FARR, SAM (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4582 [22MY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7840 [3SE], H7920 [4SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2559, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8228 [16SE]

———H.R. 2673, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H11379 [18NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3571 [30AP]

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H9213 [2OC]

———ensure regulatory equity among dairy farmers for milk sales in certain non-federally regulated marketing areas (see H.R. 1659), H3684 [6MY]

———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H5661 [19JN]

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

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H1461 [27FE]

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), H3684 [6MY]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H3454 [29AP]

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

———require any emergency supplemental appropriations for reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, and the war on terrorism, be made available in allotments and in accordance with certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 3132), H9377 [8OC]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H1745 [11MR]

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]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8217 [11SE]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H5929 [25JN]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3019), H9982 [28OC]

———repeal authorization of use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 20), H322 [5FE]

———require Presidential report to Congress detailing possible consequences of using military force against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 24), H1467 [27FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1746 [11MR] (see H.R. 3474), H12321 [25NO]

Arms control: promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 291), H5663 [19JN]

———support nonproliferation programs (see H.R. 1719), H3301 [10AP]

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), H11133 [7NO]

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

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9687 [17OC]

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

Boykin, William G.: condemn religiously intolerant remarks (see H. Res. 419), H11159 [14NO]

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

Burma: sanction the ruling military junta, strengthen democracy efforts, and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as legitimate representative of the Burmese people (see H.R. 2330), H4977 [4JN]

Bush, President: renegotiate extradition treaty with Mexico so possibility of capital punishment or life imprisonment will not interfere with the extradition of criminal suspects (see H. Con. Res. 93), H4978 [4JN]

———request report entitled ``Operation Iraqi Freedom Strategic Lessons Learned'' and other materials on planning for reconstruction and security of post-war Iraq (see H. Res. 364), H8082 [9SE]

———request transmission of documents or other materials to the House of Representatives relative to the possession of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq (see H. Res. 260), H5045 [5JN]

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

Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see H.R. 2360), H5043 [5JN]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 2574), H6465 [9JY]

Cash, Johnny: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 282), H9131 [1OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H275 [4FE]

Charities: nullify contracting exemption provisions of Executive order on the participation of faith-based organizations in the provision of social services (see H.R. 2605), H5928 [25JN]

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

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H1395 [26FE]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H11134 [7NO]

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), H8383 [17SE]

Citizenship: provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain Amerasians (see H.R. 3360), H9811 [21OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H3051 [9AP]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H10130 [29OC]

———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), 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), H1640 [5MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H11702 [20NO]

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

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H9983 [28OC]

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

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H4010 [13MY]

———make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 3422), H10236 [30OC]

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

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), H1812 [12MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H2312 [25MR]

———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 1803), H3352 [11AP]

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

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 445), H242 [29JA]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 1095), H1903 [13MR] (see H.R. 1519), H2514 [31MR]

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

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 1673), H2938 [8AP]

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

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

———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 Transportation: establish the National Rail Infrastructure Program (see H.R. 1617), H2820 [3AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners and provide Medicare coverage to eligible veterans (see H.R. 1309), H3571 [30AP]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 972), H1461 [27FE]

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

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

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H9377 [8OC]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H4788 [2JN]

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H7170 [18JY]

Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 2233), H4735 [22MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: suspend phase-in of additional tax reductions while the U.S. is in a state of war or on high military alert (see H.R. 436), H1516 [4MR]

Education: 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), H6869 [15JY]

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

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1191), H4255 [19MY]

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

———tribute to public education system (see H. Con. Res. 148), H3638 [1MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: require GAO report on whether amounts appropriated to carry out grant programs are adequate to permit recipients to meet the conditions imposed by receipt of the grant (see H.R. 3341), H9982 [28OC]

Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 36), H462 [12FE]

Employment: establish a living wage, and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1040), H2703 [2AP]

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

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

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 1245), H1811 [12MR]

ERISA: improve disclosure of funding status of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 3005), H7948 [4SE]

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), H4205 [15MY]

FBI: reform (see H.R. 2867), H7616 [24JY]

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

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H7170 [18JY]

———require report on ownership and control of broadcast stations used to serve language minorities (see H.R. 3027), H8950 [25SE]

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), H3763 [7MY]

Federal employees: increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H2864 [7AP]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H5265 [11JN]

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

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]

Fire prevention: expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (see H.R. 1621), H4012 [13MY]

Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 221), H1902 [13MR]

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 821), H702 [13FE]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters (see H.R. 2963), H7784 [25JY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1945), H3636 [1MY]

———establish requirements for fishing quota systems (see H.R. 2621), H6262 [26JN]

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), H1680 [6MR]

Foreign policy: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 141), H2132 [19MR]

———ensure that countries meet U.N. obligations relative to women, peace, and security, and assume implementation of international law that protects human rights of women and girls during and after conflicts (see H. Res. 432), H11134 [7NO]

———ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9378 [8OC]

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), H4367 [20MY]

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

Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 1464), H6348 [8JY]

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

———support use of fair trade certified coffee at legislative and executive branch events and food service locations (see H. Res. 349), H7786 [25JY]

Government regulations: technical corrections in patent laws (see H.R. 242), H134 [8JA]

Hazardous substances: prevent inhalant abuse (see H.R. 2873), H7788 [25JY]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H4529 [21MY]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H3571 [30AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1744 [11MR]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see H.R. 2085), H5268 [11JN]

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), H7226 [21JY]

Higher Education Act: improve opportunity for Federal student loan borrowers to consolidate their loans at reasonable interest rates (see H.R. 2504), H7020 [16JY]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H6707 [14JY]

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

———provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H1689 [10MR]

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

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

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 1357), H3305 [10AP]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 3507), H11391 (see H.R. 3507), H11514 [18NO]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 2353), H5043 [5JN]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H706 [13FE]

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2843), H7615 [24JY]

———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]

———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), H5266 [11JN]

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

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H702 [13FE]

———provide permanent resident status for certain long-term resident workers and college-bound students and modify the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants in order to promote family unification (see H.R. 3271), H9375 [8OC]

———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1983), H3682 [6MY]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7329 [22JY]

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]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H9738 [20OC]

Intelligence services: create an independent commission or select House committee to investigate U.S. intelligence relating to Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 410), H9812 [21OC]

———improve administration and oversight of foreign intelligence surveillance (see H.R. 2429), H5266 [11JN]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H9130 [1OC]

Iraq: provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H5714 [23JN]

———require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 2017), H3858 [8MY]

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

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5088 [9JN]

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

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H3635 [1MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H1812 [12MR]

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]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1465 [27FE]

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), H12922 [8DE]

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

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), H3053 [9AP]

———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), H9129 [1OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H7787 [25JY]

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

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 216), H5366 [12JN]

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]

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H3353 [11AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H700 [13FE]

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

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1655), H4978 [4JN]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H3683 [6MY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H4205 [15MY]

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

———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), H2268 [20MR]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H392 [11FE]

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

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

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1321), H4788 [2JN]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H5714 [23JN]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H4205 [15MY]

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

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H2819 [3AP]

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

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

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]

Middle East: recognize importance of fighting terrorism and embracing efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace (see H. Res. 479), H12920 [8DE]

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), H1640 [5MR]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H1903 [13MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H4205 [15MY]

National Oceans Week: support (see H. Con. Res. 202), H4876 [3JN]

National School Lunch Act: fruit and vegetable pilot program funding (see H.R. 2832), H7454 [23JY]

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), H2271 [20MR]

National Tourism Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 172), H3973 [9MY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H5046 [5JN]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H7454 [23JY]

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), H4205 [15MY]

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), H1467 [27FE]

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

Peace Corps: funding (see H. Con. Res. 61), H1465 [27FE]

———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 additional protections for participants and beneficiaries under employee pension benefit plans (see H.R. 2101), H4130 [14MY]

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]

Privacy: restore certain standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information (see H.R. 1709), H3763 [7MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H1903 [13MR]

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

———ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H4012 [13MY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H3974 [9MY]

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H4203 [15MY]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]

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), H8284 [16SE]

Rogers, Fred M.: tribute (see H. Res. 111), H1517 [4MR]

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]

Saund, Dalip Singh: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 248), H7329 [22JY]

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]

Ships and vessels: accelerate requirement that tankers carrying oil in bulk as cargo must be equipped with a double hull (see H.R. 880), H1331 [25FE]

Shriver, Sargent: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 299), H9376 [8OC]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H7170 [18JY]

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

———credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 473), H243 [29JA]

———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 174), H2821 [3AP]

———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 471), H243 [29JA]

