MILLER, GEORGE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H305, H308 [3FE], H347 [4FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6852 [8SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1350, Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act, H9020 [8OC]

———H.R. 3108, Pension Funding Equity Act, H835 [4MR]

———H.R. 3550, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H3747 [3JN]

———H.R. 4520, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, H7777 [29SE]

Articles and editorials

China's Workers—And Ours, Harold Meyerson, Washington (DC) Post, E480 [30MR]

Longtime Vallejo Educator and Activist Dies at 74, Robert McCockran, Vallejo (CA) Times Herald, E1341 [9JY]

Major Shift Mapped for Delta Water, Stuart Leavenworth, Sacramento (CA) Bee, H8233 [6OC]

Making Progress, Washington (DC) Post, H10013 [19NO]

Pick Up a Paint Brush, Contra Costa (CA) Times, E1638 [15SE]

Rewrite Softens Report on Risks to Fish, Stuart Leavenworth, Sacramento (CA) Bee, H8232 [6OC]

San Pablo School Gets Unexpected Gift, Jackie Burrell, Contra Costa (CA) Times, E1639 [15SE]

Trade and Labor Rights, Washington (DC) Post, E480 [30MR]

Wal-Mart Plantiff Still Loves the Store—Worker Who Is Spearheading the Landmark Gender Bias Suit Says She Just Wants a Chance To Advance, Donna Horowitz, Eric Slater, and Lee Romney, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E1272 [25JN]

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]

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

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H5471 [9JY]

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

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to captive animals (see H.R. 5242), H8856 [7OC]

———provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (see H.R. 3714), H393 [4FE]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 524), H576 [24FE]

Armed Forces: express concern over the well-being of members and call on the Dept. of Defense to see that deployed military personnel have the best force protection equipment available (see H. Con. Res. 391), H2200 [20AP]

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

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force (see H.R. 3696), H2373 [22AP]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H36 [20JA]

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

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3798), H2266 [21AP]

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), H700 [26FE]

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

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3873), H1370 [23MR]

———make grants to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 3692), H4171 [15JN]

———promote greater public awareness of effective runaway youth prevention programs and the need for safe and productive alternatives, resources, and supports for youth in high-risk situations (see H. Res. 805), H8169 [5OC]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2406 [27AP]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 4888), H7735 [28SE]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H576 [24FE]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 457), H9746 [16NO]

———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 3809), H514 [11FE]

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), H245 [28JA]

Climate: conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits to consumers from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 4067), H3441 (see H.R. 4067), H3540 [20MY]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 717), H5793 [14JY]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H6128 [20JY]

Communications Act: clarify congressional intent concerning, and codify, certain requirements ensuring that broadcasters afford reasonable opportunity for discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance (see H.R. 4710), H6756 [7SE]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (see H.R. 5335), H9049 [8OC]

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

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 2387), H5471 [9JY]

———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]

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 5374), H10000 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order (see H.R. 4111), H2018 [1AP]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 4585), H5151 [25JN]

———making appropriations (see H.R. 4473), H3605 [1JN]

———provide grants to establish sustainability centers to develop and implement integrated environmental, economic, and social programs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4664), H4893 [23JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 4493), H6707 [22JY]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 4354), H2917 [12MY]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H2658 [5MY]

Disabled: provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program (see H.R. 5131), H7574 [23SE]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H515 [11FE]

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

Education: establish a national leadership initiative to promote and coordinate knowledge utilization in education (see H.R. 4043), H1592 [25MR]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see H.R. 5113), H7329 [21SE]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H1074 [12MR]

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 734), H3605 [1JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit federally subsidized discrimination in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 3582), H434 [10FE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H830 [3MR]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 4575), H4170 [15JN]

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

Expedited Funds Availability Act: redress imbalances between faster withdrawals permitted under the Check 21 Act and slower rates for crediting deposits (see H.R. 5410), H10926 [6DE]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3780), H392 [4FE]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H701 [26FE]

Federal aid programs: ensure that the Direct Loan Program is a competitive alternative to the Federal Family Education Loan Program for schools and students (see H.R. 4370), H3093 [17MY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H2154 [2AP]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 3281), H4171 [15JN]

