THOMPSON, MIKE (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5245 [16MY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), H4897 [10MY]
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H648 [17JA]
Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [4JA]
Conferee: H.R. 2082, intelligence services appropriations, H14132 [4DE]
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), H3694 [19AP]
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H10626 [19SE]
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]
———provide assistance to U.S. exporters of certain fruits and vegetables in order to ensure better access to foreign markets (see H.R. 1706), H3183 [27MR]
``America'': anniversary of first use of name (see H. Res. 287), H4754 [9MY]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H11316 [4OC]
Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3327), H9654 [2AU]
Animals: 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), H3185 [27MR]
Armed Forces: allow active member to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits (see H.R. 3298), H9657 [2AU]
———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), H11729 [17OC]
———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), H1668 [14FE] (see H.R. 1347), H2242 [6MR]
———prohibit use of funds for an escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see H.R. 353), H516 [12JA]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H. Con. Res. 33), H572 [16JA]
———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]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office, Baldwin Park, CA: designate (see H.R. 625), H2165 [5MR]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H15470 [13DE]
Beatrice E. Watson Post Office Building, Fontana, CA: designate (see H.R. 3569), H11250 [3OC]
BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 2016), H10320 [7SE]
Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 782), H12740 [5NO]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H11395 [9OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H6331 [12JN]
———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2685), H6330 [12JN]
Bush, President: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 106), H1154 [31JA]
———urge full cooperation by former political appointees, current Administration officials, and friends and associates with congressional investigations (see H. Res. 689), H11027 [27SE]
California: 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]
Capitol Building and Grounds: call for continuation of congressional staff-led tours (see H. Res. 815), H13960 [14NO]
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: revise boundary (see H.R. 1100), H1789 [15FE]
Carlson, Robert: tribute (see H. Res. 841), H15209 [6DE]
Children and youth: prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2842), H7983 [17JY]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7011 [22JN]
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), H834 [22JA]
———enact a mandatory national program to slow, stop and reverse emissions of greenhouse gases (see H. Con. Res. 96), H2821 [21MR]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a grant program to ensure coastal access for commercial and recreational fishermen and other water-dependent businesses (see H.R. 3223), H10757 [24SE]
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), H4967 [14MY]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H7012 [22JN]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H2122 [1MR]
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), H3018 [23MR]
CPSC: establish a swimming pool safety grant program to encourage States to improve their pool and spa safety laws and to educate the public about pool and spa safety (see H.R. 1721), H3183 [27MR]
Crime: prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2711), H6437 (see H.R. 2711), H6474 [14JN]
———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H2743 [20MR]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H344 [10JA]
Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 2819), H6955 [21JN]
———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 1026), H5724 [23MY]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H1272 [6FE]
Death on the High Seas Act: limit application to maritime accidents (see H.R. 2989), H8821 [27JY]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H10320 [7SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: augment State and local efforts to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 667), H942 [24JA]
Dept. of Education: establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3637), H12739 [5NO]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H4204 [26AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: specify that the most populous urban areas are eligible for Urban Area Security Initiative grants (see H.R. 296), H1211 [5FE]
Dept. of Justice: clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (see H.R. 545), H988 [29JA]
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), H11729 [17OC]
Dept. of the Interior: designate certain public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1975), H3723 [20AP]
———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]
———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: enter into agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide free electronic filing of individual income tax returns (see H.R. 3457), H11029 [27SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see H.R. 4204), H14081 [15NO]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H13296 [7NO]
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]
Diseases: 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), H11317 [4OC]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H6236 [11JN]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H7011 [22JN]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1399), H15208 [6DE]
Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H2303 [7MR]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H6181 [7JN]
