GONZALEZ, CHARLES A. (a Representative from Texas)

Articles and editorials

Fallen Soldiers' Mothers Are Also War Casualties, Mary Alice Altorfer, San Antonio (TX) Express-News, E999 [26MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: promote economic diversification, entrepreneurship, and private sector development, and promote partnerships among small and medium enterprises in qualified countries (see H.R. 5480), H3306 (see H.R. 5480), H3359 [25MY]

Alexander McRae Dechman Post Office Building, Grand Prarie, TX: designate (see H.R. 5626), H4133 [15JN]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H1981 [2MY]

Amtrak: alter composition and terms of the Board of Directors (see H.R. 4394), H566 [2MR]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 691), H1131 [16MR]

Armed Forces: assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 4533), H155 [1FE]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1060 [15MR]

———require the phased recovery of overpayments made to members and delay the start of overpayment recovery from members who are wounded, injured, or incur illness in a combat operation or zone (see H.R. 4730), H1981 [2MY]

———tribute to military medical professionals serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 416), H4009 [14JN]

Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see H. Res. 561), H156 [1FE]

Bentsen, Lloyd: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3227 [24MY]

Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H3724 [9JN]

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H645 [7MR]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H1744 [25AP]

Commission on Mexican Americans Removal During 1929-1941: establish (see H.R. 5161), H2175 [4MY]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 116), H1131 [16MR]

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 5190), H2706 (see H.R. 5190), H2758 [17MY]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see H.R. 5014), H2962 [19MY]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H2174 [4MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H3424 [6JN]

———study potential fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays (see H.R. 3986), H646 [7MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2503 [10MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Directorate of Emergency Management (see H.R. 5351), H3309 (see H.R. 5351), H3362 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 5236), H4795 [28JN]

———provide grants for organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2103), H4917 [29JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 5047), H1319 [29MR]

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), H333 [15FE]

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), H3909 [13JN]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 4927), H5047 [11JY]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3016 [22MY]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H4917 [29JN]

Education: establish a comprehensive program to bolster economic competitiveness and national security by promoting science, engineering, and math education careers and foreign language acquisition (see H.R. 4734), H3138 [23MY]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H5047 [11JY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 657), H24 [31JA]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4140), H155 [1FE]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H26 [31JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H1196 [28MR]

Employment: protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 3949), H2706 (see H.R. 3949), H2758 [17MY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: clarify congressional intent on Federal preemption relative to energy conservation for consumer products (see H.R. 5478), H4190 [16JN]

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), H1060 [15MR]

FCC: prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone service rates (see H.R. 4466), H566 [2MR]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H2586 [11MY]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H3788 [12JN]

Foreign Assistance Act: provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4736), H3909 [13JN]

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

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

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H4795 [28JN]

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

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

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H1563 [5AP]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 787), H4521 [22JN]

Immigration: permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses or children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 4448), H26 [31JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H1196 [28MR]

Intellectual property: protect globally (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1981 [2MY]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H4917 [29JN]

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), H3138 [23MY]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 733), H1130 [16MR]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1852 [26AP]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H509 [1MR]

Lance Corporal Robert A. Martinez Post Office Building, Cleveland, TX: designate (see H.R. 5108), H2706 (see H.R. 5108), H2758 [17MY]

Library of Congress: grant employees competitive status for appointment and extend to displaced employees career-transition assistance comparable to that granted to certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 5328), H4328 [20JN]

Libya: condition Dept. of State recognition of government representatives on fulfillment of financial obligations to Pan Am Flight 103 victims' families and other cases involving victims of terrorism (see H. Res. 838), H4134 [15JN]

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

Marshall, Thurgood: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 1433), H973 [14MR]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H645 [7MR]

———eliminate adjustments in payments for imaging services (see H.R. 5238), H3309 (see H.R. 5238), H3361 [25MY]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H2502 [10MY]

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

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H646 [7MR]

———provide for a budget-neutral two-year moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for imaging services (see H.R. 5704), H4794 [28JN]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H3309 (see H.R. 5246), H3361 [25MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H390 [16FE]

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

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H566 [2MR]

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]

NASA: commemorate anniversary of the first flight of the Space Transportation System and honor individuals involved with the space program (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1563 [5AP]

National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 858), H4958 [10JY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5017), H3138 [23MY]

National security: affirm authority to detain foreign nationals as unlawful combatants, enable such persons to challenge the basis for their detention, and establish military tribunals to try such persons (see H.R. 3038), H225 [8FE]

