FARR, SAM (a Representative from California)

Amendments

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 (H.R. 418), H553 [10FE]

Appointments

Conferee: 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]

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

Articles and editorials

Coast Guard Overboard With Searches, Monterey (CA) Herald, H8412 [28SE]

Drug War Fails To Dent U.S. Supply, Sonni Efron, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H5287 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Advancement Via Individual Determination (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 576), H11035 [18NO]

Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (see H.R. 4015), H8807 [7OC]

———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1023 [8MR]

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9642 [3NO]

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H1846 [6AP]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H3114 [10MY]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H2551 [26AP]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H1696 [17MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 3195), H10157 [10NO]

———enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H940 [2MR]

———ensure that the confidential communications of a member of the Armed Forces with a victim service organization or a health care professional are not disclosed (see H.R. 3837), H10503 [16NO]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H2550 [26AP] (see H.R. 923), H5638 [11JY] (see H.R. 2874), H4985 [22JN]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H287 [1FE]

———require members to designate a person to be authorized to direct the disposition of the member's remains if the member should die in service (see H.R. 2075), H2976 [4MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H413 [8FE]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H2550 [26AP]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1368 [10MR]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H5915 [14JY]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H3695 [19MY]

———provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7862 [13SE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H9277 [26OC]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 336), H5916 [14JY]

———request certain information relative to a claim made that there is not a Social Security trust (see H. Res. 170), H1695 [17MR]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 606), H353 [2FE]

Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see H.R. 2174), H3053 [5MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H12051 [16DE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H3332 [16MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H6108 [19JY]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H3331 [16MY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1691 [17MR]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H3114 [10MY]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H5741 [12JY]

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5801 [13JY]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H2148 [19AP]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H6328 [21JY]

———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H6381 [22JY]

———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H9696 [4NO]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 227), H587 [14FE]

———reduce acid deposition, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 227), H798 [17FE]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 759), H2978 [4MY]

———request documents from the President on the anticipated effects of climate change on coastal regions of the U.S. (see H. Res. 515), H9276 [26OC]

Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit both the environment and economies of coastal communities (see H.R. 3187), H5915 [14JY]

———develop and maintain an integrated system of ocean and Great Lakes coastal observations (see H.R. 1584), H1895 [12AP]

Cochran, Johnnie, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 185), H2151 [19AP]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H582 [10FE]

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. 1615), H1968 [13AP]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 123), H7862 [13SE]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H5963 [18JY]

Contracts: require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 2011), H3695 [19MY]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 3037), H4984 [22JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H353 [2FE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]

Council of Representatives of Iraq: encourage debate and vote on continued presence of U.S. military in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 321), H12049 [16DE]

Crime: prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H2739 [28AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4138 [26MY]

———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 1214), H1368 [10MR]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H2103 [14AP]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4072 [25MY]

———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 719), H1969 [13AP]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2548 [26AP]

———temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (see H. Con. Res. 206), H5964 [18JY]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]

Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 123), H1778 [5AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: augment efforts of State and local governments to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 4049), H8808 [7OC]

———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 131), H75 [4JA]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H4139 [26MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H10157 [10NO]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H11328 [8DE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H5741 [12JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H350 [2FE]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H7947 [14SE]

Dept. of State: encourage active engagement of Americans in world affairs and create online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities (see H. Res. 192), H8389 [27SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H6107 [19JY]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H8986 [19OC]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H8810 [7OC]

Disasters: require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H8810 [7OC]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H3055 [5MY]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 3369), H6204 [20JY] (see H.R. 4062), H9103 [25OC]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H9473 [1NO]

Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 355), H5637 [11JY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H3695 [19MY]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2087), H2976 [4MY]

Education: extend deadline by which State and local educational agencies are required to ensure that an educator is highly qualified in order to account for the educator's applicable period of military service (see H.R. 4470), H12168 [17DE]

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7815 [8SE]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8736 [6OC]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H11880 [15DE]

EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (see H.J. Res. 56), H7566 [28JY]

ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H3557 [18MY]

Expedited Funds Availability Act: redress imbalances between faster withdrawals permitted under the Check 21 Act and slower rates for crediting deposits (see H.R. 799), H1779 [5AP]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax incentives for adoption and increase adoptive incentive payments (see H.R. 1561), H9426 [28OC]

———improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H1967 [13AP]

