LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3199, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, H10090 [9NO]

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

Articles and editorials

Engineering a Solution—Bring Women Into the Fold, Carol Bartz, San Jose (CA) Mercury News, E759 [26AP]

In Walling Off Software Market, China Forgets Trade Goes Two Ways, Harris N. Miller, San Jose (CA) Mercury News, E1365 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (see H.R. 4015), H8807 [7OC]

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

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

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H3055 [5MY]

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), H940 [2MR]

———ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3541), H7557 [28JY]

———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), H1372 [10MR]

———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), H9103 [25OC]

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

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H2550 [26AP]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H1779 [5AP]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H4187 [7JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H631 [15FE]

———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), H3113 [10MY]

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), H5964 [18JY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1368 [10MR]

Arts and humanities: encourage the preservation and restoration of copyrighted works for research, scholarly, and educational purposes (see H.R. 24), H72 [4JA]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H2739 [28AP]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H4073 [25MY]

———provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7812 [8SE]

Bayh-Dole Act: anniversary of amendments to patent and trademark laws (see H. Con. Res. 319), H12049 [16DE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica (see H. Res. 199), H4188 [7JN]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 336), H5604 [30JN]

———censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 636), H13189 [22DE]

Business and industry: prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (see H.R. 3681), H7741 [7SE]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 606), H524 [9FE]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (see H. Con. Res. 146), H7566 [28JY]

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), H4188 [7JN]

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

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

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H3769 [23MY]

Cheney, Vice President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 637), H13189 [22DE]

Children and youth: improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 3576), H8089 [15SE]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H3769 [23MY]

———provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers (see H.R. 3380), H8163 [20SE]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 864), H8809 [7OC]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 21), H236 [26JA]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 1393), H1692 [17MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H3769 [23MY]

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

Climate: 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), H2978 [4MY]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 2616), H3893 [24MY]

———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]

Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 635), H13189 [22DE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 123), H3114 [10MY]

Community service: enforce public interest obligations of broadcast station licensees to their local communities (see H.R. 501), H9696 [4NO]

Computers: discourage spyware (see H.R. 744), H581 [10FE]

———provide greater cybersecurity (see H.R. 285), H137 [6JA]

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), H2106 [18AP]

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

Courts: enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 1864), H8847 [17OC]

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

Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1660), H2978 [4MY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4723 [17JN]

———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), H2738 [28AP]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H3894 [24MY]

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

Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H7673 [6SE]

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: augment efforts of State and local governments to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 4049), H8808 [7OC]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H12050 [16DE]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H9044 [20OC]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H7743 [7SE]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H5176 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify investigative authority of the privacy officer (see H.R. 3041), H4984 [22JN]

———conduct comprehensive review of human resources, organizational structure, innovation and improvement plans, intelligence and information analysis, infrastructure, and budget (see H.R. 4009), H8733 [6OC]

———establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs (see H.R. 3109), H5434 (see H.R. 3109), H5479 [29JN]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H3696 [19MY]

———require all recipients of Homeless Assistance Act funds to protect personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 2695), H5177 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 1193), H1263 [9MR]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3402), H6380 [22JY] (see H.R. 3402), H6652 [26JY]

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

———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 77), H797 [17FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 1153), H5176 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H2738 [28AP]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: transmit to the House of Representatives documents relating to security investigations and background checks relating to granting White House access to James D. Guckert (see H. Res. 136), H984 [3MR]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H7743 [7SE]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H9962 [7NO]

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), H2739 [28AP]

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

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H8102 [19SE]

———promote technological advancements to reduce the timeframe for development of medical countermeasures to treat or prevent infectious diseases that pose a significant risk to public health (see H.R. 3627), H7612 [29JY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H942 [2MR]

Education: provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H5604 [30JN]

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

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H10157 [10NO]

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), H3557 [18MY]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H3436 [17MY]

Ethiopia: urge holding of orderly, peaceful, and free and fair national elections and authorize assistance for election-related activities (see H.R. 935), H1696 [17MR]

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), H8248 [21SE]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax incentives for adoption and increase adoptive incentive payments (see H.R. 1561), H9426 [28OC]

———regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see H.R. 3657), H10145 [9NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 475), H9276 [26OC]

FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 1415), H2739 [28AP]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 3731), H11110 [6DE]

———prohibit imposing penalties for indecent broadcasts by cable television providers, satellite carriers, Internet, or non-broadcast providers (see H.R. 1440), H3199 [11MY]

