CUNNINGHAM, RANDY ``DUKE'' (a Representative from California)

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H9992 [8NO]

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

U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, H3239 [12MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 356), H195 [25JA]

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

Animals: 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]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 377), H287 [1FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H583 [10FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H353 [2FE]

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), H8090 [15SE]

Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 1871), H2646 [27AP]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H3262 [12MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H4561 [15JN]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H1779 [5AP]

Children and youth: revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H2551 [26AP]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H11035 [18NO]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see H.R. 516), H348 [2FE]

———clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]

Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Con. Res. 81), H984 [3MR]

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

Dept. of Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 1071), H2394 [20AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H3056 [5MY]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H10157 [10NO]

Dept. of Justice: authorize export of certain narcotic drugs and nonnarcotic controlled substances to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met (see H.R. 184), H77 [4JA]

———authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H6205 [20JY]

———provide authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror (see H.R. 4239), H9695 [4NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a feasibility study to design and construct a four reservoir intertie system to improve the water supply reliability and water yield of San Vicente, El Capitan, Murray, and Loveland Reservoirs (see H.R. 1190), H8809 [7OC]

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), H10910 [17NO]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H7611 [29JY]

———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H4723 [17JN]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H6206 [20JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H5604 [30JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H1025 [8MR]

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 384), H6650 [26JY]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 65), H797 [17FE]

FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 3876), H9426 [28OC]

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), H3259 [12MY]

———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), H2103 [14AP]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H5638 [11JY]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 408), H234 [26JA]

Fish and fishing: protect certain areas of the seafloor by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 2673), H4139 [26MY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H8809 [7OC]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6204 [20JY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (see H.R. 2123), H3052 [5MY]

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 (see H.R. 5), H6432 [25JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H1417 [14MR]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H2738 [28AP]

Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 1835), H3056 [5MY]

Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H1779 [5AP]

———provide for true enforcement and border security (see H.R. 4313), H10161 [14NO]

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the U.S. after having been removed (see H.R. 3150), H5915 [14JY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1851 [8AP]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H285 [1FE]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H413 [8FE]

Law enforcement: provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H4073 [25MY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: establish coordinated program for reuse, recycling, and disposal of obsolete computers and other electronic equipment used by legislative offices, H10226 [15NO]

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

Medicaid: permit local public agencies to act as enrollment brokers (see H.R. 306), H193 [25JA]

Medicare: reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H4144 [26MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H3436 [17MY]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 20), H798 [17FE]

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

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H2976 [4MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H8089 [15SE]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H2648 [27AP]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 212), H2881 [3MY]

National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H2106 [18AP]

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

Navy: require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (see H.R. 304), H413 [8FE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3114 [10MY]

Petroleum: prohibit price gouging of gasoline and diesel fuel in areas declared major disasters (see H.R. 3782), H8342 [22SE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H2394 [20AP]

Power resources: promote fusion energy development (see H.R. 1793), H2471 [21AP]

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

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2017), H4188 [7JN]

Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (see H.R. 787), H1969 [13AP]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H3556 [18MY]

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

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 45), H353 [2FE]

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

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H348 [2FE]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1438), H1694 [17MR]

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

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H413 [8FE]

Stockdale, James B.: tribute (see H. Res. 404), H7561 [28JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H8089 [15SE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 2089), H2976 [4MY]

———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), H2150 [19AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2952), H8089 [15SE]

———exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active duty as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 756), H582 [10FE]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H2150 [19AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1684, 1685), H2148 [19AP]

———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), H7614 [29JY]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H8735 [6OC]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3054 [5MY]

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

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H5963 [18JY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H1847 [6AP]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H4187 [7JN]

———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March (see H.R. 30), H72 [4JA]

———recognize positive effect of outreach activities known as Stand Down events on homeless veterans and commend organizers of such events (see H. Con. Res. 87), H988 [7MR]

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

Vietnam: anniversary of fall to communist forces of North Vietnam (see H. Res. 228), H2551 [26AP]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H7564 [28JY]

