SOLIS, HILDA L. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3670 [19MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2373 [20AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H5809 [14JY]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1451), H1694 [17MR]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1023 [8MR]

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

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1688), H2148 [19AP]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H1265 [9MR]

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

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), H5602 [30JN]

———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), H940 [2MR]

———ensure that the confidential communications of a member of the Armed Forces with a victim service organization or a health care professional are not disclosed (see H.R. 3837), H8162 [20SE]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]

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

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2880 [3MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H4187 [7JN]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10146 [9NO]

Army: conduct thorough review of cases of individuals convicted of court-martial arising from a disturbance at Fort Lawton, WA, on August 14, 1944 (see H.R. 3174), H5601 [30JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 280), H3769 [23MY]

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

Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7862 [13SE]

Biotechnology Industry Organization: tribute (see H. Res. 421), H7613 [29JY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H2394 [20AP] (see H.R. 985), H2473 [21AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H8342 [22SE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8343 [22SE]

Business and industry: prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the nation's media outlets, restore fairness in broadcasting, and foster and promote localism, diversity, and competition in the media (see H.R. 3302), H5913 [14JY]

———require additional disclosure to shareholders of executive compensation (see H.R. 4291), H12050 [16DE]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 606), H353 [2FE]

Campaign To End AIDS Advocacy Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H10146 [9NO]

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]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H1510 [15MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H12050 [16DE]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H413 [8FE]

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]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H7950 [14SE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H7645 [2SE]

———prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of a Reserve component parent who is deployed overseas (see H.R. 2108), H2977 [4MY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H7861 [13SE]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 864), H8734 [6OC]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program (see H.R. 1505), H2473 [21AP]

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), H2395 [20AP]

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

Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 58), H587 [14FE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 21), H79 [4JA]

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

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5801 [13JY]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H2148 [19AP]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H7862 [13SE]

———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), H9696 [4NO]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 759), H582 [10FE]

———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]

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

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H286 [1FE]

Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see H.J. Res. 23), H984 [3MR]

Consumers: extend certain protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 928), H793 [17FE]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H5963 [18JY]

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), H353 [2FE]

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

Council of Representatives of Iraq: encourage debate and vote on continued presence of U.S. military in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 321), H12049 [16DE]

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H5362 [28JN]

———issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8807 [7OC]

Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H4655 [16JN]

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

———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 1214), H1368 [10MR]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H5603 [30JN]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4072 [25MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2548 [26AP]

———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]

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 603), H11881 [15DE]

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

Datuk Siti Norma Binti Yaacob: appointment as first female Chief Judge of Malaya, Malaysia (see H. Res. 174), H1695 [17MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H11655 [14DE]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H8644 [29SE]

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), H8644 [29SE]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H9556 [2NO]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H1370 [10MR]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3888), H11504 [13DE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3402), H6380 [22JY]

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

———expand powers and jurisdiction to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 711), H1025 [8MR]

———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), H2149 [19AP]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H7947 [14SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3779), H7948 [14SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2959), H5915 [14JY]

Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H8644 [29SE]

———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H10227 [15NO]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H11110 [6DE]

———establish a global network for avian influenza surveillance among wild birds nationally and internationally to combat the growing threat of bird flu (see H.R. 4476), H11655 [14DE]

———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H9556 [2NO]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H10910 [17NO]

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

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4062), H10146 [9NO] (see H.R. 4603), H12048 [16DE]

———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 goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H6937 [27JY]

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

Ecology and environment: enforce certain enviromental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H2101 [14AP]

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

———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H5915 [14JY]

———increase amount of loans repayable for Selected Reserve officers who possess qualifications, or are being trained in, health professions needed to meet wartime combat medical skill shortages (see H.R. 3417), H8514 [28SE]

———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1277), H1416 [14MR]

