SANCHEZ, LORETTA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7343 [25JN]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H881 [3FE]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strength, H10488 [6OC]

———S. 454, Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight Act, H5549 [13MY]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, H8160 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

al-Megrahi, Abdel Baset: condemn release of convicted terrorist from a prison in Scotland to return home to Libya (see H. Res. 732), H9442 [10SE]

Armed Forces: anniversary of activation of Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (see H. Con. Res. 199), H12198 [2NO]

———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. 1283), H2924 [3MR]

———express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (see H. Res. 471), H6013 [21MY]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (see H. Res. 868), H11740 [23OC]

———prohibit retaliatory personnel actions against members who testify about their sexual orientation in a congressional hearing or regarding the policy on homosexuality in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4180), H13466 [2DE]

———provide special pays and allowances to certain members and expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees (see H.R. 2990), H7251 [24JN]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H1520 [12FE]

———recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and their families (see H. Res. 408), H5668 [14MY]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H921 [3FE]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1052), H1519 [12FE] (see H.R. 3449), H9275 [31JY]

Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building, Portola, CA: designate (see H.R. 3319), H8707 [23JY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 435), H5581 [13MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 225), H91 [8JA]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H387 [16JA]

BLS: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7086 [19JN]

Border Patrol: anniversary (see H. Res. 498), H6075 [2JN]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2116), H4839 [27AP]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

California: honor first responders, express condolences to victims, mourn loss of firefighters Tedmund D. Hall and Arnaldo Quinones, and condemn act of arson relative to Southern California wildfires (see H. Res. 724), H9396 [9SE]

———tribute to Armed Forces members from the Inland Empire region for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 93), H8009 [10JY]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1820), H10520 [6OC]

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H1604 [13FE]

China: support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12365 [4NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H28 [6JA]

Cold War Veterans Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 900), H13069 [17NO]

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and other protections (see H.R. 1214), H4130 [30MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H163 [9JA]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H442 [21JA]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H1159 [10FE]

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3149), H13069 [17NO]

Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H13521 [3DE]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4841 [27AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR] (see H.R. 1528), H3706 [19MR]

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 4349), H15499 [16DE]

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 28), H3056 [5MR]

Dept. of Education: establish and administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2377), H9999 [25SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 4123), H13352 [19NO]

———provide for osteoporosis and related bone disease education, research, and surveillance (see H.R. 3856), H11514 [20OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify use of funds relative to certain homeland security grants (see H.R. 3837), H13002 [16NO]

———provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2363), H5484 [12MY]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 731), H10071 [29SE]

———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 195), H2874 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 1139), H2602 [23FE]

Dept. of State: list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 20), H37 [6JA]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project and Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination and reclamation project, and assist in regional brine line construction in California (see H.R. 530), H324 [14JA]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H6265 [4JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3438 [16MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: halt purchase of luxury jet by Citigroup Inc., and require Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients to assist homeowners and small business and limit executive compensation and perks (see H. Res. 94), H602 [27JA]

Dept. of Transportation: implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (see H.R. 2156), H5406 [11MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H5168 [5MY]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H4582 [21AP]

———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H9441 [10SE]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H875 [2FE]

———restore plot allowance eligibility for veterans of any war and restore headstone or marker allowance for eligible persons (see H.R. 4044), H12586 [6NO]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H9671 [16SE]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 11), H27 [6JA]

Diseases: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3926), H12365 [4NO]

———continue research into causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, commend those involved, and support designation of Latino Diabetes Awareness Month (see H. Res. 69), H6904 [16JN]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H12588 [6NO]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H11517 [20OC]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]

Electric power: provide additional authorities to protect critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack (see H.R. 2195), H5060 [30AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H15503 [16DE]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H1605 [13FE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H2923 [3MR]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H7446 [25JN]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H11297 [13OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H6014 [21MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H2979 [4MR]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H7086 [19JN]

Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 2493), H10457 [1OC]

Foreign policy: 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. 252), H3527 [17MR]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3692), H10455 [1OC]

GAO: reaffirm and clarify authority to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community (see H.R. 1008), H1248 [11FE]

Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 353), H4687 [22AP]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H29 [6JA]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H442 [21JA]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 3240), H8302 [16JY]

Hawaii: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 593), H8101 [14JY]

Hazardous substances: enhance public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury (see H. Res. 648), H8100 [14JY]

Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 463), H194 [13JA]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H3105 [9MR]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H3706 [19MR]

