BACA, JOE (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3064, H3103 [23MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2520 [11MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Alquist, Alfred E.: tribute (see H. Res. 750), H1390 [30MR]
Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1681 [6AP]
———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 5212), H2833 (see H.R. 5212), H2891 [18MY]
Business and industry: require additional disclosure to shareholders of executive compensation (see H.R. 4291), H3309 (see H.R. 4291), H3361 [25MY]
California: remediate contamination in water sources caused by perchlorates (see H.R. 4798), H566 [2MR]
Carpenter, Chris: tribute (see H. Res. 627), H1391 [30MR]
Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H2174 [4MY]
Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H160 [7FE]
Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 603), H869 [9MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to food stamps by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to certain nonprofit groups to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 5158), H1678 [6AP]
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), H1453 [4AP]
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), H3309 (see H.R. 5455), H3362 [25MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4009 [14JN]
———take certain actions to mitigate effects of the breach of data security (see H.R. 5487), H3306 (see H.R. 5487), H3359 [25MY]
Disasters: address needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts and increase accessibility of post-disaster replacement housing built with Federal funds (see H.R. 4704), H1743 [25AP]
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]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H645 [7MR]
European Court of Human Rights: support decisions in certain cases holding Turkey responsible for human rights violations in Cyprus (see H. Res. 322), H791 [8MR]
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), H1453 [4AP]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1196 [28MR]
Government: designate certain functions as inherently governmental (see H.R. 5204), H2641 [16MY]
———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]
Health: provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women (see H.R. 4469), H2706 (see H.R. 4469), H2758 [17MY]
Higher Education Act: 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]
Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see H.R. 5121), H3309 (see H.R. 5121), H3361 [25MY]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 787), H4521 [22JN]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 5312), H2337 [9MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H645 [7MR]
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), H1918 [27AP]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1852 [26AP]
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H646 [7MR]
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), H4009 [14JN]
Marshall Islands: commend contributions made to U.S. nuclear testing program, acknowledge first detonation of a hydrogen bomb, and commemorate anniversary of the beginning of U.S. nuclear testing program (see H. Res. 692), H1391 [30MR]
Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H1853 [26AP]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H1390 [30MR]
———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), H26 [31JA]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3138 [23MY]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1681 [6AP]
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]
National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 854), H4681 [27JN]
National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 212), H1981 [2MY]
National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H26 [31JA]
National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H26 [31JA]
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), H4009 [14JN]
———implement certain recommendations relative to review of certain mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with any foreign person (see H.R. 4915), H1681 [6AP]
———moratorium on certain contracts to conduct port operations (see H.R. 4977), H1128 [16MR]
———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), H390 [16FE]
Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H4958 [10JY]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1131 [16MR]
NSF: authorize grants for Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science (PALS) (see H.R. 5106), H2706 (see H.R. 5106), H2758 [17MY]
Olympic games: tribute to citizens of Italy, the Torino Olympic Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Team, and athletes from around the world (see H. Res. 697), H1453 [4AP]
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]
Pujols, Albert: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H1391 [30MR]
Railway Labor Act: provide coverage to employees of certain air and surface transportation entities (see H.R. 5330), H3425 [6JN]
Salvadoran-American Day (El Dia del Salvadoreno): support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 721), H867 [9MR]
School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H2339 [9MY]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H645 [7MR]
Simpson-Miller, Portia: tribute (see H. Res. 727), H973 [14MR]
Taxation: permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H3497 [7JN]
———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 3194), H1320 [29MR]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H2706 (see H.R. 5252), H2758 [17MY]
Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 857), H1059 [15MR]
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), H1742 [25AP]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H645 [7MR]
Remarks
Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (S. 2120), H1154
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3064, H3103, H3104 [23MY]
Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (H.R. 5037), H2202, H2205
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2324
Budget: reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H2698 [17MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817), H2698 [17MY]
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize participation in funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in California (H.R. 18), H2522 [11MY]
California State University, San Bernardino: anniversary, E655
Children and youth: limit exposure of children to violent and racist video games, E904
Cinco de Mayo: observance (H. Con. Res. 44), E766
Colton, CA: anniversary of Chamber of Commerce, E304
Crime: increase in hate crimes relative to debate on immigration reform, H3791 [13JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: Hispanic Serving Institutions National Program funding, H3064 [23MY]
———privatization of Food Stamp Program eligibility determination process, H3103, H3104 [23MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2522 [11MY]
———conduct study to determine scope of perchlorate contamination in formerly utilized defense sites, H2522 [11MY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2938 [19MY]
Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), H2667
FAA: modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the personnel management system (H.R. 5449), E1035
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 737), H1492
Gold, Philip M.: San Bernardino, CA, Congregation Emanu El Rabbi Norman F. Feldheym Award recipient, E1017
Health care facilities: extend exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for hospitals (H.R. 4912), H2195 [9MY]
Holocaust: remembrance, E632
Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (H. Con. Res. 90), H1947
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2429), consideration (H. Res. 614), E335
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4902), H2196, H2198 [9MY]
Parra, Derek: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E266
TELACU (organization): tribute, E929
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), H4121
Vocational and Technical Education Act: ensure that students in job training programs are being prepared for jobs with wages above the minimum wage level, H5076 [12JY]
———strengthen and improve programs (S. 250), motion to instruct conferees, H5076 [12JY]
Voting Rights Act: amend (H.R. 9), H5053 [12JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3420 [6JN], H3493 [7JN], H4218 [19JN]
Special order: granted, H787 [8MR]
Reports
Extremists Declare `Open Season' on Immigrants—Hispanics Target of Incitement and Violence: Anti-Defamation League, H3792, H3795 [13JN]
Tributes
Watson, Bea, E417
Woods, Earl, E744