STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H1703 [13MR]

Agriculture: establish a disabled farmers' market nutrition pilot program (see H.R. 2667), H7808 [1AU]

———prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 6635), H7306 [29JY]

———protect farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 6637), H7306 [29JY]

AMA: recognize contributions of African-American doctors on the occasion of apology to the National Medical Association for racial prejudices and wrongdoings (see H. Con. Res. 403), H7787 [31JY]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H7854 [8SE]

Armed Forces: establish a Federal employees program to authorize use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service (see H.R. 6326), H6230 [8JY]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H3886 [14MY]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits available to veterans and members and enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 6268), H8050 [11SE]

———minimize use of stop-loss orders to retain members who have completed their contractural obligations and eliminate use of stop-loss orders for members who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1177), H3108 [6MY]

———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 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), H2659 [23AP]

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

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H2948 [30AP]

Border Patrol: impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other similar devices (see H.R. 6702), H10132 [26SE]

Bowen, Debra: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H2855 [29AP]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H813 [7FE]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H2070 [8AP]

Brunner, Jennifer: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H2855 [29AP]

Budget: require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see H.R. 7229), H10642 [29SE]

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

Business and industry: require manufacturers of consumer products to provide information on their Internet sites on the location where products are manufactured or assembled (see H.R. 4516), H1418 [6MR]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 6875), H8048 [11SE]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit (see H.J. Res. 80), H2659 [23AP]

Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 76), H1446 [10MR]

Cheney, Vice President: impeach (see H. Res. 333), H1342 [5MR]

Chi Mui Post Office Building, San Gabriel, CA: designate (see H.R. 5477), H2225 [10AP]

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (see H.R. 6307), H5865 [23JN]

———connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (see H. Res. 1332), H7166 [24JY]

———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), H994 [14FE]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H457 [23JA]

———revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 2511), H456 [23JA]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election (see H. Res. 1529), H10844 [19NO]

Citizenship: assist lawfully-admitted aliens in becoming U.S. citizens by removing certain bureaucratic barriers (see H.R. 1379), H3403 [8MY]

———exempt certain elderly persons from English language and government and history knowledge requirements for naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in other languages (see H.R. 5750), H7956 [9SE]

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]

Constellation (U.S.S.): recognize historical significance as a reminder of the participation of the U.S. in the transatlantic slave trade and of the efforts of the U.S. to end the slave trade (see H. Res. 1159), H2852 [29AP]

Construction industries: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see H.R. 4461), H4454 [21MY]

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

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 623), H1445 [10MR]

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), H10975 [10DE]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H1221 [4MR]

Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between Iraq and the U.S.: disapprove any emerging formal agreement unless approved by Congress (see H.R. 5128), H814 [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: conduct a demonstration project regarding access to mental health services by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 6968), H10132 [26SE]

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 Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4310), H2225 [10AP]

Dept. of HHS: provide for child care workforce development initiatives (see H.R. 3870), H2553 [22AP]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3267), H3186 [7MY]

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: establish a competitive grant program to establish pilot programs to reduce the rate of occurrence of gun-related crimes (see H.R. 7115), H10129 [26SE]

———extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H5482 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3114), H1822 [31MR]

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), H1221 [4MR]

———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), H4061 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see H.R. 4204), H2553 [22AP]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 4089), H2659 [23AP]

———improve disability compensation evaluation procedure for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders (see H.R. 5448), H3404 [8MY]

———recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see H.R. 1102), H2070 [8AP]

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

Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (see H.R. 6320), H7308 [29JY]

———increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability (see H.R. 3834), H1188 [3MR]

———protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 3995), H1221 [4MR]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1532), H2443 [16AP]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 6884), H8049 [11SE]

———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), H6089 [25JN]

———issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease research (see H. Res. 543), H1184 [28FE]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 5842), H8276 [16SE]

———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), H8276 [16SE]

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]

Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H8050 [11SE]

———strengthen communities through English literacy, civic education, and immigrant integration programs (see H.R. 6617), H7790 [31JY]

