SOLIS, HILDA L. (a Representative from California)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 3719), H2154 [2AP]
Adam G. Kinser Post Office Building, Rio Vista, CA: designate (see H.R. 4807), H6707 [22JY]
Afghanistan: authorize assistance and security for women and children (see H.R. 4117), H3441 (see H.R. 4117), H3541 [20MY]
Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H7864 [29SE]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to captive animals (see H.R. 5242), H8856 [7OC]
Arlington National Cemetery: construct a memorial to noncitizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3480), H128 [27JA]
Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H6997 [9SE]
———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred by or on behalf of such members before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (see H.R. 3731), H304 [3FE]
Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4766 [22JN]
Business and industry: prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (see H.R. 3888), H830 [3MR]
California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 4469), H4171 [15JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H1369 [23MR]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: require repayment of appropriated funds that are illegaly disbursed for political purposes (see H.R. 4458), H3439 (see H.R. 4458), H3539 [20MY]
Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H1789 [31MR]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 4622), H5331 [7JY]
———prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of their parents (see H.R. 3779), H2019 [1AP]
Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 3809), H514 [11FE]
Climate: conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits to consumers from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 4067), H1739 [30MR]
Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H872 [4MR]
Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 4854), H5982 [19JY] (see H.R. 4863), H6126 [20JY]
Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H5909 [15JY]
Communications Act: clarify congressional intent concerning, and codify, certain requirements ensuring that broadcasters afford reasonable opportunity for discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance (see H.R. 4710), H6756 [7SE]
Computers: prohibit misappropriation of databases while ensuring consumer access to factual information (see H.R. 3872), H752 [2MR]
Consumers: extend certain protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 5315), H9048 [8OC]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H2199 [20AP]
Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (see H.R. 5335), H9049 [8OC]
Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]
———restore judicial discretion in sentencing for certain Federal crimes and require a U.S. Sentencing Commission report on the incidence of downward departures (see H.R. 2213), H2815 [11MY]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]
———provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]
Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 4678), H6707 [22JY]
Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 5374), H10000 [18NO]
Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 4585), H6707 [22JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 4493), H6707 [22JY]
———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 4354), H2917 [12MY]
———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H7443 [22SE]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 4676), H6707 [22JY]
Diseases: establish comprehensive, integrated, and culturally appropriate HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls for each country provided assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4792), H5470 [9JY]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H6707 [22JY]
———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 5339), H9963 [17NO]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H393 [4FE]
Earl B. Gilliam/Imperial Avenue Post Office Building, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 5364), H9745 [16NO]
Education: require medically accurate factual information in any course material or instruction on human development and sexuality (see H.R. 802), H575 [24FE]
Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H2266 [21AP]
———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (see H.R. 4740), H5149 [25JN]
———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts (see H.R. 3820), H2200 [20AP]
———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 4575), H4170 [15JN]
Evan Asa Ashcraft Post Office Building, West Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 5147), H7736 [28SE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 4720), H5149 [25JN]
FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H4392 (see H.J. Res. 72), H4507 [17JN]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H8168 [5OC]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H1484 [24MR]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H3440 (see H.R. 2442), H3540 [20MY]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H4894 [23JN]
Financial institutions: commemorate anniversary of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Co., and honor the contributions of minority-owned banks (see H. Con. Res. 394), H1369 [23MR]
Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H9963 [17NO]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5312), H9048 [8OC]
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]
Haiti: express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H128 [27JA]
Haskins, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 562), H5151 [25JN]
Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H10926 [6DE]
Health: expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), H2265 [21AP]
———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 4357), H2918 [12MY]
———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H1323 [18MR]