———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2268), H4737 [22MY]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H1467 [27FE]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 474), H243 [29JA]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 515), H268 [31JA]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 472), H243 [29JA]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 470), H243 [29JA]

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

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

Sportsmen: tribute to sportsmen and their contributions to society, traditions and values, and the economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities (see H. Res. 362), H8491 [23SE]

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), H8905 [24SE]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H5089 [9JN]

———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), 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), H1516 [4MR]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 1555), H9478 [15OC]

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

———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), H3975 [9MY]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H1516 [4MR]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1052), H5267 [11JN]

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

———increase and enhance the Hope Scholarship Credit and repeal the Lifetime Learning Credit (see H.R. 3251), H9478 [15OC]

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see H.R. 2513), H5551 [18JN]

———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), H9478 [15OC]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H12921 [8DE]

———treatment of amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1056), H1514 [4MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H4130 [14MY]

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

———treatment of meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 2094), H11392 (see H.R. 2094), H11515 [18NO]

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: ensure that recently enacted terrorism legislation doesn't undermine civil liberties (see H.R. 3171), H8905 [24SE]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H3975 [9MY]

———urge establishment of broad Security Council authority to help the people of Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 122), H2864 [7AP]

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: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2354), H11149 [12NO]

———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), H3453 [29AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1746 [11MR]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H2132 [19MR] (see H. Res. 65), H2474 [27MR]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3153), H8950 [25SE]

Wang Bingzhang: disapprove arbitrary detention by People's Republic of China and urge immediate release (see H. Con. Res. 326), H11391 (see H. Con. Res. 326), H11514 [18NO]

Water: 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), H1639 [5MR]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H1639 [5MR]

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), H2940 [8AP]

Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (see H.R. 2310), H5815 [24JN]

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

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H10236 [30OC]

World War II: condemn war crimes committed by Japan and establish liability of Japanese companies to former POW used by such companies as slave labor (see H. Res. 382), H9033 [30SE]

———support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H393 [11FE]

Yang Jianli: call for immediate release by People's Republic of China and for President Bush to continue working for his release (see H. Res. 199), H4012 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

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

Dept. of Defense: improve surplus property disposal process for closed or realigned military installations (see H.R. 1903), H3634 [1MY]

Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1717), H3301 [10AP]

Foreign aid: increase U.S. capability to provide reconstruction assistance to countries or regions impacted by armed conflict (see H.R. 2616), H6261 [26JN]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 3545), H11700 [20NO]

Peace Corps: promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (see H.R. 250), H135 [8JA]

Factsheets

Why Californians Should Oppose the Energy Bill: Committee on Government Reform (House) Minority Staff, H11413 [18NO]

Letters

Energy Policy Act: several hunting, fishing, and wildlife organizations, H11412 [18NO]

U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces against Iraq: Nathaniel Smith, H1961 [19MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4932 [4JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9446 [15OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2735 [3AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3252 [10AP]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4592 [22MY]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1961 [19MR]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H4239 [19MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), E586 [26MR]

California: effects of budget cuts, H3923 [9MY]

California Grey Bears (organization): tribute, E1612 [25JY]

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), H9698 [20OC]

Colombia: condemn killing of hostages by guerillas in Antioquia, E925 [9MY]

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), H8147 [10SE]

Cuba: condemn human rights violations, encourage release of political prisoners, and support free elections (H. Res. 179), H2894 [8AP]

———lift travel restrictions, H8033, H8035 [9SE]

Del Rey Oaks, CA: anniversary, E1873 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4261 [20MY], H4592, H4607 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, H11002 [7NO]

———exemption from certain environmental regulations, H4261 [20MY], H4607 [22MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office, E373 [5MR]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6783 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7045 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7303 [22JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7920 [4SE], H8033, H8035 [9SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7664 [25JY]

Developing countries: establish Millennium Challenge Account to increase support for certain countries, assess impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance, and authorize expansion of the Peace Corps, H6783 [15JY]

Drugs: prohibit funds to prevent implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H7303 [22JY]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H4777, H4778, H4779, H4780, H4781 [2JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5500 [18JN]

Endangered species: modify requirements applicable to limitation on designation of critical habitat for protected species relative to military readiness and conservation of protected species, H11002 [7NO]

Federal employees: impact of metropolitan statistical area boundary revisions on locality pay, H7920 [4SE]

Financial institutions: prevent Federal preemption of State financial privacy laws, H8147 [10SE]

