BACA, JOE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5537 [12JY], H5559, H5560, H5584, H5655 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Adam G. Kinser Post Office Building, Rio Vista, CA: designate (see H.R. 4807), H6707 [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), H304 [3FE]

Armed Forces: ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see H.R. 5296), H9047 [8OC]

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

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6755 [7SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H37 [20JA]

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H5984 [19JY]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3017 [13MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize participation in funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in California (see H.R. 4459), H4766 [22JN]

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]

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 (see H.R. 1534), H1011 [10MR]

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

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]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H1643 [29MR]

Colorado River Indian Reservation: revise boundaries (see H.R. 2941), H2373 [22AP]

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. 4854), H5982 [19JY] (see H.R. 4863), H6126 [20JY]

Congress: disapprove certain regulations issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (see H.R. 4236, 4237), H2482 [28AP]

Congressional Medal of Honor: mint coins in commemoration of recipients (see H.R. 3765), H4392 (see H.R. 3765), H4507 [17JN]

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 grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H5908 [15JY]

———provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 5374), H9962 [17NO]

Dept. of Defense: postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H3094 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 3539), H10926 [6DE]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H3605 [1JN]

———provide assistance for privately owned low- and moderate-income housing with expiring Federal subsidies to prevent displacement of low- and moderate-income tenants (see H.R. 4679), H4926 (see H.R. 4679), H5070 [24JN]

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]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H6899 [8SE]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H1116 [16MR]

Drugs: establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane (see H.R. 4598), H4286 [16JN]

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

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H10926 [6DE]

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

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

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

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), H3781 [3JN]

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

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

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]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 578), H1741 [30MR]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters (see H.R. 2963), H515 [11FE]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H10080 [19NO]

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

Haskins, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 562), H5151 [25JN]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H1072 [11MR]

———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), H6756 [7SE]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 4357), H2918 [12MY]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H1323 [18MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H6900 [8SE]

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), H3720 [2JN]

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), H2547 [4MY]

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), H753 [2MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7945 [30SE]

League of United Latin American Citizens: anniversary (see H. Res. 533), H575 [24FE] (see H. Res. 544), H700 [26FE]

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

Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1655), H1116 [16MR]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H7864 [29SE]

———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]

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), H393 [4FE]

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

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2201), H830 [3MR]

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

Native Americans: enter into an agreement or contract with Indian tribes meeting certain criteria to carry out projects to protect Indian forest land (see H.R. 3846), H698 [26FE]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 3803), H2154 [2AP]

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

Riverside County, CA: convey for public purposes certain Federal lands that have been identified for disposal (see H.R. 3874), H1484 [24MR]

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

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4046), H4580 [18JN]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2598), H4928 (see H.R. 2598), H5071 [24JN]

———choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H1011 [10MR]

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

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H6899 [8SE]

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

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H4287 [16JN]

———provide relief for middle income taxpayers (see H.R. 4997), H6704 [22JY]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H3017 [13MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H3821 [8JN]

Tito Puente Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1701), H5908 [15JY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H304 [3FE]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1117 [16MR]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H244 [28JA]

———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]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H11057 [7DE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H927 [9MR]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H10079 [19NO]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H1072 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

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

Financial institutions: allow credit unions to provide international money transfer services to nonmembers and require certain disclosures in connection with any international money transfer (see H.R. 4348), H2917 [12MY]

Motor vehicles: require combination 3-point safety belts on all school buses (see H.R. 5214), H8167 [5OC]

National School Lunch Act: provide automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose parents are enlisted active-duty personnel (see H.R. 5229), H8407 [6OC]

Patents: extend certain patents (see H.R. 5036), H6899 [8SE]

Television: prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching unless it is rated for content or blockable by electronic means (see H.R. 3914), H926 [9MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5555, H5559, H5560, H5584 [13JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10905 [6DE]

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 437), H9820 [17NO]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E653 [27AP]

Budget: establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H4969 [24JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1552 [25MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), conference report, E928 [20MY]

Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services: prohibit contracting out of work done by immigration information officers, contact representatives, and investigative assistants, E1191 [21JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize participation in funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in California (H.R. 4606), H7681 [28SE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance, H2555 [5MY]

Congress: access to IRS facilities and tax returns by certain Members or their designees, H10905 [6DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Farm Service Agency, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and rural development funding through reductions in Common Computing Environment funding, H5555 [13JY]

———Office of Civil Rights funding, H5559, H5560, H5584 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3452 [20MY]

———repeal delay on implementing recommendations on military installation closures and realignments and require a report to Congress on future closures and realignments, H3452 [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-serving institutions funding for first responder training, E1192 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), E1191, E1192 [21JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, E713 [29AP]

Dept. of the Interior: implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), Senate amendment, E1917 [11OC]

———participation in Inland Empire regional recycling project and Cucamonga County Water District recycling project (H.R. 2991), E1468 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims (H.R. 1264), E617 [22AP], E1240 [25JN]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1385), H106 [27JA], E94 [3FE]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, E1771 [1OC]

Education: funding, H1552 [25MR]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 492), H43 [21JA]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H8724 [7OC]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 578), E742 [5MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 528)—Senate amendment, H10905 [6DE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H6914 [9SE]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4280), E878 [17MY]

Higher Education Act: ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education (H.R. 4411), E1048 [4JN]

———reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 4409), E1048 [4JN]

Hispanic Americans: impact of Bush administration economic policies, E1111 [14JN]

Holocaust: remembrance, E641 [22AP]

Immigration: provide for earned adjustment to reward work, reunify families, establish a temporary worker program that protects workers, and strengthen national security (H.R. 4262), E745 [5MY]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H11028 [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), H1198 [17MR]

Israel: independence anniversary, E655 [27AP]

Medicare: impose conditions on Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (H.R. 3722), H3041 [17MY]

Motor vehicles: limit the liability of renting and leasing companies for negligence caused by operators of rented or leased vehicles, H2079 [2AP]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H6914 [9SE]

National Museum of the American Indian: opening, H7256 [21SE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, E2184 [7DE]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: clarify certain loan guarantee authority (H.R. 4471), H4588 [21JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 2729), H3140 [18MY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), H3140 [18MY]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), H3140 [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), H3140 [18MY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3815 [8JN]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 4219), H2418 [28AP]

San Bernardino, CA: anniversary of Catholic Diocese, E24 [21JA]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act: anniversary, E1240 [25JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), E876 [17MY]

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

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

Taxation: remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, H8724 [7OC]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), E617 [22AP]

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

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 757), H6914 [9SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2079 [2AP], E545 [20AP]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), motion to instruct conferees, E1061 [8JN]

———Safe Routes to School Program funding, E1061 [8JN]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5716 [14JY]

Unemployment: level, E315 [8MR]

Vines, Robert and Sherri: Congregation Emanu El of San Bernardino, CA, Rabbi Norman F. Feldheym Award recipients, E971 [1JN]

Votes: position on missed, H728 [2MR], H789 [3MR], H3869 [9JN], E797 [10MY]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), E1062 [8JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H749 [2MR], H2724 [6MY], H3871 [9JN], H10922 [6DE]

Special order: granted, H1787 [31MR]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court for Riverside County, CA, H6875 [8SE]

Tributes

Acevedo, Anthony, E975 [1JN]

Baca, Joe, Jr., H10905 [6DE]

Burke, William M., E1985 [16NO]

Chavez, Cesar E., E496 [31MR]

Dominguez, Frank, E17 [21JA]

Lemay, Michael, E875 [17MY]

Roa, Richard, E119 [4FE]

Scharf, Aaron, E417 [22MR]

Soto, Robert L. (Bud), E20 [21JA]

Stewart, Floyd, E926 [20MY]

Suarez, Cecilia Cota-Robles, E94 [3FE]

Turner, Valerie J.W., E696 [28AP]