ESHOO, ANNA G. (a Representative from California)

Articles and editorials

Conversation With Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa—A Surgeon's Path From Migrant Fields to Operating Room, Claudia Dreifus, New York (NY) Times, E957 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (see H. Res. 1011), H2356 [15AP]

———improve health care capacity and retention of health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and other diseases and reduce maternal and child mortality (see H.R. 3812), H4877 [3JN]

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), H944 [13FE]

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. 3029), H456 [23JA]

———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: 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), H5111 [9JN]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H1221 [4MR] (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H10300 [27SE]

———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]

———tribute to the 28th Infantry Division (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7308 [29JY]

Bowen, Debra: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H2659 [23AP]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H813 [7FE]

Brunner, Jennifer: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H2659 [23AP]

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

Burma: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of cyclone (see H. Res. 1181), H3778 [13MY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 916), H24 [15JA]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 706), H621 [6FE]

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

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]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1074 [26FE]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn sexual violence and call on the international community to take immediate actions to respond to the violence (see H. Res. 1227), H8478 [18SE]

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 4266), H1772 [14MR]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H1822 [31MR]

Crime: prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2711), H2070 [8AP]

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: anniversary (see H. Res. 968), H813 [7FE]

Dept. of Education: create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3439), H2658 [23AP]

Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 6022), H3778 [13MY]

———suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs (see H.R. 5473), H3109 [6MY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2915), H622 [6FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a State grant program to establish ``Silver Alert'' notification systems to locate missing individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses (see H.R. 5898), H4975 [4JN]

Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (see H.R. 5522), H2071 [8AP]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil or gas leases on certain tracts in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf until it is determined whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 5058), H480 [28JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events advancing civil rights (see H.R. 6701), H7809 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see H.R. 5148), H1446 [10MR]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 2965), H1702 [13MR]

———increase U.S. participation in health programs that alleviate disease and premature death and strengthen health care systems (see H. Con. Res. 247), H5045 [5JN]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3175), H5729 [19JN]

Dink, Hrant: condemn murder of Turkish journalist (see H. Res. 102), H818 [8FE]

Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H3404 [8MY]

———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1532), H1341 [5MR]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 6884), H8478 [18SE]

———establish national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps (see H.R. 1738), H2266 [14AP]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H2012 [3AP]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H6342 [9JY]

———support efforts to raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research of inflammatory breast cancer (see H. Res. 1300), H7956 [9SE]

Ecology and environment: codify executive order addressing environmental justice in minority and low-income populations and implement EPA and GAO recommendations on environmental justice (see H.R. 1103), H1702 [13MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 471), H1417 [6MR]

Education: establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 2111), H2070 [8AP]

Egypt: protect human rights and freedoms of religion, speech, and the press, prevent imposition of restrictions on peaceful activism, and call for release of Ayman Nour and other political prisoners (see H. Res. 1303), H6343 [9JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H457 [23JA]

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), H4454 [21MY]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1542), H456 [23JA]

Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see H.R. 1755), H10132 [26SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H1822 [31MR]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H6343 [9JY]

———establish broadband policy and conduct public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 5353), H3020 [1MY]

———request a study on the interference caused by broadband Internet transmission over power lines (see H.R. 462), H6342 [9JY]

FDA: reverse policy eliminating access to medication containing estriol (see H. Con. Res. 342), H5730 [19JN]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H558 [29JA]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 96), H5044 [5JN]

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), H2553 [22AP]

Food industry: require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 992), H621 [6FE]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 1225), H456 [23JA]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2478), H2151 [9AP]

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]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5214 [10JN] (see H. Res. 900), H3110 [6MY]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 6548), H10700 [2OC]

Gulf Coast Recovery Authority: establish (see H.R. 4048), H6825 [22JY]

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

Hazardous substances: ban sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080), collect and destroy remaining stocks, compensate for any turned in for destruction, and prohibit Government use of certain predator control devices (see H.R. 4775), H3020 [1MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 6444), H6341 [9JY]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2123), H7789 [31JY]

