ROYCE, EDWARD R. (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (see H.R. 4103), H2018 [1AP]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H575 [24FE]

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 4826), H5793 [14JY]

Armed Forces: rectify deficiencies in military postal system to ensure that members overseas can receive and send mail in a timely manner, including election ballots, in time for 2004 elections (see H. Res. 608), H2816 [11MY]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H514 [11FE]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H753 [2MR]

Child Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 759), H7443 [22SE]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H1117 [16MR]

Colleges and universities: adoption of an Academic Bill of Rights to secure the intellectual independence of faculty members and students and to protect the principle of intellectual diversity (see H. Con. Res. 318), H1740 [30MR]

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 4064), H1739 [30MR]

Crime: protect victims' rights (see H.R. 4342), H2917 [12MY]

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

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

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

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H9050 [8OC]

Ethiopia: urge holding of orderly, peaceful, and free and fair national elections and authorize assistance for elections-related activities (see H.R. 5321), H9048 [8OC]

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

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H1593 [25MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H5908 [15JY]

Festival of Children Foundation, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 759), H7443 [22SE]

Financial institutions: increase the aggregate asset size limitation of the small bank regulatory relief provision and provide for future adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 3952), H2728 [6MY]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H4581 [18JN]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H1740 [30MR]

India: recognize contributions of Indian Americans, and the benefits of working with India towards promoting peace, prosperity, and freedom among all countries (see H. Con. Res. 352), H1741 [30MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H575 [24FE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: promote human rights and freedom (see H.R. 4011), H1369 [23MR]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 720), H5908 [15JY]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H871 [4MR]

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

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 436), H3439 (see H. Con. Res. 436), H3539 [20MY]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2266 [21AP]

———declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5793 [14JY]

Taxation: permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2656 [5MY]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H2549 [4MY]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4279), H2656 [5MY]

Terrorism: require certain measures to be taken against countries of concern regarding terrorist financing (see H.R. 5124), H7442 [22SE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4654), H4892 [23JN]

Truth in Lending Act: limit liability of any assignee of a creditor (see H.R. 4719), H5149 [25JN]

Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election process (see H. Con. Res. 415), H5151 [25JN]

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]

Vietnam Human Rights Day: anniversary (see H. Res. 613), H2816 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

California State University, Fullerton: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 704), H5195 [6JY]

Russia: condemn series of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 760), H6899 [8SE]

Taxation: treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4007), H1322 [18MR]

Letters

Industrial loan companies regulatory compliance: Donald E. Powell, FDIC, H1246 [18MR]

Proclamations

Tribute to Stanley E. Sprague: by, E191 [24FE]

Questions and answers

Industrial loan companies regulatory compliance: FDIC, H1247 [18MR]

Remarks

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (H.R. 4103), H3888, H3889 [14JN]

California State University, Fullerton: tribute to baseball team (H. Res. 704), H5476 [12JY]

China, People's Republic of: condemn relative to individuals being held as prisoners of conscience for their involvement in efforts to end the occupation of Tibet (H. Res. 157), H263, H264, H265, H266 [3FE]

Congo Basin Forest Partnership Program: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2264), H267, H268, H269 [3FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: financial institutions acceptance of foreign consular-issued identification cards, H7157 [14SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7157 [14SE]

Financial institutions: place certain limits on newly chartered branches of certain industrial loan companies, H1246 [18MR]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 1375), H1246 [18MR]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4280), H2996 [13MY]

Immigration: maintain existing asylum rights and refugee protections, H11002 [7DE]

India: observance of Republic Day (H. Con. Res. 15), H984 [10MR]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H11012 [7DE]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 870), H11002 [7DE]

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), H1175 [17MR]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: promote human rights and freedom (H.R. 4011), H6515 [21JY], H7986 [4OC]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders, H11012 [7DE]

———protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (H.R. 5107), H8195 [6OC]

National security: improve security for driver licenses and State identity documents, H11002, H11012 [7DE]

———reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8692 [7OC]

Portugal: tribute to friendship, leadership, and support of the U.S. in the effort to combat international terrorism (H. Res. 688), H5764 [14JY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3831 [9JN]

Russia: condemn series of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 760), H7008, H7009, H7011 [13SE]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (H. Con. Res. 403), H3045 [17MY]

———declare genocide in Darfur (H. Con. Res. 467), H6536 [21JY]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (S. 2781), H10038 [19NO]

Taxation: treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 4279), H2839 [12MY]

Uganda: require a report on conflict (S. 2264), H5765, H5766, H5767 [14JY]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 1587), H5750 [14JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H124 [27JA], H749 [2MR]

Special order: granted, H3013 [13MY]

Tributes

Bateman, Paul L., E2104 [20NO]

Bereuter, Representative, H5399 [8JY]

Heape, Steven R., E1559 [8SE]