UDALL, TOM (a Representative from New Mexico)
Amendments
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2399 [21AP]
Articles and editorials
Warming Climate, Washington (DC) Post, H4329 [9JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]
American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H720 [16FE]
Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H2149 [19AP]
Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H1372 [10MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]
Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H2150 [19AP]
———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see H.R. 771), H5362 [28JN]
———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), H720 [16FE]
———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]
———improve Montgomery GI Bill educational benefits (see H.R. 2248), H3196 [11MY]
———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA]
———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to a surviving spouse of a member in any case in which there are dependent children (see H.R. 1573), H1894 [12AP]
———limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (see H.R. 2046), H3262 [12MY]
———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H3436 [17MY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H8919 [18OC]
———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H848 [1MR]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H413 [8FE]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 381), H6431 [25JY]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1368 [10MR]
Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7812 [8SE]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]
BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 788), H848 [1MR]
Bureau of Reclamation: assess extent of invasion of salt cedar and Russian olive plants in the Western U.S. and carry out demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of such plants (see H.R. 2720), H5741 [12JY]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 52), H4142 [26MY]
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), H1691 [17MR]
Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H2151 [19AP]
China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H983 [3MR]
Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 44), H353 [2FE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H2148 [19AP]
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), H5914 [14JY]
———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]
Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H582 [10FE]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H3053 [5MY]
Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see H.J. Res. 23), H1510 [15MR]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H353 [2FE]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H4356 [9JN]
CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8807 [7OC]
Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H2648 [27AP]
———impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 1182), H3262 [12MY]
Credit cards: protect consumers from unfair practices of issuers (see H.R. 3492), H9696 [4NO]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4723 [17JN]
Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4896 [21JN]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2548 [26AP]
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 the National Drought Council (see H.R. 1386), H1692 [17MR]
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), H11328 [8DE]
———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2427), H3696 [19MY] (see H.R. 2511), H8163 [20SE]
Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H798 [17FE]
Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H11036 [18NO]
———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 1290), H4356 [9JN]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H350 [2FE]
Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H11653 [14DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H10227 [15NO]
———establish Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2959), H4896 [21JN]
———improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see H.R. 3147), H8513 [28SE]
———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1773), H2470 [21AP]
———provide Chief Information Officer authority over resources, budget, and personnel related to the support function of information technology (see H.R. 4061), H8846 [17OC]
———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), H2472 [21AP]
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]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H3199 [11MY]
Diseases: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H10503 [16NO]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H193 [25JA]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H196 [25JA]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H8735 [6OC]
Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H349 [2FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H234 [26JA]
Ewa Beach, HI: tribute to West Oahu Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 429), H7950 [14SE]
Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (see H.R. 4194), H10039 [8NO]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1779 [5AP]
———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H8919 [18OC]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H8388 [27SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]
Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H7614 [29JY]
Fish and fishing: reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see H.R. 3153), H5600 [30JN]
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]
Forest Service: enter into partnership agreements with entities and local communities to encourage greater cooperation in administration of activities on and near National Forest System lands (see H.R. 3818), H8088 [15SE]
Forests: conduct projects with conservation corps to protect forests (see H.R. 2875), H4485 [14JN]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H8163 [20SE]
Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H9044 [20OC]
———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H3435 [17MY]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H1968 [13AP]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H4356 [9JN]
Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 3891), H8341 [22SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H4143 [26MY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H1779 [5AP]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H798 [17FE]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H792 [17FE]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H942 [2MR]
Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H847 [1MR]
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1845 [6AP]
Ho, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 597), H11503 [13DE]
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 (see H. Res. 39), H196 [25JA]
House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1026 [8MR]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H4297 [8JN]
House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1265 [9MR]
Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H9362 [27OC]
Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H6652 [26JY]
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]
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 1310), H1507 [15MR]
Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H1845 [6AP]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1779 [5AP]
Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H11328 [8DE]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1696), H2739 [28AP]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H942 [2MR]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 1302, 1304), H1507 [15MR]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H4356 [9JN]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H2151 [19AP]
Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H8388 [27SE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H2739 [28AP]
———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H11035 [18NO]
———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H582 [10FE]
———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H942 [2MR]
———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H10227 [15NO]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H6936 [27JY]
