CAPPS, LOIS (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2418 [21AP]
Analyses
Undiscovered Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3627 [19MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H5809 [14JY]
House Democracy Assistance Commission, H3454 [18MY]
Robert T. Matsui funeral attendees, H129 [6JA]
Articles and editorials
Marking a Park's Social Revolution, Ann E. Marimow, Washington (DC) Post, E1819
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1451), H1694 [17MR]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1023 [8MR]
American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]
Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1688), H2148 [19AP]
———restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H989 [7MR]
———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]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]
Armed Forces: commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11035 [18NO]
———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 1565), H1894 [12AP]
———enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H940 [2MR]
———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]
———ensure that the confidential communications of a member of the Armed Forces with a victim service organization or a health care professional are not disclosed (see H.R. 3837), H8162 [20SE]
———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H848 [1MR]
———extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2365), H5801 [13JY]
———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]
———increase benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 1982), H2735 [28AP]
———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H583 [10FE]
———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H1025 [8MR]
———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2100 [14AP]
———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), H584 [10FE]
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10227 [15NO]
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), H7744 [7SE]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 381), H6652 [26JY]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1368 [10MR]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H7564 [28JY]
Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7812 [8SE]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8089 [15SE]
Business and industry: require additional disclosure to shareholders of executive compensation (see H.R. 4291), H12050 [16DE]
California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 606), H1264 [9MR]
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), H7950 [14SE]
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), H11503 [13DE]
———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H3113 [10MY]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H7744 [7SE]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H630 [15FE]
Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1691 [17MR]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3695 [19MY]
———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H5963 [18JY]
———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 864), H7564 [28JY]
Civil liberties: regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (see H.R. 1080), H1026 [8MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H3769 [23MY]
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), H942 [2MR]
———request documents from the President on the anticipated effects of climate change on coastal regions of the U.S. (see H. Res. 515), H9276 [26OC]
Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit both the environment and economies of coastal communities (see H.R. 3187), H5915 [14JY]
Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H582 [10FE]
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), H8162 [20SE]
Commission on Religious Freedom and Respect in the Armed Forces: establish (see H.R. 3108), H5434 (see H.R. 3108), H5479 [29JN]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H9103 [25OC]
Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 635), H13189 [22DE]
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), H1697 [17MR]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]
Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3920), H8387 [27SE]
Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see H.R. 2012), H3894 [24MY]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4138 [26MY]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities and immigrant communities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3921), H8387 [27SE]
———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 1214), H1368 [10MR]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H2103 [14AP]
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]
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), H11110 [6DE]
———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H7814 [8SE]
Dept. of Defense: postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2427), H4401 [13JN]
Dept. of Education: create a pilot program to increase the number of graduate educated nurse faculty to meet the future need for qualified nurses (see H.R. 3173), H5601 [30JN]
Dept. of Energy: establish a Gasoline Availability Stabilization Reserve (see H.R. 3792), H8087 [15SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H5603 [30JN]
———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H8919 [18OC]
Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1897 [12AP]
———make grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2636), H8735 [6OC]
———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 790), H586 [14FE]
———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 Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 1741), H2394 [20AP]
———eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 3948), H9277 [26OC]
———improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 2306), H3436 [17MY]
———provide health care to members of the Armed Forces who serve in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and study potential health consequences (see H.R. 4007), H8733 [6OC]
———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), H2472 [21AP]
———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 3312), H5913 [14JY]
Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H9362 [27OC]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H8648 [3OC]
Disasters: require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H8643 [29SE]
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]
———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H11110 [6DE]
———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H8808 [7OC]
———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4603), H12048 [16DE]
———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H4561 [15JN]
———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H5963 [18JY]
Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 355), H5637 [11JY]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H7861 [13SE]
Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H349 [2FE]
———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H5915 [14JY]
Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 2428), H11504 [13DE]
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), H4144 [26MY]
Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H1967 [13AP]
FDA: determine whether to allow marketing of emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as a prescription drug for women 15 or younger and a nonprescription drug for women 16 or older (see H.R. 4229), H9641 [3NO]
———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H1691 [17MR]
Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1026 [8MR]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H521 [9FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see H.R. 840), H717 [16FE]
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), H7744 [7SE]
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), H847 [1MR]
Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 408), H4655 [16JN]
Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H2473 [21AP]
———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H11219 [7DE]
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]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 3420), H6431 [25JY]
