DAVIS, SUSAN A. (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H752 [7FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act, H7280 [29JY]
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), H1890 [1AP]
American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]
AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 1173), H3110 [6MY]
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), H2225 [10AP]
———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H10845 [19NO]
———require collection of data on animal cruelty crimes (see H.R. 6597), H7790 [31JY]
Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H2853 [29AP] (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), H1772 [14MR]
———increase military forces in Afghanistan and responsibly redeploy forces from Iraq (see H. Res. 911), H457 [23JA]
———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), H2068 [8AP]
———recognize exceptional sacrifice of Army National Guard 69th Infantry Regiment in support of Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 991), H1540 [11MR]
Army: tribute to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles (see H. Res. 1080), H2011 [3AP]
Bowen, Debra: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H2659 [23AP]
Brown, Monica L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 320), H2071 [8AP]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H3108 [6MY]
Brunner, Jennifer: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H2659 [23AP]
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]
CFTC: curb role of excessive speculation in contract markets involving energy futures or swaps and eliminate excessive speculation or other activity causing major energy market disturbances (see H.R. 6377), H6173 [26JN]
Chi Mui Post Office Building, San Gabriel, CA: designate (see H.R. 5477), H1772 [14MR]
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), H871 [12FE]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H943 [13FE]
Civil War—U.S.: tribute to Edward D. Cohota and Joseph L. Pierce and other veterans of Asian descent (see H. Res. 415), H5482 [17JN]
Continental Congress: anniversary of meeting in Nassau Hall, Princeton, NJ (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6728 [17JY]
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), H4833 [22MY]
Crime: impose surcharges on unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and victims of crime, provide offsets on amounts collected by the Dept. of Justice for Federal agencies, and increase assessments imposed on convicted persons (see H.R. 2878), H2487 [17AP]
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 HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 789), H5797 [20JN]
Dept. of Justice: 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), H10845 [19NO]
Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (see H.R. 5522), H1539 [11MR]
Dept. of the Interior: 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), H558 [29JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand authority to provide counseling for family members of veterans receiving non-service-connected treatment (see H.R. 6439), H6229 [8JY]
———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H7306 [29JY]
Diseases: increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 6203), H5043 [5JN]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H10300 [27SE]
Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services (see H. Res. 987), H1188 [3MR]
———encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies (see H. Res. 977), H3404 [8MY]
Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H4452 [21MY]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H1221 [4MR]
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), H6407 [10JY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H25 [15JA]
———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H1032 [25FE]
Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1542), H1618 [12MR]
Farenholt (U.S.S.): recognize crew for valor and bravery in the South Pacific during service in World War II (see H. Res. 1248), H5730 [19JN]
Federal employees: establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 728), H2012 [3AP]
———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), H4833 [22MY]
FEMA: clarify and codify authority to administer the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System for Federal response to all hazards (see H.R. 4158), 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]
Foreign aid: modernize foreign assistance strategy to promote national and global security, democracy, and economic opportunity (see H. Res. 1268), H10643 [29SE]
Foreign policy: 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), H5216 [10JN]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H2012 [3AP]
Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building, Rancho Mirage, CA: designate (see H.R. 6085), H5045 [5JN]
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), H3020 [1MY]
Health: establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products (see H.R. 5629), H5482 [17JN]
———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see H.R. 2994), H8128 [15SE]
Honore, Russell L.: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H479 [28JA]
Inglewood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 962), H1032 [25FE]
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]
Iraq: request dedication of $1 billion in surplus oil revenues to address needs of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (see H. Res. 1205), H4878 [3JN]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2152 [9AP]
Jordan, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 1242), H5043 [5JN]
Leo J. Ryan Post Office Building, San Mateo, CA: designate (see H.R. 6982), H9085 [23SE]
Medicaid: 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), H9085 [23SE]
———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H3020 [1MY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H479 [28JA]
Medicare: improve payments under the clinical laboratory fee schedule (see H.R. 1321), H8578 [22SE]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H5797 [20JN]
———repeal competitive bidding demonstration project for clinical laboratory services (see H.R. 3453), H943 [13FE]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 2053), H9085 [23SE]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2948 [30AP]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3403 [8MY]
National Airborne Day: designate (see H. Res. 1364), H8128 [15SE]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H3886 [14MY]
National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 258), H3110 [6MY]
National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 70), H559 [29JA]
National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1296), H6674 [16JY]
National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 5606), H6342 [9JY]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H4062 [15MY]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 328), H2355 [15AP]
National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 984), H2488 [17AP]
National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1260), H5214 [10JN]
National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 265), H2071 [8AP]
National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2554 [22AP]