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), H10158 [10NO]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H1691 [17MR]

Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 3128), H8163 [20SE]

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

———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H9103 [25OC]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H7815 [8SE]

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

FEMA: direct the President to designate a Small State Advocate (see H.R. 2338), H4188 [7JN]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H6650 [26JY]

Firearms: ban transfer of certain sniper weapons and regulate in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 654), H411 [8FE]

———prohibit the sale of a firearm to a person who has been convicted of a felony in a foreign court (see H.R. 1931), H3262 [12MY]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 408), H4655 [16JN]

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

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H4656 [16JN]

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

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]

FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 1201), H3436 [17MY]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H4143 [26MY]

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

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

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]

Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2592), H4401 [13JN]

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]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H352 [2FE]

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

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

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), H2101 [14AP]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of independent student for purposes of need analysis to include older adopted students (see H.R. 3252), H6432 [25JY]

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

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 223), H10146 [9NO]

———recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 548), H10157 [10NO]

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

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

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

Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 176), H4187 [7JN]

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H13189 [22DE]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H7743 [7SE]

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]

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), H7743 [7SE]

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

———ease requirements for certain aliens seeking nonimmigrant status in order to enter the U.S. for a temporary stay due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 900), H1265 [9MR]

———extend nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa (see H.R. 1823), H4188 [7JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H6652 [26JY]

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

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

Indian Americans: recognize and honor contributions to economic innovation and society (see H. Res. 227), H2472 [21AP]

Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (see H.R. 743), H581 [10FE]

———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), H3894 [24MY]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1851 [8AP]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 268), H10227 [15NO]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H3060 [9MY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H4486 [14JN]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H4723 [17JN] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11036 [18NO]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4144 [26MY]

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

Kosovo: anniversary of ethnic violence (see H. Res. 172), H1897 [12AP]

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]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H3769 [23MY]

Laos: honor Lao and Hmong veterans and their refugee families upon the anniversary of the end of the Indochina conflict (see H. Res. 317), H7744 [7SE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H7815 [8SE]

———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H8248 [21SE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H413 [8FE]

Libraries: provide for public library construction and modernization (see H.R. 2292), H10910 [17NO]

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

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

Los Angeles Galaxy (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 574), H11505 [13DE]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H1896 [12AP]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H798 [17FE]

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

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1264), H8513 [28SE]

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

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 3096), H7565 [28JY]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1946), H3056 [5MY]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H5604 [30JN]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 2014), H5915 [14JY]

———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), H3894 [24MY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H11036 [18NO]

———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), H7861 [13SE]

———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]

———raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H11328 [8DE]

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), H3114 [10MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H12050 [16DE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H8919 [18OC]

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 Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 200), H2474 [21AP]

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

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H4656 [16JN]

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

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 312), H5177 [24JN]

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), H5741 [12JY]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H7814 [8SE]

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

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

National Security Agency: require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 643), H13189 [22DE]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 581), H1509 [15MR] (see H.R. 3323), H7566 [28JY]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H3199 [11MY]

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

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H5916 [14JY]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11111 [6DE]

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), H9556 [2NO]

Patents: amend certain laws relative to patent fees (see H.R. 2791), H4295 [8JN]

———amend certain laws relative to procurement, enforcement, and validity of patents (see H.R. 2795), H4295 [8JN]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H354 [2FE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3263 [12MY]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 695), H6107 [19JY]

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

Poverty: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H8342 [22SE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H3331 [16MY]

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

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 983), H3199 [11MY]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H10039 [8NO]

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

Refugees: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (see H.R. 3320), H5962 [18JY]

———victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2017), H2737 [28AP]

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

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

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

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8343 [22SE]

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

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see H.R. 230), H2102 [14AP]

———establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (see H.R. 527), H1969 [13AP]

Schools: 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), H11035 [18NO]

———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 45), H849 [1MR]

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]

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

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H3695 [19MY]

Social Security: modify calculation of child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 2409), H3434 [17MY]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H286 [1FE]

———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]

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

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]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H6107 [19JY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H6432 [25JY]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H7565 [28JY]

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 2682), H7673 [6SE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H7564 [28JY]

———allow deduction of State and local income and property taxes against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2987), H7673 [6SE]

———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), H3262 [12MY]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H7814 [8SE]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 819), H8248 [21SE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H3695 [19MY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1684, 1685), H4985 [22JN]

