LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6240 [11JN]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), H8399 [24JY], H8443 [25JY]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [4JA]
Conferee: H.R. 1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act, H7878 [17JY]
Juanita Millender-McDonald funeral attendees, H4212 [1MY]
Articles and editorials
Reaching Across Party Lines To End Modern-Day Slavery, H14119 [4DE]
U.S. Can't Support Both Musharraf and Ideal of Liberty, Saeed Malik, San Jose (CA) Mercury News, E2469
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. 1964), H4488 [3MY]
Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3564), H10757 [24SE]
Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 947), H1791 [15FE]
Africa: improve health care capacity and retention of health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and other diseases and reduce maternal and child mortality (see H.R. 3812), H13960 [14NO]
———respond to and prevent acts of rape and sexual violence against women and girls in regions of Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic (see H. Res. 726), H11848 [22OC]
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H4968 [14MY]
Agriculture: continue and expand upon efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops and enhance competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 1600), H2743 [20MR]
———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H941 [24JA]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), H10435 [17SE]
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2745 [20MR]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]
Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3219), H9711 [3AU] (see H.R. 3327), H9654 [2AU]
Animals: ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H1343 [7FE]
———establish competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 1232), H3561 [18AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]
Armed Forces: allow active member to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits (see H.R. 3298), H10757 [24SE]
———enhance protection of credit ratings of active duty military personnel who are activated for service (see H.R. 513), H11639 [16OC]
———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1246), H2038 [28FE]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H10434 [17SE]
———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 207), H6956 [21JN]
———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see H.R. 1354), H7776 [12JY]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H2400 [9MR]
———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service (see H.R. 2910), H8187 [19JY]
———repeal time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2247), H9711 [3AU]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2122 [1MR]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H14085 [15NO]
———revive previous authority on the use of the Armed Forces and the militia to address interference with State or Federal law (see H.R. 869), H3081 [26MR]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H3183 [27MR]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1022), H2621 [15MR]
Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office, Baldwin Park, CA: designate (see H.R. 625), H2121 [1MR]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
———commend democracy efforts and call for release by Burmese Government (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10511 [18SE]
Aviation: improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H2120 [1MR]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H11317 [4OC]
———improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H10900 [25SE]
Beatrice E. Watson Post Office Building, Fontana, CA: designate (see H.R. 3569), H11777 [18OC]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H8835 (see H.R. 1609), H9053 [30JY]
Buck Owens Post Office, Bakersfield, CA: designate (see H.R. 1384), H3363 [29MR]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2669), H6828 [20JN]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 44), H6661 [18JN]
Bush, President: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 106), H1154 [31JA]
———urge full cooperation by former political appointees, current Administration officials, and friends and associates with congressional investigations (see H. Res. 689), H11027 [27SE]
California: authorize Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program projects (see H.R. 1526), H2570 [14MR]
———provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance for agricultural producers, manufacturers, and workers and appropriate funds for Pacific salmon emergency disaster assistance (see H.R. 925), H1413 [8FE]
———provide emergency tax relief for persons affected by wildfires (see H.R. 3987), H12385 [31OC]
California Wine Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10510 [18SE]
Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see H. Res. 427), H7071 [25JN]
Caribbean nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 176), H4204 [26AP]
Carlson, Robert: tribute (see H. Res. 841), H15209 [6DE]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 706), H986 [29JA]
Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 76), H759 [18JA]
Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H7070 [25JN]
———establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H4293 [1MY]
———establish an educational mentoring pilot program for at-risk youth through community partnerships that provide life, social, academic, and vocational skills (see H.R. 3168), H10511 [18SE]
———increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies (see H.R. 2518), H5924 [24MY]
———make grants to carry out activities to prevent teen pregnancy in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities (see H.R. 468), H7433 [28JN]
———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 1004), H4967 [14MY]
———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H5054 [15MY]
———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. 1363), H6235 [11JN]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H2241 [6MR]
