PASTOR, ED (a Representative from Arizona)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2419, energy and water development appropriations, H9110 [26OC]

———H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H9988 [8NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see H.R. 1351), H5963 [18JY]

———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]

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

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H7673 [6SE]

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

Arizona: authorize and direct the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (see H.R. 2618), H4072 [25MY]

———release reversionary interest retained by the U.S. relative to the conveyance of portions of former Williams AFB, AZ, to Arizona State University and Maricopa County Community College District (see H.R. 538), H349 [2FE]

Arizona Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 1250), H1370 [10MR]

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 3195), H5638 [11JY]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 1565), H1894 [12AP]

———enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H4401 [13JN]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H1847 [6AP]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (see H.R. 1308), H2739 [28AP]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 1478), H1777 [5AP]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3557 [18MY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE]

———payment of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 1358), H2648 [27AP]

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

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 2874), H8847 [17OC]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H1025 [8MR]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H798 [17FE]

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), H8644 [29SE]

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

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H984 [3MR]

Capital punishment: impose a moratorium on the imposition and carrying out of the death penalty in certain States (see H.R. 379), H6205 [20JY]

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]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H4143 [26MY]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H5176 [24JN]

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

———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H1265 [9MR]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H4074 [25MY]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3695 [19MY]

———establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H9696 [4NO]

———make grants to establish antibullying and gang prevention programs (see H.R. 283), H584 [10FE]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H5963 [18JY]

———provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers (see H.R. 3380), H8644 [29SE]

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), H7743 [7SE]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 728), H523 [9FE]

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

Civil rights: recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H354 [2FE]

Classified information: request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H10039 [8NO]

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]

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

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), H4144 [26MY]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see H.R. 2012), H10502 [16NO]

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

Cuba: clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products (see H.R. 1339), H2648 [27AP]

———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 719), H2472 [21AP]

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

Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 123), H4985 [22JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit establishment of standards to designate minimal-risk regions, including Canada, for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) unless export access for cattle and beef products improves (see H.R. 187), H584 [10FE]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H11504 [13DE]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H10503 [16NO]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H10145 [9NO]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H4141 [26MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 1290), H7564 [28JY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information relating to the reapportionment of airport screeners (see H. Res. 463), H8387 [27SE]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2104 [14AP]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3888), H8341 [22SE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H350 [2FE]

———provide grants for organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2103), H2977 [4MY]

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: 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]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H8644 [29SE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H4561 [15JN]

———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]

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

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H942 [2MR]

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), H3894 [24MY]

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

Families and domestic relations: regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see H.R. 3657), H11036 [18NO]

FDA: determine whether to allow marketing of emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as a prescription drug for women 15 or younger and a nonprescription drug for women 16 or older (see H.R. 4229), H12050 [16DE]

Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 3128), H5915 [14JY]

———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1372 [10MR]

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

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H10226 [15NO]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H5800 [13JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (see H.R. 2345), H13189 [22DE]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3685), H8163 [20SE]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 408), H4985 [22JN]

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), H1023 [8MR]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H794 [17FE]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H7558 [28JY]

FTC: study rating system of video game industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (see H.R. 1145), H1372 [10MR]

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), H2978 [4MY]

———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), H6381 [22JY]

———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]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H3436 [17MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3556 [18MY]

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

———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. 2553), H10910 [17NO]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H720 [16FE]

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

Hispanic Americans: tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 323), H12049 [16DE]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H5915 [14JY]

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

House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1372 [10MR]

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

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4356 [9JN]

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]

———require contracts relative to recovery efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita be awarded only after an open and fair bidding process (see H. Con. Res. 251), H8986 [19OC]

Immigration: admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see H.R. 3381), H6327 [21JY]

———improve border security (see H.R. 2330), H3260 [12MY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H4895 [21JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 2865), H4400 [13JN]

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

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]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 1310), H8388 [27SE]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H2473 [21AP]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H3331 [16MY]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H.R. 3142), H9362 [27OC]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 70), H10910 [17NO] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11328 [8DE] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H236 [26JA]

Kika de la Garza Federal Building, McAllen, TX: designate (see H.R. 2322), H3259 [12MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H11328 [8DE]

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), H2739 [28AP]

Law enforcement: provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H7743 [7SE]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H4985 [22JN]