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

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 5276), H8858 [7OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to dietary supplements (see H.R. 3377), H1117 [16MR]

Financial institutions: allow credit unions to provide international money transfer services to nonmembers and require certain disclosures in connection with any international money transfer (see H.R. 4348), H3873 [9JN]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H4927 (see H.R. 4706), H5071 [24JN]

Food: ensure that consumers receive information about the nutritional content of restaurant foods (see H.R. 3444), H1322 [18MR]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 4674), H5984 [19JY]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5312), H9048 [8OC]

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), H6756 [7SE]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 4357), H2918 [12MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H4646 [21JN]

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

———provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 5243), H8856 [7OC]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2406 [27AP]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H128 [27JA]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 4375), H5471 [9JY]

House Rules: amend relative to the availability of legislation on the Internet (see H. Res. 875), H11057 [7DE]

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]

Immigration: cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 2585), H128 [27JA]

———provide for earned adjustment to reward work, reunify families, establish a temporary worker program that protects workers, and strengthen national security (see H.R. 4262), H7735 [28SE]

———provide relief for certain immigrants who are victims of immigration fraud (see H.R. 5402), H10078 [19NO]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H926 [9MR]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4449), H6899 [8SE]

———urge investigation of, and provide remedies for, abusive child labor in circuses, and protect Kailash Satyarthi and his family and colleagues in the South Asian Coalition Against Child Servitude (see H. Con. Res. 466), H4927 (see H. Con. Res. 466), H5071 [24JN]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H304 [3FE]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H7329 [21SE]

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), H753 [2MR]

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 (see H. Res. 564), H1229 [17MR]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 226), H37 [20JA]

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

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 4937, 4938), H6702 [22JY]

Los Padres National Forest: withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 3805), H6997 [9SE]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 3545), H90 [21JA]

———reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Res. 727), H5983 [19JY]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H89 [21JA]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H699 [26FE]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H1011 [10MR]

Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1655), H1791 [31MR]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H4392 (see H.R. 3707), H4507 [17JN]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in California (see H.R. 3964), H1071 [11MR]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: eliminate overpayments to health maintenance organizations and other private plans (see H.R. 4304), H2727 [6MY]

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), H3821 [8JN]

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), H245 [28JA]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H9051 [8OC]

Mississippi River: designate route for study of potential addition to the National Scenic Trails System (see H.R. 897), H3821 [8JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: extend operation to serve as a resource for the President and Congress (see H.R. 5125), H7442 [22SE]

———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), H1322 [18MR]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 4355), H4171 [15JN]

National Trails System Act: update the feasibility and suitability studies of certain national historic trails (see H.R. 1051), H872 [4MR]

Native Americans: remit to certain Indian veterans amounts withheld from military basic pay for State income tax purposes for periods of time spent in active service while living on Indian land (see H.R. 5275), H8858 [7OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (see H.R. 4270), H3230 [18MY]

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

POW: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H. Res. 689, 699, 700), H5793 [14JY]

Privacy: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege to preserve medical privacy (see H.R. 5126), H7442 [22SE]

Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H752 [2MR]

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

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 87), H1117 [16MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 4776), H7443 [22SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H3441 (see H.R. 4249), H3541 [20MY]

Securities: provide a reasonable correction period for certain security and commodity transactions under the prohibited transaction rules (see H.R. 5290), H9047 [8OC]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1643 [29MR]

Ships and vessels: accelerate requirement that tankers carrying oil in bulk as cargo must be equipped with a double hull (see H.R. 880), H10926 [6DE]

———establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 4101), H2155 [2AP]

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

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4350), H2917 [12MY]

———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), H2550 [4MY]

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

Tariff: educational toys and devices (see H.R. 4947), H6703 [22JY]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H2549 [4MY]

———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]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H3720 [2JN]

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

Terrorism: detain U.S. citizens or residents that are members of or cooperated with al-Qaeda in terrorist acts against the U.S. (see H.R. 1029), H575 [24FE]

Textile industry and fabrics: enforce textiles and apparel safeguard with respect to imports from the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 5026), H6998 [9SE]

Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 4820), H5653 [13JY]

Trade Act: amend relative to identifying trade expansion priorities (see H.R. 4120), H2155 [2AP]