Civil War—U.S.: tribute to Edward D. Cohota and Joseph L. Pierce and other veterans of Asian descent (see H. Res. 415), H5472 [17MY]
Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 620), H988 [29JA]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 494), H6660 [18JN]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 629), H835 [22JA]
———establish a demonstration loan program for nontraditional students (see H.R. 3378), H12739 [5NO]
———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 451), H4487 [3MY]
———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (see H.R. 2669), H6828 [20JN]
———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. 1275), H3363 [29MR]
Colombia: recognize contributions of, combat racial discrimination against, and ensure proper execution of assistance programs designated for Afro-Colombians (see H. Res. 618), H11395 [9OC]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1507), H3562 [18AP]
Commission on Economic Indicators: establish (see H.R. 1150), H2401 [9MR]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 512), H670 [17JA]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H11492 [10OC]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 2857), H10902 [25SE]
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty: express that the Senate should initiate bipartisan process to give its advice and consent to ratification (see H. Res. 882), H15738 [17DE]
Congressional Commission on Civic Service: establish (see H.R. 1819), H7490 [10JY]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1673), H5293 [16MY]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H14158 [4DE]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3372), H10902 [25SE]
Contracts: improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and strengthen accountability of Government-wide suspension and debarment system (see H.R. 3033), H11395 [9OC]
———require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 369), H672 [17JA]
———require certain departments and agencies to provide to Congress copies and descriptions of contracts and task orders in excess of a certain amount for work to be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 897), H1565 [13FE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H1417 [8FE]
Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network: establish (see H.R. 3643), H14158 [4DE]
Copyrights: promote innovation, encourage introduction of new technology, enhance library preservation efforts, and protect fair use rights of consumers (see H.R. 1201), H1967 [27FE]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H2122 [1MR]
Correctional institutions: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 4063), H16835 [18DE]
Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see H.R. 3753), H14250 [5DE]
———restore habeas corpus for those detained by the U.S. and repeal prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims (see H.R. 1416), H3400 [16AP]
———restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 2826), H7010 [22JN]
CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 814), H1210 [5FE]
———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2320), H6439 (see H.R. 2320), H6477 [14JN]
Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (see H.R. 1461), H7656 [11JY]
Credit cards: prohibit issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents (see H.R. 3347), H14250 [5DE]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H2743 [20MR]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H344 [10JA]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H2039 [28FE]
Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 620), H12740 [5NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: augment State and local efforts to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 667), H942 [24JA]
Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 2064), H10157 [5SE]
Dept. of Education: establish a Student Aid Reward Program to ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1010), H3363 [29MR]
———establish and maintain public website with a database of available scholarships, fellowships, and financial assistance programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see H.R. 1051), H1667 [14FE]
———establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3637), H16835 [18DE]
———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 171), H116 [5JA]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 1971), H5293 [16MY]
Dept. of Energy: establish an Energy and Environment Block Grant Program (see H.R. 2447), H9657 [2AU]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to urban communities to provide violence-prevention education, mentoring, counseling, and mental health services to children and adolescents in such communities (see H.R. 854), H1271 [6FE]
———establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 2165), H6405 [13JN]
———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 1072), H3476 [17AP]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H4294 [1MY]
———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 1132), H2571 [14MR]
———reauthorize the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2915), H11934 [23OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: address vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot program to screen airport workers with access to secure and sterile areas of airports (see H.R. 1413), H3279 [28MR]
———develop strategy to prevent over-classification of homeland security information and promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security information (see H.R. 4806), H16833 [18DE]
———enhance procurement-related activities (see H.R. 803), H1969 [27FE]
———establish a National Biosurveillance Integration Center (see H.R. 1290), H2119 [1MR]
———improve programs related to trained detection canines (see H.R. 659), H1272 [6FE]
———regulate sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter the acquisition of ammonium nitrate by terrorists (see H.R. 1680), H3279 [28MR]
Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 1164), H1894 [16FE]
———authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 3546), H10433 [17SE]
