WATSON, DIANE E. (a Representative from California)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 2921), H7782 [25JY]
———provide protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 2918), H7782 [25JY]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 244), H134 [8JA]
Algeria: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Res. 264), H5268 [11JN]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief activities associated with California wildfires (see H.R. 3407), H10235 [30OC]
Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H1745 [11MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]
Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and highlight the attack as characteristic of the threat to the U.S. from terrorist groups operating from Latin America (see H. Res. 325), H7840 [3SE]
———disclosure of records pertaining to Nazis and other World War II criminals (see H. Res. 235), H4131 [14MY]
Armed Forces: commend regular and reserve components, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components (see H. Con. Res. 335), H11701 [20NO]
———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H10340 [4NO]
———issue commemorative postage stamp in remembrance of victims of peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 45), H245 [29JA]
———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), H2130 [19MR]
———repeal authorization of use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 20), H322 [5FE] (see H. Con. Res. 2), H60 [7JA]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]
———support members engaging in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 103), H2270 [20MR]
Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H392 [11FE]
Arms control: promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 291), H9479 [15OC]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H3856 [8MY]
Baltimore, MD: authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center (see H.R. 2424), H5265 [11JN]
Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H. Res. 389), H10458 [5NO]
Blackwell, Lucien E.: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H2586 [1AP]
Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8222 [15SE]
Boykin, William G.: condemn religiously intolerant remarks (see H. Res. 419), H9981 [28OC]
Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
Burma: sanction the ruling military junta, strengthen democracy efforts, and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as legitimate representative of the Burmese people (see H.R. 2330), H5175 [10JN]
Burundi: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 154), H5089 [9JN]
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. 358), H8016 [5SE] (see H. Res. 364), H8082 [9SE]
———request transmission of documents or other materials to the House of Representatives relative to the possession of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq (see H. Res. 260), H5045 [5JN]
California: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (see H. Res. 425), H10341 [4NO]
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]
Canada: express appreciation for cooperation and friendship with the U.S. and offer congratulations on Canada Day celebration (see H. Res. 290), H5929 [25JN]
Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 2574), H5813 [24JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H5663 [19JN]
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), H1954 [18MR]
———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H1395 [26FE]
China, People's Republic of: urge fair resolution of claims of U.S. citizens who hold defaulted Chinese Government bonds (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4978 [4JN]
Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington (see H. Res. 352), H7839 [3SE]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H11651 [19NO]
———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: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H138 [8JA]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H3858 [8MY]
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]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H53 [7JA]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H6349 [8JY]
———require Federal agencies to protect the security and privacy of Government computer systems from the risks posed by peer-to-peer file sharing (see H.R. 3159), H8904 [24SE]
Consumers: treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 1887), H4012 [13MY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H61 [7JA]
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see H. Res. 193), H3304 [10AP]
Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 3575), H12306 [21NO]
Courts: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (see H.R. 2919), H7782 [25JY]
———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 1434), H10457 [5NO]
———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 394), H217 [28JA]
Credit cards: require issuers to mail monthly statements at least 30 days before the due date of the next payment (see H.R. 1573), H2703 [2AP]
Crime: prevent identity fraud (see H.R. 2035), H3856 [8MY]
Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 320), H9132 [1OC]
De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
Dept. of Education: conduct a study of the dropout rate of Native Americans and students who reside in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam (see H.R. 1486), H2471 [27MR]
———provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H1952 [18MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (see H.R. 3588), H12307 [21NO]
Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (see H.R. 1148), H2473 [27MR]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 1981), H3682 [6MY]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H7020 [16JY]
Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 1673), H2938 [8AP]
Dept. of State: establish position of Iraqi Reconstruction Coordinator (see H. Res. 404), H9614 [16OC]
Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 1130), H1679 [6MR]
Dept. of Transportation: establish the National Rail Infrastructure Program (see H.R. 1617), H3572 [30AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H11652 [19NO]
———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7618 [24JY]
Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H4788 [2JN]
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), H2514 [31MR]
Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H11359 [17NO]
———combat polio (see H. Res. 20), H3976 [9MY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H4739 [22MY]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H3635 [1MY]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H3453 [29AP]
Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H2587 [1AP]
Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1717), H3301 [10AP]
Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H1515 [4MR]
———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H324 [5FE]
———increase maximum Pell Grant amount (see H. Res. 144), H5929 [25JN]
———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), H134 [8JA]
EEOC: require report on use of the Fair Labor Standards Act by public and private sector employers to foster or exacerbate pay inequity (see H.R. 1487), H2471 [27MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: require GAO report on whether amounts appropriated to carry out grant programs are adequate to permit recipients to meet the conditions imposed by receipt of the grant (see H.R. 3341), H12311 [21NO]
Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 36), H462 [12FE]
Employment: establish a living wage, and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1040), H2703 [2AP]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 3285), H9376 [8OC]
EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 1165), H1903 [13MR]
ERISA: improve disclosure of funding status of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 3005), H9478 [15OC]
FBI Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2524), H5661 [19JN]
FCC: allocate additional spectrum for unlicensed use by wireless broadband devices and ensure interference protection for Dept. of Defense systems within that spectrum (see H.R. 340), H1954 [18MR]
———encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4206 [15MY]
———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H5365 [12JN]
———prohibit from requiring digitial television tuners in television receivers (see H.R. 426), H1642 [5MR]
———require compliance with Government regulations relative to media ownership rules (see H.R. 2212), H4734 [22MY]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H10236 [30OC]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H8491 [23SE]
———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H172 [27JA]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H8083 [9SE]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H4368 [20MY]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H10130 [29OC]
Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 2917), H7782 [25JY]
———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 2920), H7782 [25JY]
———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 2916), H7782 [25JY]
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), H4368 [20MY]
Foreign policy: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 141), H1812 [12MR]
———ensure that countries meet U.N. obligations relative to women, peace, and security, and assume implementation of international law that protects human rights of women and girls during and after conflicts (see H. Res. 432), H11134 [7NO]
———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), H3973 [9MY]
Foreign trade: impact on employment of NAFTA and the entry of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 851), H1812 [12MR]
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), H9982 [28OC]
Francisco A. Martinez Flores Post Office, Duarte, CA: designate (see H.R. 2396), H5088 [9JN]
Frank, Anne: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 273), H5366 [12JN]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H1466 [27FE]
Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 244), H4368 [20MY]
———return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 165), H3762 [7MY] (see H. Con. Res. 175), H3974 [9MY]
Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 1031), H1464 [27FE]
———express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1641 [5MR]
Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H4529 [21MY]
Head Start Program: tribute (see H. Res. 238), H6349 [8JY]
Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H12312 [21NO]
———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), H2586 [1AP]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2402 [26MR]
———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H4529 [21MY]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H10237 [30OC]
Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H8949 [25SE]
———incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 12), H392 [11FE]
———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H6707 [14JY]
———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H6603 [10JY]
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]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H244 [29JA]
Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals (see H. Res. 384), H9215 [2OC]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 603), H5664 [19JN]
———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H2312 [25MR]
———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H5266 [11JN]
———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]
———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1983), H3682 [6MY]
Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7329 [22JY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 823), H702 [13FE]
Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1243), H1811 [12MR]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H10457 [5NO]
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]
———establish a select committee to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence structure to meet global threats (see H. Res. 307), H6604 [10JY]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1465 [27FE]
Iraq: express concern for status of the Assyrian people in post-war Iraq (see H. Res. 272), H5366 [12JN]
IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5268 [11JN]
J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (see H.R. 2309), H5664 [19JN]
Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11392 (see H.R. 1914), H11515 [18NO]
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]
Johnson, Shoshana N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 210), H5045 [5JN]
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]
Klamath River: establish water conservation and habitat restoration programs and provide emergency disaster assistance to those suffering economic harm from the Klamath River basin fish kill (see H.R. 1760), H3303 [10AP]
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: 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), H7086 [17JY]
———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), H9215 [2OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1466 [27FE]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1930), H4369 [20MY]
———provide support for ceasefire agreement between government and Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy and the Movement for Democracy of Liberia (see H. Con. Res. 240), H6348 [8JY]
Mali: recognize strong relationship with the U.S., democracy efforts, conflict resolution and peacekeeping activities, and support in campaign against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 229), H6349 [8JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 256), H8084 [9SE]
Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 2510), H8382 [17SE]
Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H4368 [20MY]
Medicare: consolidate and restate Federal laws relative to social health maintenance organization projects, make such projects permanent, and require a study on ways to expand such projects (see H.R. 983), H2132 [19MR]
———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H1902 [13MR]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 2498), H5467 [17JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H1744 [11MR]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H4206 [15MY]
Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1170), H1743 [11MR]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1459 [27FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H1460 [27FE]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H11360 [17NO]
Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 409), H9983 [28OC]
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), H323 [5FE]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H1640 [5MR]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 844), H1746 [11MR]
