LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), H2722 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abingdon, VA: anniversary of Barter Theatre (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8579 [22SE]

Adult Education and Family Literacy Act: establish integrated English literacy and civics education programs (see H.R. 2214), H6407 [10JY]

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]

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), H5111 [9JN]

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: anniversary (see H. Res. 1088), H6408 [10JY]

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

American Red Cross: commend emergency communications services provided to military servicemembers and their families (see H. Res. 937), H1619 [12MR]

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), H2151 [9AP]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H7809 [1AU]

———prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3829), H25 [15JA]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 5546), H1416 [6MR]

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 the sacrifice of mothers who have deployed to theaters of combat on behalf of the U.S. (see H. Res. 992), H1342 [5MR]

———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), H6825 [22JY]

———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]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 657), H349 [17JA]

———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]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H2759 [24AP]

Aviation: establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight (see H.R. 4179), H1539 [11MR]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H2760 [24AP]

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

California State University, Northridge: anniversary (see H. Res. 1479), H8578 [22SE]

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

Children and youth: encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts (see H.R. 3740), H8578 [22SE]

———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see H.R. 2188), H2487 [17AP]

———provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (see H.R. 6375), H6408 [10JY]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H4322 [20MY]

China, People's Republic of: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake (see H. Res. 1195), H4322 [20MY]

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 278), H559 [29JA]

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

Civil rights: authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (see H.R. 998), H2487 [17AP]

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

Coal: require new coal-fired electric generating units to use state-of-the-art control technology to capture and permanently sequester carbon dioxide emissions (see H.R. 5575), H5408 [12JN]

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), H7854 [8SE]

Contracts: require the consent of both automobile dealers and consumers to enter into automobile sales and lease contracts with binding arbitration clauses (see H.R. 5312), H812 [7FE]

Correctional institutions: provide for the redress of prison abuses (see H.R. 4109), H10867 [9DE]

Courts: create a civil action to provide judicial remedies to carry out certain treaty obligations under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and an optional protocol (see H.R. 6481), H6472 [14JY]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments (see H.R. 6146), H4830 [22MY]

———provide for service of process over foreign nationals in cases involving defective products causing injury in the U.S. (see H.R. 5913), H2852 [29AP]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H1539 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: implement a pain care initiative (see H.R. 5465), H1822 [31MR]

———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), H5215 [10JN]

———phase out the use of private military contractors (see H.R. 4102), H1342 [5MR]

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), H5044 [5JN]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1092), H2266 [14AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H5215 [10JN]

———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 Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 5686), H2225 [10AP]

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

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

———promptly and thoroughly investigate complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act, the National Voter Registration Act, and the Help America Vote Act (see H. Con. Res. 424), H9084 [23SE]

———reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (see H.R. 5057), H871 [12FE]

Dept. of State: list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 1530), H10844 [19NO]

———submit report outlining steps taken and plans made to end Turkey's blockade of Armenia (see H.R. 6079), H6177 [26JN]

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 Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 5734), H5215 [10JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a presumption of service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 5454), H4061 [15MY]

———improve disability compensation evaluation procedure for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders (see H.R. 5448), H2225 [10AP]

———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), H7058 [23JY]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H7306 [29JY]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3175), H1074 [26FE]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H5328 [11JN]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H9085 [23SE]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 6567), H9085 [23SE]

———improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4450), H1822 [31MR]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1889 [1AP]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 5842), H5045 [5JN]

———eliminate certain increased penalties and minimum mandatory penalties for cocaine offenses, and use resulting savings for drug treatment and diversion programs for cocaine users (see H.R. 5035), H348 [17JA]

———eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use (see H.R. 5843), H4833 [22MY]

———eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 5843), H7790 [31JY]

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: help families keep their homes by restructuring loans and modifying mortgages, and protect taxpayers by regulating dividend payments by certain financial institutions (see H.R. 7307), H10856 [20NO]

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

———strengthen communities through English literacy, civic education, and immigrant integration programs (see H.R. 6617), H10642 [29SE]

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), H6408 [10JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H2151 [9AP]

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), H3404 [8MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2792), H2151 [9AP]

FCC: 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]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 6209), H5409 [12JN]

———require auction of spectrum for a free and open access broadband service (see H.R. 5846), H2854 [29AP]

FDA: reverse policy eliminating access to medication containing estriol (see H. Con. Res. 342), H5329 [11JN]

FEC: extend authority to impose civil money penalties on the basis of an established and published schedule of penalties (see H.R. 6296), H5579 [18JN]

Federal employees: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (see H.R. 2533), H1418 [6MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H25 [15JA]

———provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H4975 [4JN]

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

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), H8477 [18SE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1079), H2488 [17AP]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 96), H5328 [11JN]

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 that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay (see H.R. 6549), H10845 [19NO]