Foreign aid: increase U.S. capability to provide reconstruction assistance to countries or regions impacted by armed conflict (H.R. 2616), E1364 [26JN]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H7555 [24JY]

Heiman, Kim: Walter B. Jones NOAA Excellence Award recipient, E378 [6MR]

Israel: condemn terrorism inflicted on Israel since the Aqaba Summit and express solidarity in fight against terrorism (H. Res. 294), H5864 [25JN]

Kajikuri, Hisashi: Monterey County, CA, Physician of the Year award recipient, E68 [27JA]

Klamath Basin: prohibit the renewal of certain agricultural leases permitting the growing of alfalfa or row crops, H7045 [17JY]

Land Trust of Santa Cruz County (organization): anniversary, E343 [3MR]

League of United and Latin American Citizens: tribute to Monterey County, CA, Council 2055, E678 [3AP]

Monterey County Peace Officer's Association: tribute to Medal of Valor recipients, E192 [12FE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 86), H2942 [9AP]

National Peace Corps Day: observance, E317 [27FE]

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

National Tourism Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 172), H4753 [2JN], E976 [15MY]

Oceans: environmental protection and conservation of resources, H4777, H4778, H4779, H4780, H4781 [2JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit additional inventory of oil and gas resources on certain portions, H9344 [8OC]

Panetta Institute: tribute, E2478 [8DE]

Peace Corps: promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (H.R. 250), E57 [8JA], E317 [27FE]

———tribute to relationship with Monterey Institute of International Studies, E2121 [21OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3252 [10AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11412 [18NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H9344 [8OC]

Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation, Inc.: anniversary, E1997 [8OC]

Santa Cruz, CA: tribute to Children's Learning Museum, E1434 [9JY]

Shriver, Sargent: tribute (H. Con. Res. 299), E2437 [23NO]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3923 [9MY]

Teresa, Donna: Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. Anne Richardson Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E2376 [21NO]

Thompson, Ralph W., III: Monterey County Bar Association Chief Justice Phil Gibson award recipient, E994 [19MY]

Tibet: welcome Dalai Lama upon U.S. visit, recognize efforts to peacefully resolve cultural and religious issues, and continue discussions pursuing Tibetan autonomy and human rights, E1769 [11SE]

U.N.: encourage unconditional removal of economic sanctions against Iraq (H. Con. Res. 160), H3990 [13MY]

University of California, Santa Cruz: anniversary of Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory, E2119 [21OC]

———inauguration of residential colleges, E2000 [8OC]

Veterans: benefits funding, E586 [26MR]

———health care funding, H7664 [25JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), E1289 [18JN]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, E373 [5MR]

Watsonville, CA: tribute to Clinica Mariposa Planned Parenthood services, E1367 [26JN]

World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (H. Res. 56), E335 [27FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6462 [9JY]

Tributes

Belcher, Steve, E2118 [21OC]

Bowling, Rita, E587 [26MR]

Brickley, Terry, E2108 [21OC]

Carnazzo, William A., E1722 [5SE]

Chamberlin, Leone, E1720 [5SE]

Edwards, Don, E533 [20MR]

Faul, George (Bob), E695 [7AP]

Gonzalez, Angel, E490 [18MR]

Hilger, Charles, E1068 [23MY]

Hirsch, Virginia Muir, E253 [13FE]

Hunter, Ruth, E1455 [11JY]

Iglehart, Richard B., H6435, H6436 [9JY]

Jenkins, Tim, E2105 [21OC]

Karas, Sam, E476 [13MR]

Lacy, Carol, E70 [27JA]

Levy, Fred, E844 [1MY]

Lindsay, Thomas S., E1721 [5SE]

Lukenbill, Nancy, E993 [19MY]

Marburger, Terry, E1718 [5SE]

Muhly, Bert, E1290 [18JN]

Myszak, John, E1723 [5SE]

Nason, Christopher, E2479 [8DE]

Otter, John D., E414 [10MR]

Overhouse, Madge Jennings, E532 [20MR]

Pendergrass, David, E2436 [23NO]

Peterson, Paula J., E904 [9MY]

Prussin, Shirley, E2475 [8DE]

Rice, Kevin, E1118 [3JN]

Ruby, Ronald H., E2480 [8DE]

Torres-Gil, Maria, E1737 [9SE]

Troxell, Peter, E1875 [24SE]