BACA, JOE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4188 [7JN]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

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

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H3056 [5MY]

Armed Forces: 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), H583 [10FE]

———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]

———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), H2880 [3MY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H9642 [3NO]

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]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H2473 [21AP]

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

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 903), H1779 [5AP]

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), H11880 [15DE]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H6651 [26JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (see H.R. 4124), H9473 [1NO]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H349 [2FE]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 824), H1372 [10MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H3114 [10MY]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H5362 [28JN]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 864), H798 [17FE]

China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 728), H523 [9FE]

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]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 329), H4722 [17JN]

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

———require investigations of violent felonies occurring on campus (see H.R. 225), H8734 [6OC]

Colorado River Indian Reservation: revise boundaries (see H.R. 794), H586 [14FE]

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

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), H2551 [26AP]

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

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 1806), H5915 [14JY]

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8986 [19OC]

Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 1182), H4561 [15JN]

Credit unions: expand access of Federal credit union members to money order and check cashing services (see H.R. 749), H1510 [15MR]

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

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4356 [9JN]

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, Ossie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 660), H848 [1MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H8249 [21SE]

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]

———prohibit closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service Agency office pending completion of the next omnibus agriculture law (see H.R. 3974), H8847 [17OC]

———reopen filing of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 4398), H11110 [6DE]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H12050 [16DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: regulate production, storage, sale, and distribution of ammonium nitrate and prevent terrorists from acquiring ammonium nitrate to create explosives (see H.R. 3197), H5915 [14JY]

Dept. of State: submit report outlining steps taken and plans made to end Turkey's blockade of Armenia (see H.R. 3103), H7743 [7SE]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in design, planning, and construction of the Riverside-Corona Feeder in cooperation with the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside, CA (see H.R. 1008), H1779 [5AP]

———participation in Inland Empire regional recycling project and Cucamonga County Water District recycling project (see H.R. 802), H628 [15FE]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H11653 [14DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H8847 [17OC]

———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), H7861 [13SE]

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

Diseases: 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]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H3695 [19MY]

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

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H4354 [9JN]

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

———reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 1299), H1507 [15MR]

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), H4188 [7JN]

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

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

———prohibit agreements to provide notice of investigations or inspections relative to child labor violations (see H.R. 4190), H9642 [3NO]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs and provide an additional extension if implementing legislation is not submitted for World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see H.R. 4332), H10226 [15NO]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H4656 [16JN]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1026 [8MR]

FEMA: ensure that two top officials have extensive background in emergency or disaster relief (see H.R. 4397), H11033 [18NO]

———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: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H4144 [26MY]

———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]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 408), H848 [1MR]

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

Flores, Patrick: tribute (see H. Res. 79), H849 [1MR]

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), H7673 [6SE]

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: achieve a national health information infrastructure and establish a refundable tax credit for expenditures of health care providers implementing such infrastructure (see H.R. 747), H1696 [17MR]

———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), H4297 [8JN]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 2072), H2975 [4MY]

———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), H798 [17FE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2553), H9962 [7NO]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H3894 [24MY]

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), H4356 [9JN]

Higher Education Act: expand and extend the eligibility of Hispanic-serving institutions for assistance (see H.R. 3203), H8248 [21SE]

Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 112), H8514 [28SE]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H5177 [24JN]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1265 [9MR]

———strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 121), H1781 [5AP]

Housing: combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, strengthen civil remedies, promote uniform lending and appraisal standards, and establish licensing standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 1295), H4656 [16JN]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4561 [15JN]

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), H7948 [14SE]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H8348 [26SE]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 193), H5963 [18JY]

———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]

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), H2549 [26AP]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1778 [5AP]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H11504 [13DE]

Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H6381 [22JY]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1970 [13AP]

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

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]

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), H354 [2FE]

Los Angeles Galaxy (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 574), H11111 [6DE]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H720 [16FE]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6652 [26JY]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H8919 [18OC]

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see H.R. 3042), H11655 [14DE]

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6652 [26JY]

———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), H413 [8FE]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 2869), H4400 [13JN]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H7814 [8SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4293), H10156 [10NO]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H8847 [17OC]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H5915 [14JY]

———raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H9275 [26OC]

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]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H3555 [18MY]

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

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H9362 [27OC]

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), H11220 [7DE]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H5362 [28JN]

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

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H3114 [10MY]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 41), H720 [16FE]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H11655 [14DE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]

———acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 21), H1372 [10MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H4188 [7JN]

NSF: establish a Division of Food and Agricultural Science and authorize funding for the support of fundamental agricultural research of the highest quality (see H.R. 1563), H2739 [28AP]

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]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H942 [2MR]

Privacy: require States to keep confidential the addresses of victims of domestic violence included in the State's computerized voter registration list (see H.R. 4225), H11328 [8DE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H4486 [14JN]

Railroads: establish rail worker emergency training program (see H.R. 4372), H11504 [13DE]

———provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H3056 [5MY]

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

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

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 284), H413 [8FE]

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), H8163 [20SE]

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

Smith, Emmitt: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H631 [15FE]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 953), H794 [17FE]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H2975 [4MY]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H412 [8FE]

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

Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H3057 [5MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H6205 [20JY]

———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H10910 [17NO]

———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), H2473 [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), H3262 [12MY]

———extend the new market tax credit (see H.R. 3957), H9472 [1NO]

———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]

———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]

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

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H2976 [4MY]

———repeal the inflation adjustment of the earned income threshold used in determining the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to restore the threshold to its original amount (see H.R. 4030), H8847 [17OC]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H2739 [28AP]

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), H587 [14FE]

———promote deployment of competitive video services and eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation (see H.R. 3146), H7565 [28JY]

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), H4144 [26MY]

