MATSUI, DORIS O. (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2829), consideration (H. Res. 517), H7281 [27JN]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2262), H12422 [1NO]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1867), H4295 [1MY], H4400 [2MY]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [4JA]
Juanita Millender-McDonald funeral attendees, H4212 [1MY]
Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, H863 [23JA]
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), H3694 [19AP]
Africa: 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), H11549 [15OC]
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H2571 [14MR]
———recognize contributions of the Negro Baseball League and players (see H. Res. 162), H1970 [27FE]
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]
Air pollution: provide a reduction in the aggregate greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy consumed by vehicles and aircraft (see H.R. 2215), H5928 [24MY]
———reduce air pollution from marine vessels (see H.R. 2548), H11316 [4OC]
Akron, OH: anniversary of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens (see H. Con. Res. 143), H6578 [15JN]
``America'': anniversary of first use of name (see H. Res. 287), H6236 [11JN]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), H10757 [24SE]
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]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H10696 [20SE]
———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), H11250 [3OC]
———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]
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (see H. Con. Res. 7), H3364 [29MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H14084 [15NO]
Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2417), H5531 [21MY]
———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), H10157 [5SE]
———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), H15317 [11DE]
———extend period during which certain deployed members may receive reimbursement for privately purchased helmet pads that provide better protection than military-issued pads (see H.R. 588), H1565 [13FE] (see H.R. 1347), H2242 [6MR]
———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see H.R. 1354), H2242 [6MR]
———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 3051), H7851 [16JY]
———increase basic pay (see H. Con. Res. 162), H7434 [28JN]
———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H11777 [18OC]
———prohibit use of funds for an escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see H.R. 353), H945 [24JA]
———provide for certain members of the Selected Reserve to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1211), H1967 [27FE]
———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 3990), H12155 [29OC]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2437 [12MR]
———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), H13861 [13NO]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H2672 [19MR]
———urge collective judgment of both Congress and the President regarding the use of military force (see H. Res. 163), H11935 [23OC]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H3183 [27MR]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
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]
Beatrice E. Watson Post Office Building, Fontana, CA: designate (see H.R. 3569), H11729 [17OC]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 198), H2039 [28FE]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H6956 [21JN]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H2957 [22MR]
Buck Owens Post Office, Bakersfield, CA: designate (see H.R. 1384), H7852 [16JY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2669), H7071 [25JN]
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]
California: 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]
———tribute to first responders and support victims of wildfires (see H. Res. 778), H12237 [30OC]
California Wine Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10510 [18SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall (see H.R. 3315), H9653 [2AU]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 706), H986 [29JA]
Charleston, SC: honor and express condolences to families of firefighters killed in warehouse fire (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7341 [27JN]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 1473), H11847 [22OC]
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), H11172 [2OC]
———establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H4204 [26AP]
———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), H10246 [6SE]
———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H5928 [24MY]
———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H12238 [30OC]
———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), H11729 [17OC]
Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H11935 [23OC]
Civil rights: authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (see H.R. 998), H1897 [16FE]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H3363 [29MR]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 2019), H4554 [7MY]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H7203 [26JN]
Civil War—U.S.: tribute to Edward D. Cohota and Joseph L. Pierce and other veterans of Asian descent (see H. Res. 415), H6736 [19JN]
Clean Air Act: clarify national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants to ensure that no major stationary sources are exempt from maximum achievable control technology standards (see H.R. 942), H1669 [14FE]
Climate: address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments (see H. Con. Res. 104), H5929 [24MY]
———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), H1055 [30JA]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 494), H6660 [18JN]
Coastal zones: authorize acquisition of coastal and estuarine areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit the environment and economies of such areas (see H.R. 1907), H5293 [16MY]
Colleges and universities: disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 592), H789 [19JA]
———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (see H.R. 2669), H7071 [25JN]
