CARDOZA, DENNIS A. (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5203), H8168 [5OC]

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]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H1370 [23MR]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7234 [15SE]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred by or on behalf of such members before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (see H.R. 3731), H304 [3FE]

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

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 4685), H8168 [5OC]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 3995), H1321 [18MR]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 722), H5908 [15JY]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H1230 [17MR]

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

CCC: support development of a domestic casein and milk protein concentrate industry (see H.R. 4223), H2405 [27AP]

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

Children and youth: ensure that appropriate State social services officers have access to certain Federal databases to carry out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children (see H.R. 3972), H1230 [17MR]

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (see H.R. 4504), H3780 [3JN]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4171 [15JN]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H1643 [29MR]

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), H6126 [20JY]

Committee on Homeland Security (House): establish as a standing committee (see H. Res. 837), H8859 [7OC]

Committee on Intelligence (House): establish as a standing committee (see H. Res. 837), H8859 [7OC]

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H2372 [22AP]

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 Federal Tort Claims Act protections for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 4347), H2917 [12MY]

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

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 339), H872 [4MR]

Crime: impose the death penalty for kingpins of child sex slave trafficking enterprises (see H.R. 3913), H876 [8MR]

———provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H7443 [22SE]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H1483 [24MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 5342), H9049 [8OC]

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

Dept. of Justice: award grants under a homeland security overtime program to reimburse law enforcement agencies for past overtime expenditures and waive matching funds requirement for such grants (see H.R. 4153), H2152 [2AP]

———make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H1071 [11MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish Small Employer Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2850), H3016 [13MY]

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), H2658 [5MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 1034), H3440 (see H.R. 1034), H3540 [20MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3777), H2658 [5MY]

———restrict the performance of eye surgery at a facility, or under a contract with the Dept., to only licensed medical doctors and licensed doctors of osteopathy (see H.R. 3473), H831 [3MR]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H128 [27JA]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H4392 (see H.R. 3193), H4507 [17JN]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H1116 [16MR]

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

Electronics: prohibit the Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security from purchasing equipment containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 2974), H6128 [20JY]

Ellis Island Immigration Museum: designate the Bob Hope Memorial Library (see H.R. 4668), H6707 [22JY]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1791 [31MR]

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

Families and domestic relations: establish programs using public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and provide support services to foster families (see H.R. 4431), H3438 (see H.R. 4431), H3538 [20MY]

———improve collection of child support (see H.R. 4859), H5983 [19JY]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H753 [2MR]

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]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters (see H.R. 2963), H3440 (see H.R. 2963), H3540 [20MY]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H7735 [28SE]

Flag—U.S.: request that the flag flown over the Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day each month in honor of U.S. citizens killed in military action (see H. Con. Res. 400), H3230 [18MY]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H1072 [11MR]

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), H872 [4MR]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H1791 [31MR]

GAO: conduct an investigation of the high price of college textbooks (see H.R. 3567), H753 [2MR]

Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 110), H633 [25FE]

Haskins, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 562), H5151 [25JN]

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]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H4928 (see H.R. 4610), H5072 [24JN]

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

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), H9051 [8OC]

Immigration: make aliens ineligible to receive visas and exclude aliens from admission into the U.S. for nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 4644), H4765 [22JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: secure the visa waiver program (see H.R. 4550), H4580 [18JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H927 [9MR]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (see H.R. 5150), H8859 [7OC]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H1011 [10MR]

Israel: condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 390), H1791 [31MR]

———express gratitude to law enforcement officers for counterterrorism training provided to U.S. law enforcement officers and acknowledge common challenges that terrorism presents to law enforcement in the U.S. and Israel (see H. Res. 470), H2200 [20AP]

———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), H699 [26FE]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 4636), H4928 (see H.R. 4636), H5072 [24JN]

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), H37 [20JA]

Marshall Islands: recognize anniversary of adoption of Constitution and as an ally of the U.S. committed to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2491 [30AP]

———recognize strategic partnership in pursuit of international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 364), H574 [24FE]

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

———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), H2266 [21AP]

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), H1323 [18MR]

