WAXMAN, HENRY A. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), H3155 [18MY]

Appointments

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

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

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

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), H6557 [21JY]

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), H7864 [29SE]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to captive animals (see H.R. 5242), H9963 [17NO]

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 469), H5536 [12JY]

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]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H700 [26FE]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H7138 [14SE]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H6706 [22JY]

Aviation: require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by Federal employees and allow Transportation Security Administration employees to engage in collective bargaining (see H. Con. Res. 275), H576 [24FE]

Boykin, William G.: condemn religiously intolerant remarks (see H. Res. 420), H245 [28JA]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 4469), H4287 [16JN]

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (see H. Con. Res. 496), H8039 [4OC]

Center for Scientific and Technical Assessment: establish (see H.R. 4670), H4893 [23JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: require repayment of appropriated funds that are illegaly disbursed for political purposes (see H.R. 4458), H3439 (see H.R. 4458), H3539 [20MY]

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

Chemicals: prohibit the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of pentabrominated diphenyl ethers and octabrominated diphenyl ethers (see H.R. 4076), H3720 [2JN]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 4622), H4580 [18JN]

———honor individuals who are mentors and support efforts to recruit more mentors (see H. Res. 491), H35 [20JA]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2549 [4MY]

———provide for infant crib safety (see H.R. 3371), H393 [4FE]

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

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H6707 [22JY]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H1117 [16MR]

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]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H244 [28JA]

———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 3809), H701 [26FE]

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), H89 [21JA]

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), H1739 [30MR]

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

Colleges and universities: recognize valuable contributions of higher education faculty in the education of our Nation's students (see H. Con. Res. 312), H393 [4FE]

Congress: disapprove certain regulations issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (see H.R. 4236, 4237), H5793 [14JY]

Contracts: require accountability for personnel performing Federal contracts with private security contractors (see H.R. 4749), H5150 [25JN]

Corporations: make expatriated corporations that do business with, or own foreign subsidiaries that do business with, state sponsors of terrorism, or terrorist organizations, ineligible for Federal contracts (see H.R. 4394), H3390 [19MY]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4155), H2152 [2AP]

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), H4171 [15JN]

———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), H9962 [17NO]

Dept. of Defense: allow the public, press, and military families to be present at the arrival at military installations of remains of Armed Forces members who died in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 384), H2919 [12MY]

———provide Congress with copies and descriptions of certain contracts and task orders for work to be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 4510), H3780 [3JN]

———provide for the arrest and commitment of contractor personnel who commit Federal offenses or war crimes while supporting overseas missions (see H.R. 4390), H5402 [8JY]

———request transmission to the House of Representatives any documentation produced in conjuction with investigations of abuse of Iraqi POW by U.S. military personnel or contractors (see H. Res. 640), H2918 [12MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 4585), H9051 [8OC]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2464), H1370 [23MR]

Dept. of HHS: clarify and ensure that certain authority is used solely to promote the objectives of the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs (see H.R. 4935), H6702 [22JY]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 3539), H1484 [24MR]

———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), H4170 [15JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve financial accountability requirements (see H.R. 4259), H2547 [4MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide additional resources for investigation and prosecution of identity theft and related credit card and other fraud (see H.R. 3693), H753 [2MR]

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), H2482 [28AP]

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), H1072 [11MR]

———establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 1524), H7234 [15SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide additional safeguards for benefit recipients who have fiduciaries for receipt and management of benefit payments (see H.R. 4032), H7329 [21SE]

Diseases: establish comprehensive, integrated, and culturally appropriate HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls for each country provided assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4792), H5470 [9JY]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H396 [6FE]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H4647 [21JN]

———increase awareness and education about hepatitis C (see H. Res. 633), H3441 (see H. Res. 633), H3541 [20MY]

———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia (see H.R. 3359), H434 [10FE]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H1484 [24MR]

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 3634), H7575 [23SE]

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

Education: provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H2374 [22AP]

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

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

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H90 [21JA]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 475), H7735 [28SE]

Executive departments: require agencies to seek commercial, volume, or other discounts for purchases made with the Government-wide commercial purchase card (see H.R. 4224), H2406 [27AP]

Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 2677), H2406 [27AP]

———improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3780), H3720 [2JN]

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

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H3438 (see H.R. 4433), H3538 [20MY]

Federal employees: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 5063), H8168 [5OC]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H753 [2MR] (see H. Res. 581), H1643 [29MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see H.R. 3880), H830 [3MR]

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

Financial institutions: clarify applicability of State law to national banks (see H.R. 5251), H8857 [7OC]

Firearms: ban transfer of certain sniper weapons and regulate in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 4292), H8039 [4OC]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H7329 [21SE]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 467), H1643 [29MR]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H1370 [23MR]

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), H5331 [7JY]

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

Government: demonstration project to enhance the ability of Federal agencies to continue to operate during an extended emergency situation (see H.R. 4797), H5470 [9JY]

