SHERMAN, BRAD (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6830 [20JN]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [4JA]
House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H6567 [15JN]
Juanita Millender-McDonald funeral attendees, H4212 [1MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 1964), H4488 [3MY]
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), H6332 [12JN]
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), H5532 [21MY]
———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H941 [24JA]
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), H4967 [14MY]
———ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H1343 [7FE]
———prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3829), H13960 [14NO]
———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see H.R. 2327), H16834 [18DE]
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]
Armed Forces: 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), H10017 [4AU]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 23), H836 [22JA]
———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), H14158 [4DE]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1022), H2621 [15MR]
Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office, Baldwin Park, CA: designate (see H.R. 625), H2621 [15MR]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 461), H1153 [31JA]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H15414 [12DE]
Beatrice E. Watson Post Office Building, Fontana, CA: designate (see H.R. 3569), H11777 [18OC]
Birnbaum, Jacob: tribute (see H. Res. 137), H3401 [16AP]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H11070 [1OC]
Buck Owens Post Office, Bakersfield, CA: designate (see H.R. 1384), H2822 [21MR]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: waive annual renewal requirement for import sanctions, impose import sanctions on Burmese gemstones, and expand visa ban, blocking of assets, and other prohibited activities (see H.R. 3890), H12021 [24OC]
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), H1054 [30JA]
Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 1776), H5054 [15MY]
California: provide compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (see H.R. 2243), H9711 [3AU]
———provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance for agricultural producers, manufacturers, and workers and appropriate funds for Pacific salmon emergency disaster assistance (see H.R. 925), H1413 [8FE]
———provide emergency tax relief for persons affected by wildfires (see H.R. 3987), H12456 [1NO]
———repeal prohibition on funding for tunneling in certain areas relative to the Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Motor Rail project (see H.R. 238), H1344 [7FE]
———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]
Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see H. Res. 427), H7012 [22JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: call for continuation of congressional staff-led tours (see H. Res. 815), H15318 [11DE]
Caribbean Community (CARICOM): recognize and welcome delegation of Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Foreign Ministers to Washington, DC, and commend for holding the Conference on the Caribbean (see H. Res. 418), H5531 [21MY]
Carlson, Robert: tribute (see H. Res. 841), H15215 [10DE]
Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H7070 [25JN]
———help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 4265), H15470 [13DE]
China, People's Republic of: call for release from custody Huseyin Celil and the children of Rebiya Kadeer and refrain from further cultural and religious suppression against Uyghur people (see H. Res. 497), H7071 [25JN] (see H. Res. 497), H9469 (see H. Res. 497), H9546 [1AU]
China, Republic of: lift restrictions on U.S. visits by elected officials and strengthen foreign policy dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 136), H7341 [27JN]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H2241 [6MR]
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), H1055 [30JA]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Colombia: recognize Year of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons and support efforts to ensure that internally displaced people receive assistance and protection they need to rebuild their lives successfully (see H. Res. 426), H7203 [26JN]
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]
Compact of Free Association: amend (see H.R. 2705), H12021 [24OC]
Computers: promote freedom of expression on the Internet and protect U.S. businesses from coercion by foreign entities to participate in repression of such freedom (see H.R. 275), H12155 [29OC]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1767), H3696 [19AP]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3372), H9705 [3AU]
CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 814), H1210 [5FE]
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), H7340 [27JN]
———impose surcharges on unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and victims of crime, provide offsets on amounts collected by the Dept. of Justice for Federal agencies, and increase assessments imposed on convicted persons (see H.R. 2878), H13960 [14NO]
———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), H11321 [5OC]
———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H2743 [20MR]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H344 [10JA]
Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 620), H11317 [4OC]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H5054 [15MY]
———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), H6181 [7JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: 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), H6957 [21JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 923), H6404 [13JN]
———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), H13412 [8NO]
Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 808), H1209 [5FE]
Dept. of State: designate the Quds Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 1324), H2244 [6MR]
———eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1430), H7011 [22JN]
———submit report on efforts to bring to justice the Palestinian terrorists responsible for killing John Branchizio, Mark Parsons, and John M. Linde (see H.R. 2293), H7203 [26JN]
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), H3081 [26MR]
———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 2758), H9657 [2AU]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H10077 [4SE]
———extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2761), H6660 [18JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H251 [9JA]
Developing countries: provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems (see H.R. 2185), H9276 [31JY]