———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H7945 [30SE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H6900 [8SE]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H4928 (see H.R. 4610), H5072 [24JN]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H4926 (see H.R. 4682), H5070 [24JN]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2265 [21AP]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H2549 [4MY]
Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H4928 (see H.R. 4263), H5072 [24JN]
Immigration: provide for earned adjustment to reward work, reunify families, establish a temporary worker program that protects workers, and strengthen national security (see H.R. 4262), H2547 [4MY]
———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H2549 [4MY]
Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H926 [9MR]
India: elections (see H. Con. Res. 433), H3439 (see H. Con. Res. 433), H3539 [20MY]
Iraq: provide education and health care for, and protect human rights of, women and children, and enhance political participation, economic empowerment, civil society, and personal security for women (see H.R. 4671), H4893 [23JN]
King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7138 [14SE]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3847), H698 [26FE]
League of United Latin American Citizens: anniversary (see H. Res. 533), H575 [24FE] (see H. Res. 544), H700 [26FE]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 4937, 4938), H6702 [22JY]
Lyon, Matthew: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 369), H1323 [18MR]
Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H393 [4FE]
Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H699 [26FE]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H9050 [8OC]
Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3767), H392 [4FE]
———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H393 [4FE]
———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in California (see H.R. 3964), H1071 [11MR]
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: eliminate overpayments to health maintenance organizations and other private plans (see H.R. 4304), H2727 [6MY]
Middle East: recognize importance of fighting terrorism and embracing efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace (see H. Res. 479), H90 [21JA]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4256), H2491 [30AP]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H7329 [21SE]
Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H2919 [12MY]
Prince Edward County, VA: make tuition grants available to eligible former students denied an education when the public schools closed rather than comply with Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 451), H4286 [16JN]
Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans' Memorial Post Office, Three Rivers, TX: designate (see H.R. 4911), H6701 [22JY]
Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H2484 [28AP]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H5471 [9JY]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 4994), H6704 [22JY]
Selective Service System: terminate registration requirement and activities of local boards and agencies (see H.R. 4746), H5909 [15JY]
Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1322 [18MR]
Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4350), H2917 [12MY]
———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]
———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H5195 [6JY]
Solid Waste Disposal Act: amend to provide for secondary containment to prevent methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and petroleum contamination (see H.R. 3940), H1070 [11MR]
Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H2371 [22AP]
———allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 4124), H2019 [1AP]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H7443 [22SE]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H700 [26FE]
———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H2918 [12MY]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H6899 [8SE]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 4820), H5653 [13JY]
Transportation: responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H515 [11FE]
U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H927 [9MR]
Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H3781 [3JN]
———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5244), H10080 [19NO]
———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H2373 [22AP]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H3963 [14JN]
Voting: condemn all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the U.S. and reaffirm that the right to vote is a fundamental right of all eligible citizens (see H. Res. 793), H7442 [22SE]
Water: ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water (see H.R. 4268), H2548 [4MY]
Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H8859 [7OC]
———increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H753 [2MR]
World Summit on Sustainable Development: affirm U.S. commitment to improve worldwide access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation services (see H. Res. 782), H7864 [29SE]
World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H2548 [4MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Chemicals: prohibit the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of pentabrominated diphenyl ethers and octabrominated diphenyl ethers (see H.R. 4076), H1739 [30MR]
Dept. of Education: make formula grants to States to ensure access to high-quality, voluntary preschool education (see H.R. 5084), H7233 [15SE]
Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 5344), H9049 [8OC]
Letters
New York City Watershed Protection Program reauthorization: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H2601 [5MY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H6759 [8SE]
Remarks
AltaMed Health Services Corp.: anniversary, E760
Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, E1036
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2789 [11MY], E637
Black History Month: observance, E234
Budget: allocation of funds, H279 [3FE]