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), H2265 [21AP]

———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]

———increase public awareness of eating disorders and expand research for treatment and cures (see H. Res. 531), H574 [24FE]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H872 [4MR]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H7138 [14SE]

———promote organ donation (see H.R. 3926), H1010 [10MR]

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

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H6756 [7SE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H4926 (see H.R. 4682), H5070 [24JN]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H5654 [13JY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2265 [21AP]

———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 314), H927 [9MR]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H36 [20JA]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H4928 (see H.R. 3180), H5071 [24JN]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H4894 [23JN]

House of Representatives: require the President to provide certain information on the National Energy Policy Development Group (see H. Res. 745), H6705 [22JY]

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]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 3507), H1072 [11MR] (see H.R. 4110), H7073 [13SE]

Immigration: treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H830 [3MR]

Immigration and Nationality Act: modify treatment of adopted children (see H.R. 4561), H4580 [18JN]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H1117 [16MR]

Insurance: prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3927), H1010 [10MR]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H927 [9MR]

Iran: express sympathy for victims of earthquake in Bam (see H. Res. 526), H701 [26FE]

———human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 319), H4392 (see H. Con. Res. 319), H4507 [17JN]

———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), H435 [10FE]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H90 [21JA]

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), H1322 [18MR]

———support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 617), H4392 (see H. Res. 617), H4507 [17JN]

———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]

———support membership in the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the U.N. (see H. Res. 615), H4392 (see H. Res. 615), H4507 [17JN]

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

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

March for Women's Lives: commend marchers and recognize individual rights relative to fertility, sexuality, and reproduction (see H. Res. 603), H2372 [22AP]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 3545), H5908 [15JY]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4178), H2549 [4MY]

McGrory, Mary: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H2657 [5MY]

Medicaid: extend State fiscal relief (see H.R. 4961), H9051 [8OC]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H3605 [1JN]

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

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2151), H1116 [16MR]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3767), H392 [4FE]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H7443 [22SE]

———improve accountability in the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4903), H6701 [22JY]

———modernize by ensuring that appropriate preventive services are covered (see H.R. 4898), H6700 [22JY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H1230 [17MR]

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

———provide automatic enrollment and eligibility for certain low-income beneficiaries for subsidies under the Medicare transitional and permanent prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4437), H3438 (see H.R. 4437), H3538 [20MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 104), H6128 [20JY]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 3243), H6706 [22JY]

———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 605), H2372 [22AP]

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]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H2200 [20AP]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3887), H830 [3MR]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H3719 [2JN]

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 Computer Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7864 [29SE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 396), H2550 [4MY]

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 506), H701 [26FE]

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), H1370 [23MR]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1791 [31MR]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H2728 [6MY]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 3803), H1117 [16MR]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: support ongoing work in combating anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance, and related violence (see H. Con. Res. 425), H7330 [21SE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 622), H2548 [4MY]

Petroleum: allow export or other provision of oil to Israel (see H.R. 4235), H2482 [28AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H2917 [12MY]

POW: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H. Res. 689), H4893 [23JN] (see H. Res. 699, 700), H5150 [25JN]

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

Product safety: increase public availability of information on clinical trials to determine the safety and effectiveness of drugs, biological products, and devices (see H.R. 5252), H8857 [7OC]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 623), H5330 [7JY]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H1230 [17MR]

Public welfare programs: allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care to all individuals (see H.R. 3273), H3720 [2JN]

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

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H37 [20JA]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 87), H304 [3FE]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H3017 [13MY]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H5151 [25JN]

Simon, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 489), H35 [20JA]

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H701 [26FE]

Smith, Donald J.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 395), H1484 [24MR]

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), H3781 [3JN]

———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]

———provide entitlement to dependents' and survivors' benefits under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program to permanent partnerships (see H.R. 4701), H6707 [22JY]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H3873 [9JN]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 4234), H4580 [18JN]

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

Stepanek, Matthew J.T. (Mattie): tribute (see H. Res. 695), H4927 (see H. Res. 695), H5071 [24JN]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2550 [4MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 508), H2658 [5MY]

Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 891), H752 [2MR]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H4928 (see H.R. 4207), H5072 [24JN]

———amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 2824), H830 [3MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H3963 [14JN]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 3412), H6706 [22JY]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H927 [9MR]

———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]

———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 3384), H4894 [23JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H37 [20JA]

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

U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 3810), H515 [11FE]

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), H1117 [16MR]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H3720 [2JN]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5244), H10000 [18NO]

———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), H435 [10FE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H1116 [16MR]

Water: ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water (see H.R. 4268), H2548 [4MY]

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

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H1072 [11MR]

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), H8409 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H4893 [23JN]

Evan Asa Ashcraft Post Office Building, West Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 5147), H7579 [24SE]

Government: restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government (see H.R. 5073), H7137 [14SE]

National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H6756 [7SE] (see H. Res. 772), H7137 [14SE]

