RUSH, BOBBY L.(a Representative from Illinois)
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Education: provide assistance to local elementary schools for the prevention and reduction of conflict and violence (see H.R. 3390), H8589 [27OC]
Handguns: limitations on transfers to individuals (see H.R. 3482), H9079 [9NO]
National Community Development Administration: establish (see H.R. 2250), H2815 [25MY]
Taxation: averaging requirements of public pensions (see H.R. 2109), H2462 [12MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 26), H1080 [9MR]
———pro choice versus right to life (see H.R. 25), H259 [26JA]
AFDC: remove disincentives that prevent recipients from moving toward self-sufficiency (see H.R. 1007), H1905 [19AP]
Bonds: discrimination in surety bond transactions (see H.R. 1464), H6514 [8SE]
Business and industry: microenterprise lending and development (see H.R. 2308), H8057 [15OC]
Child abuse: education and prevention (see H.R. 125), H7452 [5OC]
Child care: criminal background checks for child care providers (see H.R. 1237), H6848 [21SE]
Children and youth: protect from certain parent-child visitation experiences (see H.R. 2573), H7172 [28SE]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1890), H2126 [28AP]
Classical Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 239), H9704 [15NO]
Colleges and universities: authorizing appropriations for historic preservation at historically black colleges (see H.R. 2921), H6377 [6AU]
Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 20), H219 [25JA]
Congress: application of certain employment, health, and safety laws and rights (see H.R. 349), H6514 [8SE]
Consumers: rent-to-own transactions (see H.R. 3136), H8666 [1NO]
Contracts: prohibit reimbursement of defense contractors for certain environmental response costs (see H.R. 3477), H10990 [22NO]
Corp. for National Service: establish (see H.R. 2010), H3700 [16JN]
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), H7173 [28SE]
Courts: admissibility of certain testimony relative to domestic violence cases (see H. Con. Res. 20), H1081 [9MR]
———terminate salary of justice or judge convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1480), H6595 [9SE]
Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 1015), H725 [18FE]
———prohibit credit card issuers from preventing government agencies' issuance of a service charge for honoring credit card payments (see H.R. 2175), H6514 [8SE]
Credit cards: disclosure and competitiveness in credit card industry (see H.R. 1842), H2023 [22AP]
Crime: ban possession or transfer of assault weapons (see H.R. 1706), H1894 [7AP]
———Federal, State, and local programs for the investigation, reporting, and prevention of bias crimes (see H.R. 1437), H6514 [8SE]
———Federal penalties for stalking (see H.R. 840), H6595 [9SE]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3315), H8202 [19OC]
———sentencing guidelines for Federal criminal cases relative to hate crimes (see H.R. 1152), H911 [1MR]
Dept. of Commerce: establish toll free number to assist consumers in determining if products are American made (see H.R. 3342), H10470 [20NO]
Dept. of Defense: contracting with small disadvantaged businesses (see H.R. 1609), H8057 [15OC]
Dept. of Environmental Protection: establish (see H.R. 3425), H8794 [3NO]
Diseases: AIDS prevention (see H.R. 1538), H6758 [14SE]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H7827 [13OC]
Ecology and environment: protection of the global environment relative to international agreements and the U.N. Sustainable Development Commission (see H.J. Res. 166), H2129 [28AP]
———research and development of environmental technologies (see H.R. 3603), H10648 [21NO]
Economy: emergency community development and housing assistance to stimulate growth (see H.R. 7), H82 [5JA]
Education: extend certain nutrition and school lunch programs (see H.R. 8), H2995 [27MY]
———gender equity (see H.R. 1793), H6595 [9SE]
———national framework for the development of School-to-Work Opportunities systems in all States (see H.R. 2884), H7452 [5OC]
Employment: assist discharged Armed Forces members to obtain employment and management training with public housing authorities and management companies (see H.R. 1886), H6848 [21SE]
———assistance to laid-off workers whose work has been transferred to a foreign country (see H.R. 2345), H6382 [6AU]
———equalize the remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see H.R. 224), H260 [26JA]
———funding for certain programs and restoration of national information collection system relative to apprenticeships (see H.R. 1362), H6595 [9SE]
———time use and monetary value of unremunerated work relative to the GNP (see H.R. 966), H723 [18FE]
FAA: rehiring of certain former air traffic controllers (see H.R. 468), H6757 [14SE]
Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1), H359 [2FE]
———establish national domestic violence hotline (see H.R. 522), H1080 [9MR]
FBI: regulate conduct relative to the exercise of rights protected by the 1st Amendment to the Constitution (see H.R. 50), H7670 [7OC]
Federal aid programs: authorize economic assistance to State and local governments (see H.R. 581), H257 [26JA]
———making appropriations for WIC, Head Start, and Job Corp programs (see H.R. 1722), H10301 [19NO]
Federal employees: administrative review of discrimination claims (see H.R. 1111), H1642 [25MR]