Employment: establish a living wage and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1050), H2553 [22AP]

———treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the U.S. Government as American employers for purposes of certain employment taxes and benefits (see H.R. 5602), H2071 [8AP]

Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (see H. Res. 1095), H2267 [14AP]

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

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H3886 [14MY]

———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), H7308 [29JY]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H457 [23JA]

———require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2892), H2012 [3AP]

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]

Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council: establish (see H.R. 3892), H2553 [22AP]

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: prohibit use of nonambulatory livestock for human food and require the publishing of names of retailers and school districts that have purchased meat, poultry, or egg products subject to voluntary recall (see H.R. 5762), H4975 [4JN]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 6636), H7306 [29JY]

Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H3020 [1MY]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H4877 [3JN]

Foreign policy: build operational readiness in civilian agencies to carry out stabilization and reconstruction activities in countries or regions in transition from conflict or civil strife (see H.R. 1084), H25 [15JA]

———express that a Global Marshall Plan holds the potential to demonstrate the commitment of the U.S. to peace and prosperity (see H. Res. 1078), H6473 [14JY]

———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), H2948 [30AP]

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]

Government regulations: delay implementation of agency rules adopted within the final 90 days of the final term a President serves (see H.R. 7296), H10867 [9DE]

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 (see H.R. 5036), H871 [12FE]

Gulf Coast Recovery Authority: establish (see H.R. 4048), H1618 [12MR]

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

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 4936), H4877 [3JN]

Health: ensure health care for women and health care for all in national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 400), H7787 [31JY]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8478 [18SE]

Health care facilities: require that agreements to arbitrate nursing home disputes be made after the dispute has arisen (see H.R. 6126), H8019 [10SE]

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

Hispanic Americans: recognize service, courage, and patriotism of those who served and continue to serve in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 253), H7956 [9SE]

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

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

Immigration: 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), H7956 [9SE]

———provide for safe and humane policies and procedures pertaining to the arrest, detention, and processing of aliens in immigration enforcement operations (see H.R. 3980), H3777 [13MY]

———provide relief for surviving spouses and children (see H.R. 6034), H4975 [4JN]

———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), H7956 [9SE]

Investments: regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives (see H.R. 594), H2947 [30AP]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of easing tensions and normalizing relations between the U.S. and Iran (see H.R. 5056), H390 [22JA]

Iraq: disapprove Agreement Between the U.S. and Iraq on the Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities During Their Temporary Presence in Iraq (see H. Res. 1535), H10975 [10DE]

———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), H2487 [17AP]

———provide for recovery and stability (see H.R. 5488), H2659 [23AP]

———recognize impact of financial costs of war on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities (see H. Res. 1019), H1772 [14MR]

———require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces and contractor security forces and prohibit establishment of any enduring or permanent U.S. military bases (see H.R. 5507), H2854 [29AP]

———respect sovereignty, redeploy U.S. Armed Forces if asked, and submit a plan for redeployment of U.S. forces and contractors (see H. Res. 1326), H6408 [10JY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4611), H3777 [13MY]

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

Marisol Heredia Post Office Building, El Monte, CA: designate (see H.R. 4185), H1342 [5MR]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H1889 [1AP]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H295 [16JA]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H1703 [13MR]

———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), H7853 [8SE]

———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 1983), H7853 [8SE]

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]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 6983), H8577 [22SE]

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

Middle East: recognize non-governmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Res. 1369), H8579 [22SE]

Minority AIDS Initiative: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10133 [26SE]

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

Motor vehicles: determine the maximum feasible fuel economy level achievable for cars and light trucks for a year based on certain gasoline price level projections (see H.R. 6643), H7854 [8SE]

National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (see H.R. 5881), H3404 [8MY]

National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 258), H2659 [23AP]

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

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 328), H2355 [15AP]

National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H7956 [9SE]

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

National Parents Corps Program: establish (see H.R. 7225), H10641 [29SE]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1731), H622 [6FE]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1379), H7854 [8SE]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 672), H1188 [3MR]