———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1663), H4722 [17JN]

———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), H6327 [21JY]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H6205 [20JY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4561 [15JN]

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

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H5741 [12JY]

Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act: make teacher loan forgiveness provisions permanent (see H.R. 670), H3695 [19MY]

Telecommunications: promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks (see H.R. 2418), H4656 [16JN]

———protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 1139), H4486 [14JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H5176 [24JN]

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]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2877), H8102 [19SE]

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H2103 [14AP]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 3270), H5800 [13JY]

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: policy concerning supportive actions on the occasion of the Seventh NPT Review Conference (see H. Con. Res. 133), H3436 [17MY]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 857), H5914 [14JY]

———reject claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 137), H5964 [18JY]

———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), H3057 [5MY]

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

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]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 769), H8809 [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), H11503 [13DE]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H8810 [7OC]

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

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H2738 [28AP]

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

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H348 [2FE]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 170), H9047 [24OC]

———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]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H9472 [1NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H942 [2MR]

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

———encourage resolution of claims for confiscated real and personal property (see H. Res. 415), H9363 [27OC]

———promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 3190), H5602 [30JN]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H1371 [10MR]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H349 [2FE]

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), H1369 [10MR]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H5638 [11JY]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H7743 [7SE]

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), H1417 [14MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Copyrights: allow abandoned copyrighted works to enter the public domain after a certain period (see H.R. 2408), H3434 [17MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish national transportation security research centers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3634), H7612 [29JY]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 4094), H9042 [20OC]

Immigration: treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 1172), H1024 [8MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill House of Representatives vacancies when a significant number of Members are unable to serve (see H.J. Res. 49), H3261 [12MY]

Power resources: promote fusion energy development (see H.R. 1793), H2471 [21AP]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 50), H3261 [12MY]

Schools: express that secondary schools should consider starting school after 9 o'clock in the morning (see H. Con. Res. 200), H5603 [30JN]

Southeast Asia: provide for the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship by certain individuals (see H.R. 2687), H4140 [26MY]

Telecommunications: safeguard the rights and expectations of consumers who lawfully obtain digital entertainment (see H.R. 4536), H11653 [14DE]

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

Letters

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act: several university professors, H3879 [24MY]

Remarks

Aviation: extend existing statute declaring interference with the operation of a passenger aircraft a Federal crime to all aircraft, H6294 [21JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2055 [14AP]

———exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by serious medical problems, H2055 [14AP]

Black, Kelly: American Musical Theatre of San Jose High School Music Theatre HONORS Best Female Performer award recipient, E1157 [8JN]

Capital punishment: provide the death penalty for certain terrorism related crimes and make other modifications of law relating to the penalty of death, H6287 [21JY]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2774 [3MY]

China, People's Republic of: international trade policies, E1365 [27JN]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance, H11983 [16DE]

Civil liberties: prohibit Federal investigation of citizens for alleged criminal conduct based solely on membership in nonviolent political organizations or participation in other lawful political activities, H6295, H6296 [21JY]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 224), H2576 [27AP]

Computers: anniversary of Moore's Law relative to computer chips, E817 [28AP]

———discourage spyware (H.R. 744), H3704, H3705 [23MY]

Courts: require timely notification to the issuing judge of any changes in the location of roving wiretaps, H6253 [21JY]

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 32), H3701 [23MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3529 [18MY]

———include satellite communications in border protection policy, H11837, H11838 [15DE]

———require Inspector General to review all contracts, H11839 [15DE]

———require report on implementation of Employment Eligibility Verification System, H11979, H11980 [16DE]

———require reports on certain groups of aliens in order to develop security screening watch lists, H11850, H11851 [15DE]

———require the Inspector General to refer any contractor misconduct to the Sec. of Homeland Security, H11839 [15DE]

———submit report on timeline for deploying all phases of the US-VISIT entry/exit system, H11844, H11845 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8427 [28SE], H12123 [17DE]

———prohibit funding to prevent implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H4523 [15JN]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program, H11941 [16DE]

Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (H. Res. 12), H41 [4JA]

———improve preparedness and response plans, H7630 [2SE]

Economy: remove barriers to competitiveness of the U.S. economy (H. Res. 352), H5657 [12JY]

Ellington, Beatrice J., E2018 [6OC]

Executive departments: enforce current immigration laws, H11841, H11842 [15DE]

FBI: require Director's approval of requests for library or bookstore records, H6250 [21JY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (H.R. 1606), H9481 [2NO]