Government: 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]
———provide a site for construction of a national health museum (see H.R. 3630), H7612 [29JY]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H2103 [14AP]
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: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H7815 [8SE]
———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 1709), H2551 [26AP]
———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 2072), H2975 [4MY]
———improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (see H.R. 3598), H7560 [28JY]
———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see H.R. 2259), H3196 [11MY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H352 [2FE]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H628 [15FE]
———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H10157 [10NO]
———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: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 3569), H7559 [28JY]
———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]
Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 1835), H4143 [26MY]
———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]
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 of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 4094), H9426 [28OC]
House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1026 [8MR]
Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 176), H3435 [17MY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3442), H7566 [28JY]
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), H10145 [9NO]
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]
———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]
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), H8389 [27SE]
Indian Americans: recognize and honor contributions to economic innovation and society (see H. Res. 227), H2472 [21AP]
Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 846), H4656 [16JN]
International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H9044 [20OC]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H285 [1FE]
Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H7744 [7SE] (see H.J. Res. 70), H10227 [15NO] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11221 [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]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H942 [2MR]
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), H630 [15FE]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 1302, 1304), H1507 [15MR]
Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 2323), H3260 [12MY]
———reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3769 [23MY]
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), H1779 [5AP]
Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6327 [21JY]
———improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2716), H4141 [26MY]
———improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and specified low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs (see H.R. 3980), H8732 [6OC]
———prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H9962 [7NO]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1443), H1694 [17MR]
———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), H1371 [10MR]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H7564 [28JY]
———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H7813 [8SE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H7564 [28JY]
———anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]
———assure equitable payment for physicians services (see H.R. 4520), H11503 [13DE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H7673 [6SE]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1946), H7861 [13SE]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H8089 [15SE]
———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H413 [8FE]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 2869), H4400 [13JN]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 791), H3695 [19MY]
———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H8735 [6OC]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H6936 [27JY]
———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 872), H8846 [17OC]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H7564 [28JY]
———require providers to disclose staffing and performance data to promote improved consumer information and choice (see H.R. 4349), H10502 [16NO]
Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4293), H10156 [10NO]
Mental health: 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), H1264 [9MR]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H7614 [29JY]
Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]
Motor vehicles: require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H7947 [14SE]
National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7744 [7SE]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5914 [14JY]
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), H10146 [9NO]
National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H942 [2MR]
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), H9103 [25OC]
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 262), H8734 [6OC]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H2648 [27AP]
National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H7566 [28JY]
National security: protect the public against threat of chemical attacks (see H.R. 2237), H4561 [15JN]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H11655 [14DE]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H847 [1MR]
O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H5916 [14JY]
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), H10227 [15NO]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H798 [17FE]
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]
Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H3331 [16MY]
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), H4142 [26MY]
Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H8513 [28SE]
Privacy: strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 1078), H981 [3MR]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1264 [9MR]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H4561 [15JN]
Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 878), H791 [17FE]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H10039 [8NO]
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), H8919 [18OC]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1218), H1368 [10MR]
Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (see H.R. 787), H1896 [12AP]
Roybal, Edward R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H10226 [15NO]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H352 [2FE]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 3932), H8513 [28SE]
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), H2100 [14AP]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 1745), H2394 [20AP]
———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H2102 [14AP]
———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H2975 [4MY]
———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H630 [15FE]
———recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H286 [1FE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H76 [4JA]
Solid Waste Disposal Act: provide for secondary containment to prevent methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and petroleum contamination (see H.R. 879), H791 [17FE]
Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H3057 [5MY]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H984 [3MR]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for deferment of acquisition of petroleum under certain circumstances (see H.R. 3791), H8087 [15SE]
Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H7862 [13SE]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (see H. Res. 311), H4355 [9JN]
Taxation: allow a temporary credit to offset the high fuel costs of small businesses, farmers, and fishermen (see H.R. 3944), H8642 [29SE]
———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H4486 [14JN]
———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), H4400 [13JN]
———allow taxpayers to split refunds and make deposits electronically among certain accounts (see H.R. 1048), H1622 [16MR]
