COSTA, JIM (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Tribute to Paul Quinn: Thomas S. Foley, E1001 [17MY]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3672 [19MY]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1192), H6652 [26JY]

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]

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

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9696 [4NO]

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

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H4656 [16JN]

Amtrak: alter composition and terms of the Board of Directors (see H.R. 4394), H11033 [18NO]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H719 [16FE]

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

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE]

———provide leave for members in connection with adoptions of children (see H.R. 1373), H2551 [26AP]

———tribute to dedication and commitment of employers of the members of the National Guard and other Reserve components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 302), H10039 [8NO]

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H4486 [14JN]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 2358), H5604 [30JN]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H7743 [7SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H796 [17FE] (see H.J. Res. 58), H5915 [14JY]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 903), H792 [17FE]

C.W. `Bill' Jones Pumping Plant, Byron, CA: designate (see H.R. 2383), H3331 [16MY]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 606), H942 [2MR]

———establish additional permanent Federal judgeships for the eastern district (see H.R. 1178), H1024 [8MR]

California League of Food Processors: anniversary (see H. Res. 45), H287 [1FE]

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]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H10501 [16NO]

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]

———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H1697 [17MR] (see H. Res. 127), H1848 [6AP]

Children and youth: make grants to establish antibullying and gang prevention programs (see H.R. 283), H4486 [14JN]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H2551 [26AP]

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H4486 [14JN]

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

Clean Air Act: authorize critical use exemption amounts for methyl bromide as identified by the Dept. of State (see H.R. 1257), H1370 [10MR]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H2648 [27AP]

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

Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see H.J. Res. 23), H1417 [14MR]

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

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

Corporate Entitlement Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 4254), H10038 [8NO]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H7566 [28JY]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country (see H.R. 2363), H4401 [13JN]

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 719), H8643 [29SE]

———temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (see H. Con. Res. 206), H5964 [18JY]

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), H8808 [7OC]

———establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 1386), H5915 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H10910 [17NO]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4158), H9361 [27OC]

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

———make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 1071), H4143 [26MY]

Dept. of HHS: award on a competitive basis grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention program (see H.R. 3555), H7558 [28JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H6328 [21JY]

———establish a national sex offender registration database (see H.R. 95), H3262 [12MY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide technical and financial assistance to private landowners to restore, enhance, and manage private land to improve fish and wildlife habitats through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (see H.R. 2018), H7565 [28JY]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H11653 [14DE]

Disasters: respond to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters that adversely affect food assistance, agricultural producers, and households (see H.R. 3809), H8088 [15SE]

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 441), H7949 [14SE]

Diseases: increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 192), H4143 [26MY]

Drugs: encourage the President to convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals (see H. Res. 566), H11221 [7DE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 314), H3262 [12MY] (see H.R. 3889), H8389 [27SE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8102 [19SE]

———reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 1299), H1507 [15MR]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs and provide an additional extension if implementing legislation is not submitted for World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see H.R. 4332), H10226 [15NO]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H11880 [15DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H4143 [26MY]

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

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H2648 [27AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H11110 [6DE]

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

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H9276 [26OC]

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: achieve a national health information infrastructure and establish a refundable tax credit for expenditures of health care providers implementing such infrastructure (see H.R. 747), H2648 [27AP]

———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), H4561 [15JN]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 3875), H10145 [9NO]

———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 embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H2103 [14AP]

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 223), H9427 [28OC]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H4073 [25MY] (see H.R. 4094), H9426 [28OC]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1510 [15MR]

———strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 121), H797 [17FE]

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), H791 [17FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H7743 [7SE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1417 [14MR]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H.R. 4179), H9425 [28OC]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1847 [6AP]

Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7950 [14SE]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), H9642 [3NO]

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), H2739 [28AP]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H942 [2MR]

———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H3262 [12MY]

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), H984 [3MR]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H8388 [27SE]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H3695 [19MY]

Medicare: extend implementation of prescription drug program (see H.R. 3940), H8919 [18OC]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H3894 [24MY]

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

———raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H9275 [26OC]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H3769 [23MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H8089 [15SE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3250), H5740 [12JY]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9556 [2NO]

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), H8387 [27SE]

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

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H2103 [14AP]

National School Lunch Act: provide automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose parents are enlisted active-duty military personnel (see H.R. 844), H9962 [7NO]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H8734 [6OC]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 41), H413 [8FE]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see H.R. 1674), H2978 [4MY]

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

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11505 [13DE]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H9641 [3NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H798 [17FE]

Pensions: limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 2233), H3436 [17MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H5638 [11JY] (see H.R. 700), H7861 [13SE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H2550 [26AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H8734 [6OC]

Railroads: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H8986 [19OC]

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

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H7862 [13SE]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (see H. Res. 485), H8810 [7OC]

Roads and highways: designate California State Route 99 as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System (see H.R. 99), H197 [25JA]

Robert E. Coyle U.S. Courthouse, Fresno, CA: designate (see H.R. 724), H522 [9FE]

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]

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

Sierra National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 409), H234 [26JA]

Social Security: provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H4187 [7JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H2738 [28AP]

Space policy: anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope (see H. Res. 251), H3114 [10MY]

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), H9277 [26OC]

Tariff: cotton fabrics (see H.R. 1945), H2979 [4MY]

———nylon woolpacks used to package wool (see H.R. 1851), H4143 [26MY]

Taxation: clarify the excise tax exemptions for aerial applicators of fertilizers or other substances (see H.R. 1387), H1692 [17MR]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2952), H6205 [20JY]

———encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments by excluding from income a portion of such payments (see H.R. 2951), H8089 [15SE]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H7743 [7SE]

———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1663), H4143 [26MY]

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see H.R. 1624), H1969 [13AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4143 [26MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H8089 [15SE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (see H.R. 1577), H9556 [2NO]

Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H6432 [25JY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H12050 [16DE]

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), H8644 [29SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H4896 [21JN] (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1508 [15MR]

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]

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

———recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Tariff: imidacloprid pesticides (see H.R. 2396), H3434 [17MY]

———propamocarb HCL (Previcur) (see H.R. 2395), H3434 [17MY]

———spirodiclofen (see H.R. 2394), H3434 [17MY]

———trifloxystrobin (see H.R. 2397), H3434 [17MY]

Letters

Energy Policy Act: Joe Hackney and Beverly Gard, National Conference of State Legislatures, H2177 [20AP]

Remarks

Amtrak: funding, H1212 [9MR], H5394 [29JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2522 [26AP], E747 [22AP]

Armstrong, Harry: Fresno, CA, Business Council Rose Ann Vuich Ethical Leadership Award recipient, E2399 [18NO]

Boren, Jim: Journalism Education Association National Media Citation Award recipient, E2034 [6OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10149 [10NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10532 [17NO]

Buster, Walter L.: California State University, Fresno, Kremen School of Education and Human Development Noted Alumni Award recipient, E241 [15FE]

Children and youth: child support enforcement programs funding, H10532 [17NO]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E2058 [7OC]

Conrad, Vernon: Greater Fresno, CA, Area Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E2400 [18NO]

Curry, Ulysses S.: West Fresno Health Care Coalition Community Health Champion Award recipient, E2397 [18NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3672 [19MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5394 [29JN]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6916 [27JY]

Dyar, Ken: California Teacher of the Year award recipient, E2475 [7DE]

Dyer, Jerry: Fresno, CA, Business Council Excellence in Public Service Award recipient, E2398 [18NO]

Endangered Species Act: clarify intended use of recovery plans as discretionary guidance documents, E2076 [7OC]

———provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8539, H8574 [29SE], E2076 [7OC]

Fresno, CA: anniversary of San Joaquin Memorial High School, E1858 [15SE]

———dedication of new Federal courthouse, E2093 [17OC]

Gaston, Rutherford, Sr. (Bud): California State University, Fresno, Kremen School of Education and Human Development Noted Alumni Award recipient, E240 [15FE]

Gomes, George J.: California Farm Bureau Federation Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E1657 [29JY]

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, H8855 [18OC]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), consideration (H. Res. 621), H11897 [16DE]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (H.R. 4179), E2267 [3NO]

Lavers, Fred D., II: Kern County, CA, Cattlemen and Cattlewomen Associations Cattleman of the Year Award recipient, E263 [16FE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7893 [14SE]

———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (H.R. 798), H11464, H11466 [13DE]

Mehas, Pete: California State University, Fresno, Kremen School of Education and Human Development Noted Alumni Award recipient, E238 [15FE]

Mosely, Edward R.: West Fresno Health Care Coalition Community Health Champion Award recipient, E2403 [18NO]

National Conference of State Legislatures: tribute to National Conference of State Legislatures Leadership Institute, E2032 [6OC]

National Park Service: require that concession items for sale be made in the U.S., H3672 [19MY]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8773 [7OC]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H2177 [20AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 219), H2177 [20AP]

San Joaquin Valley College: anniversary, E1993 [29SE]

Self Help Enterprises (organization): anniversary, E1583 [22JY]

Smith, Noel: West Fresno Health Care Coalition Community Health Champion Award recipient, E2401 [18NO]

Snow, Ramona: Kern County, CA, Cattlemen and Cattlewomen Associations Cattlewoman of the Year Award recipient, E263 [16FE]

United Health Centers of San Joaquin Valley, Inc.: opening of Kernan Health Center, E1577 [22JY]

University of California, San Francisco, Fresno: tribute to Fresno, CA, Medical Education and Research Center opening, E675 [18AP]

Votes: correction, E817 [28AP]

———position on missed, H3287 [16MY], E127 [1FE], E2542, E2543 [15DE]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), E1208 [14JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8510 [28SE]

Special order: granted, H705 [16FE]

Tributes

Bloom, Vincent L., E677 [18AP]

Brann, Vee-Jay, E2592 [17DE]

Bronzan, Nick G., E2589 [17DE]

Chen Shui-bian, E1494 [15JY], E1744 [29JY]

Clark, Thomas N., E116 [1FE]

DeGroot, Sandra L., E1658 [29JY]

DeMers, Don, E175 [8FE], E353 [3MR]

Downs, Ron, E2306 [9NO]

Fat, Wing Kai, E407 [10MR]

Gibson, Ellen, E676 [18AP]

Lundquist, Gene A., E785 [27AP]

Martella, Fred, E1172 [8JN]

Nickerson, Ruth M., E675 [18AP]

Orosco, Adrian N., E2644 [22DE]

Parks, Rosa, H9264 [26OC], E2230 [1NO]

Pauli, Bill, E2591 [17DE]

Pinckard, William H. (Pinky), E113 [1FE]

Quinn, Paul, E1001 [17MY]

Snyder, Richard C., E2474 [7DE]

Villatoro, Ramon A., Jr., E1776 [7SE]

Wash, Robert M., E1996 [29SE]

Wathen, Spalding G., E1170 [8JN]

Weber, Warren, E314 [1MR], E350 [3MR]

White, Paul C., E2400 [18NO]