JACKSON, JESSE L., JR. (a Representative from Illinois)
Addresses
National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act: Air Traffic Controller, H4618 [15JY], H5132
Articles and editorials
Better Plan for Curing the O'Hare Airport Bottleneck, H4636 [15JY], H5149, H5185 [23JY]
Building 3rd Airport Is Top Priority Now, by, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, H5184 [23JY]
Chicago Is Not an Agency of the Federal Government, Ronald D. Rotunda, H4618 [15JY], H5132
Consumer Protection Fares, H5172 [23JY]
Daley and the Stench at O'Hare, Chicago (IL) Tribune, H5155 [23JY]
Federal Study Confirms Airport Deal Shortchanges Peotone, H4633 [15JY], H5147
Good Government vs. City Hall Corruption, H5172 [23JY]
Gore's Interest Hardly Public, by, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, H4631 [15JY], H5145
Grave Concerns Near O'Hare, Robert C. Herguth, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, H4637 [15JY], H5151, H5184 [23JY]
High Cost of Gridlock, Stalemate Over Airport Expansion Is Starting To Inflict Damage, Greg Hinz, Crain's Chicago Business (publication), H5158-H5161 [23JY]
Mayor Stands Exposed on Airport, by, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, H5161 [23JY]
Moving Graves Can Be ``Royal Mess,'' Robert C. Herguth, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, H5173 [23JY]
Stalemate Blocks New Airport, More Runways, Andrew Martin and Laurie Cohen, Chicago (IL) Tribune, H5156-H5158 [23JY]
Study Finds Major Airlines and Chicago Violate Federal Antitrust Laws To Support High Monopoly Fares and Block New Competition, H4631 [15JY], H5145
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H8023 [16OC]
———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]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1283 [11AP]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H141 [5FE]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H201 [6FE]
Armed Forces: require congressional authority to authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 109), H5996 [26JY]
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), H1091 [20MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard, National Guard Bureau, and Dept. of Defense for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1533 [23AP]
———tribute to District of Columbia National Guard and Capitol Police for increased security after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1200 [10AP]
Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3613), H6777 [26SE]
Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac): establish (see H.R. 5291), H5995 [26JY]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H5998 [26JY]
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), H4350 [8JY]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1338 [16AP]
———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H201 [6FE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H3293 [6JN]
Correctional institutions: analyze the incidence and effects of prison rape and provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from such offenses (see H.R. 4943), H4326 [27JN]
Courts: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (see H.R. 4816), H2944 [22MY]
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]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]
Davis, Sammy, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3628), H834 [12MR]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4764), H4326 [27JN]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H3161 [4JN]
Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities (see H.R. 5291), H5995 [26JY]
———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5499), H7304 [8OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H937 [18MR]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic Site in Hope, AR (see H.R. 3815), H634 [27FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of copper-plated zinc penny (see H. Con. Res. 433), H4325 [27JN]
Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 5031), H4324 [27JN]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5482), H6776 [26SE]
Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 839), H3161 [4JN]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]
———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]
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), H1156 [9AP]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H3668 [18JN]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H785 [11MR]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H4766 [16JY]
Financial institutions: identification of hidden assets that have been stolen or misappropriated from foreign countries by corrupt foreign political figures (see H.R. 4711), H3293 [6JN]
———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: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H1088 [20MR]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H2164 [7MY]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H79 [24JA]
Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 3968), H1003 [19MR]
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]
Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H1154 [9AP]
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]
Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 5073), H6061 [4SE]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]
Harold, Erika: tribute (see H. Res. 575), H7303 [8OC]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H4767 [16JY]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1769 [30AP]
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), H562 [26FE]
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), H3292 [6JN]
House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]
Immigration: facilitate entry of nonimmigrant aliens into the U.S. for temporary stays due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3714), H1091 [20MR]
———protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H650 [28FE]
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), H6418 [19SE]
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]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H3229 [5JN]
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), H2735 [21MY]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H561 [26FE]
Los Angeles, CA: limit the expansion of Los Angeles International Airport (see H.R. 5144), H5453 [24JY]
