OSE, DOUG (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (H. Res. 854), H9991 [18NO]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), H3153 [18MY]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8169 [5OC], H8898 [8OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4917), H6701 [22JY]

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), H2266 [21AP]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H1791 [31MR]

California: authorize an additional district judgeship for the eastern district (see H.R. 5274), H8858 [7OC]

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]

———ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 568), H1229 [17MR]

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

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2028), H7351 [22SE]

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 5374), H9962 [17NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see H.R. 4569), H4170 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H6707 [22JY]

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

———eliminate safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 5347), H9049 [8OC]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 5188), H8409 [6OC]

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

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]

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

Federal agencies and departments: require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance (see H.R. 5123), H7442 [22SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 4843), H5908 [15JY]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5151 [25JN]

Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 4110), H4392 (see H.R. 4110), H4507 [17JN]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 461), H4765 [22JN]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 2510), H5331 [7JY]

Portugal: tribute to friendship, leadership, and support of the U.S. in the effort to combat international terrorism (see H. Res. 688), H5151 [25JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H245 [28JA] (see H. Res. 664), H3821 [8JN]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H6706 [22JY]

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

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H2733 [10MY]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 4359), H3015 [13MY]

———limit increase in the number of individuals affected by, and call for future repeal of, the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 4131), H4928 (see H.R. 4131), H5072 [24JN]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Adam G. Kinser Post Office Building, Rio Vista, CA: designate (see H.R. 4807), H5470 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior: arrange for the carving of the figure of Ronald Reagan on Mount Rushmore National Memorial (see H.R. 4980), H6704 [22JY]

Taxation: establish tax credits for climate neutral combustion technologies (see H.R. 4704), H4927 (see H.R. 4704), H5071 [24JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H10081 [20NO], H10927 [7DE]

Letters

Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), H8379 [6OC]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8379 [6OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1373 [24MR]

Remarks

Adam G. Kinser Post Office Building, Rio Vista, CA: designate (H.R. 4807), H8269 [6OC], E1349 [9JY]

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), H8377, H8379, H8380 [6OC]

Amador County, CA: anniversary, E1102 [14JN]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (H. Res. 761), H7364 [22SE]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (H. Res. 854), H9987, H9988 [18NO]

California: anniversary of juvenile court system, E259 [26FE]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (H.R. 2449), H7351, H7353, H7354 [22SE]

Clean Air Act: allow waiver of fuel and fuel additive requirements in cases of significant supply disruptions and reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (H.R. 4545), H4137 [15JN]

Colombia: limit participation of U.S. personnel in Plan Colombia counterdrug and counterterrorism activities, H5868 [15JY]

Commission on Politicization of Science in the Regulatory Process: establish, H3157, H3158 [18MY]

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (H.R. 2028), H7469 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, H5431 [9JY]

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), H5431 [9JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5303 [7JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1385), H104 [27JA]

Drugs: enforce Federal laws prohibiting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H5303 [7JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5095, H5113 [25JN]

Eva Holtzman Post Office, Ridgeway, NC: designate (H.R. 5039), H7362 [22SE]

FERC: order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates, H5095 [25JN]

———prohibit use of funds to deny public requests for release of documents relative to manipulation of electricity markets in California and other Western States, H5095, H5113 [25JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5868 [15JY]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), H3142, H3153, H3155, H3157, H3158 [18MY]

History: tribute to Braceros foreign guest laborers who worked in the U.S. from 1942-1964, E1778 [1OC]

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (H.R. 2528), H7354, H7356 [22SE]

Iraq: status of U.S. request for documents relative to the U.N. Oil for Food Program, H5629, H5631, H5632 [13JY]

Irwin, Sybille: Fair Oaks, CA, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E985 [2JN]

McLeod, Cameron: Fair Oaks, CA, Team Teacher of the Year award recipient, E984 [2JN]

National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 772), H7359 [22SE]

National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 489), H7358, H7359 [22SE]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8898, H8899, H8900 [8OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3149 [18MY]

San Diego County, CA: expedite construction of a security fence to reduce illegal immigration, H8898, H8899, H8900 [8OC]

Segerstrom, Joan: Fair Oaks, CA, Team Teacher of the Year award recipient, E984 [2JN]

September 11: designate as a national day of voluntary service, charity, and compassion (H. Con. Res. 473), H7360 [22SE]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, H7537 [23SE]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H1025 [11MR]

Truth in Regulating Act: implement program requiring GAO to evaluate economically significant agency rules, H3153 [18MY]

U.S. Postal Service Henry Johnson Annex, Albany, NY: designate (H.R. 480), H7363 [22SE]

Votes: position on missed, H2393 [27AP], H2599 [5MY], E232 [25FE], E311 [4MR], E512 [2AP], E1101 [14JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H561 [24FE], H1641 [29MR]

Tables

Alleged participants in U.N. Oil for Food Program, H5632-H5635 [13JY]