BECERRA, XAVIER (a Representative from California)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: 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]
———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H7170 [18JY]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H12321 [25NO]
Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H7020 [16JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief activities associated with California wildfires (see H.R. 3407), H10235 [30OC]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]
Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 103), H2270 [20MR] (see H. Res. 150), H2132 [19MR]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 182), H4130 [14MY]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H7618 [24JY]
Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H12921 [8DE]
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]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H1466 [27FE]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H2472 [27MR]
———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H9131 [1OC]
Colleges and universities: address the rising cost of tuition by strengthening the compact between the States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3519), H11703 [20NO]
———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H4735 [22MY]
———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), H8175 [10SE]
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), H463 [12FE]
Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1633), H2864 [7AP]
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), H3454 [29AP]
De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3763 [7MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the San Gabriel River Watershed (see H.R. 519), H268 [31JA]
———conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 1034), H1464 [27FE]
———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: reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H2271 [20MR]
———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7225 [21JY]
Discrimination: express that high-level Federal officials should not belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (see H. Con. Res. 130), H3305 [10AP]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H9478 [15OC]
———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), H3635 [1MY]
———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H8949 [25SE]
Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H7455 [23JY]
Education: authorize grants to local educational agencies for teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 1611), H2820 [3AP]
———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 graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H8282 [16SE]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H323 [5FE]
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]
ERISA: improve disclosure of funding status of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 3005), H7948 [4SE]
FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4132 [14MY]
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), H8222 [15SE]
Financial institutions: accept U.S.-issued matricula consular as a valid form of identification (see H.R. 773), H1396 [26FE]
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), H6348 [8JY]
Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2310 [25MR]
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]
Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H1515 [4MR]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]
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), H1335 [25FE]
Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 3507), H12922 [8DE]
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]
———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H1955 [18MR]
———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 unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H12312 [21NO]
Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7329 [22JY]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H7787 [25JY]
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]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H12310 [21NO]
IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5409 [16JN]
J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (see H.R. 2309), H5664 [19JN]
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]
King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H6464 [9JY]
Korea, Republic of: anniversary of Mutual Defense Treaty with the U.S. and reaffirmation of commitment to friendship and cooperation (see H. Res. 385), H9283 [7OC]
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), H3053 [9AP]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12311 [21NO]
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: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H3355 [11AP]
———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 screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H5714 [23JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H1744 [11MR]
———increase payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1351), H4529 [21MY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H11359 [17NO]
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]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H11393 (see H.R. 3459), H11516 [18NO]
Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8175 [10SE]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H245 [29JA]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H1640 [5MR]
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see H.R. 3431), H10339 [4NO]
National Librarians Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4877 [3JN]
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), H10978 [6NO]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3355 [11AP]
———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H2312 [25MR]
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]
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]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to Latino and immigrant worker efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 117), H1466 [27FE]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H1641 [5MR]
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), H4131 [14MY]
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]
———expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 625), H321 [5FE]
———provide access to tools to stimulate employment (see H.R. 535), H318 [5FE]
Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 1723), H3301 [10AP]
Rangel, Irma: tribute (see H. Res. 159), H2823 [3AP]
Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1813), H6869 [15JY]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]
Roberto Clemente Walker Post Office Building, Carolina, PR: designate (see H.R. 2826), H7453 [23JY]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H3571 [30AP]
Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3447), H12312 [21NO]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2971), H7784 [25JY]