———administrative review of employment discrimination claims (see H.R. 2721), H5073 [23JY]
———voluntary participation in political processes (see H.R. 20), H484 [3FE]
Financial institutions: assist community development institutions (see H.R. 2666), H4777 [19JY]
———claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see H.R. 2443), H6595 [9SE]
———deposit insurance for minority and women owned banks (see H.R. 3459), H9566 [10NO]
———disclosure of small business lending practices (see H.R. 918), H1550 [23MR]
———insurance of deposits in minority- and women-owned banks by the Bank Deposit Financial Assistance Program (see H.R. 3524), H9873 [17NO]
———regulation by a single Federal independent regulatory commission (see H.R. 1214), H1045 [4MR]
Firearms: manufacturer, importer, or dealer liability for damages resulting from certain weapons, excise tax to assist uninsured gunshot victims (see H.R. 737), H1292 [16MR]
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 1025), H1047 [4MR]
Fisk University: authorizing appropriations for the restoration of historic buildings (see H.R. 1923), H2181 [29AP]
Floods: reduce interest rates on SBA loans for losses resulting from the floods in Midwest States (see H.R. 2742), H6849 [21SE]
Food: U.S. commitment to end hunger and malnutrition (see H.J. Res. 193), H2302 [5MY]
Foreign aid: promote sustainable development in environmentally sound ways (see H. Con. Res. 100), H6982 [23SE]
Foreign trade: protection of U.S. copyright-based industries under certain agreements (see H. Res. 165), H7173 [28SE]
FRS: promote accountability, diversity, and public interest (see H.R. 28), H1010 [3MR]
GATT: negotiations objectives (see H. Con. Res. 193), H10987 [22NO]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), H9080 [9NO]
Guam: mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3372), H9874 [17NO]
Haiti: U.S. interdiction of ships and vessels (see H. Con. Res. 182), H9873 [17NO]
Handguns: limitations on transfers to individuals (see H.R. 544), H640 [16FE]
Health: care for pregnant women and children through State-based health plans (see H.R. 727), H6757 [14SE]
———establish National Women's Health Resource Center within Columbia Hospital for Women, Washington, DC (see H.R. 490), H640 [16FE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200, 3600), H2719 [24MY], H10469 [20NO]
Hines, IL: construction of facility at the Hines Veterans Hospital (see H.R. 1617), H5361 [27JY]
Homeless: remove requirement that funds be expressly provided for homeless veterans assistance (see H.R. 2140), H6514 [8SE]
———supplemental appropriations for assistance (see H.R. 697), H641 [16FE]
———voting rights (see H.R. 1457), H6757 [14SE]
House of Representatives: campaign contribution limitations relative to qualifying and nonqualifying candidates (see H.R. 2154), H4013 [23JN]
Housing: authorize research and evaluation programs for lead based paint hazards (see H.R. 1419), H6778 [15SE]
———construction and revitalization of public units (see H.R. 1380), H6514 [8SE]
———protect home ownership and equity through enhanced disclosure of risks associated with certain mortgages (see H.R. 3153), H7172 [28SE]
———smoke detectors and fire safety devices in rooms qualifying as affordable rental housing (see H.R. 1733), H2687 [20MY]
Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: authorize appropriations for capital improvement projects (see H.R. 1828), H2023 [22AP]
Immigration: adjustment of status for certain Polish and Hungarian parolees (see H.R. 1291), H1164 [10MR]
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 175), H10302 [19NO]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), H1937 [20AP]
Job Corps: impact on overall youth policy (see H. Con. Res. 73), H7036 [27SE]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 5), H359 [2FE]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 92), H2342 [6MY]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: authorizing appropriations and establishing Martin Luther King, Jr., Day as day of national community service (see H.R. 1933), H2182 [29AP]
Mental health: inclusion of benefits in comprehensive health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 52), H6758 [14SE]
Money: check cashing and mailing regulations (see H.R. 1448), H4408 [30JN]
Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 1608), H2342 [6MY]
National African-American Health Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 136), H1046 [4MR]
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), H1994 [21AP]
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 247), H9854 [16NO]
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H10160 [18NO]
National Health Information Management Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), H6515 [8SE]
National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2918), H6377 [6AU]
National Institute on Minority Health: establish (see H.R. 825), H1739 [30MR]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 213), H3921 [22JN]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), H8433 [22OC]
National Youth Sports Program Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 196), H4013 [23JN]
Native Americans: repair and rehabilitation of schools (see H.R. 2277), H2866 [26MY]
Nicaragua: economic assistance (see H. Res. 40), H2428 [11MY]
