BACA, JOE (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity among dairy farmers for milk sales in certain non-federally regulated marketing areas (see H.R. 1659), H11651 [19NO]

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

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H2940 [8AP]

———prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1472), H6707 [14JY]

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]

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (see H.R. 885), H11359 [17NO]

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]

———encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner of the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2312 [25MR]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H6271 [7JY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H5089 [9JN]

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

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H6464 [9JY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H4740 [22MY]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8176 [10SE]

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]

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

———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 756), H698 [13FE]

China, People's Republic of: urge fair resolution of claims of U.S. citizens who hold defaulted Chinese Government bonds (see H. Con. Res. 60), H5367 [12JN]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H9213 [2OC]

Civil War—U.S.: posthumously proclaim soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 45), H2703 [2AP]

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), H2311 [25MR]

———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), H9131 [1OC]

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), H2311 [25MR]

———award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H392 [11FE]

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), H3763 [7MY]

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

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), H3684 [6MY]

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

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

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

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

Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 3284), H9376 [8OC]

———award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 2053), H3973 [9MY]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H7170 [18JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (see H.R. 1148), H2473 [27MR]

———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 Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3572 [30AP]

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), H7453 [23JY]

———participation in Inland Empire regional recycling project and Cucamonga County Water District recycling project (see H.R. 2991), H8083 [9SE]

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]

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 627), H322 [5FE]

Diseases: increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 1144), H1680 [6MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 107), H2270 [20MR]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H8083 [9SE]

———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: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9215 [2OC]

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), H5366 [12JN]

Education: express that changes to Title IX athletics policies contradict the spirit of athletic equality and gender parity and should not be implemented, and that Title IX should be kept intact (see H. Res. 137), H2312 [25MR]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H243 [29JA]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H9812 [21OC]

———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), H170 [27JA]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H10237 [30OC]

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]

———protect rights of employees to receive overtime compensation (see H.R. 2665), H6707 [14JY]

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

Endangered Species Act: reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 2933), H7782 [25JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 3139), H9812 [21OC]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4369 [20MY]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H6349 [8JY]

———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), H9282 [7OC]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H10237 [30OC]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 19), H392 [11FE]

———provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1244), H4978 [4JN]

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

———ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H12922 [8DE]

———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), H1812 [12MR]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 522), H1642 [5MR]

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

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H2271 [20MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H1517 [4MR]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H7783 [25JY]

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

FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 414), H274 [4FE]

Health: promote improved nutrition for needy Americans by incorporating more fruits, vegetables, and juice products into Federal nutrition programs (see H.R. 2592), H5814 [24JN]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 1022), H1682 [6MR]

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

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H390 [11FE]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7950 [4SE]

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

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

Hope, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H8016 [5SE]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H5661 [19JN]

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), H9615 [16OC]

———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), H2939 [8AP]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H3053 [9AP]

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H7787 [25JY]

———extend and modify reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 819), H1955 [18MR]

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

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H12922 [8DE]

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

India: permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 108), H1956 [18MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1094), H1640 [5MR]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H9377 [8OC]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1448), H2401 [26MR]

Internet Gambling Licensing and Regulation Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 1223), H1810 [12MR]

Iraq: tribute to Iraqis who provided U.S. forces information essential for the rescue of Jessica Lynch (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3354 [11AP]

Iron and steel industry: reinstate safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 3699), H12920 [8DE]

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.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

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]

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: 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), H7839 [3SE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H5408 [16JN]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H12921 [8DE]

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), H323 [5FE]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (see H.R. 2236), H4877 [3JN]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H4529 [21MY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3858 [8MY]

———increase payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1351), H4131 [14MY]

———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), H8175 [10SE]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H138 [8JA]

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), H9811 [21OC]

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

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

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

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), H4011 [13MY]

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]

National Labor Relations Act: establish efficient system to enable employees to form or become members of labor organizations (see H.R. 3078), H8382 [17SE]

National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see H.R. 2242), H4735 [22MY]

———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]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9215 [2OC]

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1517 [4MR]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H2312 [25MR]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H460 [12FE]

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 2983), H12921 [8DE]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H5266 [11JN]

———provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (see H.R. 1409), H4205 [15MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H9738 [20OC]

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), H2268 [20MR]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H2277 [24MR]

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

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]

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 buildings: require that certain procedures are followed in Federal buildings when a child is reported missing (see H.R. 1263), H2132 [19MR]

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), H2823 [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), H7839 [3SE]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H2473 [27MR]

———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), H4012 [13MY]

Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 624), H321 [5FE]

———provide access to tools to stimulate employment (see H.R. 535), H318 [5FE]

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

Riverside National Cemetery: designate POW/MIA National Memorial (see H.R. 2206), H4733 [22MY]

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]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H9688 [17OC]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H6465 [9JY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H389 [11FE]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 660), H2864 [7AP]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H323 [5FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H392 [11FE]

Stockton, John: tribute (see H. Res. 274), H6465 [9JY]

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), H5268 [11JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H1680 [6MR]

Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H460 [12FE]

———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), H1954 [18MR]

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

———expand availability of the refundable tax credit for health insurance costs of certain displaced steelworkers and extend the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1999), H3760 [7MY]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H700 [13FE]

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

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H3684 [6MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H6603 [10JY]

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

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H3858 [8MY]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H700 [13FE]

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

———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to issuance of tax-exempt governmental bonds (see H.R. 1421), H5815 [24JN]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4978 [4JN]