Diseases: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H4965 [14MY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H1788 [15FE]
———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2729), H6438 (see H.R. 2729), H6475 [14JN]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1567), H9276 [31JY]
Ecology and environment: declare U.S. policy on international climate cooperation and authorize assistance to promote clean and efficient energy technologies in foreign countries (see H.R. 2420), H5620 [22MY]
Education: improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2204), H4627 [8MY]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Ellis Island Immigration Museum: designate the Bob Hope Memorial Library (see H.R. 759), H1211 [5FE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H4629 [8MY]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2164 [5MR]
Esfandiari, Haleh: call for immediate and unconditional release by Iran (see H. Res. 430), H6009 [5JN]
Ethiopia: anniversary (see H. Res. 550), H12022 [24OC]
Eurasia Foundation: authorize grants (see H.R. 2949), H11935 [23OC]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H9468 (see H.R. 1125), H9545 [1AU]
———suspend authority to eliminate, consolidate, deconsolidate, colocate, or plan for such activities relative to air traffic control facilities and services (see H.R. 2443), H6332 [12JN]
Families and domestic relations: provide for mandatory revocation of passports of individuals who have a certain level of child support arrearages (see H.R. 491), H6404 [13JN]
FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (see H.R. 923), H6404 [13JN]
———improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 297), H3399 [16AP] (see H.R. 2640), H6332 [12JN]
FDA: 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), H2744 [20MR]
Federal employees: prevent membership by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, Federal judges, or certain political appointees in a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (see H. Con. Res. 107), H3361 [29MR]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H16945 [19DE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1479), H13296 [7NO]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H6828 [20JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 962), H6007 [5JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H6009 [5JN]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
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), H2619 [15MR]
———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]
Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 1784), H3358 [29MR]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 96), H3399 [16AP]
Flag—U.S.: prohibit importation of foreign-made U.S. flags (see H.R. 2993), H9711 [3AU]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 619), H834 [22JA]
Foreign policy: denounce practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, honor killings, and other gender-based persecutions, and encourage participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women (see H. Res. 32), H9277 [31JY]
———recognize that violence poses an increasingly serious threat to peace and stability in Central America and support expanded cooperation to combat crime and violence (see H. Res. 564), H8743 [26JY]
Foreign trade: prevent extension of fast-track authority during the 110th Congress (see H. Res. 587), H8834 (see H. Res. 587), H9053 [30JY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Gore, Albert, Jr.: tribute for Academy Award-winning documentary, ``An Inconvenient Truth'' (see H. Res. 197), H2303 [7MR]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2316), H5052 [15MY]
Greece: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 2526), H6112 [6JN]
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), H5054 [15MY]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H1272 [6FE]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2349), H5533 [21MY]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H14157 [4DE]
Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2123), H14157 [4DE]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (see H.R. 4137), H16835 [18DE]
Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 747), H12104 [25OC]
History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H13860 [13NO]
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: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2139), H6405 [13JN]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 37), H1565 [13FE]
Human rights: express concern over use of human shields in violation of international humanitarian law and the law of war, including Hezbollah's embedding of its forces among civilians during the conflict with Israel (see H. Res. 125), H1210 [5FE]
———modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4114), H13960 [14NO]
Hunt, Lamar: tribute (see H. Res. 53), H1345 [7FE]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1691), H14157 [4DE]
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), H10076 [4SE]
India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 607), H11172 [2OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 526), H671 [17JA]
Indonesia: commend democratic elections in Aceh and express support for further democratic development and implementation of the Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding (see H. Res. 238), H8822 [27JY]
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]
———require disclosure of Holocaust-era policies by insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims arising out of a covered policy (see H.R. 1746), H11934 [23OC]
———streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 1065), H1788 [15FE]
International relations: call on People's Republic of China to respect human rights of refugees from Democratic People's Republic of Korea (see H. Con. Res. 234), H11935 [23OC]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H670 [17JA]
Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see H.R. 2347), H5291 [16MY]
———encourage divestiture of current investments, prohibit future investments, and require disclosure to investors of information on such investments (see H.R. 1357), H2243 [6MR]
———end World Bank disbursements until the International Atomic Energy Agency certifies compliance with certain U.N. Security Council resolutions and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (see H. Con. Res. 235), H12021 [24OC]
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H2339 [8MR]
———express concern about threatening behavior of current regime and activities of terrorist organizations sponsored by that regime in Latin America (see H. Res. 435), H11935 [23OC]
———provide for payment of certain claims against Iranian Government (see H.R. 394), H342 [10JA]