———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 923), H6404 [13JN]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see H.R. 1593), H3696 [19AP]
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. 359), H886 [23JA]
———designate certain public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1975), H4294 [1MY]
———establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3114), H10902 [25SE]
———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 2758), H7434 [28JN]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 777), H6181 [7JN]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H8292 [23JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H10077 [4SE]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H6404 [13JN]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 1216), H3477 [17AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see H.R. 4204), H16950 [19DE]
———develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H251 [9JA]
———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H8187 [19JY]
———recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see H.R. 1102), H3476 [17AP]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H11495 [12OC]
Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 2965), H13412 [8NO]
———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H4968 [14MY]
———provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 2634), H7657 [11JY]
Dink, Hrant: condemn murder of Turkish journalist (see H. Res. 102), H1055 [30JA]
Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 1198), H10696 [20SE]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: amend relative to emergency child care services (see H.R. 2479), H7340 [27JN]
Disasters: improve and encourage greater public participation in community disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation plans (see H.R. 1891), H3474 [17AP]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 2831), H7983 [17JY]
Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H10756 [24SE]
———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1532), H4205 [26AP]
———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 1192), H4293 [1MY]
———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 3005), H10511 [18SE]
———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. 1713), H3477 [17AP]
———establish national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps (see H.R. 1738), H4417 [2MY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H4293 [1MY]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1560), H8186 [19JY]
———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 1188), H2957 [22MR]
———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H6009 [5JN]
———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H4754 [9MY]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1567), H8743 [26JY]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H3363 [29MR]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H14084 [15NO]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H3400 [16AP]
Drugs: accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries (see H.R. 1391), H3279 [28MR]
———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 460), H12238 [30OC]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 471), H16834 [18DE]
Education: celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (see H. Res. 406), H5053 [15MY]
———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H10077 [4SE]
———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 2017), H4050 [24AP]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Election Assistance Commission: establish a Vote by Mail grant program (see H.R. 1667), H11316 [4OC]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: provide similar protections for consumers as apply under the Truth in Lending Act (see H.R. 2911), H7431 [28JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1224), H3400 [16AP] (see H.R. 3257), H10077 [4SE]
———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 684), H943 [24JA]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H14157 [4DE]
———reauthorize programs to enhance education through technology (see H.R. 2449), H10077 [4SE]
———strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 2611), H10245 [6SE]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 1055), H3561 [18AP]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H4050 [24AP]
———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1542), H10245 [6SE]
EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 233), H4293 [1MY]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2164 [5MR]
———require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2103), H16950 [19DE]
Ethiopia: anniversary (see H. Res. 550), H8835 (see H. Res. 550), H9054 [30JY]
———encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 2003), H7783 [13JY]
Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see H.R. 1755), H6577 [15JN]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H8397 [24JY]
Families and domestic relations: enhance Federal efforts focused on increasing public awareness of risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome (see H.R. 2052), H8821 [27JY]
———improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2392), H6236 [11JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H7657 [11JY]
FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (see H.R. 923), H6404 [13JN]
FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 2802), H7983 [17JY]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H1790 [15FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H2244 [6MR]
———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 985), H2401 [9MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 962), H6007 [5JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H4485 [3MY]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see H.R. 2537), H10757 [24SE]
FEMA: establish the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System (see H.R. 4183), H15209 [6DE]
———require that temporary housing units provided to assist disaster victims comply with certain formaldehyde emissions requirements (see H.R. 4079), H12739 [5NO]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 1537), H4176 [25AP]