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), H37 [20JA]

Middle East: prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people until the perpetrators, or suspected perpetrators, of the killings of U.S. citizens in Gaza are surrendered to the U.S. (see H.R. 3460), H2200 [20AP]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 1823), H2199 [20AP]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H10079 [19NO]

National Civic League: tribute to All-America City Award recipients (see H. Con. Res. 464), H4893 [23JN]

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

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3229 [18MY]

National Day of the Horse: establish (see H. Con. Res. 507), H9051 [8OC]

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), H3720 [2JN]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 2193), H2549 [4MY] (see H.R. 4355), H7234 [15SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5135), H7736 [28SE]

Nuclear weapons: promote national security by facilitating the removal of potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world (see H.R. 4212), H4647 [21JN]

OMB: require designation of a senior official as the Chief Privacy Officer (see H.R. 4414), H4171 [15JN]

Petroleum: allow export or other provision of oil to Israel (see H.R. 4235), H2550 [4MY]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H576 [24FE]

Portugal: tribute to friendship, leadership, and support of the U.S. in the effort to combat international terrorism (see H. Res. 688), H4765 [22JN]

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

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1643 [29MR]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4896), H7443 [22SE]

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

Refugees: international recognition of plight of Jewish refugees from Arab countries, and the establishment of a U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East resettlement program (see H. Con. Res. 311), H2200 [20AP]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H7575 [23SE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H392 [4FE]

States: authorize Dept. of Agriculture and CCC to enter into memorandums of understanding with States regarding the collection of approved State commodity assessments from proceeds of marketing assistance loans (see H.R. 4620), H7575 [23SE]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5654 [13JY]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7329 [21SE]

Tariff: exclude weight of preservation materials in calculation of the duty imposed on imported, provisionally preserved cherries (see H.R. 4398), H3391 [19MY]

Taxation: allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 4124), H2019 [1AP]

———allow a credit for businesses who employ veterans (see H.R. 5080), H7233 [15SE]

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

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H2918 [12MY]

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), H304 [3FE]

U.S.-Israel Homeland Security Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3871), H1594 [25MR]

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), H1791 [31MR]

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

———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]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H3781 [3JN]

Remarks

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), H8381 [6OC]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (H.R. 3873), H1411 [24MR]

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (H.R. 4504), H8098 [5OC]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H658 [26FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, H5439 [9JY]

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), Senate amendment, H8235 [6OC]

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), motion to recommit, H5439 [9JY]

Dingeldein, Margie: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1762 [1OC]

Health: promote improved nutrition for needy Americans by incorporating more fruits, vegetables, and juice products into Federal nutrition programs (H.R. 2592), H1411 [24MR]

Kelly, Jamill: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1766 [1OC]

Merced, CA: tribute to Valley Community School, H2235 [21AP]

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.: anniversary of Energy Training Center, E56 [27JA]

Pazin and Myers, Inc.: Merced County, CA, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E52 [27JA]

Salvadori, Mike: Merced County, CA, Chamber of Commerce Ambassador of Goodwill Award recipient, E53 [27JA]

Votes: position on missed, E404, E405 [18MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1009 [10MR]

Special order: granted, H431 [10FE], H2261 [21AP]

Tributes

Arcellana, Juan J., E734 [4MY]

Atkinson, William, E50 [27JA]

Beiswanger, Charles F. and Marlene, E2108 [20NO]

Breshears, Richard, E1223 [24JN]

Butler, Dale, Jr., E65 [28JA]

Caruso, Paul W., E2145 [6DE]

Gray, Stephan, E571 [20AP]

Hale, Lois, E1009 [2JN]

Hernandez, Jose M., E1449 [21JY]

Kinney, Dawn, E51 [27JA]

Paul, Pat, E2147 [6DE]

Pazin, John S., E52 [27JA]

Plants, Larry D., E55 [27JA]

Rogers, Ross P., E696 [28AP]

Schneider, Keith, E54 [27JA]

Serna, Joe, Jr., E1542 [8SE]

Toti, Andrew, E138 [10FE]

Whiteside, Carol G., E2037 [18NO]