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]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H196 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Thoracic Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 89), H587 [14FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: continue participation in construction of the North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project (see H.R. 2587), H3892 [24MY]

California: require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and land development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 319), H194 [25JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 457), H283 [1FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H195 [25JA]

Tariff: clarify classification of laser light sources for semiconductor manufacturing (see H.R. 1336), H1620 [16MR]

Taxation: provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 1834), H2549 [26AP]

———provide tax incentives to encourage manufacturers of computer, cell phone, and television equipment to operate environmentally sound recycling programs for consumers discarding equipment (see H.R. 320), H194 [25JA]

Veterans: recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H193 [25JA]

Lists

Veterans organizations supporting H.J. Res. 10, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. Flag, H4906 [22JN]

Lyrics

``Don't Laugh at Me,'' Steven Seskin and Allen Shamblin, H1502 [15MR]

Remarks

Amtrak: restore funding to certain routes, H5407 [29JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1485 [15MR]

———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, H3010 [5MY]

Armed Forces: TRICARE military health benefits for reservists and guardsmen, H4080 [26MY]

Bock, Quincy: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E734 [22AP]

Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents, H3390 [17MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: continue participation in construction of the North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project (H.R. 2587), E1076 [24MY]

California: require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and land development of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 319), E59 [25JA]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from increasing a consumers interest rate based on credit information unrelated to transactions with the consumer, H5278 [28JN]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (H. Res. 69), H473 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4038 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4776 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (H.R. 457), E115 [1FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3390 [17MY]

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

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

Dept. of the Interior: exempt natural gas from the prohibition on oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3628 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3628, H3636 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), E1421 [1JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration (H. Res. 298), H4080, H4081 [26MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration (H. Res. 337), H4995 [23JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5407 [29JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), consideration (H. Res. 342), H5278 [28JN]

Ecology and environment: enforce certain enviromental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office, H2430 [21AP]

Education: Even Start Program funding, H1327 [10MR], H1501 [15MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), H4903, H4906, H4907 [22JN], E53 [25JA]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5288, H5294 [28JN]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), consideration (H. Res. 387), H6664 [27JY]

Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8271 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8271 [22SE]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3814, H3831 [24MY]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 240), adoption (H. Res. 241), H2622 [27AP]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H4038 [25MY]

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), H466, H469 [9FE], H555 [10FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas exploration if crude oil imports account for more than two-thirds of U.S. consumption, H3636 [19MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2430 [21AP]

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

San Marcos, CA: Twin Oaks Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E669 [15AP]

Saudi Arabia: allocation of foreign aid, H1485 [15MR]

Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act: prohibit funding for certain provisions relative to distribution of Federal contracts, H4776 [20JN]

Solana Beach, CA: Earl Warren Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E669 [15AP]

Taxation: provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (H.R. 1834), E764 [26AP]

———provide tax incentives to encourage manufacturers of computer, cell phone, and television equipment to operate environmentally sound recycling programs for consumers discarding equipment (H.R. 320), E61 [25JA]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6235 [21JY]

Veterans: health care funding, H4080 [26MY], H5294 [28JN]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (H.R. 302), E56 [25JA]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 26), E217 [10FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1352 [10MR], H5736 [12JY], H6103 [19JY], H6202 [20JY]

Subpoena Notices

Southern District of California Federal Grand Jury, H5597 [30JN]

Superior Court for Imperial County, CA, H4726 [20JN]

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, H6176 [20JY]

Tributes

Alanis, McKing, E286 [18FE]

Bersin, Alan D., E1369 [27JN]

DeVore, Douglas P., E1263 [17JN]

Fowler, Tillie K., H1016 [8MR]

Ishibashi, Hayato, E2059 [7OC]

Ishibashi, Keita, E2059 [7OC]

Link, Clifford D., E1892 [20SE]

Markstein, Ken and Carole, E1000 [17MY]

McCollough, William, H3899 [25MY]

Pfankuch, Mike, E1166 [8JN]

Stockdale, James B., H6175, H6182, H6183 [20JY]