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

Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4114), H3050 [5MY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1691), H2266 [14AP]

Immigration: authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a U.S. college or university in science, technology, engineering, or math to be admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 6039), H3776 [13MY]

———recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future (see H.R. 5882), H5045 [5JN]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H479 [28JA]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H7808 [1AU]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is (see H. Res. 1008), H2152 [9AP]

Iraq: provide for congressional consultation relative to certain long-term agreements and ensure that such agreements are in the form of a treaty to which the Senate has given advice and consent (see H.R. 4959), H871 [12FE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4611), H943 [13FE]

Leo J. Ryan Post Office Building, San Mateo, CA: designate (see H.R. 6982), H9085 [23SE]

Louisa Swain Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 378), H8050 [11SE]

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), H2487 [17AP]

———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]

———require States to provide hair prostheses for individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata (see H.R. 5936), H2947 [30AP]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H9085 [23SE]

———improve provision of telehealth services (see H.R. 6163), H4830 [22MY]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H5328 [11JN]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 3282), H1889 [1AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H4832 [22MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: preserve access to health care (see H.R. 7241), H10699 [2OC]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (see H.R. 4093), H1973 [2AP]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H6010 [24JN]

Mondavi, Robert G.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 365), H4831 [22MY]

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

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

National Corvette Day: designate (see H. Res. 970), H5730 [19JN]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H2554 [22AP]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 917), H559 [29JA]

National Estate Planning Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 732), H6178 [26JN] (see H. Res. 1499), H9974 [25SE]

National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 892), H943 [13FE]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5045 [5JN]

National Hidradenitis Suppurativa Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1037), H5409 [12JN]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 908), H350 [17JA]

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

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

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H944 [13FE]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H2948 [30AP]

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

North Aleutian Basin Planning Area: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 1957), H295 [16JA]

Nuclear weapons: reduce number and accessibility and prevent proliferation, and direct a portion of the resulting savings towards child survival, hunger and universal education (see H. Res. 1045), H6090 [25JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2049), H3050 [5MY]

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]

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]

Public lands: secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 2593), H943 [13FE]

Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 1002), H1074 [26FE]

Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 4789), H3885 [14MY]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 5632), H5730 [19JN]

Roads and highways: establish a national maximum speed limit of 60 miles per hour on highways, and 65 miles per hour on portions of the National Highway System located outside of an urbanized area (see H.R. 6458), H6674 [16JY]

Russert, Timothy J., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1275), H5481 [17JN]

San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex: establish (see H.R. 6479), H7956 [9SE]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 901), H813 [7FE]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 6434), H6229 [8JY]

Skaggs Island, CA: transfer Naval Security Group Activity from the Dept. of the Navy to the Dept. of the Interior for conversion into a national wildlife refuge (see H.R. 5844), H2486 [17AP]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 368), H7853 [8SE]

———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]

———provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas (see H.R. 4688), H4061 [15MY]

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

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H6230 [8JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H2658 [23AP]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3660), H1418 [6MR]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H7956 [9SE]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H479 [28JA]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 2020), H6407 [10JY]

———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit (see H.R. 2990), H456 [23JA]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H943 [13FE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H2443 [16AP]

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), H8019 [10SE]

Veterans: issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 4116), H1618 [12MR]

———presume service-connection for diseases associated with exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112/Shipboard Hazard and Defense (see H.R. 5954), H5111 [9JN]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H3886 [14MY]

World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1822 [31MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Detainee Treatment Act: include waterboarding in definition of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment and in the definition of torture (see H.R. 5460), H993 [14FE]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 6209), H5110 [9JN]

———require auction of spectrum for a free and open access broadband service (see H.R. 5846), H2486 [17AP]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 7090), H9973 [25SE]

Health: establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products (see H.R. 5629), H1701 [13MR]

Insurance: impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (see H.R. 6528), H6725 [17JY]

Iraq: express concern for plight of ethno-religious minorities and urge commitment of resources to address humanitarian crisis of refugees and internally displaced persons (see H. Res. 1467), H8477 [18SE]