Medicare: increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H2019 [1MY]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H562 [26FE]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2512 [15MY]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H3563 [13JN]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2661 [20MY]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H3825 [21JN]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H4605 [15JY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2100 [2MY]
Nuclear weapons: encourage end to the threat of nuclear destruction (see H.J. Res. 97), H4606 [15JY]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3292 [6JN]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
Pharmaceuticals: require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 5037), H4324 [27JN]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H3721 [19JN]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]
Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 3037), H3161 [4JN]
Public welfare programs: provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2472 [14MY]
Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture (see H.R. 4074), H1688 [29AP]
———treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H1688 [29AP]
Reverend James Joseph Reeb Post Office Building, Selma, AL: designate (see H.R. 3850), H3514 [12JN]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H3453 [11JN]
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), H834 [12MR]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4575 [12JY]
Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H2101 [2MY]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H3292 [6JN]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2472 [14MY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H3161 [4JN]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1532 [23AP]
Space policy: preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (see H.R. 3616), H4553 [11JY]
Sports: make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (see H.R. 3288), H79 [24JA]
Steinbeck, John: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 336), H1003 [19MR]
Stem Cell Research Board: establish (see H.R. 4011), H4350 [8JY]
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), H3229 [5JN]
———allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds for use by the Dept. of HHS to improve the health of minorities and women (see H.R. 4937), H3561 [13JN]
———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1186), H105 [29JA]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H3229 [5JN]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3721 [19JN]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 4194), H2101 [2MY]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H8023 [16OC]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H3562 [13JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7894 [10OC]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
Treaties and agreements: continue applicability of the requirements of the Antiballistic Missile Treaty to the U.S. (see H.R. 4920), H4575 [12JY]
U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H1769 [30AP]
Unemployment: modernize benefit system (see H.R. 4373), H1336 [16AP]
Veterans: verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H1532 [23AP]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 5510), H6926 [1OC]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H3229 [5JN]
———support participation of women throughout the world in a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world peace (see H. Con. Res. 290), H1091 [20MR]
Factsheets
South Suburban Airport, H5190 [23JY]
Third Chicago Airport, H5158 [23JY]
Letters
End Gridlock at Our Nation's Critical Airports Act: by, H4632 [15JY], H5146
National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act: by, H4638, H4639, H4641 [15JY], H5152, H5153, H5155, H5173, H5179, H5180, H5181-H5183, H5190 [23JY]
———Craig Burzych, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, H4638 [15JY], H5152, H5183 [23JY]
———James W. Compton, Chicago Urban League, H5183 [23JY]
———John C. Geils, Suburban O'Hare Commission, H5185 [23JY]
———John W. Teerling, H4619 [15JY], H5133
———Ronald D. Rotunda, University of Illinois College of Law, H4615-H4618 [15JY], H5129
———Rosemary Mulligan, H4637 [15JY], H5151, H5183 [23JY]
Memorandums
National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act: Douglas R. Weimer, Congressional Research Service, H4634 [15JY], H5148, H5178 [23JY]
———Joe Karaganis, H4632 [15JY], H5146
Messages
National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act: Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, H5162 [23JY]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), H6761 [26SE]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7441 [9OC], H7747 [10OC]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (H.R. 3479), H4612, H4613, H4642, H4650, H4651 [15JY], H5118, H5122, H5125, H5127 [23JY]
Education: funding, H6761 [26SE]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), E728
Parliamentary inquiry, H5125 [23JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Reports
Airport Will Generate New Jobs, H5162 [23JY]
Future of the Chicago, IL, Region: Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, H4621 [15JY], H5135
Future of the Chicago Region—Smart Growth, Congestion Relief and Regional Balance, H5166 [23JY]
Future of the Chicago Region—Smart Growth, Infill Redevelopment and Regional Balance, H4619-H4621 [15JY], H5133
Lake Calumet Airport—The Future of Chicago, H5162 [23JY]
Rules
Motions to suspend House Rules and pass legislation: House of Representatives, H5166 [23JY]
Statements
National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act: by, H5166-H5168, H5174 [23JY]
Studies
If You Build It, We Won't Come—Collective Refusal of the Major Airlines To Compete in the Chicago Air Travel Market: Suburban O'Hare Commission, H4622-H4630 [15JY], H5136
Summaries
Violations of Federal Antitrust Laws Made by Major Airlines in Their Refusal To Compete With Each Other in Fortress Hub Markets: Suburban O'Hare Commission, H4630 [15JY], H5144
Tables
Comparison of National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act to the Suburban O'Hare Commission plan to expand aviation capacity in the Chicago, IL, area, H4636 [15JY], H5150 [23JY]
National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act alleged benefits, H4636 [15JY], H5150 [23JY]
Testimonies
End Gridlock at Our Nation's Critical Airports Act: by, H4635 [15JY], H5149, H5177 [23JY]
National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act: by, H4633 [15JY], H5147
———Suburban O'Hare Commission, H5186-H5190 [23JY]
State of Competition in the Airline Industry: by, H5175-H5177 [23JY]
Tributes
Hyde, Representative, H5192 [23JY]
Lipinski, Representative, H5192 [23JY]