ESHOO, ANNA G. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6142 [20JY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H229 [26JA]

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

Articles and editorials

Iraqi Christians Find Safety in Syria—Religious Violence Prompted Many To Flee Homeland, Joshua E.S. Phillips, H6143 [20JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H4187 [7JN]

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

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H2150 [19AP]

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1688), H2739 [28AP]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H3894 [24MY]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H942 [2MR]

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

Armed Forces: 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), H4896 [21JN]

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H1025 [8MR]

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

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H236 [26JA]

———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), H984 [3MR]

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), H4486 [14JN]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1622 [16MR]

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

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 606), H631 [15FE]

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]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H3263 [12MY]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H1969 [13AP]

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

Children and youth: establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2000), H3199 [11MY]

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

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), H7744 [7SE]

———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H5914 [14JY]

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), H1847 [6AP]

Coastal zones: develop and maintain an integrated system of ocean and Great Lakes coastal observations (see H.R. 1584), H1895 [12AP]

Cochran, Johnnie, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 185), H2395 [20AP]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1615), H4486 [14JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 123), H1417 [14MR]

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

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H7744 [7SE]

Contreras, Miguel: tribute (see H. Res. 274), H4144 [26MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H631 [15FE]

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

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2500), H4188 [7JN]

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H7564 [28JY]

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

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

———termination of Presidential national emergency relative to application of wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.J. Res. 69), H9103 [25OC]

Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 123), H2104 [14AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: augment efforts of State and local governments to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 4049), H10146 [9NO]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H7814 [8SE]

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), H10157 [10NO]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H8089 [15SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 4435), H11108 [6DE]

Dept. of HHS: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H11880 [15DE]

———provide grants to States to conduct demonstration projects designed to enable Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive support for long-term disability services in the settings of their choice (see H.R. 3063), H8735 [6OC]

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

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H3263 [12MY]

———make grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2636), H4073 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize export of certain narcotic drugs and nonnarcotic controlled substances to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met (see H.R. 184), H77 [4JA]

———authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H587 [14FE]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H4073 [25MY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1369 [10MR]

Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H4296 [8JN]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H8808 [7OC]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H2738 [28AP]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H7861 [13SE]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2087), H2976 [4MY]

———establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 1132), H4896 [21JN]

———prohibit the manufacture, marketing, sale, or shipment of products designed to assist in defrauding a drug test (see H.R. 2802), H8513 [28SE]

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

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H2739 [28AP]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H3054 [5MY]

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H8163 [20SE]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 23), H287 [1FE]

Elections: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (see H.R. 834), H942 [2MR]

———prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H11504 [13DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H2550 [26AP]

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

EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 425), H6936 [27JY]

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), H3695 [19MY]

Ewa Beach, HI: tribute to West Oahu Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 429), H7950 [14SE]

Expedited Funds Availability Act: redress imbalances between faster withdrawals permitted under the Check 21 Act and slower rates for crediting deposits (see H.R. 799), H4143 [26MY]

Explosives: enhance homeland security by preventing unauthorized access to explosive materials stored by State or local agencies (see H.R. 4422), H11034 [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), 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]

———require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 735), H9362 [27OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to medical device user fees (see H.R. 3423), H6431 [25JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2719), H4141 [26MY]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3656), H8089 [15SE]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see H.R. 2892), H6381 [22JY]

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]

Firearms: ban transfer of certain sniper weapons and regulate in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 654), H2978 [4MY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H4985 [22JN]

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), H7950 [14SE]

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]

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

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 867), H8513 [28SE]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries (see H.R. 296), H236 [26JA]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H3556 [18MY]

———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), H354 [2FE]

GSA: conveyance of certain real property (see H.R. 1429), H1693 [17MR]

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: 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 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]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 3205), H5963 [18JY]

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

———provide access to telehealth services in the home (see H.R. 3588), H8163 [20SE]

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

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

———recognize importance of sun safety (see H. Res. 169), H1695 [17MR]

———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), H5915 [14JY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H5914 [14JY]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H847 [1MR]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H1263 [9MR]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H1777 [5AP]

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. 2642), H6652 [26JY]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1417 [14MR]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H6205 [20JY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3442), H6936 [27JY]

