SANCHEZ, LORETTA (a Representative from California)
Appointments
Committee on Economics (Joint), H3153 [27MR]
Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [4JA]
Conferee: H.R. 1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act, H7878 [17JY]
———H.R. 1585, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H14182 [5DE]
Juanita Millender-McDonald funeral attendees, H4212 [1MY]
U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, H6756 [20JN]
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), H5533 [21MY]
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), H11490 [10OC]
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H2571 [14MR]
Agriculture: apply mandatory minimum maturity standards to all domestic and imported Hass avocados (see H.R. 2051), H4203 [26AP]
———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]
Air pollution: reduce air pollution from marine vessels (see H.R. 2548), H7434 [28JN]
———reduce emissions of ozone depleting substances in order to protect the climate and stratospheric ozone layer (see H.R. 3448), H10511 [18SE]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), H10757 [24SE]
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2401 [9MR]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]
Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3327), H9654 [2AU]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H14157 [4DE]
———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see H.R. 2327), H7071 [25JN]
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), H1564 [13FE]
Armed Forces: commend volunteers and other individuals who provide support to families and children of deployed members (see H. Con. Res. 181), H8835 (see H. Con. Res. 181), H9054 [30JY]
———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), H6008 [5JN]
———improve mental health care for wounded members (see H.R. 2612), H6179 [7JN]
———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 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]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H2822 [21MR]
———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 3159), H8396 [24JY]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office, Baldwin Park, CA: designate (see H.R. 625), H2621 [15MR]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Aviation: establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight (see H.R. 4179), H13959 [14NO]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H11029 [27SE]
Beatrice E. Watson Post Office Building, Fontana, CA: designate (see H.R. 3569), H11777 [18OC]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 198), H1968 [27FE]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H8821 [27JY]
Buck Owens Post Office, Bakersfield, CA: designate (see H.R. 1384), H7852 [16JY]
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]
———support research and development of biodiesel and other biofuels from agricultural products (see H. Con. Res. 157), H7777 [12JY]
———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]
Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries: establish (see H.R. 3558), H10757 [24SE]
Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 76), H10757 [24SE]
Children and youth: increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies (see H.R. 2518), H5924 [24MY]
———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H14493 (see H.R. 4335), H15207 [6DE]
———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H12021 [24OC]
———tribute to public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private entities providing services for foster children (see H. Res. 789), H12455 [1NO]
Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H11935 [23OC]
China, People's Republic of: authorize assistance to small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses to promote exports (see H.R. 3273), H11777 [18OC]
Civil rights: anniversary of Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in California schools (see H. Res. 721), H11549 [15OC]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7011 [22JN]
Civil War—U.S.: tribute to Edward D. Cohota and Joseph L. Pierce and other veterans of Asian descent (see H. Res. 415), H11071 [1OC]
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), H2039 [28FE]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 451), H514 [12JA]
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), H2486 [13MR]
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), H9657 [2AU]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H12021 [24OC]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3372), H9705 [3AU]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H1212 [5FE]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H5472 [17MY]
CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 814), H1417 [8FE]
Credit unions: clarify congressional intent for provision of affordable financial services in underserved areas (see H.R. 3113), H9711 [3AU]
Crime: establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish arsonist registries and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a national arsonist registry and notification program (see H.R. 1759), H5532 [21MY]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H343 [10JA]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H2400 [9MR]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H9710 [3AU]
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), H2400 [9MR]
Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 2064), H4204 [26AP]
———tribute to U.S. Transportation Command (see H. Res. 640), H10903 [25SE]
Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 1838), H5532 [21MY]
———establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy (see H.R. 632), H885 [23JA]
Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 3825), H14085 [15NO]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H12238 [30OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1684), H3079 [26MR]
———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]
———provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2405), H6828 [20JN]
———regulate sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter the acquisition of ammonium nitrate by terrorists (see H.R. 1680), H3079 [26MR]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see H.R. 1593), H3400 [16AP]
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 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]
———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]
———participate in Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project and Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination and reclamation project, and assist in regional brine line construction in California (see H.R. 813), H1668 [14FE]
———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: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H10696 [20SE]
———identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see H.R. 2942), H7777 [12JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see H.R. 1102), H1789 [15FE] (see H.R. 1641), H2955 [22MR]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H11847 [22OC]
