TAUSCHER, ELLEN O. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

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

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

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H4897 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H3105 [9MR]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H5400 [7MY]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H3055 [5MR]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H3146 [10MR]

Armed Forces: allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 569), H3055 [5MR]

———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]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H6076 [2JN]

———prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members (see H.R. 2304), H6620 [11JN]

———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), H601 [27JA]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 377), H5097 [4MY]

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

Binghamton, NY: express condolences for victims of shootings at the American Civic Association and gratitude to responders to the shootings, and commend services of the American Civic Association (see H. Res. 340), H4581 [21AP]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 185), H3105 [9MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: address need for constitutional reform and sustained U.S. engagement in partnership with the European Union (see H. Res. 171), H3642 [18MR]

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]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1820), H4249 [31MR]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 1662), H5712 [18MY]

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1422), H5097 [4MY]

Children and youth: support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), H4733 [23AP]

———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), H3053 [5MR]

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), H6015 [21MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2632 [24FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H37 [6JA]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H5400 [7MY]

Credit: 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]

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

Dept. of Defense: promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (see H.R. 2101), H4838 [27AP]

Dept. of Education: anniversary of Title VI international education programs (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5581 [13MY]

Dept. of Energy: improve innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide additional options for deploying energy technologies (see H.R. 2212), H5061 [30AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H2926 [3MR]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H920 [3FE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1044), H3438 [16MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3055 [5MR]

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. 1827), H4584 [21AP]

———study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H923 [3FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assign a higher priority status for hospital care and medical services provided to certain veterans who are Medal of Honor recipients (see H.R. 1197), H2835 [25FE]

———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), H2980 [4MR]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H1517 [12FE]

———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), H779 [28JA]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H4838 [27AP]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H3144 [10MR]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6009 [21MY]

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), H5063 [30AP]

Executive departments: congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Depts. of the Interior and Commerce relative to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (see H.J. Res. 18), H923 [3FE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3146 [10MR]

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

———extend pilot program for alternative water source projects (see H.R. 700), H601 [27JA]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 81), H1080 [9FE]

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]

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

Health: establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 1661), H6266 [4JN]

———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]

———facilitate State innovation in national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 78), H4130 [30MR] (see H. Con. Res. 100), H4581 [21AP]

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

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H3525 [17MR]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6156 [3JN]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H5791 [19MY]

Health care facilities: expand pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers (see H.R. 2223), H5061 [30AP]

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), H4733 [23AP]

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

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1236), H2874 [26FE]

Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 893), H1043 [4FE]

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

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H2979 [4MR]

———eliminate the ``widow penalty'' by allowing petitions for legal permanent residency by noncitizen surviving spouses of U.S. citizens to be adjudicated (see H.R. 1870), H4688 [22AP]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H2602 [23FE]

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 Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 194), H2874 [26FE]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H3402 [12MR]

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 (see H. Res. 34), H163 [9JA]

Jews: condemn all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirm support for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 364), H6077 [2JN]

Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2760), H6306 [8JN]

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]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (see H. Res. 339), H4581 [21AP]

Marin County, CA: enable a Bureau of Reclamation partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other regional partners to achieve water supply, water quality, and environmental restoration objectives (see H.R. 285), H70 [7JA]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 556), H4524 [2AP]

Medicaid: restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H1080 [9FE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 437), H5666 [14MY]

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

Motor vehicles: establish a program to deploy and integrate plug-in electric drive vehicles in multiple regions (see H.R. 1742), H4841 [27AP]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H1080 [9FE]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance (see H. Res. 337), H4841 [27AP]

National Goods Movement Improvement Fund: establish (see H.R. 2355), H5483 [12MY]

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 247), H3836 [24MR]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 367), H4916 [28AP]

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), H3055 [5MR]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H602 [27JA]

NATO: commend role in trans-Atlantic peace and articulate a vision and strategy for the future (see H. Res. 152), H1158 [10FE]

