BONO MACK, MARY (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abingdon, VA: anniversary of Barter Theatre (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8478 [18SE]

Alcoholic beverages: observe anniversary of State-based regulation and recognize State officials, public health community, and industry members for creating a successful regulatory and distribution system (see H. Con. Res. 341), H7165 [24JY]

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), H2443 [16AP]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H10132 [26SE]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 5852), H2486 [17AP]

Antarctic regions: encourage support of a recovery mission for the human remains of crew killed in the George One crash on Thurston Island (see H. Con. Res. 301), H1772 [14MR]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H4833 [22MY]

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), H2442 [16AP]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H3050 [5MY]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 2303), H1184 [28FE]

———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), H10132 [26SE]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1439), H1221 [4MR]

———retain certain active members otherwise retired or separated for a combat-related disability, but still medically able to perform noncombat-related specialties or duties (see H.R. 5868), H2854 [29AP]

Aviation: provide incentives for the production and use of unconventional aviation fuels (see H.R. 6131), H4829 [22MY]

Berkeley, CA: condemn resolution impugning integrity of the Marine Corps, rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities, and commend the service and efforts of Marine Corps members (see H. Res. 958), H621 [6FE]

Boy Scouts: express condolences to victims and those affected by tornado at Boy Scout camp in Iowa and gratitude to law enforcement and emergency responders conducting rescue operations (see H. Res. 1283), H5580 [18JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H1155 [27FE]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H2487 [17AP]

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

California State University, Fresno: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 1327), H6342 [9JY]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 706), H943 [13FE]

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

Children and youth: establish as a national priority the prevention of mental disorders and substance abuse among children, youth, and young adults, and the promotion of mental health and wellness (see H. Res. 1217), H4453 [21MY]

———provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (see H.R. 6375), H6825 [22JY]

———require schools and libraries that receive discounted Internet access services to educate minors about safe online behavior (see H.R. 6145), H8477 [18SE]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H943 [13FE]

Clean Air Act: waive applicable volume requirement for renewable fuels if the applicable volume is not technologically feasible or the fuel is not commercially available in the required volume (see H.R. 6136), H4829 [22MY]

Committee on Financial Bailouts (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 1452), H8478 [18SE]

Congress: condition adjournment on enactment of comprehensive energy legislation (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8397 [17SE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 6219), H5482 [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: collect absentee ballots of overseas uniformed services voters for Federal elections and deliver ballots to State election officials prior to the closing of the polls (see H.R. 5673), H3404 [8MY]

Dept. of HHS: expand authority to impose debarments in order to ensure the integrity of drug, biological product, and device regulation (see H.R. 6376, 6378), H6173 [26JN]

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), H3404 [8MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 6107), H4833 [22MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for Troubled Asset Relief Program purchase of vacant properties by regional public-private partnerships to retain value, stabilize communities, and minimize impact on taxpayers (see H.R. 7189), H10845 [19NO]

Dept. of Transportation: establish and collect a fee based on value of imported and exported articles and use such fees to carry out transportation projects in trade corridors where the fee is collected (see H.R. 5102), H1618 [12MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for guaranteed housing loans (see H.R. 5561), H2071 [8AP]

———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), H1032 [25FE]

Diddley, Bo: tribute (see H. Res. 1251), H5110 [9JN]

Diseases: increase housing, awareness, and navigation demonstration services (HANDS) for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 6282), H10132 [26SE]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H5045 [5JN]

Employment: direct the Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Labor to conduct a joint study on fields of employment for which the greatest need for employees exists in various geographic areas (see H.R. 3646), H1184 [28FE]

Energy Policy Act: restore certain renewable fuels provisions (see H.R. 6134), H4829 [22MY]

EPA: accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction supplemental environmental projects (see H.R. 3754), H871 [12FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: allow private sector employers to provide compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay (see H.R. 6025), H3776 [13MY]

Families and domestic relations: call upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children (see H. Res. 1076), H2011 [3AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H2487 [17AP]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 5794), H2354 [15AP]

———repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5656), H4833 [22MY]

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), H2071 [8AP]

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]

———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), H622 [6FE]

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]

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

Health: improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 2464), H1539 [11MR]

———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see H.R. 2045), H10300 [27SE]

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), H1418 [6MR]

Housing: provide needed housing reform (see H.R. 5857), H3020 [1MY]

Inglewood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 962), H1418 [6MR]

Intellectual property: enhance remedies for violations of laws (see H.R. 4279), H1342 [5MR]

Iran: respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see H. Con. Res. 362), H9975 [25SE]

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

James Madison University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1051), H5045 [5JN]

Jordan, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 1242), H5043 [5JN]

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

Lincoln, Abraham: observe anniversary of birth and recognize the role the Declaration of Independence played in belief development (see H. Con. Res. 281), H814 [7FE]

Louisa Swain Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 378), H7630 [30JY]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2443 [16AP]

Medicare: delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 6252), H5865 [23JN]

———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H10132 [26SE]

———improve access of beneficiaries to immune globulins (see H.R. 2914), H2553 [22AP]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H10300 [27SE]

