CAPPS, LOIS (a Representative from California)

Amendments

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H748 [8MR]

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), H1678 [6AP]

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

Animals: 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]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H3909 [13JN]

Armed Forces: prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H972 [14MR]

———tribute to military medical professionals serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3497 [7JN]

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H155 [1FE]

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 336), H2103 [3MY]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the Eastern Sierra region (see H.R. 5149), H4555 [26JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 379), H1562 [5AP]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H1198 [28MR]

Children and youth: 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), H1679 [6AP]

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), H2833 (see H.R. 5273), H2891 [18MY]

Congress: require notification if at the time of signing a bill into law, the President ignores a duly enacted provision of such law, expediting consideration of legislation in response to such determination (see H.J. Res. 87), H3643 [8JN]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4943), H972 [14MR]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H2174 [4MY]

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 603), H4521 [22JN]

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

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 Education: 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), H1130 [16MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP] (see H.R. 5573), H3723 [9JN]

———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), H1743 [25AP]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 5574), H3723 [9JN]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see H.R. 4695), H226 [8FE]

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]

———suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (see H.R. 4749), H1390 [30MR]

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), H1197 [28MR]

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), H4680 [27JN]

Diseases: 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]

———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 5390), H4190 [16JN]

———improve Parkinson's disease research (see H.R. 3550), H868 [9MR]

———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 5022), H1917 [27AP]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 863), H3787 [12JN]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H1981 [2MY]

Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in Federal criminal trials occuring in States with medical marijuana use laws (see H.R. 4272), H791 [8MR]

Education: provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H2706 (see H.R. 2178), H2758 [17MY]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H1853 [26AP]

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), H451 [28FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 5364), H2584 [11MY]

FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 1415), H1196 [28MR]

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]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H4134 [15JN]

Fish and fishing: establish ocean bottom trawl areas to protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 3778), H274 [14FE]

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

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), H3641 [8JN]

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), H1981 [2MY]

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), H4220 [19JN]

Friedan, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 695), H389 [16FE]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5052), H1389 [30MR]

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

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), H388 [16FE]

Health: provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 3034), H4220 [19JN]

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: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H3227 [24MY]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: welcome members and staff of the parliaments of East Timor, Republic of Georgia, Indonesia, and Macedonia as the first partner parliaments (see H. Res. 758), H1452 [4AP]

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

———restore transparency, accountability, and oversight (see H. Res. 686), H1131 [16MR]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 787), H4134 [15JN]

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), H791 [8MR]

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (nonprofit organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 844), H3308 (see H. Res. 844), H3361 [25MY]

Investments: regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives (see H.R. 5248), H1916 [27AP]

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H646 [7MR]

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), H226 [8FE]

Mahoney, Mary E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1679 [6AP]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H25 [31JA]

———eliminate adjustments in payments for imaging services (see H.R. 5238), H3227 [24MY]

———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), H333 [15FE]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received an organ transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 2051), H5047 [11JY]

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

———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), H4521 [22JN]

———waive waiting period for coverage of individuals disabled with distant stage cancer (see H.R. 5615), H4424 [21JN]

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

———eliminate cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4722), H224 [8FE]

———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), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2891 [18MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H1197 [28MR]

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

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H1981 [2MY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H1059 [15MR]

National Physical Education and Sports Month: establish (see H. Res. 696), H791 [8MR]

National Physical Education and Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 696), H791 [8MR]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H868 [9MR]

National security: 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 Time-Out Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 825), H3425 [6JN]

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

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

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), H4009 [14JN]

Nuclear energy: express concern regarding nuclear proliferation with respect to proposed full civilian nuclear cooperation with India (see H. Con. Res. 318), H4555 [26JN]

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

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

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 5250), H1916 [27AP]

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

Reeve, Christopher and Dana: tribute (see H. Res. 785), H2503 [10MY]

School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H2103 [3MY]

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 551), H225 [8FE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H645 [7MR]

Small business: establish a health benefits program (see H.R. 5288), H2173 [4MY]

Strategic materials: establish a strategic refinery reserve (see H.R. 5365), H2641 [16MY]

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), H1744 [25AP]

———impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H3788 [12JN]

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]

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), H1390 [30MR]

Turkey: reject claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 137), H4521 [22JN]

Veterans: recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 4574), H2586 [11MY]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2705 (see H.R. 9), H2757 [17MY]

Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2861), H509 [1MR]

Women's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2705 (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2757 [17MY] (see H. Res. 833), H3137 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 4903), H790 [8MR]

Medicaid: expand the county organized health insuring organizations authorized to enroll Medicaid beneficiaries (see H.R. 5721), H4915 [29JN]

Medicare: establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 5465), H3225 [24MY]

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

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H273 [14FE]

Letters

Continued administration of Channel Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws and policies of the National Park Service: several advocacy groups, H2363 [10MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1565 [6AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), consideration (H. Res. 886), H4438 [22JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3250 [25MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1460 [5AP], H1594 [6AP], H2740 [17MY]

California: support continued administration of Channel Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies of the National Park Service, H2363 [10MY], H2514 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), consideration (H. Res. 806), H2363 [10MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), consideration (H. Res. 811), H2514 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (H.R. 5573), H4362 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: Jessica Gonzales Victim Assistance Program funding, H4763 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2813, H2856, H2857, H2858, H2859, H2861, H2862, H2863 [18MY]

EEOC: prohibit funding for National Contact Center, H4753 [28JN]

FCC: preserve openness of the Internet, promote fair competition among network and service providers, and support an expedited complaint process, H3580 [8JN]

FDA: permit States to maintain or enact food warning laws that require notifications regarding health risks associated with sulfiting agents in bulk foods, H748, H749, H750 [8MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H748, H749, H750 [8MR]

Health: strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (H.R. 898), H2646 [17MY]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H117 [1FE]

Medicare: extend implementation of prescription drug program, H2186 [9MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 4681), H2999 [22MY]

———withhold U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if any representative political party holding a majority of parliamentary seats calls for the destruction of Israel (S. Con. Res. 79), H284 [15FE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 245), H2010 [3MY]

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 265), H3393 [6JN]

National Public Health Week: observance, H1567 [6AP]

NIH: funding, H1594 [6AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: maintain moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions and provide oil companies with incentives to renegotiate certain leases, H4872 [29JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H2813, H2856, H2857, H2858, H2859, H2861, H2862, H2863 [18MY]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4799, H4831, H4872 [29JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), consideration (H. Res. 897), H4811 [29JN]

Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H2005 [3MY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3250 [25MY]

Santa Barbara, CA: anniversary of Santa Barbara School Districts, E1009 [6JN]

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (organization): anniversary, E262 [2MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4753, H4763 [28JN]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3580 [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), H4061 [15JN]

Votes: position on missed, H737 [8MR], H4200 [19JN], E137 [14FE]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (H.R. 4747), H279 [15FE]

Women's Health Week: observance (H. Res. 833), H3392, H3393 [6JN]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H1700 [25AP]

Tributes

Bason, Bob, E13 [31JA]

Dorn, Warren M., E17 [31JA]

Haller, Eva, E820 [12MY]

Jackman, Jarrell, E1013 [6JN], E1258 [23JN]

Rainone, Susan M., E10 [31JA]

Seltzer, Alan, E788 [10MY]

Walsh, Herman E., E1016 [6JN]