ERISA: require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2103), H13412 [8NO]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H7656 [11JY]
FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 2802), H14250 [5DE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 725), H11549 [15OC]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
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), H2121 [1MR]
Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain federally contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 4280), H14249 [5DE]
Fish and fishing: encourage elimination of harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overcapacity in commercial fishing fleets worldwide and lead to overfishing of global fish stocks (see H. Con. Res. 94), H5929 [24MY] (see H. Res. 814), H14158 [4DE]
Floods: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of thunderstorms that caused severe flooding in eastern Kansas (see H. Res. 544), H8822 [27JY]
Foreign policy: 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: reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (see H.R. 3920), H11846 [22OC]
Gallo, Ernest: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 88), H2400 [9MR]
Gonzales, Attorney General: express no confidence in performance of duties and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H5531 [21MY]
Guatemala: express sympathy to families of women and girls murdered and encourage the Guatemalan Government to bring an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 100), H3478 [17AP]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H2122 [1MR]
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), H1969 [27FE]
———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 2464), H8835 (see H.R. 2464), H9053 [30JY]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H571 [16JA]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 163), H6440 (see H. Con. Res. 163), H6477 [14JN]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1417 [8FE]
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 Ethics Commission: establish (see H.R. 1754), H4754 [9MY]
Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4114), H13411 [8NO]
Immigration: improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 371), H341 [10JA]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1328), H2241 [6MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 526), H671 [17JA]
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), H2121 [1MR]
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]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H7070 [25JN]
Iraq: provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (see H. Res. 97), H944 [24JA]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.J. Res. 18), H672 [17JA]
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 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), H2571 [14MR]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 804), H2571 [14MR]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H13523 [9NO]
Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of the Port of Los Angeles (see H. Res. 822), H13860 [13NO]
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: restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H14158 [4DE]
Medicare: 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), H5922 [24MY]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H2399 [9MR]
———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H15209 [6DE]
———improve payments under the clinical laboratory fee schedule (see H.R. 1321), H2341 [8MR]
———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see H.R. 2860), H7201 [26JN]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H8186 [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), H4205 [26AP]
———waive the prescription drug benefit late enrollment penalty and fully subsidize any such penalties subsequently imposed for part D subsidy-eligible individuals (see H.R. 1310), H6577 [15JN]
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: require the President to seek to institute a regional diplomatic plan (see H.R. 3797), H11489 [10OC]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Mining and mineral resources: facilitate reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 4011), H14158 [4DE]
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]
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), H5294 [16MY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
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 Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System: establish (see H.R. 2342), H5290 [16MY]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 671), H11317 [4OC]
National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1731), H3401 [16AP]
National Seafood Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 125), H3777 [23AP]
National wildlife refuges: provide additional funding for operation (see H.R. 2735), H6438 (see H.R. 2735), H6476 [14JN]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H515 [12JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H14157 [4DE]
———require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H16951 [19DE]
Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals (see H.R. 2042), H5054 [15MY]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H10157 [5SE]
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: establish a laboratory science pilot program (see H.R. 524), H2341 [8MR]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H4966 [14MY]
Oregon State University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 515), H7983 [17JY]
Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 2918), H7431 [28JN]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 257), H4968 [14MY]
Phoenix Mercury (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 654), H10697 [20SE]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H3562 [18AP]
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]
