CARDOZA, DENNIS A. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act, H2123 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 1173), H3110 [6MY]

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 1143), H7059 [23JY]

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] (see H.R. 6580), H7057 [23JY]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H2070 [8AP] (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]

———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]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 1122), H2761 [24AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H3021 [1MY]

Azorean Refugee Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1401), H7788 [31JY] (see H. Res. 1438), H8127 [15SE]

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

Boy Scouts: 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), H813 [7FE]

Budget: extend pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 2686), H1973 [2AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: provide flexibility for operation of certain California pumping plants in times of drought emergency and support a fish hatchery program to preserve and restore the delta smelt (see H.R. 6940), H8475 [18SE]

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

Business and industry: evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries (see H.R. 6633), H7630 [30JY]

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), H621 [6FE]

CFTC: curb role of excessive speculation in contract markets involving energy futures or swaps and eliminate excessive speculation or other activity causing major energy market disturbances (see H.R. 6377), H6173 [26JN]

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

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (see H.R. 6307), H6010 [24JN]

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

———improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 5466), H2012 [3AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 5444), H993 [14FE]

———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: authorize assistance to small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses to promote exports (see H.R. 3273), H4975 [4JN]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H814 [7FE]

Colleges and universities: limit excessive fluctuations in tuition to help students and families plan for college costs (see H.R. 4149), H622 [6FE]

Credit: permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures to take remedial action and require home mortgage servicers to provide notice of any upcoming reset of interest rates (see H.R. 6076), H4975 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 3769), H5865 [23JN]

———make a grant to the National D-Day Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum (see H.R. 2923), H7058 [23JY]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3186 [7MY]

Dept. of Justice: making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H1032 [25FE]

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), H4322 [20MY]

———establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events advancing civil rights (see H.R. 6701), H7854 [8SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H2267 [14AP]

Diseases: 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), H5797 [20JN]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 6567), H8578 [22SE]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H6473 [14JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H7784 [31JY]

Economy: 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), H2659 [23AP]

Education: increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other first responders (see H.R. 5516), H6230 [8JY]

El Dorado, AR: tribute to El Dorado High School recipients of the Murphy Oil Corp., El Dorado Promise scholarship (see H. Res. 1155), H3051 [5MY]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of foster parents (see H. Res. 1185), H3886 [14MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H2151 [9AP]

Farenholt (U.S.S.): recognize crew for valor and bravery in the South Pacific during service in World War II (see H. Res. 1248), H5329 [11JN]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 2802), H1031 [25FE]

FHA: revise requirements for seller-financed downpayments for certain insured mortgages for single-family housing and authorize risk-based insurance premiums for certain mortgagors under such mortgages (see H.R. 6694), H8128 [15SE]

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), H6343 [9JY]

Food: improve safety by providing for improved information technology to identify high-risk imports and enhanced use of science to identify and address food safety issues (see H.R. 5904), H2759 [24AP]

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]

Graham, Billy: tribute (see H. Res. 1358), H6733 [21JY]

Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 1458), H10845 [19NO]

Hamilton College: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 1259), H5214 [10JN]

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

Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H4975 [4JN]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8397 [17SE]

Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 281), H2070 [8AP]

Houston, TX: commend Wings Over Houston Airshow for contribution to the appreciation, understanding, and future of the Armed Forces, the city of Houston, TX, and Ellington Field (see H. Res. 1518), H10331 [28SE]

Human rights: express concern relative to human rights crisis of Laotian and Hmong people in Laos and Thailand (see H. Res. 1273), H6826 [22JY]

India: condemn terrorist attacks in Mumbai, urge Pakistan to investigate possible connection to groups based in Pakistan, and bolster U.S. counterterrorism cooperation with India (see H. Res. 1532), H10867 [9DE]

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), H6577 [15JY]

Iraq: urge government to recognize Israel's right to exist and to establish diplomatic relations with Israel (see H. Res. 1249), H5216 [10JN]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2225 [10AP]

Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 5472), H1188 [3MR]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H3186 [7MY]

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

Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H557 [29JA]

Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see H. Res. 356), H1772 [14MR]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H1974 [2AP]

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

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

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1143), H7059 [23JY]

National High-Speed Rail Authority: establish (see H.R. 4123), H814 [7FE]

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), H7808 [1AU]

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

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

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

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), H6825 [22JY]

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

Phelps, Michael: tribute for participation in Olympic games (see H. Res. 1418), H7853 [8SE]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H9974 [25SE]

Power resources: provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H7809 [1AU]

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

Railroads: support development of high-speed rail (see H.R. 4122), H814 [7FE]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H2225 [10AP]

Saudi Arabia: disapprove issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to Saudi Arabia (see H.J. Res. 76), H352 [18JA]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 6485), H7308 [29JY]

