SABO, MARTIN OLAV (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4514, H4541 [18JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4567, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8651 [7OC]

———H.R. 4613, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H5552 [13JY]

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), H304 [3FE]

Amtrak: anniversary of Empire Builder rail line (see H. Con. Res. 442), H4766 [22JN]

Animal Welfare Act: improve care and treatment standards for certain dogs (see H.R. 3484), H128 [27JA]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3441 (see H.R. 4346), H3541 [20MY]

Arms control: promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 291), H305 [3FE]

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

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

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2658 [5MY]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H128 [27JA]

College of St. Benedict/St. John's University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 493), H36 [20JA]

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: establish an electronic nationwide livestock identification system, prevent unauthorized release of information collected under the system, and review responses to livestock disease outbreaks (see H.R. 3787), H433 [10FE]

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), H1072 [11MR]

———require emergency contraception to be included on the uniform formulary of pharmaceutical agents of the pharmacy benefits program (see H.R. 4976), H6998 [9SE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H7443 [22SE]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 1673), H2483 [28AP]

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

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H434 [10FE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1011 [10MR]

FDA: conduct oversight of any entity engaged in the recovery, testing, or handling of human tissue or human tissue-based products (see H.R. 4151), H2152 [2AP]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H575 [24FE]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 3684), H1011 [10MR]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H7864 [29SE]

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), H2374 [22AP]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H1323 [18MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H8409 [6OC]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H6557 [21JY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H36 [20JA]

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]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1800), H3440 (see H.R. 1800), H3540 [20MY]

Immigration: treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H128 [27JA]

Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H752 [2MR]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H2200 [20AP]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H8859 [7OC]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H9050 [8OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H7329 [21SE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H304 [3FE]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H393 [4FE]

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

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 2852), H927 [9MR]

Pensions: limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 5292), H10000 [18NO]

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), H37 [20JA]

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

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H1791 [31MR]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H871 [4MR]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H393 [4FE]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 1555), H3016 [13MY]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1052), H1116 [16MR]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3184), H2154 [2AP]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H927 [9MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H927 [9MR]

U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: observance (see H. Res. 687), H4928 (see H. Res. 687), H5072 [24JN]

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), H1230 [17MR]

Veterans: recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H5908 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: making supplemental appropriations for Federal Air Marshal Service (see H.R. 3991), H1229 [17MR]

University of Minnesota: tribute to women's ice hockey team (see H. Res. 630), H2728 [6MY]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H8645 [7OC]

Remarks

Aviation: improve air cargo security, H4543 [18JN]

Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services: prohibit contracting out of work done by immigration information officers, contact representatives, and investigative assistants, H4532 [18JN]

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information on an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H4536 [18JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Citizen Corps program funding, H4512 [18JN]

———high threat grants funding for urban areas security initiative, H4492 [17JN]

———Information Analysis and Infrastructure Analysis Directorate funding for review of required chemical plant vulnerability assessments and security plans, H4514 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4471, H4474, H4480, H4485, H4492, H4501 [17JN], H4512, H4514, H4532, H4536, H4541, H4543 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), conference report, H9162, H9169 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), consideration (H. Res. 675), H4202 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), motion to instruct conferees, H8646, H8647 [7OC]

———Office of Privacy funding, H4541 [18JN]

———Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters Program funding, H4480 [17JN]

House of Representatives: appreciation for tribute, H4552 [18JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4491 [17JN]

Point of order, H4518, H4541 [18JN], H8648 [7OC]

Transportation Security Administration: address efficiency of airport screeners and baggage handlers, H4485 [17JN]

University of Minnesota: tribute to women's ice hockey team (H. Res. 630), H4653 [22JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H4552 [18JN]