HARMAN, JANE (a Representative from California)
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H83 [6JA]
Committee To Escort Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko Into the House Chamber, H1784 [6AP]
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
Justice Before Politics, Floyd Abrams, Bob Barr, and Thomas Pickering, Washington (DC) Post, H4832 [21JN]
Will We `Never Forget'?, Samuel Pisar, Washington (DC) Post, H169
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]
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 523), H9426 [28OC] (see H. Res. 601), H11881 [15DE]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9642 [3NO]
American Academy of Pediatrics: anniversary (see H. Res. 452), H8162 [20SE]
American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H1372 [10MR]
Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H719 [16FE]
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 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]
———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), H6107 [19JY]
———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H7564 [28JY]
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), H7950 [14SE]
Biotechnology Industry Organization: tribute (see H. Res. 421), H7613 [29JY]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H2150 [19AP]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H9277 [26OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H796 [17FE]
———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 903), H792 [17FE]
Business and industry: prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (see H.R. 3681), H7815 [8SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H12051 [16DE]
Castellano, John: relief (see H.R. 1067), H4722 [17JN]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H1969 [13AP]
Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1691 [17MR]
———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H1848 [6AP]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H353 [2FE]
———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 58), H587 [14FE]
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), H6936 [27JY]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H9962 [7NO]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H6381 [22JY]
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), H943 [2MR]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]
Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see H.R. 516), H720 [16FE]
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), H6328 [21JY]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H9472 [1NO]
———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), H629 [15FE]
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), H8089 [15SE]
Dept. of Defense: expedite success of U.S. in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 184), H4984 [22JN]
Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H8348 [26SE]
Dept. of Energy: 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), H3695 [19MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish a health information technology grant program (see H.R. 2234), H4074 [25MY]
———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H8919 [18OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: 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]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 820), H629 [15FE]
Disasters: require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H9427 [28OC]
Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 441), H7949 [14SE]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1510 [15MR]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H1371 [10MR]
———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8810 [7OC]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H7861 [13SE]
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. 13), H196 [25JA]
Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2340), H3260 [12MY]
———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H6328 [21JY]
Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]
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), H4188 [7JN]
European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H1372 [10MR]
FBI: include in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft (see H.R. 1195), H4296 [8JN]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H4985 [22JN]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H5800 [13JY]
Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H6650 [26JY]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H3695 [19MY]
———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), H1025 [8MR]
Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 188), H1778 [5AP]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H7558 [28JY]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H3435 [17MY]
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), H4073 [25MY]
———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]
———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), H3056 [5MY]
History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H10910 [17NO]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H4560 [15JN]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H5604 [30JN] (see H.R. 4094), H9426 [28OC]
House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1372 [10MR]
———strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 121), H797 [17FE]
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), H11221 [7DE]
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]
———require contracts relative to recovery efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita be awarded only after an open and fair bidding process (see H. Con. Res. 251), H8644 [29SE]
Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 193), H5963 [18JY]
———improve border security (see H.R. 2330), H5177 [24JN]
———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]
Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1107), H1372 [10MR]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1849), H2549 [26AP]
Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H2103 [14AP]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2102 [14AP]
Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H8847 [17OC]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3696 [19MY]
Jews: congratulate communities on seven-year completion of the 11th cycle of daily study of the Talmud (see H. Res. 124), H847 [1MR]
Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7950 [14SE]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), H9103 [25OC]
Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1717), H2393 [20AP]
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), H848 [1MR]
Laredo, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H1851 [8AP]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H631 [15FE]
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), H11111 [6DE]
Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H3262 [12MY]
Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6327 [21JY]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H4187 [7JN]
Medicare: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]
———assure equitable payment for physicians services (see H.R. 4520), H11503 [13DE]
———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H413 [8FE]
———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H11328 [8DE]
———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H8388 [27SE]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H8810 [7OC]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6328 [21JY]
National Archives and Records Administration: extend the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group (see H.R. 842), H718 [16FE]
National Arson Awareness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 252), H2738 [28AP]
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 Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H1779 [5AP]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H8735 [6OC]
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]
———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H796 [17FE]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H284 [1FE]
———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (see H.R. 1544), H1893 [12AP]
National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 41), H413 [8FE]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]
———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H798 [17FE]
News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 3323), H6652 [26JY]
O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H5916 [14JY]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H8736 [6OC]
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]
