Bills sponsored by state delegation (of Arizona)Name Billy House Republic Washington Bureau Jan. 1, 2005 12:00 AM WASHINGTON - Here are the bills or resolutions sponsored by Arizonans in Congress during the 2003-04 session that passed either the House or the Senate, or both, and those that were signed into law, according to Library of Congress records: Sen. John McCain • A bill to authorize the secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of sites tied to the life of Cesar Chavez and the farm labor movement. Passed the Senate, sent to the House. • A bill to provide for the use of distribution of funds awarded to the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Signed into law May 14, 2003. • A bill to reauthorize the National Transportation Safety Board. Signed into law Dec. 6, 2003. • A bill to reauthorize the U. S. Fire Administration. Signed into law Dec. 6, 2003. • A resolution welcoming the support of 18 European nations in the enforcement of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1441 about Iraqi non-compliance regarding disclosures about programs to develop weapons of mass destruction. Passed the Senate, sent to the House. • A resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Bulgaria. • A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Major League Baseball teams and their players should take immediate action to adopt a drug-testing policy that deters use of anabolic steroids. • A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the president should use his authority to give a posthumous pardon to boxer John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for his racially motivated 1913 conviction on violations of the Mann Act. • A resolution celebrating the anniversaries of the International Polar Years (1882-83 and 1932-33) and the International Geophysical Year (1957-58) and supporting continuation of this international science year tradition in 2007-08. • A resolution to honor the people of the former Soviet satellite of Georgia on the first anniversary of the Rose Revolution. • A resolution urging the Ukraine government to ensure a democratic, transparent and fair election process for the presidential runoff. • A resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to human rights in central Asia. Passed the Senate, sent to the House. • A bill to reauthorize the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution. Records relate this to a House version that was signed into law Dec. 6, 2003. • A bill to amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 and to establish the U.S. Boxing Administration. Passed the Senate, sent to the House. • A bill to elevate the position of director of Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to assistant secretary for Indian health. Sent to the House. • A bill to alleviate delays in the payment of the re-enlistment bonus to members of the reserves who are mobilized. Passed the Senate, sent to the House. • A bill to provide survivor benefit-plan annuities for surviving spouses of reservists not eligible for retirement who die of a cause incurred or aggravated while on active-duty training. Passed the Senate, sent to the House. • A bill to provide a month's allotment of free telephone calling time to members of the U.S. armed forces stationed outside the United States who are directly supporting military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan. Passed the Senate, sent to the House. • A bill to ratify appointments and promotions in the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that failed to be submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent. Records relate this to a House bill that was signed into law April 13, 2004. • A bill to reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission. • A bill to direct the secretary of Transportation to make grants for security improvements to bus operations. • A bill to authorize appropriations for the Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal 2004 through 2008. Passed the Senate, sent to the House. • A bill to reauthorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Passed the Senate, sent to the House. • A bill to authorize appropriations for activities under federal railroad safety laws for fiscal 2004 through 2008. Passed the Senate, sent to the House. • A bill to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act. Passed the Senate, sent to the House. • A bill to provide increased rail transportation security. Passed the Senate, sent to the House. • A bill to amend a 1966 act to allow binding-arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts affecting land within the Salt River Reservation. Records relate this to a House version signed into law Oct. 16, 2004. Sen. Jon Kyl • A bill to provide for the Arizona Water Settlement Act resolving the largest Indian water claim in U.S. history. Signed into law Dec. 10, 2004. • A resolution honoring Mary Jane Jenkins Ogilvie, wife of a former Senate chaplain, the Rev. Lloyd John Ogilvie. • A resolution calling on the government of the People's Republic of China to immediately and unconditionally release Yang Jianli, an activist. • A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to cover those, other than U.S. people, who engage in international terrorism without affiliation with an international terrorist group. Passed the Senate, sent to the House. • A bill to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in Apache County. Signed into law June 23, 2003. • A private bill declaring Ilko Vasilev Ivanov, Anelia Marinova Peneva, Marina Ilkova Ivanova and Julie Ilkova Ivanova to have been lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Passed the Senate, sent to the House. • A bill to protect rights of crime victims. Passed the Senate, sent to the House. Rep. Rick Renzi • A resolution honoring the dedication and service of Rick Lupe, a White Mountain Apache firefighter who died of burn wounds. Passed the House, sent to the Senate. • A resolution honoring the service of American Indians in the U. S. armed forces. Passed by the House, sent to the Senate. • A bill providing for the exchange of certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto national forests in Arizona. Signed into law Dec. 19, 2003. • A bill to improve education and entrepreneurship benefits, housing benefits and other benefits for veterans. Passed the House, sent to the Senate. • A bill to revise the boundary of the Petrified Forest National Park. Signed into law Dec. 3, 2004. • A bill to establish institutes - initially three in northern Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado - to demonstrate and promote use of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of wildfires and restore the health of fire-adapted forests and woodland ecosystems of the interior west. Signed into law Oct. 5, 2004. • A bill to provide a land exchange between the U.S. Forest Service and owners of the Yavapai Ranch in northern Arizona. Passed the House, sent to the Senate. • A bill to increase the death gratuity payable to families of deceased members of the armed services and to exclude that payment from taxable income. Signed into law Nov. 11, 2003. • A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to redesignate the American Indian Education Foundation as the National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education. Signed into law July 2, 2004. • A bill to clarify the loan-guarantee authority under a title section of the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act of 1996. Signed into law Oct. 30, 2004. Rep. J.D. Hayworth • A resolution recognizing the social problem of child abuse and neglect and supporting efforts to enhance public awareness of the problem. • A bill to amend the Education Land Grant Act to require the secretary of Agriculture to pay the costs of environmental reviews with respect to conveyances under that act. Passed the House, sent to the Senate. • A bill to amend a 1966 act to allow binding-arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts affecting land within the Salt River Reservation. Signed into law Oct. 16, 2004. • Hayworth also was the chief House sponsor of Kyl's bill to provide for the Arizona Water Settlement Act resolving the largest Indian water claim in U.S. history. Signed into law Dec. 10, 2004. Rep. John Shadegg • A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the Blue Star Flag and the Gold Star. Passed by the House and agreed to by the Senate. • A resolution encouraging Americans to wear red poppies on Memorial Day to honor past and current members of the armed services. Passed by the House and agreed to by the Senate. • A resolution congratulating Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks on pitching a perfect game on May 18, 2004. Rep. Jim Kolbe • A bill to reauthorize the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution. Signed into law Dec. 6, 2003. • A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing and related programs for fiscal 2003-04. Records relate this to a later measure consolidating several government spending bills. • A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing and related programs for fiscal 2004-05. Signed into law Dec. 8, 2004 Rep. Jeff Flake • A resolution recognizing the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Marshall Islands and recognizing the Marshall Islands as a staunch ally of the United States. Passed by the House and agreed to by the Senate. • A resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu and the end of Imperial Japanese control of Palau during World War II and urging the secretary of the Interior to work to protect the historic sites of the Peleliu Battlefield National Historic Landmark. Approved by the House and Senate. Signed by the president Dec. 21, 2004. Rep. Raul Grijalva • A bill to correct the southern boundary of the Colorado River Indian Reservation in Arizona. Passed the House, sent to the Senate. Reps. Ed Pastor and Trent Franks • No bills or resolutions passed. Reach the reporter at billy.house@arizonarepublic.com or 1-(202) 906-8136. -------------------------- |