SANCHEZ, LINDA T. (a Representative from California)

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), H1011 [10MR]

Adam G. Kinser Post Office Building, Rio Vista, CA: designate (see H.R. 4807), H6707 [22JY]

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4917), H6701 [22JY]

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]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3541 [20MY]

———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]

———ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 4728), H5149 [25JN]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H9184 [9OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H3441 (see H.R. 3474), H3540 [20MY]

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

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 182), H37 [20JA]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4766 [22JN]

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

Business and industry: 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), H1370 [23MR]

———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 3816), H6899 [8SE]

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

———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), H2373 [22AP]

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]

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

Children and youth: tribute to Students United With Parents and Educators To Resolve Bullying (SUPERB) (organization) and Jeremy and Sharon Ring for anti-bullying programs (see H. Res. 363), H2200 [20AP]

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), H6899 [8SE]

Colleges and universities: improve access through experiential education (see H.R. 3408), H4287 [16JN]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H1740 [30MR]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H7234 [15SE]

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), H7073 [13SE]

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

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]

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 5374), H10000 [18NO]

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

Dept. of Education: enter into a partnership with a local educational agency to conduct a model school-to-work program (see H.R. 3660), H1593 [25MR]

———make grants to States to establish antiharassment programs (see H.R. 4313), H2727 [6MY]

———make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 4261), H3821 [8JN]

———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), H3392 [19MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 4493), H9051 [8OC]

———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), H9051 [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), H3720 [2JN]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 1673), H927 [9MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to guarantee hybrid adjustable rate mortgages for construction or purchase of homes by veterans (see H.R. 4616), H8039 [4OC]

———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 813), H3016 [13MY]

———revise presumption of service connection for diseases and disabilities of former POW (see H.R. 1838), H3230 [18MY]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H6707 [22JY]

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), H3392 [19MY]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1594 [25MR]

———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]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2549 [4MY]

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

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]

Federal aid programs: ensure that the Direct Loan Program is a competitive alternative to the Federal Family Education Loan Program for schools and students (see H.R. 4370), H8859 [7OC]

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

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H4171 [15JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H7443 [22SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H515 [11FE]

Financial institutions: commemorate anniversary of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Co., and honor the contributions of minority-owned banks (see H. Con. Res. 394), H1369 [23MR]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H9963 [17NO]

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), H1117 [16MR]

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

Greece: tribute to Government and people for successful completion of 2004 Summer Olympic games (see H. Res. 774), H8039 [4OC]

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 4260), H3094 [17MY]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H9745 [16NO]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1863), H2199 [20AP]

———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]

———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), H4928 (see H.R. 4610), H5072 [24JN]

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

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2549 [4MY]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 4316), H2727 [6MY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H5402 [8JY]

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. 3507), H831 [3MR]

Immigration: permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements otherwise required to enter the U.S. as a temporary visitor (see H.R. 2525), H2815 [11MY]

———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), H2547 [4MY]

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

———reunify families, permit earned access to permanent resident status, protect against unfair employment practices, reform the diversity visa program, and adjust status for Haitian and Liberian nationals (see H.R. 4885), H6556 [21JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: modify treatment of adopted children (see H.R. 4561), H3963 [14JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H1484 [24MR]

Iran: 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), H1323 [18MR]

Israel: support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H2406 [27AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H3016 [13MY]

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

———protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 5107), H7945 [30SE]

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

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

McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnam Conflict (see H.R. 369), H1011 [10MR]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H7443 [22SE]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H3781 [3JN]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 4927), H9051 [8OC]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H435 [10FE]

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

———revise methodology by which payment for orphan drugs and biologicals is made under program prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2700), H575 [24FE]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H3720 [2JN]

Mental health: recognize that prevention of suicide is a compelling national priority (see H. Con. Res. 456), H4391 (see H. Con. Res. 456), H4507 [17JN]

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), H6899 [8SE]

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), H2155 [2AP]

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

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1316), H3440 (see H.R. 1316), H3540 [20MY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H6756 [7SE]

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), H1740 [30MR]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 3712), H4287 [16JN]

———provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (see H.R. 4333), H3017 [13MY]

———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), H9963 [17NO]

Native Americans: improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H1643 [29MR]

Pensions: provide additional protections for participants and beneficiaries under employee pension benefit plans (see H.R. 2101), H3440 (see H.R. 2101), H3540 [20MY]

Petroleum: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 1039), H2199 [20AP]

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 3432), H37 [20JA]

———reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H6756 [7SE]

Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans' Memorial Post Office, Three Rivers, TX: designate (see H.R. 4911), H6701 [22JY]

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

Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM: designate (see H.R. 2274), H3016 [13MY]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 4994), H7443 [22SE]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H2816 [11MY]

Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2215), H830 [3MR]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 4101), H5984 [19JY]

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

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H2658 [5MY]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H8409 [6OC]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H5195 [6JY]

Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2866), H575 [24FE]

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

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H6557 [21JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2548 [4MY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H575 [24FE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H6899 [8SE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H7575 [23SE]

———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]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H5984 [19JY]

———treatment of employer contributions to college tuition plans and education savings accounts (see H.R. 3318), H3016 [13MY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H9051 [8OC]

Terrorism: ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (see H.R. 1861), H5402 [8JY]

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

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H753 [2MR]

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), H1791 [31MR]

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]

———permit certain individuals who are under the minimum legal voting age to complete voter registration application forms (see H.R. 4972), H6703 [22JY]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H8859 [7OC]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3606 [1JN]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 521), H9745 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Diseases: increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 5339), H9049 [8OC]

Remarks

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

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

Centro CHA (nonprofit organization): tribute, E1647 [15SE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance, H2552 [5MY]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (H.R. 333), H2789 [11MY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H664 [26FE]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, H664 [26FE]

Education: access to, and affordability of, higher education, H2528, H2529 [4MY]

Food Finders, Inc.: anniversary, E1726 [29SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2806, H2809 [11MY]

House of Representatives: 30-Something Caucus efforts to involve young adults in government, H2528, H2529 [4MY], H2806, H2809 [11MY], H4746 [22JN]

Immigration: national policy, H423 [10FE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H4749 [22JN]

Iron and steel industry: increases in steel prices, E339 [11MR]

Kerry, Senator: support for Democratic Party presidential nominee, H2411 [28AP]

Lakewood, CA: Sports Illustrated (publication) Sportstown for California award recipient, E1339 [9JY]

Medicare: impose conditions on Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (H.R. 3722), H3039 [17MY]

Paramount, CA: designation of Paramount Hay Tree as California historical landmark, E339 [11MR]

Veterans: health care funding, H4750 [22JN]

———improve provision of health care, rehabilitation, and related services to veterans, H4746, H4749, H4750 [22JN]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (H.R. 677), H2789 [11MY]

Votes: correction, H4560 [18JN]

———position on missed, E68 [28JA], E315 [8MR], E1338 [9JY], E1750 [30SE]

Women: programs funding, H1444 [24MR]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), H3609 [2JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H431 [10FE]

Tributes

Chavez, Cesar E., H1744 [31MR]

DeZonia, Dudley, E1566 [8SE]

Firebaugh, Marco A., E1929 [11OC]

Thever, Shan, E1188 [18JN]