LUNGREN, DANIEL E. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6276 [21JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H4136 [26MY]

———H.R. 889, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, H9605 [3NO]

———H.R. 3199, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, H10160 [14NO]

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

Articles and editorials

Jane Fonda in Wonderland—Non-Apology Not Accepted, Dexter Lehtinen, National Review (publication), E970 [13MY]

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), H413 [8FE]

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]

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

Armed Forces: support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (see H. Con. Res. 36), H285 [1FE]

Aviation: tribute to U.S. commercial pilots who volunteer to participate in the Federal flight deck officer program (see H. Con. Res. 196), H5603 [30JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

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

Central Valley Project Improvement Act: improve water management and conservation (see H.R. 3691), H7950 [14SE]

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

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]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance and encourage efforts of prospective citizens to become citizens (see H.R. 4168), H9362 [27OC]

Construction industries: provide contractors with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing services or equipment on a volunteer basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 3717), H7813 [8SE]

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]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H2472 [21AP]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (see H.R. 1751), H3114 [10MY]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (see H.R. 1332, 1334), H1620 [16MR]

Crime: strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H2880 [3MY]

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

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1375), H1691 [17MR]

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), H10146 [9NO]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 216), H4187 [7JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a pilot program to evaluate the use of automated systems for the immediate prescreening of passengers on flights in foreign air transportation (see H.R. 4512), H11503 [13DE]

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

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), H8919 [18OC]

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), H9554 [2NO]

Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H3557 [18MY]

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H1417 [14MR]

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

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]

FBI: provide penalties for officers and employees who obtain knowledge of criminal conduct within the jurisdiction of State and local prosecutors and fail to notify those prosecutors (see H.R. 4132), H9102 [25OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: prohibit sale or trade of prescription drugs that were knowingly adulterated or misbranded (see H.R. 2600), H5915 [14JY]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs (see H.R. 856), H7564 [28JY]

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

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

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), H5801 [13JY]

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

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7673 [6SE]

Health: provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (see H.R. 2520), H3767 [23MY]

Immigration: enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H413 [8FE]

———enhance border security enforcement and detention facilities (see H.R. 4238), H9695 [4NO]

———prohibit loans by Federal agencies to aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 4580), H12047 [16DE]

———require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 19), H3435 [17MY]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (see H.R. 4437), H11109 [6DE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H4187 [7JN]

Iraq: recognize importance and credibility of an independent Iraqi judiciary in the formation of a new and democratic Iraq (see H. Res. 534), H9695 [4NO]

Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7950 [14SE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H7673 [6SE]

———provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (see H.R. 4170), H9362 [27OC]

———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H5915 [14JY]

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), H3331 [16MY]

Medicare: exclude coverage of drugs prescribed for treatment of impotence (see H.R. 712), H4296 [8JN]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H984 [3MR]

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]

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

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11655 [14DE]

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), H9473 [1NO]

Political campaigns: repeal limits on contributions and party campaign expenditures, restore certain rights to exempt organizations, and allow State and local parties to make expenditures using nonfederal funds (see H.R. 1316), H3056 [5MY]

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] (see H.R. 4128), H9426 [28OC]

Rehnquist, William H.: tribute (see H. Res. 423), H7673 [6SE]

Roads and highways: designate California State Route 99 as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System (see H.R. 99), H630 [15FE]

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]

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

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H4656 [16JN]

Sergeant Byron W. Norwood Post Office Building, Pflugerville, TX: designate (see H.R. 1001), H1026 [8MR]

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

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H286 [1FE]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H10227 [15NO]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H584 [10FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H3114 [10MY]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H13189 [22DE]

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

———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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: establish streamlined procedures for collateral review of mixed petitions, amendments, and defaulted claims (see H.R. 3035), H4984 [22JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 39), H1694 [17MR]

Law enforcement officers: provide additional protections (see H.R. 2194), H3054 [5MY]

Transportation Security Administration: establish an Airport Screening Organization (see H.R. 4439), H11109 [6DE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4357 [13JN]

Lists

Abuses of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) Democratic staff, H6224 [21JY]

Remarks

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, H3044 [5MY], H3064 [10MY]

Budget: increase veterans, education, health care, homeland security, environment, and infrastructure funding through reductions in tax cuts and defense spending, H1630 [17MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1573 [16MR], H1630 [17MR]

Cuba: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H4837 [21JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3456, H3532 [18MY]

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

———increase detention space and expedite removal of ``other than Mexican'' nationals entering the U.S. through Mexico, H11810 [15DE]

FBI: prohibit funding to issue national security letters to obtain health insurance records, H4545 [15JN]

———require Director's approval of requests for library or bookstore records, H6251 [21JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H4537 [15JN]

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), H6990 [28JY]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), H3802 [24MY]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), Senate amendment, H12071 [17DE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3818, H3827 [24MY]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7635 [2SE]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11802, H11810, H11855, H11856 [15DE]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish, H4837 [21JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), consideration (H. Res. 331), H4837 [21JN]

Law enforcement: expand wire-tap authority to include offenses that are terrorism related, H6276, H6277 [21JY]

National security: allow recipients of national security letters to consult an attorney and to challenge such letters in court, H6259 [21JY]

———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), H457 [9FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5234 [27JN]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3215 [12MY], H5234 [27JN]

NIH: funding, H1630 [17MR]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H2952 [4MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4537, H4545 [15JN]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H2952 [4MY]

Terrorism: detention of material witnesses, H5234 [27JN]

———encourage more vigorous investigation and prosecution of drug crimes committed to provide material support to terrorist organizations, H6293 [21JY]

United Kingdom: condemn terrorist bombings in London and express condolences to the families of the victims, H6212 [21JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6224, H6251, H6259, H6276, H6277, H6293 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11529 [14DE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration (H. Res. 369), H6212 [21JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3050 [5MY], H7643 [2SE], H7670 [6SE]

Tributes

Campbell, Carroll A., Jr., H11268 [8DE]

Ford, Ernest C., E2335 [10NO]

Lehtinen, Dexter, E970 [13MY]