National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H5714 [23JN]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 82), H705 [13FE]
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see H.R. 3431), H10339 [4NO]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 2193), H5815 [24JN]
———provide for homeland security block grants (see H.R. 1007), H2271 [20MR]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1349), H2131 [19MR]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H4255 [19MY]
———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H460 [12FE]
No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H9377 [8OC]
———suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H12311 [21NO]
Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1368), H2131 [19MR]
NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 2272), H4737 [22MY]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H4738 [22MY]
Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland (see H. Res. 58), H5268 [11JN]
Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H3856 [8MY]
Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1145), H1680 [6MR]
Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 80), H2132 [19MR]
Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H1955 [18MR]
Power resources: prohibit unethical acts, increase penalties for certain illegal acts, provide for audit trails and transparency in electric and natural gas markets, and expand FERC authority to order refunds of certain rates (see H.R. 1272), H2939 [8AP]
Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 1493), H2471 [27MR]
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), H2402 [26MR]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H3571 [30AP]
———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H8284 [16SE]
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), H1394 [26FE]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H2939 [8AP]
———improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 3004), H9215 [2OC]
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]
———promote secure and healthy families under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 706), H391 [11FE]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 1136), H9214 [2OC]
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]
Rogers, Fred M.: tribute (see H. Res. 111), H1517 [4MR]
Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: request resignation (see H. Con. Res. 323), H11133 [7NO]
Schools: provide a model for school districts based on experience of the District of Columbia in establishing fully accountable public alternatives to traditional public schools (see H.R. 2669), H6604 [10JY]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2262), H4736 [22MY]
———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 1021), H1463 [27FE]
———promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H5467 [17JN]
Shriver, Sargent: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 299), H10458 [5NO]
Sisulu, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 237), H4529 [21MY]
Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 3099), H9132 [1OC]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H7170 [18JY]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H2864 [7AP]
———credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 473), H1467 [27FE]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H2864 [7AP]
———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H1461 [27FE]
———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 471), H243 [29JA]
———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 722), H1516 [4MR]
———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 474), H243 [29JA]
———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 472), H243 [29JA]
———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), H5367 [12JN]
———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 470), H243 [29JA]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H320 [5FE]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H5468 [17JN]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H1810 [12MR]
———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H460 [12FE]
———allow credits to radio station owners who donate the license and other assets of such station to a nonprofit corporation that supports the fine arts (see H.R. 668), H6264 [26JN]
———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), H1903 [13MR]
———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H1954 [18MR]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H3302 [10AP]
———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2037), H9377 [8OC]
———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), H5268 [11JN]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H1516 [4MR]
———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 1131), H7839 [3SE]
———increase and enhance the Hope Scholarship Credit and repeal the Lifetime Learning Credit (see H.R. 3251), H9982 [28OC]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H2822 [3AP]
———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), H5046 [5JN]
———permit additional advanced refunding of tax-exempt bonds issued for the purchase or maintenance of assets used to generate, transmit, or distribute electricity (see H.R. 2313), H7086 [17JY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H461 [12FE]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 2184), H9478 [15OC]
———provide a 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), H8380 [17SE]
———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see H.R. 2044), H3972 [9MY]
———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 1296), H5929 [25JN]
———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 798), H1335 [25FE]
———treatment of amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1056), H1514 [4MR]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1304), H1952 [18MR]
Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4978 [4JN]
———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), H4012 [13MY]
Terrorism: detain U.S. citizens or residents that are members of or cooperated with al-Qaeda in terrorist acts against the U.S. (see H.R. 1029), H1517 [4MR]
Transportation: improve transportation and security of household goods (see H.R. 1070), H3637 [1MY]
Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 87), H9132 [1OC]
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 591), H320 [5FE]
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), H9614 [16OC]
Veterans: improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H5045 [5JN]
———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2829), H7453 [23JY]
———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), H2472 [27MR]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2515 [31MR]
Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H9982 [28OC]
Vietnam: tribute to Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and express the urgent need for religious freedom and related human rights (see H. Res. 427), H11134 [7NO]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H12312 [21NO]
———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H2823 [3AP]
———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3153), H9282 [7OC]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1811 [12MR]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H10236 [30OC]
———support participation of women throughout the world in a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world peace (see H. Con. Res. 114), H3355 [11AP]
Wooden, John: tribute (see H. Res. 411), H11360 [17NO]
