STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4297, Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act, H196 [8FE]

Articles and editorials

House Vote Harms Palestine, Israel, U.S., John Nichols, Nation (publication), E995 [26MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: ensure that the confidential communications of a member of the Armed Forces with a victim service organization or a health care professional are not disclosed (see H.R. 3837), H451 [28FE]

Arms control: promote the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 373), H4190 [16JN]

Bankruptcy: reform executive compensation in corporate bankruptcies (see H.R. 5113), H2339 [9MY]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H26 [31JA]

Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 4898), H790 [8MR]

Bush, President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 636), H26 [31JA]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 4923), H867 [9MR]

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

Cheney, Vice President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 637), H26 [31JA]

Children and youth: improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (see H.R. 5403), H2705 (see H.R. 5403), H2757 [17MY]

———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 4794), H869 [9MR]

———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 5167), H2962 [19MY]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H1197 [28MR]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President to transmit documents relative to electronic surveillance without search warrants on individuals in the U.S. (see H. Res. 641), H156 [1FE]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 901), H5047 [11JY]

Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H160 [7FE]

Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 635), H26 [31JA]

Computers: promote open broadband networks and innovation, foster electronic commerce, and safeguard consumer access to online content and services (see H.R. 5273), H2833 (see H.R. 5273), H2891 [18MY]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H1197 [28MR]

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 Education: authorize grants to States and local educational agencies to establish teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 4773), H4520 [22JN]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H3723 [9JN]

———urge withdrawal of changes contained in the ``Additional Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy—Three-Part Test-Part Three'' that harm Title IX (see H. Res. 735), H2962 [19MY]

Dept. of Energy: ensure equitable provision of pension and medical benefits to contractor employees (see H.R. 5362), H2584 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2706 (see H.R. 5201), H2758 [17MY]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H509 [1MR]

———establish comprehensive prevention, education, research, and medical management program to reduce liver cirrhosis and liver cancer caused by chronic hepatitis B infection (see H.R. 4550), H2706 (see H.R. 4550), H2758 [17MY]

———establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 4903), H3227 [24MY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H1853 [26AP]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see H.R. 4695), H2339 [9MY]

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), H226 [8FE]

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. 5588), H4190 [16JN]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H333 [15FE]

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), H333 [15FE]

Disasters: protect disaster assistance employee reservists activated by FEMA from demotion or termination in their places of employment (see H.R. 4998), H1129 [16MR]

Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H26 [31JA]

———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 3307), H225 [8FE]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3309 (see H.R. 4033), H3361 [25MY]

———establish comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls in countries for which assistance is provided to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 5674), H4520 [22JN]

———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 5022), H1453 [4AP]

Education: provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H3724 [9JN]

Europe: request Executive Office of the President and direct Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to trip to Europe by Condoleezza Rice (see H. Res. 642), H226 [8FE]

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), H646 [7MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 5364), H3497 [7JN]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit assistance to entities for course material development or instruction on human development and sexuality, if such material includes medically inaccurate information (see H.R. 5598), H3907 [13JN]

———prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H155 [1FE]

Federal employees: require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 735), H25 [31JA]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H4520 [22JN]

Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 1996), H4009 [14JN]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H1743 [25AP]

———provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4736), H1197 [28MR]

Foreign policy: request the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relating to strategies and plans either designed to cause regime change in or for use of military force against Iran (see H. Res. 846), H4190 [16JN]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5052), H2339 [9MY]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]

Health: encourage enactment of compehensive health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2961 [19MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4683), H153 [1FE]

———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women (see H.R. 4469), H2706 (see H.R. 4469), H2758 [17MY]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H274 [14FE]

Hurricanes: recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H274 [14FE]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 5000), H1129 [16MR]

Iraq: application of certain false claims provisions to claims for Iraqi property or money administered or in the custody of the U.S. (see H.R. 5290), H4424 [21JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, prevent the establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence, and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil (see H. Con. Res. 348), H2175 [4MY]

———direct the Depts. of State and Defense, and request the President, to provide certain information relative to contracting with any entity for public relations purposes (see H. Res. 685), H566 [2MR]

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

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4795 [28JN]

Medicaid: provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1264), H4917 [29JN]

———repeal requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance (see H.R. 5023), H3724 [9JN]

Medicare: improve implementation of prescription drug program (see H.R. 4796), H1321 [29MR]

———prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (see H.R. 5102), H1562 [5AP]

———provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs (see H.R. 4737), H224 [8FE]

———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (see H.R. 4697), H154 [1FE]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H1917 [27AP]

———waive waiting period for coverage of individuals disabled with distant stage cancer (see H.R. 5615), H4008 [14JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H153 [1FE]

———make improvements to payments to Medicare Advantage plans and reinstate protections in Medicaid against excessive out-of-pocket costs, inadequate benefits, and health care coverage loss (see H.R. 4719), H223 [8FE]

———reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4665), H23 (see H.R. 4675), H24 [31JA]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3227 [24MY]

Motor vehicles: require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H4520 [22JN]

Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H4424 [21JN]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H274 [14FE]

National Commission on Surveillance Activities and the Rights of Americans: establish (see H.R. 5223), H1915 [27AP]

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), H2502 [10MY]

National Security Agency: request President and direct certain Depts. to transmit documents on investigation of involvement by personnel in creation of warrantless surveillance program and security clearance denials (see H. Res. 845), H4135 [15JN]

———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), H26 [31JA]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide certain requirements for labeling textile fiber products and for duty-free and quota-free treatment of products and implement minimum wage and immigration requirements (see H.R. 5550), H3909 [13JN]

NSF: authorize grants for Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science (PALS) (see H.R. 5106), H3909 [13JN]

