FALEOMAVAEGA, ENI F.H. (a Delegate from American Samoa)

Addresses

I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., H9404 [28OC]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Into the House Chamber, H5966 [19JY]

Articles and editorials

Far From Stingy, Wall Street Journal, H43 [4JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa-America Institute: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 261), H9103 [25OC]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 523), H9426 [28OC]

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 3195), H6936 [27JY]

———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), H717 [16FE]

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

Asia: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see H. Res. 492), H8846 [17OC]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1417 [14MR]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 52), H4142 [26MY]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (see H. Con. Res. 238), H7814 [8SE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2739 [28AP]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H4722 [17JN]

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

———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H1848 [6AP]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H3114 [10MY]

Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 822), H5914 [14JY]

———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H4656 [16JN]

China, People's Republic of: authorize measures to deter arms transfers by foreign countries to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 3100), H5434 (see H.R. 3100), H5478 [29JN]

———condemn the system of forced labor prison camps used as a tool for supression (see H. Con. Res. 294), H10227 [15NO]

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

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H1697 [17MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers, watersheds, and the tropical forests of the Karst Region (see H.R. 1644), H3556 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: conduct a study of the dropout rate of Native Americans and students who reside in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam (see H.R. 158), H4296 [8JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make certain nationals from tsunami-impacted countries eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H.R. 60), H73 [4JA]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3885), H8341 [22SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H10910 [17NO]

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1773), H2470 [21AP]

———provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member and make direct housing loans to Native American veterans (see H.R. 3665), H7815 [8SE]

———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]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H5435 (see H.R. 1973), H5480 [29JN]

Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 12), H79 [4JA]

———mourn the loss of life caused by floods and mudslides in Central America and Mexico and provide assistance to affected people (see H. Con. Res. 280), H10227 [15NO]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H3055 [5MY]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H6205 [20JY]

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

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]

Ethiopia: urge holding of orderly, peaceful, and free and fair national elections and authorize assistance for election-related activities (see H.R. 935), H2150 [19AP]

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

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), H4561 [15JN]

Foreign policy: advance democracy, individual freedom, religious freedom, and human rights globally, strengthen alliances, and increase funding for groups and individuals promoting democracy (see H.R. 1133), H4143 [26MY]

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

Hariri, Rafik: tribute (see H. Res. 91), H798 [17FE]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 309), H193 [25JA]

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

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5252 [27JN]

———anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H11036 [18NO]

Holocaust: commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 39), H196 [25JA]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1026 [8MR]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1697 [17MR]

Hurricanes: recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H11036 [18NO]

Immigration: 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), H792 [17FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: increase the period of authorized stay under the Guam visa waiver program to be the same as the period of authorized stay under the U.S. visa waiver program (see H.R. 4147), H9275 [26OC]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1408), H1693 [17MR]

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

Indonesia: support the memorandum of understanding signed by the Indonesian Government and the Free Aceh Movement to end the conflict in Aceh Province (see H. Res. 456), H10146 [9NO]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 3055), H5100 [23JN]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H137 [6JA]

———provide for payment of certain claims against Iranian Government (see H.R. 3358), H6936 [27JY]

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

Karzai, Hamid: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 153), H3331 [16MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H9556 [2NO]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn abductions and continued captivity of citizens of the Republic of Korea and Japan as acts of terrorism and gross violations of human rights (see H. Con. Res. 168), H4803 [20JN]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), H10227 [15NO]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H287 [1FE]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H8986 [19OC]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H5915 [14JY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H4296 [8JN]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H12048 [16DE]

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

Nicaragua: support democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 252), H8736 [6OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 4255), H10038 [8NO]

———provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 873), H791 [17FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H11036 [18NO]

Pakistan: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4073), H9426 [28OC]

———prohibit military assistance and the sale, transfer, or licensing of military equipment or technology (see H.R. 1553), H2551 [26AP]

