SANCHEZ, LORETTA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), H7950 [14SE], H8051 [15SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5348 [28JN]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9188 [26OC]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H972 [3MR]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H11655 [14DE]

Airports: establish a deadline for the screening of all individuals, goods, property, vehicles, and other equipment entering a secure area of an airport (see H.R. 2688), H4140 [26MY]

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]

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

Armed Forces: increase authorized weight allowances for the shipment of baggage and household effects of senior noncommissioned officers (see H.R. 1406), H1847 [6AP]

———provide leave for members in connection with adoptions of children (see H.R. 1373), H3769 [23MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H2550 [26AP]

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]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H7564 [28JY]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1897 [12AP]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1779 [5AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H12050 [16DE]

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

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]

Carson, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 40), H236 [26JA]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H2472 [21AP]

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]

Children and youth: improve foster care court capacity through grants, loan forgiveness, and performance measurement (see H.R. 3758), H8847 [17OC]

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H5963 [18JY]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 21), H236 [26JA]

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

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]

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]

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

Computers: provide greater cybersecurity (see H.R. 285), H2394 [20AP]

Consumers: require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt (see H.R. 3852), H8735 [6OC]

Contreras, Miguel: tribute (see H. Res. 274), H3198 [11MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H2739 [28AP]

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), H5362 [28JN]

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

Cuba: 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), H8089 [15SE]

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), H11655 [14DE]

———establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 1386), H1780 [5AP]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H11880 [15DE]

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. 1594), H11328 [8DE]

———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), H11504 [13DE]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish a health information technology grant program (see H.R. 2234), H8163 [20SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct comprehensive review of human resources, organizational structure, innovation and improvement plans, intelligence and information analysis, infrastructure, and budget (see H.R. 4009), H9363 [27OC]

———develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2101), H2977 [4MY]

———establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 4312), H10161 [14NO]

———establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the U.S., cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4312), H11111 [6DE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H5604 [30JN]

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), H8249 [21SE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H984 [3MR]

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), H2738 [28AP]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H354 [2FE]

———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), H797 [17FE]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H5916 [14JY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H9362 [27OC]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H196 [25JA]

Ecology and environment: enforce certain environmental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H5915 [14JY]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H9473 [1NO]

ERISA: improve disclosure of the funding status of pension plans (see H.R. 2321), H3259 [12MY]

Ethiopia: urge holding of orderly, peaceful, and free and fair national elections and authorize assistance for election-related activities (see H.R. 935), H1696 [17MR]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H1777 [5AP]

FCC: expedite and increase assignment of radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1646), H2101 [14AP]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), 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), H4656 [16JN]

———enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H6652 [26JY]

———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]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1510 [15MR]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 188), H1778 [5AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H4487 [14JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H7862 [13SE]

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), H3113 [10MY]

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), H8163 [20SE]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H2103 [14AP]

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

Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 4011), H8919 [18OC]

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

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H7565 [28JY]

———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), H11110 [6DE]

———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), H628 [15FE]

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

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), H6205 [20JY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]

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

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), H1417 [14MR]

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

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

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

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1025 [8MR]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H11328 [8DE]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H9103 [25OC]

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]

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), H7861 [13SE]

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

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), H287 [1FE]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H2880 [3MY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H11327 [8DE]

———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), H942 [2MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H11109 [6DE]

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]

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

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]

National Arson Awareness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 252), H2979 [4MY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H1779 [5AP]

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

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 262), H8734 [6OC]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H4296 [8JN]

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

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (see H.R. 1544), H1893 [12AP]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H942 [2MR]

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]

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

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 183), H1848 [6AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H847 [1MR]

POW: transmit to congressional committees certain reports on international human rights law or related laws in connection with military detainees (see H.R. 2901), H4485 [14JN]

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]

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

Refugees: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (see H.R. 3320), H5962 [18JY]

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

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

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

Russia: issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940-1991 of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 128), H5742 [12JY]

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

Securities: issue Hurricane Relief Bonds in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and subsequent flooding and displacement of residents in certain federally designated disaster areas (see H.R. 3935), H8513 [28SE]

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]

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

Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see H.R. 624), H410 [8FE]

Social Security: modify calculation of child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 2409), H9426 [28OC]

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

———provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3050), H9277 [26OC]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H848 [1MR]

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

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), H196 [25JA]

Taxation: allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H2103 [14AP]

———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), H8846 [17OC]

———allow tax credits to holders of stem cell research bonds (see H.R. 1650), H2101 [14AP]

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

———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 a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 577), H351 [2FE]