FDA: determine whether to allow marketing of emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as a prescription drug for women 15 or younger and a nonprescription drug for women 16 or older (see H.R. 4229), H9641 [3NO]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1897 [12AP]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1026 [8MR]

———increase amount of additional compensation payable to an employee who is disabled and requires the services of an attendant (see H.R. 4201), H9555 [2NO]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H410 [8FE]

———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees entitled to a deferred annuity who died after leaving the Government before establishing a claim (see H.R. 2517), H4401 [13JN]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H5800 [13JY]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H2395 [20AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H629 [15FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2719), H4141 [26MY]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see H.R. 2892), H8847 [17OC]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H6650 [26JY]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H7743 [7SE]

———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]

Fish and fishing: establish ocean bottom trawl areas to protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 3778), H7948 [14SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H1694 [17MR]

Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 1996), H5604 [30JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H1023 [8MR]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H1417 [14MR]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H7558 [28JY]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H8089 [15SE]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H1622 [16MR]

———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H413 [8FE]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H4561 [15JN]

Headwaters Forest Reserve: designate the John L. Burton Trail (see H.R. 2871), H4400 [13JN]

Health: 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. 2072), H2975 [4MY]

———improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (see H.R. 3598), H7560 [28JY]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 963), H3199 [11MY]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1263 [9MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3056 [5MY]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see H.R. 2792), H7814 [8SE]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see H.R. 2259), H3196 [11MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H848 [1MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H628 [15FE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H583 [10FE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H792 [17FE]

Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H3436 [17MY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H1970 [13AP]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]

Higher Education Act: expand and extend the eligibility of Hispanic-serving institutions for assistance (see H.R. 3203), H8248 [21SE]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 1338), H1621 [16MR]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H1263 [9MR]

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H11110 [6DE]

Ho, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 597), H11503 [13DE]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H1777 [5AP]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H4560 [15JN]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 4094), H9426 [28OC]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1265 [9MR]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H1694 [17MR]

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H11221 [7DE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3442), H6650 [26JY]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see H.R. 3764), H7948 [14SE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 884), H1696 [17MR]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H4895 [21JN]

———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 3575), H7559 [28JY]

———provide protection to immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 3188), H5602 [30JN]

———provide relief for certain immigrants who are victims of immigration fraud (see H.R. 936), H793 [17FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: increase the period of authorized stay under the Guam visa waiver program to be the same as the period of authorized stay under the U.S. visa waiver program (see H.R. 4147), H9275 [26OC]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 288), H10146 [9NO]

Indonesia: support the memorandum of understanding signed by the Indonesian Government and the Free Aceh Movement to end the conflict in Aceh Province (see H. Res. 456), H10161 [14NO]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1849), H3114 [10MY]

———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 846), H2880 [3MY]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1696 [17MR]

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), H4486 [14JN]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H.R. 3142), H8513 [28SE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H4896 [21JN] (see H.J. Res. 70), H9642 [3NO] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11221 [7DE] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H236 [26JA]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1970 [13AP]

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

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1717), H2393 [20AP]

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. 1696), H2551 [26AP]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H848 [1MR]

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

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H584 [10FE]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 1302, 1304), H1507 [15MR]

Los Angeles Galaxy (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 574), H11505 [13DE]

Los Padres National Forest: withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 3149), H5600 [30JN]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3769 [23MY]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H720 [16FE]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6327 [21JY]

———extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries (see H.R. 3800), H8644 [29SE]

———prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H11880 [15DE]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H7814 [8SE]

———provide public disclosure of average manufacturer prices and best prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3546), H11504 [13DE]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H8810 [7OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H1620 [16MR]

———anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]

———assure equitable payment for physicians services (see H.R. 4520), H11503 [13DE]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H629 [15FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H7673 [6SE]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H848 [1MR]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1946), H3056 [5MY]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H7743 [7SE]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 2014), H3056 [5MY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H413 [8FE]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 2869), H4400 [13JN]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H8389 [27SE]

———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H8388 [27SE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H5604 [30JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H7743 [7SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (see H.R. 2058), H2879 [3MY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H7564 [28JY]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H2551 [26AP]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H8644 [29SE]

Motor vehicles: require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see H.R. 1103), H4561 [15JN]

———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H8735 [6OC]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9696 [4NO]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 332), H5252 [27JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 3922), H9962 [7NO]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H5915 [14JY]

