CASE, ED (a Representative from Hawaii)

Addresses

Marshall Islands Bravo Day: James Matayoshi, H1140 [17MR]

U.S. POW/MIA Accounting Efforts—Process and Operations: by, H7216 [15SE]

Articles and editorials

Suffering, Secrecy, Exile—Bravo 50 Years Later, Beverly D. Keever, Honolulu Weekly (publication), H1138-H1140 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 3719), H2658 [5MY]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H89 [21JA]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see H.R. 3378), H516 [11FE]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H5151 [25JN]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7234 [15SE]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4928 (see H.R. 3831), H5072 [24JN]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3798), H701 [26FE]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]

Bucher, Lloyd M. (Pete): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 407), H2265 [21AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H396 [6FE]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 3995), H1321 [18MR]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H3391 [19MY]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 4469), H3439 (see H.R. 4469), H3539 [20MY]

———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), H4928 (see H.R. 1501), H5071 [24JN]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness or salmon restoration areas and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Sacramento River National Conservation Area (see H.R. 3327), H4928 (see H.R. 3327), H5071 [24JN]

Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA): renegotiate provisions on access to U.S. sugar markets and prevent inclusion of sugar as an element of negotiations in free trade agreements (see H. Res. 510), H435 [10FE]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3873), H752 [2MR]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H5536 [12JY]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 4888), H7735 [28SE]

Climate: conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits to consumers from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 4067), H2374 [22AP]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H2483 [28AP]

———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), H2918 [12MY]

Committee on Homeland Security (House): establish as a standing committee (see H. Res. 837), H8859 [7OC]

Committee on Intelligence (House): establish as a standing committee (see H. Res. 837), H8859 [7OC]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H5793 [14JY]

Computers: amend criminal code relative to stored electronic communications (see H.R. 5059), H6997 [9SE]

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 3762), H303 [3FE]

Corps of Engineers: raise maximum amount that may be allotted for the construction of small shore and beach restoration and protection projects (see H.R. 3845), H6557 [21JY]

Courts: convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships, and authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Nebraska, and for the eastern district of California (see H.R. 5273), H8857 [7OC]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]

———provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 4858), H6900 [8SE]

———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 4446), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to establish drug-free school demonstration programs (see H.R. 3720), H927 [9MR]

———making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5330 [7JY]

———strengthen and expand the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into post-secondary education (see H.R. 3988), H4171 [15JN]

Dept. of Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 3834), H632 [25FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the Office of Wireless Public Safety Interoperable Communications (see H.R. 4400), H3391 [19MY]

———issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (see H.R. 4824), H5654 [13JY]

———make grants to address homeland security preparedness shortcomings of municipal and county governments (see H.R. 3839), H831 [3MR]

Dept. of Justice: award grants under a homeland security overtime program to reimburse law enforcement agencies for past overtime expenditures and waive matching funds requirement for such grants (see H.R. 4153), H2152 [2AP]

———make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H4171 [15JN]

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), H1116 [16MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3777), H392 [4FE]

———restrict the performance of eye surgery at a facility, or under a contract with the Dept., to only licensed medical doctors and licensed doctors of osteopathy (see H.R. 3473), H2919 [12MY]

Director of National Intelligence: establish position as head of entire intelligence community (see H.R. 4104), H2549 [4MY]

Drugs: authorize ``Meth Watch'' program grants (see H.R. 5345), H9049 [8OC]

———require that each prescription drug sold at retail bear a label that states full retail price of the drug (see H.R. 3677), H37 [20JA]

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1011 [10MR]

Education: prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see H.R. 5113), H7945 [30SE]

———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 4102), H2728 [6MY]

———recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2374 [22AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend the Impact Aid program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet the needs of military and Indian land school districts (see H.R. 3795), H576 [24FE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1484 [24MR]

F.E. Warren AFB, WY: transfer ownership of one of the bells taken from the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines to the people of the Philippines (see H. Res. 268), H128 [27JA]