———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), H4139 [26MY]

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), H2551 [26AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H5638 [11JY]

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

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 3270), H5915 [14JY]

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), H12050 [16DE]

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

Veterans: 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), H2550 [26AP]

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

———promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 3190), H5602 [30JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H8342 [22SE] (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]

von Steuben, Frederick W.A.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 44), H2881 [3MY]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H983 [3MR]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 30), H798 [17FE]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8343 [22SE]

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), H5914 [14JY]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H5602 [30JN]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 893), H4143 [26MY]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H943 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: authorize trial by military commissions for violations of the law of war by alien unlawful enemy combatants (see H.R. 3044), H5100 [23JN]

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

IRS: require abatement of interest on erroneous tax refund checks without regard to the size of the refund (see H.R. 726), H522 [9FE]

Law enforcement: amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring sexual assault crimes under military law into parallel with sexual assault crimes under Federal law (see H.R. 664), H411 [8FE]

———amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to define and punish stalking by persons subject to such code (see H.R. 1203), H1264 [9MR]

Orange County, CA: increase the ceiling on the Federal share of certain costs of the Regional Water Reclamation Project (see H.R. 497), H285 [1FE]

Schuller, Robert H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3600), H7560 [28JY]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 782), H583 [10FE]

Taxation: permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 727), H522 [9FE]

Vietnam: encourage resolution of claims for confiscated real and personal property (see H. Res. 415), H7562 [28JY]

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

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4222 [8JN]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4010 [25MY]

———role of women in combat and support situations, H4015 [25MY]

Boeing Co.: tribute to breaking of world record for longest nonstop flight by a commercial aircraft, E2473 [7DE]

Budget: deficit, H1682 [17MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1682 [17MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H6558, H6559, H6561 [26JY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), H8052 [15SE]

———require Commandant to review capability of active duty personnel to carry out certain homeland security functions, H8052 [15SE]

Contreras, Miguel: tribute (H. Res. 274), E954 [12MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, H4222 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H3920, H4010, H4015 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, H12210 [18DE]

———domestic violence prevention and response programs funding, H4767 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4767 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3456 [18MY]

———Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism funding, H3456 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8432 [28SE]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H8432 [28SE]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H8432 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (H.R. 177), H8869 [18OC]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4092 [26MY]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, E1809 [8SE]

Disney, Walt: tribute (H. Res. 355), H5883 [14JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit use of international military education and training program funding for assistance to Vietnam, H5348, H5349 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5348, H5349 [28JN]

Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8270 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8270 [22SE]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3845 [24MY]

Holocaust: remembrance, H3038 [5MY]

Housing: include alternative credit scoring in Annual Housing Report Regarding Regulated Entities, H9188 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9188 [26OC]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1809 [8SE]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11809 [15DE]

IRS: require abatement of interest on erroneous tax refund checks without regard to the size of the refund (H.R. 726), E198 [9FE]

Law enforcement: amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring sexual assault crimes under military law into parallel with sexual assault crimes under Federal law, H3920 [25MY]

———amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring sexual assault crimes under military law into parallel with sexual assault crimes under Federal law (H.R. 664), E199 [9FE]

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (baseball team): tribute, E2218 [28OC]

Mendoza, Benjamin, Sr.: SBA California Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1544 [20JY]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 491), H8816 [17OC]

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), E225 [14FE]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3221 [12MY]

Orange County, CA: increase the ceiling on the Federal share of certain costs of the Regional Water Reclamation Project (H.R. 497), E130 [1FE]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (H. Res. 190), E696 [19AP]

Public debt: ceiling, H1682 [17MR]

SBA: 7(a) guaranteed loan program funding, H4452 [14JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4452 [14JN]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (H.R. 782), E222 [10FE]

Taxation: permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (H.R. 727), E198 [9FE]

Veterans: health care funding, H4092 [26MY]

Vietnam: anniversary of fall to communist forces of North Vietnam, H2653 [28AP]

———anniversary of fall to communist forces of North Vietnam (H. Res. 228), H2759 [3MY]

Votes: position on missed, H756 [17FE], H2917 [4MY], H3237 [12MY], E227 [14FE], E1163 [8JN], E1787, E1790, E1811 [8SE]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), H4316 [9JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1729 [20MR]

Special order: granted, H1688 [17MR], H2974 [4MY]

Tributes

Chieu Le, E525 [5AP]

Cox, Christopher, H8490 [28SE]

Esqueda, Manuel, H8252 [22SE]

Roybal, Edward R., H10190 [15NO]

Skipworth, Connie, E531 [5AP]