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]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H91 [8JA]

NOAA: establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see H.R. 2055), H4687 [22AP]

Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H3705 [19MR]

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

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

Pakistan: restrict U.S. military assistance (see H.R. 1463), H3399 [12MR]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4064 [26MR]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H3055 [5MR]

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), H4129 [30MR]

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), H4521 [2AP]

Roads and highways: inspect highway tunnels (see H.R. 2232), H5095 [4MY]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H3642 [18MR]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that aid and abet terrorism, secure cooperation in investigation of terrorist incidents, and limit issuance of visas to Saudi Arabian citizens (see H.R. 1288), H2925 [3MR]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H6902 [16JN]

Small business: enhance services to disadvantaged small business concerns (see H.R. 2299), H5397 [7MY]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H69 [7JA]

Sultana (vessel): anniversary of boiler explosion disaster (see H. Res. 329), H4584 [21AP]

Taxation: allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses (see H.R. 863), H5712 [18MY]

———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), H3402 [12MR]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H3146 [10MR]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H4734 [23AP]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H4734 [23AP]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 891), H1043 [4FE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4250 [31MR]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H4524 [2AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3105 [9MR]

Tower of Hope (organization): commend efforts to provide assistance dogs to wounded veterans and support goals and ideals of creating a Tower of Hope Day (see H. Res. 291), H4584 [21AP]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H3337 [11MR]

———support efforts of States and eligible local and regional entities to develop transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans (see H.R. 1329), H3053 [5MR]

U.N.: improve transparency and accountability of U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East ensuring funding, employment, or other support is not provided to terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 29), H779 [28JA]

U.S. Men's National Soccer Team: tribute (see H. Res. 606), H7705 [26JN]

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

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), H5893 [20MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1262), H2923 [3MR]

———encourage efficiency (see H.R. 2368), H5484 [12MY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H1518 [12FE]

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

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), H603 [27JA]

———tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 259), H5309 [6MY]

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

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H4580 [21AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

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

Coast Guard: issue regulations that require certain pilots on vessels operating in designated waters to carry and utilize a portable electronic device equipped for navigational purposes (see H.R. 1100), H1606 [13FE]

Dept. of Defense: improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (see H.R. 1830), H4250 [31MR]

National Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 331), H4524 [2AP]

Taxation: provide incentives for affordable housing (see H.R. 906), H1044 [4FE]

Transportation: permit private vanpool contractors providing public transportation to purchase rolling stock and credit certain expenditures toward the local matching share of public transportation projects costs (see H.R. 1571), H3526 [17MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H39 [7JA], H199 [14JA], H605 [28JA], H925 [4FE], H1251 [12FE], H1523 [13FE], H3837 [25MR], H4253 [1AP], H5001 [30AP], H5311 [7MY], H5585 [14MY]

Letters

Resignation from the House of Representatives: by, H7690 [26JN]

Remarks

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), consideration (H. Res. 205), H2987 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7237 [24JN], H7353, H7354, H7356 [25JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), motion to recommit, H7388 [25JN]

———missile defense and vehicles and aircraft for combat forces funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H7388 [25JN]

———national missile defense system funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H7353, H7354, H7356 [25JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: permit use of the Troubled Asset Relief Program funding for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities, H284 [14JA]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H284 [14JA]

Diablo Theatre Co.: anniversary, E981 [27AP]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H7464 [26JN]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip and condemn the end of the ceasefire by Hamas, E33 [7JA]

Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (H. Res. 290), H4203 [31MR]

Travis AFB, CA: tribute to U.S. Transportation Command, E528 [3MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7019 [18JN]

Tribute, H7450, H7451, H7452 [26JN]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Under Sec. of State for Arms Control and International Security: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6649 [16JN]

Resignations

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H7451 [26JN]

House of Representatives, H7690 [26JN]

Tributes

Baltzo, Andrew J., E1336 [8JN]

De Lorenzo, John, E90 [14JA]