———support efforts to track terrorist financing under existing law and express concern over disclosure of classified information on methods by which terrorists are traced (see H. Res. 900), H4916 [29JN]

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

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H3138 [23MY]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1131 [16MR]

Nicodemus, KS: recognize contributions to American history (see H. Res. 884), H4423 [21JN]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Mohamed ElBaradei for peace (see H. Res. 573), 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), H2706 (see H.R. 5106), H2758 [17MY]

Nuclear energy: establish sound criteria for civilian nuclear cooperation with certain countries (see H.R. 5430), H4680 [27JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish Chief Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements and to protect U.S. manufacturers against unfair trade practices (see H.R. 4186), H874 [13MR]

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

Saudi Arabia: urge government to live up to World Trade Organization commitments and end all aspects of any boycott on Israel (see H. Con. Res. 370), H1563 [5AP]

Sergeant Jacob Dan Dones Post Office, Dimmitt, TX: designate (see H.R. 5540), H3496 [7JN]

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 (see H.R. 4899), H1563 [5AP]

Simpson-Miller, Portia: tribute (see H. Res. 727), H1981 [2MY]

States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1105), H1563 [5AP]

Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (see H.R. 2047), H1059 [15MR]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles (see H.R. 4672), H572 [6MR]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 5420), H2962 [19MY]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H4134 [15JN]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]

———prevent discriminatory treatment of natural gas pipeline property (see H.R. 1369), H5128 [12JY]

———prohibit tax return preparers from requesting taxpayer consent to disclose or use return information (see H.R. 5063), H1563 [5AP]

———provide a tax credit for individuals who make contributions to finance the non-Federal share of Corp of Engineers projects (see H.R. 1470), H160 [7FE]

———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 3194), H1059 [15MR]

———reduce the earned income threshold applicable to the refundable portion of the child tax credit, increase the age limit for such credit, and impose an individual income tax surcharge (see H.R. 5600), H4555 [26JN]

———repeal increase in tax on unearned income of minor children (see H.R. 5473), H4555 [26JN]

———repeal the inflation adjustment of the earned income threshold used in determining the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to restore the threshold to its original amount (see H.R. 4030), H226 [8FE]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5601), H4555 [26JN]

Terrorism: reduce threat of terrorists acquiring shoulder-fired missiles (see H.R. 5333), H3016 [22MY]

Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (see H. Res. 668), H154 [1FE]

U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (see H. Res. 490), H2706 (see H. Res. 490), H2759 [17MY]

Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1053), H389 [16FE]

Veterans: expand and make permanent the benefit for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see H.R. 5499), H4328 [20JN]

———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. 4843), H4520 [22JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H4520 [22JN]

———provide automatic cost-of-living adjustments in disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and in compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans (see H.R. 5444), H4917 [29JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation to Federal employees or defense contractors who suffered disability or death due to exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 4739), H4009 [14JN]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H1979 [2MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2684), H389 [16FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Senior citizens: tribute (see H. Res. 874), H4189 [16JN]

Letters

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to be Supreme Court Justice: by, S75 [25JA]

Remarks

Crime: increase in hate crimes relative to debate on immigration reform, H3795 [13JN]

Disabled: tribute to Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program services for the blind and disabled, E1131 [13JN]

Edgewood, TX: tribute to efforts of Edgewood Independent School District to increase interest in science, mathematics, technology, and engineering, E1366 [11JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3165 [24MY]

FCC: preserve openness of the Internet, promote fair competition among network and service providers, and support an expedited complaint process, H3578 [8JN]

Paisano (University of Texas at San Antonio publication): anniversary, E184 [17FE]

San Antonio, TX: San Antonio Channel Improvements Project funding, H3165 [24MY]

Senior citizens: tribute (H. Res. 874), E1171 [16JN]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (S. 193), H3391 [6JN]

———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3553, H3578 [8JN]

Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (H. Res. 668), H403 [28FE]

University of the Incarnate Word: anniversary, E401 [16MR]

Votes: position on missed, E233 [28FE], E359 [14MR], E855 [17MY]

Voting Rights Act: amend (H.R. 9), H5055 [12JY]

Tributes

Agnese, Louis J., Jr., E400 [16MR]

Fernandez, Rosita, E1214 [20JN]

Frazier, Bennye C., E706 [3MY]

Maverick, Terrellita, E398 [16MR]

Pacheco, Amos, E704 [3MY]

Terry, Bonnie, E180 [17FE]