SCHIFF, ADAM B. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4784 [22MY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H374 [22JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H1772 [14MR]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 5852), H7165 [24JY]

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]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 4930), H5865 [23JN]

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

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

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H2855 [29AP]

Baytown, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 934), H872 [12FE]

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

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H1539 [11MR]

Budget: extend pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 2686), H2151 [9AP]

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

Burma: condemn undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2225 [10AP]

———express sympathy and pledge support to victims of cyclone (see H. Res. 1181), H3403 [8MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 93), H6408 [10JY]

Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H2853 [29AP]

———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H2225 [10AP]

China, People's Republic of: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake (see H. Res. 1195), H3885 [14MY]

Civil rights: anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, MS (see H. Res. 1293), H5797 [20JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: provide for regulation of energy derivatives (see H.R. 6341), H5796 [20JN]

Continental Congress: anniversary of meeting in Nassau Hall, Princeton, NJ (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6728 [17JY]

Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments (see H.R. 6146), H5045 [5JN]

Crime: ensure sex offenders who travel between States must register with appropriate State and local authorities (see H.R. 5475), H1002 [19FE]

Dept. of Commerce: create an Office of Domestic Product Promotion (see H.R. 6573), H8128 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 5223), H4322 [20MY]

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 Homeland Security: provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2405), H814 [7FE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (see H.R. 5057), H1221 [4MR]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 6503), H7308 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring and use fees for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects (see H.R. 6256), H5730 [19JN]

———prohibit oil or gas leases on certain tracts in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf until it is determined whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 5058), H1539 [11MR]

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), H1539 [11MR]

———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), H8276 [16SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see H.R. 4204), H4322 [20MY]

———remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 5229), H620 [6FE]

Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 1246), H6178 [26JN]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H6727 [17JY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see H.R. 5685), H2152 [9AP]

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), H7629 [30JY]

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]

Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to pass such laws (see H. Con. Res. 371), H5581 [18JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H3885 [14MY]

FCC: promote transparency in adoption of new media ownership rules and establish independent panel to recommend how to increase representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership (see H.R. 4835), H295 [16JA]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1479), H1418 [6MR]

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]

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), H2760 [24AP]

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), H8578 [22SE]

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

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]

Health: encourage use of electronic health records and provide a secure framework in which such records are made available for a national information technology infrastructure (see H.R. 2991), H2443 [16AP]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see H.R. 2677), H7629 [30JY]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H2853 [29AP]

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

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H2151 [9AP]

———require group and individual health insurance plans that provide coverage for prostate cancer treatment also provide coverage for reconstructive prosthetic urology surgery (see H.R. 1903), H8397 [17SE]

———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), H2659 [23AP]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5927), H10867 [9DE]

———defeat campaign by some members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to divert the U.N. Durban Review Conference from a review of problems in their own and other countries (see H. Res. 1361), H7059 [23JY]

Immigration: allow athletes admitted as nonimmigrants to renew their period of authorized admission in 5-year increments (see H.R. 5060), H1889 [1AP]

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]

Inglewood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 962), H815 [7FE]

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H7165 [24JY]

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), H4976 [4JN]

Iraq: provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (see H. Res. 97), H5730 [19JN]

———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), H2152 [9AP]

Jordan: express sense regarding Jordanian institutions (see H. Con. Res. 276), H4151 [19MY]

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

Korea, Republic of: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see H.R. 5443), H2012 [3AP]

Lebanon: support democratically elected Government and condemn Hezbollah, Syria, and Iran for undermining the Lebanese Government and violations of certain U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H. Res. 1201), H4060 [15MY]

Lee Myung-bak: congratulate on election as President of the Republic of Korea (see H. Res. 947), H623 [6FE]

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

Malaria Awareness Day: observance (see H. Res. 389), H2760 [24AP]

Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6230 [8JY]

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 259), H943 [13FE]

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

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H7853 [8SE]

———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2131), H2553 [22AP]

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

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1479), H1418 [6MR]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H7307 [29JY]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H8049 [11SE]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 3282), H7629 [30JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H2151 [9AP]

Middle East: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and expression and concurrent and widespread presence of anti-Semitic material, Holocaust denial, and incitement to violence in the Arab media (see H. Res. 1127), H4062 [15MY]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5854), H5730 [19JN]

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

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3186 [7MY]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1113), H2761 [24AP]

NASA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1315), H6176 [26JN]

National Academy of Sciences: provide for a study of potential impacts of climate change on water resources and water quality (see H.R. 5770), H2554 [22AP]

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

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H2855 [29AP]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 908), H25 [15JA]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2948 [30AP]

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), H8128 [15SE]

National Park Service: reauthorize Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program (see H.R. 6046), H3777 [13MY]

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

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3110 [6MY]

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

Nautilus (U.S.S.): anniversary of crossing the North Pole (see H. Res. 1067), H4833 [22MY]

New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 960), H621 [6FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met (see H.R. 6057), H8578 [22SE]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1342 [5MR]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1771 [14MR]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H8128 [15SE]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H2151 [9AP]

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

Real estate: make permanent the increases in loan limits for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHA (see H.R. 5958), H3886 [14MY]

Science: provide for educational partnerships between science museums and national laboratories (see H.R. 3955), H2553 [22AP]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 5510), H2659 [23AP]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H2554 [22AP]

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), H10856 [20NO]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3660), H457 [23JA]

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

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 5450), H1772 [14MR]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H7956 [9SE]

Thailand: anniversary of relations with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 290), H871 [12FE]

Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H2224 [10AP]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 373), H3778 [13MY]

U.N.: provide support to the U.N. Population Fund to carry out activities to save women's lives, limit incidence of abortion and maternal mortality associated with unsafe abortion, and promote access to family planning (see H.R. 2604), H6230 [8JY]

University of Kansas: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1096), H2267 [14AP]

Vietnam Veterans Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1231), H5730 [19JN]

West Virginia University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 938), H456 [23JA]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H2267 [14AP]

Zimbabwe: condemn postelection violence and call for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis (see H. Res. 1230), H5329 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Chi Mui Post Office Building, San Gabriel, CA: designate (see H.R. 5477), H1004 [21FE]

Commission on Securing the U.S. in the 21st Century: establish (see H.R. 5980), H3108 [6MY]

Crime: enable increased Federal prosecution of identity theft crimes and allow restitution to victims of identity theft (see H.R. 6060), H3885 [14MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks (see H.R. 6350), H5864 [23JN]

Dept. of State: submit report outlining steps taken and plans made to end Turkey's blockade of Armenia (see H.R. 6079), H4060 [15MY]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 5606), H1700 [13MR] (see H.R. 6995), H8577 [22SE]

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]

Zimbabwe: call on Government to postpone run-off Presidential election and encourage African organizations to impose sanctions until a fair and free run-off election is conducted (see H. Res. 1301), H6009 [24JN]

———condemn decision to hold run-off Presidential election (see H. Res. 1337), H6407 [10JY]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H3337 [8MY]

Remarks

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3564), Senate amendment, H6426, H6427 [14JY]

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and India Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: approve (H.R. 7081), H10098 [26SE], E2156 [29SE]

Armenian General Athletic Union and Scouts-Homenetmen (organization): anniversary of the Glendale, CA, Ararat Chapter, E1786 [15SE]

Asbarez (Armenian-American publication): anniversary, E1659 [1AU]

Beck, Thomas P.: Pasadena, CA, Bar Association Donald Wright Award recipient, E287 [4MR]

Black History Month: observance, E215 [21FE]

California: anniversary of National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution California chapter, E891 [13MY]

Chi Mui Post Office Building, San Gabriel, CA: designate (H.R. 5477), H4844 [3JN], E216 [21FE]

Committee on Financial Services (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 1066), H1867 [1AP]

DEA: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 369), H6433, H6434, H6435 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4786, H4805 [22MY]

———study time-delay options for nuclear weapon launch procedures to reduce the likelihood of accidental nuclear launch, H4786 [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen efforts to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material (H.R. 2631), H5516 [18JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (S. 231), H6445, H6446 [14JY]

———extend pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks (S. 3218), H6441, H6442 [14JY]

———investigate and report if DNA database hits are pursued by law enforcement, brought to prosecutors, and result in a trial, H6440 [14JY]

———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (H.R. 5464), H6443 [14JY]

———reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (H.R. 5057), H6436, H6437, H6440 [14JY]

Dink, Hrant: anniversary of murder of Turkish journalist, E83 [28JA]

Earth Day: observance, H2741 [24AP]

Flag—U.S.: require flags flown on Federal buildings and property be made in the U.S. (H. Res. 1182), H6432, H6433 [14JY]

Intelligence services: application of waterboarding interrogation techniques to individuals under U.S. custody or physical control, H1507 [11MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), veto, H1507 [11MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5959), H6605 [16JY]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H1507 [11MR]

Israel: independence anniversary, E745 [25AP]

Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (H. Con. Res. 381), H6428, H6432 [14JY]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (H.R. 5606), E391 [13MR]

National Women's History Month: observance, E515, E516, E517, E519 [4AP]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1021), E520, E521, E522, E523 [4AP]

Nuclear weapons: establish a fellowship program for graduate students in nuclear chemistry and set up a Nuclear Forensics Advisory Panel, H4805 [22MY]

Pasadena, CA: anniversary of the Gamble House, E416 [14MR]

———tribute to Rotary Club of Pasadena Sunrise, E219 [25FE]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H7142 [24JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H7142 [24JY]

Protect America Act: extend (H.R. 5104), H513 [29JA]

Taxation: provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), consideration (H. Res. 1212), H4334 [21MY]

Votes: position on missed, H1394 [6MR], H3192 [8MY], E1423 [9JY]

World Press Freedom Day: observance, H3331-H3337 [8MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (H.R. 7058), E1976 [25SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1178 [28FE], H1416 [6MR], H2219 [10AP], H2484 [17AP], H2756 [24AP], H3016 [1MY], H4057 [15MY], H4826 [22MY], H5040 [5JN], H5405 [12JN], H5793 [20JN], H6403 [10JY], H7161 [24JY], H10125 [26SE]

Tributes

Arana, Lauren, H7930 [9SE]

Gomez, Valarie, E519 [4AP]

Kalkin, Alan, E629 [16AP]

Kennedy, Gladys J., E197 [14FE]

Kurtz, Cynthia J., E291 [4MR]

Lau, Doris, E521 [4AP]

Levy, Angelina, E517 [4AP]

McNulty, James F., E1417 [9JY]

Moore, Frances A., E520 [4AP]

Moseley, Jaylene L., E523 [4AP]

Paonessa, Elaine, E523 [4AP]

Pelley, Catherine M., E522 [4AP]

Reynolds, Lissa Layng, E516 [4AP]

Scott, Jack, E2260 [19NO]

Thomas, A. Douglas, E308 [5MR]

White, Beverly, E515 [4AP]

Woodson, Carter G., E215 [21FE]