ESHOO, ANNA G. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H130 [8JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2417, intelligence services appropriations, H11440 [18NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H7618 [24JY]

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

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H4877 [3JN]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H1746 [11MR]

Animal Welfare Act: improve care and treatment standards for certain dogs (see H.R. 3484), H11133 [7NO]

———strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H9131 [1OC]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H5366 [12JN]

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), H8017 [5SE]

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

Armed Forces: commend regular and reserve components, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components (see H. Con. Res. 335), H11701 [20NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp in remembrance of victims of peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 45), H1955 [18MR]

———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]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 693), H706 [13FE]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H392 [11FE]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H3637 [1MY]

Arms control: promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 291), H11652 [19NO]

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), H8175 [10SE]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H5175 [10JN]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 586), H320 [5FE]

———improve air cargo security (see H.R. 1103), H2703 [2AP]

———improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H4131 [14MY]

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

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

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H12306 [21NO]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see H.R. 3325), H9613 [16OC]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 1501), H9614 [16OC]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness or salmon restoration areas and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Sacramento River National Conservation Area (see H.R. 3327), H9614 [16OC]

———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]

Children and youth: amend State grant eligibility for foster care agencies that have knowledge of missing foster children who are under the responsibility of the State (see H.R. 2582), H7787 [25JY]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H324 [5FE]

———improve ability of the child welfare system to prevent and respond to child abuse and place children in safe, loving, and permanent homes (see H.R. 1534), H3637 [1MY]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H2515 [31MR]

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), H9983 [28OC]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H12321 [25NO]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H5663 [19JN]

———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H7618 [24JY]

———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), H6264 [26JN]

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), H1903 [13MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H2311 [25MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 3226), H9378 [8OC]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 3226), H9378 [8OC]

Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1633), H6707 [14JY]

———reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 1933), H3763 [7MY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H5551 [18JN]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H7840 [3SE]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H6867 [15JY]

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

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see H. Res. 193), H3304 [10AP]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H2311 [25MR]

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

———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]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H6707 [14JY]

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 Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H268 [31JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H9687 [17OC]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 445), H8905 [24SE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H7020 [16JY]

Dept. of State: establish position of Iraqi Reconstruction Coordinator (see H. Res. 404), H9614 [16OC]

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

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

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H58 [7JA]

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), H5929 [25JN]

———importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 94), H9215 [2OC]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see H. Res. 234), H5714 [23JN]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H5815 [24JN]

———enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 1002), H2402 [26MR]

———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H11392 (see H.R. 2986), H11516 [18NO]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H5713 [23JN]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H7787 [25JY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 2069), H5815 [24JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H10130 [29OC]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H11359 [17NO]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H8284 [16SE]

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), H5046 [5JN]

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

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

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1717), H3301 [10AP] (see H.R. 2233), H4735 [22MY]

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

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1191), H5714 [23JN]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H4876 [3JN]

———provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see H.R. 942), H6707 [14JY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H6271 [7JY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 26), H172 [27JA]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 2637), H6262 [26JN]

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

EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 1165), H1681 [6MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: 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), H3454 [29AP]

FBI Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2524), H7840 [3SE]

FCC: invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H7020 [16JY]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H7020 [16JY]

FDA: provide authority to require certain research into drugs used in pediatric patients (see H.R. 2857), H7615 [24JY]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H7840 [3SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H8284 [16SE]

———technical corrections relative to amendments made by the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (see H.R. 3493), H11358 [17NO]

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]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H2473 [27MR]

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

FHA: increase maximum mortgage limit for FHA-insured mortgages for multifamily housing located in high-cost areas (see H.R. 1985), H5367 [12JN]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H55 [7JA]

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

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1945), H5408 [16JN]

———establish requirements for fishing quota systems (see H.R. 2621), H7618 [24JY]

Food: ensure that consumers receive information about the nutritional content of restaurant foods (see H.R. 3444), H10457 [5NO]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 2916), H10130 [29OC]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H5662 [19JN]

