TAUSCHER, ELLEN O. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H2187 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Armed Forces: prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1060 [15MR]

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]

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

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President to transmit documents relative to electronic surveillance without search warrants on individuals in the U.S. (see H. Res. 641), H156 [1FE]

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

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H2586 [11MY]

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 974), H1917 [27AP]

Crime: provide an additional penalty for public officials who abuse their office in furtherance of a felony (see H.R. 5542), H4220 [19JN]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H3643 [8JN]

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 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 Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H3226 [24MY]

———study potential fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays (see H.R. 3986), H3724 [9JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H1390 [30MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend requirement for prescreening of air passengers to international flights that overfly the U.S. (see H.R. 3337), H274 [14FE]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H4220 [19JN]

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), H1130 [16MR]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H1743 [25AP]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H2174 [4MY]

Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H26 [31JA]

———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]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5519), H4190 [16JN]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H3909 [13JN]

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]

FDA: determine whether to allow marketing of emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as a prescription drug for women 15 or younger and a nonprescription drug for women 16 or older (see H.R. 4229), H451 [28FE]

Federal Financial Management Improvement Act: amend to require the head of an Agency to be reconfirmed by the Senate unless the Agency is found to be in compliance with the requirements of such Act (see H.R. 5315), H4220 [19JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2719), H451 [28FE]

Fish and fishing: establish ocean bottom trawl areas to protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 3778), H1743 [25AP]

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

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H2502 [10MY]

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

Intellectual property: protect globally (see H. Con. Res. 380), H3425 [6JN]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H1389 [30MR]

Iraq: commend and support Radio Al Mahaba, Iraq's first and only radio station for women (see H. Res. 784), H1916 [27AP]

———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 90), H4520 [22JN]

John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building, Harrison, AR: designate (see H.R. 4811), H449 [28FE]

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

Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1447), H1563 [5AP]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1744 [25AP]

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

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H154 [1FE]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1744 [25AP]

National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 600), H1391 [30MR]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 854), H4328 [20JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H1980 [2MY]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 660), H25 [31JA]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H1321 [29MR]

———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]

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]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]

Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H1917 [27AP]

Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H4796 [28JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H4009 [14JN]

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), H225 [8FE]

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H1680 [6AP]

———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2390), H274 [14FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H868 [9MR]

Taylor, Charles E.: tribute (see H. Res. 726), H973 [14MR]

Terrorism: reduce threat of terrorists acquiring shoulder-fired missiles (see H.R. 5333), H4521 [22JN]

Thailand: anniversary of ascension to throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (see H. Con. Res. 409), H3497 [7JN]

Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1053), H645 [7MR]

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

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H2706 (see H.R. 4747), H2758 [17MY]

———provide for educational activities and research relative to women's pelvic floor health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH (see H.R. 2727), H155 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Medicare: 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]

Solano National Cemetery, Dixon, CA: designate (see H.R. 5591), H3907 [13JN]

Remarks

Contra Costa County, CA: anniversary of County Connection (transit system), E579 [25AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3164 [24MY]

Hollowell, Alicia: NCAA College World Series Most Outstanding Player award recipient, E1354 [10JY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3902 [13JN]

Livermore, CA: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory National Ignition Facility funding, H3164 [24MY]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E223 [28FE]

Tributes

Beck, Charles J., E1259 [23JN]

Mosby, Kenneth S., E160 [15FE]