SPEIER, JACKIE (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming (House, Select), H881 [3FE]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H8707 [23JY]

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. 1283), H2924 [3MR]

———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]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H9342 [8SE]

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

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H163 [9JA]

Budget: 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: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (see H.R. 2442), H5665 [14MY]

———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]

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

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

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), H7446 [25JN]

———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H6014 [21MY]

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), H12588 [6NO]

Chula Vista, CA: tribute to Chula Vista Park View Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 725), H9396 [9SE]

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

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H9671 [16SE]

Commission on Women's Business Ownership: establish (see H.R. 648), H3835 [24MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Agency: establish (see H.R. 3126), H7836 [8JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H11516 [20OC]

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

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H9205 [30JY]

———improve process through which loan originators participate in FHA mortgage programs (see H.R. 1116), H2601 [23FE]

———permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 2483), H5791 [19MY]

———prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 4376), H15500 [16DE]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H4840 [27AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H7741 [7JY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3567), H9548 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H7250 [24JN]

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), H14877 [14DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H9550 [15SE]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H15503 [16DE]

Dept. of State: provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H11111 [7OC]

Dept. of the Interior: 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 Treasury: require certain stock option warrants to be sold at public auction upon repayment of the associated assistance provided under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 3232), H8301 [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H5400 [7MY]

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: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4061 [26MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H3338 [11MR]

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

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H6263 [4JN]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 2460), H11713 [22OC]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H7249 [24JN]

FCC: establish broadband policy and conduct public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 3458), H12457 [5NO]

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

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H8960 [28JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H12141 [29OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H6076 [2JN]

FEMA: consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates (see H.R. 1525), H8410 [20JY]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3139), H7945 [9JY]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 780), H10521 [6OC]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H9491 [14SE]

———return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process (see H.R. 2897), H9207 [30JY]

Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (see H.R. 1705), H4584 [21AP]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H13629 (see H.R. 2324), H14372 [8DE]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H9055 [29JY]

Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2926 [3MR]

———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), H3836 [24MR]

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

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H6619 [11JN]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H9342 [8SE]

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

Hawaii: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 593), H8303 [16JY]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2190), H8025 [13JY]

Health: authorize medical simulation enhancement programs (see H.R. 855), H9807 [22SE]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H3835 [24MR]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H3401 [12MR]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H6539 [10JN]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H8185 [15JY]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H9281 [31JY]

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), H8009 [10JY]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6904 [16JN]

Homosexuality: address health disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and eliminate barriers in accessing quality health care (see H.R. 3001), H8960 [28JY]

House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H8586 [22JY]

———strengthen public disclosure of all earmark requests (see H. Res. 440), H5666 [14MY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H1517 [12FE]

———exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 2412), H11713 [22OC]

Indonesia: express condolences and support in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck the island of Sumatra (see H. Res. 810), H11110 [7OC]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H3834 [24MR]

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (see H. Res. 929), H13521 [3DE]

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), H5000 [29AP]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H13550 [7DE]

Iraq: support religious and ethnic minorities (see H. Res. 944), H13520 [3DE]

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

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]

Law enforcement: reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see H.R. 4114), H13351 [19NO]

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

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: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H8960 [28JY]

———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 2697), H7706 [26JN]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2251), H10070 [29SE]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H4519 [2AP]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H10520 [6OC]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H5664 [14MY]

Motor vehicles: recognize contributions of dealerships and provide closed dealerships an opportunity to obtain a franchise when manufacturers seek partners to open future dealerships (see H. Res. 713), H12198 [2NO]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6744 [12JN]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8100 [14JY]

National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2256), H15503 [16DE]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance (see H. Res. 337), H4735 [23AP]

National Consumer Protection Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 179), H2632 [24FE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11791 [26OC]

National Donate Life Month: designate (see H. Res. 380), H4999 [29AP]

National Estuaries Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 710), H9280 [31JY]

National Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 466), H5892 [20MY]

National security: establish a border protection strategy and address ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities (see H.R. 2076), H6807 [15JN]

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), H3438 [16MR]

New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H9671 [16SE]

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H6267 [4JN]

———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), H603 [27JA]

NOAA: establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see H.R. 2055), H9899 [23SE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13002 [16NO]

Northwestern University: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 824), H11384 [14OC]

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

Oceans: adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification, and study its impacts and effects on marine ecosystems and coastal economies (see H. Res. 989), H15502 [16DE]

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

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

Pakistan: ensure inter-religious dialogue and protection of religious freedom and related human rights for persons of all faiths and nationalities (see H. Res. 764), H11517 [20OC]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4397 [1AP]

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

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), H3105 [9MR]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H11516 [20OC]

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), H6415 [9JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H11111 [7OC]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4735 [23AP]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6307 [8JN]

Rialto, CA: tribute to Eisenhower High School boys' basketball team (see H. Res. 321), H4689 [22AP]

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), H9207 [30JY]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H9342 [8SE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H4582 [21AP]

Taxation: allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (see H.R. 2756), H6306 [8JN]

———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. 1203), H9342 [8SE]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1470), H9281 [31JY]

———codify exclusion from gross income of medical care provided for Indians (see H.R. 3608), H11384 [14OC]

———establish a temporary surtax to offset the costs of the Afghanistan war (see H.R. 4130), H14744 [10DE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H9207 [30JY]