Medicare: provide coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions (see H.R. 5765), H2223 [10AP]

National Security Act: revise reporting requirements related to security clearances (see H.R. 7259), H10827 [3OC]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of next-generation broadband networks and develop a strategy, enact legislation, and adopt policies to accomplish this objective (see H. Res. 1292), H5797 [20JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendment, H4044 [15MY]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H4044 [15MY]

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), H2058 [8AP]

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

Courts: allow telecommunications companies dealing with civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance to use classified information in defense of claims against them, H1746 [14MR]

———grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H1746 [14MR], H5771 [20JN]

Declaration of Principles for a Presidential Order on Prisoner Treatment, Torture, and Cruelty: support, E2345 [9DE]

Detainee Treatment Act: include waterboarding in definition of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment and in the definition of torture (H.R. 5460), E2345 [9DE]

Diseases: provide for arthritis research and public health (H.R. 1283), H10169 [27SE]

Economy: authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers (H.R. 7321), H10929 [10DE]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10404 [29SE], H10799 [3OC]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (H.R. 6209), E1170 [9JN]

———require auction of spectrum for a free and open access broadband service (H.R. 5846), E651 [17AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1746 [14MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), H5771 [20JN]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (H.R. 7090), E2041 [27SE]

Google, Inc.: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum National Design Award recipient, E1418 [9JY]

Greene, Marritje: Society of the Sacred Heart St. Madeleine Sophie Barat Award recipient, E1705 [8SE]

Health: establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products (H.R. 5629), E401 [13MR]

———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1156), H2960 [1MY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E2182 [30SE]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, E1551 [24JY]

Insurance: impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (H.R. 6528), E1499 [17JY]

Intelligence services: application of waterboarding interrogation techniques to individuals under U.S. custody or physical control, H1506 [11MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), veto, H1506 [11MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5959), H6602 [16JY]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H1506 [11MR]

Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H4044 [15MY]

Lantos, Tom: tribute (H. Res. 975), H854 [12FE], E196 [14FE]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (H.R. 5613), E693 [23AP]

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), veto, H6527 [15JY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1288 [5MR]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10799 [3OC]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 6983), E2015 [26SE]

Meyer, Dan: Cable in the Classroom (organization) Leaders in Learning General Excellence Award recipient, E1278 [19JN]

Murphy, Michael: Society of the Sacred Heart St. Madeleine Sophie Barat Award recipient, E1710 [8SE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), E1247 [17JN]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (H. Res. 537), H1423 [10MR]

National Security Act: revise reporting requirements related to security clearances (H.R. 7259), E2220 [3OC]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H8218 [16SE]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendment, E1551 [24JY]

———reduce oil dependency, expand access to Federal resources, revise relationship between energy industry and consumers, end tax subsidies, and facilitate energy efficiency (H.R. 6899), H8218 [16SE]

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, H7585 [30JY]

Robbiano, Mary Ann: Society of the Sacred Heart St. Madeleine Sophie Barat Award recipient, E1714 [8SE]

San Mateo, CA, County Building & Construction Trades Council: anniversary, E835 [7MY]

SBA: eligibility of companies backed with venture capital under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H2606 [23AP]

———improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), H2606 [23AP]

Silicon Valley Leadership Group (organization): anniversary, E1116 [3JN]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H405 [23JA]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10404 [29SE]

Thompson, Ken: Society of the Sacred Heart St. Madeleine Sophie Barat Award recipient, E1717 [8SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H983 [14FE]

Tributes

Cattermole, Gertrude L. McShane, E706 [23AP]

Dement, William C., E1569 [25JY]

Kelly, Michael A., E1961 [25SE]

Lobdell, Robert C., E1517 [22JY]

Moldaw, Stuart G., E1171 [9JN]

Nelson, Greg, E1141 [4JN]

Panofsky, Wolfgang K.H. (Pief), E541 [8AP]

Peterson, Sheila M. Sullivan, E1172 [9JN]

Quinones-Hinojosa, Alfredo, E957 [16MY]

Young, Richael, E1531 [23JY]