Colorado Rockies (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 816), H15209 [6DE]
Commission on Economic Indicators: establish (see H.R. 1150), H1893 [16FE]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 512), H1153 [31JA]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 2857), H7201 [26JN]
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]
Computers: establish a public awareness campaign regarding Internet safety (see H.R. 3461), H11935 [23OC]
Congressional Commission on Civic Service: establish (see H.R. 1819), H4417 [2MY]
Construction industries: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see H.R. 4461), H15412 [12DE]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H11491 [10OC]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3372), H10435 [17SE]
Contracts: 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), H11934 [23OC]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H3478 [17AP]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H5472 [17MY]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Summer of Service grant programs (see H.R. 1880), H3474 [17AP]
Courts: 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), H6331 [12JN]
———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 871), H8834 (see H.R. 871), H9053 [30JY]
Crime: increase and enhance resources and penalties relative to the investigation and prosecution of violent gangs and expand and improve gang prevention programs (see H.R. 3547), H11172 [2OC]
———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 852), H1669 [14FE]
———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), H343 [10JA]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H5927 [24MY]
Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 620), H16951 [19DE]
Dailard, Cynthia Boles: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1472 [12FE]
Death on the High Seas Act: limit application to maritime accidents (see H.R. 2989), H10511 [18SE]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H10157 [5SE]
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]
———reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see H.R. 1616), H2820 [21MR]
Dept. of Education: establish a Secondary School Innovation Fund (see H.R. 3763), H11315 [4OC]
———establish an Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 3419), H9707 [3AU]
———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), H4051 [24AP]
Dept. of Energy: conduct geothermal energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program (see H.R. 2304), H6112 [6JN]
———establish an Energy and Environment Block Grant Program (see H.R. 2447), H9657 [2AU]
———establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 1838), H3360 [29MR]
———establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 364), H3362 [29MR]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H13860 [13NO]
———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), H5473 [17MY]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1634), H5725 [23MY] (see H.R. 3825), H11778 [18OC]
———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 1132), H2039 [28FE]
———reauthorize the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2915), H11847 [22OC]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H9707 [3AU]
Dept. of Justice: express no confidence in performance of Attorney General Gonzales and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H5623 [22MY]
———require State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funds awarded to States and political subdivisions be distributed within 120 days of the annual application period (see H.R. 3836), H11548 [15OC]
———safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 2941), H7432 [28JN]
Dept. of State: enhance diplomatic relations with foreign countries and promote domestic business interests abroad by establishing a grant program to promote international travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3670), H12021 [24OC]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resources study of the Tule Lake Segregation Center in Modoc County, CA, to determine suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2506), H6009 [5JN]
———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), H11316 [4OC]
———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 2758), H7434 [28JN]
———provide for administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3111), H8185 [19JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H7852 [16JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain educational benefits (see H.R. 3882), H13205 [6NO]
———develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H251 [9JA]
———provide mental health services in languages other than English, as needed, for veterans and family members with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 542), H9656 [2AU]
———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 463), H514 [12JA]
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (see H. Res. 524), H10940 [26SE]
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), H7777 [12JY]
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), H3696 [19AP]
———call for the declaration of lung cancer as a public health priority and the implementation of a comprehensive interagency program to reduce lung cancer mortality (see H. Res. 335), H10077 [4SE]
———catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H11071 [1OC]
———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), H3561 [18AP]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H5622 [22MY]
———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), H7852 [16JY]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H8742 [26JY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H3476 [17AP]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H3561 [18AP]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H10756 [24SE]
———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 81), H12104 [25OC]
Ecology and environment: authorize Federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits (see H.R. 823), H3476 [17AP]
———codify executive order addressing environmental justice in minority and low-income populations and implement EPA and GAO recommendations on environmental justice (see H.R. 1103), H3777 [23AP]