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]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 515), H630 [15FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H5177 [24JN]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H4296 [8JN]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8348 [26SE]

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

———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: 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), H5176 [24JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize participation in funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in California (see H.R. 18), H71 [4JA]

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

———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H847 [1MR]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 44), H353 [2FE]

Dept. of Education: review and revise guidelines relating to the ``Principles of Effectiveness'' criteria to improve State and local drug-use prevention programs and activities (see H.R. 3655), H7672 [6SE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 616), H410 [8FE]

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

Financial institutions: allow credit unions to provide international money transfer services to nonmembers and require certain disclosures in connection with any international money transfer (see H.R. 1003), H846 [1MR]

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

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 2531), H3768 [23MY]

Motor vehicles: require combination 3-point safety belts on certain school buses (see H.R. 2210), H3112 [10MY]

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), H718 [16FE]

Native Americans: recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 76), H523 [9FE]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 892), H792 [17FE]

Patents: extend certain patents (see H.R. 607), H353 [2FE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H193 [25JA]

Public safety officers: provide benefits to those who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries (see H.R. 1147), H1023 [8MR]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H.R. 369), H233 [26JA]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 891), H791 [17FE]

Histories

Sinfonia Mexicana (organization), E1754 [6SE]

Letters

Objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President: by, E36 [6JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H10505 [17NO]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4224, H4225 [8JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), consideration (H. Res. 151), H1434 [15MR]

Averill, Donald F.: Association of California Community College Administrators Harry Buttimer Distinguished Administrator Award recipient, E377 [8MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), E2434 [18NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11246 [8DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1671 [17MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, E837 [2MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize participation in funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in California (H.R. 18), H1865 [12AP], E10 [4JA]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), H8203 [21SE]

California: transportation projects funding, H7581 [29JY]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (H. Con. Res. 44), H2984 [5MY], H4152 [7JN]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), H742 [17FE]

Credit unions: expand access of Federal credit union members to money order and check cashing services (H.R. 749), H2502 [26AP]

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

———Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program funding, H4224 [8JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (H.R. 4158), E2213 [28OC]

Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (H. Res. 12), H47 [4JA]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (S. 37), H9331 [27OC]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6923 [27JY]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 23), E210 [10FE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8541 [29SE]

Executive departments: enforce current immigration laws, H11842 [15DE]

Feliciano, Hector R.: National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., TOP COPS Award recipient, E2072 [7OC]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (H. Res. 188), H1805 [6AP]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), H6451 [26JY]

FTC: investigate publication of video game ``Grand Theft Auto—San Andreas'' to determine whether publisher intentionally deceived the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an adults-only rating (H. Res. 376), H6403 [25JY]

———study rating system of video game industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (H.R. 1145), H6403 [25JY]

Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8285 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8285 [22SE]

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]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H25 [4JA]

———ethics reform, H25 [4JA]

Housing: prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities, H9131 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9131 [26OC]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), E1775 [7SE]

Immigration: require U.S. Border Patrol uniforms be manufactured in the U.S., H11843 [15DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11842, H11843 [15DE]

LINC TELACU Education Foundation: tribute, E797 [27AP]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H60 [4JA]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2429), H5673 [12JY]

Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty, H1185 [9MR]

———require combination 3-point safety belts on certain school buses (H.R. 2210), E931 [11MY]

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, H1434 [15MR]

———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), H563 [10FE]

Native Americans: improve housing programs (H.R. 797), E611 [12AP]

Obershaw, Chuck and Shelby: San Bernardino, CA, Symphony Guild Golden Baton Award recipient, E10191 [19MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), H5690 [12JY]

———increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5673 [12JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), H5690 [12JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5673 [12JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), H5690 [12JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5673 [12JY]

OSHA: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), H5690 [12JY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5673 [12JY]

Patents: extend certain patents (H.R. 607), E148 [2FE]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, E1505 [15JY]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (H.R. 22), H6520, H6522 [26JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6970 [28JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, E1505 [15JY]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (H. Res. 485), H9059 [25OC]

Reyes, Pete: Adelante (organization) Eagle Award recipient, E1079 [24MY]

Riverside County, CA: transfer certain BLM lands to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (H.R. 3507), H10170 [15NO]

San Bernardino, CA: tribute to Army National Guard 1st Battalion 185th Armor Regiment, E1002 [17MY]

———tribute to Little League Western Region, E1753 [6SE]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1727 [20MR]

Sinfonia Mexicana (organization): anniversary, E1754 [6SE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6497 [26JY]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 147), H6522 [26JY]

Soltero, Joe: Adelante (organization) Eagle Award recipient, E1079 [24MY]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief, H11246 [8DE]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), H660 [16FE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1185 [9MR]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, H7581 [29JY]

Veterans: health care funding, E1493 [15JY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1220), E1493 [15JY]

Workforce Investment Act: strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H880 [2MR]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), H4315 [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 (H. Res. 119), H1034 [9MR]

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Japan (V-J) Day and the end of World War II in the Pacific (H. Res. 360), H7653 [6SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H131 [6JA], H5175 [24JN], H9424 [28OC], H9960 [7NO], H12165 [17DE]

Special order: granted, H67 [4JA]

Tributes

Chen, Frank Ting-Kuo, E1255 [17JN]

Davis, Ossie, E213 [10FE]

Duff, James, E2557 [15DE]

Goodman, James, E952 [12MY]

Granillo, Paul C., H10505 [17NO]

Jones, James D., E1015 [19MY]

Pope Benedict XVI, E712 [21AP]

Pope John Paul II, H1757 [5AP]

Roybal, Edward R., H10200 [15NO], E2186 [27OC]

Saiz, Anastasia, E1755 [6SE]

Switzer, Edward, E552 [5AP]