CALVERT, KEN (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), H5433 [9JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7701 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Adam G. Kinser Post Office Building, Rio Vista, CA: designate (see H.R. 4807), H6557 [21JY]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 60), H701 [26FE]

Arlington National Cemetery: construct a memorial to noncitizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3480), H753 [2MR]

Armed Forces: ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3966), H1074 [12MR]

———mitigate financial hardships experienced by Reserve members as a result of being called to active duty (see H. Con. Res. 374), H700 [26FE]

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6755 [7SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H1230 [17MR]

Aviation: provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H3230 [18MY]

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), H2266 [21AP]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H5195 [6JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize participation in funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in California (see H.R. 4606), H4391 (see H.R. 4606), H4506 [17JN]

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

Child Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 759), H7736 [28SE]

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

Columbia (space shuttle): anniversary of accident costing the lives of the crew (see H. Res. 507), H244 [28JA]

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H5793 [14JY]

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

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), H10080 [19NO]

———provide greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement (see H.R. 4430), H4647 [21JN]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 48), H2266 [21AP]

———increase penalties for terrorism against mass transportation and railroads and provide law enforcement with the tools to combat and prevent such attacks (see H.R. 4008), H2549 [4MY]

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), H9051 [8OC]

———continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 522), H9999 [18NO]

Dept. of Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 3834), H4647 [21JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H752 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize participation in the Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project (see H.R. 4300), H2727 [6MY]

———establish a water supply enhancement demonstration program that includes desalination (see H.R. 4835), H5793 [14JY]

———participate in Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wildomar Service Area Recycled Water Distribution Facilities, and Alberhill Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Facility Projects (see H.R. 4907), H6701 [22JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H6707 [22JY]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H37 [20JA]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H2658 [5MY]

Drugs: eliminate safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 5347), H9049 [8OC]

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

Elections: assert that terrorists will never cause the date of a Presidential election to be postponed and that no individual or agency will have the authority to postpone a Presidential election (see H. Res. 728), H6127 [20JY]

English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 94), H2550 [4MY]

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

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7736 [28SE]

FCC: provide for punishment of certain profane broadcasts (see H.R. 3687), H304 [3FE]

———ruling in response to complaints regarding broadcast of program material containing indecent language (see H. Res. 482), H90 [21JA]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 4571), H4170 [15JN]

Festival of Children Foundation, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 759), H7736 [28SE]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H3441 (see H.R. 3579), H3540 [20MY]

Fire prevention: allow Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services relative to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies (see H.R. 1061), H393 [4FE]

Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see H.R. 2890), H2549 [4MY]

Government: establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions (see H.R. 3213), H830 [3MR]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H244 [28JA]

Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 4110), H4171 [15JN]

Iran: express sympathy for victims of earthquake in Bam (see H. Res. 526), H633 [25FE]

Israel: 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), H1230 [17MR]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H4580 [18JN]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H435 [10FE]

Korean War: revise requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Medical Badge relative to certain service in Korea (see H.R. 4039), H4392 (see H.R. 4039), H4507 [17JN]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 4636), H4765 [22JN]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H3963 [14JN]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H7138 [14SE]

National Computer Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 502), H9051 [8OC]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 3807), H514 [11FE]

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H3230 [18MY]

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 328), H1484 [24MR]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H2658 [5MY]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H753 [2MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H35 [20JA] (see H. Res. 664), H3821 [8JN]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H4581 [18JN]

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

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2598), H3440 (see H.R. 2598), H3540 [20MY]

———reduce risk of identity theft by limiting use of Social Security numbers on certain Government-issued identification cards and Government documents (see H.R. 4846), H5908 [15JY]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H5654 [13JY]

Space policy: anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing (see H. Res. 723), H5983 [19JY]

———congratulate Mojave Aerospace Ventures, LLC, and the pilots of SpaceShipOne for winning the Ansari X Prize and commend the X Prize Foundation for spurring this achievement (see H. Res. 820), H8167 [5OC]

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

———tribute to NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Cornell University for conducting the Mars Exploration Rover mission, and recognition of importance of space exploration (see H. Res. 490), H35 [20JA]

Spain: condemn terrorist bombing in Madrid and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 565), H1643 [29MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 3901), H3720 [2JN]

