SPEIER, JACKIE (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1246), H5328 [11JN]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H3187 [7MY]

———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H. Con. Res. 33), H6408 [10JY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H4322 [20MY]

Bowen, Debra: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H3778 [13MY]

Brunner, Jennifer: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H3778 [13MY]

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

Bush, President: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 106), H2444 [16AP]

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 1776), H2553 [22AP]

China, People's Republic of: condemn manufacture and export of unsafe products, disregard for environment, and exploitation of workers and encourage U.S. suspension of importation and purchase of goods (see H. Res. 925), H2554 [22AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H2553 [22AP]

Climate: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H7165 [24JY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H5482 [17JN]

Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 6022), H3778 [13MY]

———suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs (see H.R. 5473), H3777 [13MY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (see H.R. 5057), H2760 [24AP]

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), H7854 [8SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a presumption of service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 5454), H5111 [9JN]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 6567), H6824 [22JY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H5215 [10JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H8019 [10SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: permit leave for victims, and immediate family members of victims, of violent crime and domestic violence to attend court proceedings relating to such crimes (see H.R. 5845), H2554 [22AP]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 6209), H5482 [17JN]

FDA: provide for the licensing of comparable biological products to allow for lower-cost, generic versions of biotech drugs (see H.R. 1038), H2553 [22AP]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H4322 [20MY]

FEMA: provide for adequate progress on the construction of a flood protection system and offset sixty percent of the system cost with Federal, State, or local funds (see H.R. 6285), H6177 [26JN]

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]

Fish and fishing: establish a Federal grant program to provide increased health care coverage to and access for uninsured and underinsured workers and families in the commercial fishing industry (see H.R. 5404), H4878 [3JN]

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

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H4975 [4JN]

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

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), H4833 [22MY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H8128 [15SE]

———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), H4833 [22MY]

International Year of Sanitation: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2554 [22AP]

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), H6408 [10JY]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H8050 [11SE]

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

Medicare: protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H4061 [15MY]

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

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3109 [6MY]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1085), H3021 [1MY]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3187 [7MY]

Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H3885 [14MY]

Olympic games: prohibit Federal officials and employees from attending the 2008 Summer Games opening ceremonies due to human rights violations by and certain international policies of China (see H.R. 5668), H2554 [22AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2224 [10AP]

Public lands: secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 2593), H2553 [22AP]

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

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: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H4321 [20MY]

Taxation: equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1475), H4061 [15MY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H8049 [11SE]

———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H4151 [19MY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H2554 [22AP]

Transportation: require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (see H.R. 2485), H3403 [8MY]

Veterans: recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H2658 [23AP]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H3404 [8MY]

World Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1192), H4976 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Leo J. Ryan Post Office Building, San Mateo, CA: designate (see H.R. 6982), H8577 [22SE]

Roads and highways: 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), H6405 [10JY]

Certificates of election

House of Representatives, H2174 [10AP]

Letters

Election of Jackie Speier to the House of Representatives: Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H2174 [10AP]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H2219 [10AP]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E710 [23AP]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: grants funding, H2263 [14AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H5115 [10JN]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H9874 [25SE], H10404 [29SE], H10785 [3OC]

Equal Pay Day: observance, E687 [22AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), H5770 [20JN]

Foster, Lee: Hillbarn Theatre Bravo! Award recipient, E1128 [3JN]

FremantleMedia North America, Inc.: alleged unfair wage and employment practices, E1486 [16JY]

Head Start Program: funding, H2263 [14AP]

Health: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), Senate amendment, H2979 [1MY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H2175 [10AP]

Ikeda, James: Amgen Inc., Award for Science Teaching Excellence recipient, E902 [13MY]

International Longshore and Warehouse Union: strike to protest Iraq war policies and effects on working families, E787 [1MY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10785 [3OC]

Roads and highways: 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, H6479 [15JY]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of AlmaVia of San Francisco (assisted living community), E2050 [27SE]

———dedication of Harvey Milk City Hall Memorial, E1093 [23MY]

San Mateo County, CA: anniversary of Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA) (organization), E1188 [10JN]

———tribute to Tom Lantos Tunnels at Devil's Slide, E1880 [24SE]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, H6479 [15JY]

Taxation: conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers (H.R. 5719), E621 [15AP]

———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10404 [29SE]

Veterans: recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits, E807 [1MY]

Votes: position on missed, H4347 [21MY], H5361 [12JN]

Week of the Young Child: observance, H2263 [14AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H2175 [10AP]

Tributes

Brink, Jean, E2320 [20NO]

Croce, Arne, E1212 [12JN]

Elkins, Herschel, E1741 [9SE]

Foster, T. Jack, Jr., E2050 [27SE]

Hinton, Calvin, E2383 [10DE]

Maltbie, John, E2316 [20NO]

McGrath, Diane, E1676 [1AU]

Mullin, Gene, E2226 [3OC]

Mullooly, Catherine (Kitty), E2049 [27SE]

Secrest, Toni Ann, E1316 [23JN]

Teglia, Albert M., E1468 [15JY]

Waterman, Stephen, E1161 [5JN]

Weiss, Barry, E1678 [1AU]

Wolfe, Ellen L., E1823 [17SE]

Young, Sheryl, E2318 [20NO]