———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H1211 [5FE]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 273), H3184 [27MR]
Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain federally contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 4280), H16835 [18DE]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H13523 [9NO]
Flag—U.S.: authorize the Governor of a State, territory, or possession to order the National flag be flown at half-staff following an active duty death of an Armed Forces member from the Governor's jurisdiction (see H.R. 692), H4416 [2MY]
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. 3895), H11776 [18OC]
———provide additional funds for food safety research on perishable agricultural commodities and extend emergency financial assistance to those hurt by recall of fresh spinach products (see H.R. 912), H1412 [8FE]
Food industry: improve safety of meat and poultry products through enhanced traceability (see H.R. 3485), H11935 [23OC]
Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 1148), H3724 [20AP]
Food Stamp Act: strengthen (see H.R. 2129), H5928 [24MY]
Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 15), H344 [10JA]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 619), H945 [24JA]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H7434 [28JN]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 1225), H3400 [16AP]
Foreign policy: build operational readiness in civilian agencies to carry out stabilization and reconstruction activities in countries or regions in transition from conflict or civil strife (see H.R. 1084), H7490 [10JY]
———condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 75), H6182 [7JN]
———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. 1352), H4176 [25AP]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2478), H10157 [5SE]
Gallo, Ernest: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 88), H2400 [9MR]
GAO: affirm authority to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community (see H.R. 978), H1424 [9FE]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 136), H2244 [6MR]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 605), H10757 [24SE]
Gore, Albert, Jr.: tribute for Academy Award-winning documentary, ``An Inconvenient Truth'' (see H. Res. 197), H2244 [6MR]
Guatemala: express sympathy to families of women and girls murdered and encourage the Guatemalan Government to bring an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 100), H2166 [5MR]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H2122 [1MR]
Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 2216), H6405 [13JN]
Hazardous substances: establish a hazardous materials cooperative research program (see H.R. 99), H1896 [16FE]
———reduce health risk posed by asbestos-containing products (see H.R. 3339), H14157 [4DE]
Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 819), H1273 [6FE]
———facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see H.R. 1420), H3364 [29MR]
———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see H.R. 2994), H12384 [31OC]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H2671 [19MR]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H571 [16JA]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women and children (see H.R. 1968), H7434 [28JN]
———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H16950 [19DE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H4209 [30AP]
———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening (see H.R. 822), H2121 [1MR]
Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H4051 [24AP]
Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 281), H3476 [17AP]
———require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1417 [8FE]
Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 245), H4488 [3MY] (see H. Res. 747), H11729 [17OC]
History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H13860 [13NO]
Homeless: establish task force to examine homelessness and make recommendations to alleviate causes and effects (see H.R. 3385), H9705 [3AU]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H514 [12JA]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 37), H836 [22JA]
Human rights: encourage abolition of modern-day slavery (see H. Res. 55), H3696 [19AP]
———modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4114), H13411 [8NO]
Hurricanes: waive the non-Federal share of the cost of certain disaster assistance provided in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1144), H2244 [6MR]
Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1512), H2486 [13MR]
———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 371), H3777 [23AP]
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: do not apply to an Indian tribe or to Indian lands of an Indian tribe until that Indian tribe has been federally recognized for a period of not less than 25 continuous years (see H.R. 3752), H14250 [5DE]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1328), H3724 [20AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 526), H988 [29JA] (see H.R. 821), H4914 [10MY]
Insurance: allow employees of federally-qualified health centers to obtain health coverage (see H.R. 1518), H14084 [15NO]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 758), H1150 [31JA]
———require coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 2820), H10626 [19SE]
Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 11), H253 [9JA]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 149), H1669 [14FE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1565 [13FE]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H4914 [10MY]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H3400 [16AP]
Iran Sanctions Act: expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed (see H.R. 957), H8834 (see H.R. 957), H9053 [30JY]
Iranian Americans: condemn bigotry, violence, and discrimination against (see H. Res. 476), H7435 [28JN]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see H.R. 787), H1791 [15FE]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.J. Res. 18), H672 [17JA]