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), H1903 [13MR]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H3637 [1MY]

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]

FTC: collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 395), H274 [4FE]

———ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3161), H8950 [25SE]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (see H.R. 532), H317 [5FE]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 165), H3762 [7MY] (see H. Con. Res. 175), H3974 [9MY]

Haiti: express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6265 [26JN]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H7949 [4SE]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H3974 [9MY]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 663), H463 [12FE]

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

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H5815 [24JN]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H10130 [29OC]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H7840 [3SE]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H7840 [3SE]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H1689 [10MR]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H9215 [2OC]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H4788 [2JN]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H7840 [3SE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1800), H3352 [11AP]

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

———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), H7840 [3SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 823), H3571 [30AP]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H6348 [8JY]

———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 1552), H5468 [17JN]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H3571 [30AP]

———permit States to require insurance companies to disclose Armenia genocide-era insurance information (see H.R. 3323), H10458 [5NO]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3975 [9MY]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H7840 [3SE]

———reduce the cost of medical malpractice insurance to enhance patient access to medical care (see H.R. 1124), H1679 [6MR]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 296), H7169 [18JY]

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

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H8950 [25SE]

Iran: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 59), H3454 [29AP]

Iraq: express concern for status of the Assyrian people in post-war Iraq (see H. Res. 272), H5366 [12JN]

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

Japan: urge honoring of commitments under the Market-Oriented Sector-Selective (MOSS) Agreement on Medical Equipment and Pharmaceuticals (see H. Con. Res. 324), H11149 [12NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H5045 [5JN]

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), H3303 [10AP]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H12919 [8DE]

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

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 776), H700 [13FE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H2271 [20MR]

———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), H7454 [23JY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H5663 [19JN]

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]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H138 [8JA]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H4012 [13MY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H8083 [9SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H6348 [8JY]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 721), H5552 [18JN]

———coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (see H.R. 2236), H4735 [22MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H1810 [12MR]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1004), H9282 [7OC]

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

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H4012 [13MY]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 569), H3857 [8MY]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1377), H4255 [19MY]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H4529 [21MY]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H4012 [13MY]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H4205 [15MY]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H7949 [4SE]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology (see H.R. 941), H1395 [26FE]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H6465 [9JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H6464 [9JY]

———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]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H274 [4FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H9811 [21OC]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 3243), H9688 [17OC]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H7839 [3SE]

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

Middle East: support vision of Israelis and Palestinians who are working together to conceive pragmatic, serious plans for achieving peace (see H. Res. 462), H12923 [8DE]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8175 [10SE]

Morocco: express condolences to the families of the victims of terrorist suicide bombing attacks (see H. Res. 242), H5665 [19JN]

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1605), H4877 [3JN]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6868 [15JY]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H323 [5FE]

NASA: make certain workforce authorities available (see H.R. 1085), H6603 [10JY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H1640 [5MR]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H5552 [18JN]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 2852), H7950 [4SE]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H8382 [17SE]

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), H3763 [7MY]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H8905 [24SE]

National Oceans Week: support (see H. Con. Res. 202), H5552 [18JN]

National Organization for Rare Disorders: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 147), H3454 [29AP]

National security: enhance research, development, procurement, and use of biomedical countermeasures to respond to public health threats (see H.R. 2122), H4203 [15MY]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 2193), H6271 [7JY]

———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]

———improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through use of wireless enhanced 911 (E911) services (see H.R. 2898), H7781 [25JY]

———provide for homeland security block grants (see H.R. 1007), H2271 [20MR]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H3572 [30AP]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3305 [10AP]

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

New Freedom Commission on Mental Health: adopt and implement goals and recommendations to help ensure affordable, accessible, and high quality mental health care (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9813 [21OC]

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), H4876 [3JN]

———establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 1251), H4529 [21MY]

Orphan Drug Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 147), H3454 [29AP]

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

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

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 1677), H2938 [8AP]