Letters

Agricultural credits or credit guarantees for sale of U.S. agricultural commodities to Iraq: by, H5597 [13JY]

District of Columbia Personal Protection Act: by, Committee on Government Reform (House), H7746 [29SE]

Impose conditions on Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens: Catherine K. Douglas, PEACH, Inc., H3038 [17MY]

———Michael D. Maves, AMA, H3037 [17MY]

———Ron Pollack, FamiliesUSA (organization), H3037 [17MY]

———several health organizations, H3037, H3039 [17MY]

Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program funding: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, H1448 [24MR]

Proposed EPA standards on mercury emissions from powerplants: by, H1307-H1309 [18MR]

U.S. Refinery Revitalization Act: Jack Barraclough, National Conference of State Legislatures, H4180 [16JN]

———James A. Joy III, State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators (organization), and Dennis J. McLerran, Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials, H4181 [16JN]

———R. Steven Brown, Environmental Council of the States, H4181 [16JN]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3454 [20MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for tobacco, H4403 [17JN]

———prohibit funding to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, H4403 [17JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5593, H5597, H5606 [13JY]

American Legacy Foundation: anniversary, E570 [20AP]

American Lung Association: anniversary, E806 [11MY]

Armed Forces: increase the rate of imminent danger special pay and the amount of the family separation allowance, H3448 [20MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E661 [27AP]

Barber Conable Post Office Building, Batavia, NY: designate (H.R. 3690), H586 [25FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1448 [24MR]

Commission on Politicization of Science in the Regulatory Process: establish, H3156, H3157, H3158 [18MY]

Congressional Conference on Civic Education: convene, E1935 [11OC]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6611 [22JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit Federal funding for buyout of tobacco producers or quota holders, H5593 [13JY]

———prohibit funding for credits or credit guarantees for sale of U.S. agricultural commodities to Iraq, H5597 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3355, H3356 [19MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, E1977 [16NO]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), motion to recommit, H3454 [20MY]

Dept. of HHS: Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, H1448 [24MR]

———Office of the Sec. funding, H6942 [9SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6942 [9SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), H7761 [29SE]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 3015), H8071 [5OC]

———increase penalties for anabolic steroid offenses near sports facilities (H.R. 3866), H3664 [2JN]

Education: recognize the importance of civic education, E1935 [11OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5095 [25JN]

Evan Asa Ashcraft Post Office Building, West Hills, CA: designate (H.R. 5147), H7714 [28SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), E1783 [4OC]

FDA: prohibit funding to restrict prescription use of any contraceptive determined to be safe and effective, H5606 [13JY]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (H. Res. 581), H1758 [31MR]

FERC: order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates, H5095 [25JN]

———prohibit use of funds to deny public requests for release of documents relative to manipulation of electricity markets in California and other Western States, H5095 [25JN]

GAO: provide for new human capital flexibilities (H.R. 2751), H582 [25FE]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), H3143, H3156, H3157, H3158 [18MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3233 [19MY]

———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation (S. 15), H5739 [14JY]

Holocaust: remembrance, E639 [22AP]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1161 [17MR]

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]

———alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, E799 [10MY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3448 [20MY]

———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, H3355, H3356 [19MY]

———establish select committee of the House to investigate the treatment of detainees held in connection with the global war on terrorism, H3454 [20MY]

Israel: independence anniversary, E664 [27AP]

Jews: condemn anti-Semitism, E639 [22AP]

Johnson, Charles W., III: tribute (H. Res. 651), H3400 [20MY]

Julia, Raul: tribute (H. Con. Res. 287), H584 [25FE]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of John Thomas Dye School, E29 [21JA]

Major League Baseball: adopt drug-testing policy that deters players from using anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing substances that create a competitive advantage or pose a serious health risk, H3664 [2JN]

Malibu, CA: tribute to Shalom Institute Camp and Conference Center Marla Bennett Israel Discovery Center and Garden, E991 [2JN]

Medicare: impose conditions on Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (H.R. 3722), H3037, H3038 [17MY]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4798 [23JN]

NASA: make certain workforce authorities available (S. 610), E100 [3FE]

National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 772), H7359 [22SE]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8680, H8685, H8836 [7OC]

Nightingales (nurses organization): tribute to anti-tobacco web site, E1662 [21SE]

NIH: provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants, H3794 [8JN]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H4121 [15JN]

———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (H.R. 4517), H4180 [16JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), H4121 [15JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3794 [8JN]

Taxation: remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), H4403 [17JN]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, H8723 [7OC]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H1020 [11MR]

Tobacco products: terminate Federal tobacco quota and price support programs and compensate tobacco quota holders and active tobacco producers adversely affected by termination of such programs, H8723 [7OC]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), E1397 [16JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), E1528 [8SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2404 [27AP]

Reports

Government Paperwork Burdens Have Increased Substantially Under the Bush Administration: Committee on Government Reform (House) Minority Staff, H3144 [18MY]