ESHOO, ANNA G. (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Stanford University Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology Dedication: Fred Kavli, E437 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1451), H1130 [16MR]

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

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H3137 [23MY]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H225 [8FE]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H4220 [19JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H1742 [25AP]

Climate: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 5642), H4327 [20JN]

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

Computers: promote open broadband networks and innovation, foster electronic commerce, and safeguard consumer access to online content and services (see H.R. 5273), H1980 [2MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H3643 [8JN]

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

Credit cards: protect consumers from unfair practices of issuers (see H.R. 3492), H26 [31JA]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H2833 (see H.R. 4562), H2890 [18MY]

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 HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP]

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

———encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4157), H4190 [16JN]

———promulgate regulations on protections for residents of certain facilities relative to the use of restraints and involuntary seclusion (see H. Con. Res. 363), H1129 [16MR]

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 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), H3227 [24MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4918 [29JN]

Diseases: increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 5022), H4424 [21JN]

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

Executive Office of the President: include a line item regarding the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board in the budget (see H.R. 4966), H1059 [15MR]

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), H1563 [5AP]

FDA: conduct consumer testing to determine appropriateness of labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and whether the requirements provide sufficient information on the risks such devices pose (see H.R. 4767), H2339 [9MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H225 [8FE]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H450 [28FE]

Federal Financial Management Improvement Act: amend to require the head of an Agency to be reconfirmed by the Senate unless the Agency is found to be in compliance with the requirements of such Act (see H.R. 5315), H4220 [19JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H1196 [28MR]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H1130 [16MR]

Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see H.R. 5563), H3788 [12JN]

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

Hazardous substances: implement certain conventions dealing with organic pollutants, chemicals, and pesticides (see H.R. 4800), H4328 [20JN]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H2102 [3MY]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 3875), H1681 [6AP]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H1197 [28MR]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H1677 [6AP]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2960), H333 [15FE]

———reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H3424 [6JN]

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), H4190 [16JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 884), H1390 [30MR]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H2585 [11MY]

Iraq: 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), H1131 [16MR]

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), H390 [16FE]

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

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

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3016 [22MY]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H4680 [27JN]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 395), H1916 [27AP]

National Entrepreneurship Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 699), H450 [28FE]

National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and increase lung cancer screening and research (see H. Con. Res. 298), H4190 [16JN]

National security: prepare and strengthen biodefenses against deliberate, accidental, and natural outbreaks of illness (see H.R. 5533), H3423 [6JN]

———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]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1563 [5AP]

NOAA: recognize National Marine Sanctuaries Program as critical to managing the ocean and Great Lakes resources (see H. Res. 856), H3642 [8JN]

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]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H4134 [15JN]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 4127), H1681 [6AP]

Public Health Service Act: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 5472), H3226 [24MY]

Simpson-Miller, Portia: tribute (see H. Res. 727), H973 [14MR]

Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H3226 [24MY]

Sudan: condemn attacks on civilians, call on all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement, approve peacekeeping forces, and urge the U.S. to help improve security in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 723), H1981 [2MY]

Taxation: extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H874 [13MR]

———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]

———limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H1676 [6AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 4862), H564 [2MR]

Vietnam: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 5602), H3908 [13JN]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H1743 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Nepal: release all political detainees, restore constitutional liberties, and undertake good faith negotiations with all involved parties to restore democracy (see H. Res. 780), H1852 [26AP]

Memorandums

National Uniformity for Food Act: Bill Lockyer, California Attorney General, H532 [2MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1745 [26AP]

Remarks

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), E413 [28MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3256 [25MY]

Atherton, CA: anniversary of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart School, E890 [19MY]

———tribute to St. Joseph's School of the Sacred Heart visit to Washington, DC, H1747 [26AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1608 [6AP]

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]

Computers: study and promote use of energy efficient computer servers (H.R. 5646), H5002 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2865 [18MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3931 [14JN]

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

FDA: expedite consideration of State petitions for adoption of food warnings relative to cancer-causing agents, reproductive effects or birth defects, or children's exposure to certain harmful agents, H746 [8MR]

———permit States to maintain or enact food warning laws that require notifications regarding health risks associated with sulfiting agents in bulk foods, H749 [8MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H532 [2MR], H746, H749 [8MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5020), H1789 [26AP]

IRS: prohibit funding for electronic tax preparation and filing service development, H3931 [14JN]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, H1789 [26AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H2865 [18MY]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4834 [29JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3256 [25MY]

Stanford University: dedication of Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, E437 [28MR]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, support protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in the Darfur region (H.R. 3127), H1469 [5AP]

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

———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), consideration (H. Res. 850), H3515 [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), H4045 [15JN]

Votes: correction, H1784 [26AP]

———position on missed, E1055 [8JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3302, H3354 [25MY]

Tributes

Edwards, Leonard P., II, E1052 [8JN]

Hubbard, G. Scott, E250 [1MR]

Hughes, Allen R., E378 [15MR]

Meier, Roger S., E1054 [8JN], E1244 [21JN]

Meyerhof, Walter E., E1171 [16JN]

Murtha, Representative, H1094 [16MR]

Pera, Norman J., E62 [1FE]

Schwartz, Bernard L., E637 [27AP]

Segal, Eli, E412 [28MR], E565 [7AP]