WOOLSEY, LYNN C. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H307 [3FE], H326 [4FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4613), H4648 [21JN], H4703 [22JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1350, Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act, H9020 [8OC]

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), H6707 [22JY]

Agriculture: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3324), H2658 [5MY]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to captive animals (see H.R. 5242), H9746 [16NO]

Arizona: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3337), H2728 [6MY]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H4171 [15JN]

———eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4711), H5909 [15JY]

———provide automatic pay increase to any member deployed away from their permanent station or home for an extended period (see H.R. 3862), H699 [26FE]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H2728 [6MY]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H2919 [12MY]

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

Business and industry: prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the nation's media outlets, restore fairness in broadcasting, and foster and promote localism, diversity, and competition in the media (see H.R. 4069), H5536 [12JY]

———prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (see H.R. 3888), H830 [3MR]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 1501), H1072 [11MR]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness or salmon restoration areas and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Sacramento River National Conservation Area (see H.R. 3327), H2019 [1AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H1369 [23MR]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H3441 (see H. Res. 570), H3541 [20MY]

Chemicals: prohibit the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of pentabrominated diphenyl ethers and octabrominated diphenyl ethers (see H.R. 4076), H1739 [30MR]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3873), H1323 [18MR]

———ensure that appropriate State social services officers have access to certain Federal databases to carry out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children (see H.R. 3972), H1230 [17MR]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H1072 [11MR]

———promote greater public awareness of effective runaway youth prevention programs and the need for safe and productive alternatives, resources, and supports for youth in high-risk situations (see H. Res. 805), H8409 [6OC]

———protect health by ensuring that chickens and chicken products purchased for national school nutrition programs have not been fed or administered fluoroquinolone antibiotics (see H.R. 3022), H6128 [20JY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2658 [5MY]

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

———require public disclosure of information about cases of child abuse or neglect which result in child fatality, near fatality, other serious injury, or felony conviction (see H.R. 2541), H4766 [22JN]

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

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), H245 [28JA]

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), H3821 [8JN]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 717), H6557 [21JY]

Colleges and universities: improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education (see H.R. 4003), H2019 [1AP]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H4647 [21JN]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H6128 [20JY]

Communications Act: clarify congressional intent concerning, and codify, certain requirements ensuring that broadcasters afford reasonable opportunity for discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance (see H.R. 4710), H6756 [7SE]

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H2372 [22AP]

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

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), H3821 [8JN]

———prevent any adult who, as a juvenile, committed an offense that would be a crime of violence if committed by an adult, from possessing a firearm (see H.R. 3411), H245 [28JA]

———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 Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see H.R. 4569), H4170 [15JN]

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), H3230 [18MY]

———carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H8409 [6OC]

———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]

———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), H6899 [8SE]

———making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5330 [7JY]

———strengthen and expand the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into post-secondary education (see H.R. 3988), H4894 [23JN]

Dept. of Energy: purchase of excess plutonium and highly enriched uranium from Russia (see H.R. 3173), H700 [26FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to address homeland security preparedness shortcomings of municipal and county governments (see H.R. 3839), H632 [25FE]

———make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 542), H927 [9MR]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 4676), H8859 [7OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the release of loans approved for Haiti (see H.R. 3989), H5150 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H633 [25FE]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1726), H515 [11FE]

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), H5984 [19JY]

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

Education: establish a national leadership initiative to promote and coordinate knowledge utilization in education (see H.R. 4043), H1592 [25MR]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see H.R. 5113), H7945 [30SE]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H1074 [12MR]

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]

Electronics: prohibit the Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security from purchasing equipment containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 2974), H6128 [20JY]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H6756 [7SE]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (see H.R. 4740), H5149 [25JN]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts (see H.R. 3820), H1117 [16MR]

———provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 3764), H1594 [25MR]

———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), H872 [4MR]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 956), H700 [26FE]

