RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4785 [20JN], H4993, H4994 [22JN], H5159 [26JN]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1905 [6AP]

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H50 [27JA]

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4674 [19JN]

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H50 [27JA]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1852 [5AP]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H2012 [10AP]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

Benin: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H7282 [6SE]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7366 [7SE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H4121 [8JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H4036 [7JN]

Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and require such individuals to be included in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 3649), H373 [14FE]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4830), H7212 [27JY]

Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H2123 [11AP]

———provide State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), H4121 [8JN]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

———increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H7366 [7SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6471 [18JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H3813 [24MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H1477 [28MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7991 [21SE]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H5956 [12JY]

Digital Bridge Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4477), H3308 [17MY]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H511 [16FE]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3650 [23MY]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1077 [15MR]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H757 [8MR]

Education: distribute funds to State educational agencies to advance the use of technology to effectively teach our students computer skills and improve the general educational performance of students (see H.R. 4473), H3172 [16MY]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H5737 [10JY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to develop smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), H6777 [24JY]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H1477 [28MR]

———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]

Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (see H.R. 2641), H2967 [11MY]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H5657 [29JN]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H3925 [6JN]

Federal employees: availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 2096), H1119 [16MR]

———revise overtime pay limitation (see H.R. 1770), H997 [14MR]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H4121 [8JN]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H1163 [21MR]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H2605 [4MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H4036 [7JN]

———provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (see H.R. 5472), H10534 [23OC]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H212 [3FE]

Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H255 [8FE]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H575 [29FE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H10036 [17OC]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 3885), H920 [9MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H7211 [27JY]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4675 [19JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1581), H4484 [14JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H5036 [22JN]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H511 [16FE]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H11207 [26OC]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H7002 [25JY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

J.T. Weeker Service Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 5016), H7206 [27JY]

Kenya: condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (see H. Con. Res. 410), H8200 [26SE]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1477 [28MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2013 [10AP]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 919), H4783 [20JN]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7578 [13SE]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H998 [14MR]

———coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4416), H7366 [7SE]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7366 [7SE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7212 [27JY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 5274), H11195 [25OC]

———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H8406 [27SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1406 [23MR]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1406 [23MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H50 [27JA]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H7211 [27JY]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3926 [6JN]

———revise coverage of immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 5276), H10534 [23OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 5166), H7577 [13SE]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]

Mexico: political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4120 [8JN]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H11207 [26OC]

Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H574 [29FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H50 [27JA]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H6719 [20JY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5436 [28JN]

Railroads: delay effective date for the implementation of regulations requiring audible warnings at highway-rail grade crossings (see H.R. 5059), H7208 [27JY]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H931 [13MR]

Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), H5084 [23JN]

Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4831), H7212 [27JY]

Schools: develop and implement comprehensive school safety plans (see H.R. 4428), H10036 [17OC]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 923), H454 [15FE]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H6777 [24JY]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H10036 [17OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H2012 [10AP]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H10809 [24OC]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H2607 [4MY]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H10534 [23OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3049 [15MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income (see H.R. 3102), H3925 [6JN]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H8200 [26SE]

———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (see H.R. 2060), H2340 [13AP]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H3926 [6JN]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H7212 [27JY]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H5955 [12JY]

Veterans: authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 362), H7211 [27JY]

———health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H998 [14MR]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7932 [20SE]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H7281 [6SE] (see H.R. 5109), H7503 [12SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H997 [14MR]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H11195 [25OC]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3909), H996 [14MR]

Medicaid: apply the disproportionate share hospital payment transition rule to public hospitals (see H.R. 5621), H11781 [1NO]

Remarks

Chicago (IL) Daily Defender: anniversary, H2601 [4MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8845 [5OC]

Dept. of HHS: review of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network rules and policies, H1704 [4AP]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Program School Violence Initiative funding through reductions in FBI salaries and expenses, H4994 [22JN]

———Weed and Seed Program funding through reductions in FBI salaries and expenses, H4993 [22JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4993, H4994 [22JN], H5159 [26JN]

FCC: allow modification of rules on low power FM radio stations upon assessment of interference to existing radio stations, H2312 [13AP]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2307, H2312 [13AP]

Firearms: gun control, H3400 [18MY]

Graham, Gary: request for a conditional pardon and a new trial in Texas captial case, H4910 [21JN]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), H11692 [31OC]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1704 [4AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 3885), E264 [9MR]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 3909), H5810 [11JY], E309 [14MR]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1905, H1906 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1906 [6AP]

Medicaid: apply the disproportionate share hospital payment transition rule to public hospitals (H.R. 5621), E2123 [5DE]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), E1162 [30JN]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, H2960 [11MY], H3400 [18MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, H7847 [19SE]

New York, NY: reaction to verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case and call for Federal civil rights investigation, H580 [1MR]

Railroads: regulation of train whistles at crossings, H2506 [3MY]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11228 [26OC]

———microentrepreneurs development programs funding, H5159 [26JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H595 [1MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11228 [26OC]

Votes: position on missed, E1619 [28SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H370 [14FE], H1627 [30MR]

Special order: granted, H2604 [4MY], H3411 [18MY], H3865 [25MY], H4118 [8JN], H4814 [21JN], H5166 [26JN], H11714 [31OC]

Tributes

Beavers, Lucille, E1961 [27OC]

Canter, Miriam Gobstoob, E2048 [1NO]

Clay, Representative, H11426 [27OC]

Porter, Representative, H10252 [18OC]

Price, Ramon B., E2050 [1NO]

Wright, Mable Maxine, E685 [9MY]