ESHOO, ANNA G. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H767 [15FE]

FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), H1620, H1624 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H1571 [26MR]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5526 [31JY]

Ahmad, Masroor: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend promotion of peace and justice and counseling of Ahmadi Muslims to avoid violence, even in the face of persecution (see H. Res. 709), H4156 [27JN]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 6046), H5923 [12SE]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 129), H4158 [27JN]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H513 [6FE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 621), H2330 [7MY]

Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]

Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3596), H1543 [22MR]

California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (see H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]

Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 4389), H1976 [18AP]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), H3105 [17MY]

Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H6344 [13NO]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (see H.R. 6671), H6828 [17DE]

Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H1359 [9MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic food laws (see H.R. 5962), H4828 [11JY]

Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), H5764 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 4816), H2212 [26AP]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 4055), H3363 [31MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H6701 [11DE]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H1154 [5MR]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 6672), H6828 [17DE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H7585 [2JA]

Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]

Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H27 [17JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H4656 [29JN]

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H183 [25JA]

FCC: permit each Commissioner to appoint an electrical engineer or computer scientist to provide technical consultation (see H.R. 2102), H1273 [7MR]

FDA: expedite approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions (see H.R. 4132), H1847 [16AP]

FEC: reassert congressional authority to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6310), H5705 [2AU]

Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 [9MY]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H1543 [22MR]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H6535 [29NO]

Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H7264 [18DE]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]

Fish and fishing: include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (see H.R. 1176), H802 [15FE]

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H2647 [10MY]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1497 [21MR]

——— provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2376), H6298 [28SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]

Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H5860 [11SE]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6060 [14SE]

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3266 [30MY]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see H. Res. 837), H7360 [19DE]

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. 3125), H6001 [13SE]

Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H4686 [9JY]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1808 [29MR]

——— reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 4133), H1847 [16AP]

James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H2072 [24AP]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1391 [19MR]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H727 [14FE]

Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H3915 [20JN]

Medicare: provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H2813 [16MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6298 [28SE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]

Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6623 [4DE]

Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations (see H.R. 501), H6300 [2OC]

Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 [16FE]

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1306 [8MR]

NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5712 [2AU]

Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H6302 [5OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections, create similar system for congressional elections, and strengthen rules on political action committees (see H.R. 6448), H6230 [20SE]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6280 [21SE]

Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 6587), H6536 [29NO]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H6310 [16OC]

Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H3733 [18JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1571 [26MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H6298 [28SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal (see H.R. 6331), H6001 [13SE]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H6318 [26OC]

Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]

Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6298 [28SE]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H3363 [31MY]

Taxation: expand availability of cash method of accounting for small businesses (see H.R. 4643), H2570 [9MY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5766 [10SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H3163 [18MY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H2813 [16MY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6428 [16NO]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 506), H3662 [7JN]

Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]

Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]

——— issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]

Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H1544 [22MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2647 [10MY]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]

——— require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]

——— require States to establish minimum early voting period and ensure that no individual be required to wait for longer than one hour to cast a ballot at a polling place in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 6591), H6397 [15NO]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H6298 [28SE]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 4122), H3481 [5JN]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]

——— provide protections against violence against immigrant women (see H.R. 5331), H2570 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Hazardous substances: amend regulations relative to certain mercury compounds, products, and processes (see H.R. 6686), H7359 [19DE]

Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5629 [1AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Hazardous substances: amend regulations relative to certain mercury compounds, products, and processes (H.R. 6686), H7360 [19DE]

Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain View, CA: designate (H.R. 6260), H5630 [1AU]

Motions

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1287 [8MR]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E631• [24AP]

California: protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1062 [29FE]

Cole, Sean: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, E1641• [21SE], E1662• [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), conference report, E2037• [2JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5058 [19JY]

——— require Federal contractors to disclose political contributions, H5058 [19JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative, E2037• [2JA]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (H.R. 733), H6145, H6146 [19SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 6672), H7293 [19DE]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 1440), H7299 [19DE]

Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H767 [15FE]

Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant cancers, H6145, H6146 [19SE]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, H919 [17FE], E272• [28FE]

FCC: provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct incentive auctions, H919 [17FE]

——— provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), H1611, H1612, H1616, H1620, H1622, H1624 [27MR]

——— require entities sponsoring political advertising to disclose the identity of donors who have contributed over a certain amount over a 2-year election cycle, H1620 [27MR]

——— require the Freedom of Information Act process be more open and transparent, H1622 [27MR]

FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), E948• [1JN], E1162• [27JN]

FERC: review results from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration study on hazardous liquid pipeline regulations before issuing TransCanada Keystone XL gas pipeline permit, H767 [15FE]

Firearms: gun control, H6819 [17DE]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5241 [25JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4727 [10JY]

House of Representatives: tribute to departing Members, H6746 [12DE]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), E1656• [25SE]

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5600, H5602 [1AU]

Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect (S. Con. Res. 50), H6644 [5DE]

Lee, Carmen A.: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1641• [21SE]

Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain View, CA: designate (H.R. 6260), H7337 [19DE]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, Kirovabad, and Baku, E241• [27FE]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings (H. Res. 833), H6819 [17DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4727 [10JY]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4727 [10JY]

Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen, E1162• [27JN]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), H1062 [29FE]

Schaffer, Trevor: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, E1644• [21SE], E1663• [28SE]

SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from the Securities Act, H1237 [7MR]

Sheldon, Denise: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, E1643• [21SE], E1660• [28SE]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1237 [7MR]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), motion to recommit, H1287 [8MR]

——— require public disclosure of political contributions, H1287 [8MR]

Stanford University: tribute to women’s water polo team, E1312• [24JY]

Sullivan, Nancy: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1643• [21SE]

Votes: correction, H2492• [9MY], E629• [24AP], E782• [11MY], E1619• [21SE]

——— position on missed, E1985• [21DE], E2038• [2JA]

Walsh, Ken: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Henry Schimpf Award recipient, E1642• [21SE], E1659• [28SE]

Wise, Joe: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, E1664• [28SE]

Tributes

Arnold, Robert K., E1254• [17JY]

Batinovich, Robert, E1670• [28SE]

Chapman, Richard F., E1785• [16NO]

Daschbach, Howard M., Jr., E216• [16FE]

Davis, Belva, E1825• [28NO]

Esclamado, Alex, E1753• [14NO]

Fazzino, Gary P., E1788• [16NO]

Glaser, Robert J., E1175• [28JN]

Glaze, Thomas A., E549• [17AP]

Hatamiya, Nancy Takahashi, E1095• [20JN]

Huggins, Charles N., E1646• [21SE]

Jaroch, Dorothy M., E1376• [1AU]

Jarrett, James W., E471• [28MR]

Kamei, Ruth Kisako, E1128• [21JN]

LaRiviere, Florence, E763• [10MY]

Lautze, Robert F., E1310• [24JY]

Lee, John J., E979• [5JN]

Lyman, Richard W., E1079• [19JN]

Manoukian, Matthew P., E1661• [28SE]

McGovern, Edward P., E1888• [7DE]

Miller, Dorothy Rumsey, E1395• [3AU]

Nevin, Michael D., E1891• [7DE]

Seiler, Donald H., E1645• [21SE]

Shea, Caroline Otten, E931• [31MY]

Webster, Sanford H., E890• [25MY]