———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2625), H4072 [25MY]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2952), H10910 [17NO]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H1851 [8AP]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1511), H1845 [6AP]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 1303), H1507 [15MR]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4143 [26MY]
———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 3194), H7614 [29JY]
Technology: increase use and research of sustainable building design technology (see H.R. 4609), H12049 [16DE]
Telecommunications: 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), H3436 [17MY]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 1377), H1691 [17MR]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H12168 [17DE]
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), H1778 [5AP]
———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H524 [9FE]
———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H2880 [3MY]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H5435 (see H.R. 302), H5479 [29JN]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H4485 [14JN] (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]
Voting: protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H349 [2FE]
Walt Disney Co.: anniversary of Disneyland (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2743 [2MY]
Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 213), H78 [4JA]
Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H3199 [11MY]
White House Fellows Program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9043 [20OC]
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), H6652 [26JY]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H5602 [30JN]
———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2122), H10910 [17NO]
———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H8735 [6OC]
World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3056 [5MY]
———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2193), H3054 [5MY]
Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H7744 [7SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
California: designate Piedras Blancas Light Station and surrounding lands as an Outstanding Natural Area administered by the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 3534), H7557 [28JY]
Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see H.R. 2174), H3053 [5MY]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants to local educational agencies to support purchase or lease and use of vending machines that offer healthy foods and beverages in schools (see H.R. 2763), H4186 [7JN]
Dept. of the Interior: participate in design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities for the project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters in the area of Oxnard, CA (see H.R. 2334), H3260 [12MY]
Disasters: extend predisaster hazard mitigation (see H.R. 3793), H8087 [15SE]
Health: strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H792 [17FE]
Health care professionals: improve response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through training and education (see H.R. 4367), H10908 [17NO]
Law enforcement: enforcement of restraining orders (see H. Res. 382), H6431 [25JY]
Los Padres National Forest: withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 3149), H5600 [30JN]
Medicare: impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 1372), H1691 [17MR]
Motions
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H5772 [13JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2651 [28AP]
Remarks
ABC-CLIO (business): anniversary, E2162
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1464, H1499 [15MR]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, H2515 [26AP]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10000 [8NO]
———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H1562 [16MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1558, H1562 [16MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H2710 [28AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2515 [26AP]
Counterpart International, Inc.: anniversary, E1877
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2568 [27AP]
Cuba: lift trade embargo, H5500 [30JN]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 65), H9306
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), consideration (H. Res. 293), H3908 [25MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4766
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6142
Dept. of the Interior: exempt natural gas from the prohibition on oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3627 [19MY]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H10000 [8NO]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3627, H3635 [19MY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5055 [23JN], H5118 [24JN]
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5500 [30JN]
Disasters: extend predisaster hazard mitigation (H.R. 3793), H7961 [15SE]
Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence, H1271 [10MR]
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6910 [27JY]
Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, H4990 [23JN]
EEOC: prohibit funding for closure or consolidation, H4531 [15JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5317 [28JN]
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), H6992 [28JY]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3774, H3828 [24MY]
Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11019
———commend women for participating in the democratic process, H6273 [21JY]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11019
Israel: allocation of foreign aid, H5317 [28JN]
Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H60
Medicaid: funding, H1558 [16MR], H2515 [26AP], H2652 [28AP]
Medicaid Commission: funding, H5118 [24JN]
Medicare: provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (H.R. 3861), H11512 [14DE]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza, H1464, H1499 [15MR]
Oncology Nursing Society: anniversary, E723
OSHA: enforcement of respirator standards relative to workplace protection from tuberculosis, H5055 [23JN]
Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas exploration if crude oil imports account for more than two-thirds of U.S. consumption, H3635 [19MY]
Palestinians: allocation of foreign aid directly to the Palestinian Authority, H5317 [28JN]
———allocation of foreign aid in quarterly allotments pending evaluation of use of such funds, H6142
———commend for conducting free and fair Presidential election (H. Res. 56), H295 [2FE]
Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8766 [7OC]
———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H2175, H2191, H2195 [20AP], H2418, H2421 [21AP], H5369 [29JN], H5772, H5776 [13JY]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2195 [20AP], H2399, H2418, H2421 [21AP], H5369 [29JN]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6951 [28JY]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 219), H2175, H2191 [20AP]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H5772, H5776 [13JY]
San Luis Obispo County, CA: anniversary of San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce, E320
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4531 [15JN], H4594 [16JN]
Social Security: impact of privatization on women, H928, H929, H930 [2MR]
———privatization proposals, H928, H929, H930 [2MR]
———reform, H928, H929, H930 [2MR]
Suicide Prevention Month: observance, E1909
Taxation: extend Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate (H.R. 1270), H1526
U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund, H4594 [16JN]
U.S. Air Force Academy: address issue of religious discrimination, H3908 [25MY]
———ensure a positive climate of religious freedom and tolerance, H4766
University of California, Santa Barbara: tribute to men's soccer team, E352
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, H1271 [10MR]
Votes: position on missed, H31
Women: establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 59), H5970 [19JY]
Zimbabwe: U.S. visit of Members of Parliament, H4566 [16JN]
Tributes
Barnes, Grover, E1946
Bookbinder, Hyman (Bookie), E1819
Dingell, Representative, H11480 [13DE]
Fowler, Tillie K., H1010 [8MR]
Gomez, Mark, E119
Haller, Eva, E1877
Strong, Ray, E8
Temple, Dean C., E2360
Wilkes, Leander, E2442