DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H1277 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 4420), H3437 (see H.R. 4420), H3537 [20MY]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see H.R. 3378), H1791 [31MR]

Annan, Kofi A.: call for resignation as Secretary General of the U.N. due to allegations of fraud and mismanagement of the U.N. Oil for Food Program (see H. Res. 869), H10926 [6DE]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H396 [6FE]

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), H2155 [2AP]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2549 [4MY]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 530), H701 [26FE]

Clean Air Act: modify certain provisions relative to methyl bromide (see H.R. 3403), H7443 [22SE]

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. 4863), H6557 [21JY]

Courts: enhance retirement annuities of administrative law judges (see H.R. 2316), H1484 [24MR]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 4225), H2482 [28AP]

Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Res. 563), H1116 [16MR]

Dept. of Commerce: make Virginia Key, FL, property under administrative jurisdiction of NOAA available to the University of Miami for a marine life science center (see H.R. 4027), H1483 [24MR]

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), H2484 [28AP]

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: make certain Caribbean nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H.R. 5316), H9048 [8OC]

———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H100 [23JA]

Dept. of State: establish an Office To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism and require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4230), H6706 [22JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H6900 [8SE]

Diseases: increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2484 [28AP]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H4766 [22JN]

Everglades National Park: exchange of certain land (see H.R. 3785), H3016 [13MY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H7575 [23SE]

Florida: commend resiliency of residents and work of individuals who have assisted with hurricane recovery efforts (see H. Res. 784), H7442 [22SE]

Foreign policy: conduct an economic impact study on the dual gateway policy of Ireland before the U.S. takes any action that could lead to the discontinuation of the policy (see H.R. 4271), H10926 [6DE]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H2154 [2AP]

Haiti: expand certain preferential trade treatment (see H.R. 4889), H6556 [21JY]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3238), H245 [28JA]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H2154 [2AP]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H872 [4MR]

Help America Vote Act: require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 4187), H4928 (see H.R. 4187), H5072 [24JN]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 4866), H7945 [30SE]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H3872 [9JN]

Immigration: establish two new categories of nonimmigrant workers (see H.R. 2899), H244 [28JA]

———increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 4052), H3964 [14JN]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H393 [4FE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H2728 [6MY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 5193), H9051 [8OC]

———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), H1370 [23MR]

Israel: support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1484 [24MR]

———support membership in the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the U.N. (see H. Res. 615), H4392 (see H. Res. 615), H4507 [17JN]

John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4924), H8039 [4OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7864 [29SE]

Laos: address urgent need for freedom, democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections, human rights, and religious liberty (see H. Res. 402), H701 [26FE]

Lieutenant General James V. Edmundson Post Office Building, Longboat Key, FL: designate (see H.R. 4847), H5908 [15JY]

Medicare: provide eligibility for coverage of home health services on the basis of a need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 3090), H2199 [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), H3873 [9JN]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H36 [20JA]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1594 [25MR]

NOAA: commend for dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley and Frances (see H. Con. Res. 488), H6997 [9SE]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (see H.R. 3980), H2549 [4MY]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H6557 [21JY]

Reagan, Ronald: redesign the half-dollar coin in commemoration (see H.R. 4525), H3820 [8JN]

———redesign the twenty dollar bill in commemoration (see H.R. 4563), H3963 [14JN]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H245 [28JA]

Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith Post Office Building, Holiday, FL: designate (see H.R. 4380), H3873 [9JN]

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H927 [9MR]

Small Business Act: amend to reauthorize the Paul D. Coverdell Drug-Free Workplace Program (see H.R. 4119), H6756 [7SE]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2598), H3781 [3JN]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H515 [11FE]

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

Spain: condemn terrorist bombing in Madrid and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 565), H1229 [17MR]

Specialist Eric Ramirez Post Office, Mascotte, FL: designate (see H.R. 5027), H6898 [8SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2548 [4MY]

Syria: human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 363), H1117 [16MR]

Tampa Bay Lightning (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 668), H3964 [14JN]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H128 [27JA]

———allow withdrawals from individual retirement plans without penalty by individuals within natural disaster areas determined by the President occurring in 2004 (see H.R. 5094), H7233 [15SE]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 5206), H9963 [17NO]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H700 [26FE]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 4502), H7329 [21SE]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H6756 [7SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H6899 [8SE]