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

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1652), H4131 [14MY]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H318 [5FE]

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

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H. Res. 65), H3454 [29AP]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H4978 [4JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2277 [24MR]

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

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

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 779), H700 [13FE]

———support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H323 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H1466 [27FE]

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

Crime: prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 669), H390 [11FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H1900 [13MR]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H2269 [20MR]

Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 1464), H2470 [27MR]

Health care professionals: promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 920), H1394 [26FE]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1172), H1743 [11MR]

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

Native Americans: recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 167), H2515 [31MR]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1173), H1743 [11MR]

Public safety officers: provide benefits to those who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries (see H.R. 1960), H3682 [6MY]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H.R. 2216), H4734 [22MY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1174), H1743 [11MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), H6635 [14JY]

Airlines: reimburse airline industry for homeland security costs, H2776 [3AP]

American Heart Month: observance, E371 [5MR]

Amtrak: funding through reductions in Dept. of the Treasury funding, H7884 [4SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), E2086 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2776, H2797 [3AP]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H4497 [21MY]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service, H8369 [17SE]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2239 [20MR]

Aviation: require that air traffic control remain a Government function, H10184 [30OC], E2150 [28OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2253 [20MR], H2570 [1AP]

California: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (H. Res. 425), H10383 [5NO]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (H. Res. 112), H2522 [1AP]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), E171 [7FE]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), consideration (H. Res. 263), H5133, H5134 [10JN]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), H5292 [12JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate a disaster liaison to assist State and local employees with responding to a federally declared disaster area (H.R. 3157), H11168 [17NO]

———Office of Civil Rights funding, H6635 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4497 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, H11004 [7NO]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), motion to instruct conferees, H8369 [17SE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6817 [15JY]

———regulation of foreign consular-issued identification cards, H6817 [15JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to assist in overturning district court ruling on IBM Corp., cash balance pension conversion, H8043 [9SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: health care funding to meet the needs of troops returning from Iraq, H2797 [3AP]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (H.R. 1264), H11004 [7NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6525 [10JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7884 [4SE], H8043, H8050 [9SE]

Diseases: prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (H.R. 1916), E2382 [21NO]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), H7967 [5SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7967 [5SE]

Education: funding, H6525 [10JY]

———status of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, E609 [27MR]

———use of computer software for multilingual education, H6380 [9JY]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3786 [8MY]

Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, E379 [6MR]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, H10184 [30OC], E2150 [28OC]

FCC: impact of local telephone exchange carriers' network unbundling regulations on the telecommunications industry, E736 [11AP]

———ruling on media ownership rules, E1112 [3JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), H4833 [3JN]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H7554, H7588 [24JY], E1249 [13JN]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 2211), H6380 [9JY]

Hispanic Americans: improve diabetes education and prevention programs, E1136 [5JN]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (H.R. 1276), H9042 [1OC]

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals, E1965 [2OC]

Immigration: extend basic pilot employment verification system (H.R. 2359), H9897 [28OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit States to design, develop, and implement customized educational programs for disabled students, H3516 [30AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3516 [30AP]

IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), H5562 [19JN]

Jacobson, Thomas N.: Rabbi Norman F. Feldheym Award recipient, E1220 [11JN]

Loma Linda, CA: Loma Linda Medical Center recipient of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Robert W. Carey Organizational Excellence Trophy Award, E2134 [28OC]

Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance: support (H. Con. Res. 220), H5377 [16JN]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (H.R. 2236), E2382 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6115 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12281 [21NO]

National Diabetes Month: observance, E2382 [21NO]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (H.R. 3431), H10320 [4NO]

National School Lunch Act: fruit and vegetable pilot program funding (S. 870), H4024 [14MY]

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: establish (H. Con. Res. 54), H1483 [4MR]

Native Americans: provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (H.R. 1409), H8419 [23SE]

———regulation of Internet gambling sites operating on tribal lands, H5133 [10JN]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1527), H4159 [15MY]

OMB: prohibit funding to require Federal agencies review for privatization certain governmental activities performed by Federal employees, H8050 [9SE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 231), H4751 [2JN]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H4070 [14MY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H488 [13FE]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals, H10136 [30OC]

Riverside, CA: Riverside National Cemetery recipient of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Robert W. Carey National Cemetery Category Award, E2133 [28OC]

Sosa, Sammy: tribute (H. Res. 195), H4748 [2JN]

Supreme Court: decision on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, E1331 [24JN]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5134 [10JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H9349 [8OC]

———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, H5134 [10JN], H9349 [8OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3937 [9MY], H4159 [15MY]

———rates, H2253 [20MR]

———treatment of trade adjustment assistance health insurance tax credits for workers negatively impacted by trade, H5562 [19JN]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1759 [10SE]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7200 [21JY], H7505 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7200 [21JY], H7505 [24JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 1652), H4159 [15MY], H4524 [21MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 2185), H4621 [22MY]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2570 [1AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H11004 [7NO]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, E377 [6MR]

Votes: position on missed, H416 [12FE], E2557 [15DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1635 [5MR], H7222 [21JY], H10336 [4NO]

Subpoena Notices

California Superior Court, H6687 [14JY]

Tributes

Abril, Ray, Sr., E1332 [24JN]

Baca, Jose R. (Ray), E391 [7MR]

Casella, Bruce A., E1412 [8JY]

Garrett, Willie B., E395 [7MR]

Gonzalez, Jorge, H2570 [1AP]

Smedley, Rod, E2269 [6NO]