CARDOZA, DENNIS A. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Advertising: prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (see H.R. 1420), H2395 [20AP]

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]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 523), H9426 [28OC] (see H. Res. 601), H11654 [14DE]

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9696 [4NO]

American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H719 [16FE]

Armed Forces: enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 1565), H1894 [12AP]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see H.R. 771), H2472 [21AP]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H1851 [8AP]

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

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H141 [20JA]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (see H.R. 377), H2102 [14AP]

———permit Selected Reserve members to use Reserve Montgomery GI Bill education benefits for payment of licensing or certification tests (see H.R. 463), H2102 [14AP]

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength levels for active duty personnel and Special Operation Forces (see H.R. 1666), H2101 [14AP]

———provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 269), H1969 [13AP]

———provide military reservists retained in active status after qualifying for Reserve retired pay be given credit toward computation for services performed after qualifying (see H.R. 716), H2743 [2MY]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H2103 [14AP] (see H.R. 2874), H4485 [14JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H2103 [14AP]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H2550 [26AP]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2739 [28AP]

———require States to charge in-State tuition rates to members and their dependents who are domiciled or stationed on active duty in that State (see H.R. 197), H2150 [19AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1779 [5AP]

———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), H1969 [13AP]

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H4486 [14JN]

Arms control: provide for counterproliferation measures (see H.R. 422), H2978 [4MY]

Biotechnology Industry Organization: tribute (see H. Res. 421), H7613 [29JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H796 [17FE]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 903), H792 [17FE]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 336), H5604 [30JN]

Business and industry: prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (see H.R. 3681), H8810 [7OC]

C.W. `Bill' Jones Pumping Plant, Byron, CA: designate (see H.R. 2383), H3331 [16MY]

California: establish additional permanent Federal judgeships for the eastern district (see H.R. 1178), H1024 [8MR]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H3556 [18MY]

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

———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H1848 [6AP]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H7862 [13SE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H4074 [25MY]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 822), H4296 [8JN]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H3554 [18MY]

———prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of a Reserve component parent who is deployed overseas (see H.R. 2108), H2977 [4MY]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 864), H718 [16FE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn the system of forced labor prison camps used as a tool for supression (see H. Con. Res. 294), H10227 [15NO]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2739 [28AP]

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), H7862 [13SE]

Clean Air Act: authorize critical use exemption amounts for methyl bromide as identified by the Dept. of State (see H.R. 1257), H1370 [10MR]

Climate: 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]

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

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H848 [1MR]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H3053 [5MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 123), H4562 [15JN]

Contreras, Miguel: tribute (see H. Res. 274), H4144 [26MY]

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

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H5177 [24JN]

———issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8807 [7OC]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H6936 [27JY]

———reduce criminal gang activities (see H.R. 970), H1025 [8MR]

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

Croatia: recommend integration into NATO (see H. Res. 529), H10503 [16NO]

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]

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]

———designate a disaster liaison to assist State and local employees with responding to a federally declared disaster area (see H.R. 3969), H8732 [6OC]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H12050 [16DE]

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), H10503 [16NO]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2427), H3696 [19MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4158), H9361 [27OC]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2881 [3MY]

Dept. of Justice: award grants under a homeland security overtime program to reimburse law enforcement agencies for past overtime expenditures and waive matching funds requirement for such grants (see H.R. 3572), H7559 [28JY]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 820), H629 [15FE]

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), H8736 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior: designate the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home in Hope, AR, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 4192), H9472 [1NO]

———establish rural water supply program in reclamation States to provide clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents (see H.R. 4418), H12051 [16DE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H2102 [14AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 2306), H3198 [11MY]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 616), H410 [8FE]

———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), H2738 [28AP]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H4188 [7JN]

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), H11036 [18NO]

———respond to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters that adversely affect food assistance, agricultural producers, and households (see H.R. 3809), H8088 [15SE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H193 [25JA]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 192), H4143 [26MY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H71 [4JA] (see H.R. 3889), H8341 [22SE]

———transfer ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine to schedule V of the schedules of controlled substances (see H.R. 3568), H7815 [8SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H287 [1FE]

Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H349 [2FE]

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 1681), H2148 [19AP]

———strengthen the compact between States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher learning to address the rising cost of college tuition (see H.R. 2739), H4142 [26MY]