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 369), H3187 [7MY]
National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2016 [4AP]
National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 5662), H3020 [1MY]
National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 952), H557 [29JA]
National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]
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), H5730 [19JN]
Northern Kentucky University: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 1147), H3021 [1MY]
Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1222 [4MR]
Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H5730 [19JN]
Pearl Harbor, HI: anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (see H. Res. 1139), H4322 [20MY]
Power resources: regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (see H.R. 6330), H5796 [20JN]
Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 1002), H1074 [26FE]
Ride, Sally K.: anniversary of the first U.S. woman in space (see H. Res. 1313), H6176 [26JN]
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), H7629 [30JY]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H1889 [1AP]
Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 337), H2852 [29AP]
Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 6434), H6229 [8JY]
———recognize role played by Landing Ship Tanks (LST) in conflicts since World War II and the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on such ships (see H. Res. 1316), H6408 [10JY]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H993 [14FE]
States: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see H.R. 5560), H1417 [6MR]
Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H7956 [9SE]
———provide benefits for military personnel (see H.R. 6081), H4151 [19MY]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2010 [3AP]
Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H1004 [21FE]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H6674 [16JY]
University of Kansas: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 948), H996 [14FE]
Veterans: honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H4878 [3JN]
———presume service-connection for diseases associated with exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112/Shipboard Hazard and Defense (see H.R. 5954), H4151 [19MY]
Voting: 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]
West Virginia University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 938), H456 [23JA]
Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H2152 [9AP]
World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1822 [31MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: honor service and achievements of women members and female veterans (see H. Res. 1054), H1771 [14MR]
National Link Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1046), H1702 [13MR]
Remarks
AARP: anniversary (H. Res. 1464), H8524, H8525 [22SE]
Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (H. Con. Res. 32), H4182 [20MY]
Alaska: tribute to Army National Guard 3d Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment (H. Res. 961), H4180 [20MY]
Armed Forces: allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (H.R. 3174), H10263 [27SE]
———honor service and achievements of women members and female veterans (H. Res. 1054), H4178 [20MY], E430
———impact of the duration of military deployments on members and their families, H2944 [30AP]
———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service, H7252 [29JY]
———take certain additional and timely measures to ensure that members and their dependents are provided with reasonable information on how to register to vote and vote in the 2008 general elections (H. Con. Res. 388), H8371, H8372 [17SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of integration of the Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 377), H6082, H6083 [25JN]
———use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 68), H1165, H1166 [28FE]
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 (H.R. 998), H8369, H8371 [17SE]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H7685 [31JY]
Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 67), H1164, H1165 [28FE]
Dept. of Defense: Army Future Combat Systems Program funding through reductions in Navy research, development, test, and evaluation program, military personnel, and Defense Health Program funding, H4745 [22MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), H9210 [24SE]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4419 [21MY], H4744, H4745 [22MY]
Dept. of Education: establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (H.R. 642), H8528, H8529, H8530 [22SE]
———extend certain waiver authority relative to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief (H.R. 6890), H8525, H8526 [22SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (H.R. 6625), H8373 [17SE]
———require courts to use its full equity powers to vindicate rights or benefits of persons with complaints relative to State or private employers (H.R. 6225), H7252 [29JY]
Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10405
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), H6540 [15JY]
Flag—U.S.: request that the flag flown over the Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day each month in honor of U.S. citizens killed in military action (H. Con. Res. 61), H8375 [17SE]
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 (H.R. 1084), H1230 [5MR]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H749 [7FE]
———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), conference report, H7661 [31JY]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 322), E774
Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: tribute (H. Res. 1415), H7831 [8SE]
Lantos, Tom: tribute (H. Res. 975), H859
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), H5910 [24JN]
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1295 [5MR]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 6983), H8624 [23SE]
National Learn and Serve Challenge: support goals (H. Res. 1463), H8527, H8528 [22SE]
National Link Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1046), E406
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 908), H418 [23JA]
National security: establish an advisory panel among the Dept. of Defense, Dept. of State, and AID to improve integration of national security matters, H4744 [22MY]
POW/MIA: recognize courage and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces held as POW and call for a full accounting of Americans unaccounted for as a result of the Vietnamese Conflict (H. Res. 986), H4175, H4178 [20MY]
Ride, Sally K.: anniversary of the first U.S. woman in space (H. Res. 1313), H6255 [9JY]
SSI: eliminate the unfair and disadvantageous treatment of cash military compensation other than basic pay, H4170 [20MY]
Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing, H4170 [20MY]
———provide benefits for military personnel (H.R. 6081), H4170 [20MY]
———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10405
Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), H5276
———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), consideration (H. Res. 1265), H5339 [12JN]
Votes: position on missed, H1091
Subpoena Notices
Superior Court for San Diego County, CA, H2737, H2738 [24AP]
Tributes
Dynes, Robert C., E1242
Van Deerlin, Lionel, H4281 [20MY]