———allow a tax credit for the installation of hydrogen fueling stations (see H.R. 4205), H2549 [4MY]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1608), H575 [24FE]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (see H.R. 4181), H2406 [27AP]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H5536 [12JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H1072 [11MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 3953), H5654 [13JY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H7864 [29SE]

———provide for refunds to taxpayers of the budget surplus for each year of surplus (see H.R. 3784), H1643 [29MR]

———provide parity in reporting requirements for national party committees and unregulated political organizations (see H.R. 4384), H3606 [1JN]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H2199 [20AP]

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

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H304 [3FE]

———protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 3558), H5908 [15JY]

Terrorism: modify designation of foreign terrorist organizations and include information on groups seeking weapons of mass destruction or designated as terrorist organizations in Dept. of State country reports (see H.R. 3978), H1643 [29MR]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 3728), H250 [30JA]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 5071), H9051 [8OC]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 4284), H5471 [9JY]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1116 [16MR]

U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary (see H. Res. 556), H6707 [22JY]

Veterans: increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H2815 [11MY]

———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]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H304 [3FE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H3605 [1JN]

Vietnam: urge the provision of all information relative to Americans unaccounted for from the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 431), H6998 [9SE]

Voting: require proof of U.S. citizenship as a condition of registering to vote in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4530), H5331 [7JY]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H7443 [22SE]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see H.J. Res. 93), H2488 [29AP]

———anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 110), H9746 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Congressional Medal of Honor: mint coins in commemoration of recipients (see H.R. 3765), H392 [4FE]

Corps of Engineers: raise maximum amount that may be allotted for the construction of small shore and beach restoration and protection projects (see H.R. 3845), H698 [26FE]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside the service area of Corona, CA (see H.R. 3945), H1071 [11MR]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4893), H6700 [22JY]

Riverside, CA: convey a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property (see H.R. 3944), H1071 [11MR]

Remarks

Child Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 759), H7804 [29SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, H5407, H5425, H5427, H5430, H5431, H5437, H5439 [9JY]

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), H5425, H5427, H5430, H5431, H5437 [9JY]

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

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), consideration (H. Res. 711), H5407 [9JY]

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

Festival of Children Foundation, Inc.: tribute (H. Res. 759), H7804 [29SE]

General Atomics (business): tribute for participation in the Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP), E1894 [11OC]

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), H1161 [17MR], E400 [17MR]

———improvement of water and power facilities, H1161 [17MR]

Keith, Wayne: Corona-Norco, CA, Family YMCA Ira D. ``Cal'' Calvert Distinguished Service Award recipient, E399 [17MR]

Littleworth, Arthur L.: Mission Inn Foundation Frank Miller Civic Achievement Award recipient, E986 [2JN]

NASA: support space exploration, H3759, H3760, H3761, H3762 [3JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3808 [8JN]

Riverside County, CA: anniversary of Western Municipal Water District, E566 [20AP]

Roth, Cindy: California Inland Empire Council of the Boy Scouts Distinguished Service Award recipient, E1811 [6OC]

Sciortino, Cathy L.: Corona-Norco, CA, Family YMCA Ira D. ``Cal'' Calvert Distinguished Service Award recipient, E398 [17MR]

Votes: position on missed, H59 [21JA]

Tributes

Beaty, Chuck, E90 [3FE]

Campbell, Arthur C., E984 [2JN]

Considine, Noreen, E1186 [18JN]

Defenbaugh, Joy, E92 [3FE]

Elwell, Gordon and Mary, E1495 [22JY]

Gelff, John, E119 [4FE]

Geraty, Lawrence T., E207 [24FE]

Goya, Stephen K., E1890 [11OC]

Guyante, George, E511 [2AP]

Harringer, Don, E71 [28JA]

Hawkins, Mark, E430 [23MR]

Jensen, Vic, E1204 [22JN]

Keusder, Wes, E1892 [11OC]

Miersandoval, Eliu, E165 [12FE]

Ooms, Teri, E567 [20AP]

Pearson, Laura, E88 [3FE]

Poulton, Diana, E33 [21JA]

Sherrard, James E., III, E805 [11MY]

Townsend, Mischelle, E1415 [19JY]