Education: authorize appropriations for basic research and research infrastructure in science and engineering, and for support of graduate fellowships (see H.R. 363), H2121 [1MR]
———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]
———eliminate tuition sensitivity provision in the Pell Grant program (see H.R. 990), H1969 [27FE]
———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 2111), H5293 [16MY]
———establish requirements for lenders and institutions of higher education in order to protect students and other borrowers receiving educational loans (see H.R. 890), H1343 [7FE]
———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H11029 [27SE]
———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2204), H4627 [8MY]
———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 2017), H5054 [15MY]
———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 2668), H7491 [10JY]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 1281), H2119 [1MR]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 729), H4293 [1MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: ensure that participants in the Troops to Teachers program may teach at a range of eligible schools (see H.R. 711), H986 [29JA]
———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H16948 [19DE]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 1055), H1668 [14FE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H4754 [9MY]
Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 2003), H7490 [10JY]
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (see H.R. 2881), H7339 [27JN]
———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H9468 (see H.R. 1125), H9545 [1AU]
Families and domestic relations: 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), H5471 [17MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H10434 [17SE]
FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 2802), H11934 [23OC]
FDA: provide authority to order recalls of contaminated human and pet food, establish a notification system for such contamination, and improve regulation of human and pet food supply (see H.R. 2108), H4415 [2MY]
———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H1790 [15FE]
FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H2486 [13MR]
Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 2232), H10511 [18SE]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H2621 [15MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 962), H2243 [6MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 725), H11640 [16OC]
———clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H4967 [14MY]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 1682), H3079 [26MR]
Financial institutions: 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), H114 [5JA]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 273), H3184 [27MR]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H15209 [6DE]
Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 1148), H1893 [16FE]
Food Stamp Act: strengthen (see H.R. 2129), H5928 [24MY]
Foreign aid: limit funding to establish a permanent military base agreement with Iraq or exercise U.S. control over Iraqi oil resources (see H.R. 2929), H7491 [10JY]
———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 619), H834 [22JA]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 1225), H3279 [28MR]
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), H4176 [25AP]
———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), H2242 [6MR]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H14157 [4DE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Fresno, CA: recognize historical significance of the Pinedale Assembly Center, the reporting site for 4,823 Japanese Americans who were unjustly interned during World War II (see H. Res. 109), H1154 [31JA]
FTC: establish Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness (see H.R. 1008), H1563 [13FE]
Gallo, Ernest: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 88), H2400 [9MR]
Gore, Albert, Jr.: tribute for Academy Award-winning documentary, ``An Inconvenient Truth'' (see H. Res. 197), H2122 [1MR]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H4553 [7MY]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H5472 [17MY]
Harriett F. Woods Post Office Building, University City, MO: designate (see H.R. 1617), H3562 [18AP]
Hazardous substances: assess and reduce levels of lead found in child-occupied facilities (see H.R. 3085), H11250 [3OC]
———reduce health risk posed by asbestos-containing products (see H.R. 3339), H9655 [2AU]
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), H1210 [5FE]
———facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see H.R. 1420), H2340 [8MR]
———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H5724 [23MY]
———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 2464), H6661 [18JN]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 281), H5927 [24MY]
———require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
Hispanic Heritage Foundation: tribute for recognizing the next generation of Latino role models for their academic achievements and community service (see H. Con. Res. 197), H11492 [10OC]
History: commemorate anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade (see H. Res. 272), H4295 [1MY]
Horticulture: extend laws governing importation of plants to plants illegally harvested outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1497), H11934 [23OC]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H514 [12JA]
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]
Housing Assistance Council: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 1980), H4176 [25AP]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 37), H1153 [31JA]
Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4114), H13411 [8NO]
Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1512), H2486 [13MR]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H4628 [8MY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to discretionary determinations waiving an alien's inadmissibility based on certain activities (see H.R. 2940), H10246 [6SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 526), H671 [17JA] (see H.R. 821), H3561 [18AP]
