GRIJALVA, RAUL M. (a Representative from Arizona)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
AARP: decision to support Medicare reform legislation (see H. Res. 461), H11702 [20NO]
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3571 [30AP]
African Americans: establish special day to recognize the significant achievements and contributions of African-American scientists, mathematicians, and inventors (see H. Con. Res. 59), H1465 [27FE]
Agriculture: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3324), H9613 [16OC]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 42), H7950 [4SE]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H3857 [8MY]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H1461 [27FE]
American Indian Education Foundation: redesignate as the National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education (see H.R. 3504), H12922 [8DE]
American Jewish History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 106), H9132 [1OC]
AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (see H. Con. Res. 308), H9812 [21OC]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H7839 [3SE]
Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H3454 [29AP]
Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (see H.R. 495), H244 [29JA]
Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H7787 [25JY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]
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), H1332 [25FE]
Armed Forces: alleviate delay in payment of the Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus to members who are mobilized (see H.R. 1792), H6264 [26JN]
———allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 879), H5664 [19JN]
———allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 2128), H4204 [15MY]
———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]
———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]
———encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner or the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2270 [20MR]
———ensure married personnel having minor dependents are eligible for military family housing containing more than two bedrooms (see H.R. 1947), H3636 [1MY]
———extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1924), H9131 [1OC]
———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 2176), H4877 [3JN]
———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H5929 [25JN]
———increase basic educational assistance for Selected Reserve members (see H.R. 1374), H2268 [20MR]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H5089 [9JN]
———make the Transition Assistance Program for persons separating from active duty mandatory and furnish information about homelessness (see H.R. 1906), H3858 [8MY]
———pay one-time bonus to members who served or serve in a combat zone in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3051), H9688 [17OC]
———prohibit knowingly misinforming the relative of a member that such member is deceased, injured, or missing due to an event associated with their military service (see H.R. 1771), H5268 [11JN]
———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H9687 [17OC]
———provide for previously unenrolled servicemembers an opportunity to enroll for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2174), H6869 [15JY]
———provide for reimbursement of air fare costs incurred by members for domestic travel while on leave from deployment overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3197), H9132 [1OC]
———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H9982 [28OC]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H4739 [22MY]
———repeal authorization of use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 20), H322 [5FE]
———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1323), H2312 [25MR]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H2132 [19MR] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1111), H1678 [6MR]
Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H5366 [12JN]
Arms control: promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 291), H5663 [19JN]
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), H1900 [13MR]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H3856 [8MY]
Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H4131 [14MY]
Bankruptcy: protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 343), H1396 [26FE]
Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2879), H7616 [24JY]
Blackwell, Lucien E.: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H2586 [1AP]
Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8176 [10SE]
Bob Stump Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2806), H7225 [21JY]
Boykin, William G.: condemn religiously intolerant remarks (see H. Res. 420), H10458 [5NO]
Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
Bush, President: 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]
Business and industry: establish position of Under Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing and Technology and manufacturing research and implementation program, and promote manufacturing education (see H.R. 2908), H9131 [1OC]
California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see H.R. 3325), H12922 [8DE]
———designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 1501), H5714 [23JN]
Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 2574), H9282 [7OC]
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]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H1466 [27FE]
Chemicals: require licenses for the sale, purchase, and distribution of certain chemicals that are precursors to chemical weapons (see H.R. 726), H460 [12FE]
Children and youth: amend State grant eligibility for foster care agencies that have knowledge of missing foster children who are under the responsibility of the State (see H.R. 2582), H7226 [21JY]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H706 [13FE]
———establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 3063), H8174 [10SE]
———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H8284 [16SE]
———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2377), H5714 [23JN]
———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 1401), H2473 [27MR] (see H.R. 2880), H8176 [10SE]
———establish public-private partnership programs to provide child care (see H.R. 1242), H2271 [20MR]
———improve ability of the child welfare system to prevent and respond to child abuse and place children in safe, loving, and permanent homes (see H.R. 1534), H2823 [3AP]
