WILSON, HEATHER (a Representative from New Mexico)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H229 [26JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3199, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, H10090 [9NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H6206 [20JY]

Armed Forces: 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), H583 [10FE]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA]

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

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H3199 [11MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H7862 [13SE]

———tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H6108 [19JY]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H10501 [16NO]

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

Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see H.J. Res. 23), H1417 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 999), H1510 [15MR]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2511), H3894 [24MY]

Dept. of HHS: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H9361 [27OC]

Diseases: anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (see H. Res. 208), H1970 [13AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H8089 [15SE]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H6329 [21JY]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H7815 [8SE]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H2550 [26AP] (see H.R. 314), H7949 [14SE] (see H.R. 3889), H9044 [20OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H9696 [4NO]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H7743 [7SE]

FCC: expedite and increase assignment of radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1646), H8342 [22SE]

———reinstate rules for the description of video programming (see H.R. 951), H4722 [17JN]

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

Federal employees: deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 4546), H11653 [14DE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H4721 [17JN]

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), H2648 [27AP]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H2550 [26AP]

Fish and fishing: reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see H.R. 3153), H5600 [30JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H4401 [13JN]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H3892 [24MY]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H5740 [12JY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H1622 [16MR]

Health care facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers (see H.R. 1633), H2100 [14AP]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H6328 [21JY]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4985 [22JN]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H5362 [28JN]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H354 [2FE]

Medicaid: prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State (see H.R. 2258), H8089 [15SE]

———provide full Federal medical assistance percentage for displaced recipients receiving medical assistance outside their State of residence due to a declared public health emergency (see H.R. 3671), H8248 [21SE]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H1693 [17MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H2473 [21AP]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H2472 [21AP]

———provide incentives linking quality to payment for skilled nursing facilities and establish a Long-Term Care Financing Commission (see H.R. 1381), H1692 [17MR]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H5915 [14JY]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H412 [8FE]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H7861 [13SE]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H7949 [14SE]

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), H1622 [16MR]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7862 [13SE]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1509 [15MR]

National Hepatitis B Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 250), H3057 [5MY]

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), H8248 [21SE]

Native Americans: clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands (see H.R. 600), H352 [2FE]

New Mexico: designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (see H.R. 362), H195 [25JA]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 581), H2150 [19AP]

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

Power reources: 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), H5963 [18JY]

Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1313), H2106 [18AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5963 [18JY] (see H.R. 4128), H9436 [31OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H6328 [21JY]

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

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H10145 [9NO]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1896 [12AP]

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 refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H3695 [19MY]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H2472 [21AP]

———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), H1847 [6AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 625), H410 [8FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H3695 [19MY]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H5914 [14JY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (see H.R. 310), H354 [2FE]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H3769 [23MY]

———improve benefits for former POW (see H.R. 1598), H2151 [19AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H4896 [21JN]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H4356 [9JN]

World War II: 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]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H236 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Albuquerque, NM: clear title to certain property associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project relative to development of Biological Park Project (see H.R. 2873), H4400 [13JN]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]

Dept. of Education: provide grants for regional workshops designed to permit educators to share successful strategies for mathematics and science instruction in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4247), H9962 [7NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 1290), H1416 [14MR]

———revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (see H.R. 2826), H4296 [8JN]

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act: increase certain education funding to improve access to the arts (see H.R. 1863), H2550 [26AP]

New Mexico: provide assistance for development of comprehensive State water plans (see H.R. 1711), H2149 [19AP]

Petroleum: prohibit price gouging of gasoline and diesel fuel in areas declared major disasters (see H.R. 3782), H7949 [14SE]

Po'Pay: dedication of statue provided by New Mexico for display in National Statuary Hall (see H. Con. Res. 241), H7861 [13SE] (see H. Con. Res. 242), H7949 [14SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: assist small communities with achieving or maintaining compliance with drinking water standards (see H.R. 2417), H3435 [17MY]

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

Lists

First Congressional District of New Mexico Congressional Certificate of Merit recipients, E1277 [17JN]

Remarks

Albuquerque, NM: clear title to certain property associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project relative to development of Biological Park Project (H.R. 2873), E1217 [14JN]

———tribute to Martial Arts Day, E2234 [1NO]

Armed Forces: role of women in combat and support situations, H3920 [25MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H2712 [28AP]

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law, E195 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H3920, H4032 [25MY]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations, H4032 [25MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5156 [24JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), E1091 [25MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H6236 [21JY]

FTC: investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products, H8769, H8771 [7OC]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), H4844 [21JN]

Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11014 [18NO]

Medicaid: funding, H2712 [28AP]

New Mexico: designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (S. 156), H8873 [18OC]

———provide assistance for development of comprehensive State water plans (H.R. 1711), E697 [19AP]

———tribute to Congressional Certificate of Merit recipients from the First Congressional District, E1277 [17JN]

———tribute to New Mexico Hometown Heroes Committee for efforts to locate and mark the gravesites of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, E2180 [27OC]

Olivas, Alma: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1218 [14JN]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8769, H8771 [7OC]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, E1490 [14JY]

Po'Pay: dedication of statue provided by New Mexico for display in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 242), H8170 [21SE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), E1490 [14JY]

United Kingdom: condemn terrorist bombings in London and express condolences to the families of the victims (H. Res. 356), H5768 [13JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6236 [21JY]

University of New Mexico: tribute to men's and women's basketball teams, E441 [14MR]

———tribute to men's soccer team, E2491 [8DE]

Votes: position on missed, H5165 [24JN]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 34), E578 [7AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5099 [23JN]

Special order: granted, H1415 [14MR], H5634 [11JY]