National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response: establish (see H.R. 3706), H7813 [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. 2231), H4074 [25MY]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 3313), H8163 [20SE]

National Park Service: make necessary safety improvements to the Statue of Liberty and fully reopen the Statue to the public (see H.R. 3316), H5914 [14JY]

National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 2715), H9641 [3NO]

Navy: require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 459), H942 [2MR]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see H.R. 1674), H4297 [8JN]

———establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program (see H.R. 3835), H8162 [20SE]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H5604 [30JN]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a Committee on Ocean Policy (see H.R. 2939), H4654 [16JN]

———establish a program to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety (see H.R. 3692), H7742 [7SE]

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), H9556 [2NO]

———tribute (see H. Res. 512), H9275 [26OC]

Peace Corps: issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 560), H524 [9FE]

———remove as an option for service under the National Call to Service military recruitment program (see H.R. 3709), H9472 [1NO]

Political campaigns: reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3099), H5361 [28JN]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 186), H1848 [6AP]

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 1006), H846 [1MR]

———reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H1025 [8MR]

Poverty: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H4142 [26MY]

Power resources: reduce growth of energy use and limit impact of growing energy use on the economy, environment, and national security through reductions in energy demand (see H.R. 3263), H6432 [25JY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1264 [9MR]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1370 [10MR]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 983), H4722 [17JN]

Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H3434 [17MY]

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

Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (see H.R. 787), H1896 [12AP]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H. Res. 197), H1846 [6AP]

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]

Roybal, Edward R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H10226 [15NO]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 284), H197 [25JA]

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

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 551), H1622 [16MR]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3601), H7560 [28JY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3556 [18MY]

Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H287 [1FE]

Sigma Chi Fraternity: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 163), H3768 [23MY]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 1745), H2394 [20AP]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H2975 [4MY]

———modify calculation of child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 2409), H6652 [26JY]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H286 [1FE]

———recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H7744 [7SE]

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

Southeast Asia: provide for the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship by certain individuals (see H.R. 2687), H4140 [26MY]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H984 [3MR]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H1780 [5AP]

———impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H9277 [26OC]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (see H. Res. 311), H4355 [9JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H348 [2FE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H10502 [16NO]

———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H9696 [4NO]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H1417 [14MR]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2625), H4072 [25MY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2952), H5801 [13JY]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2631), H4072 [25MY]

———exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1765), H2470 [21AP]

———extend Superfund financing for purposes of cleanup activities relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4481), H11326 [8DE]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H2880 [3MY]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants for mass transit (see H.R. 2070), H2975 [4MY]

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H10910 [17NO]

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see H.R. 1624), H2104 [14AP]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 1303), H1507 [15MR]

———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 3194), H8735 [6OC]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H2976 [4MY]

———rename low-income housing credit the affordable housing credit and increase the per capita amount allowed in the determination of the State housing credit ceiling (see H.R. 2681), H4188 [7JN]

———repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 3162), H5600 [30JN]

———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1545), H5638 [11JY]

Taylor, Charles: call on Nigeria to transfer custody to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law (see H. Con. Res. 127), H2881 [3MY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H9044 [20OC]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H8810 [7OC]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 1377), H1691 [17MR]

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: policy concerning supportive actions on the occasion of the Seventh NPT Review Conference (see H. Con. Res. 133), H3114 [10MY]

Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H6328 [21JY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H11655 [14DE]

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 192), H5176 [24JN]

Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H8089 [15SE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H4985 [22JN]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 531), H349 [2FE]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1417 [14MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 2076), H5604 [30JN]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H8163 [20SE]

Vietnam: anniversary of fall to communist forces of North Vietnam (see H. Res. 228), H2472 [21AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3171), H8248 [21SE]

Walt Disney Co.: anniversary of Disneyland (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2743 [2MY]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1592), H5604 [30JN]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H1510 [15MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1508 [15MR]

———establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 59), H6432 [25JY]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H3262 [12MY]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H6107 [19JY]

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

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2193), H7673 [6SE]

———recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]

Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H7744 [7SE]

Zimbabwe: condemn government operation under which homes, businesses, religious structures, and other buildings were demolished in an attempt to restore order (see H. Res. 409), H7561 [28JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1688), H2148 [19AP]

Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in Federal criminal trials occuring in States with medical marijuana use laws (see H.R. 4272), H10144 [9NO]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 2323), H3260 [12MY]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2100 [14AP]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4219 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2744), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 520), H9372 [28OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (H. Res. 378), H6551 [26JY]