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

FDA: review decision process to disapprove commercial distribution of the emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as an over-the-counter drug (see H.R. 4377), H3093 [17MY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H1484 [24MR]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H927 [9MR]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H3391 [19MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H7575 [23SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H8168 [5OC]

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), H927 [9MR]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters (see H.R. 2963), H1230 [17MR]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H5654 [13JY]

Food: ensure that consumers receive information about the nutritional content of restaurant foods (see H.R. 3444), H2266 [21AP]

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), H6998 [9SE]

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

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

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 560), H1072 [11MR]

Government: restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government (see H.R. 5073), H10080 [19NO]

Haiti: provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 3386), H2154 [2AP]

———U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis (see H. Con. Res. 370), H632 [25FE]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H11057 [7DE]

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 3758), H9051 [8OC]

———declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1863), H633 [25FE]

———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]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5536 [12JY]

———provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 5243), H8856 [7OC]

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

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H304 [3FE]

Higher Education Act: provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers (see H.R. 3593), H1322 [18MR]

High-Performance Computing Act: amend (see H.R. 4218), H4171 [15JN]

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]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 4110), H4580 [18JN]

Immigration: 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), H4894 [23JN]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H926 [9MR]

Indonesia: declare ceasefire and halt hostilities in province of Aceh, end human rights violations, and return to negotiations with significant Acehnese civil society and international involvement (see H. Con. Res. 327), H633 [25FE]

Information services: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see H.R. 4290), H4287 [16JN]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H8039 [4OC]

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

———provide education and health care for, and protect human rights of, women and children, and enhance political participation, economic empowerment, civil society, and personal security for women (see H.R. 4671), H6707 [22JY]

Kadeer, Rebiya: call for release of businesswoman by the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 477), H245 [28JA]

Kids Love a Mystery (organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 373), H700 [26FE]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H90 [21JA]

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]

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

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

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), H927 [9MR]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H7575 [23SE]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H3391 [19MY]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H9051 [8OC]

———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 coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 4626), H8039 [4OC]

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

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H9051 [8OC]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: eliminate overpayments to health maintenance organizations and other private plans (see H.R. 4304), H4287 [16JN]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H2266 [21AP]

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), H2154 [2AP]

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]

Middle East: recognize importance of fighting terrorism and embracing efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace (see H. Res. 479), H90 [21JA]

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

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 396), H2200 [20AP]

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 452), H4286 [16JN]

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), H1011 [10MR]

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]

Native Americans: require State approval of new gambling facilities, develop minimum Federal standards for Indian gaming, and establish commission to report on living standards on Indian lands (see H.R. 3745), H6997 [9SE]

NOAA: establish a national ocean policy to set forth missions and to ensure effective interagency coordination and establish a National Oceans Council (see H.R. 4900), H7234 [15SE]

Nuclear weapons: promote national security by facilitating the removal of potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world (see H.R. 4212), H4647 [21JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (see H.R. 4270), H3230 [18MY]

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

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 121), H2657 [5MY]

Recreation: establish a permanent trust fund to provide access to parks and recreation areas, preserve historic places, promote healthy and active lifestyles, and provide hunting, angling, and wildlife viewing (see H.R. 4100), H4928 (see H.R. 4100), H5072 [24JN]

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), H305 [3FE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 4776), H7735 [28SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H3441 (see H.R. 4249), H3541 [20MY]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 4994), H6704 [22JY]

———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), H4391 (see H.R. 4605), H4506 [17JN]

Selective Service System: terminate registration requirement and activities of local boards and agencies (see H.R. 4746), H5909 [15JY]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H2815 [11MY]

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

Social Security: 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), H9051 [8OC]

———provide entitlement to dependents' and survivors' benefits under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program to permanent partnerships (see H.R. 4701), H5909 [15JY]

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

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 4035), H6997 [9SE]

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), H5654 [13JY]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H8168 [5OC]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H2371 [22AP]