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

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

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1021), H1342 [5MR]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H8019 [10SE]

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), H2659 [23AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1539 [11MR]

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), H1155 [27FE]

Postal Service: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H7853 [8SE]

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]

Power resources: repeal certain incentives and subsidies for renewable fuels (see H.R. 5911), H2852 [29AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: express that the President should not issue pardons to senior members of his administration during the final 90 days of his term of office (see H. Res. 1531), H10867 [9DE]

Public welfare programs: increase limit on vocational education training to be counted as work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 6657), H7627 [30JY]

Real estate: make permanent the increases in loan limits for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHA (see H.R. 5958), H3187 [7MY]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3929), H7956 [9SE]

———establish a national maximum speed limit of 60 miles per hour on highways, and 65 miles per hour on portions of the National Highway System located outside of an urbanized area (see H.R. 6458), H6674 [16JY]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H2659 [23AP]

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), H24 [15JA]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 901), H813 [7FE]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H4059 [15MY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Res. 227), H10133 [26SE]

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: extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H1031 [25FE]

———nullify effectiveness of a guidance letter proposing rules relative to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5998), H3402 [8MY]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 6600), H7163 [24JY]

———provide for direct payment of attorney fees and costs to attorney representing prevailing party in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI claims (see H.R. 5833), H6728 [17JY]

———provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under certain programs (see H.R. 5605), H1700 [13MR]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H3186 [7MY]

Stan Lundine Post Office Building, Jamestown, NY: designate (see H.R. 6226), H5214 [10JN]

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

Sudan: condemn ongoing sales of arms to belligerents and call for the cessation of such sales and expansion of U.N. embargo on arms sales to Sudan (see H. Res. 1462), H10845 [19NO]

———urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H6343 [9JY]

Taxation: allow a nonrefundable credit for mentoring and housing young adults (see H.R. 5660), H5730 [19JN]

———consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses (see H.R. 2458), H1618 [12MR]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 1921), H1221 [4MR]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H1702 [13MR]

———impose a tax on securities transactions (see H.R. 7125), H10130 [26SE]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 5804), H2355 [15AP]

———provide benefits for military personnel (see H.R. 6081), H4064 [16MY]

———provide for proper application of the limitations on built-in losses following an ownership change of a bank (see H.R. 7300), H10856 [20NO]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (see H.R. 5351), H869 [12FE]

———provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see H.R. 5716), H2152 [9AP]

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

Transportation: establish Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Centers (see H.R. 5161), H7853 [8SE]

———implement a safe and complete streets program to improve safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 5951), H7956 [9SE]

Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H2070 [8AP]

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), H995 [14FE] (see H.R. 5749), H2267 [14AP]

Voting: prohibit election officials from requiring an individual to provide photo identification as a condition for voting in a Federal election (see H.R. 4026), H5482 [17JN]

———promote participation of absent overseas voters in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4173), H4061 [15MY]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 5946), H7956 [9SE]

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

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2236), H3777 [13MY]

World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1184 [28FE]

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

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 3423), H10975 [10DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (see H.R. 6375), H6089 [25JN]

Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 5873), H2552 [22AP]

Health: promote adoption of health information technology (see H.R. 6898), H8127 [15SE]

Lantos, Tom: tribute (see H. Res. 975), H870 [12FE]

Medicare: delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 6252), H5406 [12JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve transparency of information on nursing and skilled nursing facilities and clarify and improve enforcement of requirements on such facilities (see H.R. 7128), H10130 [26SE]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 6950), H8475 [18SE] (see H.R. 7198), H10330 [28SE]

San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex: establish (see H.R. 6479), H6406 [10JY]

Social Security: require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all forms of immigration relief (see H.R. 6649), H7307 [29JY]

Letters

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act: Bill Frist, H8702 [23SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, H3817 [14MY]

Alameda, CA: tribute to Art Deco Alameda Theater restoration project, E761 [29AP]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (S. 3406), H8290, H8291 [17SE]

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (H.R. 6307), H5931 [24JN]

———ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (H.R. 2851), H7545 [30JY]

———provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (H.R. 6375), E1353 [25JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H7688 [31JY]

Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H1760 [14MR]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), E864 [8MY]

Dept. of Transportation: limit authority to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border (H.R. 1773), H7917 [9SE]

———prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area unless expressly authorized by Congress (H.R. 6630), H7917 [9SE]

Developing countries: provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (H.R. 2634), H2384 [16AP]

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), consideration (H. Res. 1434), H8177 [16SE]

Economy: authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers (H.R. 7321), H10925 [10DE]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10409 [29SE], H10758, H10788, H10800 [3OC]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H505 [29JA]

Eden Housing, Inc.: anniversary, E1784 [15SE]

Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (H.R. 5873), E678 [22AP]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1108), H7577 [30JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1760 [14MR]

Hayward, CA: anniversary of Tennyson High School, E1213 [12JN]

Health: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), Senate amendment, H2973 [1MY]

———promote adoption of health information technology (H.R. 6898), E1790 [15SE]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H656 [7FE]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in tribute to Tom Lantos, H849 [12FE]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, H7007 [23JY], E864 [8MY]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H7007 [23JY]

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: tribute (H. Res. 1415), H7834 [8SE]

Lantos, Tom: tribute (H. Res. 975), H850, H851 [12FE]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (H.R. 5613), H2506 [22AP]

———provide additional funds for the Qualifying Individual (QI) program (S. 3560), H10171 [27SE]

Medicare: bundle reimbursement payments to providers for end-stage renal disease services, H5907 [24JN]

———delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (H.R. 6252), E1220 [12JN]

———waive Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act requirements relative to action on legislation in response to a funding warning (H. Res. 1368), H7128, H7130 [24JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), H5907, H5911 [24JN]

———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), veto, H6522, H6528 [15JY]

———improve transparency of information on nursing and skilled nursing facilities and clarify and improve enforcement of requirements on such facilities (H.R. 7128), E2100 [28SE]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1296, H1300 [5MR]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10758, H10788, H10800 [3OC]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 6983), H8620 [23SE]

Ohlone College: tribute to opening of Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology, E86 [28JA]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (H.R. 6950), H8702 [23SE], E1849 [18SE]

———establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (H.R. 7198), E2209 [2OC]

Pension Protection Act: technical corrections (H.R. 3361), H1685 [13MR]

Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to Baldwin High School boys' varsity cross-country team, E2239 [3OC]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (H. Con. Res. 198), H364 [22JA]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendment, H7007 [23JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendments, E864 [8MY]

———reduce oil dependency, expand access to Federal resources, revise relationship between energy industry and consumers, end tax subsidies, and facilitate energy efficiency (H.R. 6899), H8244 [16SE]

Public welfare programs: connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, and improve incentives for adoption (H.R. 6893), H8314 [17SE]

San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex: establish (H.R. 6479), E1430 [10JY]

Shaiq, Moina: California 10th Senate District Woman of Achievement award recipient, E484 [2AP]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H397, H399 [23JA]

———require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all forms of immigration relief (H.R. 6649), E1603 [30JY]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10409 [29SE]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), H1115 [27FE]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), E1207 [11JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5478 [17JN]

Summaries

Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act (H.R. 6252), E1221 [12JN]

Tributes

Bernard, John, E1117 [3JN]

Cutting, Cecil C., E429 [14MR]

Jermanis, John J., Jr., E1745 [9SE]

Lyness, Robert, E1457 [15JY]

Mays, Earlie, E1080 [23MY]

McCrery, Representative, E2317 [20NO]

McNulty, Representative, H8566 [22SE]

Provost, Don and Lorraine, E1458 [15JY]

Samuels, Ray, E1552 [24JY]

Spears, Leon (Woodie), E1457 [15JY]

Speier, Representative, H2175 [10AP]

Stevens-Glover, Lee, E1324 [24JN]

Treadway, Douglas M., E758 [29AP]

Ward, Bill, E1325 [24JN]

Zutshi, Amit, E981 [21MY]