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

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]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strike which led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union (see H. Res. 328), H4722 [17JN]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 186), H1897 [12AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H2394 [20AP]

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

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

Romania: provide equitable restitution to certain religious communities for property confiscated by the former Communist government (see H. Res. 191), H3557 [18MY]

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

Russia: condition continued participation in the Group of 8 nations upon voluntary acceptance and adherence to the norms and standards of democracy (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2880 [3MY]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 88), H1264 [9MR]

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

SBA: expand the HUBZone program to include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 1148), H1023 [8MR]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3601), H7560 [28JY]

Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H6329 [21JY]

Stang, Dorothy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1970 [13AP]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H1780 [5AP]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, establish a program to support a transition to a democratically elected Government, and restore sovereignty and democratic rule in Lebanon (see H.R. 1141), H9426 [28OC]

Telecommunications: require rate integration for wireless interstate toll charges (see H.R. 4584), H12048 [16DE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H795 [17FE]

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), H3114 [10MY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H5914 [14JY]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 282), H3435 [17MY]

U.N. Commission on Human Rights: urge appropriate U.S. representative to introduce a resolution calling upon Belarus to cease its human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 102), H1970 [13AP]

Uzbekistan: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 187), H5177 [24JN]

Veterans: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H5801 [13JY]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 4537), H11653 [14DE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H3435 [17MY]

———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2962), H8810 [7OC]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4142 [26MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for grants for coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification programs (see H.R. 2686), H5915 [14JY]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 30), H798 [17FE]

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

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), H4356 [9JN]

———commemorate anniversary of conclusion and honor veterans of both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters (see H. Con. Res. 191), H5362 [28JN]

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

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Japan (V-J) Day and the end of World War II in the Pacific (see H. Res. 360), H7645 [2SE]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H236 [26JA]

Zhvania, Zurab: tribute (see H. Res. 108), H1026 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Samoa: remove restriction that amendments or modifications to the constitution of American Samoa may be made only by an act of Congress (see H.R. 4182), H9435 [31OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit placement of statues honoring a citizen of each U.S. territory in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4070), H8918 [18OC]

Disasters: establish a tsunami hazard mitigation program for all U.S. insular areas (see H.R. 465), H284 [1FE]

Native Americans: establish administrative procedures to extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 464), H284 [1FE]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa (see H.R. 1051), H940 [2MR] (see H.R. 1187), H1263 [9MR]

Taxation: extend possession tax credit for an additional period to American Samoa (see H.R. 629), H410 [8FE]

Letters

Cambodian repatriation of Montagnards to Vietnam: by, Committee on International Relations (House), E1565 [21JY]

Remarks

Asia: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (H. Res. 492), H8867 [18OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11244 [8DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit placement of statues honoring a citizen of each U.S. territory in National Statuary Hall (H.R. 4070), E2120 [18OC]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (H. Con. Res. 44), H4151 [7JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6168 [20JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member and make direct housing loans to Native American veterans (H.R. 3665), H10081 [9NO]

Disasters: commend efforts of the Armed Forces and Dept. of State and AID employees for their response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (H. Res. 120), E556 [6AP]

———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), H43 [4JA]

Ewa Beach, HI: tribute to West Oahu Little League Baseball team (H. Res. 429), H8179 [21SE]

Hawaii: authorize certain water reclamation projects and modify the water resources study (S. 264), H7831 [13SE]

Holocaust: remembrance, H3039 [5MY]

Indonesia: independence efforts of West Papua New Guinea, H6180 [20JY]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), E42 [6JA]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), H9403 [28OC]

Taxation: extend possession tax credit for an additional period to American Samoa, H11244 [8DE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1320 [10MR]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (H. Res. 282), H4156 [7JN]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), E894 [5MY]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (H.R. 1492), H10325 [16NO]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 34), E569 [7AP]

Zhvania, Zurab: tribute (H. Res. 108), E567 [7AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4136 [26MY], H6202 [20JY]