———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 109), H2483 [28AP]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H5195 [6JY]

———increase exclusion from gross income of an employee for dependent care assistance relative to dependent care services provided during a taxable year and adjust such amount each year for inflation (see H.R. 4379), H3821 [8JN]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H393 [4FE]

———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 foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H830 [3MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H7945 [30SE]

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

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 3728), H1230 [17MR]

Treaties and agreements: oppose inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would negatively impact the implementation of legislation authorizing the importation of prescription drugs (see H. Res. 758), H8409 [6OC]

———require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 276), H128 [27JA]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4654), H5471 [9JY]

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), H2155 [2AP]

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]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H2266 [21AP]

Voting: require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for criminal convictions or mental incapacity (see H.R. 4250), H3720 [2JN]

Wang Bingzhang: disapprove arbitrary detention by People's Republic of China and urge immediate release (see H. Con. Res. 326), H90 [21JA]

Water: conservation of freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 468), H5150 [25JN]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 746), H8039 [4OC]

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), H7864 [29SE]

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

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

———expand boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (see H.R. 5352), H9050 [8OC]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H1071 [11MR]

Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4765), H5195 [6JY]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3780), H392 [4FE]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1322 [18MR]

Poems

``To Be an American,'' William McGee, E306 [4MR]

Remarks

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (H. Res. 809), H8329 [6OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5564 [13JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 866), H10090 [20NO]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10904 [6DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, H2626 [5MY]

Armed Forces: addition of armor plating on Humvees, H3516 [20MY]

———ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), H1705 [30MR]

———health benefits funding, H3516 [20MY]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3352 [19MY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H7184 [14SE]

Arms control: promote nonproliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, H4140 [15JN]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons, H6538 [21JY], H7037 [13SE]

Basie, William (Count): tribute (H. Res. 778), H7805 [29SE]

Boy Scouts: tribute (H. Res. 853), E2132 [20NO]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1444 [24MR], H1502 [25MR]

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), H5446 [9JY]

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

California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (H.R. 1446), Senate amendment, H9834 [17NO]

Charles, Ray: tribute (H. Con. Res. 449), H4655 [22JN]

Cheney, Vice President: relationship with Halliburton Co., H5957 [19JY]

Child Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 759), H7802 [29SE]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (H.R. 3873), H1407, H1410 [24MR], H1687 [30MR]

———improve school breakfast program, H4931 [24JN]

———provide children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, simplify program operations and improve program management, and reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 2507), H4931 [24JN]

———reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition programs (S. 2241), H1687 [30MR]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (H. Con. Res. 304), H7995 [4OC]

Community Services Block Grant Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H328, H332, H335, H339, H342 [4FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H328, H332, H335, H339, H342 [4FE]

Congress: access to IRS facilities and tax returns by certain Members or their designees, H10904 [6DE]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into three circuits, H8050 [5OC]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6592 [22JY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H649, H662 [26FE]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, H649, H662 [26FE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H7696 [28SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sudden oak death research funding, H5564 [13JY]

———sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (H.R. 4569), H8112 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3352, H3379 [19MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 843)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 831), H8987 [8OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), motion to instruct conferees, H7696 [28SE]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding, H4703, H4704 [22JN]

———issuance of safety equipment and body armor for soldiers in Iraq, H3516 [20MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), H4703, H4704 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: inquiry regarding authority to postpone the Presidential election, H5617, H5618 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4477 [17JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H6925 [9SE], E834 [12MY], E903 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior: implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), consideration (H. Res. 711), H5413 [9JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5303 [7JY], H5353 [8JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, E834 [12MY], E903 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6842 [8SE], H6925 [9SE]

Director of National Intelligence: establish position as head of entire intelligence community (H.R. 4104), H4880 [23JN]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1385), E64 [28JA]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), H7768 [29SE]

Drugs: enforce Federal laws prohibiting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H5303 [7JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H6762 [8SE]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics (H.R. 5360), H10023 [19NO]

