HOOLEY, DARLENE (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5562 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4229, H4288 [16JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6821 [8SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H3016 [13MY]

———expedite implementation of country of origin labeling requirements for certain agricultural commodities (see H.R. 3993), H1321 [18MR]

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

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wildland firefighting costs (see H.R. 4419), H3437 (see H.R. 4419), H3537 [20MY]

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]

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

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H7138 [14SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H1370 [23MR]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5167), H8409 [6OC]

Barber, Rex T.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during World War II (see H.R. 3739), H243 [28JA]

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), H3441 (see H.R. 4116), H3541 [20MY]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H90 [21JA]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 4469), H3439 (see H.R. 4469), H3539 [20MY]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H6707 [22JY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H1643 [29MR]

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

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 the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5330 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve educational assistance programs for apprenticeship or other on-job training (see H.R. 1716), H4171 [15JN]

———provide additional safeguards for benefit recipients who have fiduciaries for receipt and management of benefit payments (see H.R. 4032), H1592 [25MR]

Director of National Intelligence: establish position as head of entire intelligence community (see H.R. 4104), H2406 [27AP]

Education: provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 4102), H2491 [30AP]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3450), H2373 [22AP]

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

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3066), H250 [30JA]

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

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

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: redesignate as the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park and include in the park sites in Washington and Oregon (see H.R. 3819), H574 [24FE]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H37 [20JA]

Friends of the Children (organization): funding (see H.R. 4592), H4286 [16JN]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H9184 [9OC]

———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), H2265 [21AP]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H4928 (see H.R. 3858), H5072 [24JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5984 [19JY]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H3017 [13MY]

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (see H.R. 4944), H6702 [22JY]

Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (see H.R. 1905), H2199 [20AP]

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 398), H2550 [4MY]

Japan: urge honoring of commitments under the Market-Oriented Sector-Selective (MOSS) Agreement on Medical Equipment and Pharmaceuticals (see H. Con. Res. 324), H90 [21JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7138 [14SE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H4647 [21JN]

Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation: establish (see H.R. 5289), H8858 [7OC]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1874), H36 [20JA]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H2657 [5MY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H393 [4FE]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H576 [24FE]

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), H927 [9MR]

National security: expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat or prevent disease caused by infectious disease agents or toxins that may pose a significant public health threat (see H.R. 4258), H4580 [18JN]

NSF: establish a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to enhance education and job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 5255), H8857 [7OC]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H8168 [5OC]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H9050 [8OC]

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H2019 [1AP]

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

Taxation: allow employers a credit for costs of providing technical training for employees (see H.R. 5254), H8857 [7OC]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H2019 [1AP]

———deny deduction for the portion of employer-provided vacation flights in excess of the amount of such flights which is treated as employee compensation (see H.R. 4352), H2917 [12MY]

———ensure that soldiers serving in a combat zone do not lose eligibility for the refundable child tax credit by reason of receiving nontaxable combat pay (see H.R. 4171), H2198 [20AP]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H4287 [16JN]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H1072 [11MR]

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

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H36 [20JA]

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: improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5244), H8856 [7OC]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H2483 [28AP]

———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), H9050 [8OC]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: support specialty crop producers and production and improve the program of value-added agricultural product market development grants by routing the grant funds through State departments of agriculture (see H.R. 4800), H5470 [9JY]

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]

———provide improved income security for members of the Individual Ready Reserve who are called to active duty (see H.R. 4733), H5149 [25JN]

———provide that active-duty Army or Air Force officers may not be promoted to brigadier general unless they have had a duty assignment of a certain length involving administration of the National Guard or Reserves (see H.R. 4630), H4646 [21JN]

Children and youth: regulate interstate commerce by prohibiting the sale of children's personally identifiable information for commercial marketing purposes (see H.R. 4955), H6703 [22JY]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: enter into a memorandum of understanding to guide integration of the automated fingerprint identification systems of the FBI and the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 4857), H5982 [19JY]

National School Lunch Act: improve summer food service program for children (see H.R. 3930), H1011 [10MR]

National security: provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (see H.R. 4333), H2815 [11MY]

Lists

Oregonians killed on the job, E693 [28AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H10929 [7DE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5562 [13JY]

Armed Forces: ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), consideration (H. Res. 580), H1696 [30MR]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H3516 [20MY], E1103 [14JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1425, H1451 [24MR], H1534 [25MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), consideration (H. Res. 574), H1489 [25MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3362 [19MY]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (H.R. 3574), consideration (H. Res. 725), H5996 [20JY]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H353 [4FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sudden oak death research funding, H5562 [13JY]

Dept. of Labor: National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute funding to educate employers about National Guard and Reserves employment and reemployment rights, H6821 [8SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4229 [16JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5244 [7JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6821 [8SE]

Education: funding, H1534 [25MR]

———national policy to improve system, H1451 [24MR]

Farmworker Housing Developement Corp.: tribute, E1811 [6OC]

Federal Credit Union Act: anniversary, E1286 [25JN]

Greiner, Meg: Phi Delta Kappa International (organization) Oregon State Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1680 [22SE]

Healthy Forests Restoration Act: funding, H4229 [16JN]

Iraq: 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 (H. Res. 627), consideration (H. Res. 628), H2671 [6MY]

Lake Oswego, OR: tribute to Lake Oswego Soccer Club, E1384 [15JY]

Memorial Day: observance, H3516 [20MY]

National School Lunch Act: improve summer food service program for children (H.R. 3930), E339 [11MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding, H1451 [24MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3833 [9JN]

Salem Art Association: tribute, E1383 [15JY]

SBA: 7(a) guarantee loan program funding, H5244 [7JY]

Stayton, OR: anniversary of Mount Pleasant Community Church, E1635 [15SE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H353 [4FE], H1696 [30MR]

Veterans: health care funding, H1425 [24MR]

Votes: position on missed, E332 [9MR]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, E693 [28AP]

Tributes

Franco, Roberto, E1811 [6OC]

Isenberg, Benjamin, E1628 [15SE]

Kistler, Tom, E1753 [30SE]

Kostromitina, Yuliya, E1941 [11OC]

Leisten, Ken W., E1631 [15SE]

McKinley, Eric, E1227 [24JN]

Peterson, Stanley G., H10929 [7DE]

Walters, Donald, E459 [26MR]

Weisenberg, David, E1628 [15SE]