Insects: authorize resources for sustained research and analysis for colony collapse disorder affecting beehives or bee colonies (see H.R. 1709), H4554 [7MY]
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: identify constraints encountered by nursing schools in admitting and graduating a sufficient number of nurses to meet health care needs (see H.R. 677), H1345 [7FE]
Insurance: 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]
———provide coverage of screening mammography for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 2708), H7657 [11JY]
———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H5054 [15MY]
Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 11), H515 [12JA]
International Geophysical Year: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 76), H3364 [29MR]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H670 [17JA]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H4205 [26AP]
Iran: condemn persecution of labor rights advocates (see H. Con. Res. 203), H10902 [25SE]
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H2672 [19MR]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see H.R. 787), H1211 [5FE] (see H. Res. 41), H945 [24JA]
———prevent establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil (see H. Con. Res. 46), H987 [29JA]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.R. 3071), H7982 [17JY] (see H.J. Res. 18), H672 [17JA]
Irving, Barrington A.: tribute to the youngest and first person of African descent to fly solo around the world (see H. Res. 661), H10510 [18SE]
Israel: support upgrade in relationship with NATO to that of leading member of NATO's Mediterranean dialogue and to a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace (see H. Res. 235), H7778 [12JY]
Jews: recognize anniversaries of the Mass Movement for Soviet Jewish Freedom and the Freedom Sunday Rally for Soviet Jewry in Washington, DC (see H. Res. 759), H11848 [22OC]
Johnson, Shawn: tribute (see H. Res. 684), H11492 [10OC]
Julian, Percy L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H759 [18JA]
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]
Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 365), H987 [29JA]
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), H10320 [7SE]
Lieutenant Todd Jason Bryant Post Office, Riverside, CA: designate (see H.R. 988), H2621 [15MR]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 804), H1209 [5FE]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H14251 [5DE]
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), H6112 [6JN]
Marisol Heredia Post Office Building, El Monte, CA: designate (see H.R. 4185), H13959 [14NO]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 61), H515 [12JA]
Massey, Walter E.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 26), H1564 [13FE]
Mayfield, Britt (Max): tribute (see H. Res. 72), H1055 [30JA]
McCarthy, Leo T.: tribute (see H. Res. 180), H1896 [16FE]
Medicaid: expand access to contraceptive services for low-income women and men (see H.R. 2523), H8821 [27JY]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H12454 [1NO]
Medicare: establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1078), H13204 [6NO]
———establish new, separate fee schedule areas for physicians' services in States with multiple fee schedule areas to improve physician geographic payment accuracy (see H.R. 2484), H7657 [11JY]
———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H2619 [15MR]
———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H14085 [15NO]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H14081 [15NO]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H7340 [27JN]
———improve prescription drug program (see H.R. 3025), H7775 [12JY]
———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H14158 [4DE]
———provide comprehensive health benefits for the relief of individuals whose health was adversely affected by the 9/11 disaster (see H.R. 1247), H2038 [28FE]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H7340 [27JN]
———provide exception to limit on reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period when one is ordered to active duty in a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3007), H7655 [11JY]
———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2567), H8187 [19JY]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H4487 [3MY]
———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H2672 [19MR]
Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits if such individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 476), H835 [22JA]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H3777 [23AP]
———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]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4915 [10MY]
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), H3362 [29MR]
Middle East: call for release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah (see H. Res. 107), H1345 [7FE]
———require the President to seek to institute a regional diplomatic plan (see H.R. 3797), H11847 [22OC]
Military Commissions Act: improve and enhance due process and appellate procedures (see H.R. 1415), H7203 [26JN]
Minidoka Internment National Monument: adjust boundary to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial (see H.R. 161), H116 [5JA]
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), H10076 [4SE]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H7774 [12JY]
Missing Children's Assistance Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2517), H8743 [26JY]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H4913 [10MY]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H3364 [29MR]
Muir Woods National Monument: anniversary (see H. Res. 868), H15470 [13DE]
Music and dance: recognize the African American spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 120), H1152 [31JA]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 44), H944 [24JA]
National AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 385), H4752 [9MY]
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), H11172 [2OC]
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), H1152 [31JA]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 590), H9276 [31JY]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 59), H515 [12JA]