———improve access to books in early learning and other child care programs and establish special postage stamps to fund child literacy programs (see H.R. 126), H2311 [25MR]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 192), H6869 [15JY]
———protect health by ensuring that chickens and chicken products purchased for national school nutrition programs have not been fed or administered fluoroquinolone antibiotics (see H.R. 3022), H9131 [1OC]
———provide for infant crib safety (see H.R. 3371), H10458 [5NO]
———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H1903 [13MR]
———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H10236 [30OC]
———tribute to Operation Respect, Inc., and Peter Yarrow for anti-bullying, compassion, and tolerance programs (see H. Res. 161), H2311 [25MR]
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), H8176 [10SE]
———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H9213 [2OC]
Civil rights: provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H171 [27JA]
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), H11650 [19NO]
———authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H9738 [20OC]
———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H4735 [22MY]
———improve access through experiential education (see H.R. 3408), H10235 [30OC]
———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), H3355 [11AP]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H3454 [29AP]
Colombia: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2853), H7840 [3SE]
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), H2311 [25MR]
———award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H706 [13FE]
Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 3226), H9688 [17OC]
Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 3226), H9688 [17OC]
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: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1633), H2821 [3AP]
———reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 1933), H5929 [25JN]
Congo Basin Forest Partnership Program: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2264), H5268 [11JN]
Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 1491), H8083 [9SE]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3322), H9613 [16OC]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H3454 [29AP]
———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H6867 [15JY]
Contracts: increase the minimum Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses (see H.R. 1216), H10237 [30OC]
———provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described in its subcontracting plan (see H.R. 1217), H10237 [30OC]
———require Federal contractors to possess a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics (see H.R. 1218), H10237 [30OC]
———require the provision of a written prompt payment policy to each subcontractor under a Federal contract and a clause outlining the provisions of such policy in each subcontract (see H.R. 1215), H10237 [30OC]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H324 [5FE]
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]
Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 3575), H12306 [21NO]
Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H4788 [2JN]
Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H11134 [7NO]
———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 1434), H10457 [5NO]
———restore judicial discretion in sentencing for certain Federal crimes and require a U.S. Sentencing Commission report on the incidence of downward departures (see H.R. 2213), H8176 [10SE]
———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 394), H217 [28JA]
CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2207), H5046 [5JN]
Credit: allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 2546), H5714 [23JN]
———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 2407), H5173 [10JN]
Credit cards: prohibit issuers from increasing a consumers interest rate based on credit information unrelated to transactions with the consumer (see H.R. 2724), H8382 [17SE]
Crime: establish methods for preventing identity theft and protect consumers' sensitive, private health-related information (see H.R. 2633), H6262 [26JN]
———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 1706), H3052 [9AP]
———prevent any adult who, as a juvenile, committed an offense that would be a crime of violence if committed by an adult, from possessing a firearm (see H.R. 3411), H10235 [30OC]
———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 669), H4368 [20MY]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H11134 [7NO]
Cruz, Celia: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3009), H7948 [4SE]
Cuba: 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]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2868), H9215 [2OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers, watersheds, and the tropical forests of the Karst Region (see H.R. 2488), H5467 [17JN]
———provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 130), H3304 [10AP]
Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H11652 [19NO]
———provide for congressional review of regulations relative to military tribunals (see H.R. 2428), H5266 [11JN]
Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 2651), H6263 [26JN]
———provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 1412), H2587 [1AP]
———provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H1952 [18MR]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 2053), H6264 [26JN]
———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 3539), H12922 [8DE]
———establish grants to promote the well-being and educational achievement of children through school-based health programs (see H.R. 811), H10978 [6NO]
———establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 1993), H10237 [30OC]
———establish Office of Health Care Competition to administer National Practitioner Data Bank and to collect and make public more information on medical malpractice insurance (see H.R. 447), H1334 [25FE]
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]
———develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2250), H4788 [2JN]
———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: guarantee community development loans to the insular areas (see H.R. 2422), H8906 [24SE]
———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 1981), H4877 [3JN]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 1519), H8175 [10SE]
———authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 933), H1395 [26FE]
———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3300 [10AP]
Dept. of Labor: establish Small Employer Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2850), H8950 [25SE]
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]
———require report on progress made to eradicate poppy cultivation and prevent illicit drug trafficking in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3642), H12922 [8DE]
Dept. of the Interior: 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), H11702 [20NO]
———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 a pilot grant program to provide assistance for the capital and startup costs of streetcar development and revitalization (see H.R. 1315), H3571 [30AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H10130 [29OC]
———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H3053 [9AP]
———enhance rehabilitative services provided to veterans with mental illnesses (see H.R. 3442), H10978 [6NO]
———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 890), H1332 [25FE]
———improve patient care and working conditions at the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 1951), H5046 [5JN]
———place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (see H.R. 2816), H10340 [4NO]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 972), H4787 [2JN]
———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]
———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]
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]
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), H5089 [9JN]
———protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see H. Res. 234), H5175 [10JN]
Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3451), H11360 [17NO]
———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H7086 [17JY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H4788 [2JN]
———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in developing countries (see H.R. 2470), H7787 [25JY]
———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]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H4877 [3JN]
———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H8949 [25SE]
———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 2837), H7788 [25JY]
———raise awareness of alopecia areata (see H. Res. 348), H9479 [15OC]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (see H.R. 3362), H10340 [4NO]
Doby, Lawrence E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 235), H6263 [26JN]
Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 1895), H11133 [7NO]
———research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H1900 [13MR]
Drugs: establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to discounted prices (see H.R. 1694), H3975 [9MY]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H6869 [15JY]
———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 2233), H6869 [15JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: freeze and repeal portions of the tax reduction and apply savings to a comprehensive Medicare outpatient prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 2514), H5551 [18JN]
Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3007), H7948 [4SE]
———authorize grants to local educational agencies for teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 1611), H2820 [3AP]
———condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H7783 [25JY]
———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H1812 [12MR]
———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), H7329 [22JY]
———expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 934), H7618 [24JY]
———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2291), H4786 [2JN]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H3354 [11AP]
———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H8282 [16SE]
———increase availability of Head Start programs and quality child care, reduce child hunger and encourage healthy eating habits, and facilitate parental involvement (see H.R. 2363), H7020 [16JY]
———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H1956 [18MR]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H323 [5FE]
———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 1752), H8491 [23SE]
———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 2198), H7840 [3SE]
———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 734), H8082 [9SE]
———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see H.R. 365), H10978 [6NO]
———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H7949 [4SE]
———require medically accurate factual information in any course material or instruction on human development and sexuality (see H.R. 802), H701 [13FE]
———reserve funds to provide special training, technical assistance, and professional development to eligible entities and staffs implementing Even Start programs (see H.R. 1600), H11133 [7NO]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3509), H11703 [20NO]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 2637), H6262 [26JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H4130 [14MY] (see H.R. 2394), H8950 [25SE]
———prohibit federally subsidized discrimination in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 3582), H12307 [21NO]
Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 36), H462 [12FE]
Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission: establish (see H.R. 446), H1334 [25FE]
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), H6604 [10JY]
———provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 3530), H11650 [19NO]
Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H12312 [21NO]
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 1758), H6465 [9JY]
Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 643), H706 [13FE]
EPA: allow States, Indian tribes, municipalities, and air pollution control agencies discretion as to whether or not to implement new source review revisions (see H.R. 3133), H8906 [24SE]
———establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 1245), H2473 [27MR]
ERISA: improve disclosure of funding status of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 3005), H9478 [15OC]
———joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 323), H172 [27JA]
———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H3637 [1MY]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for disclosures of credit-based insurance scoring information by insurers and credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 1473), H3572 [30AP]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 3139), H8490 [23SE]
