HOOLEY, DARLENE (a Representative from Oregon)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3489 [18MY]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6046 [19JY]
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5458 [29JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5296 [28JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: implement a mandatory program for country of origin labeling for meat and produce (see H.R. 4365), H10908 [17NO]
American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill educational benefits (see H.R. 2248), H3196 [11MY]
———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), H141 [20JA]
———limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (see H.R. 2046), H3262 [12MY]
———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), H3894 [24MY]
———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), H848 [1MR]
———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), H2880 [3MY]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1897 [12AP]
Bank for International Settlements (organization): establish committee to develop uniform U.S. positions on issues before the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and review capital standards accord (see H.R. 1226), H1510 [15MR]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]
———exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H4073 [25MY]
Biotechnology Industry Organization: tribute (see H. Res. 421), H7613 [29JY]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1896 [12AP]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H11110 [6DE]
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]
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]
Children and youth: establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2000), H3331 [16MY]
———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H5741 [12JY]
———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H3260 [12MY]
Classified information: request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H10039 [8NO]
Climate: 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]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 329), H5964 [18JY]
Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H2648 [27AP]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H3894 [24MY]
Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 4411), H11328 [8DE]
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), H984 [3MR]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1651), H2101 [14AP]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H2739 [28AP]
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 Agriculture: prohibit establishment of standards to designate minimal-risk regions, including Canada, for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) unless export access for cattle and beef products improves (see H.R. 187), H197 [25JA]
———provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 710), H3056 [5MY]
———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 131), H3055 [5MY]
———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H11504 [13DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information relating to the reapportionment of airport screeners (see H. Res. 463), H8387 [27SE]
Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2395 [20AP]
Dept. of the Interior: study feasibility of designating the route followed by Isaac Stevens and Joel Palmer when they negotiated treaties with certain Indian tribes as a national historic trail (see H.R. 3615), H7561 [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), H11880 [15DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2959), H4721 [17JN]
———provide Chief Information Officer authority over resources, budget, and personnel related to the support function of information technology (see H.R. 4061), H9363 [27OC]
———provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3727), H7859 [13SE]
———provide veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina access to health care (see H.R. 3666), H7741 [7SE]
———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), H1847 [6AP]
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]
Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9473 [1NO]
———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 3307), H9696 [4NO]
Drugs: enhance Federal penalties for illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines and other controlled substances, and provide residential substance abuse treatment programs for State and Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3513), H7557 [28JY]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 314), H3331 [16MY] (see H.R. 3889), H8341 [22SE]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H3434 [17MY]
Education: increase amount of loans repayable for Selected Reserve officers who possess qualifications, or are being trained, in health professions needed to meet wartime combat medical skill shortages (see H.R. 3417), H6431 [25JY]
———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 1293), H1506 [15MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H6651 [26JY]
Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission: establish (see H.R. 2400), H3434 [17MY]
Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]
Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 2428), H11504 [13DE]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1897 [12AP]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for secure financial data (see H.R. 3997), H8733 [6OC]
Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 4110), H9277 [26OC]
Federal Credit Union Act: clarify definition of net worth under certain circumstances for purposes of corrective action authority of the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1042), H940 [2MR]
Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H3114 [10MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H3435 [17MY]
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), H74 [4JA]
———provide emergency authority to guarantee checks cashed by insured depository institutions and credit unions for noncustomers who are victims of certain hurricanes (see H.R. 3909), H8386 [27SE]
———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 3505), H8163 [20SE]
———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1185), H1263 [9MR]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1510 [15MR]
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), H1780 [5AP]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H7558 [28JY]
Friends of the Children (organization): funding (see H.R. 1876), H2646 [27AP]
Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H9044 [20OC]
GSA: conveyance of certain real property (see H.R. 1429), H1693 [17MR]
Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 1709), H2551 [26AP]
———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H3331 [16MY]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H628 [15FE]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H3894 [24MY]
Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 1835), H3695 [19MY]
———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H720 [16FE]
Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H1779 [5AP]
High-Performance Computing Act: amend (see H.R. 28), H1896 [12AP]
Ho, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 597), H11503 [13DE]
House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1026 [8MR]
Housing: combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, strengthen civil remedies, promote uniform lending and appraisal standards, and establish licensing standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 1295), H1506 [15MR]
———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H5963 [18JY]
Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H11035 [18NO]
Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (see H.R. 383), H233 [26JA]
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]
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. 363), H6651 [26JY]
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]
———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 846), H718 [16FE]
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: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H848 [1MR]
Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H5915 [14JY]
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H287 [1FE]
Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation: establish (see H.R. 2788), H4187 [7JN]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H3331 [16MY]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H3331 [16MY]
Medicare: 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), H10503 [16NO]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H3894 [24MY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H3331 [16MY]
———repeal reduction in payment for therapeutic shoes and inserts for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1416), H10038 [8NO]
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]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3250), H5740 [12JY]
National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H412 [8FE]
National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H8733 [6OC]
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), H1025 [8MR]
———tribute to tribes of the Pacific Northwest and the Treaties of 1855 between these tribes and the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 189), H5100 [23JN]