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. 121), H2166 [5MR]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1208 [5FE]
Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 678), H942 [24JA]
Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 365), H835 [22JA]
Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3440), H9708 [3AU]
Lesotho: commend enactment of law improving the status of married women and encourage efforts toward gender equity (see H. Res. 294), H6828 [20JN]
Liberia: extend designation under the Immigration and Nationality Act so that Liberians can continue to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 3123), H8292 [23JY]
Lieutenant Todd Jason Bryant Post Office, Riverside, CA: designate (see H.R. 988), H2744 [20MR]
Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of the Port of Los Angeles (see H. Res. 822), H13860 [13NO]
Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see H. Res. 356), H6578 [15JN]
Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 3639), H11071 [1OC]
Marisol Heredia Post Office Building, El Monte, CA: designate (see H.R. 4185), H13959 [14NO]
McCarthy, Leo T.: tribute (see H. Res. 180), H1896 [16FE]
Medicaid: amend rules governing citizenship documentation requirements for children born in the U.S. (see H.R. 1238), H2487 [13MR]
———improve requirements for items and services furnished in or through an educational program or setting to children, including children with developmental, physical, or mental health needs (see H.R. 1017), H9656 [2AU]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H3562 [18AP]
———permit States to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for eligibility (see H.R. 1878), H4205 [26AP]
———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1279), H3724 [20AP]
———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 1983), H4554 [7MY]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H12454 [1NO]
Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 1588), H8186 [19JY]
———eliminate in-home restriction for coverage of mobility devices for individuals with long-term needs (see H.R. 1809), H10756 [24SE]
———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1078), H15208 [6DE]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1663), H5928 [24MY]
———expand number of beneficiaries eligible for coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2805), H8397 [24JY]
———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H3018 [23MR]
———extend eligibility period for ``Welcome to Medicare'' physical examination and eliminate coinsurance for screening mammography and colorectal cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3042), H11028 [27SE]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H14081 [15NO]
———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designating certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 4218), H16950 [19DE]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H5927 [24MY]
———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H14085 [15NO]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H7070 [25JN]
———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 3282), H10626 [19SE]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H6181 [7JN]
———provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1866), H6236 [11JN]
———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 864), H8186 [19JY]
———require public reporting of health care-associated infections data and establish pilot program for incentives to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to eliminate the rate of occurrence (see H.R. 1174), H10756 [24SE]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H3695 [19AP]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 2053), H5293 [16MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: require background checks for nursing facility and other long-term care facility employees (see H.R. 3078), H16950 [19DE]
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2121 [1MR]
Military Commissions Act: improve and enhance due process and appellate procedures (see H.R. 1415), H3400 [16AP]
Military Order of the Purple Heart: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1565 [13FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2262), H8397 [24JY]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H16834 [18DE]
Missing Children's Assistance Act: extend applicability to individuals determined to have a mental capacity less than 18 years of age (see H.R. 271), H1896 [16FE]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H2822 [21MR]
———mint coins in commemoration of the Model T Ford and the anniversary of the birthplace of the assembly line in Highland Park, MI (see H.R. 1619), H11491 [10OC]
———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2694), H8743 [26JY]
Muir Woods National Monument: anniversary (see H. Res. 868), H15470 [13DE]
NASA: redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (see H.R. 3245), H9275 [31JY]
National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H13960 [14NO]
National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 70), H10757 [24SE]
National Center for Learning Science and Technology Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 3631), H11935 [23OC]
National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 751), H11639 [16OC]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 119), H2401 [9MR]
National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 716), H11394 [9OC]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 85), H6009 [5JN]
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. 1157), H4967 [14MY]
———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H987 [29JA]
National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 72), H3364 [29MR]
National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 718), H11394 [9OC]
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 29), H344 [10JA]
National Missing Persons Day: establish (see H. Res. 303), H6332 [12JN]
National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 539), H7984 [17JY]
National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 537), H7656 [11JY]
