BECERRA, XAVIER (a Representative from California)
Appointments
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H2187 [9MY]
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]
Beverly J. Wilson Post Office Building, Lincoln, CA: designate (see H.R. 4720), H4134 [15JN]
Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]
Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 4898), H1390 [30MR]
Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H160 [7FE]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 5131), H2641 [16MY]
Commission on Mexican Americans Removal During 1929-1941: establish (see H.R. 5161), H4521 [22JN]
Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 3198), H2586 [11MY]
Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 3198), H2586 [11MY]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H4328 [20JN]
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 HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H3724 [9JN]
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), H3788 [12JN]
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), H451 [28FE]
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), H4918 [29JN]
Diseases: prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H1915 [27AP]
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]
Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H1917 [27AP]
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]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H25 [31JA]
FEMA: improve disaster relief and preparedness services for individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 5498), H3307 (see H.R. 5498), H3359 [25MY]
Frost, Phillip: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 81), H645 [7MR]
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]
Health: provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H565 [2MR]
House Rules: protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 787), H4521 [22JN]
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), H646 [7MR]
Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H3643 [8JN]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H4917 [29JN]
Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Res. 759), H3138 [23MY]
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]
Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4520 [22JN]
Los Angeles River: revitalize (see H.R. 5244), H1916 [27AP]
Medicare: provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs (see H.R. 4737), H224 [8FE]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2891 [18MY]
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 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]
NSF: authorize grants for Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science (PALS) (see H.R. 5106), H2706 (see H.R. 5106), H2758 [17MY]
Office of the Congressional Trade Enforcer: establish (see H.R. 4733), H224 [8FE]
Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 4782), H388 [16FE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize the safe and stable families program (see H.R. 5640), H4796 [28JN]
Salvadoran-American Day (El Dia del Salvadoreno): support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 721), H867 [9MR]
Simpson-Miller, Portia: tribute (see H. Res. 727), H973 [14MR]
Spoon, Alan G.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 82), H645 [7MR]
Taxation: permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 3019), H868 [9MR]
———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H1059 [15MR]
———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]
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), H2962 [19MY]
Voting: encourage Louisiana and the Dept. of Justice to establish satellite voting outside of Louisiana for scheduled New Orleans elections (see H. Con. Res. 385), H1679 [6AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (see H.R. 4901), H790 [8MR]
Medicare: prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (see H.R. 5102), H1562 [5AP]
Remarks
Budget: deficit, H1288 [29MR]
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H1285, H1287, H1288 [29MR]
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (H.R. 4901), E304
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H123
Motion pictures: premiere of ``Walkout'', E376
National Kidney Month: observance, E247
Taxation: increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), H4452 [22JN]
———provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, H1285, H1287, H1288 [29MR]
———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, H1285, H1287, H1288 [29MR]
Votes: position on missed, E404
World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment, H478 [1MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3014 [22MY], H3721 [9JN], H5044 [11JY]
Special order: granted, H506 [1MR]
Tributes
Hall, John C., E972
Mishell, Daniel R., Jr., E824
Wong, Delbert E., E956