U.S. Olympic Committee: require companies that enter into licensing agreements observe certain labor standards (see H.R. 4988), H6704 [22JY]

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), H927 [9MR]

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]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H633 [25FE]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 746), H6705 [22JY]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H7864 [29SE]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H250 [30JA]

World Summit on Sustainable Development: affirm U.S. commitment to improve worldwide access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation services (see H. Res. 782), H7329 [21SE]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H2548 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education (see H.R. 4003), H1322 [18MR]

Concord, CA: anniversary of explosion at Port Chicago Naval Magazine (see H. Res. 813), H7944 [30SE]

Dept. of Education: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5330 [7JY]

Employment: protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (see H.R. 4740), H5149 [25JN]

Feldman, Sandra: tribute (see H. Res. 714), H5654 [13JY]

Food: enhance the safety of beef by requiring testing of cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) at the time of slaughter (see H.R. 3705), H35 [20JA]

John Muir National Historic Site: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 3706), H35 [20JA]

Kids Love a Mystery (organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 373), H700 [26FE]

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

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), H9047 [8OC]

Recreation: establish a permanent trust fund to provide access to parks and recreation areas, preserve historic places, promote healthy and active lifestyles, and provide hunting, angling, and wildlife viewing (see H.R. 4100), H1790 [31MR]

Schools: review determinations on whether schools and local educational agencies made adequate yearly progress taking into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to those determinations (see H.R. 4605), H4391 (see H.R. 4605), H4506 [17JN]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 792), H7442 [22SE]

Lists

Supporters of S. 2507, Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act, H4933 [24JN]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior: implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), H5438 [9JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H2783 [11MY], H2836, H2876 [12MY], H3055 [17MY], H3106 [18MY]

Remarks

AFL-CIO: filing of trade complaint relative to the effects of People's Republic of China human rights abuses on U.S. employment, E480 [30MR]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10190 [20NO]

Budget: reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H1457 [24MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1450, H1457 [24MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 649), H3238 [19MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), revising (H. Res. 685), H4914 [24JN]

Bush, President: criticisms of the administration by former Bush administration officials, H2496 [4MY]

California Maritime Academy: anniversary, E1676 [22SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Dorothy I. Height (H. Con. Res. 357), E235 [25FE]

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), H1406 [24MR]

———improve school breakfast program, H4931 [24JN]

———provide children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, simplify program operations and improve program management, and reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 2507), H4931, H4933, H4936 [24JN]

Community Services Block Grant Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H320, H334, H339 [4FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H320, H334, H339, H348, H349, H355 [4FE]

Dept. of HHS: investigation into allegation of firing threats relative to disclosure of cost of Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, H1232 [18MR]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H2836 [12MY], H3238 [19MY], H6930, H6931 [9SE], H7000 [13SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, H5430, H5438, H5439 [9JY]

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

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), Senate amendment, H8229, H8231 [6OC]

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), consideration (H. Res. 711), H5411 [9JY]

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), motion to recommit, H5438, H5439 [9JY]

———phase out of snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, H4450 [17JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3055 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4444, H4450 [17JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to assist in overturning district court ruling on IBM Corp., cash balance pension conversion, H7132 [14SE], H7273 [21SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5265 [7JY], H5352 [8JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H2836 [12MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6852, H6853, H6854 [8SE], H6930, H6931, H6936, H6938 [9SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7132 [14SE], H7273 [21SE]

Education: funding, H10190 [20NO]

———improve college access and opportunity by reforming Pell Grants and student loan programs, H3233 [19MY]

———national policy to improve system, H1450 [24MR]

———reduce certain special allowance payments and provide additional teacher loan forgiveness on Federal student loans (H.R. 5186), H8321, H8325 [6OC]

Employment: protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (H.R. 4740), E1275 [25JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5111, H5113 [25JN]

ERISA: amortization hiatus for the 20 percent of multiemployer pension plans with the largest net investment losses, H2130 [2AP]

———provide for security of multiemployer pension plans, H2130 [2AP]

Eugene O'Neill Foundation: anniversary, E1544 [8SE]

Feldman, Sandra: tribute (H. Res. 714), H5945 [19JY]

