SANCHEZ, LINDA T. (a Representative from California)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
AbilityOne Base Supply Centers: anniversary (see H. Res. 1693), H7395 [29SE]
Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 6045), H7499 [16NO]
———require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H5819 [20JY]
Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 5578), H5547 [13JY]
American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1690), H7549 [17NO]
Americans With Disabilities Act: provide certified trainers of service animals access to the same public transportation and public accommodations afforded disabled persons with service animals (see H.R. 4378), H388 [26JA]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H4425 [14JN]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H4678 [22JN]
———require Federal agencies to procure food products derived from certain animals only from sources that raised the animals free from cruelty and abuse (see H.R. 4733), H1744 [19MR]
Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building, San Jose, CA: designate (see H.R. 4543), H2216 [22MR]
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 4626), H646 [22FE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H40 [12JA]
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. 6520), H8520 [15DE]
———tribute to members and their families from Los Angeles County, CA, for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1535), H5921 [21JY]
Austin, TX: condemn airplane attack on Federal building, honor victims of attack, commend IRS employees and first responders, and reject expressions of sympathy for those who attack public servants (see H. Res. 1127), H1027 [2MR]
Aviation: establish limitations on the approval of cooperative arrangements between 2 or more air carriers or between an air carrier and a foreign air carrier (see H.R. 4788), H3658 [19MY]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 4677), H1441 [15MR]
California State University: anniversary of system (see H. Res. 1117), H972 [26FE]
Campbell, Robert M., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1499), H5986 [22JY]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1369), H3825 [25MY]
Catholic Charities USA (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1621), H7398 [29SE]
Census: encourage individuals to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count (see H. Res. 1096), H755 [23FE]
Census Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1096), H755 [23FE]
Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 1524), H6284 [28JY]
Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 213), H388 [26JA]
Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 1439), H4507 [15JN]
Children and youth: establish and implement concussion management guidelines for school-aged children (see H.R. 1347), H140 [13JA]
China: limit total value of Chinese goods procured by the U.S. Government in a year to not more than the total value of U.S. goods procured by the Chinese Government the preceding year (see H.R. 5312), H4873 [24JN]
Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 6425), H7613 [18NO]
Colombia: tribute to work of Constitutional Court on behalf of Colombia's internally displaced persons, especially indigenous peoples, Afro-Colombians, and women (see H. Res. 1224), H2459 [25MR]
Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see H.R. 5637), H5677 [15JY]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: anniversary (see H. Res. 1420), H4247 [8JN]
———U.S. policy relative to certain endangered species at the Conference of the Parties (see H. Res. 1180), H1519 [16MR]
Courts: revise laws on liability in certain civil actions arising from maritime incidents (see H.R. 5503), H4386 [10JN]
Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H6763 [15SE]
———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3149), H41 [12JA]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H2798 [21AP] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]
Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 4386), H141 [13JA]
Dept. of Energy: anniversary of Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program (see H. Res. 1322), H3871 [26MY]
Dept. of HHS: carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (see H.R. 5033), H5503 [1JY]
———conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H7454 [15NO]
———enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding Medicare reimbursement claims relative to Special Disability Workload project (see H.R. 2849), H556 [3FE]
———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4974 (see H.R. 745), H5203 [29JN]
———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2906), H3745 [24MY]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H472 [2FE]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H1169 [4MR]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2531), H3824 [25MY]
———tribute to family planning services provided under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (see H. Res. 1476), H6764 [15SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 5393), H3823 [25MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 6542), H8785 [17DE]
Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H933 [25FE]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 5213), H3542 [18MY]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H2844 [22AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: instruct U.S. representatives to multilateral development banks to use the voice and influence of the U.S. to cancel Haiti's debt to such institutions (see H.R. 4573), H1221 [9MR]
———provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return (see H.R. 6458), H7644 [29NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 5928), H7397 [29SE]