Foreign aid: modernize foreign assistance strategy to promote national and global security, democracy, and economic opportunity (see H. Res. 1268), H6826 [22JY]

Foreign policy: require any agreement, other than a treaty, that obligates the use of U.S Armed Forces or financial resources be approved by Congress (see H. Res. 1028), H5329 [11JN]

Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H1973 [2AP]

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

General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina: recognize importance of signing (see H. Res. 1052), H2225 [10AP]

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]

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), H4151 [19MY]

———express concern over current Federal policy allowing exportation of toxic electronic waste to developing nations and encourage U.S. banning of such activities (see H. Res. 1395), H7854 [8SE]

Health: authorize medical simulation enhancement programs (see H.R. 4321), H5408 [12JN]

———ensure health care for women and health care for all in national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 400), H7854 [8SE]

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

———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]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 2676), H25 [15JA]

———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), H995 [14FE]

Health care facilities: require that agreements to arbitrate nursing home disputes be made after the dispute has arisen (see H.R. 6126), H4878 [3JN]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H555 [29JA]

House of Representatives: establish the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (see H. Res. 1451), H9086 [23SE]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls' (see H.R. 5927), H10975 [10DE]

———express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 1169), H3018 [1MY]

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), H815 [7FE]

Insurance: impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (see H.R. 6528), H7854 [8SE]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is (see H. Res. 1008), H2659 [23AP]

Iraq: develop a policy to address critical needs of Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 6328), H5796 [20JN]

———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), H622 [6FE]

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

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1237), H4974 [4JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination (see H. Res. 1061), H1821 [31MR]

Larry S. Pierce Post Office, Taft, CA: designate (see H.R. 3729), H457 [23JA]

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

Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6090 [25JN]

Medicaid: 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), H390 [22JA]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H7809 [1AU]

———require States to provide hair prostheses for individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata (see H.R. 5936), H5408 [12JN]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H1822 [31MR]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H8578 [22SE]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H6825 [22JY]

———ensure access to recreational therapy in inpatient rehabilitation facilities, inpatient psychiatric facilities, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4248), H2659 [23AP]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H2225 [10AP]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H4832 [22MY]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 5585), H4833 [22MY]

———repeal competitive bidding demonstration project for clinical laboratory services (see H.R. 3453), H3020 [1MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H5408 [12JN]

Middle East: require the President to seek to institute a regional diplomatic plan (see H.R. 3797), H558 [29JA]

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

Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1113), H2761 [24AP]

National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1114), H2761 [24AP]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H4062 [15MY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H559 [29JA]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 5606), H4151 [19MY]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H2854 [29AP]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 5809), H6010 [24JN]

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 134), H4061 [15MY]

National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H7308 [29JY]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2225 [10AP]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 671), H7956 [9SE]

National Prader-Willi Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1386), H7956 [9SE]

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

National security: enhance security and protect against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (see H.R. 5577), H1538 [11MR]

National STD Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1131), H2553 [22AP]

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H7854 [8SE]

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

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

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H2760 [24AP]

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

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H7629 [30JY]

Olympic games: prohibit the use of certain funds relative to the 2008 Summer Games in the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 5697), H2010 [3AP]

———urge President Bush to not attend the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Games until China uses its influence with Sudan relative to genocide, peacekeeping forces, and arms sales (see H. Res. 1093), H2444 [16AP]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H6577 [15JY]

Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 4061), H814 [7FE]

Puerto Rico: provide for NSF and NASA utilization of the Arecibo Observatory (see H.R. 3737), H7308 [29JY]

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

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]

Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H5215 [10JN]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H2070 [8AP]

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: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 6259), H8128 [15SE]

Sri Lanka: support transition to sustainable peace, protect civil society and media, facilitate access of humanitarian operations, and retain democratic principles (see H. Res. 1338), H7790 [31JY]

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

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H4061 [15MY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H1221 [4MR]

———limit deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation (see H.R. 3876), H622 [6FE]

———modify the saver's credit (see H.R. 2724), H8397 [17SE]

———provide incentives to improve research competitiveness (see H.R. 5681), H2487 [17AP]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 5267), H811 [7FE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 5450), H7308 [29JY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H5729 [19JN]

Telecommunications: ensure broadcast station licenses are utilized to serve the public interest (see H.R. 4882), H295 [16JA]

———ensure competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet (see H.R. 5994), H3402 [8MY]

Telephones: restrict States from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services (see H.R. 436), H2760 [24AP]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H5481 [17JN]

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (see H.R. 7311), H10867 [9DE]

U.S. Housing Act: exclude assistance payments under certain post-foster care guardianship assistance programs from consideration as income (see H.R. 5645), H1770 [14MR]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H1221 [4MR]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 332), H2948 [30AP]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 6732), H7786 [31JY]

———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), H456 [23JA]

———issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 4116), H1342 [5MR]

Vietnam: call to release from prison, end detention without trial, and cease harassment and house arrest of the people who signed the Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy for Vietnam (see H. Res. 1089), H2069 [8AP]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see H.R. 5038), H348 [17JA]

———prohibit challenges to eligibility to register or vote on grounds that an individual resides in a home subject to foreclosure or that the jurisdiction was adversely affected by a disaster (see H.R. 7147), H10131 [26SE]

Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3192), H2948 [30AP]

———establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3192), H5798 [20JN]

———reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H1822 [31MR]

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

World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H5797 [20JN]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 3423), H10132 [26SE]

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

Zimbabwe: condemn postelection violence and call for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis (see H. Res. 1230), H5216 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aguilar, Luis A.: tribute (see H. Res. 954), H557 [29JA]

Border Patrol: preclude searches of laptop computers and other similar devices based on sovereign power to search at the border or upon entry into the U.S. (see H.R. 6588), H7058 [23JY]

Bowen, Debra: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H2266 [14AP]

Brunner, Jennifer: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H2266 [14AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda for a ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of our troops and their families in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and throughout the world (see H. Con. Res. 313), H1445 [10MR]

Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program: establish (see H.R. 6475), H6406 [10JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to immigration detainees in custody (see H.R. 5950), H3018 [1MY]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to State and local administers of the Federal election for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available (see H.R. 5803), H2355 [15AP]

Elections: provide additional leave to Federal employees to serve as poll workers and direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training (see H.R. 6339), H5796 [20JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: restrict political robocalls (see H.R. 5747), H2150 [9AP]

House of Representatives: carry out demonstration projects to promote use of innovative technologies in reducing energy consumption and promoting energy efficiency and cost savings (see H.R. 6474), H6406 [10JY]

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]

———eliminate sunset in the special immigrant nonminister religious worker visa program (see H.R. 5570), H1445 [10MR]

———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), H2852 [29AP]

———extend EB-5 regional center program (see H.R. 5569), H1445 [10MR]

———extend program to waive the foreign country residence requirement relative to international medical graduates (see H.R. 5571), H1445 [10MR]

———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), H2657 [23AP]

Immigration and Nationality Act: protect the well-being of soldiers and their families (see H.R. 6020), H3403 [8MY]

Iraq: make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (see H.R. 5837), H2485 [17AP]

Library of Congress: provide financial support for the operation of the law library (see H.R. 6589), H7058 [23JY]

Pakistan: condemn dismissal of the Supreme Court and call for reinstatement (see H. Res. 1044), H1618 [12MR]

Patents: create an exception from infringement for certain component parts used to repair another article of manufacture (see H.R. 5638), H1701 [13MR]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H2354 [15AP]

Vietnam: condemn detention of Nguyen Quoc Quan and remove permanent normal trade relations status pending his release (see H. Res. 1048), H1702 [13MR]

Excerpts

U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure: interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electonic communications prohibited, H1716-H1718 [14MR]

———interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited, H5760-H5762 [20JN]

Letters

Election Assistance Commission grants to State and local administers of the Federal election for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available: Donna Stone, National Conference of State Legislatures, H6537 [15JY]

———Eric Coleman, National Association of Counties, H6537 [15JY]

———Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Sec. of State, H6539 [15JY]

———Jonah H. Goldman, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, H6537 [15JY]

———Lawrence Norden, Brennan Center for Justice, H6537 [15JY]

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, H10764 [3OC]

Immigration relief for Jorge Rojas Gonzalez, Oliva Gonzalez Gonzalez, and Jorge Rojas Gutierrez, S5660 [16JN]

Religious Worker Visa Extension Act: Patrick N. Forrest, H2288 [15AP]

Motions

House of Representatives: ensure that all Members, committees, and offices are alerted of the dangers of electronic attacks on computers and information systems used in carrying out their official duties (H. Res. 1263), H5287 [11JN]

Press releases

Treasurer Lockyer Urges Congress To Adopt Economic Recovery Plan To Thaw Market for Infrastructure Bonds, Cash-Flow Borrowing: California State Treasury Office, H10765 [3OC]

Remarks

Aguilar, Luis A.: tribute (H. Res. 954), H823 [12FE]

Armed Forces: assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship (S. 2516), H5059 [9JN]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (S. 3197), H10649 [2OC]

Bush, President: impeach (H. Res. 1345), unanimous-consent agreement, H6541 [15JY]

Business and industry: evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries (H.R. 6633), H7588, H7589, H7595 [30JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda for a ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of our troops and their families in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and throughout the world (H. Con. Res. 313), H1432 [10MR]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 306), H1432 [10MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (H. Res. 76), E462 [1AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), H2722, H2723 [24AP]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 1342), H6534 [15JY]