Families and domestic relations: improve collection of child support arrears in interstate cases (see H.R. 2300), H7086 [17JY]
———regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see H.R. 2949), H12921 [8DE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H3454 [29AP]
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), H5365 [12JN]
———limit reimbursement of travel expenses of members and employees (see H.R. 2670), H8083 [9SE]
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), H3302 [10AP]
———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 2956), H7783 [25JY]
———support programs to end homelessness in the U.S. (see H.R. 2897), H7781 [25JY]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H7455 [23JY]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 19), H392 [11FE]
———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H4011 [13MY]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H3683 [6MY]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H7329 [22JY]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H8083 [9SE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H2704 [2AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H9377 [8OC]
———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 2218), H7787 [25JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H9982 [28OC]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H2822 [3AP]
Financial institutions: accept U.S.-issued matricula consular as a valid form of identification (see H.R. 773), H699 [13FE]
———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), H172 [27JA]
———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 522), H274 [4FE]
Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 752), H1335 [25FE]
Fire prevention: expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (see H.R. 1621), H4012 [13MY]
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), H245 [29JA]
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), H4876 [3JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H8176 [10SE]
Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H11651 [19NO]
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), H5552 [18JN]
———ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9132 [1OC]
———use of Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds for projects and activities to address proliferation threats outside the states of the former Soviet Union (see H.R. 2063), H5468 [17JN]
Forest Service: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive plants (see H.R. 2707), H6603 [10JY]
———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]
FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 414), H274 [4FE]
———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H324 [5FE]
Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: use and distribution of funds awarded under certain U.S. Court of Federal Claims dockets (see H.R. 458), H242 [29JA]
Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 281), H11159 [14NO]
Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 1464), H2470 [27MR]
———support use of fair trade certified coffee at legislative and executive branch events and food service locations (see H. Res. 349), H7786 [25JY]
Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H8176 [10SE]
Guam: authorize the Dept. of the Interior to reduce, release, or waive amounts owed by the Government of Guam to the U.S. to offset unreimbursed compact impact expenses (see H.R. 2522), H7455 [23JY]
Haiti: express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H4978 [4JN]
Hazardous substances: prevent inhalant abuse (see H.R. 2873), H10978 [6NO]
———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H7949 [4SE]
Head Start Program: provide additional funding for States with increased numbers of children eligible for participation (see H.R. 2563), H6707 [14JY]
———tribute (see H. Res. 238), H6349 [8JY]
Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H2271 [20MR]
———declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1863), H11392 (see H.R. 1863), H11515 [18NO]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H2703 [2AP]
———establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 2807), H7225 [21JY]
———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H3571 [30AP]
———establish program to promote good health, disease prevention, and wellness and prevent secondary conditions for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 2292), H9381 [10OC]
———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 142), H1956 [18MR]
———improve access to prescription drugs, prohibit tax deductions for direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertisements, and ban campaign contributions from pharmaceutical company chief executive officers (see H.R. 1733), H4877 [3JN]
———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), H1682 [6MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H390 [11FE] (see H.R. 1200), H7454 [23JY] (see H.R. 2402), H7329 [22JY] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H7020 [16JY]
———promote and facilitate expansion of group health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2321), H8382 [17SE]
———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 1022), H3453 [29AP]
———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H7840 [3SE]
———provide grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 1929), H3635 [1MY]
———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H3637 [1MY]
Health care facilities: establish a health information technology grant program for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3035), H11133 [7NO]
———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 1868), H5268 [11JN]
Health care professionals: promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 920), H8491 [23SE]
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), H7949 [4SE]
Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H8949 [25SE]
———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H5665 [19JN]
———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), H2515 [31MR]
———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H2312 [25MR]
Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7617 [24JY]
Hirschfeld, Al: tribute (see H. Res. 46), H275 [4FE]
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]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H5661 [19JN]
Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2022), H5552 [18JN]
———provide affordable housing for families that are headed by grandparents and other relatives of children (see H.R. 2628), H6262 [26JN]
———provide transitional housing assistance grants for child victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1704), H3975 [9MY]
———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 2353), H7787 [25JY]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H706 [13FE]
Hunger: encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations (see H. Res. 261), H7086 [17JY]
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. 152), H706 [13FE] (see H.R. 440), H241 [29JA]
———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H2823 [3AP]
———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H5266 [11JN]
———extend and modify reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 819), H702 [13FE]
———permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements otherwise required to enter the U.S. as a temporary visitor (see H.R. 2525), H5661 [19JN]
———prevent commercial alien smuggling (see H.R. 2630), H6262 [26JN]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H702 [13FE]
Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H6707 [14JY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 823), H702 [13FE] (see H.R. 1564), H3858 [8MY]
———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 1502), H2472 [27MR]
Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 2615), H7787 [25JY]
Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (see H.R. 1905), H4206 [15MY]
———coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 1499), H5268 [11JN]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H3570 [30AP]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1448), H4131 [14MY]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 736), H461 [12FE]
———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 1110), H1678 [6MR]
———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H8950 [25SE]
———modify antitrust exemption for the insurance industry (see H.R. 448), H1334 [25FE]
———permit States to require insurance companies to disclose Holocaust-era insurance information (see H.R. 3129), H9982 [28OC]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3975 [9MY]
———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H4255 [19MY]
———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 296), H2132 [19MR]
———require health plans to provide direct access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists without a referral (see H.R. 1469), H11133 [7NO]
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]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1465 [27FE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H11392 (see H.R. 857), H11515 [18NO]
Iraq: authorize assistance for women and women's organizations to strengthen and stabilize democracy (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7840 [3SE]
———cancellation of loans made to Iraq by multilateral financial institutions (see H.R. 2482), H6349 [8JY]
———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H12918 [8DE]
———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]
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]
Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 226), H5713 [23JN]
Jesse Brown Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1908), H3634 [1MY]
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), H7170 [18JY]
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), H5714 [23JN]
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), H12308 [21NO]
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), H3571 [30AP]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H4204 [15MY]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1930), H5175 [10JN]
Lindh, Anna: tribute (see H. Res. 372), H8951 [25SE]
Lupe, Rick: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 237), H6263 [26JN]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12311 [21NO]
Martin, Phillip: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1628), H5367 [12JN]
McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (see H.R. 672), H1396 [26FE]
McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnam Conflict (see H.R. 369), H8175 [10SE]
Medicaid: coverage of organ transplant procedures as an emergency medical procedure for certain alien children (see H.R. 690), H706 [13FE]
———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H323 [5FE]
———improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 2295), H7455 [23JY]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H10130 [29OC]
———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H701 [13FE]
———permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1406), H9478 [15OC]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H5929 [25JN]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H3856 [8MY]
———require criminal background checks on drivers providing medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 364), H10978 [6NO]
Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (see H.R. 1635), H3763 [7MY]
———allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H3453 [29AP]
———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 1388), H3684 [6MY]
———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H2704 [2AP]
———coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (see H.R. 2236), H5815 [24JN]
———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H3975 [9MY]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H3683 [6MY]
———coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 2182), H7455 [23JY]
———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1004), H7839 [3SE]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H1955 [18MR]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 2498), H6707 [14JY]
———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H4255 [19MY]
———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 2787), H8491 [23SE]
———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), H4788 [2JN]
———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H6869 [15JY]
———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), H3762 [7MY]
———expand coverage of paramedic intercept services (see H.R. 2008), H4877 [3JN]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H3684 [6MY]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1321), H4978 [4JN]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H6348 [8JY]
