THOMPSON, MIKE (a Representative from California)
Appointments
Robert T. Matsui funeral attendees, H129 [6JA]
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]
America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H3436 [17MY]
Armed Forces: identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 202), H8248 [21SE]
———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H584 [10FE]
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H9425 [28OC]
Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7862 [13SE]
Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H10161 [14NO]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H12050 [16DE]
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]
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), H12168 [17DE]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H1779 [5AP]
Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H2395 [20AP]
———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H3557 [18MY]
Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H7645 [2SE]
———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), H6381 [22JY]
———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: 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), H4073 [25MY]
———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), H6108 [19JY]
Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H3056 [5MY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H524 [9FE]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]
Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H6936 [27JY]
———prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H6936 [27JY]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H7743 [7SE]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H6107 [19JY]
Croatia: recommend integration into NATO (see H. Res. 529), H10227 [15NO]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2548 [26AP]
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), H10227 [15NO]
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), H10157 [10NO]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H8388 [27SE]
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), H12051 [16DE]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H9103 [25OC]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1369 [10MR]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H848 [1MR]
Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2087), H3114 [10MY]
———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), H10909 [17NO]
———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in Federal criminal trials occuring in States with medical marijuana use laws (see H.R. 4272), H13189 [22DE]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H3198 [11MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H234 [26JA]
FCC: expedite and increase assignment of radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1646), H8809 [7OC]
Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H10145 [9NO]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]
FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3656), H7672 [6SE]
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]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H3435 [17MY]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H9044 [20OC]
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), H4656 [16JN]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries (see H.R. 296), H193 [25JA]
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: 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), H8735 [6OC]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H942 [2MR]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H631 [15FE] (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), H6205 [20JY]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H720 [16FE]
Ho, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 597), H11503 [13DE]
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), H1417 [14MR]
———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]
Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]
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]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3769 [23MY]
Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H.R. 3142), H5599 [30JN]
Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7950 [14SE]
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), H3556 [18MY]
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), H584 [10FE]
Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H848 [1MR]
Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6327 [21JY]
Medicare: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]
———assure equitable payment for physicians services (see H.R. 4520), H11503 [13DE]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H4896 [21JN]
———improve the provision of telehealth services (see H.R. 2807), H4295 [8JN]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 2014), H5915 [14JY]
———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]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H6107 [19JY]
Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H13189 [22DE]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H8388 [27SE]
———raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H9642 [3NO]
Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H4561 [15JN]
National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9427 [28OC]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1509 [15MR]
National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H5638 [11JY]
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), H4074 [25MY]
National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H10161 [14NO]
National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 41), H584 [10FE]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [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. 581), H6432 [25JY] (see H.R. 3323), H8089 [15SE]
OSHA: update fire protection safety standard to incorporate the current consensus standard for fire protection for styrene cross-linked composites manufacturing (see H.R. 3255), H10227 [15NO]
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), H9275 [26OC]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H798 [17FE]
Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H3695 [19MY]
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), H7862 [13SE]
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]
Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 504), H1896 [12AP]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H348 [2FE]
Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H287 [1FE]
Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2100 [14AP]
Social Security: ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H4143 [26MY]
———modify calculation of child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 2409), H5362 [28JN]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H236 [26JA]
Tariff: natural cork (see H.R. 1944), H2647 [27AP]
Taxation: adjust capital gains treatment of art and collectibles and provide a deduction for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2786), H4187 [7JN]
———allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 2291), H3197 [11MY]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H8810 [7OC]
———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), H2103 [14AP]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H4400 [13JN]
———applicability of volume cap for private activity bonds to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1708), H2149 [19AP]
———clarify that certain CERCLA settlement funds are beneficially owned by the U.S. and are not subject to tax (see H.R. 2940), H4655 [16JN]
———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 819), H1510 [15MR]
———exclude from gross income the proceeds from certain company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2251), H3196 [11MY]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H628 [15FE]
———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H4356 [9JN]
———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]
———permit subchapter S election to be made on returns filed prior to the due date with extensions, reduce certain payroll deposit penalties, and allow certain married couples to file separate self-employment tax returns (see H.R. 3629), H7612 [29JY]
———prevent corporate expatriation to avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 3959), H8643 [29SE]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H1893 [12AP]
———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see H.R. 1134), H988 [7MR]
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), H6328 [21JY]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H12050 [16DE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1508 [15MR]
———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H3331 [16MY]
World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3056 [5MY]
Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H7744 [7SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H719 [16FE]
California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 233), H78 [4JA]
EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 425), H235 [26JA]
Legislative branch of the Government: establish coordinated program for reuse, recycling, and disposal of obsolete computers and other electronic equipment used by legislative offices (see H. Con. Res. 299), H10226 [15NO]
Marin County, CA: enable a Bureau of Reclamation partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other regional partners to achieve water supply, water quality, and environmental restoration objectives (see H.R. 1326), H1508 [15MR]
Medicare: prevent a decrease in benefits resulting from part D premiums increases (see H.R. 3637), H7612 [29JY]
Petroleum: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 3780), H7949 [14SE]
Redwood National Park: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 361), H195 [25JA]
Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (see H.R. 787), H584 [10FE]
Taxation: permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see H.R. 1624), H1969 [13AP]
Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H10038 [8NO]
Remarks
Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11241 [8DE]
Clearlake, CA: opening of Redbud Family Health Center, E2157
Dept. of the Interior: provide adequate school facilities in Yosemite National Park and adjust the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (S. 136), E2471
Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8548
Eureka, CA: anniversary of Knights of Columbus Eureka Council No. 1067, E2341
Hospice of Napa Valley, Inc.: tribute, E196
Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11023
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11023
Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H48 [4JA]
Napa Valley Grapegrowers (organization): anniversary, E595
New York, NY: anniversary of New York Wine Experience, E2209
Redwood National Park: adjust boundaries, E2471
Regusci, Angelo C.: Napa County Farm Bureau Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E1468
Rippey, Mike: Sierra Club Earl Thollander Award recipient, E730
Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (H.R. 787), H1908 [13AP]
Social Security: privatization proposals, H2984 [5MY]
———reform, H2984 [5MY]
Sonoma, CA: tribute to children of Congregation Shir Shalom for statement condemning attacks against civilians in the Darfur Region of Sudan, E1006
St. Helena, CA: anniversary of Napa Valley Masonic Lodge No. 93, E2211
Stanton, Maureen: University of California, Davis Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement award recipient, E1141
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1043 [9MR]
Twohey, Kevin: St. Helena, CA, Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E1732
Votes: position on missed, H9309
Winters, CA: tribute to Winters High School Future Farmers of America (organization) livestock judging team, E300
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H626 [15FE]
Statements
Conflict in Darfur, Sudan: Children of Congregation Shir Shalom, Sonoma, CA, E1006
Tributes
Adams, Winfred W., E1510
Berlant, Paul, E1327
Blakey, Michael R., E260
Brown, Carre J., E2342
Caravario, Lawrence M., E2153
Carino Sen, Lourminia (Mimi), E1033
Chapman, James R., E2106
Crawford, David, E1450
Darter, Robert W., E1863
Daugherty, Sheila, E2154
Engstrom, Thomas, E1145
Gary, Philip A., E1088
Gorodezky, Sarah, E837
Gurney, John P., E1329
Klein, Hans-Peter, E597
Kreb, Melvin H., E2079
Laben, Robert and Dorothy, E2105
Marcus, Victor, E728
Markham, Jeffrey, E1139
McGuinn, Ann, E178
McInnis, Brian J., E729
Reese, Jack B., E84
Reeves, Cameron L., E2155
Rowse, Brad, E24
Ruzicka, Marla, E709
Savidge, William, E434
Sheppard, June Picetti, E89
Slavens, Ken, E533
Walker, Michael, E1665
Warner, Charles S., E2110