THOMPSON, MIKE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4699 [28JN]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Into the House Chamber, H453 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 5151), H2175 [4MY]

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

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

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 5229), H4555 [26JN]

———establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 2206), H450 [28FE]

Army: extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (see H.R. 4826), H508 [1MR]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the Eastern Sierra region (see H.R. 5149), H2180 [8MY]

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

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4134 [15JN]

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

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), H4680 [27JN]

Education: provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H2502 [10MY]

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]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 408), H1196 [28MR]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H4424 [21JN]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H2588 [12MY]

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]

House Rules: require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (see H. Res. 841), H3909 [13JN]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H1917 [27AP]

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

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 1302), H2102 [3MY]

Medicare: improve payments under the clinical laboratory fee schedule (see H.R. 5369), H2585 [11MY]

———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), H3788 [12JN]

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]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H4680 [27JN]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1197 [28MR]

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), H1981 [2MY]

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

Springsteen, Bruce: anniversary of record album ``Born to Run'' (see H. Res. 628), H156 [1FE]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H450 [28FE]

Taxation: clarify tax credit for electricity produced from open-loop biomass (see H.R. 5509), H4521 [22JN]

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

———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]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H1980 [2MY]

Veterans: 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), H154 [1FE]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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 the Interior: allow for the renegotiation of the payment schedule of contracts with the Redwood Valley Country Water District (see H.R. 5516), H3307 (see H.R. 5516), H3360 [25MY]

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), H450 [28FE]

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

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

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3057, H3114 [23MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H188 [8FE]

Community Resources for Independence (organization): anniversary, E1073 [8JN]

Davis, CA: tribute to Davis High School Advanced Treble and Madrigal Choirs, E1261 [23JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service facility construction funding, H3057 [23MY]

———prohibit funding for the National Grape and Wine Initiative, H3114 [23MY]

Dept. of Commerce: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate the economic losses caused by salmon fishery restrictions along the California and Oregon coast, H4688, H4700 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), consideration (H. Res. 811), H2515 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2807 [18MY]

Fish and fishing: 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, H2807 [18MY]

Fortuna, CA: anniversary, E217 [28FE]

Humboldt County, CA: anniversary of League of Women Voters chapter, E938 [23MY]

Iraq: clarify that U.S. Armed Forces are not deployed to control the flow of Iraqi oil, H2515 [11MY]

Napa, CA: anniversary of Napa Emergency Women's Services, E486 [30MR]

Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (H. Con. Res. 399), H3407 [6JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4688, H4700 [28JN]

Siegel, Alan: California Dept. of Education Teacher of the Year award recipient, E974 [26MY]

Taxation: provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, H188 [8FE]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, H188 [8FE]

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), H4093, H4099, H4100 [15JN], E1238 [21JN]

Votes: position on missed, E1221 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4218 [19JN]

Tributes

Bennett, Richard A., E505 [4AP]

Buzzard, Jason J., E1346 [29JN]

Cochran, Gerald D., E750 [5MY]

Craver, Tony, E503 [4AP]

Holman, Joan S., E746 [5MY]

Mazza, Al and Kathy, E220 [28FE]

Wynn, Edward, E167 [15FE]