National Pet Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 142), H4486 [3MY]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H3401 [16AP]
National Women's Friendship Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 205), H10626 [19SE]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 144), H4968 [14MY]
Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H6957 [21JN]
News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 2102), H6181 [7JN]
No Child Left Behind Act: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 2864), H15469 [13DE]
NOAA: establish a Science and Technology Scholarship Program to recruit students for careers in the National Weather Service and in marine research, atmospheric research, and satellite programs (see H.R. 1657), H7011 [22JN]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H11549 [15OC]
Nord, Nancy A.: express no confidence in performance of duties as Acting CPSC Chair and urge the President to request her resignation (see H. Res. 804), H13204 [6NO] (see H. Res. 819), H13859 [13NO]
North Aleutian Basin Planning Area: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 1957), H5928 [24MY]
NSF: establish a laboratory science pilot program (see H.R. 524), H2121 [1MR]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2049), H5293 [16MY]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H5292 [16MY]
Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 2918), H7431 [28JN]
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission: make funds available for Pacific salmon emergency disaster assistance (see H.R. 234), H118 [5JA]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 108), H6736 [19JN]
Patent and Trademark Office: funding (see H.R. 2336), H5290 [16MY]
Patents: reform (see H.R. 1908), H3559 [18AP]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H7982 [17JY]
Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 2264), H4912 [10MY]
Political action committees: prohibit from making payments to a candidate's spouse and require report on disbursements made to immediate family members (see H.R. 2630), H6736 [19JN]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H3562 [18AP]
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 1302), H3018 [23MR]
———express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 198), H15738 [17DE]
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (see H.R. 6), H513 [12JA]
———promote energy independence and security (see H.R. 3220), H9657 [2AU]
———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 670), H1055 [30JA]
Public buildings: require restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 693), H7490 [10JY]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1919), H3560 [18AP]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H4914 [10MY]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H2671 [19MR]
Rachel Carson Post Office Building, Springdale, PA: designate (see H.R. 1434), H3364 [29MR]
Radio: nullify Copyright Royalty Board decision increasing royalty rates for webcasters and reform the royalty rate-setting standard that applies to commercial Internet radio royalty arbitrations (see H.R. 2060), H8121 [18JY]
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 1678), H3401 [16AP]
Richards, Ann: tribute (see H. Res. 42), H1897 [16FE]
Ritcheson, David R.: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H7984 [17JY]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3929), H11933 [23OC]
Russia: withdraw military forces, armaments, and ammunition stockpiles from Moldova (see H. Res. 457), H7071 [25JN]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H10077 [4SE]
San Francisco, CA: honor those who have volunteered to assist in the cleanup of the oil spill in San Francisco Bay (see H. Res. 853), H15215 [10DE]
San Jose State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 365), H4416 [2MY]
Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2976), H10511 [18SE]
———note the absence of human rights as a topic in U.S.-Saudi strategic dialogue and urge the President to include this subject in working level discussions with Saudi counterparts (see H. Con. Res. 202), H11029 [27SE]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 901), H2165 [5MR]
———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. 1346), H2242 [6MR]
Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H11777 [18OC]
Ships and vessels: express importance of protecting cruise ship passengers against crimes on the high seas and ensure perpetrators of such crimes are brought to justice (see H. Res. 652), H10433 [17SE]
Small Business Act: expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to colonias (see H.R. 2499), H6182 [7JN]
Social Security: combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (see H.R. 1688), H6331 [12JN]
———ensure that every child in the U.S. has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1535), H6181 [7JN]
———extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H10940 [26SE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H515 [12JA]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]
Special Envoy for Middle East Peace: appoint (see H. Res. 143), H2166 [5MR]
Stanislaus County, CA: authorize designation of the facility under development by the Stanislaus Ag Center Foundation as the National Ag Science Center (see H.R. 2321), H13205 [6NO]
Sudan: encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 422), H6009 [5JN]
———identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H8834 (see H.R. 180), H9053 [30JY]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H14250 [5DE]
Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1524), H3477 [17AP]
———allow employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic payroll deposit individual retirement accounts and facilitate similar savings by the self-employed (see H.R. 2167), H11491 [10OC]
———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 898), H1472 [12FE]
———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. 1110), H3561 [18AP]
———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3660), H14085 [15NO]
———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H8186 [19JY]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 551), H758 [18JA]