Congressional Review Act: improve (H.R. 5593), H5064, H5065 [9JN]

Copyrights: provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters (H.R. 7084), H10280 [27SE]

Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H5760 [20JN]

———improve operation and administration of Federal courts (S. 3569), H10270, H10271, H10272 [27SE]

Crime: provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography (H.R. 4120), Senate amendment, H9887, H9888 [25SE]

———provide grants for improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses (S. 2304), H10268, H10269, H10270 [27SE]

Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program: establish (H.R. 6475), H7900, H7901, H7902, H7903 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Research Program funding, E1188 [10JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), E1188 [10JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), earmark declaration, E1071 [23MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: permit a secondary authentication system to verify identity of those applying for transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC cards), H2722, H2723 [24AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (H.R. 6625), H8374 [17SE]

Diddley, Bo: tribute (H. Res. 1251), H5065, H5066, H5067 [9JN]

Dink, Hrant: anniversary of murder of Turkish journalist, E70 [23JA]

———condemn murder of Turkish journalist (H. Res. 102), E70 [23JA]

Economy: impact of subprime mortgage lending, H10650 [2OC]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10649, H10650, H10652, H10653 [2OC], H10764 [3OC]

Education: make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (H.R. 1777), Senate amendment, H10264, H10265 [27SE]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to State and local administers of the Federal election for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available (H.R. 5803), H6536, H6538, H6539, H6540, H6541 [15JY]

FBI: establish a liaison with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces (S. 2840), H10258 [27SE]

FEC: extend authority to impose civil money penalties on the basis of an established and published schedule of penalties (H.R. 6296), H6535, H6536 [15JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1041), H1716 [14MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), H5760 [20JN]

GSA: reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for 2008 general elections and for costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting results (H.R. 5036), H2289, H2292, H2293, H2294, H2295, H2296 [15AP]

House of Representatives: ensure that all Members, committees, and offices are alerted of the dangers of electronic attacks on computers and information systems used in carrying out their official duties (H. Res. 1263), H5282, H5284, H5285, H5286, H5287 [11JN]

Hyman, Eugene: U.N. Public Service Award recipient, E1317 [23JN]

Immigration: eliminate sunset in the special immigrant nonminister religious worker visa program (H.R. 5570), H2285, H2288 [15AP]

———eliminate sunset in the special immigrant nonminister religious worker visa program (S. 3606), H10265, H10266 [27SE]

———extend EB-5 regional center program (H.R. 5569), H5060, H5061, H5062 [9JN]

———extend program to waive the foreign country residence requirement relative to international medical graduates (H.R. 5571), Senate amendment, H10266, H10267 [27SE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove provisions rendering individuals having HIV inadmissible to the U.S., H7121 [24JY]

Intellectual property: enhance remedies for violations of laws (H.R. 4279), H3078 [6MY]

———enhance remedies for violations of laws (S. 3325), H10237 [27SE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (H. Con. Res. 214), H9886, H9887 [25SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish an awards mechanism to honor Federal officers injured in the line of duty (H.R. 4056), H2276, H2277, H2278 [15AP]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10649, H10650, H10652, H10653 [2OC], H10764 [3OC]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E247 [26FE]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (H.R. 6838), H10267, H10268 [27SE]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1053), H2278, H2280 [15AP]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: tribute to Sex Ed Week of Action campaign, E2088 [27SE]

Political campaigns: permit candidates for Federal office to designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate (H.R. 3032), H6534, H6535 [15JY]

San Jose, CA: anniversary of Baha'i Community of San Jose, E127 [6FE]

South Africa: exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events and provide relief for certain members relative to admissability (H.R. 5690), H3083 [6MY]

Sunnyvale, CA: tribute to New Hope International Church, E2140 [28SE]

Taxation: extend the research and development tax credit, E614 [15AP]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), Senate amendment, H7121 [24JY]

Vice Presidents of the U.S.: provide Secret Service protection to former Vice Presidents (H.R. 5938), H5063, H5064 [9JN]

Vietnam: anniversary of signing of Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy for Vietnam, E545 [8AP]

Vietnam Human Rights Day: observance, E855 [8MY]

Tributes

Alvarado, Blanca, E1854 [22SE]

Bass, Karen, E869 [8MY]

Cannon, Representative, H10280 [27SE]

Gregg, Margaret, E144 [7FE]

Guerrero, Paul, E2139 [28SE]

Herrera-Flanigan, Jessica R., E1160 [5JN]

Kassing, Don W., E965 [19MY]

Kutras, Pete, E1977 [25SE]

Nguyen Quoc Quan, E902 [13MY]

Riddle, Thomas H., E1099 [23MY]

Ruby, Allen, E560 [9AP]

Sturtevant, Lee, E1616 [30JY]

Tipps, Dean, E846 [7MY]