SHIMKUS, JOHN (a Representative from Illinois)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]

Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (see H.R. 740), H523 [12FE]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H6798 [3SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2091 [30AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H287 [4FE]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

CERCLA: limit funding expended for administration, oversight, support, studies, investigations, monitoring, assessments, evaluations, and enforcement activities (see H.R. 2086), H4834 [26JN]

Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H1795 [23AP]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174), H4647 [25JN]

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H3865 [17JN]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5778 [24JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H4087 [19JN]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H5570 [22JY]

———conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H1795 [23AP]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H5664 [23JY]

Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2773), H9866 [31OC]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H10769 [12NO]

Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H7263 [11SE]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7008 [8SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 529), H2680 [14MY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H3070 [20MY]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984), H4133 [20JN], H5401 [16JY]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H9502 [23OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H8833 [9OC]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1795 [23AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8300 [1OC]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H3476 [4JN]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see H.R. 1619), H4913 [8JY]

Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H5177 [11JY]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H629 [25FE]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend (see H.R. 1042), H1989 [29AP]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H1338 [8AP]

———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]

———condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 145, 146), H6917 [4SE], H6962 [5SE]

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H7118 [9SE]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H8833 [9OC]

Lewis and Clark expedition: support for an interpretive site near Wood River, IL, as the point of departure (see H. Res. 281), H9558 [24OC]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2020), H6798 [3SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H9865 [31OC]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H1391 [9AP]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H2157 [1MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H2680 [14MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613), H3720 [11JN]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2517), H7728 [23SE]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2253 [6MY]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H6716 [1AU]

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H4086 [19JN]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H590 [13FE]

OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4646 [25JN]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H5021 [9JY]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H3204 [22MY]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H7601 [18SE]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3477 [4JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1707 [17AP]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H286 [4FE]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H1542 [15AP]

———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7527 [17SE]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H453 [11FE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H1392 [9AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H8300 [1OC], H9039 [22OC]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1810), H3567 [5JN]

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 1872), H10956 [13NO]

Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 2034), H4645 [25JN]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1440 [10AP]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H5487 [17JY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1795 [23AP]

Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699), H2156 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568), H8054 [26SE]

FEMA: transfer certain parcels of land in Illinois (see H.R. 2394), H6797 [3SE]

Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment (see H. Con. Res. 26), H628 [25FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H9803 [31OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8267 [1OC], H10107 [6NO]

Remarks

Aviation: bilateral aviation agreement with Japan relative to market and airline access restrictions, H7502 [17SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2686 [15MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4808 [26JN]

Carlyle, IL: tribute to Carlyle High School girls' basketball team, H1547 [16AP]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8931 [22OC]

Dept. of Energy: tribute to Hammer Award recipients, E1629 [3SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H8999 [22OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), conference report, H8267 [1OC]

Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives (H.R. 2568), H8025 [26SE], H8267 [1OC]

EPA: air quality standards, H1368 [9AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H8507 [7OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), motion to instruct conferees, H8507 [7OC]

Gore, Vice President: comments relative to controlling global population through international family planning programs, H8454 [7OC]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, H568 [13FE]

Mt. Vernon, IL: tribute to Mt. Vernon Township High School on winning the Illinois Future Farmers of America career development contest, H9043 [23OC]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2183 [7NO]

Phillips, Debra: Illinois Rural Health Association Illinois Rural Health Practitioner of the Year award recipient, H1307 [8AP]

Promise Keepers (organization): tribute, E2189 [7NO]

Small Business Week: observance, H3436 [4JN]

Spohr, Dick: Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and National Association of Secondary School Principals Illinois Principal of the Year award recipient, H8639 [8OC]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (H.R. 2456), H8584 [7OC]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1502 [15AP]

———rates, H2334 [7MY], H4808 [26JN]

———reform laws and filing procedures, H783 [6MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code, H8584 [7OC]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax, H783 [6MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H801 [6MR], H1332 [8AP], H2252 [6MY], H3269 [3JN], H7724 [23SE]

Tributes

Lesher, Richard L., E1635 [3SE]

Robbins, Judy, H3436 [4JN]

Schrader, Abel, E846 [6MY]

Strebel, Neal, H7122 [10SE]

Taylor, Andrew, H10107 [6NO]