———funding, H1502 [25MR]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (H.R. 5113), H8323 [6OC]

———reduce certain special allowance payments and provide additional teacher loan forgiveness on Federal student loans (H.R. 5186), H8323 [6OC]

Edwards, Senator: selection as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, H5524 [12JY]

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 (H. Res. 728), H6087 [20JY]

Ellington, Duke: honor life and work, recognize anniversary of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and support the annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival (H. Con. Res. 501), H7807 [29SE]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H3723 [3JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H7543 [23SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4614), consideration (H. Res. 694), H5080 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7909, H7918 [30SE]

———improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (H.R. 3780), H420 [10FE], H7543 [23SE]

FERC: order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates, H5080 [25JN]

Festival of Children Foundation, Inc.: tribute (H. Res. 759), H7802 [29SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations, H5353 [8JY], H5413 [9JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 866), H10090 [20NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 528)—Senate amendment, H10904 [6DE]

Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform abortions or make referrals regarding abortion services, H10090 [20NO], H10904 [6DE]

Help America Vote Act: funding, H6733 [7SE]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy, H6733 [7SE]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 4409), H3635 [2JN]

Hope, Glenda: Central City Hospitality House (organization) TenderChamp Award recipient, E304 [4MR]

Idaho: establish an additional permanent Federal judgeship (S. 878), H8050 [5OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), conference report, H10015 [19NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 858), H10008 [19NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 524), H10022 [19NO]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H2231 [21AP], H7303 [21SE]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (H. Res. 713), E1406 [16JY]

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (H. Con. Res. 398), E789 [7MY]

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), H1167 [17MR]

———alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2889 [12MY], H3495 [20MY], H4267 [16JN], H7218 [15SE]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H7184 [14SE], H7303 [21SE]

———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), H2685 [6MY]

———congratulate interim government on assumption of sovereign authority (H. Res. 691), H4960 [24JN]

———U.S. military court ruling permitting the questioning of military and civilian commanders on the abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H4650 [22JN]

Kenyon College: tribute to men's swimming and diving team (H. Res. 635), H4652 [22JN]

———tribute to women's swimming and diving team (H. Res. 634), H4651 [22JN]

Kids Love a Mystery (organization): tribute (H. Con. Res. 373), H893 [9MR]

Memorial Day: observance, H3516 [20MY]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4800 [23JN]

Music and dance: recognize importance of blues music (H. Con. Res. 13), H4657 [22JN]

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 (H.R. 3441), H1687 [30MR]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, H8987 [8OC]

Oak Grove, CA: anniversary of Oak Grove Union School District, E1685 [22SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 2729), H3121 [18MY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), H3114 [18MY]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), H3127 [18MY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 2731), H3135 [18MY]

Peace Corps Week: observance, E302 [4MR]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H4140 [15JN]

———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (H.R. 4517), consideration (H. Res. 671), H3977 [15JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), consideration (H. Res. 671), H3977 [15JN]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4589), H4666 [22JN]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 5149), H7790 [29SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 2231), H1685 [30MR]

Rice, Condoleezza: testimony before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S., H1762 [31MR]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (H. Con. Res. 392), H2176 [20AP], H2231 [21AP], H2342 [22AP], H2400 [27AP], H2526 [4MY], H2626 [5MY], H2787 [11MY], H2889 [12MY], H2997 [13MY], H3169 [18MY], H3379 [19MY], H3495 [20MY], H3692 [2JN], H4140 [15JN], H4267 [16JN], H4562 [18JN], H4621 [21JN], H4731 [22JN], H4880 [23JN], H5170 [6JY], H5323 [7JY], H5387 [8JY], H5524 [12JY], H5618 [13JY], H5897 [15JY], H5957 [19JY], H6104 [20JY], H6538 [21JY], H6686 [22JY], H6733 [7SE], H6875 [8SE], H6984 [9SE], H7037 [13SE], H7303 [21SE], H7543 [23SE], H7717 [28SE], H7819 [29SE], H7938 [30SE], H8001 [4OC], H9178 [9OC], H9699 [16NO], H9874 [17NO], H10920 [6DE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), H2983 [13MY]

