BLAGOJEVICH, ROD R. (a Representative from Illinois)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H6560 [24SE]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H3928 [25JN]
Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H2108 [6MY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H6060 [4SE]
Business and industry: enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (see H.R. 3818), H1155 [9AP]
———ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1410 [17AP]
Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3613), H6777 [26SE]
Children and youth: provide grants to State child welfare systems and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 1371), H79 [24JA]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 2531), H737 [6MR]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1155 [9AP]
Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H1338 [16AP]
———prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in investigations or defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers (see H.R. 4098), H4553 [11JY]
———require purchases of firearms, ammunition, and explosives be made in person and keep records on the means of purchase (see H.R. 4101), H1153 [9AP]
Davis, Sammy, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3628), H1155 [9AP]
Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 4774), H7895 [10OC]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4764), H3669 [18JN]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2735 [21MY]
Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H833 [12MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H781 [7MR]
Dept. of Transportation: 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), H562 [26FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H6060 [4SE]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H8023 [16OC]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1484 [18AP]
Diseases: combat cancer (see H.R. 4596), H2101 [2MY]
———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H227 [7FE]
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. 4579), H1619 [24AP]
———provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 4894), H3514 [12JN]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6778 [26SE]
Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H2471 [14MY]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
Executive Office of the President: ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency are treated as lobbying contacts (see H.R. 5131), H4765 [16JY]
Families and domestic relations: provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H3721 [19JN]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H105 [29JA]
Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 4193), H1282 [11AP]
———improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]
Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H4553 [11JY]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H781 [7MR]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H562 [26FE]
———impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H1533 [23AP]
———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H737 [6MR]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H6559 [24SE]
———return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4425 [9JY]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H2105 [3MY]
Harold, Erika: tribute (see H. Res. 575), H7303 [8OC]
Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H3601 [17JN]
Health: ensure that children at highest risk for asthma are identified and treated (see H.R. 5633), H7894 [10OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H937 [18MR]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H285 [12FE]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1155 [9AP]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H4605 [15JY]
Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 3336), H688 [5MR]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Higher Education Act: establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (see H.R. 2487), H785 [11MR]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H1284 [11AP]
Immigration: protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H650 [28FE]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H779 [7MR]
Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3913), H780 [7MR]
International Women's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 344), H781 [7MR]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2099 [2MY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H2101 [2MY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H651 [28FE]
Law enforcement: provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits (see H.R. 3961), H1769 [30AP]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H8023 [16OC]
LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H834 [12MR]
Medicaid: establish a demonstration grant program to assist States in providing subsidies for group health insurance premiums for low-income, Medicaid-eligible individuals (see H.R. 1903), H907 [13MR]
Medicare: coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H105 [29JA]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H4350 [8JY]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H1155 [9AP]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H36 [23JA]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see H.R. 3933), H1284 [11AP]
Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H3161 [4JN]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H6983 [2OC]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H3037 [23MY]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H4605 [15JY]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H105 [29JA]
Peace Corps: funding (see H. Con. Res. 341), H2165 [7MY]
Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 4187), H1282 [11AP]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H3513 [12JN]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H1769 [30AP]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H7895 [10OC]
Public welfare programs: provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2164 [7MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H1155 [9AP]
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H3514 [12JN]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H3292 [6JN]
SEC: permit certain funds assessed for securities laws violations to be used to compensate employees who are victims of excessive pension fund investments in employers stock (see H.R. 3634), H367 [13FE]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4932 [18JY]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2356 [9MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR] (see H.R. 3729), H284 [12FE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H937 [18MR]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 4483), H5791 [25JY]
Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H3453 [11JN]
———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H36 [23JA]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H5087 [22JY]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H4932 [18JY]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H8023 [16OC]
———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2550), H141 [5FE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7930 [15OC]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
Turkey: reopening of Orthodox Theological School of Halki in order to promote religious freedom (see H. Con. Res. 345), H2101 [2MY]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H3825 [21JN]
Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair parliamentary election process (see H. Res. 339), H285 [12FE]
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 5289), H5995 [26JY]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H2164 [7MY]
———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H2100 [2MY]
Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3193), H6060 [4SE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H6251 [12SE]
Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see H.R. 4707), H6304 [17SE]
Remarks
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (H.R. 3479), H4653
Tributes
Davis, A. Edward, Jr., E131
Gordon, Simon, E196
Jordan, William L., E258
Trotter, Larry D., E312