———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1475), H3562 [18AP]
———establish financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 2370), H10077 [4SE]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H3279 [28MR]
———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 2205), H7657 [11JY]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H6578 [15JN]
———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 3016), H7775 [12JY]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H5054 [15MY]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H4915 [10MY]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H2400 [9MR]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1498), H3477 [17AP]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H2436 [12MR]
———increase alternative minimum tax refundable credit amount for individuals with long-term unused credits for prior year minimum tax liability (see H.R. 3861), H12021 [24OC]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H1211 [5FE]
———increase and extend vehicle refueling property credit (see H.R. 2505), H7983 [17JY]
———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 2021), H4967 [14MY]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H1149 [31JA]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1077), H1788 [15FE]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H8742 [26JY]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H5725 [23MY]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H2400 [9MR]
———provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 3418), H9707 [3AU]
———provide incentives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the domestic energy supply (see H.R. 3416), H10902 [25SE]
———provide more help to Alzheimer's disease caregivers (see H.R. 1807), H9656 [2AU]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H5054 [15MY]
———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1840), H3696 [19AP]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H3278 [28MR]
Telecommunications: promote competition and preserve and protect ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see H.R. 3281), H11549 [15OC]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H117 [5JA]
Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 1687), H4629 [8MY]
Terrorism: improve and expedite assessment and determination of current and emerging chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, and facilitate assessment and acquisition of countermeasures (see H.R. 1089), H1789 [15FE]
———prevent homegrown terrorism (see H.R. 1955), H10510 [18SE]
Tongass National Forest: provide additional protections for lands (see H.R. 3757), H11315 [4OC]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (see H.R. 3887), H11775 [18OC]
Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (see H.R. 1401), H2340 [8MR]
———provide for mass transportation services that provide temporary substitute highway traffic service as a result of an emergency (see H.R. 2783), H6735 [19JN]
Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H11777 [18OC]
Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1418), H8186 [19JY]
Truth in Lending Act: extend protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (see H.R. 946), H8293 [23JY]
U.N.: ensure members meet obligations to women agreed to in resolution on women, peace, and security, and implement international law protecting rights of women and girls during and after conflicts (see H. Res. 146), H1970 [27FE]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H6956 [21JN]
Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 278), H121 [5JA]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 784), H3777 [23AP]
———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H1153 [31JA]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H2165 [5MR]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H6828 [20JN]
Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 3096), H8184 [19JY] (see H. Res. 665), H10625 [19SE]
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: include homeless status in the definition of ``hate crime'' for the purposes of Federal sentencing provisions (see H.R. 2217), H6405 [13JN]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 818), H15208 [6DE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H2122 [1MR]
———prohibit discrimination in insurance coverage to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4014), H16835 [18DE]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 2395), H6578 [15JN]
———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2236), H10157 [5SE]
———provide job protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4015), H16835 [18DE]
———provide unemployment insurance to those who are separated from their employment as a result of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4016), H16835 [18DE]
World Red Cross Red Crescent Day: observance (see H. Res. 378), H6440 (see H. Res. 378), H6477 [14JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: allow termination of telecommunications contracts entered into before notice of a permanent change of station or deployment orders (see H.R. 3786), H11394 [9OC]
———give advance notice of the results of any Dept. of Defense review of the circumstances surrounding the death of a member by friendly fire to the primary next of kin before public release of the review (see H.R. 1670), H3017 [23MR]
California: tribute to first responders and support victims of wildfires (see H. Res. 778), H12237 [30OC]
Computers: discourage spyware (see H.R. 1525), H2570 [14MR]
Congress: disapprove rule submitted by Citizenship and Immigration Services on citizenship application fee increase (see H.J. Res. 47), H8834 (see H.J. Res. 47), H9052 [30JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow for waiver of certain retirement provisions for reemployed annuitants (see H.R. 4910), H16948 [19DE]
Dept. of the Treasury: enter into agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide free electronic filing of individual income tax returns (see H.R. 3457), H10016 [4AU]
Figueroa Alvarez, Mikael A.C.: relief (see H.R. 2575), H6007 [5JN]