FAA: repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3721), H88 [21JA]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H701 [26FE]

———vigorously enforce indecency and profanity laws in order to protect children in the U.S. from indecent and profane programming on broadcast television and radio (see H. Res. 500), H128 [27JA]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H3781 [3JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H8168 [5OC]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H2658 [5MY]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H4927 (see H.R. 4706), H5071 [24JN]

Flag—U.S.: request that the flag flown over the Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day each month in honor of U.S. citizens killed in military action (see H. Con. Res. 400), H3230 [18MY]

Foreign policy: build operational readiness in civilian agencies to carry out stabilization and reconstruction activities in countries or regions in transition from conflict or civil strife (see H.R. 3996), H1321 [18MR]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H1791 [31MR]

Government: establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions (see H.R. 3213), H393 [4FE]

Guam: anniversary of liberation (see H. Res. 737), H6998 [9SE]

Hawaii: establish an additional permanent Federal judgeship (see H.R. 3851), H698 [26FE]

———express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 4282), H2657 [5MY]

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 4260), H2816 [11MY]

Health: authorize use of Federal funds for research on human embryonic stem cells irrespective of date derived (see H.R. 3960), H3017 [13MY]

———expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), H3094 [17MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5536 [12JY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2265 [21AP]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H2728 [6MY]

Immigration: modify certain deadlines pertaining to machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents (see H.R. 4417), H3720 [2JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H927 [9MR]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (see H.R. 5150), H7736 [28SE]

Iraq: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction (see H.R. 4467), H3439 (see H.R. 4467), H3539 [20MY]

———recognize individuals working under U.S. contracts and express sympathy to those injured, taken captive, and to the families of those killed (see H. Con. Res. 429), H3229 [18MY]

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), H3391 [19MY]

Laos: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3943), H1071 [11MR]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 4636), H5471 [9JY]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 4937, 4938), H6702 [22JY]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 3545), H90 [21JA]

———reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Res. 727), H5983 [19JY]

Marshall Islands: recognize anniversary of adoption of Constitution and as an ally of the U.S. committed to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2491 [30AP]

———recognize strategic partnership in pursuit of international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 364), H574 [24FE]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H7575 [23SE]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H393 [4FE]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 4687), H5909 [15JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H3094 [17MY]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 605), H2372 [22AP]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H2373 [22AP]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H2816 [11MY]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2201), H830 [3MR]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H1741 [30MR]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 600), H2265 [21AP]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE] (see H.R. 5040), H6996 [9SE]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3229 [18MY]

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H2372 [22AP]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 5358), H9184 [9OC]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 3712), H576 [24FE] (see H.R. 4355), H4171 [15JN]

———provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (see H.R. 4333), H2815 [11MY]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 514), H3230 [18MY]

Native Americans: improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H7575 [23SE]

NCAA: affirm commitment to discouraging alcohol use among underage students by ending alcohol advertising during radio and television broadcasts of sporting events (see H. Res. 575), H1643 [29MR]

NOAA: establish a national ocean policy to set forth missions and to ensure effective interagency coordination and establish a National Oceans Council (see H.R. 4900), H7329 [21SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5135), H7580 [24SE]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (see H.R. 3980), H2266 [21AP]

Oceans: protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 4897), H6700 [22JY]

Political campaigns: public financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1878), H8409 [6OC]

Privacy: provide penalties for accessing certain electronic communications in a manner that violates consumer privacy (see H.R. 4956), H6900 [8SE]

Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 3761), H303 [3FE]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H3605 [1JN]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H700 [26FE]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 4994), H6704 [22JY]

———review determinations on whether schools and local educational agencies made adequate yearly progress taking into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to those determinations (see H.R. 4605), H5151 [25JN]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 4101), H2816 [11MY]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 2345), H3440 (see H.R. 2345), H3540 [20MY]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5331 [7JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 508), H2406 [27AP]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 3901), H1323 [18MR]

