LEWIS, JERRY (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1268, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief, H2520 [26AP]

———H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8406 [28SE]

———H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6466 [26JY]

———H.R. 2419, energy and water development appropriations, H9110 [26OC]

———H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services, H9568 [3NO]

———H.R. 2744, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H9011 [20OC]

———H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H9497 [2NO]

———H.R. 2863, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H11586 [14DE]

———H.R. 2985, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H6463 [26JY]

———H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H9992 [8NO], H11183 [7DE]

———H.R. 3057, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H9330 [27OC]

———H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H9988 [8NO]

Robert T. Matsui funeral attendees, H129 [6JA]

U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, H2535 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 2804), H4295 [8JN]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H7566 [28JY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 280), H3435 [17MY]

Curtiss, Glenn H.: tribute (see H. Res. 374), H6328 [21JY]

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 120), H286 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 6), H413 [8FE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H4143 [26MY]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in design, planning, and construction of the Riverside-Corona Feeder in cooperation with the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside, CA (see H.R. 1008), H846 [1MR]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H9554 [2NO]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H4722 [17JN]

Ellis Island Immigration Museum: designate the Bob Hope Memorial Library (see H.R. 323), H194 [25JA]

Federal employees: establish uniform appointment process and term of service for Architect of the Capitol, Comptroller General, and Librarian of Congress and prohibit salary from exceeding that of a Member of Congress (see H.R. 4446), H11109 [6DE]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H74 [4JA]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 3505), H8163 [20SE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H2150 [19AP]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7614 [29JY]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1026 [8MR]

Immigration: require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 19), H135 [6JA]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (see H.R. 4437), H11504 [13DE]

Indian Americans: recognize and honor contributions to economic innovation and society (see H. Res. 227), H2472 [21AP]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H798 [17FE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2738 [28AP]

Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7862 [13SE]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3114 [10MY]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4722 [17JN]

Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office, Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 4053), H8809 [7OC]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9427 [28OC]

Monuments and memorials: ensure memorials commemorating the service of U.S. servicemembers may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 2229), H3112 [10MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H12048 [16DE]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 873), H3331 [16MY]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H5964 [18JY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 184), H1897 [12AP]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H9363 [27OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]

Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 504), H1896 [12AP]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H8163 [20SE]

Robert E. Coyle U.S. Courthouse, Fresno, CA: designate (see H.R. 724), H522 [9FE]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8343 [22SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H76 [4JA]

Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H4297 [8JN]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H353 [2FE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H6936 [27JY]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H2880 [3MY]

Victor V. Veysey Dam: designate (see H.R. 1152), H1023 [8MR]

White House Fellows Program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9043 [20OC]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H1369 [10MR]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3056 [5MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 68), H8387 [27SE] (see H.J. Res. 72), H10502 [16NO] (see H.J. Res. 75), H12167 [17DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (see H.R. 1268), H1416 [14MR]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 308), H11035 [18NO]

Diseases: improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4245), H9962 [7NO]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3645), H7645 [2SE] (see H.R. 3673), H7741 [7SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 2985), H4801 [20JN]

Conference reports

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3010), H10383-H10476 [16NO]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3058): Correction Relative to Economic Development Intiative Projects, H10942-H10955 [18NO]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 2985), H6628-H6638 [26JY]

Supplemental Appropriations for Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief (H.R. 1268), H2813-H2877 [3MY]

Motions

House of Representatives: establish bipartisan task force to make recommendations to reform the ethics process (H. Res. 153), H1435 [15MR]

Remarks

Amtrak: funding, H5395 [29JN]

Appropriations: legislative process, H8532 [29SE], H12261 [18DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), H8531, H8532 [29SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 72), H10517 [17NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 75), H12141 [17DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief, H1269 [10MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1436, H1444, H1449, H1450, H1455, H1458, H1466, H1467, H1473, H1478, H1483, H1484, H1495, H1496, H1500 [15MR], H1515, H1516, H1517, H1524 [16MR], H2506 [26AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, H2778 [3MY], H2997, H3015 [5MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 31), H3119, H3120 [11MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), motion to instruct conferees, H2507 [26AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), unanimous-consent agreement, H1490 [15MR]

———on-budget treatment and reporting requirements relative to future requests for supplemental appropriations for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2507 [26AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H12261 [18DE]

Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members, H1495 [15MR]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay, H1496 [15MR]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits, H1466, H1467 [15MR]

Brierty, Peter: National Forestry Hero award recipient, E2142 [20OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1564 [16MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: placement of plaque in Statuary Hall recognizing past holding of religious services in the Old House Chamber, H4942 [22JN]

