BLAGOJEVICH, ROD R. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7466, H7529 [17SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H3203 [22MY]

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7729 [23SE]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H5021 [9JY]

———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H3924 [18JN]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H2590 [13MY]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H585 [13FE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H3720 [11JN]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H1262 [20MR]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2883 [19MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5297 [15JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 120, 134), H6406 [30JY], H6707 [31JY]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H5826 [25JY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]

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

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H7830 [24SE]

Courts: provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H3274 [3JN]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H8320 [2OC]

Crime: require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H4647 [25JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H1112 [18MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H10768 [12NO]

Diseases: ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H5297 [15JY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H3568 [5JN]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), H8438 [6OC]

———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6707 [31JY]

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

Education: increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H2091 [30AP]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1186 [19MR]

Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568), H9615 [28OC]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H2156 [1MY]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1823), H8633 [7OC]

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H1909 [28AP]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H10172 [6NO]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1989 [29AP]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H3660 [10JN]

Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2769, 2935), H9729 [29OC], H10419 [8NO]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H1795 [23AP]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H2590 [13MY]

———prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 1264), H4836 [26JN]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H286 [4FE]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H1018 [13MR]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H8265 [30SE]

Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]

Hazardous substances: prohibit the location of solid and hazardous waste facilities near residential, day care, church, and school properties (see H.R. 843), H668 [26FE]

Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1893 [24AP]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H7600 [18SE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1018 [13MR]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H1289 [21MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H2351 [7MY]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H6918 [4SE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H9730 [29OC]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H4836 [26JN]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H9801 [30OC]

House Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. Res. 135), H1988 [29AP]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 2635), H9615 [28OC]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend (see H.R. 1042), H1440 [10AP]

Immigration: clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302), H8834 [9OC]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 662), H3213 [30MY]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H9865 [31OC]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H3476 [4JN]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1892 [24AP]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9730 [29OC]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H3660 [10JN]

———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H2590 [13MY]

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

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H3204 [22MY]

Mother Teresa: condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H1392 [9AP]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3660 [10JN]

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

Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]

———impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H7830 [24SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (see H.R. 2407), H6917 [4SE]

Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 1320), H8633 [7OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2183, 2199, 2777), H5485, H5486 [17JY], H9800 [30OC]

Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8834 [9OC]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1367), H4647 [25JN]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 650), H1988 [29AP]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H5021 [9JY]

Roads and highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (see H.R. 1657), H2874 [16MY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H6707 [31JY]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1892 [24AP]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H2255 [6MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1261 [20MR]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H453 [11FE]

Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H2874 [16MY]

Taxation: allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 997), H804 [6MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 69), H1440 [10AP]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 324), H1392 [9AP]

———issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996), H804 [6MR]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1186 [19MR]

———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 519), H1707 [17AP]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H1040 [17MR]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H524 [12FE]

Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H9502 [23OC]

Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385), H6963 [5SE]

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), H1706 [17AP]

Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 148), H8834 [9OC]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H6798 [3SE]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H6962 [5SE]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H8320 [2OC]

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4221 [23JN]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H6798 [3SE]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H3924 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: establish or expand existing community prosecution programs (see H.R. 863), H699 [27FE]

Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2773), H9799 [30OC]

Firearms: prohibit possession by minors (see H.R. 1473), H1988 [29AP]

———require check for domestic abuse restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H9799 [30OC]

Middle East: express concern for the plight of Assyrians (see H. Res. 332), H10955 [13NO]

Remarks

Aviation: bilateral aviation agreement with Japan relative to market and airline access restrictions, H7500 [17SE]

BATF: Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative funding, H7466 [17SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H5028 [10JY], H5670 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6621 [31JY]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Madonna High School Family Fest, E1525 [25JY]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H677 [27FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), H8894 [21OC]

———relocation of Lake Michigan helicopter rescue unit from Glenview, IL, to Muskegon, MI, H8894 [21OC], E2039 [21OC]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H1381 [9AP], H4096 [20JN]

———special investigative authorities (H. Res. 167), H4096 [20JN]

Congress: national agenda, H2011 [30AP]

Crime: enlist help of prosecutors in neighborhood crime prevention, H528 [13FE], H632 [26FE]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2261 [7MY], H2355, H2370 [8MY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (H. Con. Res. 81), E1477 [22JY], E1480 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, H4378 [25JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7466 [17SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9650 [29OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7737 [24SE]

Education: direct funding to local educational agencies, H7737 [24SE]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H8636 [8OC]

———student financial aid programs, H598 [25FE]

Firearms: prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties for crimes related to gunrunning (H.R. 1264), H4920 [9JY]

———prohibit possession by minors, H772 [6MR], H1396 [10AP], H1548 [16AP]

———prohibit possession by minors (H.R. 1473), H2097 [1MY]

Floods: disaster assistance to Poland, E1522 [25JY]

Greece: independence anniversary, H1089 [18MR]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H9650 [29OC]

Libraries: replace outdated books in public school libraries, H5408 [17JY]

Mele, Ann: Elmwood Park, IL, Maroons Soccer Club Woman of the Year award recipient, E563 [21MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1381 [9AP], H8167 [30SE]

Saviano, Angelo (Skip): Elmwood Park, IL, Maroons Soccer Club Man of the Year award recipient, E563 [21MR]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H5670 [24JY]

———child tax credit, H6621 [31JY]

———rates, H5028 [10JY]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H6621 [31JY]

Tributes

Bonaparte, A. Jason, E1317 [25JN]

Oremus, John W. (Jack), E1702 [9SE]

Tesla, Nikola, E1307 [24JN]