Egypt: call for judicial supervision and international monitoring of parliamentary elections, divestiture of governmental holdings in the media, and allow peaceful political activities (see H. Con. Res. 284), H9696 [4NO]

———express concern regarding arrest of Ayman Nour and support for continued progress toward democracy (see H. Con. Res. 82), H1026 [8MR]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8102 [19SE]

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), H4297 [8JN]

Ethiopia: urge holding of orderly, peaceful, and free and fair national elections and authorize assistance for election-related activities (see H.R. 935), H1779 [5AP]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H943 [2MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: increase penalties for violations of child labor laws (see H.R. 3482), H7566 [28JY]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H4143 [26MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H2469 [21AP]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3656), H7672 [6SE]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H9426 [28OC]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H5177 [24JN]

———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]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H1622 [16MR]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 408), H287 [1FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H1697 [17MR]

Foreign aid: ensure protection of beneficiaries of U.S. humanitarian assistance (see H.R. 912), H792 [17FE]

FTC: study rating system of video game industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (see H.R. 1145), H1023 [8MR]

Government regulations: require Congress to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 931), H5963 [18JY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H1968 [13AP]

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

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

Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 1709), H10910 [17NO]

———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]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H1779 [5AP]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 3569), H7559 [28JY]

———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), H6328 [21JY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H5176 [24JN]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of independent student for purposes of need analysis to include older adopted students (see H.R. 3252), H6205 [20JY]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 548), H10157 [10NO]

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

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 (see H. Res. 39), H196 [25JA]

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

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H4073 [25MY] (see H.R. 4094), H9426 [28OC]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1372 [10MR]

———strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 121), H797 [17FE]

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H11036 [18NO]

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), H8644 [29SE]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 193), H3331 [16MY]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1779 [5AP]

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

Independent Commission to Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (see H.R. 3838), H8389 [27SE]

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), H6205 [20JY]

Iowa (U.S.S.): transfer to Port of Stockton, CA (see H.R. 492), H524 [9FE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1417 [14MR]

———provide for payment of certain claims against Iranian Government (see H.R. 3358), H6204 [20JY]

Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H7862 [13SE]

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 588), H5914 [14JY]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H.R. 4179), H9425 [28OC]

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

Kika de la Garza Federal Building, McAllen, TX: designate (see H.R. 2322), H3259 [12MY]

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), H2149 [19AP]

Laredo, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H1851 [8AP]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3057 [5MY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H631 [15FE]

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), H848 [1MR]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H1896 [12AP]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H3113 [10MY]

Medicaid: recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H7561 [28JY]

Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 1981), H2735 [28AP]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H587 [14FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H11328 [8DE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H4297 [8JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H2738 [28AP]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6652 [26JY]

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), H3769 [23MY]

Middle East: commend democratization and political and economic liberalization of certain countries (see H. Res. 37), H3057 [5MY]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 1143), H1023 [8MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H8089 [15SE]

Motor vehicles: 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), H7947 [14SE]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H8920 [18OC]

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), H8387 [27SE]

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H5638 [11JY]

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

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H2648 [27AP]

National Parks Institute: study feasibility of establishment in central California (see H.R. 1430), H1694 [17MR]

National School Lunch Act: provide automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose parents are enlisted active-duty military personnel (see H.R. 844), H9641 [3NO]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 41), H413 [8FE]

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 3), H11328 [8DE]

———acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H847 [1MR]

Navy: require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (see H.R. 304), H1969 [13AP]

———require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 459), H284 [1FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 873), H791 [17FE]

Nuclear energy: ensure that certain countries sign, ratify, and implement the certain protocols and provide access by International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to their nuclear-related facilities (see H.R. 3184), H6205 [20JY]

Pakistan: prohibit military assistance and the sale, transfer, or licensing of military equipment or technology (see H.R. 1553), H3199 [11MY]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11111 [6DE]

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), H9641 [3NO]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H848 [1MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3199 [11MY]

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), H1264 [9MR]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H9696 [4NO]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H12051 [16DE]

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

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (see H. Res. 485), H8734 [6OC]

Roads and highways: designate California State Route 99 as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System (see H.R. 99), H197 [25JA]

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

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

Romania: provide equitable restitution to certain religious communities for property confiscated by the former Communist government (see H. Res. 191), H3557 [18MY]

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

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

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2037), H2737 [28AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H6936 [27JY]

