HOOLEY, DARLENE (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2530 [11MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3875 [13JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3652 [9JN]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2140 [4MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2829), H830 [9MR]

Articles and editorials

Chapter 2—The Gambler; The Hold-'Em Holdup, Mattathias Schwartz, New York (NY) Times, H4991-H4993 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 5200), H2339 [9MY]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H2102 [3MY]

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]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: extend (see H.R. 4586), H1320 [29MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H1453 [4AP]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 3198), H160 [7FE]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 3198), H160 [7FE]

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H4424 [21JN]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H389 [16FE]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H154 [1FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4555 [26JN]

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]

———transmit to the House of Representatives a copy of a workforce globalization final draft report produced by the Technology Administration (see H. Res. 717), H867 [9MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H274 [14FE]

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), H2586 [11MY]

———establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 4903), H1853 [26AP]

Education: authorize programs relative to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education at the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science (see H.R. 5358), H3643 [8JN]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H1981 [2MY]

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), H869 [9MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H2174 [4MY]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), 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), H155 [1FE]

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

Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H155 [1FE]

Higher Education Act: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H4424 [21JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H274 [14FE]

Insurance: streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 5637), H4219 [19JN]

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: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H226 [8FE]

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), H1391 [30MR]

Medicare: extend certain payment methodologies provided for rural health care providers (see H.R. 5118), H1677 [6AP]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes once a year, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5116), H1677 [6AP]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4992), H3724 [9JN]

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

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H2339 [9MY]

Money: reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions (see H.R. 5341), H2502 [10MY]

Mount Hood National Forest: protect for future generations the recreational opportunities, forests, timber, clean water, wilderness and scenic values, and diverse habitat (see H.R. 5025), H1195 [28MR]

Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H4796 [28JN]

National security: ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (see H.R. 5337), H3309 (see H.R. 5337), H3362 [25MY]

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see H.R. 4807), H449 [28FE]

———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 Security Agency: 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), H566 [2MR]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H4917 [29JN]

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), H274 [14FE]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 1955), H5047 [11JY]

OSHA: update fire protection safety standard to incorporate the current consensus standard for fire protection for styrene cross-linked composites manufacturing (see H.R. 3255), H155 [1FE]

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

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H1743 [25AP]

Research: authorize the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science to provide grants to early career researchers to establish innovative research programs and integrate education and research (see H.R. 5356), H3643 [8JN]

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 (see H.R. 3127), H333 [15FE]

Taxation: allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H3016 [22MY]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H565 [2MR]

———repeal oil industry subsidies (see H.R. 5234), H1915 [27AP]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H155 [1FE]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H25 [31JA]

University of Portland: tribute to women's soccer team (see H. Res. 682), H332 [15FE]

Veterans: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H1980 [2MY]

———improve health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 5524), H3423 [6JN]

———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]

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

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H225 [8FE]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2122), H389 [16FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: take certain actions to mitigate effects of the breach of data security (see H.R. 5487), H3306 (see H.R. 5487), H3359 [25MY]

Disasters: provide grants to certain areas to prepare for a tsunami (see H.R. 5265), H1979 [2MY]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: waive application to a specific parcel of real property transferred by the U.S. to two Indian tribes in Oregon (see H.R. 5394), H2641 [16MY]

Medicare: provide for a Medicare Prescription Drug Ombudsman (see H.R. 5433), H2961 [19MY]

National School Lunch Act: improve summer food service program for children (see H.R. 5344), H2502 [10MY]

Oregon State University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 898), H4795 [28JN]

Lists

Oregonians killed on the job, E641 [27AP]

Remarks

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (H.R. 4411), H4984, H4990 [11JY]

Dept. of Commerce: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate the economic losses caused by salmon fishery restrictions along the California and Oregon coast, H4689, H4700 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2530 [11MY]

———CH-47 helicopter RESET program funding, H2530 [11MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4305 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve definition of container security device, H2140, H2141 [4MY]

Dept. of Justice: Drug Endangered Children Program funding, H4725 [28JN]

———Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H4658 [27JN]

Dept. of State: provide assistance to Mexico to prevent the production of methamphetamine and prevent diversion of methamphetamine precursors for illicit use, H3652 [9JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3875 [13JN]

Drugs: encourage the President to convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals, H822 [9MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3652 [9JN]

Lake Oswego, OR: tribute to Lake Grove Elementary School students, E714 [3MY]

———tribute to Lake Oswego High School boys' basketball team, E388 [16MR]

Monmouth, OR: anniversary, E725 [4MY]

———anniversary of First Christian Church, E731 [4MY]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2140, H2141 [4MY]

Northwest Manufacturing Inititative: prohibit funding, H4305 [20JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program funding, H3875 [13JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 2829), H822, H831 [9MR]

———submit comprehensive strategy that addresses the increased threat of methamphetamine, H831 [9MR]

Oregon State University: tribute to baseball team, E1303 [28JN]

Salem, OR: tribute to West Salem High School Exploravision Award recipients, E1077 [8JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4658 [27JN], H4689, H4700, H4725 [28JN]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, E641 [27AP]

Tributes

Abbott, Mark, E1183 [16JN]

Kohnstamm, Richard L., E594 [25AP]