National Foster Parents Day: support (see H. Res. 179), H2822 [21MR]
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), H4914 [10MY]
———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H12103 [25OC]
National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System: establish (see H.R. 2342), H6112 [6JN]
National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 584), H10626 [19SE]
National Missing Persons Day: establish (see H. Res. 303), H8398 [24JY]
National objectives: promote energy efficient transportation and public buildings, encourage use of alternative fuel vehicles and renewable energy, and ensure sound water resource and natural disaster preparedness planning (see H.R. 2701), H6403 [13JN]
National Pet Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 142), H5725 [23MY]
National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 352), H4292 [1MY]
National School Lunch Act: improve summer food service program for children (see H.R. 3030), H7983 [17JY]
———permit simplified summer food programs to be carried out in all States and by all service institutions (see H.R. 1740), H7852 [16JY]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H3401 [16AP]
National Stalking Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 852), H14494 (see H. Res. 852), H15208 [6DE]
National Volunteer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 293), H3478 [17AP]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 144), H4915 [10MY]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H835 [22JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H11847 [22OC]
———require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H16951 [19DE]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H2956 [22MR]
NOAA: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 147), H6332 [12JN]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H11640 [16OC]
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. 803), H13523 [9NO] (see H. Res. 819), H13859 [13NO]
NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 362), H2121 [1MR]
———establish a global warming education program (see H.R. 1728), H3477 [17AP]
———establish a laboratory science pilot program (see H.R. 524), H2121 [1MR]
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]
Patents: limit damages and other remedies relative to tax planning methods (see H.R. 2365), H7012 [22JN]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H987 [29JA]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H4554 [7MY]
Power resources: ensure the U.S. leads in developing and manufacturing new energy technologies, grow the economy, create highly trained and skilled jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2809), H8122 [18JY]
———facilitate development of markets for alternative fuels and ultra low sulfur diesel fuel through research, development, and demonstration and data collection (see H.R. 547), H988 [29JA]
———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]
———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 1252), H2038 [28FE]
———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 670), H942 [24JA]
———strengthen national security and reduce dependence on foreign oil through new vehicle technology and efficiency, use of alternative fuels, and improving rail and public transit usage (see H.R. 1300), H2120 [1MR]
———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see H. Con. Res. 25), H343 [10JA]
President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors: implement recommendations (see H.R. 3645), H10755 [24SE]
Presidents of the U.S: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (see H.R. 3045), H12238 [30OC]
Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (see H.R. 4040), H13861 [13NO]
Public buildings: install energy-efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in construction, alteration, and maintenance (see H.R. 1705), H3477 [17AP]
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), H5533 [21MY]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H4914 [10MY]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 307), H3696 [19AP]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H3561 [18AP]
Puerto Rico: recognize service of the 65th Infantry Borinqueneers during the Korean War and all Puerto Ricans serving in the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 443), H7853 [16JY]
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), H5054 [15MY]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 3438), H10940 [26SE]
———include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H10320 [7SE]
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), H12456 [1NO]
Sant, Roger W.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 27), H1564 [13FE]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 901), H2121 [1MR]
———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), H11171 [2OC]
———improve safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 2352), H5291 [16MY]
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), H10320 [7SE]
———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H4205 [26AP]
———improve elderly suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4897), H16947 [19DE]
Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see H.R. 569), H1272 [6FE]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 3046), H7851 [16JY]
———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1111), H1892 [16FE] (see H.R. 2357), H5470 [17MY]
———ensure that every child in the U.S. has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1535), H2619 [15MR]
———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), H11029 [27SE]
———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1308), H7983 [17JY]
———permit States to expand coverage for certain older children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2581), H7203 [26JN]
———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 2943), H8835 (see H.R. 2943), H9053 [30JY]
———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), H7434 [28JN]
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]
Stonesifer, Patricia Q.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 25), H1564 [13FE]
