SABO, MARTIN OLAV (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3376 [17MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1268, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief, H2520 [26AP]

———H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8406 [28SE]

———H.R. 2863, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H11586 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1023 [8MR]

Albert Harold Quie Post Office, Dennison, MN: designate (see H.R. 3989), H8733 [6OC]

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

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H8514 [28SE]

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), H3894 [24MY]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H6328 [21JY]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H8089 [15SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]

Armed Forces: 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), H1779 [5AP]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H236 [26JA]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H11035 [18NO]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10227 [15NO]

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), H4722 [17JN]

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), H7862 [13SE]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H5741 [12JY]

Business and industry: require additional disclosure to shareholders of executive compensation (see H.R. 4291), H10156 [10NO]

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]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H2739 [28AP]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H4802 [20JN]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H5604 [30JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H6328 [21JY]

Classified information: 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), H6329 [21JY]

———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), H9696 [4NO]

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), H6381 [22JY]

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

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H6381 [22JY]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 3037), H11504 [13DE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H4656 [16JN]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H4356 [9JN]

Crime: prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H8644 [29SE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4138 [26MY]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H629 [15FE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H4486 [14JN]

———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), H6381 [22JY]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H11879 [15DE]

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: establish electronic nationwide livestock identification system, prevent unauthorized release of information collected, and review responses to livestock disease outbreaks (see H.R. 1254), H5435 (see H.R. 1254), H5479 [29JN]

———prepare an annual report specifying the number of non-Federal employees of the Farm Service Agency needed to handle the workload generated by programs administered by the Agency (see H.R. 2209), H5604 [30JN]

———provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 710), H848 [1MR]

———provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 388), H11035 [18NO]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H5177 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify investigative authority of the privacy officer (see H.R. 3041), H5362 [28JN]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2649 [27AP]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 790), H798 [17FE]

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

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1970 [13AP]

Diseases: anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (see H. Res. 208), H1970 [13AP]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 3369), H11220 [7DE]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2087), H3114 [10MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 1177), H7564 [28JY]

EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (see H.J. Res. 56), H7566 [28JY]

Ewa Beach, HI: tribute to West Oahu Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 429), H7950 [14SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 475), H4356 [9JN]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 859), H798 [17FE]

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]

Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 3128), H8388 [27SE]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H5800 [13JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2562), H4656 [16JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H9962 [7NO]

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]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H794 [17FE]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H7558 [28JY]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6204 [20JY]

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H586 [14FE]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H4356 [9JN]

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), H4143 [26MY]

———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. 2553), H9103 [25OC]

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), H3262 [12MY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H5362 [28JN]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: eliminate application deadlines (see H.R. 3018), H4896 [21JN]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H8342 [22SE]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1417 [14MR]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4723 [17JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3442), H6650 [26JY]

Immigration: 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]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H4401 [13JN]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H12051 [16DE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H4356 [9JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4561 [15JN]

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), H3114 [10MY]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 3450), H6932 [27JY]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H798 [17FE]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H4561 [15JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H3262 [12MY]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1946), H3262 [12MY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H1779 [5AP]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H798 [17FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H11036 [18NO]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1896 [12AP]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H8734 [6OC]

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), H2551 [26AP]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H3555 [18MY]

Mississippi River: designate route for study of potential addition to the National Scenic Trails System (see H.R. 1796), H2471 [21AP]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H413 [8FE]

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), H6652 [26JY]

National parks and recreation areas: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 988), H5603 [30JN]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H942 [2MR]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H7744 [7SE]

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), H10910 [17NO]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H848 [1MR]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H1025 [8MR]

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: require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of ethanol and diesel fuel contain a certain percentage of biodiesel (see H.R. 1398), H11035 [18NO]

Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 24), H796 [17FE]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1370 [10MR]

Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H7565 [28JY]

Red Lake, MN: express condolences in the aftermath of the recent school shooting at Red Lake High School (see H. Con. Res. 126), H1846 [6AP]

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

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

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

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 551), H4187 [7JN]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H1696 [17MR]

———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]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2625), H4072 [25MY]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H1851 [8AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H7743 [7SE]

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: policy concerning supportive actions on the occasion of the Seventh NPT Review Conference (see H. Con. Res. 133), H4401 [13JN]

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

Veterans: recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H524 [9FE]

Water: improve water quality in an equitable manner (see H.R. 4541), H11653 [14DE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Social Security: establish an effective real annual rate of interest for special obligations issued to trust funds (see H.R. 1123), H983 [3MR]

Taxation: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 3260), H5740 [12JY]

University of Minnesota: tribute to women's ice hockey team (see H. Res. 238), H2550 [26AP]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 496), H285 [1FE]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H8395 [28SE]

Remarks

Albert Harold Quie Post Office, Dennison, MN: designate (H.R. 3989), H9445 [1NO]

Appropriations: 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 instruct conferees, H2508 [26AP]

———on-budget treatment and reporting requirements relative to future requests for supplemental appropriations for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2508 [26AP]

Augsburg College: tribute to wrestling team, E406 [10MR]

Black History Month: observance, E327 [2MR]

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information on an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H3393, H3394 [17MY]

Coast Guard: Integrated Deepwater System Program funding, H3372 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4762 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: chemical facility security funding, H3380 [17MY]

———emergency and disaster preparedness reorganization plan, H8395, H8397, H8399, H8400, H8401 [28SE]

———firefighter assistance grant programs funding, H3376 [17MY]

———grant funding to assist States in conforming with minimum drivers license standards, H3400 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3363, H3372, H3376, H3380, H3393, H3394, H3396, H3400 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), conference report, H8696, H8699 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration (H. Res. 278), H3343 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), motion to instruct conferees, H8395, H8397, H8399, H8400, H8401 [28SE]

Federal Air Marshal Service: reimburse airlines for cost of seats used by air marshals, H3396 [17MY]

FEMA: provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act, H8699 [6OC]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), H7779 [8SE]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H61 [4JA]

National security: immigration and customs enforcement, border protection, and Federal Law Enforcement Training Center funding, H2508 [26AP]

Point of order, H3393 [17MY]

Red Lake, MN: express condolences in the aftermath of the recent school shooting at Red Lake High School (H. Con. Res. 126), H2169 [20AP]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (H.R. 2017), H11058 [6DE]

Taxation: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (H.R. 3260), E1469 [12JY]

U.S. Air Force Academy: ensure a positive climate of religious freedom and tolerance, H4762 [20JN]

Voting: allow voter registration on Election Day, E41 [6JA]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (H.R. 496), E114 [1FE]

World Food Prize Day: observance, E2124 [19OC]

Tributes

Richardson, Virginia and Samuel, E327 [2MR]