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (H.R. 1688), E702 [19AP]

Appropriations: 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, H3018 [5MY]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 1059), E340 [2MR]

———improve care for military victims of sexual assault, H3922 [25MY]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3922 [25MY]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals, H324 [2FE]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), H319, H324 [2FE]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H3617 [19MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2071 [14AP]

Boraston, Geoff: National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association Environmental Professional of the Year award recipient, E2096 [17OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10630 [17NO]

California Strawberry Commission: tribute to California Strawberry Scholarship Program, E1170 [8JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), H8034 [15SE]

———transfer of land to Pacific Grove, CA, H8034 [15SE]

———violation of privacy rights at Moss Landing Harbor, CA, H8412 [28SE]

Colombia: allocation of foreign aid, H9671 [4NO]

Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc.: anniversary, E2097 [17OC]

Community Housing Improvement Systems and Planning Association, Inc.: anniversary, E126 [1FE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2604 [27AP]

Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (H. Con. Res. 81), E805 [27AP]

———lift travel restrictions, H5490, H5493 [30JN]

Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 123), H1901 [13AP]

Dept. of Defense: accessibility of military golf courses for disabled military personnel and veterans, H4024 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H3922, H4024, H4040 [25MY]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations until a strategy is submitted for environmental clean up of previously closed bases, H4099, H4100, H4101 [26MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3498 [18MY]

———construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., H11853, H11855 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8412 [28SE]

———prohibit funding to prevent implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H4522 [15JN]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding through reductions in NOAA funding, H4466 [14JN]

Dept. of State: Active Response Corps funding, H6041 [19JY]

———Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding for Colombia, H5313 [28JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6041 [19JY], H6167 [20JY]

———shift Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding from fumigation to alternative farming development programs in Colombia, H5287 [28JN], H6167 [20JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3607 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3607, H3617, H3624 [19MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4099, H4100, H4101 [26MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), conference report, H10923 [18NO]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5490, H5493 [30JN]

Disasters: commend efforts of the Armed Forces and Dept. of State and AID employees for their response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (H. Res. 120), H1742 [5AP]

———express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (H. Res. 12), H44 [4JA]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6913 [27JY]

———ratification, H4972, H4973, H4974, H4975, H4977 [22JN]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8544, H8575 [29SE]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (H. Con. Res. 218), H11346 [13DE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), H8997 [20OC]

———regulate sale and possession of armor piercing ammunition, H8997 [20OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5287, H5313 [28JN]

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 3057), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 532), H9649 [4NO]

Grower-Shipper Association of Central California: anniversary, E1285 [20JN]

Holocaust: commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism (H. Res. 39), H166 [25JA]

———remembrance, H3037 [5MY]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11918 [16DE]

Housing: conforming loan limit levels, H9187 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9187 [26OC]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1756 [6SE]

Immigration: prohibit Federal grants to law enforcement agencies within jurisdictions that prohibit the provision of information to the Dept. of Homeland Security about illegal aliens, H11847 [15DE]

———reaffirm authority of State and local law enforcement to enforce certain immigration laws, H3498 [18MY]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11805, H11847, H11853, H11855 [15DE], H11993 [16DE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11918 [16DE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H4040 [25MY], H11918 [16DE]

KSBW-TV (Salinas, CA): University of Southern California Annenberg School of Communications Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism recipient, E1106 [26MY]

Mancuso, Robert J.: American Culinary Federation Monterey Bay Chapter Chef of the Year award recipient, E474 [17MR]

Marina, CA: anniversary, E2231 [1NO]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H52 [4JA]

Moir, Ellen: McGraw-Hill Cos., Harold W. McGraw Jr., Prize in Education recipient, E1952 [27SE]

Monterey, CA: Naval Postgraduate School Dudley Knox Library recipient of Library of Congress Federal Library of the Year Award, E545 [5AP]

Monterey County, CA: anniversary of Head Start Community Program, E944 [11MY]

———tribute to Emergency Services Center, E125 [1FE]

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, H3018 [5MY]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), H469 [9FE], H553, H555, H557 [10FE]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, H12055 [17DE]

NOAA: funding, H10070 [9NO]

———ocean programs and fisheries management funding, H4436 [14JN]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a Committee on Ocean Policy (H.R. 2939), H11564, H11565 [14DE], E1275 [17JN]