Iran Sanctions Act: expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed (see H.R. 957), H1415 [8FE]
Israel: anniversary of Jerusalem reunification (see H. Con. Res. 152), H5621 [22MY]
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), H7341 [27JN]
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]
Jordan: commend continued commitment to holding elections and broadening political participation (see H. Res. 575), H9277 [31JY]
Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway, Los Angeles County, CA: designate (see H.R. 4131), H13521 [9NO]
Ku Klux Klan (organization): condemn recent actions (see H. Res. 693), H11395 [9OC]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1208 [5FE]
Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 678), H942 [24JA]
Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 365), H1211 [5FE]
Lieutenant Todd Jason Bryant Post Office, Riverside, CA: designate (see H.R. 988), H2571 [14MR]
Lobbyists: require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (see H.R. 2317), H5053 [15MY]
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), H15318 [11DE]
McCarthy, Leo T.: tribute (see H. Res. 180), H1896 [16FE]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H10245 [6SE]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H14157 [4DE]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H13205 [6NO]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H6439 (see H.R. 1552), H6476 [14JN]
———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1479), H13296 [7NO]
———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H2619 [15MR]
———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), H7434 [28JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H6577 [15JN]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H435 [11JA]
Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits if such individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 476), H790 [19JA]
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H6235 [11JN]
Middle East: express grave concern for Iran and Syria's continued and systematic violations of U.N. resolutions relative to Lebanon (see H. Res. 690), H13297 [7NO]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
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]
NASA: redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (see H.R. 3245), H9711 [3AU]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Eosinophil Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 296), H3778 [23AP]
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), H4416 [2MY]
National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 72), H3018 [23MR]
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 29), H344 [10JA]
National Pet Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 142), H4554 [7MY]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H10756 [24SE]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H11640 [16OC]
Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see H. Res. 222), H2302 [7MR]
———support new power-sharing Government (see H. Res. 482), H7203 [26JN]
Nuclear energy: establish an international regime for the assured supply of nuclear fuel and authorize contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency to establish of a nuclear fuel bank (see H.R. 885), H1343 [7FE]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H5292 [16MY]
Operation Smile Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 208), H7203 [26JN]
Our Military Kids, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 313), H4177 [25AP]
Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 2918), H7431 [28JN]
Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend the East-West Center (organization) for hosting such conference (see H. Res. 355), H4292 [1MY]
Patents: limit damages and other remedies relative to tax planning methods (see H.R. 2365), H7434 [28JN]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H3476 [17AP]
Pavarotti, Luciano: tribute (see H. Res. 708), H11549 [15OC]
Poland: provide assistance to Museum of the History of Polish Jews (see H.R. 3320), H12156 [29OC]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H4417 [2MY]
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 1302), H9276 [31JY]
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (see H.R. 6), H513 [12JA]
———promote energy independence and security (see H.R. 3220), H9657 [2AU]
———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 670), H942 [24JA]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1919), H3560 [18AP]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H4914 [10MY]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H3561 [18AP]
Refugees: condemn human rights violations of religious minorities in Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf and acknowledge impact of Arab-Israeli conflict on Middle East refugee situation (see H. Res. 185), H11729 [17OC]
San Antonio Spurs (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 490), H6829 [20JN]
San Jose State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 365), H12456 [1NO]
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: conduct special resources study on the suitability and feasibility of inclusion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor (see H.R. 1835), H3360 [29MR]
Securities Exchange Act: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation (see H.R. 1257), H2118 [1MR]
Sharp, Waitstill and Martha: tribute (see H. Res. 52), H573 [16JA]
Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2357), H5470 [17MY]
———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), H12156 [29OC]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H113 [5JA]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]
Sudan: condemn attacks on African Union peacekeepers in Haskanita, Darfur region (see H. Res. 740), H12022 [24OC]
———encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 422), H6009 [5JN]
———identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H6007 [5JN]
———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), H11935 [23OC]
Taxation: allow a married couple who operates an unincorporated business as co-owners to file separate self-employment tax returns (see H.R. 868), H1342 [7FE]
———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4313), H14492 (see H.R. 4313), H15207 [6DE]
———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), H7776 [12JY]
———deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 1817), H3359 [29MR]
———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), H3777 [23AP]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H6577 [15JN]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H14157 [4DE]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H4915 [10MY]
———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]
———treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income (see H.R. 2834), H7657 [11JY]
Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see H.R. 740), H1417 [8FE]
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), H12103 [25OC]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (see H.R. 3887), H12021 [24OC]
Transatlantic Slave Trade 200th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 3432), H10626 [19SE]
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]
Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 1456), H11847 [22OC]
———urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 373), H11071 [1OC]
U.N. Human Rights Council: condemn for ignoring several human rights abuses in various countries while including Israel as the only country permanently on the Council's agenda (see H. Res. 557), H9277 [31JY]
U.S. attorneys: recognize past and present contributions (see H. Res. 247), H4294 [1MY]
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), H4915 [10MY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1344 [7FE]
———health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H7203 [26JN]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H1153 [31JA]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H7011 [22JN]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see H. Res. 326), H3724 [20AP]
Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 1747), H11639 [16OC]
Winton, Nicholas: tribute (see H. Res. 583), H8820 [27JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 2404), H5531 [21MY]
Zimbabwe: condemn recent violence against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society (see H. Con. Res. 100), H3080 [26MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 541), H671 [17JA]
Crime: prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2711), H6437 (see H.R. 2711), H6474 [14JN]
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), H3360 [29MR]
Dept. of State: improve performance of the defense trade controls functions (see H.R. 4246), H14083 [15NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that a homeless housing project at the Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center in North Hills, CA, is maintained as a sober living facility for veterans only (see H.R. 1642), H2955 [22MR]
Intellectual property: improve management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement (see H.R. 3578), H10510 [18SE]
OPIC: extend authorities (see H.R. 3527), H10369 [14SE]
———reauthorize programs (see H.R. 2798), H6827 [20JN]
Presidents of the U.S.: amend rules governing succession (see H.R. 540), H671 [17JA]
———constitutional amendment relative to the process by which the House of Representatives chooses the President of the U.S. in the event no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes (see H.J. Res. 73), H16834 [18DE]
Remarks
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend authorities (H.R. 1830), E1519
Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (H.R. 3327), E1764
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1623, H1624 [14FE]
Boise, ID: congratulate for being chosen to host 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games (H. Res. 380), H8210, H8211 [23JY]
China, Republic of: continue to make defense articles and services available in order to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability (H. Res. 676), H11094 [2OC]
Climate: require report on impact of global climate change on developing countries, H9869 [4AU]
Dept. of State: prohibit funding to implement the Diversity Visa Program, H6917 [21JN]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6917 [21JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that a homeless housing project at the Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center in North Hills, CA, is maintained as a sober living facility for veterans only (H.R. 1642), H4517, H4518 [7MY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), E1623
Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for the Office of the Vice President, E1518
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: encourage international participation and require the Dept. of State to report on compliance, H9868 [4AU]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2829), E1518
Foreign policy: recognize that violence poses an increasingly serious threat to peace and stability in Central America and support expanded cooperation to combat crime and violence (H. Res. 564), H11090 [2OC]
Foreign trade: extension of fast-track authority, H5516 [21MY]
———impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H5521 [21MY]
———reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (H.R. 3920), H12329 [31OC]
India: address ongoing problem of untouchability (H. Con. Res. 139), H8211, H8212, H8213 [23JY]
Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H742 [18JA]
International Emergency Economic Powers Act: amend penalty provisions (S. 1612), H11085, H11086 [2OC]
Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (H.R. 2347), H8855, H8856, H8857 [30JY]
———authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (S. 1430), H11086 [2OC]
———condemn persecution of labor rights advocates (H. Con. Res. 203), H11092 [2OC]
———demand compliance with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and pursue sanctions and other penalties, H738 [18JA]
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (H.R. 1400), H8867 [30JY], H10769 [25SE]
Iran Sanctions Act: expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed (H.R. 957), H8867 [30JY]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H742 [18JA]
Lake Placid, NY: anniversary of Winter Olympic Games (H. Res. 521), H8213 [23JY]
McCarthy, Leo T.: tribute (H. Res. 180), H2207 [6MR]
Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (H. Res. 328), H3754 [23AP]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), H180 [9JA]
OPIC: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2798), H8204, H8208, H8209 [23JY]
Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H9868, H9869 [4AU]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (H. Res. 635), H11087 [2OC]
Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America: prohibit funding for developing a transportation corridor between Mexico and Canada transiting the U.S., E1623
Sudan: identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (H.R. 180), H8849 [30JY]
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: enforcement, H13281 [7NO]
———implementation (H.R. 3688), H13281 [7NO]
Votes: position on missed, E1520
World Bank: allocation of loans to Iran, H5516 [21MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H757 [18JA], H3775 [23AP], H5051 [15MY], H5528 [21MY]
Tributes
Miller, Mark S., E2117
Rodriguez, David, E1695
Wood, Byron, E161