SANCHEZ, LORETTA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4512 [18JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7701 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Adam G. Kinser Post Office Building, Rio Vista, CA: designate (see H.R. 4807), H6707 [22JY]

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H7864 [29SE]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H700 [26FE]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3441 [20MY]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H515 [11FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H3963 [14JN]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H7330 [21SE]

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

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 4312), H2727 [6MY]

Budget: 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), H1011 [10MR]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 4469), H4287 [16JN]

———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), H2373 [22AP]

California State University, Fullerton: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 704), H5195 [6JY]

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

Child Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 759), H7443 [22SE]

Citizenship: provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain Amerasians (see H.R. 3360), H128 [27JA]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H1740 [30MR]

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), H6998 [9SE]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H6557 [21JY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H2155 [2AP]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]

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: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H3781 [3JN]

———establish an Office of the Victim Advocate (see H.R. 4587), H4286 [16JN]

Dept. of Education: 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), H5331 [7JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify mission and responsibilities relative to protection of civil rights and civil liberties (see H.R. 5182), H8168 [5OC]

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

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

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H6128 [20JY]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 5339), H9049 [8OC]

Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1717), H393 [4FE] (see H.R. 2233), H128 [27JA]

Earl B. Gilliam/Imperial Avenue Post Office Building, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 5364), H9745 [16NO]

Education: condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H128 [27JA]

———recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2406 [27AP]

Elections: assert that terrorists will never cause the date of a Presidential election to be postponed and that no individual or agency will have the authority to postpone a Presidential election (see H. Res. 728), H6127 [20JY]

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

Evan Asa Ashcraft Post Office Building, West Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 5147), H7736 [28SE]

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

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H5654 [13JY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H3017 [13MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H7138 [14SE]

Festival of Children Foundation, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 759), H7443 [22SE]

Financial institutions: commemorate anniversary of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Co., and honor the contributions of minority-owned banks (see H. Con. Res. 394), H1369 [23MR]

———ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H4894 [23JN]

France: condemn policy prohibiting religious articles and symbols in schools and respect the freedom of all to practice their religious faith without state interference (see H. Res. 528), H1791 [31MR]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 560), H1072 [11MR]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 165), H128 [27JA]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H244 [28JA]

Health: 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), H5908 [15JY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H6756 [7SE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H6707 [22JY]

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

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 4316), H5984 [19JY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H7443 [22SE]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H4647 [21JN]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H3230 [18MY]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H2548 [4MY]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 3507), H1230 [17MR]

Immigration: increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 4052), H2019 [1AP]

———waive numerical limitation on certain nonimmigrants if a petitioning employer employed such a nonimmigrant during a certain period (see H.R. 4041), H1592 [25MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H575 [24FE]

Iran: 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), H2484 [28AP]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H6706 [22JY]

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), H1072 [11MR]

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

League of United Latin American Citizens: anniversary (see H. Res. 533), H575 [24FE] (see H. Res. 544), H700 [26FE]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H304 [3FE]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H3094 [17MY]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H435 [10FE]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H128 [27JA]

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), H6899 [8SE]

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), H3606 [1JN]

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

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), H4287 [16JN]

National security: combat terrorism (see H.R. 5291), H9047 [8OC]

National Trails System Act: update the feasibility and suitability studies of certain national historic trails (see H.R. 1051), H2406 [27AP]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H871 [4MR]

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

OMB: require designation of a senior official as the Chief Privacy Officer (see H.R. 4414), H3437 (see H.R. 4414), H3537 [20MY]

Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans' Memorial Post Office, Three Rivers, TX: designate (see H.R. 4911), H6701 [22JY]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H515 [11FE]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 664), H3821 [8JN]

Refugees: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (see H.R. 2792), H6128 [20JY]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H7864 [29SE]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 4101), H2018 [1AP]

Social Security: protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]

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

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2406 [27AP]

———declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H6128 [20JY]

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

Taxation: allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1608), H393 [4FE]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 4983), H6704 [22JY]

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

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H575 [24FE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H100 [23JA]

———provide for security of public transportation systems (see H.R. 4361), H3015 [13MY]