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), H5929 [24MY]
———identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H2957 [22MR]
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), H14157 [4DE]
———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), H4293 [1MY]
———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H4487 [3MY]
———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1419), H4915 [10MY]
———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), H2435 [12MR]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H3400 [16AP]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H945 [24JA]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H5533 [21MY]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1498), H2822 [21MR]
———improve and extend certain energy-related tax incentives (see H.R. 1385), H3778 [23AP]
———include heavier vehicles in the limitations on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles (see H.R. 2715), H7983 [17JY]
———increase alternative minimum tax refundable credit amount for individuals with long-term unused credits for prior year minimum tax liability (see H.R. 3861), H15209 [6DE]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H1153 [31JA]
———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), H11028 [27SE]
———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 2020), H4050 [24AP]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H4966 [14MY]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H2957 [22MR]
———modify rules for charitible contributions of fractional gifts (see H.R. 3881), H14158 [4DE]
———modify rules relative to clean energy renewable bonds (see H.R. 1821), H3477 [17AP]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H6181 [7JN]
———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1331), H2241 [6MR]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H8742 [26JY]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H4204 [26AP]
———provide credits for the installation of wind energy property, including by rural homeowners, farmers, ranchers, and small businesses (see H.R. 1772), H10756 [24SE]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H6111 [6JN]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H4914 [10MY]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H3399 [16AP]
———prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see H.R. 251), H1668 [14FE]
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), H8835 (see H.R. 1687), H9053 [30JY]
Tongass National Forest: provide additional protections for lands (see H.R. 3757), H11315 [4OC]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H5533 [21MY]
———provide for mass transportation services that provide temporary substitute highway traffic service as a result of an emergency (see H.R. 2783), H6735 [19JN]
U.N. Security Council: charge Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide because of his call for the destruction of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1153 [31JA]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H3017 [23MR]
Ukraine: elections (see H. Res. 713), H11315 [4OC]
———urge parties of current political crisis to abide by agreement calling for a new round of parliamentary elections and to ensure a free and transparent democratic system (see H. Con. Res. 189), H8292 [23JY]
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]
University and College Union: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 467), H6236 [11JN]
University of Central Arkansas: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H6112 [6JN]
Valenti, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H4488 [3MY]
Veterans: improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 797), H2436 [12MR]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H2039 [28FE]
———provide additional educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (see H.R. 3040), H8398 [24JY]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H2121 [1MR]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see H. Res. 326), H3724 [20AP]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 720), H1273 [6FE]
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), H4176 [25AP]
———prohibit discrimination in insurance coverage to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4014), H16950 [19DE]
———provide job protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4015), H16950 [19DE]
———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), H16950 [19DE]
World War II: recognize anniversary of Executive order authorizing internment of Japanese-, German-, and Italian-American communities and increase awareness of events surrounding such internment (see H. Res. 122), H1152 [31JA]
———tribute to 303d Bombardment Group (Heavy) (see H. Res. 604), H10246 [6SE]
Wright, Martha Coffin: tribute (see H. Res. 588), H10321 [7SE]
York: recognize and honor role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition (see H. Res. 151), H4488 [3MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Carlson, Robert: tribute (see H. Res. 841), H14156 [4DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), consideration (see H. Res. 382), H4627 [8MY]
———specify that the most populous urban areas are eligible for Urban Area Security Initiative grants (see H.R. 296), H122 [5JA]
Dept. of the Interior: exclude and defer from pooled reimbursable costs of the Central Valley Project the reimbursable capital costs of the unused capacity of parts of the Folsom South Canal (see H.R. 452), H514 [12JA]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a Flexibility Incentive Grant Pilot Program to provide incentives to States and counties to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services (see H.R. 1606), H2744 [20MR]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H7851 [16JY]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 3926), H11847 [22OC]
Education: reduce student loan interest rates (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 65), H571 [16JA]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2641), consideration (see H. Res. 481), H6329 [12JN]
FEMA: make grants to communities to be used for outreach efforts to encourage participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 921), H1413 [8FE]
———restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program and make available multiperil coverage for damage from windstorms and floods (H.R. 3121), consideration (see H. Res. 683), H10939 [26SE]
GAO: study methods, practices, and incentives to increase the extent to which low-income property owners living in high-risk locations participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 922), H1413 [8FE]
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 464), H6109 [6JN]
Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (H.R. 1852), consideration (see H. Res. 650), H10432 [17SE]
McCarter, John W.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 65), H14156 [4DE]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 672), H10756 [24SE]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1867), consideration (see H. Res. 349), H4291 [1MY]
Science: provided for communications training to improve the ability of scientists to interact with policymakers (see H.R. 1453), H2399 [9MR]
Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (H.R. 569), consideration (see H. Res. 214), H2241 [6MR]
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]
Taxation: allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (see H.R. 1818), H3359 [29MR]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H11489 [10OC]
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation (H.R. 3688), consideration (see H. Res. 801), H13203 [6NO]
Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 1495), consideration (see H. Res. 319), H3559 [18AP]
———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 1495), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 597), H9274 [31JY]
Explanations
Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H4654 [9MY]
Letters
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act: A. Scott Sudduth, University of California, H6122 [7JN]
———Lance Armstrong and Doug Ulman, Lance Armstrong Foundation, H6123 [7JN]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), consideration (H. Res. 574), H8678 [26JY]
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), consideration (H. Res. 261), H2867 [22MR]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1830 [16FE]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), consideration (H. Res. 157), H1482 [13FE]
———tribute to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 18, E1814
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), consideration (H. Res. 275), H3195 [28MR]
Carlson, Robert: tribute (H. Res. 841), E2487
Contracts: require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 702), H11179 [3OC]
Credit: reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 3915), consideration (H. Res. 825), H13965 [15NO]
Dept. of Commerce: prohibit funding for National Textile Center, H8671
Dept. of Defense: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 4156), consideration (H. Res. 818), H13908 [14NO]
Dept. of Education: TRIO programs funding through reductions in Corp. for National and Community Service funding, E1565
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), consideration (H. Res. 382), H4646, H4647, H4649, H4650, H4652 [9MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6276 [12JN]
———specify that the most populous urban areas are eligible for Urban Area Security Initiative grants (H.R. 296), E31
———Urban Area Security Initiative funding through reductions in Office of the Sec. and Executive Management and Office of the Under Sec. for Management funding, H6276 [12JN]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7260
Dept. of Transportation: establish a Flexibility Incentive Grant Pilot Program to provide incentives to States and counties to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services (H.R. 1606), E597
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H12812
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), E1565
———making appropriations (H.R. 3043), consideration (H. Res. 547), H7866, H7867, H7868 [17JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3043), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 794), H12812
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (H.R. 3926), H13352 [8NO], E2195
Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (H.R. 3355), H13352 [8NO]
———require State insurance programs to adopt internationally recognized building code standards and encourage development of comprehensive land use and zoning plans that include natural hazard mitigation, H13352 [8NO]
Education: reduce student loan interest rates (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 65), H588, H589, H590, H591, H594 [17JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: ensure that participants in the Troops to Teachers program may teach at a range of eligible schools (H.R. 711), E219
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 481), H6666, H6668 [19JN]
EPA: Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding, H7260
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), H10408 [17SE]
FEMA: make grants to communities to be used for outreach efforts to encourage participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 921), E302
———restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program and make available multiperil coverage for damage from windstorms and floods (H.R. 3121), consideration (H. Res. 683), H10947, H10949, H10950, H10951, H10953 [27SE]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2829), consideration (H. Res. 517), H7277, H7280, H7281 [27JN]
Foreign aid: limit funding to establish a permanent military base agreement with Iraq or exercise U.S. control over Iraqi oil resources (H.R. 2929), E1628
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), consideration (H. Res. 824), H13970 [15NO]
Gallo, Ernest: tribute (H. Con. Res. 88), E749
Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), conference report, H13880
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), consideration (H. Res. 464), H6115, H6122 [7JN]
House of Representatives: restore civility and decorum, H62, H63, H68 [5JA]
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 6), H62, H63, H68 [5JA]
Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (H.R. 1852), consideration (H. Res. 650), H10440, H10442, H10443, H10444 [18SE]
———require adults receiving assistance from the Affordable Housing Fund to provide legal identification as proof of lawful U.S. residency, H10444 [18SE]
Institute of the Sisters of Mercy: anniversary of service in Sacramento, CA, E2304
Iraq: provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, H13908 [14NO]
———require the Dept. of Defense to commence reduction of the number of U.S. forces to a limited presence by a certain date (H.R. 2956), consideration (H. Res. 533), H7668 [12JY]
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 (H.R. 800), H2075
McClatchy Co.: anniversary, E290
Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, H7280, H7281 [27JN]
Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (H. Res. 328), E849
Mining and mineral resources: ensure river watershed areas are considered eligible for cleanup funding, H12422 [1NO]
———modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2262), H12422 [1NO]
———modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2262), consideration (H. Res. 780), H12389, H12394 [1NO]
National AmeriCorps Week: observance (H. Res. 385), H4928 [14MY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), H214
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 672), E1956
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1867), H4400 [2MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1867), consideration (H. Res. 349), H4301, H4302 [2MY]
———provide communications training to improve the ability of scientists to interact with nonscientist audiences, H4400 [2MY]
Patents: reform (H.R. 1908), H10283
Power resources: facilitate development of markets for alternative fuels and ultra low sulfur diesel fuel through research, development, and demonstration and data collection (H.R. 547), consideration (H. Res. 133), H1353 [8FE]
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), Senate amendment, H14440
———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H9746
Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (H.R. 4040), H16886
Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Discovery Museum Science & Space Center Challenger Learning Center, E2126
———anniversary of Sacramento International Airport, E2238
———anniversary of Sacramento Public Library, E2173
———anniversary of Westminster Presbyterian Church, E931
———tribute to Cathedral Square Homeless Program, E2465
———tribute to Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District and Sacramento City Fire Dept., E2577
Sacramento River Cats (baseball team): tribute, E2145
Sant, Roger W.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 7), H12478
Science: provided for communications training to improve the ability of scientists to interact with policymakers (H.R. 1453), E511
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), H8671
Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (H.R. 569), consideration (H. Res. 214), H2250, H2251, H2252 [7MR]
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 (H. Res. 652), E1899
Social Security: extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162), E1717
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H10808 [25SE]
Taxation: allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (H.R. 1818), E725
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 675), H10808 [25SE]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), consideration (H. Res. 724), H11667 [17OC]
———improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), consideration (H. Res. 270), H3095
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation (H.R. 3688), consideration (H. Res. 801), H13254, H13262 [7NO]
Votes: position on missed, E533
Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 1495), consideration (H. Res. 319), H3566, H3568 [19AP]
———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 1495), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 597), H9503, H9506 [1AU]
———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 1495), veto, H12792 [6NO]
World War II: recognize anniversary of Executive order authorizing internment of Japanese-, German-, and Italian-American communities and increase awareness of events surrounding such internment (H. Res. 122), H1438 [12FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H10230 [6SE]
Reports filed
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 597) (H. Rept. 110-288), H9274 [31JY]
Consideration of H.R. 5, College Student Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 65) (H. Rept. 110-1), H571 [16JA]
Consideration of H.R. 569, Water Quality Investment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 214) (H. Rept. 110-31), H2241 [6MR]
Consideration of H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 110-100), H3559 [18AP]
Consideration of H.R. 1684, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 382) (H. Rept. 110-136), H4627 [8MY]
Consideration of H.R. 1852, Expanding American Homeownership Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 650) (H. Rept. 110-330), H10432 [17SE]
Consideration of H.R. 1867, NSF Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 349) (H. Rept. 110-117), H4291 [1MY]
Consideration of H.R. 2095, Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 110-371), H11489 [10OC]
Consideration of H.R. 2641, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 481) (H. Rept. 110-190), H6329 [12JN]
Consideration of H.R. 3043, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 110-235), H7851 [16JY]
Consideration of H.R. 3121, Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 683) (H. Rept. 110-351), H10939 [26SE]
Consideration of H.R. 3688, U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 801) (H. Rept. 110-432), H13203 [6NO]
Consideration of S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 464) (H. Rept. 110-179), H6109 [6JN]
Statements
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act: Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, H6122 [7JN]
Tributes
Collin, Illa, E192
Friery, Thomas P., E2335
Henley, James, E2040
Itogawa, Jane, E934
Levi, David F., E1253
Scott, Beverly A., E2175
Thomas, Tina, E2469
Valenti, Jack, E908