———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H3684 [6MY]
———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), H461 [12FE]
———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H10130 [29OC]
———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H12918 [8DE]
———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H5046 [5JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3453 [29AP]
———require home health agencies to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers (see H.R. 208), H245 [29JA]
———revise methodology by which payment for orphan drugs and biologicals is made under program prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2700), H11392 (see H.R. 2700), H11516 [18NO]
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]
Mendez, Gonzalo and Felicitas: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 200), H4738 [22MY]
Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 3243), H9688 [17OC]
———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H4788 [2JN]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1459 [27FE]
Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (see H.R. 254), H135 [8JA]
———allow certain nationals to be admitted as nonimmigrant visitors for a certain period (see H.R. 3488), H11159 [14NO]
Middle East: recognize importance of fighting terrorism and embracing efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace (see H. Res. 479), H12920 [8DE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H1460 [27FE]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2141), H4204 [15MY]
———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 504), H1334 [25FE]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H11393 (see H.R. 3459), H11516 [18NO]
———increase participation in international service (see H.R. 3152), H8490 [23SE]
Mississippi River: designate route for study of potential addition to the National Scenic Trails System (see H.R. 897), H1332 [25FE]
Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8175 [10SE]
Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (see H.R. 751), H1396 [26FE]
———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1605), H7086 [17JY]
———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H11392 (see H.R. 2735), H11516 [18NO]
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 Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 1565), H5046 [5JN]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 844), H1467 [27FE]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H3304 [10AP]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H1903 [13MR]
National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H4737 [22MY]
National Guard: extend period of eligibility for survivors' and dependents' education benefits for members who are involuntarily ordered to full-time duty (see H.R. 2164), H7455 [23JY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1316), H8083 [9SE]
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see H.R. 3431), H10339 [4NO]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H4205 [15MY]
———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H5046 [5JN]
———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H7086 [17JY]
National Labor Relations Act: establish efficient system to enable employees to form or become members of labor organizations (see H.R. 3078), H8216 [11SE]
National Librarians Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4788 [2JN]
National security: authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology (see H.R. 1096), H1640 [5MR]
———ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see H.R. 2242), H5175 [10JN]
———establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]
———improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through use of wireless enhanced 911 (E911) services (see H.R. 2898), H7781 [25JY]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H3572 [30AP]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H2822 [3AP]
———award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 1093), H5468 [17JN]
———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 2983), H8491 [23SE]
———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H5266 [11JN]
———protect sacred Native American Federal land from significant damage (see H.R. 2419), H5265 [11JN]
———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), H4012 [13MY]
———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 306), H9687 [17OC]
New Freedom Commission on Mental Health: adopt and implement goals and recommendations to help ensure affordable, accessible, and high quality mental health care (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9615 [16OC]
NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 1241), H1811 [12MR]
No Child Left Behind Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1564), H3858 [8MY]
Nonprofit organizations: increase number of women and minorities on governing boards and encourage Americans to volunteer to serve on the governing boards (see H. Res. 354), H11134 [7NO]
Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H2268 [20MR]
Organ Pipe National Monument: designate the Kris Eggle Memorial Visitors' Center (see H.R. 1577), H4012 [13MY]
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), H2823 [3AP]
Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1173), H1743 [11MR]
Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H3856 [8MY]
Peace Corps: issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 2371), H8382 [17SE]
———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), H274 [4FE]
Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 2323), H6869 [15JY]
———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]
———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H9282 [7OC]
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]
Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 121), H8284 [16SE]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 2497), H7086 [17JY]
———require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 757), H698 [13FE]
Political campaigns: reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3641), H12309 [21NO]
Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 400), H9688 [17OC]
Poverty: enhance the capacity of organizations working in the U.S.-Mexico border area to develop affordable housing and foster economic opportunity in the colonias (see H.R. 1088), H4368 [20MY]