———tribute (see H. Res. 512), H9275 [26OC]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H798 [17FE]
Pensions: facilitate automatic enrollment of employees in certain pension plans (see H.R. 1508), H1845 [6AP]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H3113 [10MY]
Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H847 [1MR]
Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H8513 [28SE]
Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1313), H2106 [18AP]
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]
Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 504), H1896 [12AP]
Roads and highways: use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 444), H283 [1FE]
Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (see H.R. 787), H1969 [13AP]
Roybal, Edward R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H10226 [15NO]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 275), H9275 [26OC]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H352 [2FE]
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), H4143 [26MY]
Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H287 [1FE]
Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H3769 [23MY]
———ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H984 [3MR]
———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H524 [9FE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H76 [4JA]
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]
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 an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H9696 [4NO]
———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), H2395 [20AP]
———allow taxpayers to split refunds and make deposits electronically among certain accounts (see H.R. 1048), H1779 [5AP]
———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (see H.R. 2471), H3556 [18MY]
———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H4143 [26MY]
———provide a checkoff for a World Trade Center Memorial Fund (see H.R. 1095), H982 [3MR]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4143 [26MY]
———provide incentives for investing in companies involved in space-related activities (see H.R. 1024), H846 [1MR]
———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 976), H1779 [5AP]
Telecommunications: promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks (see H.R. 2418), H6328 [21JY]
———provide grants and other support to achieve communications interoperability in the U.S. (see H.R. 1251), H1370 [10MR]
Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 3270), H5915 [14JY]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H3894 [24MY]
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]
Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1053), H940 [2MR]
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]
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), H10038 [8NO]
———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), H4486 [14JN]
———issue a medal to those who died after service in the Vietnamese Conflict as a result of that service, or who were exposed to ionizing radiation, herbicides, or chemical agents during their service (see H.R. 2370), H11220 [7DE]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H3113 [10MY]
———recognize positive effect of outreach activities known as Stand Down events on homeless veterans and commend organizers of such events (see H. Con. Res. 87), H1622 [16MR]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H6107 [19JY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H4561 [15JN] (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]
Virgin Islands: provide a land exchange on the island of St. John between the National Park Service and the Virgin Islands to facilitate establishment of a school on the island (see H.R. 272), H3696 [19MY]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]
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), H6107 [19JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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), H8733 [6OC]
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 Homeland Security: improve port security by providing grants to support Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans and address vulnerabilities in port areas (see H.R. 1731), H2393 [20AP]
FCC: expedite and increase assignment of radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1646), H2101 [14AP]
Intelligence services: establish a security clearance system to fully leverage the cultural and linguistic skills of subject matter experts and others proficient in foreign languages critical to national security (see H. Res. 173), H1695 [17MR]
National security: require approval of certain judges for issuance of national security letters and require Attorney General to submit semiannual reports on national security letters (see H.R. 4570), H12047 [16DE]
Tariff: bags for toys (see H.R. 2285), H3197 [11MY]
———cases for toys (see H.R. 2288, 2289), H3197 [11MY]
———children's products (see H.R. 2287), H3197 [11MY]
———children's products' cases (see H.R. 2286), H3197 [11MY]
Letters
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations effect on intelligence capabilities: by, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H4847 [21JN]
Remarks
Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4009 [25MY]
———prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, E2041
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2570 [27AP]
Cuba: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H4831 [21JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4009 [25MY]
———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees, E2041
———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), E2041
Dept. of Justice: require annual report on use or development of data-mining technology by Federal agencies, H6275 [21JY]
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6927
FBI: require Director's approval of requests for library or bookstore records, H6251 [21JY]
FCC: expedite and increase assignment of radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (H.R. 1646), E665
Foreign aid: prevent allocation to groups or individuals engaged in efforts to overthrow democratically elected governments, H4837 [21JN]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H4537 [15JN]
Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy and the number of abortions, H2570 [27AP]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3843
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 (H. Res. 39), H169
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H27
———Committee on Homeland Security (House) jurisdiction, H27
———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 563), H10963 [18NO]
Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish, H4831, H4856 [21JN]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), H4843, H4848, H4849, H4854 [21JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), consideration (H. Res. 331), H4831, H4837 [21JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), motion to recommit, H4856 [21JN]
Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H10963 [18NO]
Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H50 [4JA]
National Counterterrorism Center: require report on implementation, H4854 [21JN]
National security: 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), H554 [10FE]
———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), consideration (H. Res. 71), H444 [9FE]
———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3216 [12MY]
———require approval of certain judges for issuance of national security letters and require Attorney General to submit semiannual reports on national security letters (H.R. 4570), E2572
San Diego County, CA: expedite construction of a security fence to reduce illegal immigration, H554 [10FE]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4537 [15JN], H4583 [16JN]
U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: prohibit funding in contravention of laws or regulations enacted to implement, H4583 [16JN]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: modify sunsets on wiretap authority, library and bookseller records, and lone wolf provisions, H10087 [9NO]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6235, H6251, H6275 [21JY]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11535
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration (H. Res. 369), H6215 [21JY]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), motion to instruct conferees, H10087 [9NO]
Venice, CA: anniversary, E1366
Votes: position on missed, E1880
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3552 [18MY], H5099 [23JN], H8383 [27SE]
Tributes
Allen, Charles E., H4850 [21JN]
Arnold, Brian A., E916
Bartlett, Arthur R., E838
Brooke, Karen C., E1241
Fowler, Tillie K., H945 [3MR]
Gordon, Mike, H5260 [28JN]
Petrasich, Matt, E147