Nigeria: support democracy (see H. Con. Res. 151), H6981 [23SE]
NOAA: coordination of Great Lakes activities (see H.R. 1394), H6595 [9SE]
Northern Mariana Islands: mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3372), H9874 [17NO]
OSHA: reform (see H.R. 1280), H8002 [14OC]
———regulations (see H. Con. Res. 14), H7671 [7OC]
Persian Gulf Conflict: veterans' health care (see H.R. 2535), H5361 [27JY]
POW: minting of commemorative coins (see H.R. 535), H1292 [16MR]
Privacy: prevent abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1900), H6514 [8SE]
Privacy Protection Commission: establish to improve protection of individuals information (see H.R. 135), H7452 [5OC]
Rawls, Lou: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 1718), H2183 [29AP]
Real property: mortgage servicing industry technology improvements (see H.R. 27), H83 [5JA]
Refugees: involuntary return of refugees outside the U.S., and designate Haiti under temporary protected status (see H.R. 3663), H10985 [22NO]
Refuse disposal: incinerator regulation (see H.R. 2488), H6382 [6AU]
———require contaminant testing of ash generated from solid waste incineration prior to landfill disposal (see H.R. 2017), H2341 [6MY]
Religion: protect free exercise (see H.R. 1308), H1230 [11MR]
SBA: modify the small business and capital ownership development program (see H.R. 2662), H5527 [29JY]
Schools: reduction of violent crime in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 538), H794 [23FE]
Securities: reform private enforcement of Federal securities laws (see H.R. 417), H1291 [16MR]
Small business: payment and prepayment of debentures issued by State and local development companies (see H.R. 2130), H6514 [8SE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish the National African American Museum (see H.R. 877), H589 [4FE]
Solid waste: prevent construction of certain waste facilities in environmentally disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 1924), H6382 [6AU]
South Africa: support transition to nonracial democracy (see H.R. 3225), H7541 [6OC]
States: grants and excise tax for the abatement of health hazards relative to lead-based paints (see H.R. 2479), H7543 [6OC]
Taxation: establish enterprise zones (see H.R. 15), H794 [23FE]
———exclusion for amounts received under group legal services (see H.R. 326), H2428 [11MY]
———extend mortgage revenue bond program (see H.R. 462), H484 [3FE]
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 18), H1231 [11MR]
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 325), H2428 [11MY]
———treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 827), H7172 [28SE]
Thurgood Marshall Day: designate (see H. Res. 170), H5042 [22JY]
Transportation: resolving claims of negotiated transportation rates (see H.R. 2121), H6981 [23SE]
U.N.: anniversary of the Food and Agricultural Organization (see H.J. Res. 193), H2302 [5MY]
Veterans: health care benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans exposed to environmental hazards (see H.R. 2414), H5527 [29JY]
———payment formulas for State care facilities (see H.R. 1405), H1592 [24MR]
Voting: establish national voter registration (see H.R. 499), H359 [2FE]
Weapons: prohibit possession or transfer of assault weapons (see H.R. 893), H1232 [11MR]
Women: breast and cervical cancer screening and general gynecological care relative to new health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 167), H10999 [23NO]
———health programs relative to the human immunodeficiency virus (see H.R. 2395), H6515 [8SE]
———protection from violent crime (see H.R. 1133), H2034 [26AP]
———research programs relative to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (see H.R. 2394), H6514 [8SE]
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 143), H1164 [10MR]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 218), H7828 [13OC]
Yugoslavia: war-crime rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 45), H1081 [9MR]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental (H.R. 1335), H1941 [21AP]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), H2942 [27MY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report, H6104 [5AU]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1994-98 (H. Con. Res. 64), H1556 [24MR]
Children and youth: government initiatives to improve conditions affecting children, H5514 [29JY]
District of Columbia: statehood (H.R. 51), H10441 [20NO]
Financial institutions: administrative requirements of insured depository institutions (H.R. 3474), H10522 [21NO]
National Community Development Administration: establish (H.R. 2250), H2782 [25MY]
Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (H.R. 920), H799 [24FE]
Votes: position on missed, H1027 [4MR], H2554 [19MY]
Voting: establish national voter registration (H.R. 2), H487 [4FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2300 [5MY], H2337 [6MY], H2461 [12MY], H2717 [24MY], H3699 [16JN], H4180 [28JN], H4679 [14JY], H6376 [6AU], H6591 [9SE], H6753 [14SE], H8001 [14OC], H8326 [20OC]
Leave of absence: granted, H8361 [21OC]
Special order: granted, H2425 [11MY], H2486 [13MY], H2717 [24MY]
Schedules
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate): community development banking and financial institutions fund, D783 [15JY]
Tributes
Marshall, Thurgood, H6773 [15SE]
O'Neill, Emmet, H1600 [25MR]