WU, DAVID (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5537 [12JY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2024 [1AP]

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), H576 [24FE]

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm and ranch land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States (see H.R. 3482), H5150 [25JN]

Animal Welfare Act: improve care and treatment standards for certain dogs (see H.R. 3484), H7245 [17SE]

Armed Forces: enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 5354), H9184 [9OC]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7575 [23SE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H700 [26FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H37 [20JA]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H7138 [14SE]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4766 [22JN]

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

Barber, Rex T.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during World War II (see H.R. 3739), H243 [28JA]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3441 (see H.R. 4116), H3541 [20MY]

———provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see H.R. 1647), H6557 [21JY]

Business and industry: implement steps to secure the manufacturing economic base, protect jobs, and help grow the domestic manufacturing sector (see H.R. 4177), H3017 [13MY]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H753 [2MR]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H1789 [31MR]

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H6998 [9SE]

China, People's Republic of: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (see H. Res. 655), H3605 [1JN]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H753 [2MR]

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 Defense: direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order (see H.R. 4111), H2018 [1AP]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to establish sustainability centers to develop and implement integrated environmental, economic, and social programs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4664), H4893 [23JN]

Education: limit the applicability of annual updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology relative to financial aid eligibility (see H.R. 2485), H1643 [29MR]

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

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1643 [29MR]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H90 [21JA]

Erdogan, Recep Tayyip: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 353), H633 [25FE]

European Union: condemn plan to lift embargo on arm sales to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 512), H10080 [19NO]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3780), H3605 [1JN]

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), H128 [27JA]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H1322 [18MR]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 5276), H8858 [7OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H4928 (see H.R. 962), H5071 [24JN]

Feldman, Sandra: tribute (see H. Res. 714), H5654 [13JY]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H8859 [7OC]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H515 [11FE]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: redesignate as the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park and include in the park sites in Washington and Oregon (see H.R. 3819), H574 [24FE]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H1116 [16MR]

———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), H2265 [21AP]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H8409 [6OC]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H128 [27JA]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H6706 [22JY]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H3017 [13MY]

———establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 1357), H1116 [16MR]

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (see H.R. 4944), H6702 [22JY]

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), H8409 [6OC]

Iran: support democracy (see H.R. 2466), H6128 [20JY]

———urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H701 [26FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7138 [14SE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3847), H698 [26FE]

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

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H434 [10FE]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H5150 [25JN]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H7443 [22SE]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H1011 [10MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H2657 [5MY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H2266 [21AP]

———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), H5150 [25JN]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4256), H2491 [30AP]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 396), H2200 [20AP]

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), H3094 [17MY]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H2919 [12MY]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 4498), H3873 [9JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H4580 [18JN]

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), H305 [3FE]

Schools: 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), H4391 (see H.R. 4605), H4506 [17JN]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]

———tribute to NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Cornell University for conducting the Mars Exploration Rover mission, and recognition of importance of space exploration (see H. Res. 490), H90 [21JA]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 462), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 462), H5072 [24JN]

Taxation: expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H830 [3MR]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H5150 [25JN]

———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 610), H633 [25FE]

Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 4820), H5653 [13JY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H37 [20JA]

———responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H752 [2MR]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 336), H2550 [4MY]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 746), H7330 [21SE]

Women: increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H753 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide grants to States for undergraduate tuition assistance for members of the Selected Reserve at public colleges and universities (see H.R. 4788), H5402 [8JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve accountability provisions (see H.R. 5200), H7944 [30SE]

Gallegos-Herrera, Rogelio: relief (see H.R. 5037), H6899 [8SE]

Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation: establish (see H.R. 5289), H8858 [7OC]

Medicare: negotiate for lower prices for prescription drugs, eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefits, and promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4512), H3780 [3JN]

———provide geographic equity in fee-for-service reimbursement for providers (see H.R. 3935), H1011 [10MR]

Taxation: repeal phaseout of qualified electric vehicles credit and clean-fuel vehicle property deduction and exempt certain hybrid vehicles from limitation on depreciation of certain luxury automobiles (see H.R. 4777), H5330 [7JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5558, H5562, H5563 [13JY]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, H9 [20JA]

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (S. 2634), H6874 [8SE]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H355 [4FE], E126 [6FE]

Congressional Conference on Civic Education: convene, E1719 [28SE]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6601 [22JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sudden oak death research funding, H5563 [13JY]

———Farm Service Agency, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and rural development funding through reductions in Common Computing Environment funding, H5558 [13JY]

———renewable energy programs funding, H5562 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation: allow small starts projects which have applied for final design to move forward on their original time line, H2024 [1AP]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: redesignate as the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park and include in the park sites in Washington and Oregon (H.R. 3819), H5938 [19JY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3843 [9JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2024 [1AP]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H355 [4FE], E126 [6FE]

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), H784 [3MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H23 [20JA]

Tributes

Fong, Hiram L., E1607 [13SE]

Pfingsten, Thomas, E325 [9MR]