Privacy: restore certain standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information (see H.R. 1709), H4788 [2JN]
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), H3975 [9MY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H1641 [5MR]
———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H6348 [8JY]
Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1955 [18MR]
———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), H1746 [11MR]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H2271 [20MR]
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 624), H463 [12FE]
———expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 625), H321 [5FE]
———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 692), H706 [13FE]
———reauthorize and improve the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs operated by Indian tribes (see H.R. 2770), H8284 [16SE]
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), H8284 [16SE]
Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H4529 [21MY]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]
———establish programs to enhance roadway safety and improve transportation efficiency (see H.R. 288), H3637 [1MY]
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), H6465 [9JY]
Rogers, Fred M.: tribute (see H. Res. 111), H1471 [3MR]
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), H12310 [21NO]
Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: request resignation (see H. Con. Res. 323), H11133 [7NO]
Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM: designate (see H.R. 2274), H4737 [22MY]
Schools: ensure safety of meals served under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 1551), H4739 [22MY]
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), H4877 [3JN]
———promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H5467 [17JN]
Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2215), H4734 [22MY]
———sewer overflow control grants appropriations (see H.R. 784), H700 [13FE]
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]
Sisulu, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 237), H4529 [21MY]
Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 822), H4978 [4JN]
Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 3099), H8382 [17SE]
———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), H5175 [10JN]
Smith, Margaret Chase: anniversary of ``Declaration of Conscience'' speech in which she defended American rights to free speech and dissent (see H. Res. 246), H5268 [11JN]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H5175 [10JN]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1332 [25FE]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H1908 [17MR]
———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H1461 [27FE]
———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3293), H9982 [28OC]
———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H1467 [27FE]
———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H10237 [30OC]
———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H10978 [6NO]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H2132 [19MR]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H3761 [7MY]
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: extend the mortgage foreclosure protection period for members of the Armed Forces after release from active duty (see H.R. 1411), H5929 [25JN]
Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see H.R. 1071), H1515 [4MR]
States: provide incentives to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services and to create more flexibility in use of existing transportation funds (see H.R. 2914), H7782 [25JY]
Stump, Bob: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5814 [24JN]
Tariff: encourage countries who are party to NAFTA to promote parity relative to the personal exemption allowance for merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents (see H. Res. 346), H7785 [25JY]
———impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H1680 [6MR]
Tariff Act: expedite antidumping investigations when imports increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping order and amend provisions on export prices and constructed export prices (see H.R. 2092), H4130 [14MY]
Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H4976 [4JN]
———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2891), H7616 [24JY]
———allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (see H.R. 626), H321 [5FE]
———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 109), H323 [5FE]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H7169 [18JY]
———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), H2132 [19MR]
———change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1782), H3351 [11AP]
———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 740), H3762 [7MY]
———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 1555), H9478 [15OC]
———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]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H3637 [1MY]
———impose a windfall profit tax on crude oil and products thereof (see H.R. 585), H1467 [27FE]
———increase and enhance the Hope Scholarship Credit and repeal the Lifetime Learning Credit (see H.R. 3251), H9478 [15OC]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H2939 [8AP]
———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), H5175 [10JN]
———increase transparency of corporate tax accounting, liability and strategies, facilitate analysis of financial statements, discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and restore investor confidence (see H.R. 1556), H2702 [2AP]
———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H5046 [5JN]
———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]
———prohibit the implementation of discriminatory precertification requirements for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1894), H5046 [5JN]
———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H8905 [24SE]
———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H6464 [9JY]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H3355 [11AP]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H2132 [19MR]
———provide a refundable credit to small businesses for the costs of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 3607), H12308 [21NO]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H2821 [3AP]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H2132 [19MR]
———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]
———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 3107), H9812 [21OC]