———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H630 [15FE]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H7613 [29JY]
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), H2881 [3MY]
Middle East: support findings of U.N. commission investigating assassination of Rafik Hariri, condemn Syria for apparent involvement, and demand Syrian compliance with certain U.N. resolutions (see H. Res. 510), H9556 [2NO]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H3555 [18MY]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H10157 [10NO]
National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 933), H3556 [18MY]
National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 3922), H10146 [9NO]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 46), H354 [2FE]
National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 2715), H9641 [3NO]
National Security Agency: require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 643), H13189 [22DE]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]
———fulfill Federal trust responsibility to serve the educational needs of the Navajo people (see H.R. 1659), H2101 [14AP]
———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 291), H9695 [4NO]
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), H2150 [19AP] (see H.R. 3323), H8348 [26SE]
O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H6108 [19JY]
OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 1955), H7861 [13SE]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H798 [17FE]
Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 4052), H8808 [7OC]
Po'Pay: dedication of statue provided by New Mexico for display in National Statuary Hall (see H. Con. Res. 241), H7861 [13SE] (see H. Con. Res. 242), H7949 [14SE]
Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 1006), H846 [1MR]
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), H5362 [28JN]
Power resources: improve energy efficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 4384), H11328 [8DE]
———increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to establish project to address issue of peak oil (see H. Res. 507), H9047 [24OC]
———reduce growth of energy use and limit impact of growing energy use on the economy, environment, and national security through reductions in energy demand (see H.R. 3263), H6432 [25JY]
Public Health Service Act: improve Parkinson's disease research (see H.R. 3550), H11655 [14DE]
Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H2978 [4MY]
Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H3434 [17MY]
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2017), H5435 (see H.R. 2017), H5480 [29JN]
Roybal, Edward R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H10226 [15NO]
Safe Drinking Water Act: assist small communities with achieving or maintaining compliance with drinking water standards (see H.R. 2417), H3435 [17MY]
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]
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: enhance program (see H.R. 3200), H5801 [13JY]
Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2100 [14AP]
Small Business Act: enhance section 8(a) program (see H.R. 4474), H11326 [8DE]
Social Security: 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), H1778 [5AP]
Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H3056 [5MY]
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), H8388 [27SE]
———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H10502 [16NO]
———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), H4896 [21JN]
———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]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 625), H410 [8FE]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1511), H1845 [6AP]
———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1663), H4143 [26MY]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 659), H2472 [21AP]
———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 for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H796 [17FE]
———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H8735 [6OC]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H8919 [18OC]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 1377), H1691 [17MR]
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]
Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H7814 [8SE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]
VA: anniversary (see H. Res. 361), H5916 [14JY]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H2472 [21AP]
———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 805), H628 [15FE]
———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), H1025 [8MR]
———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]
———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H4896 [21JN]
———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H348 [2FE]
———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H5963 [18JY]
———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), H1967 [13AP]
———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), H4187 [7JN]
———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), H988 [7MR]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H4896 [21JN]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H4561 [15JN]
Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H1371 [10MR]
Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8343 [22SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1508 [15MR]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H5602 [30JN]
———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H5361 [28JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Carson National Forest: withdraw the Valle Vidal Unit from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws (see H.R. 3817), H8088 [15SE]
CPSC: issue safety standards for lead-containing dishware (see H.R. 4154), H9275 [26OC]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, child, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 1667), H2102 [14AP]
National forests: authorize Forest Service and BLM to provide research on the rehabilitation of forest ecosystem health following uncharacteristic disturbances of forested Federal lands (see H.R. 3973), H8732 [6OC]
Native Americans: clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands (see H.R. 600), H352 [2FE]
———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H352 [2FE]
New Mexico: designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (see H.R. 362), H195 [25JA]
Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 732), H523 [9FE]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 983), H796 [17FE]
Public welfare programs: make grants to States to establish emergency assistance programs to help low-income households purchase gasoline (see H.R. 4010), H8734 [6OC]
Roads and highways: identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor (see H.R. 430), H235 [26JA]
———maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations (see H.R. 429), H235 [26JA]
Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM: designate (see H.R. 984), H796 [17FE]
SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 2981), H4722 [17JN]
Taxation: treat certain payments made in lieu of income taxes to the European Union as income taxes paid to a foreign country for foreign tax credit (see H.R. 2307), H3198 [11MY]
Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H236 [26JA]
Letters
Albuquerque Indian Health Center: by, S4588 [28AP]
Incorporation of an allowance price cap in market-based systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: Joseph E. Stiglitz and R. Glenn Hubbard, Council of Economic Advisers, H4329 [9JN]
Military Families Leave Act: Candace A. Wheeler, National Military Family Association, E666
———Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families, E666
———Lani Burnett, Reserve Enlisted Association, and Robert A. McIntosh, Reserve Officers Association, E666
———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., E666
Native American Veterans Cemetery Act: Anthony J. Principi, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, E139
———National American Indian Veterans, Inc., E139
Uranium mining and reclamation technologies research and development funding: Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), H2401 [21AP]
———Lynnea Smith, Eastern Navajo Dine Against Uranium Mining, H2400 [21AP]
———Sharon Clahchischilliage, Navajo Nation, H2400 [21AP]