———exempt certain sightseeing flights from taxes on air transportation (see H.R. 573), H2918 [12MY]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H1326 [22MR]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H575 [24FE]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279, 3119), H4287 [16JN]

———provide relief for middle income taxpayers (see H.R. 4997), H6704 [22JY]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H2918 [12MY]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 3865), H831 [3MR]

———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 3155), H1791 [31MR]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H2374 [22AP]

Veterans: improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5244), H10080 [19NO]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

———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), H2657 [5MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: commend the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, and Vietnam for efforts to achieve full accounting of U.S. Armed Forces personnel (see H. Con. Res. 485), H7138 [14SE]

Voting: require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for criminal convictions or mental incapacity (see H.R. 4250), H2488 [29AP]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 485), H245 [28JA]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 779), H3016 [13MY]

———anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see H.J. Res. 93), H2488 [29AP]

———commemorate anniversary of Battle of Peleliu, protect Peleliu Battlefield National Historic Landmark sites, and establish commemorative programs honoring Americans who fought there (see H.J. Res. 102), H7736 [28SE]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H2373 [22AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: expand the Agricultural Management Assistance Program to include Hawaii (see H.R. 5106), H7328 [21SE]

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: extend boundaries (see H.R. 5205), H8038 [4OC]

Immigration: waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to reclassification of family preference because of naturalization of a parent or spouse (see H.R. 4018), H1369 [23MR]

Marine resources: prohibit the import, export, and taking of certain coral reef species (see H.R. 4928), H6702 [22JY]

Maui, HI: conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the northern shoreline in the National Park System (see H.R. 4393), H3390 [19MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7193 [15SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (H.R. 3242), H8381 [6OC]

Animals: control and eradicate the brown tree snake in Guam and prevent introduction of the brown tree snake to other areas of the U.S. (H.R. 3479), H7688 [28SE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2791 [11MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1209 [17MR]

———deficit, H900 [9MR], H7195 [15SE]

———evaluation of Bush administration proposals, H900 [9MR]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H1654 [30MR], H1765 [31MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1517 [25MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), H1765 [31MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H1654 [30MR]

DEA: anniversary (H. Res. 412), H777 [3MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4613), H4707 [22JN]

———treatment of unexploded ordnance, H4707 [22JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5249 [7JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H777 [3MR]

Filipino Veterans Action Day: observance, E447 [24MR]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (H.R. 4282), H2791 [11MY]

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: extend boundaries (H.R. 5205), E1793 [4OC]

Immigration: modify certain deadlines pertaining to machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents (H.R. 4417), H3909 [14JN]

———waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to reclassification of family preference because of naturalization of a parent or spouse (H.R. 4018), E433 [23MR]

Japan: anniversary of Treaty of Kanagawa opening relations with the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 418), H6522 [21JY]

Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge: expand (H.R. 2619), H5933 [19JY]

Marine resources: prohibit the import, export, and taking of certain coral reef species (H.R. 4928), E1517 [22JY]

Marshall Islands: recognize strategic partnership in pursuit of international peace and security (H. Con. Res. 364), H1138 [17MR]

Maui, HI: conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the northern shoreline in the National Park System (H.R. 4393), E916 [19MY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance (H. Res. 771), H7216 [15SE]

Oahu, HI: tribute to Kahuku High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E773 [6MY]

SBA: 7(a) guarantee loan program funding, H5249 [7JY]

Sevilla, Duke: Hawaii State Teachers Association Friend of Youth Award recipient, E690 [28AP]

Veterans: improve access to health care for rural veterans (H.R. 2379), H993 [10MR]

World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (H. Res. 56), H781 [3MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3818 [8JN]

Special order: granted, H925 [9MR], H1009 [10MR], H1228 [17MR], H1482 [24MR], H1787 [31MR]