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

Medicaid: provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1264), H7564 [28JY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H1897 [12AP]

Medicare: adjust the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 2218), H5604 [30JN]

———allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H3262 [12MY]

———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), H3556 [18MY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 2869), H6381 [22JY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H11655 [14DE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H8810 [7OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H8734 [6OC]

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), H3557 [18MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H4656 [16JN]

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

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H11328 [8DE]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 457), H8736 [6OC]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 200), H2395 [20AP]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H412 [8FE]

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), H5362 [28JN]

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

National Park Service: pay for services rendered by subcontractors under a GSA Indefinite Deliver and Quantity Contract at Grand Canyon National Park (see H.R. 3961), H8643 [29SE]

National security: restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (see H.R. 1502), H8342 [22SE]

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

———provide for acquisition of subsurface mineral rights to land owned by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and land held in trust for the Tribe (see H.R. 631), H2472 [21AP]

———regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to other governmental employers relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 331), H2648 [27AP]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 581), H4296 [8JN]

Office of Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery: establish (see H.R. 3737), H8342 [22SE]

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]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H848 [1MR]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H2472 [21AP]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 186), H1848 [6AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H2648 [27AP]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H10146 [9NO]

Power resources: reduce growth of energy use and limit impact of growing energy use on the economy, environment, and national security through reductions in energy demand (see H.R. 3263), H6432 [25JY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1897 [12AP]

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

Religion: condemn bigotry and religious intolerance and recognize that holy books of every religion should be treated with dignity and respect (see H. Res. 288), H4297 [8JN]

Reynaldo G. Garza and Filemon B. Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 483), H285 [1FE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H3769 [23MY]

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

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

Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM: designate (see H.R. 984), H1025 [8MR]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 1745), H6328 [21JY]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1778 [5AP]

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

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

States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1105), H7743 [7SE]

Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (see H.R. 2047), H2879 [3MY]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H7949 [14SE]

———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), H1847 [6AP]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1098), H982 [3MR]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 1380), H8919 [18OC]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H5914 [14JY]

———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), H7949 [14SE]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H1622 [16MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H8735 [6OC]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H10502 [16NO]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4452), H12051 [16DE]

Trucking industry: postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H8810 [7OC]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch (see H. Res. 166), H3696 [19MY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H11655 [14DE]

Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H236 [26JA]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H5741 [12JY]

———expand scope of educational programs for which accelerated payments of assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used (see H.R. 717), H7564 [28JY]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H4356 [9JN]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H7673 [6SE]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H4356 [9JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H5604 [30JN]

———provide for payment of stipends to veterans who pursue doctoral degrees in science or technology (see H.R. 421), H1417 [14MR]

———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2962), H6432 [25JY]

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

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H286 [1FE]

Walnut Canyon National Monument: direct the Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain adjacent lands in Arizona (see H.R. 1199), H4656 [16JN]

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

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), H1025 [8MR]

———preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3436 [17MY]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2193), H3114 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arias Martinez, Alejandra: relief (see H.R. 3821), H8088 [15SE]

Corona, Oscar: relief (see H.R. 3261), H5741 [12JY]

Damian, Jaime: relief (see H.R. 3261), H5741 [12JY]

Gonzales, Alejandro E.: relief (see H.R. 4230), H9641 [3NO]

Huicochea, Yuliana: relief (see H.R. 3261), H5741 [12JY]

Nava, Luis: relief (see H.R. 3261), H5741 [12JY]

Phoenix, AZ: convey Western Cotton Research Laboratory to the nonprofit organizations that originally provided the real property for the laboratory (see H.R. 400), H234 [26JA]

Remarks

Beach, Bonny: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1355 [24JN]

Finley, Dorothy H.: Arizona Theatre Co., Georgy Award recipient, E1911 [21SE]

Phoenix, AZ: tribute to Carl Hayden High School robotics team, E628 [12AP]

Valle del Sol, Inc.: anniversary, E243 [15FE]

Votes: position on missed, E1089 [25MY]

Tributes

Beaty, Orren, Jr., E223 [10FE]

Gortler, Fred and Rosemarie, E725 [21AP]

Poulos, Lou and Georgia, E305 [18FE]

Trujillo, Nico, E1797 [8SE]