Terrorism: require certain measures to be taken against countries of concern regarding terrorist financing (see H.R. 5124), H10080 [19NO]

Veterans: 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]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H3873 [9JN]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 110), H9746 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), consideration (see H. Res. 706), H5330 [7JY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 730), H6127 [20JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), consideration (see H. Res. 675), H4170 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 834), H8856 [7OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration (see H. Res. 715), H5792 [14JY]

NASA: make certain workforce authorities available (S. 610), consideration (see H. Res. 502), H127 [27JA]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), consideration (see H. Res. 738), H6555 [21JY]

Letters

Settlement plan for Turkish occupation of Cyprus: by, E630 [22AP]

———several Representatives, E631 [22AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 866), H10088 [20NO]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 730), H6457 [21JY]

Colombia: allocation of foreign aid, H5799 [15JY]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), amendment process, H223, H224 [28JA]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances, H5308 [7JY]

———call for release of political prisoners, H1120 [17MR], E14 [20JA], E61 [28JA], E118 [4FE], E181 [12FE], E232 [25FE], E296 [3MR], E340 [11MR], E398 [17MR], E457 [26MR], E502 [2AP], E586 [21AP], E688 [28AP], E772 [6MY], E937 [21MY], E1028 [4JN], E1087 [9JN], E1182 [18JN], E1283 [25JN], E1348 [9JY], E1402 [16JY], E1469 [22JY], E1584 [10SE], E1638 [15SE], E1694 [24SE], E1751 [30SE], E1946 [11OC], E2085 [20NO], E2151 [6DE]

———lift trade embargo, H7340 [22SE]

———prohibit funding to enforce regulations that restrict or eliminate participation by U.S. students in study-abroad programs, H7338 [22SE]

———prohibit funding to implement U.S. sanctions on private sales of agriculture commodities, medicine, or medical supplies, H7337 [22SE]

———prohibit use of funds to enforce restrictions on travel to visit relatives, H7283, H7284, H7286, H7288 [21SE]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1516 [22JY]

———Turkish occupation settlement plan, E630 [22AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow detention of aliens determined to be a danger to society, regardless of protected status under the torture convention, H8890 [8OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), consideration (H. Res. 675), H4193, H4194, H4203 [16JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5308 [7JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6962 [9SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7283, H7284, H7286, H7288 [21SE], H7337, H7338, H7340 [22SE]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5005), H6730 [7SE]

El Salvador: tribute to participation in peacekeeping operations in Iraq, E918 [19MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration (H. Res. 715), H5797, H5799, H5801 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 866), H10088 [20NO]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H6914 [9SE]

Immigration: maintain existing asylum rights and refugee protections, H8896 [8OC]

———require a due process review of certain illegal aliens before expediting deportation, H8895 [8OC]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), motion to instruct conferees, H8986 [8OC]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), consideration (H. Res. 561), H1127 [17MR]

Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act (H.R. 3598): consideration (H. Res. 706), H5336, H5339, H5341 [8JY]

Memorial Day: observance, H3515 [20MY]

Mexico: prohibit funding to implement U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement, H6962 [9SE]

Miami, FL: anniversary of Continental National Bank, E1692 [24SE]

NASA: make certain workforce authorities available (S. 610), consideration (H. Res. 502), H131, H132 [28JA]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8890, H8895, H8896 [8OC]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3815 [8JN], H3839 [9JN]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 757), H6914 [9SE]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), consideration (H. Res. 738), H6569, H6570, H6578 [22JY]

Venezuela: U.S. policy, E585 [21AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2443, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 730) (H. Rept. 108-618), H6126 [20JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3598, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 706) (H. Rept. 108-589), H5330 [7JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4567, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 675) (H. Rept. 108-545), H4170 [15JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4818, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 715) (H. Rept. 108-604), H5792 [14JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4842, U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. Rept. 108-628), H6555 [21JY]

Consideration of S. 610, NASA Flexibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 108-406), H127 [27JA]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4567, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 834) (H. Rept. 108-766), H8856 [7OC]

Tributes

Espino, Nelson M., E864 [14MY]

Mendez Norma, Enrique, E1099 [14JN]

O'Laughlin, Jeanne, H2921 [13MY]

Tillman, Pat, E763 [5MY]