———strengthen the compact between States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher learning to address the rising cost of college tuition (see H.R. 2739), H4142 [26MY]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8736 [6OC]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H12051 [16DE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts (see H.R. 3406), H6380 [22JY]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 3192), H8388 [27SE]

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), H3769 [23MY]

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

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

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), H9472 [1NO]

———reform child labor provisions (see H.R. 2870), H4400 [13JN]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H1967 [13AP]

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), H9641 [3NO]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1897 [12AP]

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

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H8388 [27SE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H10502 [16NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: enhance criminal penalties for certain violations involving concealment of evidence of a serious adverse drug experience (see H.R. 870), H12050 [16DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]

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

Financial institutions: 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]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H1693 [17MR]

———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H11219 [7DE]

———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), H10910 [17NO]

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), H848 [1MR]

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

Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 317), H11879 [15DE]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H8089 [15SE]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H9426 [28OC]

———require Federal agencies to develop and implement policies and practices that promote environmental justice (see H.R. 427), H235 [26JA]

———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H3435 [17MY]

———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H8734 [6OC]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H1968 [13AP]

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

Hazardous substances: reduce exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances (see H.R. 4308), H10156 [10NO]

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), H4073 [25MY]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see H.R. 3854), H8735 [6OC]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 3891), H8341 [22SE]

———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), H2551 [26AP]

———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), H7613 [29JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H5741 [12JY]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see H.R. 2259), H3196 [11MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H11109 [6DE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H628 [15FE]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H10157 [10NO]

———provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance (see H.R. 3254), H13189 [22DE]

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

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H792 [17FE]

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), H2473 [21AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H2150 [19AP]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H524 [9FE]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2949), H4655 [16JN] (see H.R. 2960), H4721 [17JN]

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

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H11110 [6DE]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H2648 [27AP]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H4560 [15JN]

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), H1265 [9MR]

———impose limitations relative to certain legislation that affects the economy (see H. Res. 524), H9556 [2NO]

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H11221 [7DE]

Hurricanes: dedicate a percentage of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief funds for mental health services for victims and first responders (see H.R. 3708), H8248 [21SE]

———ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3711), H8388 [27SE]

———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), H7860 [13SE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 884), H791 [17FE]

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 193), H2472 [21AP]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H5435 (see H.R. 3006), H5480 [29JN]

———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 3575), H7559 [28JY]

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

———provide relief for certain immigrants who are victims of immigration fraud (see H.R. 936), H793 [17FE]

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]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 4540), H11653 [14DE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H5638 [11JY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3113 [10MY]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5603 [30JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H11036 [18NO]

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]

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

Kuwait: commend for granting women certain important political rights (see H. Res. 292), H4144 [26MY] (see H. Res. 343), H5252 [27JN]

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: enforcement of restraining orders (see H. Res. 382), H7744 [7SE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H631 [15FE]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H630 [15FE]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 1302, 1304), H1507 [15MR]

Los Angeles Galaxy (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 574), H11328 [8DE]

Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H12051 [16DE]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H9696 [4NO]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H848 [1MR]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6327 [21JY]

———extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries (see H.R. 3800), H8342 [22SE]

———prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H11655 [14DE]

———provide for fair treatment of services furnished to Native Americans (see H.R. 4447), H13189 [22DE]

———provide full Federal medical assistance percentage for displaced recipients receiving medical assistance outside their State of residence due to a declared public health emergency (see H.R. 3671), H7815 [8SE]

———provide public disclosure of average manufacturer prices and best prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3546), H8388 [27SE]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H8089 [15SE]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H12051 [16DE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H11880 [15DE]

———anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]

———assure equitable payment for physicians services (see H.R. 4520), H11655 [14DE]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H8388 [27SE]

———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 1981), H2735 [28AP]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H582 [10FE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H11504 [13DE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H8388 [27SE]

———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]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 791), H798 [17FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H8735 [6OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H11655 [14DE]

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), H8342 [22SE]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6652 [26JY]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H10145 [9NO]

———raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H12051 [16DE]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H7558 [28JY]

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

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 271), H11328 [8DE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H7743 [7SE]

———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H7947 [14SE]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H12050 [16DE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: direct President to report on funding requests for certain homeland security programs authorized in legislation implementing recommendations (see H.R. 2035), H2737 [28AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5914 [14JY]

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H5742 [12JY]

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

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), H4074 [25MY]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 3313), H8163 [20SE]

National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H11110 [6DE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 444), H8343 [22SE]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H9436 [31OC]

Navy: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Lone Sailor Memorial located near the Golden Gate Bridge (see H. Con. Res. 207), H5740 [12JY]

———require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 459), H1264 [9MR]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: identify and register certain Central Americans residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 3364), H6204 [20JY]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H5740 [12JY]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H8090 [15SE]

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), H354 [2FE]

Pensions: limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 2233), H3112 [10MY]

———protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 4052), H11880 [15DE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H12050 [16DE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H3769 [23MY]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H7862 [13SE]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H8513 [28SE]

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), H3113 [10MY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1370 [10MR]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 878), H791 [17FE]

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

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1218), H1368 [10MR]

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

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H. Res. 197), H1846 [6AP]

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]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H352 [2FE]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 551), H1417 [14MR]

Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (see H. Con. Res. 96), H2551 [26AP]

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]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3556 [18MY]

Social Security: coordinate the threshold requirement for coverage of domestic employees with the amount required for a quarter of coverage (see H.R. 1761), H2470 [21AP]

———encourage large employers to make premium payments for their employees, spouses and dependents who are covered under the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3917), H9696 [4NO]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H10157 [10NO]

———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 594), H352 [2FE]

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

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1233), H1369 [10MR]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3954), H8642 [29SE]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2880 [3MY]

———recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H286 [1FE]

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

Solid Waste Disposal Act: provide for secondary containment to prevent methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and petroleum contamination (see H.R. 879), H791 [17FE]

Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H6108 [19JY]

Spain: express condolences to families of individuals killed and sympathy to individuals injured on anniversary of terrorist bombing attacks in Madrid (see H. Res. 99), H1265 [9MR]

Staff Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H197 [25JA]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H7862 [13SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (see H. Res. 311), H4355 [9JN]

Taxation: allow a temporary credit to offset the high fuel costs of small businesses, farmers, and fishermen (see H.R. 3944), H8642 [29SE]

———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), H9641 [3NO]

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

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants for mass transit (see H.R. 2070), H2975 [4MY]

———increase transparency of certain corporate tax information and financial statements, discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and restore investor confidence (see H.R. 1234), H1369 [10MR]

———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 credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H2739 [28AP]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 969), H795 [17FE]

———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 3194), H8735 [6OC]

———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), H7565 [28JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H5603 [30JN]

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H1847 [6AP]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 295), H10156 [10NO]

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]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H11110 [6DE]

U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (see H. Res. 490), H11881 [15DE]

Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H8810 [7OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (see H.R. 4506), H11655 [14DE]

University of Southern California: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 34), H138 [6JA]

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

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 805), H628 [15FE]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H5435 (see H.R. 515), H5479 [29JN]

———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), H2880 [3MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H942 [2MR]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H8163 [20SE]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H4485 [14JN] (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H4984 [22JN]

———extend to Hurricane Katrina evacuees the right to use absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters (see H.R. 3734), H8648 [3OC]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H630 [15FE]

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

Water: protect, conserve, and improve access to freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 120), H1695 [17MR]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H1510 [15MR]

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]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H1697 [17MR]

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

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H5604 [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), H792 [17FE]

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

Year of Polio Awareness: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 526), H12051 [16DE]

Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H7744 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3920), H8387 [27SE]

Crime: provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities and immigrant communities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3921), H8387 [27SE]

Disasters: require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H8643 [29SE]