Health care facilities: tribute to Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for completion of successful 16-person kidney transplant (see H. Res. 664), H12588 [6NO]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H7947 [9JY]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6973 [17JN]

House Rules: require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize (see H. Res. 40), H196 [13JA]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H7023 [18JN]

Insurance: establish standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage, improve transparency and accountability, and establish Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight (see H.R. 2427), H6015 [21MY]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H9962 [24SE]

International Criminal Court: commend for issuing a warrant for arrest of Sudanese President Omar H.A. al-Bashir and express hope that this will be a step towards achieving peace and stability in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 241), H7251 [24JN]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see H.R. 1327), H4130 [30MR]

———demand immediate disclosure of existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to Qom enrichment facility (see H. Res. 782), H10069 [29SE]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H7741 [7JY]

Iraq: deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H14827 [11DE]

Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2760), H6415 [9JN]

Johnson, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 693), H9808 [22SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend relative to juveniles who have committed offenses (see H.R. 1873), H4518 [2AP]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: urge the granting of clemency to Laura Ling and Euna Lee and support efforts to secure their release (see H. Res. 555), H8010 [10JY]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1409), H3144 [10MR]

Lim Poon Lee Post Office, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 3119), H7740 [7JY]

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 566), H7085 [19JN]

Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 4360), H15499 [16DE]

Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H3748 [23MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H5400 [7MY]

———eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H12456 [5NO]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H11167 [8OC]

Merida Initiative To Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime: submit a report on effects on U.S. border security (see H.R. 3239), H8302 [16JY]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6904 [16JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2981 [4MR]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H1080 [9FE]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1159 [10FE] (see H. Res. 178), H1607 [13FE]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H15508 [23DE]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 797), H10519 [6OC]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9343 [8SE]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 117), H1081 [9FE]

National Firefighters Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 729), H9738 [21SE]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 370), H4840 [27AP]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2632), H8101 [14JY]

National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 731), H10071 [29SE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 56), H326 [14JA]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 104), H4687 [22AP]

National Stalking Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 46), H196 [13JA] (see H. Res. 82), H485 [22JA]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 403), H5169 [5MY]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 120), H5307 [6MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3106 [9MR]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H29 [6JA]

New York, NY: tribute to Chesley Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, the crew and passengers, and all responders for efforts relative to safe emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 (see H. Res. 75), H442 [21JA]

New York LPD 21 (U.S.S.): commissioning (see H. Res. 856), H11791 [26OC]

Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (see H.J. Res. 44), H4999 [29AP]

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see H. Res. 790), H10456 [1OC]

Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Res. 290), H4063 [26MR]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: tribute to Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation (see H. Res. 654), H8302 [16JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 1906), H4520 [2AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2632 [24FE]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H2836 [25FE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 47), H163 [9JA]

Philippines: condemn massacre of civilians in Maguindanao and express condolences to families of victims (see H. Con. Res. 218), H13628 (see H. Con. Res. 218), H14371 [8DE]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H4582 [21AP]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H11168 [8OC]

Presidential Commission on Women: establish (see H.R. 1887), H4519 [2AP]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1925), H7023 [18JN]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H5791 [19MY]

Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H4251 [31MR]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H6014 [21MY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H5168 [5MY]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 186), H9731 [17SE]

Social Security: ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see H.R. 2840), H8960 [28JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H382 [15JA]

Taiwan: express condolences in the aftermath of the typhoon that struck the central and southern regions of the island (see H. Res. 733), H9492 [14SE]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H12456 [5NO]

———extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 3931), H13267 [18NO]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 460), H10408 [30SE]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H6014 [21MY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H14877 [14DE]

Terrorism: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3549), H9441 [10SE]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5667 [14MY]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 3012), H7947 [9JY]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H12288 [3NO]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary of first graduating class (see H. Con. Res. 139), H8810 [24JY]

University of California, Irvine: tribute to men's volleyball team (see H. Res. 567), H7085 [19JN]

University of California, Merced: tribute to graduating class (see H. Res. 396), H5096 [4MY]

University of Southern California: tribute to men's tennis team (see H. Res. 514), H6265 [4JN]

Veterans: allow individuals eligible for Post-9/11 educational assistance enrolled in an institute of higher education in a State that charges fees in lieu of tuition to use amounts payable for such fees (see H.R. 2474), H6015 [21MY]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 4045), H12587 [6NO]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1969), H4522 [2AP]

Vietnamese Refugees Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4735 [23AP]

Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 3206), H8099 [14JY]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H442 [21JA]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H8495 [21JY]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H1608 [13FE]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H4580 [21AP]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 216), H13385 [1DE]

