JOHNSON, TIM (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [3JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (see H. Con. Res. 145), H2999 [7JN]

Agriculture: grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see H.R. 1093), H1489 [4AP]

———provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see H.R. 627), H394 [14FE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H224 [7FE]

———tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 161), H3466 [21JN]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3150), H7127 [17OC]

———permit carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays (see H.R. 1407), H1482 (see H.R. 1407), H1492 [4AP]

———provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3347), H10067 [13DE]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3007), H6381 [4OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H5616 [13SE]

Budget: require sequestration of certain discretionary non-defense spending equal to the size of any on-budget deficit (see H.R. 2865), H5455 [6SE]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H1925 [3MY]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H7128 [17OC]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H1923 [3MY]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H1717 [1MY]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H8181 [14NO]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs for use in coal-based electricity generating facilities (see H.R. 2365), H4014 [16JY]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 2662), H5456 [6SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 98), H3067 [12JN]

Dept. of State: increase rewards program payments in connection with the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2894), H5703 [14SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H2334 [17MY]

———require consideration of sulfur or carbon emissions reductions and make renewable fuel projects eligible under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 2088), H2955 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H3068 [12JN]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H1408 [3AP]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H2022 [8MY]

Education: improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 1858), H3961 [11JY]

EPA: conduct a feasibility study of developing regional vehicle fuel specifications and of implementing the use of a uniform blend of gasoline in the Midwest (see H.R. 2017), H2847 [25MY]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H441 [27FE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H2712 [24MY]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2956 [6JN]

Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 2185), H4353 [19JY]

Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3149 [13JN]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8249 [15NO]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H1191 [27MR]

———improve access to prescription drugs under Medicare and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and health care coverage for seniors, the self-employed, and children (see H.R. 1387), H1481 (see H.R. 1387), H1491 [4AP]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H3619 [26JN]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H8133 [13NO]

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H828 [8MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 214), H623 [1MR] (see H.R. 737), H1557 [24AP]

Interstate commerce: renewal of interstate economic protectionism (see H. Res. 230), H5339 [2AU]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H2955 [6JN]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H8732 [29NO]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H1346 [29MR]

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10055 [12DE]

Medicare: extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3195), H7591 [31OC]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H1717 [1MY]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H8420 [27NO]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H4541 [24JY]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H7128 [17OC]

Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (see H.R. 677), H396 [14FE]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H1718 [1MY]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1926 [3MY]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 61), H877 [13MR]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1558 [24AP]

Navy: tribute to crew of reconnaissance plane that made emergency landing in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 106), H1926 [3MY]

NSF: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2023 [8MY]

NTSB: require investigation of all fatal railroad grade crossing accidents (see H.R. 1942), H3203 [14JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H3358 [20JN]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H1556 [24AP]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 608), H393 [14FE]

———require a more uniform formula for gasoline and diesel fuel so that fuels manufactured in one region may be transported and sold in other regions (see H.R. 2249), H3357 [20JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H507 [28FE]

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H2890 [5JN]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6421 [5OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2711 [24MY]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3466 [21JN]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3073), H6504 [10OC] (see H.R. 3230), H7851 [6NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H1923 [3MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 373), H400 [14FE]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H395 [14FE]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1660 [26AP]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H1190 [27MR]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H5406 [5SE]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H252 [8FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H10910 [19DE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H4352 [19JY]

Taxation: allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (see H.R. 1094), H1489 [4AP]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1410 [3AP]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see H.R. 1636), H1659 [26AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 923), H740 [7MR]

———exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of farm businesses (see H.R. 1179), H1113 [22MR]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H6260 [3OC]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H5339 [2AU]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H3068 [12JN]

———provide a refundable tax credit against increased natural gas costs (see H.R. 610), H2334 [17MY]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]

———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 2147), H3149 [13JN]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H3203 [14JN]

———provide tax relief for farmers and fishermen (see H.R. 2347), H9082 [10DE]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H224 [7FE]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 1575), H2185 [15MY]

Terrorism: issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H5925 [21SE]

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 232), H6057 [25SE]

U.N.: transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (see H. Res. 191), H4009 [12JY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H400 [14FE]

Voting: require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop an electronic voting plan for such voters (see H.R. 311), H400 [14FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H2022 [8MY]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H5406 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Illinois: provide for equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes (see H.R. 791), H506 [28FE]

J.L. Simmons Co., Inc.: relief (see H.R. 3419), H8949 [5DE]

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see H.R. 454), H220 [7FE]

Letters

Condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Chris Johnson, E1660 [14SE]

Remarks

Clean Air Act: phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of ethnanol, H3041 [12JN]

EPA: rejection of waiver request on oxygenate requirements for gasoline in California, H3041 [12JN]

Harms, Allison: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Illinois, E156 [13FE]

Krukewitt, Kent: designation by Prairie Farmer (publication) as a Master Farmer, E646 [26AP]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat use of racial profiling by law enforcement, E702 [2MY]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5560 [11SE]

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: tribute to National Center for Supercomputing Applications for role in building the Distributed Terascale Facility, E1575 [5SE]

Votes: position on missed, H2364 [21MY], H2860 [5JN], E154 [13FE]

Tributes

Eddleman, Dwight (Dike), E1527 [3AU]

Johnson, Seely, E289 [6MR]