Palestinians: commend for conducting free and fair Presidential election (H. Res. 56), H298 [2FE]

———provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (H. Res. 575), E2535 [14DE]

Petroleum: designate certain closed military installations as appropriate sites for construction of an oil refinery, H8785 [7OC]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8785 [7OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2209 [20AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, E1736 [29JY]

Real estate: enumerate harmful uses of land which constitute a threat to public health and safety in cases of eminent domain, H9595 [3NO]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9595 [3NO]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (H.R. 2017), H11058 [6DE]

San Diego County, CA: expedite construction of a security fence to reduce illegal immigration, H553, H555 [10FE]

Santa Cruz, CA: tribute to Santa Cruz High School boys' basketball team, E652 [14AP]

SBA: Microloan program funding, E1242 [15JN]

———7(a) guaranteed loan program funding, E1242 [15JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4436, H4466 [14JN], H4522 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, H10070 [9NO]

Sea Otter Awareness Week: observance, E1951 [27SE]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (H.R. 1636), E649 [14AP]

Task Force on Ocean Policy: establish (H. Res. 599), H11564, H11565 [14DE]

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.: California State Parks Foundation Golden Poppy Award recipient, E1973 [28SE]

U.S. Geological Survey: laboratory construction in Santa Cruz, CA, funding, H3624 [19MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: modify sunsets on wiretap authority, library and bookseller records, and lone wolf provisions, H10107 [9NO]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6243 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11533 [14DE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), motion to instruct conferees, H10107 [9NO]

Veterans: health care funding, H5749 [13JY], H10923 [18NO]

Votes: correction, H9181 [26OC]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 34), H1744 [5AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H842 [1MR]

Special order: granted, H67 [4JA], H6638 [26JY]

Tributes

Agpalasin, Arthur C., E1573 [21JY]

Albert, Dan, E1761 [6SE]

Allen, Kenneth W., II, E2218 [28OC]

Barelli, Dean R., E13 [4JA]

Barr, Charles C., E1328 [24JN]

Card, William M., E1175 [8JN]

Carlson, Bruce H., E762 [26AP]

Couch, George, E902 [5MY]

Crivello, John (Bricky), E412 [10MR]

De La Selva, Benjamin, E542 [5AP]

Delgado, Jose M. Rodriguez, E1596 [25JY]

Eastwood, Clint, E512 [17MR]

Fatz, Raymond J., E1306 [21JN]

Fenton, Lewis L., E387 [8MR]

Fontes, Arnold R., E172 [8FE]

Freitas, John L., E123 [1FE]

Friday, Matt, E762 [26AP]

Garmann, Gary, E311 [1MR]

Ghio, Victor, E1243 [15JN]

Graves, Barbara, E1910 [21SE]

Guislin, Beth, E1184 [9JN]

Hanson, John, E1181 [9JN]

Herzog, Martha, E1172 [8JN]

Hudson, Dan, E69 [25JA]

Hyer, Julie, E2333 [10NO]

Kennedy-Minott, Rodney G., E40 [6JA]

Kimbro, Edna, E1488 [14JY]

Kline, Jeffrey E., E1400 [30JN], E1443 [1JY]

Knutson, Gary A., E2029 [6OC]

Leeper, Elizabeth A., E2389 [17NO]

Lichtanski, Frank J., E1245 [15JN]

Matheson, Salve H., E70 [25JA]

May, Margaret Hummer, E927 [10MY]

McCartin, Muftiah, E2373 [16NO]

Meyers, Shane L., E1260 [17JN]

Montgomery, John J., E544 [5AP]

Nacua, Darryel, E1188 [9JN]

Nucci, Joe, E1487 [14JY]

Parks, Rosa, E2256 [3NO]

Pedro, John, E946 [11MY]

Perry, David, E2198 [27OC]

Peterson, Paige, E998 [17MY]

Poole, James A., E581 [7AP]

Roybal, Edward R., H10202 [15NO]

Santana, Manuel, E309 [1MR]

Sarbin, Theodore R., E2081 [7OC]

Shaffer, Keith, E2432 [18NO]

Simone, Michael R., E1749 [6SE]

Sinclair, Penny S., E2098 [17OC]

Smith, Peter, E1104 [26MY]

Vercoe, Mel J., E70 [25JA]

Wasson, Eleanor, E747 [22AP]

Watkins, James D., E723 [21AP]