WATSON, DIANE E. (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Afghanistan: authorize assistance and security for women and children (see H.R. 4117), H3441 (see H.R. 4117), H3541 [20MY]

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

———provide additional funding to prevent sexual assaults in the military (see H.R. 5328), H9049 [8OC]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H5471 [9JY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 95), H2488 [29AP] (see H.J. Res. 97), H3780 [3JN]

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), H2155 [2AP]

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]

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

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H3606 [1JN]

Charles, Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H4287 [16JN]

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

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), H752 [2MR]

———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), H1116 [16MR]

———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), H3230 [18MY]

———make grants to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 3692), H4171 [15JN]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2200 [20AP]

———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: 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] (see H. Con. Res. 457), H4580 [18JN]

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

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 676), H4171 [15JN]

Classified information: request the Executive Office of the President, and certain other executive departments, to transmit documents relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H393 [4FE]

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), H7138 [14SE]

Clinton, William J.: express wishes for a speedy recovery from heart surgery and acknowledge the importance of further research, funding, and education about heart disease (see H. Con. Res. 490), H7945 [30SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 717), H5793 [14JY]

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

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H5536 [12JY]

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]

Concord, CA: anniversary of explosion at Port Chicago Naval Magazine (see H. Res. 813), H8039 [4OC]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H3094 [17MY]

Correctional institutions: award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs (see H.R. 4752), H5150 [25JN]

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H2816 [11MY]

Crime: establish penalties for aggravated identity theft (see H.R. 1731), H128 [27JA]

———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), H5654 [13JY]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy (see H.R. 2247), H575 [24FE]

———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]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H1322 [18MR]

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 3422), H2373 [22AP]

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

Dept. of Defense: 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), H7735 [28SE]

———making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5654 [13JY]

———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), H4580 [18JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make certain Caribbean nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 810), H8039 [4OC]

———make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 542), H700 [26FE]

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]

———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), H6756 [7SE]

———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H2919 [12MY]

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 Transportation: evaluate devices and technology for reducing the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 3683), H5402 [8JY]

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]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H1230 [17MR]

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

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to school or public librarians in low income areas (see H.R. 2674), H4580 [18JN]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H1230 [17MR]

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 734), H5150 [25JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H3440 (see H.R. 2394), H3540 [20MY]

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

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

———provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 3764), H1011 [10MR]

———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]

Erdogan, Recep Tayyip: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 353), H633 [25FE]

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

Families and domestic relations: authorize financial assistance to permit infants to be cared for at home by parents (see H.R. 3595), H6756 [7SE]

———improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3780), H3605 [1JN]

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

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H831 [3MR]

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

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

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

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), H7235 [15SE]

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

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 4260), H3017 [13MY]

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]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H8039 [4OC]

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

Help America Vote Act: prohibit States from denying certain veterans who have been convicted of a felony and completed their sentence from registering to vote (see H.R. 4479), H3719 [2JN]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H3391 [19MY]

House Rules: prohibit behavior that threatens the integrity of the House of Representatives (see H.R. 4971), H6703 [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), H5909 [15JY]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H1484 [24MR]

India: observance of Republic Day (see H. Con. Res. 15), H633 [25FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H3441 (see H.R. 3802), H3540 [20MY]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (see H.R. 5150), H8168 [5OC]

Japan: anniversary of Treaty of Kanagawa opening relations with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 418), H4766 [22JN]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1958), H7735 [28SE]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H245 [28JA]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H6899 [8SE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3449), H575 [24FE]

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

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H872 [4MR]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding (see H. Con. Res. 495), H7442 [22SE]

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

Marshall Islands: recognize anniversary of adoption of Constitution and as an ally of the U.S. committed to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2491 [30AP]

———recognize strategic partnership in pursuit of international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 364), H574 [24FE]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4580 [18JN]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H5793 [14JY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H6997 [9SE]

Medicare: condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4978), H8409 [6OC]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H5150 [25JN]

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

———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 3635), H576 [24FE]

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), H8859 [7OC]

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), H5536 [12JY]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 4445), H3720 [2JN]

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

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H10079 [19NO]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see H.R. 4147), H2549 [4MY]

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

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), H393 [4FE]

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), H1117 [16MR]

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

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 2801), H2815 [11MY]

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

Prince Edward County, VA: make tuition grants available to eligible former students denied an education when the public schools closed rather than comply with Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 451), H4286 [16JN]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: 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), H4581 [18JN]

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), H2153 [2AP]

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

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

———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1323 [18MR]

Social Security: protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4581 [18JN]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H4927 (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5071 [24JN]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7575 [23SE]

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

Taxation: provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H1072 [11MR]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 3558), H3720 [2JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H927 [9MR]

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

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]

Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election process (see H. Con. Res. 415), H5151 [25JN]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H6899 [8SE]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H3605 [1JN]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H633 [25FE]

Women: increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H576 [24FE]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Dorothy I. Height (see H. Con. Res. 357), H392 [4FE]

China, People's Republic of: improve protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 576), H1483 [24MR]

CPSC: issue a rule banning children's toys containing mercury (see H.R. 4828), H5654 [13JY]

Dept. of State: establish the Office of Intellectual Property and Competition Policy (see H.R. 5351), H9050 [8OC]

Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 4624), H4580 [18JN]

University of Southern California: tribute to football, women's volleyball, and men's water polo teams (see H. Res. 511), H303 [3FE]

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]

Letters

Protection of intellectual property rights in People's Republic of China: Douglas Lowenstein, Entertainment Software Association, H5685 [14JY]

———Marybeth Peters, U.S. Copyright Office, H5685 [14JY]

Lists

California Olympic games gold medal winners, H7036 [13SE]

Obituaries

Hudson-Edwards, Aunita T., H6680 [22JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5988 [20JY]

Remarks

Africa: U.S. policy, H5391 [8JY]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (H.R. 4103), H5391 [8JY]

Anthony I. Lombardi Memorial Post Office Building, Nanuet, NY: designate (H.R. 4618), H6720 [7SE]

Appropriations: legislative process, H10922 [6DE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10922 [6DE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2400 [27AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2777, H2797 [11MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1445, H1446 [24MR], H1507 [25MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3367 [19MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Dorothy I. Height (H. Con. Res. 357), H408 [10FE]

Children and youth: improve ability of the child welfare system to prevent and respond to child abuse and place children in safe, loving, and permanent homes (H.R. 1534), E929 [21MY]

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (H.R. 4504), H8098 [5OC]

China, People's Republic of: improve protection of intellectual property rights (H. Res. 576), H5684 [14JY]

Columbia (space shuttle): anniversary of accident costing the lives of the crew (H. Res. 507), H262 [3FE]

Congress: access to IRS facilities and tax returns by certain Members or their designees, H10922 [6DE]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6606 [22JY]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H2741 [11MY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H654 [26FE]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, H654 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H5989 [20JY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H6447 [21JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H6447 [21JY]

Diseases: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, H5391 [8JY]

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 1822), H2175 [20AP], H2797 [11MY]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, H4896 [24JN]

Education: reaffirm support for Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, E730 [4MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5093 [25JN]

Enron Corp.: manipulation of energy market in order to increase prices, E1158 [18JN]

———payment of restitution to those impacted by energy market manipulation, H5335 [8JY]

FERC: prohibit use of funds to deny public requests for release of documents relative to manipulation of electricity markets in California and other Western States, H5093 [25JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5864 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, H10922 [6DE]

General William Carey Lee Post Office Building, Dunn, NC: designate (H.R. 4556), H6721 [7SE]

Guardians of Freedom Memorial Post Office Building, Reno, NV: designate (H.R. 4442), H6718 [7SE]

Haiti: U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis, H542 [24FE], H745 [2MR]

Harvey and Bernice Jones Post Office Building, Springdale, AR: designate (H.R. 4381), H6719 [7SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2741 [11MY]

Help America Vote Act: implementation, H7320, H7322 [21SE]

House of Representatives: extend period during which a lawsuit challenging announcement of extraordinary vacancies may be filed and allow for an appeal, H2331 [22AP]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 21 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 2844), H2331 [22AP]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 870), H11002 [7DE]

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), H1150 [17MR]

———alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2629 [5MY]

———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), H2690 [6MY]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, H8643 [7OC]

Lay, Kenneth L.: indictment for financial crimes committed in conjunction with the economic collapse of Enron Corp., H5335 [8JY]

Los Angeles, CA: St. Bernadette Women's Day Touched by an Angel award recipients, H2400 [27AP]

———tribute to Natural History Museum's West Coast Center for Marine Biodiversity, E1932 [11OC]

Marshall Islands: recognize anniversary of adoption of Constitution and as an ally of the U.S. committed to democracy (H. Con. Res. 410), H5156 [6JY]

National Foster Care Month: observance, E929 [21MY]

Olympic games: tribute to California participants, H7036 [13SE]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, H7078 [14SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, E896 [18MY]

Taxation: remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), H4407 [17JN]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, H4407 [17JN]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H1022, H1030 [11MR]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), consideration (H. Res. 554), H1018 [11MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1806 [1AP]

U.N.: prohibit funding for observation of U.S. elections, H5864 [15JY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5718 [14JY]

———protection of intellectual property rights and entertainment products copyrights, H5718 [14JY]

University of Southern California: tribute to football, women's volleyball, and men's water polo teams (H. Res. 511), H361 [4FE]

Votes: position on missed, H61 [21JA], H3740 [3JN], H9698 [16NO]

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 (H. Res. 793), H7824 [29SE]

———condemn efforts to suppress or intimidate individuals from voting and encourage States to replace error-prone voting equipment, H7320, H7322 [21SE]

Women: programs funding, H1445, H1446 [24MR]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), H3737 [3JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H561 [24FE], H692 [26FE], H2196 [20AP], H2404 [27AP], H2655 [5MY], H3079 [17MY], H5400 [8JY], H5979 [19JY], H7060 [13SE], H7232 [15SE], H7850 [29SE], H8163 [5OC], H10922 [6DE]

Tributes

Forer, Elizabeth B., H687 [26FE]

Hudson-Edwards, Aunita T., H6680 [22JY]

Lizarraga, Ricardo, H531 [24FE]

Phillips, Juanita R., H5957 [19JY]

Sweeney, Vonny Hilton, H3056 [17MY]

Westmoreland, Joe K., H7222 [15SE]