Firearms: provide penalties for those who sell .50 caliber sniper weapons to known terrorists, H6294 [21JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), H4910 [22JN]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3879 [24MY]

House of Representatives: require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), H956 [3MR]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H21 [4JA]

———Committee on Homeland Security (House) jurisdiction, H21 [4JA]

———ethics reform, H21 [4JA]

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

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

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7630 [2SE]

Immigration: condemn rapes committed by smugglers along the international border of the U.S. and urge the Mexican Government and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to prevent such rapes from occurring, H11852 [15DE]

———deny admission of nationals from countries who do not accept nationals from that country who have been ordered to be removed from the U.S., H11812 [15DE]

———maintain current penalty for illegal entry and establish analogous criminal penalty for unlawful presence, H11952 [16DE]

———provide guidelines for implementing the secured alternatives to detention, H11848, H11849 [15DE]

———require the automatic deportation of illegal aliens convicted of driving while intoxicated, H11973 [16DE]

———set caps on monetary penalties for hiring or employing illegal aliens, H11977 [16DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11802, H11812, H11817, H11837, H11838, H11839, H11841, H11842, H11844, H11845, H11848, H11849, H11850, H11851, H11852 [15DE], H11941, H11952, H11973, H11977, H11979, H11980, H11983 [16DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), consideration (H. Res. 610), H11676 [15DE]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 1172), E383 [8MR]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 268), H10335 [16NO]

Jernigan, Tommy: American Musical Theatre of San Jose High School Music Theatre HONORS Best Student Lighting Design award recipient, E1158 [8JN]

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

Lee, Representative: 100 Black Men of Silicon Valley (organization) Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2073 [7OC]

Live Oak, CA: Live Oak High School orchestra recipient of American Musical Theatre of San Jose High School Music Theatre HONORS Best Student Orchestra award, E1161 [8JN]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H56, H57 [4JA]

National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, H6226 [21JY]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), H468 [9FE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9580 [3NO]

San Jose, CA: anniversary of Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, E2032 [6OC]

———anniversary of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Silicon Valley, E1376 [28JN]

San Jose State University: anniversary of Justice Studies Dept., E2034 [6OC]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4523 [15JN]

Southeast Asia: provide for the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship by certain individuals (H.R. 2687), E1119 [26MY]

Terrorism: combat financing, H6289, H6290 [21JY]

Transportation: increase penalties for terrorist attacks against railroad carriers and mass transportation systems on land, on water, or through the air, H6256 [21JY]

U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4340), H11178 [7DE]

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, H11518 [14DE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6226, H6250, H6253, H6256, H6277, H6287, H6289, H6290, H6294, H6295, H6296 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 595), H11518 [14DE]

Veterans: health care funding, H4910 [22JN]

Vietnam: anniversary of fall to communist forces of North Vietnam (H. Res. 228), H2762 [3MY]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure prosecution of offenders on tribal lands, H8427 [28SE]

———reauthorize, H8427 [28SE], H12123 [17DE]

———reauthorize (S. 1197), H5367 [29JN]

Votes: position on missed, H1993 [14AP]

Wadhwani, Alok: American Musical Theatre of San Jose High School Music Theatre HONORS Best Student Scenic Design award recipient, E1155 [8JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H7643 [2SE]

Resignations

Committee on Science (House), H665 [16FE]

Studies

Illness and Injury as Contributors to Bankruptcy: David U. Himmelstein, Elizabeth Warren, Deborah Thorne, and Steffie Woolhandler, H2056-H2058 [14AP]

Tributes

Alvarado, Blanca, E1988 [29SE]

Bartz, Carol, E759 [26AP]

Berg, Richard P., E2143 [20OC]

Breivik, Patricia Senn, E746 [22AP]

Daly, Terik, E1079 [24MY]

Foreman, Kenny, E2400 [18NO]

Fox, Michael E., Sr., E290 [18FE]

Giles, Peter, E378 [8MR]

Hao, Steven S., E1078 [24MY], E1306 [21JN]

Huerta, Dolores, E2575 [17DE]

Kanter, Judi, E513 [17MR]

Leiderman, Andrea N., E2214 [28OC]

Marash-Whitman, David I., E1080 [24MY]

Ohata, Masanori S., E2452 [6DE]

Ranjan, Rajiv, E1085 [24MY]

Roybal, Edward R., H10199, H10203, H10208 [15NO]