HONDA, MICHAEL M. (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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), H1230 [17MR]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see H.R. 3378), H2373 [22AP]

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

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 3201), H9745 [16NO]

———clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3230 [18MY]

———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]

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

———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), H5536 [12JY]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H6997 [9SE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H2154 [2AP]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4928 (see H.R. 3831), H5072 [24JN]

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

Cambodia: encourage and support the ratification, establishment, and financing of a tribunal for the prosecution of surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2406 [27AP]

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

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

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 3602), H10000 [18NO]

———improve ability of the child welfare system to prevent and respond to child abuse and place children in safe, loving, and permanent homes (see H.R. 1534), H872 [4MR]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2374 [22AP]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H753 [2MR]

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

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), H2374 [22AP]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H1230 [17MR]

Colombia: commend efforts of women to promote peace (see H. Con. Res. 465), H4927 (see H. Con. Res. 465), H5071 [24JN]

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

Commission for Assisting Democratic Parliaments: establish (see H. Res. 543), H1230 [17MR]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 4863), H6557 [21JY]

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

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 1480), H2373 [22AP]

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

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4155), H2658 [5MY]

Crime: 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]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 4264), H5195 [6JY]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 4678), H6707 [22JY]

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 Homeland Security: develop and implement a program to enhance private sector preparedness for emergencies and disasters (see H.R. 4830), H10233 [20NO]

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

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3509), H304 [3FE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H872 [4MR]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 4575), H4392 (see H.R. 4575), H4507 [17JN]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H393 [4FE]

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

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H1230 [17MR]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H575 [24FE]

Federal aid programs: support programs to end homelessness in the U.S. (see H.R. 2897), H5984 [19JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H1643 [29MR]

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1101), H1230 [17MR]

FERC: revoke authority granted to Enron Corp., to sell electricity at market rates and to prohibit enforcement of certain contract provisions (see H.R. 5049), H6996 [9SE]

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

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]

France: condemn policy prohibiting religious articles and symbols in schools and respect the freedom of all to practice their religious faith without state interference (see H. Res. 528), H515 [11FE]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]

Guam: anniversary of liberation (see H. Res. 737), H6998 [9SE]

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]

———increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H2816 [11MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H4928 (see H.R. 4610), H5072 [24JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H6707 [22JY]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H701 [26FE]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H515 [11FE]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H5909 [15JY]

Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 427), H3093 [17MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2843), H5150 [25JN]

———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), H3017 [13MY]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H9963 [17NO]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H1791 [31MR]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4449), H4928 (see H.R. 4449), H5072 [24JN]

———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), H831 [3MR]

Indonesia: tribute to successful completion of elections for national, provincial, and regional parliamentary representatives, and praise growing friendship with the U.S. (see H. Res. 666), H5793 [14JY]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H1484 [24MR]

Iran: express sympathy for victims of earthquake in Bam (see H. Res. 526), H515 [11FE]

———human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 319), H2816 [11MY]

———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), H1740 [30MR]

Iraq: authorize assistance for women and women's organizations to strengthen and stabilize democracy (see H. Con. Res. 196), H701 [26FE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: promote human rights and freedom (see H.R. 4011), H2816 [11MY]

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

———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 4636), H5471 [9JY]

Los Padres National Forest: withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 3805), H3720 [2JN]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 3545), H872 [4MR]

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

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4391 (see H.R. 3148), H4507 [17JN]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H7443 [22SE]

Medicare: 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), H2373 [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), H393 [4FE]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H8859 [7OC]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H1230 [17MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H3094 [17MY]

National security: restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (see H.R. 4591), H8039 [4OC]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H2266 [21AP]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Wangari Maathai for peace (see H. Res. 849), H9050 [8OC]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (see H.R. 3980), H2266 [21AP]

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

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 812), H7944 [30SE]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H2374 [22AP]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 406), H3230 [18MY]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H2919 [12MY]

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), H10080 [19NO]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H2200 [20AP]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 4101), H2018 [1AP]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3447), H2154 [2AP]