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), H8089 [15SE]

Immigration: extend nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa (see H.R. 1823), H5638 [11JY]

———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]

———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), H1896 [12AP]

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), H11504 [13DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H2550 [26AP] (see H.R. 1107), H982 [3MR]

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 services: establish a security clearance system to fully leverage the cultural and linguistic skills of subject matter experts and others proficient in foreign languages critical to national security (see H. Res. 173), H1695 [17MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H285 [1FE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2738 [28AP]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H4723 [17JN] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11221 [7DE]

Japan: urge honoring of commitments under the Market-Oriented Sector-Selective (MOSS) Agreement on Medical Equipment and Pharmaceuticals (see H. Con. Res. 311), H11220 [7DE]

Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7862 [13SE]

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]

Libraries: provide for public library construction and modernization (see H.R. 2292), H3436 [17MY]

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), H848 [1MR]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 2323), H3260 [12MY]

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

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H8734 [6OC]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1443), H3056 [5MY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H5963 [18JY]

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 910), H7814 [8SE]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H8163 [20SE]

Medicare: coverage of, as supplies for the injection of insulin, home needle destruction devices and the disposal of needles and lancets through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see H.R. 2841), H12050 [16DE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H1895 [12AP]

———coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 827), H3056 [5MY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H942 [2MR]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H5741 [12JY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H12168 [17DE]

———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H8248 [21SE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H4297 [8JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H6107 [19JY]

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), H7564 [28JY]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H2647 [27AP]

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), H1970 [13AP]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H8163 [20SE]

———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 Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H352 [2FE]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 491), H8846 [17OC]

National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 3922), H9962 [7NO]

National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish to develop and implement a foreign language strategy (see H.R. 4196), H9962 [7NO]

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

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

National 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), H3695 [19MY]

———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 Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 46), H354 [2FE]

National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H849 [1MR]

National security: require approval of certain judges for issuance of national security letters and require Attorney General to submit semiannual reports on national security letters (see H.R. 4570), H12047 [16DE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H3198 [11MY]

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

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. 3323), H6652 [26JY]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H7673 [6SE]

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H11108 [6DE]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a Committee on Ocean Policy (see H.R. 2939), H7743 [7SE]

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), H9363 [27OC]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H1778 [5AP]

Pensions: 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), H8808 [7OC]

Petroleum: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 3780), H7949 [14SE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3099), H5361 [28JN]

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

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 1006), H846 [1MR]

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

———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), H7743 [7SE]

Privacy: prohibit certain video and audio monitoring of employees by their employers (see H.R. 582), H352 [2FE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1847 [6AP]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 983), H1779 [5AP]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 472), H8736 [6OC]

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

Religion: anniversary of Second Vatican Council Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate) and recognition of continuing need for interreligious respect and dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 260), H8810 [7OC]

———condemn bigotry and religious intolerance and recognize that holy books of every religion should be treated with dignity and respect (see H. Res. 288), H3694 [19MY]

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]

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H414 [8FE] (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]

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]

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 275), H9275 [26OC]

SBA: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H9276 [26OC]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H631 [15FE]

———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), H4187 [7JN]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 913), H792 [17FE]

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

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2100 [14AP]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H584 [10FE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H3894 [24MY]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H630 [15FE]

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

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 1690), H2473 [21AP]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H984 [3MR]

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

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H2151 [19AP]

———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), H9044 [20OC]

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 tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H5741 [12JY]

———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), H3894 [24MY]

———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), H5914 [14JY]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2631), H4072 [25MY]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 380), H233 [26JA] (see H.R. 387), H798 [17FE]

———exempt certain sightseeing flights from taxes on air transportation (see H.R. 330), H287 [1FE]

———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 114), H197 [25JA]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1684, 1685), H2148 [19AP]

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H6936 [27JY]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H2739 [28AP]

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

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see H.R. 1134), H988 [7MR]

———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]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (see H.R. 1577), H8809 [7OC]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H4722 [17JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H10910 [17NO]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H5801 [13JY]

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), H413 [8FE]

———promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks (see H.R. 2418), H3554 [18MY]

———protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 1139), H988 [7MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H792 [17FE]