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (see H. Res. 524), H10902 [25SE]
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), H7656 [11JY]
———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H2821 [21MR]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H4965 [14MY]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H7011 [22JN]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1560), H2957 [22MR]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H3363 [29MR]
———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 470), H10077 [4SE]
———urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see H. Res. 288), H3362 [29MR]
Ecology and environment: 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), H4293 [1MY]
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]
———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 1779), H3358 [29MR]
———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for graduation rates (see H.R. 2955), H7489 [10JY]
Election Assistance Commission: establish a Vote by Mail grant program (see H.R. 1667), H11316 [4OC]
Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 1281), H2119 [1MR]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 1055), H3279 [28MR]
Employment: increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see H.R. 3481), H11777 [18OC]
Eurasia Foundation: authorize grants (see H.R. 2949), H8821 [27JY]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H11548 [15OC]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H15469 [13DE]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H7340 [27JN]
FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H1272 [6FE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 725), H11549 [15OC]
———clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H14084 [15NO]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see H.R. 2537), H10940 [26SE]
FEMA: provide for the National Flood Insurance Program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods (see H.R. 920), H7656 [11JY]
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), H4204 [26AP]
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), H14250 [5DE]
Flores, Patrick: tribute (see H. Res. 145), H1416 [8FE]
Food Stamp Act: strengthen (see H.R. 2129), H7777 [12JY]
Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 15), H344 [10JA]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H11250 [3OC]
———provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy and clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see H.R. 782), H7433 [28JN]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Gallo, Ernest: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 88), H2400 [9MR]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H3081 [26MR]
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]
Health: encourage use of electronic health records and provide a secure framework in which such records are made available for a national information technology infrastructure (see H.R. 2991), H7983 [17JY]
———enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (see H.R. 3800), H14085 [15NO]
———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), H7433 [28JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H10696 [20SE]
———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), H11316 [4OC]
———require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
Hispanic Americans: recognize service, courage, and patriotism of those who served and continue to serve in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 253), H15318 [11DE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H12155 [29OC]
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]
Houston, TX: commend Wings Over Houston Airshow for contribution to the appreciation, understanding, and future of the Armed Forces, the city of Houston, TX, and Ellington Field (see H. Res. 691), H11027 [27SE]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 37), H5473 [17MY]
Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1512), H5054 [15MY]
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]
Insects: authorize resources for sustained research and analysis for colony collapse disorder affecting beehives or bee colonies (see H.R. 1709), H7777 [12JY]
Intellectual property: improve management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement (see H.R. 3578), H11640 [16OC]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 149), H1416 [8FE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H3363 [29MR]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H11171 [2OC]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H7433 [28JN]
Iraq: require the Dept. of Defense to commence reduction of the number of U.S. forces to a limited presence by a certain date (see H.R. 2956), H7777 [12JY]
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), H5293 [16MY]
Jordan: commend continued commitment to holding elections and broadening political participation (see H. Res. 575), H8742 [26JY]
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]
Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate (see H.R. 521), H988 [29JA]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4611), H15466 [13DE]
———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 365), H1211 [5FE]
Lea, Tom: tribute (see H. Res. 519), H7202 [26JN]
Lesotho: commend enactment of law improving the status of married women and encourage efforts toward gender equity (see H. Res. 294), H6828 [20JN]
Lieutenant Todd Jason Bryant Post Office, Riverside, CA: designate (see H.R. 988), H2744 [20MR]
Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 584), H789 [19JA]
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), H7435 [28JN]
Malaysia: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 518), H8822 [27JY]
Marine Corps: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 246), H13297 [7NO]
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: 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), H3476 [17AP]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H10157 [5SE]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H12454 [1NO]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H9656 [2AU]
———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), H14158 [4DE]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H14081 [15NO]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 2122), H7657 [11JY]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H2744 [20MR]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H1345 [7FE]
Members of Congress: prohibit use of representational allowance to provide any vehicle which does not use alternative fuels (see H.R. 277), H2165 [5MR]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H3695 [19AP]
———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), H5293 [16MY]
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), H6577 [15JN]
Mexico: express sympathy and pledge urgent support for the victims of flooding in southern Mexico (see H. Res. 812), H13523 [9NO]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2262), H8397 [24JY]