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H8017 [5SE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3641), H12309 [21NO]

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 3432), H10339 [4NO]

Power resources: prohibit unethical acts, increase penalties for certain illegal acts, provide for audit trails and transparency in electric and natural gas markets, and expand FERC authority to order refunds of certain rates (see H.R. 1272), H2473 [27MR]

Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 1636), H2821 [3AP]

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]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H7086 [17JY]

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), H4255 [19MY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H2515 [31MR]

———improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 3004), H7948 [4SE]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 625), H321 [5FE]

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H4529 [21MY]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8175 [10SE]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H12923 [8DE]

San Jose Earthquakes (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 475), H12920 [8DE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 801), H701 [13FE]

———recognize the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant accomplishments of the past century and support goals and ideals of Human Genome Month and DNA Day (see H. Con. Res. 110), H3454 [29AP]

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), H2268 [20MR]

Ships and vessels: extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (see H.R. 2704), H8017 [5SE]

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

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), H8905 [24SE]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H4877 [3JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H328 [7FE]

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), H5664 [19JN]

Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 891), H6348 [8JY]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H4976 [4JN]

———allow a deduction for certain distributions from a controlled foreign corporation to encourage personnel and economic investments by companies (see H.R. 1162), H1681 [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), H701 [13FE]

———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 minimum credit against alternative minimum tax where stock acquired pursuant to incentive stock options is sold or exchanged at a loss (see H.R. 433), H6869 [15JY]

———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), H2271 [20MR]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 286), H172 [27JA]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H8905 [24SE]

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2037), H3856 [8MY]

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

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H2473 [27MR]

———increase and enhance the Hope Scholarship Credit and repeal the Lifetime Learning Credit (see H.R. 3251), H9813 [21OC]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H5552 [18JN]

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

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H3571 [30AP]

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

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

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see H.R. 2044), H3972 [9MY]

———rebuild America through job creation (see H.R. 2046), H3973 [9MY]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H2312 [25MR]

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

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 3043), H8081 [9SE]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 826), H2703 [2AP] (see H.R. 1304), H1952 [18MR]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to certain unemployed individuals who have attained age 50 (see H.R. 2784), H7840 [3SE]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 3558), H12922 [8DE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H8380 [17SE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4740 [22MY]

Terrorism: authorize use of military tribunals in cases arising out of acts of international terrorism committed in the U.S. (see H.R. 1290), H2587 [1AP]

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2620), H6261 [26JN]

U.N.: establish civilian police corps for international peace operations to maintain the rule of law and promote peace and stability in post-conflict situations (see H.R. 1414), H8017 [5SE]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H3053 [9AP]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA]

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

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H9282 [7OC]

———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), H5714 [23JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5045 [5JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H3304 [10AP]

———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1081), H3637 [1MY]

Water pollution: address pollution resulting from perchlorate discharges (see H.R. 2123), H4529 [21MY]

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), H6603 [10JY]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H2402 [26MR]

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

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H3684 [6MY]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H9738 [20OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 2203), H4733 [22MY]

Dobrovolska, Yevgeniya: relief (see H.R. 2280), H4738 [22MY]

Dobrovolskyy, Mykola: relief (see H.R. 2280), H4738 [22MY]

Taxation: include sports utility vehicles in the limitation on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles (see H.R. 727), H460 [12FE]

Lists

Groups supporting Greenwood amendment on protecting stem cell research to H.R. 534, Human Cloning Prohibition Act, H1428 [27FE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12832 [8DE]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12832 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9549 [16OC]

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

Bennison, Ruth-e: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E530 [20MR]

Brody, William R.: Stanford Medical Alumni Association J.E. Wallace Sterling Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E824 [1MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2107 [19MR]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), H12197 [21NO]

Costello, Helen: Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart St. Madeleine Sophie Barat Award recipient, E2325 [19NO]

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), H8149 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4599 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7599 [24JY]

Dobrovolska, Yevgeniya: relief (H.R. 2280), E1079 [23MY]