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

Taxation: modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H814 [7FE]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H2658 [23AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H813 [7FE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H7955 [9SE]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H6825 [22JY]

Vietnam Veterans Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1231), H5798 [20JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 1172), H622 [6FE]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 5461), H993 [14FE]

World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H6578 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 1189), H3775 [13MY]

Bureau of Prisons: provide stab-resistant personal body armor to all correctional officers and require such officers to wear such armor while on duty (see H.R. 6462), H6405 [10JY]

Children and youth: connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (see H. Res. 1332), H6406 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), consideration (see H. Res. 1218), H4452 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), consideration (see H. Res. 1276), H5480 [17JN]

4-H National Youth Science Day: designate (see H. Res. 1390), H7628 [30JY]

Housing: ensure amounts made available for mortgage loss mitigation counseling in areas having the highest foreclosure rates are used in such areas (see H.R. 6790), H7806 [1AU]

New England National Scenic Trail: designate (H.R. 1528), consideration (see H. Res. 940), H478 [28JA]

Taxation: waive penalty on withdrawals from qualified retirement plans upon receipt of notice of foreclosure on a principal residence (see H.R. 5822), H2442 [16AP]

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (H.R. 1286), consideration (see H. Res. 1317), H6228 [8JY]

Motions

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigate inaccuracies in the process and enrollment of the conference report on H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act (H. Res. 1221), H4469 [22MY]

New England National Scenic Trail: designate (H.R. 1528), consideration (H. Res. 940), H522 [29JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1189), H3784, H3785, H3786, H3787, H3789, H3792, H3795, H3797 [14MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), veto, H4407 [21MY]

———remove unfunded mandates contained within certain agriculture programs, H3784, H3785, H3786 [14MY]

Air Force: awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers, H4460 [22MY]

Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H3785, H3787, H3789, H3792 [14MY]

Central Valley Health Network (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E392 [13MR]

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (H.R. 6307), H5930 [24JN]

———connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (H. Res. 1332), H7272 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), consideration (H. Res. 1218), H4457, H4458, H4459, H4460, H4466, H4467 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), consideration (H. Res. 1276), H5734, H5735, H5736, H5738 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: Bureau of Prisons funding, H6014 [25JN]

District of Columbia: revise firearms laws as necessary to comply with District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision while protecting law enforcement and security interests (H.R. 6842), E1968 [25SE]

E. & J. Gallo Winery (company): anniversary, E2340 [9DE]

Energy Policy Act: repeal certain provisions, close tax loopholes, and impose windfall profits tax on oil companies, H1226 [5MR]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of foster parents (H. Res. 1185), H4173 [20MY]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: technical corrections (S. 2571), H900 [13FE]

Financial institutions: encourage cooperation between borrowers and lenders to decrease foreclosures, H6478 [15JY]

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: prohibit funding for earmarks, H3786, H3787 [14MY]

———require use of most recent CBO baseline estimates when determining compliance with pay-as-you-go requirement, H3789 [14MY]

4-H National Youth Science Day: designate (H. Res. 1390), H8538 [22SE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 1491), H9874, H9875, H9876 [25SE]

———enforce existing rules on earmarks, H519, H521 [29JA]

———open versus restrictive rules, H519 [29JA], H4459 [22MY], H5736 [20JN], H6351, H6352 [10JY]

Lantos, Tom: tribute (H. Res. 975), H860 [12FE]

Lucas, Sandy: Stanislaus County Bar Association Liberty Bell Award recipient, E823 [6MY]

New England National Scenic Trail: designate (H.R. 1528), consideration (H. Res. 940), H517, H519, H521 [29JA]

———prohibit addition of lands accepted or acquired by means of eminent domain, H519 [29JA]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1226 [5MR]

———gasoline price levels, H6351, H6353, H6354 [10JY]

Point of order, H3785 [14MY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H6351, H6353, H6354 [10JY]

Supreme Court: decision in District of Columbia v. Heller on handgun ownership, E1438 [10JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), H1226 [5MR]

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (H.R. 1286), consideration (H. Res. 1317), H6349 [10JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1189) (H. Rept. 110-629), H3775 [13MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1286, Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1317) (H. Rept. 110-744), H6228 [8JY]

Consideration of H.R. 1528, New England National Scenic Trail Designation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 940) (H. Rept. 110-519), H478 [28JA]

Consideration of H.R. 5658, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1218) (H. Rept. 110-666), H4452 [21MY]

Consideration of H.R. 5876, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1276) (H. Rept. 110-717), H5480 [17JN]

Tributes

Rivera, Jose, H6014 [25JN]

Souza, John J., E661 [18AP]