Disabled: protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 1255), H40 [12JA]
Diseases: establish research advisory committee and provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 5354), H6684 [14SE]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H3123 [4MY]
———provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma inhalers and spacers for emergency use (see H.R. 4836), H6573 [30JY]
Duke University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1242), H2504 [13AP]
E.W. Scripps Co.: tribute to National Spelling Bee participants (see H. Res. 1494), H6574 [30JY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H3745 [24MY]
———provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 6078), H6571 [30JY]
Employment: provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 4812), H1359 [11MR]
Escalante, Jaime A.: tribute (see H. Res. 1265), H2641 [15AP]
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (see H.R. 4689), H5303 [30JN]
———require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 4692), H931 [25FE]
Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 4806), H1322 [10MR]
———require restrooms in public buildings be equipped with baby changing facilities (see H.R. 4534), H422 [27JA]
FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 3995), H2697 [20AP]
Federal aid programs: increase benefits for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month in 2011 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5987), H7499 [16NO]
Federal employees: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 5746), H8030 [2DE]
———ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4489), H4023 (see H.R. 4489), H4085 [27MY]
FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (see H.R. 5114), H2842 [22AP]
Financial institutions: provide a retroactive increase in deposit insurance for depositors (see H.R. 5429), H4507 [15JN]
Food: provide plant-based commodities under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4870), H1595 [17MR]
———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5577), H5547 [13JY]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4879), H3274 [6MY]
Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H3311 [11MY]
———require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 4678), H832 [24FE]
———take discretionary action if a foreign country engages in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices that negatively affect the environment (see H.R. 6311), H7391 [29SE]
Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology: anniversary of EyeCare America program (see H. Res. 1226), H6684 [14SE]
Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H5677 [15JY]
Gulf of Mexico: express condolences to workers who died on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform, recognize other workers, and commend rescuers and volunteers providing support to surviving families (see H. Res. 1347), H3824 [25MY]
———require BP P.L.C., to establish a gulf coast recovery fund to cover cleanup efforts and damage claims associated with Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident (see H.R. 5520), H4507 [15JN]
Haiti: provide customs support services (see H.R. 5160), H3124 [4MY]
———provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 417), H555 [3FE]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 4844), H4636 [17JN]
Hazardous substances: enhance public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 648), H2319 [24MR]
———ensure the public and environment are protected from risks of chemical exposure (see H.R. 5820), H7454 [15NO]
Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H6763 [15SE]
———provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4808), H6573 [30JY]
———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 716), H833 [24FE]
Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H834 [24FE]
Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see H. Res. 1281), H2799 [21AP]
Hollywood, CA: anniversary of Hollywood Walk of Fame (see H. Res. 1357), H3441 [12MY]
Housing: train public housing residents as home health aides and in home-based health services to provide such services to certain elderly or disabled public or federally-assisted housing residents (see H.R. 4224), H5819 [20JY]
Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 762), H6574 [30JY]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 4594), H1359 [11MR]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3710), H4872 [24JN]
Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 5234), H7397 [29SE]
———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), H472 [2FE]
Iran: condemn human rights violations, release political prisoners, support democracy, remove terrorist designation from opposition group, and impose sanctions to deter nuclear program (see H. Res. 1431), H8990 [22DE]
———impose sanctions on those complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens or their families after the June 12, 2009, political processes (see H.R. 4647), H1596 [17MR]
IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 6128), H7156 (see H.R. 6128), H7213 [28SE]
Israel: call for immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas (see H. Res. 1359), H4780 [23JN]
———recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 260), H2697 [20AP]
———tribute to efforts to save lives and provide relief to the people of Haiti in aftermath of the earthquake (see H. Res. 1277), H2695 [20AP]
Japan: remedy trade violations relative to not applying incentives for U.S. automobile imports under the Japan Eco-Friendly Vehicle Purchase Program (see H. Res. 997), H194 [19JA]
