GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 4812), H2944 [22MY]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H6130 [9SE]
Animals: prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H3453 [11JN]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H4326 [27JN]
Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to certain negotiations of freelance writers and artists for the sale of their written and graphic material to publishers (see H.R. 4643), H7895 [10OC]
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), H650 [28FE]
———provide for enhanced corporate responsibility under securities laws (see H.R. 4083), H1152 [9AP]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6304 [17SE]
———establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 5613), H8023 [16OC]
———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H105 [29JA]
Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac): establish (see H.R. 5291), H5995 [26JY]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H6693 [25SE]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1918), H6783 [30SE]
———recognize contributions of Hispanic-serving institutions (see H. Res. 561), H6777 [26SE]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H8546 [12NO]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3807), H7172 [7OC]
———protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 1176), H3453 [11JN]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H3454 [11JN]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1764), H141 [5FE]
Courts: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (see H.R. 4816), H2944 [22MY]
CPSC: promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H6693 [25SE]
Crime: prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain investigations or who defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers from retaliation (see H.R. 4098), H1152 [9AP]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H8733 [13NO]
Cruz, Roberto: tribute (see H. Res. 576), H7738 [9OC] (see H. Res. 612), H8732 [13NO]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]
Dept. of Defense: disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see H.R. 5060), H6304 [17SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H6171 [10SE]
———make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4764), H4606 [15JY]
———make matching grants available to States to encourage the establishment of license plate programs to fund breast cancer treatment, research, and education (see H.R. 1295), H6229 [11SE]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2472 [14MY]
Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities (see H.R. 5291), H5995 [26JY]
———permit public housing agencies to transfer unused low-income rental assistance amounts to the HOME Program or for eligible Capital Fund public housing activities (see H.R. 4205), H3721 [19JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H634 [27FE]
Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H1087 [20MR]
———improve procurement practices in procuring health-care items (see H.R. 3645), H103 [29JA]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6926 [1OC]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H907 [13MR]
Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H7303 [8OC]
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]
Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H907 [13MR]
Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3912), H4498 [10JY]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6778 [26SE]
———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H3775 [20JN]
Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H1410 [17AP]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to pension participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H3293 [6JN]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H3928 [25JN]
Families and domestic relations: increase U.S. commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7895 [10OC]
———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), H6060 [4SE]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H833 [12MR]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H9025 [14NO]
Federal employees: coverage of chiropractic services in any Federal health plan (see H. Con. Res. 46), H5998 [26JY]
———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H2662 [20MY]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H833 [12MR]
Financial institutions: prohibit certain unearned fees in connection with settlement services involved in residential mortgage loan transactions (see H.R. 4627), H2101 [2MY]
———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H227 [7FE]
Firearms: require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 3207), H4766 [16JY]
Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 4813), H2944 [22MY]
———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 4815), H2944 [22MY]
———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 4814), H2944 [22MY]
Foreign policy: ensure that the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative substantially increases resources available for human development and poverty reduction in countries eligible for assistance (see H.R. 4524), H5195 [23JY]
———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), H524 [14FE]
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]
Great Lakes: restore and protect (see H. Res. 361), H2472 [14MY]
Harold, Erika: tribute (see H. Res. 575), H7303 [8OC]
Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 5040), H4324 [27JN]
Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H6130 [9SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H834 [12MR]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H1155 [9AP]
———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 5187), H8733 [13NO]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H142 [5FE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H2356 [9MY]
———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H1003 [19MR]
History: tribute to Braceros foreign guest laborers who worked in the U.S. from 1942-1964 (see H. Res. 522), H6693 [25SE]
Homeless: provide for annual placement of memorials honoring the military service of veterans who were homeless or indigent at the time of death (see H.R. 5454), H6692 [25SE]
Housing: prohibit offering homebuilding purchase contracts containing a mandatory arbitration agreement and other provisions in a single document and prohibit requiring purchasers to consent to mandatory arbitration agreements (see H.R. 2053), H7894 [10OC]
———simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 858), H2608 [16MY]
Immigration: adjust the status of certain aliens, with longstanding ties to the U.S., to that of an alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence (see H.R. 4999), H3825 [21JN]
———assess aliens' immigration status relative to eligibility to serve in the Armed Forces and to be employed in airport security, and permit naturalization through certain active-duty military service (see H.R. 4058), H5195 [23JY]
———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H3038 [23MY]
———establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (see H.R. 4967), H4873 [17JY]
———protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H650 [28FE]
———provide permanent resident status for certain long-term resident workers and college-bound students and modify the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants in order to promote family unification (see H.R. 5600), H7892 [10OC]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H779 [7MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend to improve early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities (see H.R. 5076), H7895 [10OC]
Insurance: require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 547), H7894 [10OC]
———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. 792), H2511 [15MY]
Iraq: support U.N. efforts to assure Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions and advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 473), H6927 [1OC]
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), H1675 [25AP]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1283 [11AP]
Law enforcement officers: exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain cities (see H.R. 4763), H7738 [9OC]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H6983 [2OC]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H105 [29JA]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1090 [20MR]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H1201 [10AP]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H1091 [20MR]
Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H8733 [13NO]
———eliminate cost-sharing for bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1720), H737 [6MR]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H1201 [10AP]
———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), H2471 [14MY]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H1289 [15AP]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4939), H4350 [8JY]
Mental health: establish State and local grants to provide services in response to public health emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism (see H.R. 3413), H7894 [10OC]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1338 [16AP]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H2019 [1MY]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H6130 [9SE]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3814), H834 [12MR]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H6061 [4SE]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: identify and register certain Central Americans residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 4037), H2472 [14MY]
Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland (see H. Res. 564), H7172 [7OC]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H833 [12MR]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H7738 [9OC]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see H.R. 4693), H3825 [21JN]
Public buildings: require that certain procedures are followed in Federal buildings when a child is reported missing (see H.R. 5475), H6776 [26SE]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H6229 [11SE]
Public welfare programs: provide access to tools to stimulate employment (see H.R. 4236), H2165 [7MY]
———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2662 [20MY]
Puerto Rico: permit dependents of Federal employees enrolled in Dept. of Defense schools to continue such enrollment until graduation from secondary school (see H.R. 3233), H285 [12FE]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H3037 [23MY]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4932 [18JY]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H6229 [11SE]
———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 5191), H6693 [25SE]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2472 [14MY]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H6060 [4SE]
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4017), H1769 [30AP]
States: address domestic and sexual violence in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4655), H6060 [4SE]
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), H1770 [30AP]
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), H6229 [11SE]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H2661 [20MY]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H1532 [23AP]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H6172 [10SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H1284 [11AP]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 269), H4932 [18JY]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H8023 [16OC]
Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3953), H906 [13MR]
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: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H4767 [16JY]
———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4085), H2356 [9MY]
———prevent contributions to GI bill benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 745), H907 [13MR]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H1769 [30AP]
———revise and improve employment, training, and placement services (see H.R. 4015), H2472 [14MY]
———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H2100 [2MY]
Water Resources Development Act: limit the non-Federal share of the cost of shore protection projects (see H.R. 3749), H2735 [21MY]
Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H6060 [4SE]
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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3613), H35 [23JA]
Consumers: treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 5162), H4931 [18JY]
Courts: waive certain defenses to legal claims brought by workers participating in the Bracero Program (see H.R. 4918), H3513 [12JN]
Diseases: increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H227 [7FE]
Education: require medically accurate and objective factual information as part of any sex education course (see H.R. 5668), H8022 [16OC]
Firearms: prohibit possession or transfer of certain handguns (see H.R. 3679), H140 [5FE]
Medicaid: coverage of organ transplant procedures as an emergency medical procedure for certain alien children (see H.R. 5225), H5790 [25JY]
Remarks
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (H.R. 3479), H5126 [23JY]
Consumers: treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit use in consumer transactions (H.R. 5162), E1301
Cook County, IL: observance of Cook County Peace Officer Day of Remembrance and Recognition, E779
Courts: waive certain defenses to legal claims brought by workers participating in the Bracero Program (H.R. 4918), E1045
Diseases: increase public awareness of Scleroderma (H. Con. Res. 320), H6146
Education: require medically accurate and objective factual information as part of any sex education course (H.R. 5668), E1919
History: tribute to Braceros foreign guest laborers who worked in the U.S. from 1942-1964 (H. Res. 522), H6830
Medicaid: coverage of organ transplant procedures as an emergency medical procedure for certain alien children (H.R. 5225), E1390
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6901
Votes: position on missed, E708