NAPOLITANO, GRACE F. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 294, Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, H6802 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American GI Forum (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1291), H5865 [23JN]

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

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

Amtrak: reauthorize (see H.R. 6003), H3402 [8MY]

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), H2150 [9AP]

———honor service and achievements of women members and female veterans (see H. Res. 1054), H1822 [31MR]

———implement Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to expand and improve mental health care and reintegration programs for National Guard and Reserves members (see H.R. 6075), H4454 [21MY]

———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), H8578 [22SE]

———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]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H2553 [22AP]

———provide for transitional health care for members separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve (see H.R. 5609), H1700 [13MR]

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H1341 [5MR]

Borderline Personality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1005), H1619 [12MR]

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

Brown, Monica L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 320), 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]

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

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

———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), H5409 [12JN]

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

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

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

Coast Guard: recognize heritage (see H. Res. 1382), H8277 [16SE]

Conservation of energy: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants to reduce mass transit fees (see H.R. 6000), H3402 [8MY]

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), H4833 [22MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H4975 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: conduct a demonstration project regarding access to mental health services by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 6968), H8476 [18SE]

———enhance suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 5223), H1703 [13MR]

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), H3109 [6MY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H7165 [24JY]

———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), H4454 [21MY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 2926), H5215 [10JN]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H3776 [13MY]

———require Bureau of Prisons provision of secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm (see H.R. 5674), H4454 [21MY]

Dept. of State: submit report outlining steps taken and plans made to end Turkey's blockade of Armenia (see H.R. 6079), H10642 [29SE]

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]

———permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6532), H6726 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Flexibility Incentive Grant Pilot Program to provide incentives to States and counties to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services (see H.R. 1606), H2853 [29AP]

———prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area unless expressly authorized by Congress (see H.R. 6630), H7790 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand and improve health care services available to veterans for substance use disorders (see H.R. 5554), H2267 [14AP]

———expand authority to provide counseling for family members of veterans receiving non-service-connected treatment (see H.R. 6439), H7059 [23JY]

———improve disability compensation evaluation procedure for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders (see H.R. 5448), H2487 [17AP]

———modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (see H.R. 5892), H4454 [21MY]

———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (see H.R. 3819), H871 [12FE]

———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), H1221 [4MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 7299), H10856 [20NO]

d'Harnoncourt, Anne: tribute (see H. Res. 1348), H6734 [21JY]

Disasters: enhance disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation capabilities (see H.R. 6658), H7627 [30JY]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H4321 [20MY]

———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]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H813 [7FE]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H4322 [20MY]

Ecology and environment: reduce global greenhouse gas emissions through creation of a domestic carbon market and international trade measures, and direct revenues to public interests (see H.R. 6316), H5728 [19JN]

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: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H4452 [21MY]

———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 1229), H4831 [22MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H457 [23JA]

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), H1188 [3MR]

Family Foreclosure Rescue Corp.: establish (see H.R. 4135), H1188 [3MR]

Federal Election Campaign Act: restrict political robocalls (see H.R. 5747), H2659 [23AP]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H4151 [19MY]

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), H1889 [1AP]

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]

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

Frank Sinatra Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H3187 [7MY]

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

Global Entrepreneurship Week: designate (see H. Res. 1017), H5581 [18JN]

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]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H. Res. 1024), H1417 [6MR]

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

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 5580), H7308 [29JY]

Health: 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]

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

———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women and children (see H.R. 1968), H390 [22JA]

———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening (see H.R. 822), H390 [22JA]

———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), H457 [23JA]

Health care professionals: recognize and support work of community health workers (see H. Res. 1406), H9975 [25SE]

Homeless: strengthen and expand substance abuse and mental health services to persons experiencing homelessness (see H.R. 4129), H390 [22JA]

House of Representatives: establish the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (see H. Res. 1451), H8579 [22SE]

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), H5215 [10JN]

———eliminate the per country level for employment-based immigrants and end the spill-over of unused immigrant visa numbers between employment-based and family-sponsored categories (see H.R. 5921), H5215 [10JN]

———provide relief for surviving spouses and children (see H.R. 6034), 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), H5215 [10JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 6938), H8475 [18SE]

———protect the well-being of soldiers and their families (see H.R. 6020), H5215 [10JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 4188), H25 [15JA]

Inglewood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 962), H1155 [27FE]

Insurance: prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5449), H993 [14FE]

———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), H7058 [23JY]

———provide coverage of screening mammography for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 2708), H456 [23JA]

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), H7854 [8SE]