Dobrovolskyy, Mykola: relief (H.R. 2280), E1079 [23MY]

FDA: provide authority to require certain research into drugs used in pediatric patients (S. 650), H11569 [19NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish a program of fees relative to animal drugs (S. 313), H10297 [4NO]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 11), H101 [8JA]

FERC: order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates in California, H3089 [10AP]

Ferren, Susan: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E519 [19MR]

Financial institutions: prevent Federal preemption of State financial privacy laws, H8149 [10SE]

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), E1036 [21MY]

Foreign trade: repeal of export controls on certain high-speed computers, H4599 [22MY]

FTC: collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 395), E246 [13FE]

Glockner, Robert: Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart St. Madeleine Sophie Barat Award recipient, E2329 [19NO]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7520 [24JY]

Horsley, Don: Pacific Skyline Council of the Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizens Award recipient, E1988 [7OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3480 [30AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), H5876 [25JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), conference report, H11672 [20NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), motion to instruct conferees, H11435 [18NO]

———require report on investigation of intelligence gathered and used as rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H11435 [18NO]

IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), E1312 [20JN]

McGowan, Ann: Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart St. Madeleine Sophie Barat Award recipient, E2326 [19NO]

McKenna, Elizabeth: San Mateo County, CA, Young Woman of Excellence Award recipient, E522 [19MR]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6095 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12263 [21NO]

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

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H3232 [10AP]

Nadder, Richard: National Defense Service Medal, U.N. Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, and Korean Service Medal with a bronze star recipient, E1873 [24SE]

National Nanotechnology Research and Development Program: establish (H.R. 766), H3721 [7MY]

National security: improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through use of wireless enhanced 911 (E911) services (H.R. 2898), H10289 [4NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3089, H3232 [10AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11411 [18NO]

Razon, Nora: San Mateo County, CA, Young Woman of Excellence Award recipient, E521 [19MR]

Roberts, Lenore: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E520 [19MR]

Rutherford, Donna: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E528 [20MR]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to businesses named to Fortune (publication) 100 Best Companies To Work For list, E58 [8JA]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1412, H1427 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1412, H1427 [27FE]

Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group: anniversary, E2167 [30OC]

Smothers, Vicki: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E528 [20MR]

Swann, Mildred: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E529 [20MR]

Taxation: treatment of trade adjustment assistance health insurance tax credits for workers negatively impacted by trade, E1312 [20JN]

Tealer, Lisa: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E518 [19MR]

Touch of Elegance (business): anniversary, E1778 [11SE]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7508 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7508 [24JY]

Votes: position on missed, E1391 [27JN], E2068 [16OC]

Whitchurch, Janet: Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart St. Madeleine Sophie Barat Award recipient, E2316 [19NO]

Wolff, Joel I.: Grays Harbor County, WA, Pioneer of the Year award recipient, E449 [12MR]

Young-Holt, Carol: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E523 [19MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9031 [30SE], H9117 [1OC], H9279 [7OC]

Special order: granted, H5925 [25JN]

Tributes

Bartz, Carol, E1195 [11JN]

Buce, Ruth Williams, E271 [13FE]

Claire, Richard, E2122 [21OC]

Dean, Amy B., E1132 [4JN]

Edwards, Don, E533 [20MR]

Fazzino, Salvatore, E1561 [23JY]

Gaither, Judy, E1674 [3SE]

Garvey, Keith, E1248 [13JN]

Hartigan, Marge, E1871 [24SE]

McEntee, James and Ann, E1369 [26JN]

McHenry, Timothy, E1672 [3SE]

Morgan, James C., E1195 [11JN]

Overhouse, Madge Jennings, E532 [20MR]

Scalise, George M., E1050 [22MY]

Scannell, Paul, E2352 [20NO]

Simon, Mark, E824 [1MY]

Spitaleri, Anthony P., E253 [13FE]

Wagstaff, Fran, E102 [29JA]

Wittenberg, Richard, E549 [21MR]