Minorities: recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 140), H4486 [3MY]
Missing Children's Assistance Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2517), H8743 [26JY]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H9656 [2AU]
Muir Woods National Monument: anniversary (see H. Res. 868), H15470 [13DE]
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 273), H16948 [19DE]
National Academy of Sciences: provide for a study to identify the proper response to the growth of Internet gambling (see H.R. 2140), H4484 [3MY]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H4294 [1MY]
National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness: observance (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3364 [29MR]
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), H4553 [7MY]
National Institute of Food and Agriculture: establish (see H.R. 2118), H8618 [25JY]
National Minority Donor Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 555), H8398 [24JY]
National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 554), H7982 [17JY]
National Pet Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 142), H5929 [24MY]
National Watermelon Month: designate (see H. Res. 578), H15318 [11DE]
Native American Heritage Day: designate (see H.R. 3585), H10624 [19SE] (see H.J. Res. 62), H13859 [13NO]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H343 [10JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H12021 [24OC]
Navy: anniversary of sailing of ``Great White Fleet'' (see H. Con. Res. 261), H14251 [5DE]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H14158 [4DE]
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), H4629 [8MY]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H3184 [27MR]
———establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish an ocean acidification program within NOAA (see H.R. 4174), H14158 [4DE]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H4487 [3MY]
Our Military Kids, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 313), H3475 [17AP]
Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 2918), H7431 [28JN]
Pacific Northwest: tribute to local and State first responders and citizens facing severe winter storms (see H. Res. 851), H14494 (see H. Res. 851), H15208 [6DE]
Pavlik, Kelly: tribute (see H. Res. 731), H12385 [31OC]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 291), H4629 [8MY]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H3696 [19AP]
Power resources: promote development and use of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies (see H.R. 2036), H6578 [15JN]
———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 1252), H2038 [28FE]
———provide for the energy independence of the U.S. (see H.R. 1133), H3777 [23AP]
———provide incentives for the use of hydrogen fuel (see H.R. 805), H4293 [1MY]
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), H12453 [1NO]
Public buildings: require restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 693), H9276 [31JY]
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), H6331 [12JN]
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), H3363 [29MR]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 900), H1343 [7FE]
———recognize service of the 65th Infantry Borinqueneers during the Korean War and all Puerto Ricans serving in the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 443), H8122 [18JY]
Refuse disposal: require refund value for certain beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 4238), H14082 [15NO]
Robstown, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 785), H12740 [5NO]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H8292 [23JY]
Schools: improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 2928), H13412 [8NO]
Science: provided for communications training to improve the ability of scientists to interact with policymakers (see H.R. 1453), H4967 [14MY]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H4294 [1MY]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 210), H10626 [19SE]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 368), H3081 [26MR]
———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), H12739 [5NO]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H113 [5JA]
Sudan: recognize and commend efforts of the U.S. public and advocacy groups to raise awareness about and help end the worsening humanitarian crisis and genocide in Darfur (see H. Res. 573), H11071 [1OC]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H15215 [10DE]
Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for qualified equity investments in certain small businesses (see H.R. 578), H14084 [15NO]
———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2345), H5290 [16MY]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 551), H1897 [16FE]
———exclude from gross income certain amounts of cancellation of indebtedness income on account of a foreclosure on the mortgage secured by the principal residence of the taxpayer (see H.R. 3506), H10435 [17SE]
———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), H4628 [8MY]
———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 3636), H14085 [15NO]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H2400 [9MR]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H1424 [9FE]
———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), H12739 [5NO]
———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit (see H.R. 2298), H4966 [14MY]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H1149 [31JA]
———modify rules relative to clean energy renewable bonds (see H.R. 1821), H4417 [2MY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 3160), H8396 [24JY]
———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1331), H3018 [23MR]
———provide a credit for teachers in schools with significant number of limited-English-proficient students and a deduction for English-as-a-second-language certification expenses (see H.R. 1377), H3477 [17AP]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H5532 [21MY]
———provide credits for the installation of wind energy property, including by rural homeowners, farmers, ranchers, and small businesses (see H.R. 1772), H5293 [16MY]
———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 1850), H3361 [29MR]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H117 [5JA]
Tongass National Forest: provide additional protections for lands (see H.R. 3757), H11315 [4OC]
Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H9274 [31JY]
Transatlantic Slave Trade 200th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 3432), H10511 [18SE]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H10245 [6SE]
———improve rail and surface transportation security (see H.R. 1401), H2340 [8MR]
Treaties and agreements: urge International Commission of the International Tracing Service (ITS) to ratify Bonn Accords Treaty amendments to allow for open access to the Holocaust archives in Bad Arolsen, Germany (see H. Res. 240), H2486 [13MR]
Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H7982 [17JY]