———impose an excise tax on certain proceeds received on sale-in, lease-out (SILO) and lease-in, lease-out (LILO) transactions (see H.R. 3439), H13267 [18NO]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H9281 [31JY]

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 1351), H8708 [23JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3401 [12MR]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H6807 [15JN]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (see H. Res. 505), H6265 [4JN]

Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 3904), H11711 [22OC]

———extend protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (see H.R. 1456), H3399 [12MR]

U.N.: anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (see H. Res. 929), H13521 [3DE]

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: reform (see H.R. 2141), H5712 [18MY]

University of California, Davis: anniversary (see H. Res. 448), H5666 [14MY]

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), H6267 [4JN]

Violence Against Women Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 738), H9490 [14SE]

White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3703), H11167 [8OC]

Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 720), H9280 [31JY]

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), H13002 [16NO]

———recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 98), H4523 [2AP]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5792 [19MY]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 215), H13353 [19NO] (see H. Con. Res. 216), H13385 [1DE]

World Hepatitis Day: observance (see H. Res. 466), H5892 [20MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H922 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see H.R. 1608), H3703 [19MR]

Dept. of HHS: conduct a public education campaign on umbilical cord blood stem cells (see H.R. 2107), H4838 [27AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: require institutions receiving assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to limit annual percentage rate of interest on consumer credit card accounts (see H.R. 1610), H3703 [19MR]

———require purchase of certain bonds to return State and local entities to where they would have been had emergency assistance not been provided to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (see H.R. 467), H194 [13JA]

Diseases: improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2109), H4838 [27AP]

Health: prevent health care facility-acquired infections (see H.R. 2937), H7021 [18JN]

Medicare: exclude certain advanced diagnostic imaging services from the in-office ancillary services exception to the prohibition on physician self-referral (see H.R. 2962), H7084 [19JN]

Members of Congress: require public disclosure of the terms of home mortgages held by Members of Congress (see H.R. 3965), H12140 [29OC]

Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H10519 [6OC]

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

Product safety: prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of any consumer product containing dimethyl fumarate (see H.R. 3080), H7703 [26JN]

Taxation: allow loans from simplified employee pension accounts of small business owners for use in small business (see H.R. 3079), H7703 [26JN]

———provide consumer rebates for purchases of certain new passenger motor vehicles (see H.R. 1808), H4249 [31MR]

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

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H9493 [15SE], H13551 [8DE]

Remarks

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H8032 [14JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1252 [12FE]

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, H11986 [28OC]

Business and industry: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), H9220 [31JY]

California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (H.R. 2442), H11423 [15OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: funding to combat potential swine flu pandemic, H4846 [28AP]

Clean Air Act: regulate transportation fuels and establish a low carbon fuel standard, H4528 [21AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (S. 383), H3849 [25MR]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14432 [9DE]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H10526 [7OC]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 3139), H8975 [29JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8171 [15JY], H8423 [21JY], H8967 [29JY], H9349 [9SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12593, H12886 [7NO], E2775 [16NO]

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

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, E2775 [16NO]

Hillsborough, CA: anniversary of William H. Crocker Middle School, E2543 [15OC]

Iran: elections, H6831 [16JN]

Krolik, Christine: Hillsborough, CA, Associated Parents Groups Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E131 [22JA]

National Donate Life Month: designate (H. Res. 380), E1014 [29AP]

National objectives: economic recovery, H9556 [16SE]

Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (H. Res. 800), H11326 [14OC]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy, H5491 [13MY]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Community Alliance for Special Education (CASE), E2701 [3NO]

———tribute to Club (friendship organization), E128 [22JA]

San Mateo, CA: tribute to Hillsdale High School staff, E2346 [23SE]

San Mateo County, CA: tribute to Peninsula Partnership Leadership Council and San Mateo County Youth Commission for creation of Bill of Rights for Children and Youth, E1064 [5MY]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H202 [14JA]

Taxation: provide consumer rebates for purchases of certain new passenger motor vehicles (H.R. 1808), H4139 [31MR]

Votes: correction, H14763 [11DE]

Ziegler, Valerie: California Teacher of the Year award recipient, E2776 [16NO]

Tributes

Bishop, J. Michael, E2208 [8SE]

Camp, Shawne, E1462 [17JN]

Carver, John, E2134 [31JY]

Franzella, Larry, E2869 [2DE]

Gottschalk, Robert, E2915 [8DE]

Gruhn, Albin, E1258 [21MY]

Hamrol, Herbert H., E231 [10FE]

Hartnett, Jim, E2917 [8DE]

Henning, John F. (Jack), H6319 [9JN]

Houghteling, Joseph C., E1765 [14JY]

Howard, Diane, E2916 [8DE]

Kasten, Kendra, E126 [22JA]

Keller, George M., E759 [24MR]

Lotito, Floyd, E2177 [31JY]

Mack, Chuck, E1397 [12JN]

Miller, Marilyn, E1260 [21MY]

O'Connell, Gene Marie, E620 [10MR]

Olds, Barbara, E1259 [21MY]

O'Mahony, Rosalie, E2775 [16NO]

Pletz, Barbara, E1261 [21MY]

Raffaelli, Mark, E1057 [5MY]

Ram, Lahori, E170 [28JA]

Rodis, Rodel, E124 [22JA]

Taylor, Francis (Butch), E2199 [8SE]

Treseler, Mary Vella, E2916 [8DE]