Health: provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women (see H.R. 4469), H11220 [7DE]

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

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), H1264 [9MR]

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

Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 213), H78 [4JA]

Factsheets

Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Contamination, H2425, H2426 [21AP]

New Poll Sends a Clear Message to Washington—Americans Oppose CAFTA: AmericansForFairTrade.org (Internet site), H820 [1MR]

Letters

Convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes: J. Edward Fox, AID, E1601 [25JY]

———by, E1601 [25JY]

Protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination: several organizations, H2426 [21AP]

Lists

Communities that have filed methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) lawsuits against oil companies, H2425 [21AP]

House Members who voted to protect oil companies from methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) litigation who also represent communities with methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in drinking water, H2426 [21AP]

States with methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) found in tap water, H2425 [21AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H355 [8FE], H1511 [16MR], H3336 [17MY], H5365 [29JN], H7675 [7SE]

Press releases

Americans Oppose CAFTA Trade Agreement: AmericansForFairTrade.org (Internet site), H821 [1MR]

LULAC Opposes CAFTA: League of United Latin American Citizens, H822 [1MR]

Remarks

Alhambra, CA: tribute to San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, E16 [4JA]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1523 [16MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, E922 [10MY]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4012 [25MY]

———role of women in combat and support situations, H3898 [25MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2799 [3MY], H2885 [4MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2067 [14AP]

Black History Month: observance, E236 [15FE]

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, H3588 [19MY], H4192 [8JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H355 [8FE], H9078 [25OC], H9106 [26OC], H9476 [2NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10233 [16NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 248)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H2656 [28AP]

China, Republic of: oppose People's Republic of China anti-secession law (H. Con. Res. 98), H1529 [16MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1687), E705 [19AP]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, H8712 [6OC]

Contreras, Miguel: tribute (H. Res. 274), E947 [11MY]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H2786 [3MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2599 [27AP]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), E1006 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4012 [25MY]

Dept. of Education: Gear Up Program, Upward Bound Program, and Talent Search Program funding, H592 [15FE]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit establishment of refinery revitalization zones, H2373 [20AP]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1512 [16MR], E1437 [1JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8393, H8428, H8469 [28SE], H12125 [17DE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), E1601 [25JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3671 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), conference report, H7020 [28JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), H5591 [30JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), E1437 [1JY]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7873 [14SE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6386 [25JY], H6906 [27JY]

———ratification, H820 [1MR], H4375 [13JN]

Earth Day: observance, E751 [22AP]

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

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, H4989 [23JN]

———national policy to improve system, H4491 [15JN]

———student financial aid programs funding, H9476 [2NO]

El Monte, CA: anniversary of garment worker slavery case, E1733 [29JY]

EPA: continue ban on human testing of pesticides, H3671 [19MY], H7020 [28JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance, E705 [19AP]

European Union: urge continuance of embargo on arms sales to the People's Republic of China (H. Res. 57), H303 [2FE]

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

Health: eliminate disparities in care for racial and ethnic minorities, H2555 [27AP]

———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), H6655 [27JY], H6990 [28JY]

Hensel, George: West San Gabriel Valley, CA, Boys & Girls Club Humanitarian Award recipient, E369 [3MR]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11906 [16DE]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 131), H1900 [13AP]

Hurricanes: establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8953 [19OC]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by hurricanes, H8855 [18OC]

———impact of Hurricane Katrina on Hispanic immigrants, H7676 [7SE], H8167 [21SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7676 [7SE]

Imagen Foundation: tribute to Imagen Award recipients, E1271 [17JN]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), consideration (H. Res. 621), H11895 [16DE]

Independence Day: observance, E1438 [1JY]

International Women's Day: observance, H1028 [9MR]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11906 [16DE]

———commend women for participating in the democratic process, H6273 [21JY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, E1367 [27JN]

Lee Teng-Hui: U.S. visit, E2126 [19OC]

Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office, Covina, CA: designate (H.R. 4053), H9982 [8NO]

Lillian McKay Post Office Building, Humble, TX: designate (H.R. 2413), E2059 [7OC]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Dream Center for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7873 [14SE]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H62 [4JA]

Medicaid: funding, H2656 [28AP], H9078 [25OC], H9106 [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, E1601 [25JY]

———convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (H. Con. Res. 90), H1028 [9MR], E400 [9MR]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2429), H5671 [12JY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H6208 [21JY], H6439 [26JY]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 262), H8712 [6OC], E2042 [6OC]

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, H1523 [16MR], E922 [10MY]

———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), H460 [9FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5671 [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), H5671 [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), H5671 [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), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5671 [12JY]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), H9406 [28OC]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8770 [7OC]

———maintain environmental and public health protections in efforts to provide reliable and affordable energy, H8770 [7OC]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H2423, H2424 [21AP], H5774 [13JY]

———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S., H2112 [19AP]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty, H11660 [15DE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2196, H2373 [20AP], H2423, H2424, H2430 [21AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6953 [28JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H5774 [13JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H3337 [17MY], H3588 [19MY]

Rove, Karl: role in release of identity of CIA operative, H5805 [14JY]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1733 [20MR]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H3337 [17MY], H3588 [19MY]

Social Security: impact of privatization on Hispanic Americans, H1857 [12AP], E829 [28AP]

———impact of privatization on women, H144 [25JA], H290 [2FE], H634 [16FE], H928, H929, H930 [2MR], E129 [1FE]

———privatization proposals, H852, H928, H929, H930 [2MR], H1626 [17MR], H5643 [12JY]

———reform, H634 [16FE], H928, H929, H930 [2MR], H1626 [17MR], H5643 [12JY]

Taxation: extend Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate (H.R. 1270), H1527 [16MR]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 972), E1733 [29JY]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund, H5294 [28JN]

Verizon Communications Inc.: tribute to Hispanic Support Organization California chapter, E457 [16MR]

Veterans: impact of budget proposals, H355 [8FE]

Veterans Day: observance, E2332 [10NO]

Violence Against Women Act: clarify basis for funding of certain grants intended for racial and ethnic minorities, H8469 [28SE]

———reauthorize, H1028 [9MR], H8393, H8428 [28SE], H12125 [17DE]

———reauthorize (S. 1197), H5366 [29JN]

Votes: position on missed, H11 [4JA], H1988, H1991, H1992, H1993, H2076, H2077 [14AP], H3236, H3237 [12MY], H5570, H5592, H5593, H5594 [30JN], H9990, H9991, H9992 [8NO], H10056, H10057, H10058, H10082, H10083 [9NO], E2291, E2292, E2294 [8NO]

Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (H.R. 213), E23 [4JA]

Women: 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. (H.J. Res. 59), H5969 [19JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2097 [14AP], H3258 [12MY]

Special order: granted, H842 [1MR], H2877 [3MY], H4398 [13JN], H8730 [6OC], H8983 [19OC], H9099 [25OC]

Tributes

Blau, Jenny, E1918 [21SE]

Capito, Representative, E153 [2FE]

Galaviz, Felix, E17 [4JA]

Galligani, Dennis J., E1522 [19JY]

Governale, Joe, E13 [4JA]

Grodsky, Jennifer, E455 [16MR]

Miller, Michael, E2418 [18NO]

Robles, Edith Rocio, E2277 [4NO]

Roybal, Edward R., H9406 [28OC], H10190 [15NO]

Slaughter, Representative, E153 [2FE]

Villaraigosa, Antonio, H3440 [18MY], E1438 [1JY]

Villaraigosa, Corina, E1580 [22JY]

Willner, Ruth, E14 [4JA]

Wong, Benjamin S., E2420 [18NO]

Wong, Boy Jin, E508 [17MR]