———repeal benefits relative to company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2127), H4203 [15MY]
———treatment of amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1056), H1682 [6MR]
———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H11359 [17NO]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2265), H4737 [22MY]
———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 3155), H8490 [23SE]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H7170 [18JY]
———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), H3305 [10AP]
———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), H4012 [13MY]
Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4740 [22MY]
———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H8083 [9SE]
Terrorism: ensure that recently enacted terrorism legislation doesn't undermine civil liberties (see H.R. 3171), H8905 [24SE]
———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 105), H392 [11FE] (see H.R. 1389), H2515 [31MR]
Transportation: responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H9131 [1OC]
Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 302), H8176 [10SE]
———condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul (see H. Res. 453), H11703 [20NO]
Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H7019 [16JY]
U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H6348 [8JY]
U.S. Employee Ownership Bank: establish (see H.R. 2969), H7784 [25JY]
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: reauthorize (see H.R. 421), H218 [28JA]
Unemployment: establish an emergency program to provide immediate education assistance for unemployed workers (see H.R. 3276), H9375 [8OC]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 1652), H3572 [30AP]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1796), H3352 [11AP]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H6264 [26JN]
———continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 36), H7085 [17JY]
———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H4976 [4JN]
———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H3452 [29AP]
———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]
———make certain improvements to the National Service Life Insurance and U.S. Government Life Insurance programs (see H.R. 1554), H3305 [10AP]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3052 [9AP]
———permit use of education benefits for certain entrepreneurship courses and permit veterans enrolled in certain vocational rehabilitation programs to have self-employment as a vocational goal (see H.R. 1460), H3858 [8MY]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1935), H3636 [1MY]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1592), H4739 [22MY]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H5175 [10JN]
Voting: allow voters to register at polling places on the date of an election, cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and obtain absentee ballots for any reason (see H.R. 1510), H3684 [6MY]
———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H3305 [10AP]
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: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H392 [11FE]
———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1081), H3637 [1MY]
———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H3637 [1MY]
Water pollution: address pollution resulting from perchlorate discharges (see H.R. 2123), H4203 [15MY]
Weapons: authorize assistance through eligible nongovernmental organizations to remove and dispose of unexploded ordnance in agriculturally-valuable lands in developing countries (see H.R. 2299), H7455 [23JY]
———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), H5714 [23JN]
Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H7949 [4SE]
———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), H4876 [3JN]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1811 [12MR]
———determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 373), H9819 [24OC]
———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H11134 [7NO]
———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H2470 [27MR]
———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H9982 [28OC]
Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H8951 [25SE]
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), H12312 [21NO]
———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H3974 [9MY]
———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), H4529 [21MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Arizona: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3337), H9687 [17OC]
Colorado River Indian Reservation: revise boundaries (see H.R. 2941), H7783 [25JY]
Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H460 [12FE]
Parra, Silvia Lorenia: relief (see H.R. 2988), H7786 [25JY]
Letters
Tucson, AZ, gas pipeline rupture and groundwater contamination: by, H10524 [6NO]
Motions
Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H7592 [24JY]
Remarks
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2519 [1AP]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7064, H7097 [17JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: include construction activities in definition of oil and gas exploration and production relative to EPA stormwater discharge permits, H10523 [6NO]
Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), H4313 [20MY]
Forest Service: prohibit funding to finalize or implement revisions to National Forest Management Act planning regulations, H7064 [17JY]
Head Start Program: ensure coverage of children of migrant and seasonal workers and Native Americans, H7593 [24JY]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H6848 [15JY], H7582 [24JY]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7528 [24JY]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), motion to recommit, H7593 [24JY]
House of Representatives: history and rules of the Private Calendar, E2299
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3459), H11362 [18NO]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H4063 [14MY]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H10523 [6NO]
Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way, H7097 [17JY]
Tucson, AZ: tribute to Sunnyside High School football team, E2525
Veterans: benefits funding, H2519 [1AP]
Votes: position on missed, H1523
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H6865 [15JY], H7222 [21JY]
Tributes
Chavez, Cesar E., H2578 [1AP]