H9601 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2681 [2AP], H2767 [3AP], H2869 [8AP]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4498, H4501, H4502, H4503 [21MY]

———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, H4880 [4JN]

———tribute to women, H2314 [26MR]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H3686 [7MY]

Budget: debt limit, H1893 [13MR]

———deficit, H5270 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1889, H1891, H1892, H1893 [13MR], H2521 [1AP]

Bush, President: remarks on attacks by Iraqi insurgents, H6276 [8JY]

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 (H.R. 1446), E2109 [21OC]

Castillo, Juan M.: Orange County, CA, Human Relations Committee Human Relations Award recipient, E875 [6MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4374, H4498, H4501, H4502, H4503 [21MY]

———ensure civil service protection for civilian employees, H4534 [22MY]

———exemption from certain environmental regulations, H4374 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: critical infrastructure protection funding, H3929 [9MY]

———Office of Domestic Preparedness funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H2767 [3AP]

———transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (H. Res. 286), H6872 [16JY]

Dept. of Justice: transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (H. Res. 287), H6872 [16JY]

Dept. of the Interior: phaseout of snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, H6710 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6710 [15JY]

Dept. of Transportation: transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (H. Res. 288), H6872 [16JY]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), E923 [9MY]

Duffy, Willis K., Jr. (Billy), E644 [2AP]

Economy: importance of job creation, H5178 [11JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, H6352 [9JY]

Education: status of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H178 [28JA], H352 [11FE]

Elder, Margaret: Disney American Teacher Award recipient, E1616 [25JY]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3766 [8MY]

FCC: ruling on media ownership rules, H4796 [3JN]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), conference report, H12169 [21NO]

Garden Grove, CA: anniversary of ``This Week in Garden Grove'' television show, H11370 [18NO]

———Garden Grove Unified School District recipient of Eli Broad Foundation Award, E1450 [11JY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H4983 [5JN], H7457, H7584 [24JY]

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

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1753 [12MR]

Hispanic Americans: health care issues, E1444, E1449 [11JY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H8495 [24SE]

Homeland Security Act: technical corrections (H.R. 1416), H5729 [24JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3529 [30AP]

———train school safety personnel and first responders to recognize autism spectrum disorders, H3529 [30AP]

Inman, Julie: Orange County, CA, American Red Cross Clara Barton Spectrum Award recipient, E631 [1AP]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H7024 [17JY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H6276 [8JY], H8288 [17SE]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, H7024 [17JY]

———U.S. policy, E1621 [25JY]

IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), H5472 [18JN]

Korean War: commemoration, H5822 [25JN]

Long Beach, CA: tribute to the National Veterans Wheelchair Games, E1446 [11JY]

Markley, Martin: Bronze Star recipient, H5822 [25JN]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H5908 [25JN], H5943 [26JN], H6438 [9JY]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12237 [21NO]

Mitchell, William: issue posthumous commission to the grade of major general in the Army (H.R. 2755), H9324 [8OC]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H9487 [16OC]

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: observance, H278 [5FE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H2590 [2AP]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H4021 [14MY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H396 [12FE]

Santa Ana, CA: tribute to Orange County High School of the Arts fundraising efforts, E632 [1AP]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), consideration (H. Res. 283), H5559 [19JN]

St. Joseph Ballet Co.: President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities Coming Up Taller award recipient, H10461 [6NO], E1617 [25JY]

Supreme Court: decision on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, H5719 [24JN]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (H.R. 2325), H5096 [10JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5555, H5559 [19JN]

———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, H5555, H5559 [19JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3456 [30AP], H3929 [9MY]

———rates, H1891 [13MR], H8089 [10SE]

Teddy (bull mastiff): Westminister Kennel Club Dog Show Best of Breed winner, E688 [7AP]

Terrorism: impact on civil liberties of implementing new law enforcement and surveillance laws directed toward combating terrorism, H7335 [23JY]

Thich Huyen Quang: condemn detention by Vietnam and call for immediate release, H2941 [9AP]

Thich Quang Do: condemn detention by Vietnam and call for immediate release, H2941 [9AP]

Tobiska, Jackson: Presidential Scholar Award recipient, H5417 [17JN]

U.S. Merchant Marine: tribute, E1584 [24JY]

University of Portland: tribute to women's soccer team (H. Res. 41), H352 [11FE]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2521 [1AP]

Vietnam: human rights violations, H10134 [30OC]

———tribute to Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and express the urgent need for religious freedom and related human rights (H. Res. 427), H11522 [19NO]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, H1521 [5MR]

Votes: position on missed, H673 [13FE], H1438 [27FE], E1470 [14JY], E1551 [22JY], E1564 [23JY], E2174 [30OC], E2462 [25NO]

Vyas, Kavi: California Interscholastic Federation Spirit of Sport Award recipient, H332 [11FE]

Women: impact of heart disease, E687 [7AP]

Women's History Month: observance, H2314 [26MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3971 [9MY], H5925 [25JN], H6462 [9JY]

Tribute, H26 [7JA]

Resignations

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H455 [12FE]

Tributes

Aghi, Sunil (Sunny), H1960 [19MR]

Durfey, Craig, H2404 [27MR]

Kuhn, William, E646 [2AP]

Mauldin, Bill, E690 [7AP]

Moreno, Arturo, E1449 [11JY]

Phillips, Cameron, E876 [6MY]

Pinchot, Tyler M., E1907 [25SE], E2060 [16OC]

Robinson, Karen L., H2708 [3AP]

Smith, Edward, H3055 [10AP]

Spear, Catherine, E825 [1MY]

Sperry, John C., E1837 [17SE]