Capitol Police: funding through reductions in GPO funding, H4957, H4958 [22JN]

———prohibit transfer of horse mounted unit to U.S. Park Police, H4955 [22JN]

Capitol Visitors Center: funding, H4942, H4945, H4961 [22JN], H7029 [28JY]

Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to Subcommittee on Defense staff, H1526 [16MR]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism, H1455 [15MR]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H5041 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4779 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, H12261 [18DE]

———operations and maintenance funding, H1458 [15MR]

———require the President to submit proposals to inform Congresss of certain classified clandestine military activities in terrorist-sponsored countries, H1515 [16MR]

Dept. of HHS: Healthy Communities Access Program funding, H5063 [23JN]

———Office of Women's Health programs funding to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers, H5062 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: immigration and customs enforcement funding through reductions in Coast Guard funding, H1473 [15MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3364 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), conference report, H8696 [6OC]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8475 [28SE]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H8475 [28SE]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding through reductions in NOAA funding, H4464 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), conference report, H7021 [28JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: health care and reintegration services funding, H1524 [16MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), conference report, H10923 [18NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5002, H5041, H5062, H5063, H5064 [23JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5386, H5395, H5457 [29JN], H5518 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), amendment process, H5441 [29JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), conference report, H10940, H10942 [18NO]

Diseases: improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (H.R. 4245), H9932 [7NO]

Egypt: democracy and education programs funding, H5299 [28JN]

Embassies: security, construction, and maintenance funding, H1483, H1484 [15MR]

Executive departments: prohibit funding in contravention of requirements for frank and complete answers in communications and testimony before Congress, H5518 [30JN]

Executive Office of the President: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board funding, H5457 [29JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5299 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3057), conference report, H9671 [4NO]

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, H1496 [15MR]

GPO: reduce number of printed copies of Congressional Record, H4956 [22JN]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H2077, H2078 [14AP]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances, H4942, H4944, H4945 [22JN]

———smoking policies in House office buildings, H4941 [22JN]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7616, H7618, H7620 [2SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), H7703 [7SE], H7777, H7778, H7781, H7782, H7784 [8SE]

Iraq: require that Federal contractors involved in post-conflict reconstruction provide a veterans hiring preference, H1516, H1517 [16MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: across-the-board funding reduction, H4958 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4934, H4941, H4942, H4944, H4945, H4955, H4956, H4957, H4958 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), conference report, H7023, H7029 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), motion to recommit, H4961 [22JN]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H56 [4JA]

Minorities: health disparities reduction funding, H5064 [23JN]

National security: immigration and customs enforcement, border protection, and Federal Law Enforcement Training Center funding, H2507 [26AP], H3015 [5MY]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8763 [7OC]

Point of order, H1454, H1473, H1477 [15MR], H1517 [16MR], H5504 [30JN], H8535 [29SE]

San Bernardino, CA: anniversary of San Bernardino Police Dept., E2611 [18DE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4464 [14JN]

Small business: provide access to Government awarded overseas contracts, H1517 [16MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 144), H1273 [10MR]

Veterans: health care funding, H1478 [15MR], H5386 [29JN], H10923 [18NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H705 [16FE], H7738 [7SE], H9638 [3NO], H9693 [4NO]

Reports filed

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2985) (H. Rept. 109-189), H6649 [26JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2985) (H. Rept. 109-139), H4801 [20JN]

Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2006: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 109-145), H4983 [22JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 109-264), H9554 [2NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 109-85), H3554 [18MY]

Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2006: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 109-78), H3259 [12MY]

Supplemental Appropriations for Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1268) (H. Rept. 109-72), H2878 [3MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1268) (H. Rept. 109-16), H1416 [14MR]

Rules

Committee on Appropriations (House), H679-H682 [16FE]

Tables

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4935-H4938 [22JN]

———conference report, H7024-H7028 [28JY]

Supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1438-H1443 [15MR]

Tributes

Appleton, Jim, E941 [11MY]

Hansen, Linda, E1900 [20SE]

Kolbe, Representative, H5354 [28JN]

Lengerich, Anthony W., E1626 [27JY]

Matsui, Representative, H1269 [10MR]

McCartin, Muftiah, E2338 [10NO]

Paige, Kathleen K., E2126 [19OC]

Smith, Michael J., E1568 [21JY]

Wilson, Charles, H3030 [5MY]

Zimmerman, Gene, E2573 [17DE]