———establish summer science and mathematics camps for middle and high school students (see H.R. 5458), H4220 [19JN]

Nuclear energy: express concern regarding nuclear proliferation with respect to proposed full civilian nuclear cooperation with India (see H. Con. Res. 318), H566 [2MR]

Office of the Congressional Trade Enforcer: establish (see H.R. 4733), H224 [8FE]

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

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 745), H4681 [27JN]

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

Political campaigns: limit expenditures and public financing for House of Representatives general elections (see H.R. 4694), H1197 [28MR]

Power resources: 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), H572 [6MR]

———restore fairness in the provision of incentives for oil and gas production (see H.R. 5300), H2173 [4MY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize the safe and stable families program (see H.R. 5640), H4796 [28JN]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 4993), H1128 [16MR]

Social Security: provide entitlement to dependents' and survivors' benefits under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program to permanent partnerships (see H.R. 5152), H1678 [6AP]

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2052), H3424 [6JN]

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 2053), H3424 [6JN]

Taxation: include heavier vehicles and sport utility vehicles in the limitations on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles and to impose the gas guzzler tax on such vehicles (see H.R. 5579), H3723 [9JN]

———provide that oil and gas companies will not be eligible for effective rate reductions enacted for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 5218), H4555 [26JN]

———repeal oil industry subsidies (see H.R. 5234), H2586 [11MY]

———simplify and provide greater uniformity for child-related tax benefits and eliminate potential for abuse created by the uniform definition of a child (see H.R. 5123), H1677 [6AP]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4452), H226 [8FE]

Uzbekistan: disapprove further payments for facilities at the Karshi-Khanabad airbase and urge the U.N. to refer the situation of Islam Karimov and the massacre at Andijan to the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 475), H156 [1FE]

———limit allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 3545), H155 [1FE]

Veterans: establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with hepatitis C (see H.R. 3434), H790 [8MR]

———reduce incidence of suicide (see H.R. 5771), H5127 [12JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2684), H566 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

House of Representatives: direct Sergeant at Arms to report on circumstances surrounding the removal of individuals from the gallery prior to the Presidential State of the Union Address (see H. Res. 669), H154 [1FE]

Medicare: restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5348), H2502 [10MY]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 4753), H273 [14FE]

Taxation: clarify restriction on disclosures and use of information by tax return preparers (see H.R. 5075), H1451 [4AP]

———deny deduction for certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 4706), H160 [7FE]

———repeal the transition and grandfather provisions relating to foreign sales corporations and extraterritorial income (see H.R. 4909), H790 [8MR]

Letters

Deny tax deduction for certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers: Leana S. Wen and Christopher P. McCoy, American Medical Student Association Foundation, E77 [7FE]

Remarks

Alameda, CA: Amelia Earhart Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E25 [31JA]

Alameda County, CA: Alameda County Transit Agency recipient of American Public Transportation Association Best of the Best award, E934 [23MY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), H1092, H1115 [16MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), conference report, E1136 [13JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3258 [25MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), E55 [1FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2454 [10MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H189 [8FE], H1288 [29MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H2750 [17MY]

Children and youth: improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (H.R. 5403), H3151, H3154 [24MY]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), H592 [7MR]

Courts: protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (H.R. 4472), H686 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2544 [11MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4253 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3382 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2791 [18MY]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), E870 [18MY]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, H2454 [10MY]

FAA: modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the personnel management system (H.R. 5449), E1059 [8JN]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H741 [8MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3696 [9JN]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1357 [30MR]

House of Representatives: direct Sergeant at Arms to report on circumstances surrounding the removal of individuals from the gallery prior to the Presidential State of the Union Address (H. Res. 669), E56 [1FE]

Iran: condemn resumption of nuclear research efforts and support referral to the U.N. Security Council for noncompliance with International Atomic Energy Agency obligations (H. Con. Res. 341), H348 [16FE]

———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (H.R. 282), E623 [26AP]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1115 [16MR]

Medicare: encourage eligible beneficiaries who have not enrolled in the prescription drug benefit to review available options and determine whether enrolling best meets their prescription drug needs (H. Res. 802), H2474, H2475 [10MY]

———extend implementation of prescription drug program, H1092 [16MR], H2474, H2475 [10MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 4681), E935 [23MY]

National Flood Insurance Program: require written notification to property owners affected by a proposed change in flood elevations, H4600 [27JN]

———restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), H4600 [27JN]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2119 [4MY]

———support efforts to track terrorist financing and condemn disclosure and publication of classified information on this crucial method by which terrorists are traced (H. Res. 895), H4888 [29JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2829), H810 [9MR]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (H.R. 4753), E141 [14FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4839 [29JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2474 [10MY]

Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H3475 [7JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3258 [25MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4807 [29JN]

Shipping industry: prohibit the entry of ocean shipping containers into the U.S. unless such containers have been scanned and sealed before loading on the vessel for shipment, H2119 [4MY]

Supreme Court: decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding (H. Con. Res. 354), H886 [14MR]

Taxation: clarify restriction on disclosures and use of information by tax return preparers (H.R. 5075), E508 [4AP]

———deny deduction for certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (H.R. 4706), E76 [7FE]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), H4459 [22JN]

———provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, H189 [8FE], H1288 [29MR]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, H189 [8FE], H1288 [29MR]

———repeal the transition and grandfather provisions relating to foreign sales corporations and extraterritorial income (H.R. 4909), E313 [8MR]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3560 [8JN]

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), H4121 [15JN]

Tributes

Cook-Kallio, Cheryl, E242 [1MR]

Cooper, Roberta, E621 [26AP]

Gilmore, Carter, E459 [29MR]

Miller, Paul, E842 [16MY]

Pantages, Sandi, E242 [1MR]