Social Security: ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H1371 [10MR]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1696 [17MR]

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

Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H6329 [21JY]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H1696 [17MR]

Staff Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H197 [25JA]

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

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H8342 [22SE]

———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), H2738 [28AP]

———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (see H.R. 2471), H3556 [18MY]

———exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 3268), H7566 [28JY]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H3695 [19MY]

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see H.R. 1624), H1969 [13AP]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H5604 [30JN]

———permit subchapter S election to be made on returns filed prior to the due date with extensions, reduce certain payroll deposit penalties, and allow certain married couples to file separate self-employment tax returns (see H.R. 3629), H7612 [29JY]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H796 [17FE]

———provide a credit for the use of clean-fuel vehicles by businesses within Clean Air Act nonattainment areas (see H.R. 206), H2102 [14AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4143 [26MY]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 947), H794 [17FE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H2649 [27AP]

———reduce rates on distilled spirits (see H.R. 1791), H2471 [21AP]

Telecommunications: provide grants and other support to achieve communications interoperability in the U.S. (see H.R. 1251), H1370 [10MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H5603 [30JN]

Terrorism: prevent access by terrorists to nuclear material, technology, and expertise and establish an Office of Nonproliferation Programs in the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 665), H3198 [11MY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H8734 [6OC]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 572), H351 [2FE]

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]

———urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch (see H. Res. 166), H2551 [26AP]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H12168 [17DE]

Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H75 [4JA]

U.N.: dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (see H. Res. 438), H9473 [1NO]

Uzbekistan: urge protection of rights, observance of treaty obligations, and clarification of charges relative to arrest and detention of Sanjar Umarov (see H. Res. 545), H11328 [8DE]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H2472 [21AP]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1366), H2103 [14AP]

———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), H2102 [14AP]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H2550 [26AP]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H2880 [3MY]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 30), H2473 [21AP]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8249 [21SE]

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

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

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

Zhvania, Zurab: tribute (see H. Res. 108), H1026 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Acevedo, Daniel: relief (see H.R. 3695), H7742 [7SE]

Armed Forces: provide leave for members in connection with adoptions of children (see H.R. 1373), H1691 [17MR]

Drugs: encourage the President to convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals (see H. Res. 566), H10909 [17NO]

Endangered Species Act: reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 1299), H1507 [15MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4225 [8JN]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (H.R. 871), H611 [15FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H10378 [16NO]

———deficit, H2945 [4MY], H11082, H11083, H11084, H11085 [6DE], H12160 [17DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H9699 [7NO], H10046 [9NO], H10378 [16NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10540 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), H11084 [6DE], H12160 [17DE]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H679 [16FE], H1425 [15MR], H12163, H12165 [17DE]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H2945 [4MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1553 [16MR]

Cabrillo Civic Clubs of California: anniversary, E63 [25JA]

Children and youth: foster care programs funding, H11084 [6DE], H12161 [17DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Hispanic Serving Institutions National Program funding, H4225 [8JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6144 [20JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), E1674 [29JY]

Education: funding, H10378 [16NO]

Endangered Species Act: compensate landowners who relinquish property for recovery of an endangered species or for certain other purposes, H8580 [29SE]

———provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8537, H8544, H8547, H8572, H8580 [29SE]

———provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), consideration (H. Res. 470), H8523 [29SE]

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. 5), H7001 [28JY]

Insurance: reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care, H7001 [28JY]

Iraq: provide assistance to Chaldo-Assyrians and other indigenous Christians, H6144 [20JY]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H59 [4JA]

Modesto, CA: tribute to Modesto Police Dept., E640 [13AP]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H2342 [20AP]

Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (H.R. 1797), H6400 [25JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2342 [20AP]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H6111 [20JY]

———privatization proposals, H6111 [20JY], H6439 [26JY]

———reform, H6111 [20JY], H6439 [26JY]

University of California, Merced: campus opening, E1816 [12SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H626 [15FE], H705 [16FE], H1688 [17MR], H2974 [4MY]

Tributes

Brazelton, James C., E1766 [7SE]

Piro, Lazar and Francia, E147 [2FE]

Ramos, Maria C., E1767 [7SE]

Stefani, Joseph (Papa Joe), E912 [9MY]

Takhar, Santokh Singh (Toki), E996 [17MY]

Welsh, Eugene, E595 [8AP]