Terrorism: prevent access by terrorists to nuclear material, technology, and expertise and establish an Office of Nonproliferation Programs in the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 665), H848 [1MR]

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

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), H12050 [16DE]

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), H12290 [18DE]

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H4187 [7JN]

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

White House Fellows Program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9047 [24OC]

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), H3331 [16MY]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H5361 [28JN]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2861), H4355 [9JN]

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), H5362 [28JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 3160), H5600 [30JN]

Letters

Energy Policy Act: Cruz M. Bustamante, Lieutenant Governor of California, H2188 [20AP]

———Meg Caldwell, California Coastal Commission, H2188 [20AP]

———Michael R. Peevey, California Public Utilities Commission, H2188 [20AP]

———Mike Chrisman, Cruz M. Bustamante, and Alan Lloyd, California Ocean Protection Council, H2187 [20AP]

———several California Representatives, H2186 [20AP]

Remarks

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E927 [10MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10625 [17NO]

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

Computers: anniversary of Moore's Law relative to computer chips, E904 [5MY]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H122 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H122 [6JA]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H5043 [23JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (H.R. 3160), E1427 [1JY]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, E1312 [22JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6142 [20JY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide adequate school facilities in Yosemite National Park and adjust the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (S. 136), H11051 [6DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5043 [23JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (H.R. 1227), E437 [14MR]

Economy: remove barriers to competitiveness of the U.S. economy (H. Res. 352), H5661 [12JY]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 23), H246 [1FE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), E2020 [6OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to medical device user fees (H.R. 3423), H6510 [26JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H6236 [21JY]

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]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (H.R. 583), E151 [2FE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3831, H3841 [24MY]

———recognize importance of sun safety (H. Res. 169), E1161 [8JN]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (H.R. 1471), E583 [7AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), H4845 [21JN]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), E2533 [14DE]

———provide assistance to Chaldo-Assyrians and other indigenous Christians, H6142 [20JY]

KALW-Radio (San Francisco, CA): anniversary, E2518 [13DE]

Los Altos Hills, CA: anniversary of Congregation Beth Am, E724 [21AP]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H53 [4JA]

Medicaid: funding, H1671 [17MR]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H2342 [20AP]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), H6345 [22JY]

New Britain, CT: anniversary of St. Stephen's Armenian Apostolic Church, E2261 [3NO]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8769 [7OC]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8746 [7OC]

———gasoline price levels, H8769 [7OC]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H2422 [21AP], H5773 [13JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2333, H2342 [20AP], H2422 [21AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, E1740 [29JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 219), H2186 [20AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H5773 [13JY]

———increase penalties for violations of the Federal Power Act and authorize FERC to refund electricity overcharges, H2333 [20AP]

Redwood City, CA: anniversary of Temple Beth Jacob, E467 [17MR]

Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (H.R. 787), H1909 [13AP]

San Mateo County, CA: anniversary of San Mateo County Medical Association, E1891 [20SE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), E1312 [22JN]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (H.R. 913), E289 [18FE]

Taxation: provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (H.R. 1134), H1392 [14MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (H.R. 896), E284 [18FE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6236 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11528 [14DE]

Votes: position on missed, E173 [8FE], E234 [15FE], E315 [1MR], E1472 [12JY], E2256 [3NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H141 [20JA], H188 [25JA], H280 [1FE], H407 [8FE], H626 [15FE], H5633 [11JY], H8159 [20SE], H9424 [28OC]

Special order: granted, H67 [4JA]

Tributes

Baskin, Jack, E2262 [3NO]

Bayramian, Aram (Otto), E2261 [3NO]

Chambers, June R., E465 [17MR]

Coyle, Edward L., E1893 [20SE]

Ehrlich, S. Paul, E156 [2FE]

Eshoo, Jennie Mirza, E1495 [15JY]

Fowler, Tillie K., H1015 [8MR]

Hughes, Paul E. (Ed), E1620 [27JY]

Lanam, Natalie T., E2565 [17DE]

Lawrence, William, E2254 [3NO]

Leiderman, Andrea N., E1934 [22SE]

Platt, Lewis, E1846 [14SE]

Shorenstein, Walter H., E326 [2MR]

Uccelli, Peter, Jr., E1968 [28SE]

Zoglin, Mary Lou, E510 [17MR]