SOLIS, HILDA L. (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H25 [15JA]

AMA: recognize contributions of African-American doctors on the occasion of apology to the National Medical Association for racial prejudices and wrongdoings (see H. Con. Res. 403), H7787 [31JY]

American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 5534), H6674 [16JY]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H8578 [22SE]

Arizona State University: tribute to softball team (see H. Res. 1323), H6408 [10JY]

Armed Forces: distribute to members, upon their discharge or release from active duty, information on a compact disk that lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans are eligible (see H.R. 2721), H6010 [24JN]

———ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 5825), H2442 [16AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H2487 [17AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H2855 [29AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H814 [7FE]

Baytown, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 934), H815 [7FE]

Bhutan: commemorate participation in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and commend commitment to conducting parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 1307), H6408 [10JY]

Broadcasting Board of Governors: prohibit cessation, degradation, or limitation of broadcasting activities (see H.R. 3598), H390 [22JA]

Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H2852 [29AP]

California State University, Fresno: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 1327), H6408 [10JY]

Chi Mui Post Office Building, San Gabriel, CA: designate (see H.R. 5477), H1772 [14MR] (see H.R. 5477), H1867 [1AP]

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (see H.R. 6307), H5865 [23JN]

———authorize additional appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 6332), H5796 [20JN]

———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see H.R. 2188), H25 [15JA]

———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H5729 [19JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 5444), H2554 [22AP]

———provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (see H.R. 6375), H10132 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: end crackdown in Tibet and enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama to negotiate solution respecting distinctive Tibetan language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms (see H. Res. 1077), H2011 [3AP]

———express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake (see H. Res. 1195), H4151 [19MY]

Civil Liberties Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1357), H6727 [17JY]

Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 5129), H455 [23JA]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1031 [25FE]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3372), H5580 [18JN]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H811 [7FE]

Crime: applaud organizations that engage in the prevention of domestic violence and provide outreach and support services for victims (see H. Res. 1394), H7788 [31JY]

———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), H1702 [13MR]

———increase and enhance resources and penalties relative to the investigation and prosecution of violent gangs and expand and improve gang prevention programs, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3547), H1867 [1AP]

Dept. of Education: establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 642), H8578 [22SE]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3109 [6MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish comprehensive prevention, education, research, and medical management program to reduce liver cirrhosis and liver cancer caused by chronic hepatitis B infection (see H.R. 3944), H3777 [13MY]

———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see H.R. 4230), H1702 [13MR]

———increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (see H.R. 5835), H2485 [17AP]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H4975 [4JN]

———reauthorize the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2915), H350 [17JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to immigration detainees in custody (see H.R. 5950), H4322 [20MY]

Dept. of Justice: making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H1703 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H8019 [10SE]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 2965), H6010 [24JN]

Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (see H.R. 6320), H5729 [19JN]

———help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see H.R. 3001), H350 [17JA]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H1000 [15FE]

———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 1192), H622 [6FE]

———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 3005), H1618 [12MR]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 6203), H5043 [5JN]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H5730 [19JN]

———reduce incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications and establish position of National Diabetes Coordinator (see H.R. 4836), H2012 [3AP]

Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services (see H. Res. 987), H2152 [9AP]

———encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies (see H. Res. 977), H4833 [22MY]

Education: improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H5408 [12JN]

———strengthen communities through English literacy, civic education, and immigrant integration programs (see H.R. 6617), H7790 [31JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H622 [6FE]

Employment: provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 5774), H5045 [5JN]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 5873), H7629 [30JY]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1542), H4975 [4JN]

Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (see H. Res. 1095), H2151 [9AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 6029), H5045 [5JN]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H3187 [7MY]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 6209), H6010 [24JN]

———provide a short term extension of analog television broadcasting authority to ensure continuation of essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information (see H.R. 7013), H9083 [23SE]

———require auction of spectrum for a free and open access broadband service (see H.R. 5846), H3187 [7MY]

FDA: create a three-tiered approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6270), H5407 [12JN]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H350 [17JA]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 6381), H6173 [26JN]

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see H.R. 5541), H2443 [16AP]

Firefighters: commending firefighters from California and throughout the U.S. for their courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the California wildfires (see H. Res. 1322), H6229 [8JY]

Fish and fishing: establish a Federal grant program to provide increased health care coverage to and access for uninsured and underinsured workers and families in the commercial fishing industry (see H.R. 5404), H4975 [4JN]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H295 [16JA]

Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis (see H. Con. Res. 344), H3186 [7MY]

Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H2554 [22AP]

Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building, Rancho Mirage, CA: designate (see H.R. 6085), H4320 [20MY]

Gordon N. Chan Post Office Building, San Jose, CA: designate (see H.R. 6558), H6733 [21JY]

Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 1458), H8396 [17SE]

Harold D. McCraw, Sr., Post Office Building, Richmond, CA: designate (see H.R. 6286), H5865 [23JN]

Hazardous substances: reduce health risk posed by asbestos-containing products (see H.R. 6903), H8127 [15SE]

Health: ensure health care for women and health care for all in national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 400), H7787 [31JY]

———establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 5897), H10331 [28SE]

———facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see H.R. 1420), H5729 [19JN]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8276 [16SE]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 3750), H2948 [30AP]

———provide innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (see H.R. 506), H943 [13FE]

———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), H5045 [5JN]

Health care professionals: establish recruitment and retention programs for public health workers and eliminate critical workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies (see H.R. 5496), H4833 [22MY]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H814 [7FE]

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), H1221 [4MR]

Human rights: increase global stability and security by reducing number of individuals who are de jure or de facto stateless and at risk of being trafficked (see H.R. 6520), H6673 [16JY]

Ikeda, Daisaku: tribute (see H. Res. 844), H7309 [29JY]

Immigration: provide relief for surviving spouses and children (see H.R. 6034), H4322 [20MY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: protect the well-being of soldiers and their families (see H.R. 6020), H4833 [22MY]

Inglewood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 962), H1222 [4MR]

Insurance: provide additional limitations on pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2833), H1341 [5MR]

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD): recognize value as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights (see H. Res. 1055), H1771 [14MR]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H1822 [31MR]

Iraq: require congressional approval to maintain a U.S. military presence and accept the principle of setting a timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 1329), H6675 [16JY]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2554 [22AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4611), H457 [23JA]

Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H995 [14FE]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H1889 [1AP]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H6407 [10JY]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1279), H479 [28JA]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H295 [16JA]

———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 1983), H5044 [5JN]

Medicare: cover supplies associated with insulin injection, home needle removal, decontamination, and disposal devices, and disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see H.R. 3251), H25 [15JA]

———eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 5901), H5797 [20JN]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6826), H7808 [1AU]

———expand number of beneficiaries eligible for coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2805), H1772 [14MR]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H3050 [5MY]

———provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (see H.R. 5877), H2657 [23AP]

———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2922), H1618 [12MR]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2948 [30AP]

Minority AIDS Initiative: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10133 [26SE]

Mondavi, Robert G.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 365), H5482 [17JN]

Motor vehicles: prohibit collection of certain tolls on existing high occupancy vehicles (see H.R. 6002), H3402 [8MY]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H5730 [19JN]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H3886 [14MY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H457 [23JA]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H3021 [1MY]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1359), H6733 [21JY]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 328), H2355 [15AP]

National Dysphagia Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4061 [15MY]

National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6408 [10JY]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H1771 [14MR]

National HIV Testing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 384), H6176 [26JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of multidisciplinary research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 5808), H5581 [18JN]

———authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 5809), H5581 [18JN]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1260), H5214 [10JN]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2948 [30AP]

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 369), H3187 [7MY]

National Park Service: establish a National Park Centennial Fund (see H.R. 3094), H3186 [7MY]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 932), H349 [17JA]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 952), H1002 [19FE]

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1021), H1418 [6MR]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H25 [15JA]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H7629 [30JY]

Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act: amend and strengthen accountability features (see H.R. 6780), H7806 [1AU]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1188 [3MR]

Petroleum: establish an interagency working group to identify factors that affect pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products and make appropriate recommendations (see H.R. 6238), H5327 [11JN]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H6577 [15JY]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H995 [14FE]

Power resources: prevent excessive speculation in derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation to those capable of producing or taking delivery of the commodities (see H.R. 6264), H5797 [20JN]

———regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (see H.R. 6330), H5796 [20JN]

Pran, Dith: tribute (see H. Res. 1109), H2444 [16AP]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H1188 [3MR]

Public welfare programs: increase limit on vocational education training to be counted as work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 6657), H7627 [30JY]

Railroads: require rail carriers to develop positive rail control system plans for improving safety and increase civil penalties for safety violations (see H.R. 6973, 6973), H9085 [23SE]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H1540 [11MR]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 1446), H8579 [22SE]

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), H2658 [23AP]

Ships and vessels: recognize role played by Landing Ship Tanks (LST) in conflicts since World War II and the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on such ships (see H. Res. 1316), H6408 [10JY]

Social Security: nullify effectiveness of a guidance letter proposing rules relative to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5998), H3402 [8MY]

States: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see H.R. 5560), H1417 [6MR]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H8049 [11SE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H4975 [4JN]

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), H1155 [27FE]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2010 [3AP]

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), H4454 [21MY]