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), H11880 [15DE]
Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11505 [13DE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H3435 [17MY]
Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H1025 [8MR]
Privacy: strengthen data protection and safeguards, require data breach notification, and further prevent identity theft (see H.R. 3374), H6326 [21JY]
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]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
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), H1970 [13AP]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H348 [2FE]
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: enhance program (see H.R. 3200), H6205 [20JY]
Social Security: ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H2103 [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), H847 [1MR]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H353 [2FE]
Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H1897 [12AP]
Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (see H.R. 2047), H2879 [3MY]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H2648 [27AP]
Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H6205 [20JY]
———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H4143 [26MY]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H11220 [7DE]
———allow employers a credit for costs of providing technical training for employees (see H.R. 2801), H4295 [8JN]
———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), H2473 [21AP]
———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), H2150 [19AP]
———allow taxpayers to split refunds and make deposits electronically among certain accounts (see H.R. 1048), H1622 [16MR]
———exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active duty as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 756), H582 [10FE]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1511), H1845 [6AP]
———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H9472 [1NO]
———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see H.R. 1624), H1969 [13AP]
———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H3894 [24MY]
———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), H5915 [14JY]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H3769 [23MY]
———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8386 [27SE]
———repeal the inflation adjustment of the earned income threshold used in determining the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to restore the threshold to its original amount (see H.R. 4030), H8919 [18OC]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 1377), H1691 [17MR]
Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 959), H795 [17FE]
———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H584 [10FE]
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), H11655 [14DE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H1896 [12AP]
———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1366), H1897 [12AP]
———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), H1896 [12AP]
———extend for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina the time for appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims of certain decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals (see H.R. 3670), H7741 [7SE]
———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H348 [2FE]
———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), H4656 [16JN]
———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1220), H1780 [5AP]
———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2962), H4721 [17JN]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]
Willamette National Forest: designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake as a national recreation trail in honor of James Weaver (see H.R. 1090), H981 [3MR]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H3696 [19MY]
———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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: increase specialty crops competitiveness funding, route value-added agricultural product market development grants through the States, and expand adjusted gross revenue insurance program (see H.R. 3562), H7558 [28JY]
Armed Forces: 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]
———provide that active-duty Army or Air Force officers may not be promoted to brigadier general unless they have had a duty assignment of a certain length involving administration of the National Guard or Reserves (see H.R. 1735), H2393 [20AP]
Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 1393), H1692 [17MR]
Computers: criminalize Internet scams involving fraudulently obtaining personal information, commonly known as phishing (see H.R. 1099), H982 [3MR]
Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to distribution of pseudoephedrine (see H.R. 1056), H940 [2MR]
Crime: provide grants for regional task forces to more effectively investigate and prosecute identity theft and other economic crimes (see H.R. 4244), H9962 [7NO]
Drugs: provide a minimum mandatory prison sentence for manufacturing methamphetamine on properties where children reside (see H.R. 1395), H1692 [17MR]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal application of sunset to certain State qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 1692), H2149 [19AP]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability and assessment provisions (see H.R. 4085), H8985 [19OC]
Goloubev, Anton: relief (see H.R. 4566), H11880 [15DE]
Law enforcement: provide for designation and funding of high intensity methamphetamine abuse and trafficking areas (see H.R. 1055), H940 [2MR]
Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 376), consideration (see H. Res. 267), H3055 [5MY]
Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 4136), H9102 [25OC]
SBA: clarify authority to make economic injury disaster loans in response to disasters caused by drought (see H.R. 1394), H1692 [17MR]
Taxation: disclose to State and local law enforcement agencies individuals using Social Security numbers of others to claim tax benefits (see H.R. 1676), H2106 [18AP]
———provide a credit to employers for hiring new employees (see H.R. 119), H75 [4JA]
———provide a refundable credit to small businesses for the costs of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 118), H75 [4JA]
Veterans: modify calculation of back pay for members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were approved for promotion while interned as POW during World War II (see H.R. 1611), H1968 [13AP]
Lists
Oregon firefighters in the U.S. Fire Administration Fallen Firefighters Memorial Database, E1318
Oregonians killed on the job, E816
Motions
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1524 [16MR]
Remarks
Agriculture: repeal delay in implementation of country of origin labeling requirements for meat and meat products, H4240 [8JN]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4240 [8JN]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1524 [16MR]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), consideration (H. Res. 151), H1432 [15MR]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), motion to recommit, H1524 [16MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3490 [18MY]
———prohibit increase in the aviation security passenger fee, H3489, H3490 [18MY]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8473 [28SE]
Dept. of Labor: National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute funding, H5162
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6045, H6046, H6047 [19JY]
———provide assistance to Mexico to prevent the production of methamphetamine and prevent diversion of methamphetamine precursors for illicit use, H6046, H6047 [19JY]
———require certification that certain countries importing and exporting methamphetamine precursors are cooperating with U.S. law enforcement to prevent diversion of the chemicals for illicit use, H6045, H6046 [19JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), H5588 [30JN]
———reintegration services funding, H1432 [15MR], H1524 [16MR]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5162
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5458 [29JN]
Drugs: provide residential substance abuse treatment programs to those who pass a regularly administered drug-screening test and provide aftercare to prisoners formerly enrolled in such programs, H8473 [28SE]
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 1185), H2922 [4MY]
Firefighters: reduce fatalities and injuries, make safety a national priority, and support national initiative focusing on firefighter safety (H. Con. Res. 180), H4821, H4822 [21JN], E1318
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5296 [28JN]
Mexico: international narcotics control and law enforcement funding, H5296 [28JN]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program funding, H5458 [29JN]
Oregon: anniversary of Dept. of Veterans' Affairs, E408
Salem, OR: Grant Community Middle School recipient of EPA Presidential Environmental Youth Award, E1187
Toledo, OR: anniversary, E292
Veterans: health care funding, H1432 [15MR], H1524 [16MR]
Workers Memorial Day: observance, E816
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2547 [26AP], H4653 [16JN]
Tribute, H2923 [4MY]
Tributes
Hoe, Nainoa K., E99
Kapsch, Stefan, E1183
Mariani, Teri, E736
Simpson, Jacob, E1109