Lists
Supporters of Udall of New Mexico amendment to H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, on uranium mining and reclamation technologies research and development funding, H2400 [21AP]
Remarks
Albuquerque, NM: agreement reached with environmental groups on protection of silvery minnow habitat in water conservation project, E331
———opening of Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum, E1927
Antietam National Battlefield: establish memorial to officers and enlisted men of certain New Hampshire units (H.R. 1084), H5202 [27JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H2338 [20AP], E2647
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H3616 [19MY]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2069
———amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1988 [14AP]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H2713
Carson National Forest: withdraw the Valle Vidal Unit from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws (H.R. 3817), H8066 [15SE]
Chalmers, Don: Quality New Mexico (nonprofit organization) Zia Award recipient, E2579
Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, E935
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, H4328 [9JN]
———global warming, H11336 [13DE]
CPSC: issue safety standards for lead-containing dishware (H.R. 4154), E2184
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 65), H9297 [27OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4031 [25MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, E2647
———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations, H4031 [25MY]
———recommendation to close Cannon AFB, NM, H3265 [16MY], H9297 [27OC]
Dept. of Justice: decision to request lower fine amount in civil lawsuit against tobacco industry to fund smoking-cessation programs, H4193 [8JN]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize contracts with Cheyenne, WY, for water storage in the Kendrick Project (H.R. 1046), H3275 [16MY]
———convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility in Nevada to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (H.R. 540), H3281 [16MY]
———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (H.R. 177), H8869 [18OC]
———study the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, MA, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1512), H5206, H5207 [27JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3616 [19MY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), E1407
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5457 [29JN]
Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, E1799
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), E1660
Ecology and environment: enforce certain enviromental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office, H2430
Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8539
———provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), consideration (H. Res. 470), H8524, H8525 [29SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3863 [24MY]
Executive Office of the President: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board funding, H5457 [29JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, child, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (H.R. 1667), E665
Flood Control Act: authorize water conservation programs relative to the Middle Rio Grande Project, E331
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H4542
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5291
Global Environment Facility (organization): funding, H5291
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3844
Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), E1799
Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), E2642
Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11021
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11021
———elections, E2583
Jemez Springs, NM: anniversary, E323
Los Alamos National Laboratory: contract management and operations, H3863 [24MY]
Melrose, NM: anniversary, E1567
Mining and mineral resources: uranium mining and reclamation technologies research and development funding, H2399, H2400, H2401 [21AP]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H2446
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1428), H5203 [27JN]
National forests: authorize Forest Service and BLM to provide research on the rehabilitation of forest ecosystem health following uncharacteristic disturbances of forested Federal lands (H.R. 3973), E2027
National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 2362), H5204 [27JN]
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund: modify authorities for use (H.R. 2107), H3277 [16MY]
National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, E2625
Native Americans: clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands (H.R. 600), E190
———clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands (S. 279), H11047 [6DE]
———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (H.R. 601), E139
———technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 3351), E2386
New Mexico: anniversary of Conchas Dam construction, E1663
———anniversary of Coronado State Monument, E498
———designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (H.R. 362), E135
———designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (S. 156), H8872 [18OC]
Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 732), E189
Po'Pay: dedication of statue provided by New Mexico for display in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 242), H8170 [21SE]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, H11270 [8DE]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2338 [20AP], H2399, H2400, H2401, H2430
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, E1735
Public lands: reduce the royalty required to be paid for potassium and potassium compounds produced from sylvite on Federal lands (H.R. 485), H3276 [16MY]
Public welfare programs: make grants to States to establish emergency assistance programs to help low-income households purchase gasoline (H.R. 4010), E2051
Rio Rancho, NM: anniversary of Intel Corp., facility, E2173
Roads and highways: identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor (H.R. 430), E83
———maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations (H.R. 429), E88
Rocky Mountain National Park: adjust boundaries (S. 55), H8870 [18OC]
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: convey certain property to be held in trust (H.R. 481), H5201 [27JN]
Santa Fe, NM: anniversary of Pancakes on the Plaza fundraising event, E1266
Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM: designate (H.R. 984), E303
SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (H.R. 2981), E1270
———small business guarantee loan program funding, H2590
Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), E540
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4542
Small Business Bill of Rights: establish (H. Res. 22), H2590
Springer, NM: anniversary of Macaron's Scooper Market, E2174
Taxation: treat certain payments made in lieu of income taxes to the European Union as income taxes paid to a foreign country for foreign tax credit (H.R. 2307), E933
Technical Vocational Institute Community College: anniversary of Service Learning Program, E778
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, H11522 [14DE]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6210, H6243
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 595), H11522 [14DE]
University of New Mexico, Los Alamos: anniversary, E1834
Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 938), H3285 [16MY]
Valles Caldera National Preserve: improve preservation (S. 212), H11046 [6DE]
Votes: position on missed, E2270
White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 38), H5205 [27JN]
Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 34), H1744
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H280 [1FE], H5099 [23JN]
Special order: granted, H4350 [9JN], H8085 [15SE], H11323 [8DE]
Resolutions by organizations
Native American Veterans Cemetery Act: Larry Anderson, Navajo Nation Council, E140
———Lawrence T. Morgan, Navajo Nation Council, E139
Tributes
Armenta, Monica, E2265
Cambridge, Lyle J., E1478
Collins, William, E1936
Gorman, Rudolph C. (R.C.), E2332
Grant, Jonathan, H3588 [19MY], E1011
Hanson, Robert J., E2113
Roybal, Edward R., E2224
Sena, John (Bouncer), E1448
Torres, Gene, E1032