Transportation: authorize programs and activities to support transportation and housing options that will assist families in reducing transportation costs (see H.R. 6495), H6576 [15JY]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 6180), H4973 [4JN]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 373), H2225 [10AP]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H622 [6FE]

Veterans: encourage model programs to support veteran student success in postsecondary education by coordinating services to address the academic, financial, physical, and social needs of veteran students (see H.R. 5143), H1342 [5MR]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H8578 [22SE]

Voting: prohibit election officials from requiring an individual to provide photo identification as a condition for voting in a Federal election (see H.R. 4026), H3777 [13MY]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 6127), H4829 [22MY]

William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H870 [12FE]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H1341 [5MR]

World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1974 [2AP]

World War II: honor heroic service and sacrifice of U.S. soldiers detained at the Nazi camp at Berga, Germany (see H. Res. 883), H5730 [19JN]

Youth Impact Program: tribute (see H. Res. 1413), H7808 [1AU]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H7629 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Air pollution: distribute proceeds from greenhouse gas emissions allowance auctions to low and moderate income households to offset losses caused by greenhouse gas emissions regulation (see H.R. 7194), H10300 [27SE]

Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 5896), H2758 [24AP]

EPA: establish a working group to assist Federal agencies develop criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse health or environmental effects on minority and low-income populations (see H.R. 5132), H456 [23JA]

Hazardous substances: reduce exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances (see H.R. 6100), H4321 [20MY]

Health care professionals: provide for a loan repayment program for faculty members at programs of general dentistry or pediatric dentistry to alleviate faculty shortages (see H.R. 6551), H6727 [17JY]

———recognize and support work of community health workers (see H. Res. 1406), H7788 [31JY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend and improve (see H.R. 6934), H8396 [17SE]

National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2016 [4AP]

Senior citizens: improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 6478), H6406 [10JY]

Social Security: allow certain youths who became inmates of public institutions to re-enroll in Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program upon release (see H.R. 6621), H7164 [24JY]

Television: address digital television transition in border States (see H.R. 5435), H942 [13FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H297 [17JA], H1447 [11MR], H8131 [16SE], H9977 [26SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H820 [12FE], H3889 [15MY], H6345 [10JY]

Remarks

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, E1484 [16JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1197), H3895 [15MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H3890 [15MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1656 [13MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (H. Res. 76), H1827 [1AP]

Children and youth: make grants to carry out activities to prevent teen pregnancy in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities (H.R. 468), E2119 [28SE]

China, People's Republic of: end crackdown in Tibet and enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama to negotiate solution respecting distinctive Tibetan language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms (H. Res. 1077), H2052 [8AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H7684 [31JY]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H1656 [13MR]

Credit: eliminate predatory credit card practices targeting Hispanic Americans, E2113 [28SE]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 5244), E2113 [28SE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, H8587 [23SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H29 [16JA]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10706 [3OC]

Familia Unida Living with Multiple Sclerosis (organization): tribute, E2208 [2OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1624 [13MR]

Grifols USA, LLC: anniversary of East Los Angeles, CA, facility, E1351 [25JN]

League of United Latin American Citizens: anniversary, E1444 [10JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), H6479 [15JY]

———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), veto, H6526 [15JY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), E339 [10MR]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1525), H10706 [3OC]

Olmos, Edward James: Council on International Nontheatrical Events (CINE) Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E697 [23AP]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H4879 [4JN]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 6074), H4879 [4JN]

Power resources: establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program (H.R. 2847), H820 [12FE], H6345 [10JY], H6455 [14JY]

———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), H4879 [4JN]

———national energy policy, H8024 [11SE]

Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (H.R. 4040), conference report, H7335 [30JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H4879 [4JN], E1087 [23MY]

Television: address digital television transition in border States (H.R. 5435), H6308 [9JY]

———make digital television transition and public safety funds available sooner to low-power rural stations and translators (S. 2607), H6308 [9JY]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification (H.R. 5724), waiver of fast-track authority (H. Res. 1092), E602 [14AP]

Votes: position on missed, H373, H374 [22JA], H407 [23JA], H948, H959, H962, H963, H965, H966, H969, H970, H971 [14FE], E59 [22JA], E335, E336, E337 [10MR], E401 [13MR], E1493, E1502 [17JY], E1542 [23JY]

World War II: recognize anniversary of Executive order authorizing internment of Japanese-, German-, and Italian-American communities and increase awareness of events surrounding such internment, E184 [13FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2263 [14AP]

Special order: granted, H2549 [22AP], H6470 [14JY]

Tributes

Cannon, Gladys, E1797 [16SE]

Lyster, Don, E2106 [28SE]

Morales, Dionicio, E2137 [28SE]

Quinto, Joey, E1635 [31JY]

Regalado, Jose, E2279 [19NO]

Thorpe, Grace, E900 [13MY]