SANCHEZ, LORETTA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2148 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 601), H509 [1MR]

Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (see H. Res. 753), H1854 [26AP]

Alquist, Alfred E.: tribute (see H. Res. 750), H1390 [30MR]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1981 [2MY]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 5212), H1852 [26AP]

Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

Cameron, James: tribute (see H. Res. 867), H4008 [14JN]

Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H2706 (see H. Con. Res. 346), H2758 [17MY]

Clothing industry: provide access to information about sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4613), H2339 [9MY]

Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H646 [7MR]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1615), H509 [1MR]

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H451 [28FE]

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 603), H4681 [27JN]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4917 [29JN]

Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H3909 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate economic losses caused by declining Klamath River salmon and develop a research and recovery plan for Klamath River salmon (see H.R. 5213), H1852 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H450 [28FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy (see H.R. 5143), H2339 [9MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to States to conduct demonstration projects designed to enable Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive support for long-term disability services in the settings of their choice (see H.R. 3063), H4134 [15JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Directorate of Emergency Management (see H.R. 5351), H2584 [11MY]

———require motor vehicle operators transporting security sensitive material in commerce to obtain a permit from the Dept. (see H.R. 5604), H4008 [14JN]

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), H274 [14FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data and ensure notification of such thefts (see H.R. 5455), H3643 [8JN] (see H.R. 5588), H4680 [27JN]

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), H1853 [26AP]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H160 [7FE]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H226 [8FE]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H645 [7MR]

Drugs: encourage the President to convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals (see H. Res. 566), H156 [1FE]

Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 5349), H2502 [10MY]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5519), H3308 (see H.R. 5519), H3360 [25MY]

Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 4423), H1390 [30MR] (see H.R. 5680), H4554 [26JN]

FAA: replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H1743 [25AP]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H25 [31JA] (see H.R. 4964), H1059 [15MR]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1321 [29MR]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 408), H3788 [12JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H25 [31JA]

Foreign aid: require recipients of U.S. foreign assistance to certify that the assistance will not be used to intentionally traffic in goods or services that contain counterfeit marks (see H.R. 5249), H2103 [3MY]

Gambling: establish a commission to study the proper response to growth in Internet gambling (see H.R. 5474), H3226 [24MY]

Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

Hispanic Americans: tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 323), H226 [8FE]

House Rules: protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]

———require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (see H. Res. 841), H3226 [24MY]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H4189 [16JN]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 787), H4918 [29JN]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H2641 [16MY]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H2502 [10MY]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]

Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H156 [1FE]

Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 910), H3723 [9JN]

Medicare: extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes once a year, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5116), H1677 [6AP]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H3909 [13JN]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2891 [18MY]

Minimum wage: calculate based on Federal poverty guidelines published by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5731), H4915 [29JN]

Minorities: recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 429), H3908 [13JN]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H155 [1FE]

National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 383), H1854 [26AP]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H4555 [26JN]

National Entrepreneurship Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 699), H646 [7MR]

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), H509 [1MR]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H972 [14MR]

———provide for the regulation of certain chemical facilities (see H.R. 5695), H4794 [28JN]

National Tourism Week: observance (see H. Res. 729), H1129 [16MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 4782), H388 [16FE]

Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]

Pham Hong Son: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 320), H451 [28FE]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H1743 [25AP]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]

Salvadoran-American Day (El Dia del Salvadoreno): support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 721), H867 [9MR]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H2174 [4MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H790 [8MR]

———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 3194), H3227 [24MY]

———repeal certain oil and gas subsidies and appropriate the proceeds to double certain alternative energy incentives (see H.R. 4623), H509 [1MR]

Turkey: reject claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 137), H4681 [27JN]

Vietnam: endorse reforms for freedom and democracy (see H. Res. 807), H2338 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Taxation: creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 4945), H972 [14MR]

———provide a highway fuel tax holiday funded by the repeal of certain production incentives (see H.R. 5285), H2101 [3MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), H4223 [20JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3241 [25MY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, H3683 [9JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2324 [9MY]

Budget: deficit, H1966, H1967 [2MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H2645 [17MY]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H1968 [2MY]

California State University, Fullerton: tribute to baseball team, E1328 [29JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H3801 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2379 [10MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program, H3289 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3230, H3289 [25MY], H3369 [6JN]

———Port Security Grant Program funding, H2147 [4MY]

———withhold risk score reductions from Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program members that lack Customs and Border Protection validation of security measures, H2148, H2149 [4MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2914 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5647), H4335 [21JN]

Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (H.R. 5349), H2343 [10MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 657), E178 [17FE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 737), H1491 [5AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3683, H3697 [9JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E426 [28MR]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking, H3697 [9JN]

Immigration: prohibit Federal grants to law enforcement agencies within jurisdictions that prohibit the provision of information to the Dept. of Homeland Security about illegal aliens, H3369 [6JN]

Intellectual property: reduce piracy in Vietnam, H4760 [28JN]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 4681), H3011 [22MY]

Minimum wage: level, H4335 [21JN], H4564 [27JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), E1300 [28JN]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2110, H2147, H2148, H2149 [4MY], H3289 [25MY]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E903 [19MY]

Pham Hong Son: call for release by Vietnam (H. Con. Res. 320), H1480 [5AP]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), consideration (H. Res. 835), H3241 [25MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4760 [28JN]

Taxation: creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (H.R. 4945), H941 [14MR]

———suspend Federal gas tax throughout the summer driving season, H1986 [3MY]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H4077 [15JN]

Veterans: health care funding, H2914 [19MY]

Vietnam Human Rights Day: observance, H2507 [11MY]

Votes: correction, E1001 [26MY]

———position on missed, E928 [23MY], E1133 [13JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5125 [12JY]

Tributes

Griset, Lorin, E1076 [8JN]

Hoffa, James P., E184 [17FE]

Keegel, C. Thomas, E182 [17FE]