Labor-Management Relations Act: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 6384), H7394 [29SE]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 5748), H5674 [15JY]
Locatelli, Paul L.: tribute (see H. Res. 1528), H6685 [14SE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: commemorate anniversary of release from prison and recognize role in ending apartheid and contributions to South Africa and the global community (see H. Res. 1102), H755 [23FE]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H140 [13JA]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H7155 (see H.R. 1616), H7212 [28SE]
———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 868), H140 [13JA]
Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 4796), H7397 [29SE]
———continue ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs (see H.R. 2176), H5503 [1JY]
———cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 1693), H472 [2FE]
———ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see H.R. 1392), H755 [23FE]
———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4993), H4873 [24JN]
———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H3441 [12MY]
———establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (see H.R. 1643), H140 [13JA]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H266 [20JA]
———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 3108), H7396 [29SE]
———protect access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 5803), H7757 [30NO]
———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H7396 [29SE]
———provide coverage of custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 5447), H6809 [20SE]
———provide payment to hospitals for costs of expanded advanced practice nurse training programs (see H.R. 3185), H2937 [27AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 5795), H5818 [20JY]
Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see H.R. 4544), H2697 [20AP]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 1258), H3080 [29AP]
Mexico: assist in fighting drug cartels and curbing violence against Mexican and U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1032), H424 [27JA]
Mineta, Norman Y.: tribute (see H. Res. 1377), H8520 [15DE]
Monterey Institute of International Studies: recognize contributions of James Martin Center to combat nuclear weapons proliferation by training nonproliferation specialists and disseminating timely information (see H. Res. 1358), H3483 [13MY]
Monuments and memorials: require commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its environs to be constructed of materials grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 6270), H7389 [29SE]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H1358 [11MR]
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1116), H1221 [9MR]
National Chiropractic Health Month: observance (see H. Res. 1523), H6882 [22SE]
National Essential Tremor Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1264), H2641 [15AP]
National Influenza Vaccination Week: designate (see H. Res. 1003), H267 [20JA]
National Physician Assistant Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1600), H7156 (see H. Res. 1600), H7214 [28SE]
National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1162), H2461 [25MR]
National School Lunch Act: improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care (see H.R. 4402), H834 [24FE]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 1518), H6284 [28JY]
News media: promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, research impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, and establish a National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media (see H.R. 4925), H2318 [24MR]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H3542 [18MY]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H387 [26JA]
Olympic Day: support goals, congratulate Team USA for accomplishments in Vancouver, Canada, and support World Fit program promoting physical fitness to middle school students (see H. Res. 1461), H8598 [16DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 5808), H5920 [21JY]
Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (see H.R. 5175), H3312 [11MY]
———require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 4790), H2877 [26AP]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H3745 [24MY]
Poverty in America Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1024), H388 [26JA]
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), H4974 (see H.R. 1925), H5203 [29JN]
Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4564), H603 [4FE]
Railroads: amend limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents (see H.R. 6150), H7757 [30NO]
Real estate investment trusts: anniversary of establishing legislation (see H. Res. 1595), H6572 [30JY]
Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 1727), H7757 [30NO]
RV Centennial Celebration Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1073), H3824 [25MY]
Safety: improve mine and occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 5663), H6043 [26JY]
Sam Sacco Post Office Building, Eureka, CA: designate (see H.R. 6387), H7394 [29SE]
Saratoga Springs, NY: anniversary of Saratoga Race Course (see H. Res. 1513), H5677 [15JY]
SBA: establish and carry out a direct lending program for small business concerns (see H.R. 4295), H41 [12JA]
———establish loan guarantee program to assist small business concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6212), H6989 [23SE]
School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 1091), H647 [22FE]
Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 4530), H422 [27JA]
Senate Rules: request an amendment to the filibuster rule to facilitate consideration of bills and resolutions (see H. Res. 1018), H193 [19JA]
Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount for loans to State and local development companies and provide temporary authority for debt refinancing of commercial real estate (see H.R. 5412), H4678 [22JN]
Social Security: apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see H.R. 886), H933 [25FE]
———expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 6130), H6762 [15SE]
———prohibit access of prisoners to Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 5854), H6042 [26JY]
———reject severe changes and make common-sense adjustments to strengthen and preserve program (see H. Res. 1077), H606 [5FE]
———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H1744 [19MR]
State Small Business Credit Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5302), H3482 [13MY]
Stewart Lee Udall Dept. of the Interior Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5128), H3124 [4MY]
Supreme Court: disapprove closure of main entrance (see H. Con. Res. 314), H6571 [30JY]
Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (see H. Con. Res. 266), H5547 [13JY]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see H.R. 4462), H193 [19JA]
———allow a credit for installation of residential micro-combined heat and power property (see H.R. 2328), H2460 [25MR]
———allow an income tax credit for equity investments in high technology small businesses (see H.R. 4769), H1168 [4MR]
———allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (see H.R. 4850), H3124 [4MY]
———allow the low income housing credit to be carried back 5 years (see H.R. 4109), H194 [19JA]
———create a refundable work-sharing credit that stimulates demand in the private sector labor market and provides employers with an alternative to layoffs (see H.R. 4179), H4247 [8JN]
———deny any deduction for advertising and marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food at fast food restaurants or food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 4310), H7396 [29SE]
———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H2215 [22MR]
———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H6164 [27JY]
———expand the rehabilitation credit for older buildings (see H.R. 3715), H1744 [19MR]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H6683 [14SE]
———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 5041), H3311 [11MY]
———impose a tax on imports from any country that employs indirect taxes upon exports and authorize compensatory payments to eligible exporters if certain U.S. trade negotiating objectives are not met (see H.R. 2927), H327 [21JA]
———increase the residential energy credit and the investment tax credit with respect to solar property with a nameplate capacity of less than 20 kilowatts (see H.R. 5763), H5675 [15JY]
———modify treatment of foreign investments in U.S. real property (see H.R. 4539), H934 [25FE]
———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 4296), H4636 [17JN]
———provide an elective payment for specified energy property (see H.R. 4599), H601 [4FE]
———provide for an investment credit for biofuel facilities (see H.R. 5142), H4247 [8JN]
———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (see H.R. 4849), H1517 [16MR]
———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 537), H1324 [10MR]
———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 426), H2696 [20AP]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 4278), H3703 [20MY]
———reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (see H.R. 5328), H4780 [23JN]
———reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections (see H.R. 4994), H2502 [13AP]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]
———repeal limitation on issuance of new clean renewable energy bonds and terminate eligibility of governmental bodies to issue such bonds (see H.R. 6117), H6681 [14SE]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H2696 [20AP]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H4425 [14JN]
Terrorism: strike medals in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 4684), H4215 [28MY]
Tom Bradley Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 5450), H4022 (see H.R. 5450), H4084 [27MY]
Tom Kongsgaard Post Office Building, Napa, CA: designate (see H.R. 6237), H7154 (see H.R. 6237), H7211 [28SE]
Trade Act: strengthen provisions relative to identification of U.S. trade expansion priorities (see H.R. 6007), H6568 [30JY]
Transportation: improve national freight transportation system by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that advance interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 5976), H7644 [29NO]
———provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 5967), H6404 (see H.R. 5967), H6456 [29JY]
Uganda: express that the ``Anti-Homosexuality Bill'' under consideration, imposing long term imprisonment and the death penalty for certain acts, threatens the protection of fundamental human rights (see H. Res. 1064), H555 [3FE]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 6091), H6626 [10AU] (see H.R. 6419), H7615 [18NO]
University of Arizona: anniversary (see H. Res. 1145), H1324 [10MR]
University of Southern California: tribute to men's tennis team (see H. Res. 1480), H5504 [1JY]
Washington Stealth (lacrosse team): tribute (see H. Res. 1546), H5920 [21JY]
Women: issue semipostal to afford a convenient means by which the public may contribute towards acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service (see H.R. 1124), H6683 [14SE]
Wooden, John R.: tribute (see H. Res. 1427), H4247 [8JN]
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H194 [19JA]
World Ocean Day: observance (see H. Res. 1330), H3201 [5MY]
World Refugee Day: reaffirm goals (see H. Res. 1350), H3484 [13MY]