FERC: prohibit use of funds to deny public requests for release of documents relative to manipulation of electricity markets in California and other Western States, H5111, H5113 [25JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations, H5352 [8JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5854 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, H10190 [20NO]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, E1597 [13SE]

Gagliardi, Mark: Contra Costa County, CA, AFL-CIO Activist of the Year award recipient, E1626 [15SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: provide that State or local education agencies may be awarded attorney's fees in special education court cases deemed frivolous or unreasonable by the court, H10021 [19NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), conference report, H10012, H10021 [19NO]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1165 [17MR]

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission: funding, H5265 [7JY]

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), H1165 [17MR]

———characterization of individuals critical of U.S. policies, H2784 [11MY]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq, H2735 [11MY]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, H8174 [6OC]

John Muir National Historic Site: boundary adjustment (H.R. 3706), H4615 [21JN]

Kerry, Senator: characterization of Bush administration relative to foreign policy, H2921 [13MY]

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 (H.R. 3619), E360 [11MR]

Laos: address urgent need for freedom, democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections, human rights, and religious liberty (H. Res. 402), H2610 [5MY]

Mehran, Alex: Contra Costa County, CA, AFL-CIO Corporate Leader of the Year award recipient, E1623 [15SE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 4256), E1894 [11OC]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: extend date for submittal of final report and provide additional funding, H711 [2MR]

Native Americans: ensure that any business owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on Indian lands is not considered an employer under the National Labor Relations Act, H6936, H6938 [9SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 2729), H3108 [18MY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), H3108 [18MY]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), H3108 [18MY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 2731), H3108 [18MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2836 [12MY], H3106 [18MY]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: prohibit funding enforcing ERISA provisions that avoid disclosing to workers and retirees the status of their pension plan, H6852, H6853, H6854 [8SE]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report, H2130 [2AP]

———limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (H.R. 5292), E1892 [11OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H3055 [17MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H7079 [14SE]

Rice, Condoleezza: testimony before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S., H1597 [29MR]

Roselli, Sal: Contra Costa County, CA, AFL-CIO Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1621 [15SE]

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: call for resignation, H2735 [11MY]

San Pablo, CA: tribute to those involved in renovation of Helms Middle School, E1638 [15SE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), H2958 [13MY]

Social Security: remedies to preserve benefits proposed by FRS, H636 [26FE]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: oil purchase and inventory policies, H4444 [17JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (H. Con. Res. 414), H2931 [13MY]

Taxation: rates, H4914 [24JN]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), H2221, H2235 [21AP]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), E376 [16MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 757), E1597 [13SE]

U.N.: Great Apes Survival Project funding, H5854 [15JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H348, H349, H355 [4FE]

Ventura, CA: contract agreement between Pictsweet Mushroom Farms and United Farm Workers of America, E360 [11MR]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1587), H5744 [14JY]

Votes: correction, E376 [16MR]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time, H5405, H5411 [9JY]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), H3730, H3735 [3JN]

———establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), consideration (H. Res. 656), H3614 [2JN]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (H. Con. Res. 413), H3643, H3647 [2JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H561 [24FE], H630 [25FE], H692 [26FE], H749 [2MR], H823 [3MR], H868 [4MR], H2261 [21AP], H2404 [27AP], H2546 [4MY], H2655 [5MY], H2812 [11MY], H2915 [12MY], H3013 [13MY], H3079 [17MY], H3228 [18MY], H3434 [20MY], H3602 [1JN], H3717 [2JN], H3777 [3JN], H3960 [14JN], H4165 [15JN], H4281 [16JN], H4577 [18JN], H5534 [12JY], H5652 [13JY], H5788 [14JY], H5905 [15JY]

Statements

It's Time for a Raise—Hundreds of Economists Support a Minimum Wage Increase: several economists, E1894 [11OC]

Tributes

Dukes, Betty, E1272 [25JN]

Feldman, Sandra, E1367 [14JY]

Healy, Mike, E608 [22AP]

Mason, Diana, E34 [21JA]

Metcalf-Foster, Delphine, E813 [11MY]

Newsome, C.W., E863 [14MY]

Thurston, Bill, E1341 [9JY]