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), H6008 [5JN]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H7982 [17JY]
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), H4554 [7MY]
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), H11848 [22OC]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: make payments to local governments in which entitlement land is located and provide transitional payments to entities previously entitled to payments (see H.R. 3058), H7981 [17JY]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H111 [5JA]
Ships and vessels: express importance of protecting cruise ship passengers against crimes on the high seas and ensure perpetrators of such crimes are brought to justice (see H. Res. 652), H10433 [17SE]
Small Business Act: expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to colonias (see H.R. 2499), H5923 [24MY]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for certain disability benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries (see H.R. 685), H2400 [9MR]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H1272 [6FE]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]
Tariff: golf club components (see H.R. 2362), H5470 [17MY]
———reusable grocery bags (see H.R. 3973), H12103 [25OC]
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 deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1524), H3364 [29MR]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains and modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1937), H6439 (see H.R. 1937), H6476 [14JN]
———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 expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (see H.R. 1818), H3359 [29MR]
———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), H1892 [16FE]
———allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3363), H9704 [3AU]
———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3660), H14250 [5DE]
———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H6577 [15JN]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 551), H2957 [22MR]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H12238 [30OC]
———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 2205), H14250 [5DE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 3016), H7775 [12JY]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H4915 [10MY]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H4487 [3MY]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1498), H2672 [19MR]
———improve and extend certain energy-related tax incentives (see H.R. 1385), H3363 [29MR]
———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit (see H.R. 2990), H10511 [18SE]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H11171 [2OC]
———modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 2816), H10320 [7SE]
———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1509), H4416 [2MY]
———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1331), H2241 [6MR]
———provide for a recovery period for depreciation of qualified energy management devices (see H.R. 2305), H4966 [14MY]
———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (see H.R. 2776), H6734 [19JN]
———provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 976), H1472 [12FE]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H14084 [15NO]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H1472 [12FE]
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), H11071 [1OC]
Transportation: provide for mass transportation services that provide temporary substitute highway traffic service as a result of an emergency (see H.R. 2783), H6735 [19JN]
Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1418), H6439 (see H.R. 1418), H6476 [14JN]
University of California, Los Angeles: tribute to women's water polo team (see H. Res. 493), H7435 [28JN]
Valenti, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H4915 [10MY]
Veterans: 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), H10076 [4SE]
Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (see H.R. 767), H1150 [31JA]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
———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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Aviation: improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H2120 [1MR]
Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 2757), H6577 [15JN]
California Wine Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10510 [18SE]
Dept. of the Interior: allow for the renegotiation of the payment schedule of contracts with the Redwood Valley Country Water District (see H.R. 235), H118 [5JA]
———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 2758), H6577 [15JN]
Diseases: provide additional research into the chronic neurological condition hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 74), H1895 [16FE]
EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 233), H118 [5JA]
FAA: exempt airports in economically depressed communities from matching grant obligations under the Airport Improvement Program (see H.R. 237), H118 [5JA]
Forests: provide a tax exemption for forest conservation bonds (see H.R. 3456), H10016 [4AU]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see H.R. 787), H1151 [31JA]
———establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 714), H987 [29JA]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.R. 3071), H7982 [17JY]
Marin County, CA: enable a Bureau of Reclamation partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other regional partners to achieve water supply, water quality, and environmental restoration objectives (see H.R. 236), H118 [5JA]
Medicare: extend eligibility period for ``Welcome to Medicare'' physical examination and eliminate coinsurance for screening mammography and colorectal cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3042), H7776 [12JY]
———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. 2429), H5620 [22MY] (see H.R. 3007), H7655 [11JY]
National Estate Planning Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 732), H11491 [10OC]
