RICHARDSON, LAURA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2537), H2164 [9AP], H2420 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H944 [13FE]

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), H6010 [24JN]

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), H2443 [16AP]

———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), H6728 [17JY]

———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), H1973 [2AP]

———require payment of monthly special pay to members whose active duty service is extended by a stop-loss order or similiar mechanism (see H.R. 6205), H5043 [5JN]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H479 [28JA]

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

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H349 [17JA]

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

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5329 [11JN]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 706), H943 [13FE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 76), H1974 [2AP]

Chi Mui Post Office Building, San Gabriel, CA: designate (see H.R. 5477), H1772 [14MR]

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

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

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7058 [23JY]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1074 [26FE]

Congressional Club: anniversary (see H. Res. 1026), H1974 [2AP]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1673), H349 [17JA]

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: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H8578 [22SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make full and efficient use of open source information to develop and disseminate open source homeland security information products (see H.R. 3815), H558 [29JA]

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), H622 [6FE]

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), H622 [6FE]

———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]

———permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6532), H6726 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Flexibility Incentive Grant Pilot Program to provide incentives to States and counties to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services (see H.R. 1606), H5408 [12JN]

———prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area unless expressly authorized by Congress (see H.R. 6630), H7790 [31JY]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 2965), H2760 [24AP]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H390 [22JA]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H5581 [18JN]

Education: improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H5729 [19JN]

———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]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H9085 [23SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H943 [13FE]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H6230 [8JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H7853 [8SE]

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]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H9974 [25SE]

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]

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]

Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 1458), H10845 [19NO]

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

Health: promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see H.R. 2045), H814 [7FE]

———provide for approval of similar biological products (see H.R. 1956), H558 [29JA]

———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H813 [7FE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H558 [29JA]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H2658 [23AP]

Honore, Russell L.: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H479 [28JA]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H1702 [13MR]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H1184 [28FE]

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

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H1822 [31MR]

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), H7854 [8SE]

Iraq: provide for recovery and stability (see H.R. 5488), H2151 [9AP]

Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 5472), H1772 [14MR]

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

Malaria Awareness Day: observance (see H. Res. 389), H4062 [15MY]

Mandela, Nelson: tribute (see H. Res. 1090), H3051 [5MY]

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

———improve requirements for items and services furnished in or through an educational program or setting to children, including children with developmental, physical, or mental health needs (see H.R. 1017), H1702 [13MR]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H9085 [23SE]

Medicare: impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H2553 [22AP]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H5729 [19JN]

———standardize marketing requirements under Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs and provide for State certification prior to waiver of licensure requirements under prescription drug program (see H.R. 4790), H2553 [22AP]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H5408 [12JN]

Mondavi, Robert G.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 365), H5329 [11JN]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H1618 [12MR]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1288), H7059 [23JY]

National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 984), H1772 [14MR]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 917), H872 [12FE]

National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 892), H943 [13FE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1029), H8397 [17SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H6342 [9JY]

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 134), H4061 [15MY]

National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1137), H2658 [23AP]

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1149), H2855 [29AP]

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

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H944 [13FE]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1021), H1418 [6MR]

Native Americans: consult and collaborate with tribal officials in developing Federal policies that impact tribes, strengthen U.S. relationships with tribes, and reduce imposition of unfunded mandates (see H.R. 5608), H7789 [31JY]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5756), H7854 [8SE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1973 [2AP]

Petroleum: ban the export of Alaskan oil (see H.R. 6523), H6728 [17JY]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H9974 [25SE]

Power resources: prevent excessive speculation in derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation to those capable of producing or taking delivery of the commodities (see H.R. 6264), H5797 [20JN]

———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]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1453), H8579 [22SE]

Social Security: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for benefits (see H.R. 1953), H3020 [1MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for clean renewable water supply bonds (see H.R. 3452), H1618 [12MR]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1110), H621 [6FE]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3660), H1702 [13MR]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H9974 [25SE]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H2854 [29AP]

———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1107), H2853 [29AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H4832 [22MY]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H8050 [11SE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H10845 [19NO]

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

Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H8128 [15SE]

Transportation: establish Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Centers (see H.R. 5161), H1155 [27FE]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 4847), H1221 [4MR]

U.S. Housing Act: exclude assistance payments under certain post-foster care guardianship assistance programs from consideration as income (see H.R. 5645), H2152 [9AP]

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), H4321 [20MY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H3777 [13MY]

———prohibit discrimination in insurance coverage to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4014), H295 [16JA]

———provide job protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4015), H295 [16JA]

———provide unemployment insurance to those who are separated from their employment as a result of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4016), H295 [16JA]

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

World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H2152 [9AP]

Youth Impact Program: tribute (see H. Res. 1413), H7808 [1AU]

Zimbabwe: condemn postelection violence and call for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis (see H. Res. 1230), H4832 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Carson, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1508), H10132 [26SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish and collect container fee to make grants for infastructure projects at U.S. seaports and surrounding areas, to improve goods movement, and mitigate enviromental damage (see H.R. 7002), H9083 [23SE]

Housing: provide notice and options to homeowners facing foreclosure, provide alternatives to assist in retention of homes while meeting financial obligations, and provide protections to renters (see H.R. 7126), H10130 [26SE]

Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1269), H5407 [12JN]

University of California, Los Angeles: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1238), H4974 [4JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8279 [17SE]

Remarks

Aviation: expand passenger facility fee eligibility for noise compatibility projects (S. 996), H8336, H8338 [17SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H7689 [31JY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), H2668 [24AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 3021), H4949 [4JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make certain payments to eligible persons who served in the Philippines during World War II (H.R. 6897), H8486 [22SE]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10802 [3OC]

EPA: conduct a study on the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in coastal recreation waters, H2423 [16AP]

———create and maintain a National List of Beaches to provide the public with information on beach conditions, H2420 [16AP]

———require a study on the long-term impact of global climate change on coastal recreation waters, H2422 [16AP]

———update existing monitoring protocols and develop updated testing recommendations for the existence of mercury, H2420 [16AP]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), H8336 [17SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2537), H2420, H2422, H2423 [16AP]

———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2537), corrections in engrossment, H2424 [16AP]

International Longshore and Warehouse Union: tribute to work stoppage in support of withdrawal of Armed Forces from Iraq, E1140 [4JN]

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: tribute (H. Res. 1415), H7840 [8SE]

Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway, Los Angeles County, CA: designate (H.R. 4131), H10142, H10144 [27SE]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10802 [3OC]

NASA: anniversary (H. Res. 1315), H6258 [9JY]

Power resources: 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), H8279 [17SE]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (H.R. 4847), H1981 [3AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2263 [14AP], H3183 [7MY], H3882 [14MY]

Special order: granted, H2066 [8AP]

Tributes

Bass, Karen, H1623 [13MR], E393 [13MR]

Reyes, Cinthia, H8586 [23SE]