Yang Jianli: call for immediate release by People's Republic of China and for President Bush to continue working for his release (see H. Res. 199), H4012 [13MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H3354 [11AP]
FCC: limit reimbursement of travel expenses of members and employees (see H.R. 2670), H6348 [8JY]
Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 1680), H2938 [8AP]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]
Higher Education Act: withhold Federal financial assistance from students who have engaged in hazing (see H.R. 1207), H1745 [11MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H1745 [11MR]
World Diamond Council: provide transition development assistance to communities where the illicit trade in conflict diamonds for arms have fueled civil war (see H. Con. Res. 239), H6263 [26JN]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9146 [2OC]
Africa: U.S. policy, H6434
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8471 [23SE]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9525 [16OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 424), H10213 [30OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2768 [3AP]
———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), conference report, H3405 [12AP]
Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H2393 [26MR], H3405 [12AP]
———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2236 [20MR]
———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H131, H132 [8JA]
Arthur `Pappy' Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (H.R. 1882), H8982, H8983 [30SE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H4240
Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (H.R. 3011), H8978, H8980 [30SE]
Budget: balance, H434 [12FE]
———deficit, H434 [12FE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2393 [26MR], H2572 [1AP], H2869 [8AP]
College Savings Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 270), H9399 [15OC]
Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H306
Compact of Free Association: approve and amend (H.J. Res. 63), H9884
———approve and amend (H.J. Res. 63), Senate amendments, H11755 [20NO]
———education funding, E2176
———reinstatement of FEMA assistance, E2176
Computers: enhance digital accessibility for all individuals, E311
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (H.R. 1538), H8205 [11SE]
Cyprus: express support for a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement relative to Turkish occupation (H. Res. 165), H3012 [9AP]
Dash, Julie: Directors Guild of America award nominee, E295
Dept. of Homeland Security: Office of Domestic Preparedness funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H2768 [3AP]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7278 [22JY]
Diseases: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, H1626 [5MR]
———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS through reductions in the Millennium Challenge Account, H7390 [23JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), H7961, H7974 [5SE]
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7961, H7974 [5SE]
East Boynton Beach, FL: tribute to Little League baseball team (H. Con. Res. 273), H9401 [15OC]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H128, H131, H132 [8JA]
Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (H.R. 1883), H9403 [15OC]
Education: funding, H173 [28JA]
———status of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H2455 [27MR]
———tribute to students participating in the STARS Academy Research Mission, H306
Edwards, Willis: Christophers (organization) Christopher Award recipient, E361
Eisner, Michael: Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation Pioneer of the Year award recipient, E2241
Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3778
———exempt religious organizations operating Federal job training programs from religious discrimination laws in hiring, H3789
FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (H. Res. 218), H4183 [15MY]
———prohibit funding to implement new media ownership rules, H7278 [22JY]
———ruling on media ownership rules, H4763 [2JN]
Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (H.R. 1474), consideration (H. Res. 256), H4992 [5JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7390 [23JY]
Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (H.R. 1584), H2900 [8AP]
Haiti: allocation of foreign aid relative to HIV/AIDS epidemic, H3560 [30AP]
———U.S. policy, H3560 [30AP]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H5262 [11JN], H5543, H5544 [18JN], H6850 [15JY]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7519 [24JY]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1821), H9412 [15OC]
Iraq: cost estimates of use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts once hostilities cease, H2393 [26MR]
Judge Edward Rodgers Post Office Building, West Palm Beach, FL: designate (H.R. 2075), H8981 [30SE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia, E332
———extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1209), H8422 [23SE]
———extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (S. 470), H9843
Liberia: U.S. policy, H6434
Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance: support (H. Con. Res. 220), H5378
Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H5909 [25JN], H6685 [14JY]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5955 [26JN]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12236 [21NO]
———treatment of women, H5909 [25JN], H5955 [26JN]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3459), H11365 [18NO]
NAACP: nomination of ``The Rosa Parks Story'' (television movie) for Image Award, E359
National Suicide Awareness Week: observance, H3853
Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (H.R. 2030), H5122 [10JN]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (H.R. 847), H4768 [2JN]
———reductions in prescription drug prices, H4768, H4769 [2JN]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3097 [10AP]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11428
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H487, H528 [13FE]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H4126 [14MY]
Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H5339 [12JN]
———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, H5339 [12JN]
———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 (H.R. 2286), H4992 [5JN], H5061 [9JN]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, H128, H131, H132 [8JA]
Terrorism: enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, H2869 [8AP]
———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, H173 [28JA]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2620), H10287 [4NO]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H434 [12FE]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 1652), H4519 [21MY]
University of Southern California: tribute to football team, E193
Veterans: benefits funding, H2572 [1AP]
Votes: position on missed, H5849
Women: provide Medicare prescription drug coverage, H5909 [25JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H165 [27JA], H459 [12FE], H2307 [25MR], H3971 [9MY], H4128 [14MY], H4526 [21MY], H4781 [2JN], H4975 [4JN], H5086 [9JN], H5711 [23JN], H5811 [24JN], H5925 [25JN], H6462 [9JY], H6704 [14JY], H6865 [15JY], H7326 [22JY], H8487 [23SE], H11647 [19NO], H12908 [8DE]
Tributes
Beckwith, Michael, H11503 [18NO]
Carter, Benny, H6682 [14JY]
Chisholm, Willie J. (Buddy), H156 [27JA]
Dash, Julie, E303
Hill, Edward V., Sr., E313
Jackson, Maynard H., Jr., H5683, H5687 [23JN]
Remcho, Joe, H24 [7JA]