Year of the Military Family: designate (see H. Con. Res. 64), H2874 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: express gratitude for service of Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California (see H. Res. 891), H12456 [5NO]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans, commend those currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and ensure receipt of adequate combat training (see H. Res. 904), H13001 [16NO]

Border Patrol: impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other similar devices (see H.R. 1726), H4061 [26MR]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H8959 [28JY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize participation in additional phases of the project to reclaim and reuse water within the service area of the Orange County Water District (see H.R. 383), H159 [9JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: issue Re-Build America Bonds to finance essential infrastructure projects (see H.R. 852), H1041 [4FE]

Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 4014), H12364 [4NO]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 438), H5666 [14MY]

U.S. Air Force Academy: establish a nonprofit corporation to support athletic program (see H.R. 2636), H6012 [21MY]

Vietnam: call for release of imprisoned bloggers and cyber activists and respect Internet freedom (see H. Res. 672), H8707 [23JY]

———call to release from prison, end detention without trial, and cease harassment and house arrest of the people who signed the Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy for Vietnam (see H. Res. 334), H4581 [21AP]

Petitions and memorials

California: child nutrition programs funding, E542 [4MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2983 [5MR]

Remarks

American Red Cross Month: observance, H3148 [11MR]

Armed Forces: express gratitude for service of Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California (H. Res. 891), H13028 [17NO]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 435), E1165 [14MY]

Border Patrol: anniversary (H. Res. 498), H6373, H6374, H6377 [9JN]

———impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other similar devices (H.R. 1726), E786 [26MR]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2596 [21OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H3757 [24MR]

California: child nutrition programs funding, E542 [4MR]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), H11639 [22OC]

Corp. for Travel Promotion: require review of information on Federal entry and exit requirements prior to public release, H11056 [7OC]

Credit: reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 1728), H5103 [5MY]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 3359), H8882 [28JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) funding, H11056 [7OC]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 731), E2401 [30SE]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6440 [10JN]

———list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' relative to religious freedom (H. Res. 20), H7746 [8JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: issue Re-Build America Bonds to finance essential infrastructure projects (H.R. 852), H1252 [12FE]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (S. 181), H2983 [5MR]

Economy: provide stimulus for economic recovery, H40 [7JA]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6440 [10JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H6907 [17JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8031 [14JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12602 [7NO]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H9346 [9SE]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), H14939 [15DE]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H14939 [15DE]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (H. Res. 34), H107 [9JA]

Japan: urge signing of Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, H6316 [9JN]

Morris K. Udall Foundation: provide additional resources for operations and rename as the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation (H.R. 1035), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 806), H11056, H11058 [7OC]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 438), H5686 [18MY]

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day: observance, E56 [9JA]

National Loan Modification Scam Awareness Month: observance, H13075 [18NO]

National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 731), E2401 [30SE]

National Small Business Week: observance, H5805 [20MY]

National Women's History Month: observance, H2983 [5MR]

North Korea Freedom Week: observance, H4846 [28AP]

Sanchez, Representative Linda: tribute to birth of child, H5499 [13MY]

Santa Ana, CA: Santa Ana Police Dept. recipient of Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, E2359 [24SE]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), H5805 [20MY]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), E95 [15JA]

Sullivan, Jim: tribute to birth of child, H5499 [13MY]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (H.R. 2200), H6173 [4JN]

———develop procedures to allow individuals waiting for transportation worker identification credential (TWIC) cards to access secure and restricted areas as long as they are escorted, H6173 [4JN], H11639 [22OC]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S., H11056, H11058 [7OC]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: establish a policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence involving cadets and personnel, H11639 [22OC]

Union of the Vietnamese Student Association of Southern California: tribute to Tet Festival for the Lunar New Year, H531 [27JA]

Vietnam: call for release of imprisoned bloggers and cyber activists and respect Internet freedom (H. Res. 672), H9497 [15SE], H11546 [21OC], E1921 [24JY]

———call to release from prison, end detention without trial, and cease harassment and house arrest of the people who signed the Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy for Vietnam (H. Res. 334), H4588 [22AP]

———human rights violations, H6160 [4JN], H10413 [1OC]

———increased restriction of Internet access, H4136 [31MR]

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (H.R. 1145), H4700 [23AP]

Tributes

Combs, James P., H7152 [24JN]

De La Vina, Gustavo, H12048 [29OC]

Grier, Ed, H11387 [15OC]

Mattei, Piero, E2599 [21OC]

Velazquez, Sergio, H10524 [7OC]