———deficit, H279 [3FE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1444 [24MR], H1504 [25MR]
Bush, President: State of the Union Message, H8 [20JA]
Caribbean nations: allocation of foreign aid to Haiti and the Dominican Republic relative to flood disaster, H5816 [15JY]
Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H2818 [12MY]
Clean Air Act: allow waiver of fuel and fuel additive requirements in cases of significant supply disruptions and reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (H.R. 4545), H4137 [15JN]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (H.R. 1684), E1663
———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 1545), E1663
Commission on Politicization of Science in the Regulatory Process: establish, H3150 [18MY]
Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H352 [4FE]
Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (H.R. 3936), H9786 [17NO]
Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H2818 [12MY]
Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H648 [26FE]
———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, H648 [26FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3376 [19MY]
———develop comprehensive policy relative to the prevention of, and response to, sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces, H3376 [19MY]
Dept. of Education: make formula grants to States to ensure access to high-quality, voluntary preschool education (H.R. 5084), E1644
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (H.R. 1034), E495
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Sexual Trauma Counseling Program funding, H9786 [17NO]
Earth Day: observance, H2349 [22AP]
Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H2349 [22AP]
Economic Development Administration: reauthorize and improve (S. 1134), E1857
Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, H3235 [19MY], H8173 [6OC]
———importance of job creation, H579 [25FE], H930 [10MR]
———national objectives priority assignments, H877 [9MR], H4622 [21JN], H5203 [7JY], H6760 [8SE]
El Monte, CA: anniversary of VFW Post 10218, E1995
Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H579 [25FE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5816 [15JY]
Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H6915
Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), H3150 [18MY]
Health: provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services, H5540 [13JY]
Hollywood, CA: tribute to the Nosotros (organization), the Ricardo Montalban Foundation on the inauguration of the Ricardo Montalban Theatre, E847
Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (H.R. 3142), E1663
———provide for earned adjustment to reward work, reunify families, establish a temporary worker program that protects workers, and strengthen national security (H.R. 4262), E1663
Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), H10899 [6DE]
Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), H1192
———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H7738 [29SE]
Latin Business Association: anniversary, E531
League of United Latin American Citizens: anniversary, E340
Los Angeles, CA: tribute to East Los Angeles Civic Center Library, E1993
Los Angeles City Chicano Employees Association: anniversary, E1565
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, E34
Medicare: impose conditions on Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (H.R. 3722), H3022, H3035, H3038, H3041 [17MY]
———increase in premiums, H6760 [8SE]
———prescription drug discount card program implementation, H3609 [2JN]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H1598 [29MR]
Memorial Day: observance, H3576 [1JN], E1036
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3459), H2818 [12MY]
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance, E1851
National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8900 [8OC]
National Week of Action for Immigrant Rights: observance, E1663
Older Americans Month: observance, E785
Public debt: ceiling (S. 2986), H9689 [16NO]
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act: increase Federal share of costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project (H.R. 1284), Senate amendment, H9837
Rios, Martha M.T. De La Rosa: Mexican Mother of the Year award recipient, E788
Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize, E959
San Diego County, CA: expedite construction of a security fence to reduce illegal immigration, H8900 [8OC]
Taxation: simplify certain tax rules for individuals (H.R. 4841), H5990 [20JY]
———simplify the taxation of businesses (H.R. 4840), H5990 [20JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 757), H6915
Unemployment: level, H877 [9MR]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H352 [4FE], H2383 [27AP]
Univision Communications, Inc.: tribute to minority health campaign, E1997
Vines, Robert and Sherri: Congregation Emanu El of San Bernardino, CA, Rabbi Norman F. Feldheym Award recipients, E1102
Votes: position on missed, H2518
Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (H.R. 5344), E1908
Water Awareness Month: observance, E959
Women: impact of Bush administration policies, H4735 [22JN]
———programs funding, H1444 [24MR], H2048
Women's History Month: observance, H2048
World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (H. Con. Res. 413), H3645 [2JN]
———tribute to contributions of Japanese Americans, E637
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2546 [4MY], H3818 [8JN], H5192 [6JY]
Special order: granted, H23 [20JA], H297 [3FE], H3602 [1JN], H4644 [21JN], H4764 [22JN], H5534 [12JY]
Tributes
Alcaraz, Lalo, E759
Anzaldua, Gloria, E1316
Burraston, Neil, E782
Burton, John L., E120
Ceniceros, Manuel A., E1326
Del Olmo, Frank, E328
Felix, Michael A., E1025
Gonzalez, Benjamin R., E1101
Hall, Greg, E1674
Keil, Lillian, E1403
Martinez, Marina, E415
Oaxaca, Fernando, E1103
Olen, Karen Hirai, E1231
Perez, John A., E1804
Rascon, Sergio, E760
Roark, Lonnie and Lucia, E1829
Salaz, Paul, E1991
Sickler, David, E1069
Taylor-Miesle, Heather, E356
Vargas, Raul, E233
Villarreal, Christina, E242
Vittimberga, Glenda, E1023
Yamashiro, Nikki, E245