VELAZQUEZ, NYDIA M. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

SBA: improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), H2622 [23AP]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H3050 [5MY]

———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), H10132 [26SE]

———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]

Black Music Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 372), H5407 [12JN]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H3108 [6MY]

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

Charles L. Brieant, Jr., Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, White Plains, NY: designate (see H.R. 6340), H5796 [20JN]

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

———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H4975 [4JN]

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

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H4322 [20MY]

Cpl. John P. Sigsbee Post Office, Waterville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5975), H3108 [6MY]

Crime: applaud organizations that engage in the prevention of domestic violence and provide outreach and support services for victims (see H. Res. 1394), H7788 [31JY]

Daniel, Margaret Truman: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1032 [25FE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H1221 [4MR]

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), H5408 [12JN]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (see H.R. 5818), H2441 [16AP]

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]

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 (see H.R. 2634), H350 [17JA]

Diseases: provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H3186 [7MY]

Economy: provide stimulus through emergency community development block grant assistance for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes (see H.R. 5678), H2071 [8AP]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H2266 [14AP]

FBI: reduce backlog in processing requests made by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to the National Name Check Program (see H.R. 3828), H1539 [11MR]

FDIC: establish a systematic mortgage modification program (see H.R. 7326), H10975 [10DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H6229 [8JY]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H390 [22JA]

Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H2554 [22AP]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H2853 [29AP]

GAO: provide additional authorities (see H.R. 6388), H6174 [26JN]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5214 [10JN]

Health: improve oral health care for low-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid and provide a tax credit to dentists for services provided to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2472), H4832 [22MY]

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

Housing: facilitate preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units (see H.R. 5937), H3017 [1MY]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H4832 [22MY]

Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 6199), H6343 [9JY]

Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H995 [14FE]

Macy's, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 1473), H8578 [22SE]

Medicaid: ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see H.R. 3700), H1889 [1AP]

———extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2071 [8AP]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H3020 [1MY]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H7058 [23JY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H3019 [1MY]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H7789 [31JY]

Medicare: delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 6252), H5865 [23JN]

———provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (see H.R. 5877), H2657 [23AP]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 5611), H1772 [14MR]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H3886 [14MY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H457 [23JA]

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H6728 [17JY]

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

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

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 6594), H7854 [8SE]

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

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H6577 [15JY]

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

Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see H.R. 6078), H6825 [22JY]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H3404 [8MY]

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level and establish additional requirements for certain lead hazard screens (see H.R. 6309), H5865 [23JN]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H1417 [6MR]

Russert, Timothy J., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1275), H5481 [17JN]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 1446), H8579 [22SE]

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]

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

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H8477 [18SE]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H2658 [23AP]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 4126), H457 [23JA]

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

U.S. Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century: establish (see H.R. 5976), H3108 [6MY]

Veterans: encourage model programs to support veteran student success in postsecondary education by coordinating services to address the academic, financial, physical, and social needs of veteran students (see H.R. 5143), H559 [29JA]

Water pollution: reduce water pollution from recreational vessels (see H.R. 2550), H3186 [7MY]

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

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H3110 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Food stamps: decrease period of benefit ineligibility of certain adults during their unemployment (see H.R. 6651), H7627 [30JY]

Housing: establish a program to provide grants to help homeowners who are facing foreclosure to receive professional counseling (see H.R. 5855), H2486 [17AP]

National Plumbing Industry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1082), H2069 [8AP]

Public housing: train and employ residents in home-based health services in order to provide Medicaid-covered home-based health services to elderly and disabled residents (see H.R. 6033), H3776 [13MY]

SBA: improve certain loan programs (see H.R. 7175), H10299 [27SE]

———improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see H.R. 5819), H2442 [16AP]

Small business: encourage development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit (see H.R. 6582), H7057 [23JY]

Small Business Act: improve veterans' programs (H.R. 4253), concur in Senate amendment with amendment (see H. Res. 921), H295 [16JA]

Social Security: provide grants for school-based mentoring programs of at-risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy and provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating in such programs (see H.R. 5810), H2355 [15AP]

Taxation: increase earned income tax credit to taxpayers who exceed 40 hours of wage work per week (see H.R. 5666), H1821 [31MR]

———simplify deduction for business use of a home and make other changes affecting small businesses (see H.R. 6601), H7163 [24JY]

Cost Estimates

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Improvement (H.R. 5819): CBO, E676 [22AP]

Remarks

Brooklyn, NY: preserve affordable housing units in Starrett City complex, H3095 [6MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), H2675 [24AP]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), E983 [21MY]

EPA: study ecological and health effects of oil spill in Newtown Creek in New York, NY, H2675 [24AP]

Housing: facilitate preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units (H.R. 5937), H3095 [6MY]

———mortgage foreclosure prevention counseling resources funding, E983 [21MY]

———provide needed housing reform, H7003 [23JY], E983 [21MY]

Macy's, Inc.: anniversary (H. Res. 1473), H8625 [23SE]

National Plumbing Industry Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1082), H2092, H2093 [9AP]

New York, NY: anniversary of Borinquen Plaza Senior Center, E1758 [10SE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2605 [23AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, H4208, H4209 [20MY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendment, H7003 [23JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendments, E983 [21MY]

SBA: clarify eligibility of business incubators for partnerships with Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program awardees, H2618 [23AP]

———develop an initiative with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to publicize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to veterans and encourage veterans to apply for grants, H2622 [23AP]

———eligibility of companies backed with venture capital under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H2617, H2618 [23AP]

———establish pilot program to make grants to minority institutions that partner with nonprofit organizations under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H2620 [23AP]

———grant priority to companies in areas that have lost a major source of employment under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H2612, H2613 [23AP]

———grant priority to companies making significant contributions to energy efficiency under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H2615 [23AP]

———grant priority to veterans under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H2619, H2620 [23AP]

———improve certain loan programs (H.R. 7175), H10224, H10226, H10228 [27SE]

———improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), H2599, H2605, H2612, H2613, H2614, H2615, H2616, H2617, H2618, H2619, H2620, H2621, H2622, H2623 [23AP]

———improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), corrections in engrossment, H2630 [23AP]

———improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), motion to recommit, H2626 [23AP]

———include projects with potential to lower gasoline and diesel prices under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, H2626 [23AP]

———maintain current level of funding for set-asides for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H2613, H2614 [23AP]

———prohibit grants to businesses owned by or that employ illegal aliens under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H2623 [23AP]

———provide explanations to unsuccessful applicants under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H2614 [23AP]

———require appointment of veteran small business owner to the Small Business Innovation Resarch (SBIR) Board, H2622 [23AP]

———require that primary business operations of applicants be in the U.S. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, H2616 [23AP]

———target disabled veterans to receive consideration for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program grants, H2621 [23AP]

———view favorably Federal and State Technology Partnership Program (FAST) grant applicants that use accredited small business development centers, H2621 [23AP]

Small Business Act: extend programs (S. 3029), H4206, H4208, H4209 [20MY]

———improve veterans' programs (H.R. 4253), concur in Senate amendment with amendment (H. Res. 921), H35, H38, H39 [16JA]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (S. 3029), H4206, H4208, H4209 [20MY]

Reports filed

Activities During the 110th Congress: Committee on Small Business (House) (H. Rept. 110-926), H10998 [3JA]

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Improvement: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 5819) (H. Rept. 110-595), H2490 [18AP]

Tributes

Albertson, Johnnie L., E265 [28FE]

Torres, Jose (Chegui), E987 [21MY]