John W. Keys III Powerplant, Grand Coulee, WA: designate (see H.R. 7023), H9084 [23SE]

Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway, Los Angeles County, CA: designate (see H.R. 4131), H7789 [31JY]

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

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H7308 [29JY]

Medicaid: ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H5044 [5JN]

———extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2152 [9AP]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H814 [7FE]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H3020 [1MY]

———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), H4877 [3JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H2760 [24AP]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 1588), H2658 [23AP]

———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), H5408 [12JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H2853 [29AP]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 6654), H7627 [30JY]

———provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvements (see H.R. 4899), H8578 [22SE]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (see H.R. 4093), H5215 [10JN]

Mondavi, Robert G.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 365), H5216 [10JN]

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

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H352 [18JA]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H2659 [23AP]

National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6231 [8JY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1202), H4060 [15MY]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H4976 [4JN]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H4453 [21MY]

National Missing Children's Day: observance (see H. Res. 1142), H2658 [23AP]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2855 [29AP]

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

National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1328), H9086 [23SE]

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

National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1137), H2658 [23AP]

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

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 5662), H3020 [1MY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H2486 [17AP]

National STD Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1131), H2855 [29AP]

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), H3020 [1MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1021), H1220 [4MR]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H4454 [21MY]

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

———condemn use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children (see H. Res. 1069), H2554 [22AP]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H7629 [30JY]

Pearl Harbor, HI: anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (see H. Res. 1139), H4322 [20MY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve regulation of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 6353), H7165 [24JY]

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), H3050 [5MY]

Poverty: provide for an improved method to measure poverty to enable a better assessment of the effects of certain programs (see H.R. 6941), H10856 [20NO]

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

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H1221 [4MR]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 6228), H10132 [26SE]

———provide for infant crib safety (see H.R. 5692), H2010 [3AP]

Public Health Service Act: revise and expand the drug discount program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2606), H5408 [12JN]

Public lands: secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 2593), H2070 [8AP]

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), H8476 [18SE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 3438), H995 [14FE]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 1446), H8398 [17SE]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 978), H870 [12FE]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H5730 [19JN]

———ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H1221 [4MR]

———improve elderly suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4897), H995 [14FE]

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), H7059 [23JY]

Standing Bear (Ponca Native American Chief): tribute (see H. Res. 1043), H1618 [12MR]

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

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H558 [29JA]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1524), H1973 [2AP]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1110), H390 [22JA]

———exclude combat zone compensation of Armed Forces members from employment taxes (see H.R. 1085), H2443 [16AP]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H7165 [24JY]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 6407), H6230 [8JY]

———provide incentives to improve research competitiveness (see H.R. 5681), H3109 [6MY]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H2355 [15AP]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H8020 [10SE]

Television: address digital television transition in border States (see H.R. 5435), H5408 [12JN]

Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the territories of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 2), H3404 [8MY]

Thailand: anniversary of relations with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 290), H813 [7FE]

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), H3885 [14MY]

Transportation: promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (see H.R. 6052), H5111 [9JN]

Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H7956 [9SE]

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), H814 [7FE]

———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H4454 [21MY]

Waipio, HI: tribute to Waipio Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 1436), H8478 [18SE]

Water: enhance ability of drinking water utilities to develop and implement climate change adaptation programs and policies (see H.R. 6297), H7165 [24JY]

Wildlife: prevent introducton and establishment of nonnative invasive wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal health (see H.R. 6311), H6728 [17JY]

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

World Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1192), H4454 [21MY]

Youth Impact Program: tribute (see H. Res. 1413), H8277 [16SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Desai, Jayantibhai: relief (see H.R. 7173), H10132 [26SE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2658 [23AP]

Patel, Indiraben: relief (see H.R. 7173), H10132 [26SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3409 [13MY]

Remarks

Amtrak: reauthorize, E2035 [27SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 6003), H3713 [13MY], H5246 [11JN]

———require study on impact of raising station platforms on the safe and efficient boarding of trains by all passengers, H5246 [11JN]

Berg, Laura: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1874 [24SE]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 6983), H8623 [23SE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1134), H3710, H3711 [13MY]

Molina, Javier: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1874 [24SE]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1176), H3713 [13MY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 406), H3728 [13MY]

Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 1492), E2035 [27SE]

Votes: position on missed, H373, H374 [22JA], H407 [23JA], H2411 [16AP], E1254, E1256, E1258 [18JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H387 [22JA], H5478 [17JN]

Tributes

Cogan, Barbara and Edward, E1097 [23MY]

Gallegos, Tony E., E2129 [28SE]

McCormack, Conny B., E141 [7FE]