National Trails Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 401), H4966 [14MY]
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission: make funds available for Pacific salmon emergency disaster assistance (see H.R. 234), H118 [5JA]
Tariff: clarify drawback provisions for exported merchandise (see H.R. 3443), H9708 [3AU]
Taxation: make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1304), H2120 [1MR]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H2671 [19MR]
———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 3820), H11490 [10OC]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H2340 [8MR]
Trinity River Restoration Fund: establish (see H.R. 2733), H6438 (see H.R. 2733), H6475 [14JN]
Remarks
Acme Rigging and Supply Co.: anniversary, E1033
Appropriations: making supplemental for disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses and Western States for fisheries, wildland firefighting, and rural schools (H.R. 2207), H4874 [10MY]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1502 [13FE]
———prohibit members from participating in criminal street gangs, H5246 [16MY]
Budget: reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H73 [5JA]
California: anniversary of Dept. of Transportation Office of Structure Maintenance and Investigations, E2293
———St. Joseph Health System recipient of Gallup Organization Great Workplace Award, E1491
———tribute to California Dept. of Transportation Office of Structure Maintenance and Investigations, E2164
Circuit Rider Productions, Inc.: tribute, E2189
Clearlake, CA: anniversary of Knights of Columbus Council 7899, E168
Del Norte County, CA: anniversary, E503
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5246 [16MY]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 4156), H13939 [14NO]
Director of National Intelligence: freeze staffing levels pending submittal of report on the number of intelligence collectors and analysts by agency and a plan to maximize the number of collectors, H4897, H4898 [10MY]
Diseases: provide additional research into the chronic neurological condition hydrocephalus (H. Con. Res. 74), H1930 [27FE]
Eisele, Volker: Napa Sierra Club Earl Thollander Award recipient, E1036
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), H10643 [20SE]
FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (H.R. 3580), E1937
Fetzer Vineyards (business): Medinge Group Brand With a Conscience award recipient, E1546
Finkelstein, Art: Al Brounstein Meritorious Service Award recipient, E1478
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), H386
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 6), H73 [5JA]
Humboldt County, CA: anniversary of American Red Cross chapter, E882
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), H4885, H4897, H4898 [10MY]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, E258
———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (H.R. 787), H1502 [13FE]
———provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (H. Res. 97), H5035 [15MY]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, H13939 [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), H7700 [12JY]
Mackenzie, Tina: Humboldt County, CA, Democratic Central Committee Democrat of the Year award recipient, E2191
McCarthy, Leo T.: tribute (H. Res. 180), E504
Medicare: 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 (H.R. 2429), H5637 [23MY]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), H461 [12JA]
Mendocino County, CA: referendum on redeployment of U.S. forces in Iraq, E258
Munir, Zuhair: University of California, Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement recipient, E1012
Napa, CA: anniversary of First Christian Church, E2317
———anniversary of St. John the Baptist Catholic School, E839
Napa County, CA: tribute to Children's Health Initiative of Napa County, E934
———tribute to Community Health Clinic Ole, E1879
Nussbaum, Harris S.: If Given a Chance Foundation Our Children's Hero honoree, E1954
Pina, Davie: Napa Valley Grapegrowers (organization) Grower of the Year award recipient, E1262
Readers' Books (business): Sonoma Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce Sonoma Valley Business of the Year award recipient, E2128
Schneider, Richard: Sonoma, CA, Treasure Artist of the Year award recipient, E2468
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 17), H1465 [12FE]
Shafer, John R.: Healthy Moms and Babies (organization) Making a Difference Award recipient, E2471
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), H9408 [1AU]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H15387 [12DE]
Sonoma, CA: anniversary of Buena Vista Carneros Winery, E1833
Sonoma County, CA: Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District recipient of National Association of Counties and Trust for Public Land County Leadership in Conservation Award, E596
St. Helena, CA: tribute to Boys and Girls Club of St. Helena, E531
Taxation: make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (H.R. 1304), E443
———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 2776), H9943
———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 4351), H15376 [12DE]
Trefethen Family Vineyards (business): Decanter Magazine Best North American Bordeaux Varietal award recipient, E1748
Ukiah, CA: anniversary of Ukiah Main Street Program, E841
Upper Lake, CA: restoration of Tallman Hotel, E1751
Votes: position on missed, E1901
Wendt, Holly and Henry: Healthcare Foundation of Northern Sonoma County Wetzel Community Leadership Award recipients, E2502
Tributes
Anderson, Ben, E55
Chalk, Robert S., E167
Dean, Cheri, E50
Gardner, Nancy, E2128
Gourley, Bruce, E840
Hinshaw, Virginia, E1266
Klay, Leonard J., E1057
Lemke, Helga, E1264
Little, Bob, H13864 [14NO]
Livermore, Norman B., Jr. (Ike), E47
Mallonee, Alexander, E2464
McCue, John, E2025
Rodriguez, Manuel, E1447
Salazar, Anne, E1630
Schaef, Robin, E416
Simpson, Gary L., E52
Stone, Ben, E8
Toste, Sarie, E839
Vallejo, Mariano G., E1535
Williams, Jesse, E843