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. 366), H2155 [2AP]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H3605 [1JN]

Vietnam Human Rights Day: anniversary (see H. Res. 613), H2491 [30AP]

Women: increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H434 [10FE]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H6756 [7SE]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3606 [1JN]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 521), H9745 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide standards for the use of military commissions for the trial of offenses under the law of war or in furtherance of international terrorism (see H.R. 5222), H8167 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require that half of amounts paid under certain grants for first responders be distributed directly to local entities (see H.R. 4810), H5470 [9JY]

Law enforcement: amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring military sexual assault crimes into parallel with Federal sexual assault crimes (see H.R. 4123), H2019 [1AP]

———amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring sexual assault crimes under military law into parallel with sexual assault crimes under Federal law (see H.R. 4709), H4927 (see H.R. 4709), H5071 [24JN]

———amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to define and punish stalking by persons subject to such code (see H.R. 5416), H10079 [19NO]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 4355), H2917 [12MY]

———reestablish the flow of cargo through U.S. ports after a transportation security incident, develop an automated vessel tracking system, and aid maritime security (see H.R. 3788), H433 [10FE]

Remarks

Anaheim Angels (baseball team): oppose name change, H10002 [19NO], E2077 [20NO]

Armed Forces: increase end strength, H5623 [13JY]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3350 [19MY]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H5623 [13JY]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), motion to recommit, H217 [28JA]

———protect financially distressed military families and veterans from the means test, H217 [28JA]

Binh, Nguyen Vu: call for release by Vietnam, H1013 [11MR]

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 (H.R. 1446), Senate amendment, H9834 [17NO]

California State University, Fullerton: tribute to baseball team (H. Res. 704), E1365 [14JY]

Child Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 759), H7803 [29SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), conference report, H6471 [21JY]

Community Services Block Grant Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H343 [4FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H343 [4FE]

Corps of Engineers: require congressional approval prior to reprogramming of water development program funding, H5117 [25JN]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6594 [22JY]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 339), H930 [10MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3268, H3350 [19MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, H8999 [8OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure that the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness disburse grant funds to local first responders in a timely manner, H4512, H4513 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4512, H4513 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, H5430 [9JY]

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), H5430 [9JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6843 [8SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5117 [25JN]

Festival of Children Foundation, Inc.: tribute (H. Res. 759), H7803 [29SE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 578), H2391 [27AP]

Garden Grove, CA: tribute to Garden Grove Elks Lodge, H2300 [22AP]

Law enforcement: amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring military sexual assault crimes into parallel with Federal sexual assault crimes (H.R. 4123), H3268 [19MY]

League of United Latin American Citizens: anniversary, E283 [3MR]

Martinez, Ruben: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation MacArthur Fellowship Award recipient, H7866 [30SE]

National HIV Testing Day: observance, E1205 [22JN]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H6471 [21JY]

———reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8674, H8699 [7OC]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (H. Con. Res. 378), H2765 [11MY]

Noel, Barbara: Santa Ana, CA, Music Center Education Division Bravo Award recipient, E858 [14MY]

Orange County, CA: increase the ceiling on the Federal share of certain costs of the Regional Water Reclamation Project (H.R. 1156), H5929 [19JY]

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2986), H9984 [18NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (H. Con. Res. 414), H2928 [13MY]

Taxation: waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), E624 [22AP]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy, H1013 [11MR]

———promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1587), H5749 [14JY]

Vietnam Human Rights Day: anniversary (H. Res. 613), H2754 [11MY]

Votes: position on missed, H2132 [2AP], E286 [3MR], E421 [23MR]

Women's Educational Equity Act: funding, H6843 [8SE]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (H. Con. Res. 413), E1067 [8JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H630 [25FE]

Tributes

Chavez, Cesar E., E513 [2AP]

Gibbs, Kent, E1004 [2JN]

Hamtil, Lynn, E2073 [20NO]

Lowe, Ronald L., E1509 [22JY]

Smith, Chuck, E2075 [20NO]

Wirstshafter, Henry and Barbara, E635 [22AP]