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), H2166 [5MR]
University of California, Irvine: tribute to men's volleyball team (see H. Res. 511), H7011 [22JN]
Valenti, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H4292 [1MY]
Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H1153 [31JA]
———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 3329), H13412 [8NO]
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]
———promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 3096), H8184 [19JY] (see H. Res. 665), H10625 [19SE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 720), H2165 [5MR]
———require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 1747), H5725 [23MY]
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 189), H1896 [16FE]
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), H1897 [16FE]
———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: honor the service and sacrifice of glider pilots (see H. Con. Res. 42), H2401 [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H2620 [15MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Anaheim Ducks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 471), H6180 [7JN]
Dept. of Defense: revise definition of unlawful enemy combatant relative to laws dealing with military commissions and establish right of habeas corpus for detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 2543), H5925 [24MY]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see H.R. 4919), H16948 [19DE]
Disasters: increase maximum amount of assistance to individuals and households (see H.R. 4689), H15468 [13DE]
Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 2572), H6007 [5JN]
FEMA: establish the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System (see H.R. 4183), H13959 [14NO]
Orange County, CA: increase the ceiling on the Federal share of certain costs of the Regional Water Reclamation Project (see H.R. 1175), H1894 [16FE]
Pavarotti, Luciano: tribute (see H. Res. 708), H11171 [2OC]
Science: congratulate F. Sherwood Rowland, Mario Molina, and Paul Crutzen for work in atmospheric chemistry that led to the development of the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer (see H. Res. 593), H9276 [31JY]
Taxation: create a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 1862), H3399 [16AP]
Remarks
Anaheim Ducks (hockey team): tribute (H. Res. 471), H8841
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), veto, H4561 [8MY]
Armed Forces: improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status (H.R. 1538), H3218
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1599 [14FE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H4531 [7MY]
Budget: deficit, H1948 [27FE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), H7496 [11JY]
California: tribute to firefighters and first responders battling wildfires, H12023 [25OC]
Civil rights: anniversary of Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in California schools (H. Res. 721), H11813 [22OC]
Coast Guard: long-range vessel tracking system implementation funding, H6313, H6314 [12JN]
Colleges and universities: make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), H7496 [11JY]
Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, H3483 [18AP], H12388 [1NO]
Continental Air Service Inc.: tribute to personnel who flew over Southeast Asia during the Vietnamese Conflict, E1722
Credit: reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 3915), H13987
Democratic Party: national agenda, H2012 [28FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5137 [16MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), H4667
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6313, H6314 [12JN]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H13214 [7NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H8124 [19JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3043), conference report, H13214 [7NO]
Economy: impact of subprime mortgage lending, H15322 [12DE]
———impact of tax cuts, H1948 [27FE]
Education: eliminate tuition sensitivity provision in the Pell Grant program (H.R. 990), H1921
———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (H.R. 2572), H6114 [7JN]
———reduce student loan interest rates (H.R. 5), H578 [17JA]
Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (H.R. 1281), H7048
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: extend pilot program for alternative water source projects (H.R. 700), H2323
FEMA: establish the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System (H.R. 4183), E2435
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 273), E754
Gordon, Milton: KinderCaminata (nonprofit organization) Corazon award recipient, E342
Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), H4336
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), H387
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), H6140
International Women's Day: support goals (H. Res. 149), H2181
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H4561 [8MY]
———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), H7690 [12JY]
———require the President of the U.S. and senior diplomatic and military officials to develop a plan for the redeployment of U.S. forces (H.R. 3087), H11119 [2OC]
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), H2068
McCarthy, Leo T.: tribute (H. Res. 180), H2207
Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), H438 [12JA]
Memorial Day: observance, E1154
Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (H. Res. 328), H3749 [23AP]
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), H258
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), H196 [9JA]
———implement recommendations (H.R. 1), conference report, H8809
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (H.R. 1700), H4995
Orange County, CA: anniversary of Diocese of Orange County, E274
———increase the ceiling on the Federal share of certain costs of the Regional Water Reclamation Project (H.R. 1175), H5942
———tribute to Human Trafficking Task Force, H14121
Pavarotti, Luciano: tribute (H. Res. 708), H15232 [11DE]
Saavedra, Andrew: Orange County, CA, Catholic Man of the Year award recipient, E654
Science: congratulate F. Sherwood Rowland, Mario Molina, and Paul Crutzen for work in atmospheric chemistry that led to the development of the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer (H. Res. 593), H10373
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), H9189 [31JY]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), H12158 [30OC]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H11213
Taxation: exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (H.R. 3648), H11294
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, H11213
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (H.R. 3887), H14121
Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), H3110
Vietnam: prevent and prosecute human trafficking cases, H14121
———promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 3096), H10389 [17SE]
Votes: position on missed, H10196
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H4550 [7MY]