Gulf Coast Recovery Authority: establish (see H.R. 4048), H12454 [1NO]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2248), H4752 [9MY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: provide citizenship for certain children of U.S. servicemen born overseas during the Vietnam and Korean Wars (see H.R. 4007), H12237 [30OC]
President and Vice President: suspend the running of statutes of limitation for criminal prosecutions of individuals while holding office (see H.R. 4182), H13959 [14NO]
Schools: express that secondary schools should consider starting school after 9 o'clock in the morning (see H. Con. Res. 227), H11315 [4OC]
Taxation: allow a custodial parent a refundable credit for unpaid child support payments and increase tax liability of parent required to pay such unpaid child support (see H.R. 3258), H9275 [31JY]
———impose an excise tax on automobiles sold in the U.S. that are not alternative fueled automobiles (see H.R. 182), H116 [5JA]
———require use of Federally insured intermediaries for nonrecognition treatment on like-kind exchanges involving cash to be used to acquire the replacement property (see H.R. 3420), H9707 [3AU]
Telephones: provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls (see H.R. 1383), H2301 [7MR]
Vietnam: condemn human rights abuses and remove normal trade relations status unless political and religious prisoners are released and human rights reforms are made (see H. Res. 506), H6827 [20JN]
Lists
Federal funding requests for projects in California, E1419
Poems
``I Think of Your Valor'', E1224
``Veteran's Day for Sgt. Joshua P. Morgan, USMC,'' Jack Richards, E1270
Remarks
American Library Association: tribute to annual conference, E1427
Armed Forces: assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship (H.R. 2884), H12771, H12772, H12773 [6NO]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1543 [13FE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012, E1419
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: implement the Automated Targeting System for Passengers at all U.S. border crossing points, H4715 [9MY]
California: tribute to first responders and support victims of wildfires (H. Res. 778), H12199 [30OC]
Computers: discourage spyware (H.R. 1525), H5549 [22MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), H4667
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), motion to recommit, H4715 [9MY]
———U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program implementation, H4715 [9MY]
Dept. of Justice: immigration law enforcement capabilities funding, H8674 [26JY]
———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H8443 [25JY], H8674 [26JY]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (H.R. 2831), consideration (H. Res. 579), H8910 [30JY]
Ethiopian Community Services (organization): tribute, E1805
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected illegal aliens within the U.S. without court-approved warrants, H14060 [15NO]
———amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), H9955 [4AU]
———amend to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance (H.R. 3356), H9689 [3AU]
———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), motion to recommit, H14060 [15NO]
Forests: grant congressional consent and approval to an interstate forest fire protection compact between South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado (S. 975), H8917, H8918, H8919 [30JY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: provide citizenship for certain children of U.S. servicemen born overseas during the Vietnam and Korean Wars (H.R. 4007), E2277
Iraq: provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (H.J. Res. 18), H637 [17JA]
Liberia: extend designation under the Immigration and Nationality Act so that Liberians can continue to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 3123), H8914, H8916 [30JY]
Malik, Munir: call for immediate release by Pakistan, H13943 [14NO], E2465
Memorial Day: observance, E1270
Military Order of the Purple Heart: extend eligibility for associate membership to the spouse and siblings of Purple Heart recipients (H.R. 1119), H12770, H12771 [6NO]
Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (H. Res. 328), H3746 [23AP]
Mountain View, CA: anniversary of Cusimano Family Colonial Mortuary, E1908
Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant (H.R. 3079), H15227
Packard Humanities Institute: transfer of Culpepper, VA, campus to the Library of Congress, E1630
Pakistan: suspension of constitution and declaration of state of emergency, H13943 [14NO]
Patents: call for a study of patent damage awards in cases where such awards have been based on a reasonable royalty, H10302 [7SE]
———reform (H.R. 1908), H10276, H10302 [7SE]
———require that venue of patent dispute cases be where the defendant is located or has committed acts relevant to patent dispute, H10276 [7SE]
Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 2264), H5558 [22MY]
San Jose, CA: anniversary of National Hispanic University, E2071
San Jose State University: anniversary (H. Res. 365), H13817 [13NO]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), H8443 [25JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3093), motion to recommit, H8674 [26JY]
Taxation: extend moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and electronic commerce (H.R. 3678), H11569 [16OC], H12163 [30OC]
———impose an excise tax on automobiles sold in the U.S. that are not alternative fueled automobiles (H.R. 182), E19
U.S. attorneys: preserve independence (S. 214), H5554 [22MY]
Vietnam: human rights violations, E1040
Votes: position on missed, E2116
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H668 [17JA], H4910 [10MY]
Statements
Condemn Suspension of Constitution and Declaration of State of Emergency in Pakistan and Call for Release of Munir Malik: Several Santa Clara University School of Law Professors, H13944 [14NO]
Tributes
Causor, Robert, Jr., H7856 [17JY]
Cervantes, Melinda, E1427
Collins, John J., E1991
Cortese, Tony, E392
Davidson, Charles W., E679
Decker, Jane, E2135
Kennedy, Dennis, E1806
Orozco, Carlos G., E1944
Packard, David W., E1630