World War II: ensure all U.S. Holocaust survivors are able to live remaining years with dignity, comfort, and security (see H. Con. Res. 323), H7615 [18NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Corporations: clarify situations in which a corporation may be treated as a person under Federal law (see H.R. 4729), H1026 [2MR]
Dept. of Education: create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 5671), H5501 [1JY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (see H.R. 5902), H6282 [28JY]
Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 6549), H8785 [17DE]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: authorize funds to be used to pay eligible costs of preparing Federal environmental impact statements for certain navigation projects (see H.R. 5621), H4905 [28JN]
Henry C. Gonzalez Post Office Building, South Gate, CA: designate (see H.R. 5293), H3440 [12MY]
Housing: provide grants to States for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credits (see H.R. 4687), H833 [24FE]
Investments: increase funding for individual development accounts through funds received by eliminating the domestic production tax deduction for coal and other hard mineral fossil fuels (see H.R. 6067), H6570 [30JY]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 1029), H327 [21JA]
Social Security: provide for treatment of permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to certain benefits (see H.R. 6569), H8941 [21DE]
———require private insurers to certify that a claim is legitimate when forcing a policyholder to apply for disability benefits (see H.R. 6066), H6570 [30JY]
Taxation: exclude from personal holding company income dividends from foreign affiliates which are reinvested in the U.S. (see H.R. 5473), H4214 [28MY]
———increase the residential energy credit and the investment tax credit with respect to solar property with a nameplate capacity of less than 20 kilowatts (see H.R. 5765), H5675 [15JY]
———modify the energy credit for microturbine property (see H.R. 6515), H8286 [9DE]
———reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5764), H5675 [15JY]
Remarks
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, H8409
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), H1898
Children and youth: address media images relative to body image and self-esteem in girls, E253
Economy: importance of job creation, H3084 [4MY]
———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), conference report, H5215 [30JN]
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (S. 3036), E2157
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H8564 [16DE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (H.R. 5902), E1458
FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), H5629 [15JY]
———update National Flood Insurance Program flood area maps, H5629 [15JY]
Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (H.R. 2378), H7263 [29SE]
———prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (H.R. 6549), E2196
Gulf of Mexico: waive compliance with the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to assist in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H5961 [22JY]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: authorize funds to be used to pay eligible costs of preparing Federal environmental impact statements for certain navigation projects (H.R. 5621), E1220
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1898
Henry C. Gonzalez Post Office Building, South Gate, CA: designate (H.R. 5293), E831
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 1487), H5215 [30JN]
———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 1487), H5215 [30JN]
Housing: provide grants to States for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credits (H.R. 4687), E229
Investments: increase funding for individual development accounts through funds received by eliminating the domestic production tax deduction for coal and other hard mineral fossil fuels (H.R. 6067), E1508
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense (H. Con. Res. 260), E696
La Mirada, CA: anniversary, E463
National School Counseling Week: designate (H. Res. 1029), H343 [26JA]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 268), E841
Public lands: making emergency supplemental appropriations for rehabilitation, road projects, and job creation (H.R. 4291), H3084 [4MY]
SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), Senate amendment, H8409
Senior citizens: support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation (H. Res. 1342), H3841 [26MY]
Social Security: provide for treatment of permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to certain benefits (H.R. 6569), E2224
———require private insurers to certify that a claim is legitimate when forcing a policyholder to apply for disability benefits (H.R. 6066), E1533
Taxation: allow specified energy property grants to real estate investment trusts without regard to the ratable share income limitations (H.R. 4256), H3084 [4MY]
———exclude from personal holding company income dividends from foreign affiliates which are reinvested in the U.S. (H.R. 5473), E1029
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H8564 [16DE]
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, H8564 [16DE]
———modify the energy credit for microturbine property (H.R. 6515), E2101
———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), H2292 [24MR]
———reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5764), E1339
Votes: correction, E122
———position on missed, H8966 [22DE], E173
Workers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 375), H2903
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3868 [26MY]
Tributes
Coke, Evelyn, E1357
Ferguson, Dennis R., E2214
Gettelfinger, Ronald A., E1193