———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H3051 [9AP]
———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 743), H461 [12FE]
———provide permanent funding level and permit States to use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds to carry out programs relative to the Social Services Block Grant (see H.R. 1858), H5089 [9JN]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H4528 [21MY]
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), H6264 [26JN]
Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H4976 [4JN]
———allow a deduction for ground rent paid on land on which a qualified residence is located and which is allotted or Indian-owned land (see H.R. 1277), H1901 [13MR]
———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H9614 [16OC]
———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H460 [12FE]
———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 791), H3762 [7MY]
———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), H9812 [21OC]
———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), H2586 [1AP]
———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 1555), H2702 [2AP]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H8491 [23SE]
———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax protections and simplification (see H.R. 1661), H2937 [8AP]
———exclude from unrelated business taxable income the gain or loss on the sale or exchange of certain brownfield sites (see H.R. 3527), H11650 [19NO]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H7329 [22JY]
———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 2815), H7329 [22JY]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H319 [5FE]
———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2286), H4877 [3JN]
———make the additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans inapplicable for public safety employees (see H.R. 782), H700 [13FE]
———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 2047), H6707 [14JY]
———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H3571 [30AP]
———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 2228), H4735 [22MY]
———prohibit the implementation of discriminatory precertification requirements for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1894), H3570 [30AP]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H2821 [3AP]
———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]
———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 578), H2473 [27MR]
———treat distributions from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1536), H2585 [1AP]
———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 973), H2312 [25MR]
———treatment of certain CERCLA settlement funds (see H.R. 805), H701 [13FE]
———treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance (see H.R. 870), H1331 [25FE]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H1680 [6MR]
———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 1927), H3635 [1MY]
———treatment of ground rent paid on land on which a qualified residence is located and which is allotted or Indian-owned land (see H.R. 1426), H2310 [25MR]
———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 808), H701 [13FE]
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1890), H3570 [30AP]
Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5367 [12JN]
Trade Act: amend to provide trade adjustment assistance for communities (see H.R. 2308), H4875 [3JN]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1652), H4255 [19MY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1796), H3352 [11AP]
Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H706 [13FE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H9130 [1OC]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H390 [11FE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1811 [12MR]
World War II: 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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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]
Education: extend student loan forgiveness to school or public librarians in low income areas (see H.R. 2674), H6463 [9JY]
Firearms: require ballistics testing of all firearms that are most commonly used in crime and provide for compilation and use of ballistics information to curb the use of firearms in crime (see H.R. 24), H52 [7JA]
Taxation: change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1782), H3351 [11AP]
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]
Eulogies
Monserratt, Lloyd, E1316
Letters
Librarian Education and Development Act: Emily Sheketoff, American Library Association, E1431
Motions
Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H10082 [29OC], H10314 [4NO], H10434 [5NO]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H4981 [5JN]
Remarks
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9661
China, People's Republic of: encourage fulfillment of commitments under international trade agreements, support the U.S. manufacturing sector, and establish monetary and financial market reforms (H. Res. 414), H10065, H10067 [29OC]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5497 [18JN]
Education: extend student loan forgiveness to school or public librarians in low income areas, H6360 [9JY]
———extend student loan forgiveness to school or public librarians in low income areas (H.R. 2674), E1431
———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (H.R. 438), consideration (H. Res. 309), H6360 [9JY]
Eisner, Michael: Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation Pioneer of the Year award recipient, E2241
Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, H1319, H1320, H1321, H1322, H1323 [25FE]
IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), H5590 [19JN]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H4067 [14MY]
Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), H2644 [2AP]
Taxation: change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (H.R. 1782), E778
———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H5338 [12JN], H10434, H10437 [5NO]
———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (H.R. 2815), E1633
———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, H5338 [12JN], H10434 [5NO]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3919 [9MY]
———treatment of trade adjustment assistance health insurance tax credits for workers negatively impacted by trade, H5590 [19JN]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H80 [8JA]
———extend (S. 23), consideration (H. Res. 14), H71 [8JA]
U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7482 [24JY]
Votes: position on missed, H229
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 (H.R. 779), E257
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H165 [27JA], H1512 [4MR], H2856 [7AP], H3447 [29AP], H4781 [2JN], H5086 [9JN], H6704 [14JY], H7222 [21JY], H9737 [20OC], H11356 [17NO]
Tributes
Acosta, Joan Paton, E1964
Arciniega, Tomas A., E2079
Davis, Albert J., E1256
Medina, Ernesto R., H4981 [5JN]
Monserratt, Lloyd, E1316
Rumble, Bill, E1399