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

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), H2406 [27AP]

———declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5984 [19JY]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7329 [21SE]

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

Taxation: allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 4124), H2019 [1AP]

———allow a tax credit for certain education and training expenses (see H.R. 4392), H3390 [19MY]

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2037), H8168 [5OC]

———permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies or pension plans to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 4149), H2152 [2AP]

———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]

Territories: amend treatment of certain territories under the Rural Health Care Program relative to telemedicine and telehealth services (see H.R. 3750), H10079 [19NO]

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

Transportation: responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H6756 [7SE]

U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary (see H. Res. 556), H6557 [21JY]

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), H2200 [20AP]

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

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]

Voting: condemn all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the U.S. and reaffirm that the right to vote is a fundamental right of all eligible citizens (see H. Res. 793), H7442 [22SE]

Water: conservation of freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 468), H7138 [14SE]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H6756 [7SE]

World Year of Physics: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 301), H927 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership (see H.R. 4656), H4893 [23JN]

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]

Family and Medical Leave Act: authorize leave for immediate family members of a member of the uniformed services who dies in the line of duty to facilitate their attendance at the burial ceremony (see H.R. 4954), H6703 [22JY]

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

Tariff: exclude weight of preservation materials in calculation of the duty imposed on imported, provisionally preserved cherries (see H.R. 4398), H3391 [19MY]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E663 [27AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2788, H2789, H2792, H2795 [11MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H370 [4FE]

———evaluation of Bush administration proposals, H370 [4FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1503 [25MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize participation in funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in California (H.R. 4459), H7258 [21SE]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5443, H5449 [9JY]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (H.R. 3574), H6011 [20JY]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (H.R. 4469), H7663 [28SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 389), H2743 [11MY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1876 [11OC]

Congressman Jack Fields Post Office, Kingwood, TX: designate (H.R. 4232), H8275 [6OC]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6609 [22JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4462 [17JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6955 [9SE], E1609 [13SE]

Education: funding, H1503 [25MR]

Enron Corp.: manipulation of energy market in order to increase prices, H4293 [17JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7931 [30SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), conference report, E2103 [20NO]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1190 [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), H1190 [17MR]

Medicaid: additional funding for certain territories, H6955 [9SE]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, H5443, H5449 [9JY]

Peace Corps: establish an Ombudsman and an Office of Safety and Security (H.R. 4060), H3560 [1JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), H4293 [17JN]

Public Utility Holding Company Act: repeal, H4293 [17JN]

San Jose Earthquakes (soccer team): tribute (H. Res. 475), H889 [9MR]

Sudan: provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (H.R. 5061), H8397 [6OC]

Tomochichi U.S. Courthouse, Savannah, GA: designate (H.R. 2523), H2742 [11MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1807 [1AP]

Transportation Security Administration: address efficiency of airport screeners and baggage handlers, H4462 [17JN]

Votes: position on missed, H1845 [1AP], H2585 [5MY], E107 [4FE], E1340 [9JY], E1682 [22SE], E1754 [30SE]

Women's Educational Equity Act: funding, E1609 [13SE]

World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (H. Res. 56), H779 [3MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H124 [27JA], H512 [11FE], H5192 [6JY], H7732 [28SE]

Special order: granted, H390 [4FE], H2481 [28AP]

Tributes

Chang, Iris S., E2031 [18NO]

Chavez, Cesar E., E498 [31MR]

de Nicolo, Javier, E1734 [29SE]

Furtado, Daniel E., E1387 [15JY]

Healy, Mike, E608 [22AP]

Igasaki, Paul M., E83 [30JA]

Marutani, William M., E2033 [18NO]

Nadal, Stephen, E2099 [20NO]

Overhouse, Madge J., E1941 [11OC]

Tillman, Pat, H2455 [28AP]

Uyeda, Clifford I., E1591 [10SE]

Williams, Loyd E., E108 [4FE]

Yoshikawa, Robert M., E944 [21MY], E1512 [22JY]