Small Business Act: extend (H.R. 4062), H1749 [31MR]

Small Business Investment Act: extend (H.R. 4062), H1749 [31MR]

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (H.R. 3369), H7088 [14SE]

Sudan: provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (H.R. 5061), H8396 [6OC]

Taxation: increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H3469 [20MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1813 [1AP]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H3739 [3JN]

United Against Sexual Assault of Sonoma County (organization): anniversary, E1626 [15SE]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (H. Res. 792), H7809 [29SE]

University of Minnesota: tribute to women's ice hockey team (H. Res. 630), H4653 [22JN]

Veterans: benefits funding, H4896 [24JN]

Votes: position on missed, E1005 [2JN], E1120 [15JN]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time, H5413 [9JY]

Women: programs funding, H1444 [24MR], H2041 [1AP]

Women's Educational Equity Act: funding, H6842 [8SE]

Women's History Month: observance, H2041 [1AP]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), H3735, H3739 [3JN]

———establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), consideration (H. Res. 656), H3614 [2JN]

———establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), motion to recommit, H3739 [3JN]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (H. Con. Res. 413), H3644 [2JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H749 [2MR], H3079 [17MY], H3602 [1JN], H3960 [14JN]

Special order: granted, H390 [4FE], H431 [10FE], H1787 [31MR], H2014 [1AP], H2196 [20AP], H2261 [21AP], H2367 [22AP], H2404 [27AP], H2481 [28AP], H2486 [29AP], H2546 [4MY], H2655 [5MY], H2725 [6MY], H2812 [11MY], H2915 [12MY], H3013 [13MY], H3228 [18MY], H3434 [20MY], H3717 [2JN], H4165 [15JN], H4281 [16JN], H4577 [18JN], H4644 [21JN], H4764 [22JN], H4890 [23JN], H5192 [6JY], H5328 [7JY], H5400 [8JY], H5469 [9JY], H5534 [12JY], H5652 [13JY], H5788 [14JY], H5905 [15JY], H5979 [19JY], H6124 [20JY], H6553 [21JY], H6697 [22JY], H6751 [7SE], H6895 [8SE], H6994 [9SE], H7060 [13SE], H7136 [14SE], H7232 [15SE], H7326 [21SE], H7440 [22SE], H7572 [23SE], H7732 [28SE], H7850 [29SE], H7942 [30SE], H8034 [4OC], H8163 [5OC], H9183 [9OC], H9720 [16NO], H9959 [17NO], H9995 [18NO], H10071 [19NO], H10230 [20NO], H10922 [6DE], H11049 [7DE]

Tributes

Brady, Brian, E1229 [24JN]

Conlan, M. Samuel, E1682 [22SE]

Gennotte, Eric, E255 [26FE]

Giovando, Cathy, E1094 [14JN]

Hall, Celeste, E1094 [14JN]

Healy, Mike, E608 [22AP]

Henry, Robert, E784 [6MY]

Hughes, Dorothy, E1819 [7OC]

Levinson, William, E787 [7MY]

McGee, William, E305 [4MR]

McGrory, Mary, H2626 [5MY]

McNamara, Steve, E1683 [22SE]

Rudee, Helen, E172 [12FE]

Schulz, Jean, E58 [27JA]

Siebe, Carol, E1094 [14JN]

Theil, Lynda, H7938 [30SE], E1794 [4OC]

Udall, Stewart L., E781 [6MY]

Ueber, Edward, E1820 [7OC]

Victor, Lynn, E2008 [16NO]

Wadsworth, Isabelle, E1205 [22JN]

Wayburn, Edgar, E1842 [8OC]