———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program (see H.R. 4296), H1446 [10MR]

———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), H871 [12FE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2855 [29AP]

Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 923), H2488 [17AP]

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

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3020 [1MY]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H8050 [11SE]

NASA: create a sponsorship program to help fund Centennial Challenges prize program and expand public awareness of activities and technology needs (see H.R. 4308), H1446 [10MR]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H3021 [1MY]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1296), H6578 [15JY]

National Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 994), H1540 [11MR]

National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2444 [16AP]

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

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

National Prader-Willi Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1386), H9086 [23SE]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1375), H9086 [23SE]

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

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H2486 [17AP]

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

Nevada: tribute to Army and Air National Guard (see H. Con. Res. 358), H5111 [9JN]

Nuclear energy: authorize use of amounts in the Nuclear Waste Fund to promote recycling of spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 6132), H4829 [22MY]

———establish a program for providing scholarships for nuclear science and nuclear engineering students (see H.R. 6135), H4829 [22MY]

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]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1155 [27FE]

Palmer, Arnold: tribute (see H. Res. 1152), H3187 [7MY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1618 [12MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1132), H2761 [24AP]

Pensions: suspend minimum distribution requirements for certain retirement plans (see H.R. 7277), H10867 [9DE]

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), H6825 [22JY]

———repeal prohibition on using certain funds to issue regulations on oil shale resources (see H.R. 6138), H4829 [22MY]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (see H.R. 6139), H4830 [22MY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve regulation of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 6353), H6009 [24JN]

Power resources: improve interagency coordination and cooperation in the processing of Federal permits for production of domestic oil and gas resources (see H.R. 7032), H10300 [27SE]

———promote use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel (see H.R. 5236), H2012 [3AP]

———study effects of speculation in the futures markets on cash market, prices, and trading venue, and issue notice of proposed rulemaking on foreign regulation of futures and derivatives trading (see H.R. 6130), H4829 [22MY]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H2356 [15AP]

Privacy: protect commercial and government data from data breaches (see H. Con. Res. 425), H10700 [2OC]

Real estate: make permanent the increases in loan limits for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHA (see H.R. 5958), H3109 [6MY]

———prohibit Federal economic development funds to States that carry out public takings for private purposes (see H.R. 6219), H5482 [17JN]

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

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6342 [9JY]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1380), H2355 [15AP]

States: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see H.R. 5560), H1772 [14MR]

Tariff: digital-to-analog converter boxes (see H.R. 5635), H6825 [22JY]

———ethanol (see H.R. 6137), H4829 [22MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for clean renewable water supply bonds (see H.R. 3452), H4322 [20MY]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H7808 [1AU]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H4832 [22MY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H2012 [3AP]

———extend and modify the renewable energy production credit and the solar energy and fuel cell investment credit (see H.R. 6133), H4829 [22MY]

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

———extend relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5031), H348 [17JA]

———generate renewable energy and encourage novel technologies related to the production of energy (see H.R. 2652), H8397 [17SE]

———make certain tax benefits permanent law (see H.R. 2734), H558 [29JA]

———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H2070 [8AP]

———permit hardship loans from individual retirement plans (see H.R. 5641), H2854 [29AP]

———provide a credit for algae derived fuels (see H.R. 6943), H8475 [18SE]

———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1618), H8477 [18SE]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H3886 [14MY]

———reform laws relative to individuals, estate and gift taxes, corporate rates, capital gains and dividends, retirement savings, lifetime savings, life skills, and certain medical care (see H.R. 5105), H455 [23JA]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H813 [7FE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H2760 [24AP]

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), H1445 [10MR]

Venezuela: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 1049), H1702 [13MR]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H8578 [22SE]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H2152 [9AP]

Yosemite National Park: anniversary of the first vertical ascent of the face of El Capitan (see H. Res. 1474), H8578 [22SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1023), H1341 [5MR] (see H. Res. 1042), H1618 [12MR]

Computers: prohibit installation of certain peer-to-peer file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer (see H.R. 7176), H10299 [27SE]

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

Political campaigns: prohibit government-sponsored enterprises from making lobbying expenditures, political contributions, or other certain contributions (see H.R. 7254), H10827 [3OC]

Taxation: allow charitable organizations to collect and disperse deductible contributions for certain individuals who are injured or killed in an effort to protect life or property (see H.R. 5930), H2947 [30AP]

———temporarily reduce the excise tax on diesel fuel and kerosene to the rate applicable to gasoline (see H.R. 6106), H4452 [21MY]

Remarks

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 2016), H2101 [9AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E1978 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior: ratify and execute the settlement agreement resolving claims by the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians relative to interferences with water resources of the tribe (H.R. 4841), H4078 [19MY]

Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building, Rancho Mirage, CA: designate (H.R. 6085), H5439 [17JN], E1060 [23MY]

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc.: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 273), H564 [6FE]

Telephones: require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services (H.R. 3402), E2087 [27SE]

Tibotec Therapeutics (business): tribute for development of new FDA-approved HIV treatment drug, E71 [23JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3773 [13MY]