JOHNSON, TIMOTHY V. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [7JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H1467 [27FE]

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3553), H11701 [20NO]

Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 42), H7950 [4SE]

———provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 92), H2401 [26MR] (see H.R. 307), H137 [8JA]

American Association for the Advancement of Science: anniversary of Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Program and support of use of science in governmental decisionmaking (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8222 [15SE]

American Concrete Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 394), H9377 [8OC]

American Dental Association: tribute to Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering their time to help provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 136), H4132 [14MY]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8950 [25SE]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H.R. 3200), H9478 [15OC]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in the Iraqi theater of operations to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H.R. 3208), H9384 [14OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H706 [13FE]

Army Pvt. Shawn Pahnke Manhattan Post Office, Manhattan, IL: designate (see H.R. 3537), H11650 [19NO]

Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid Malden Post Office, Malden, IL: designate (see H.R. 3536), H11650 [19NO]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3763 [7MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]

Cemeteries and funerals: remove, upon request, remains of any person interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery in France or Belgium and reinter such remains in the U.S. (see H.R. 1265), H1955 [18MR]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 925), H1394 [26FE]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 592), H320 [5FE]

China, People's Republic of: encourage fulfillment of commitments under international trade agreements, support the U.S. manufacturing sector, and establish monetary and financial market reforms (see H. Res. 414), H9981 [28OC]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H12312 [21NO]

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. 1097), H1640 [5MR]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11133 [7NO]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H4010 [13MY]

David Bybee Post Office Building, Moline, IL: designate (see H.R. 2744), H6868 [15JY]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H52 [7JA]

Dept. of Justice: ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor (see H.R. 401), H4787 [2JN]

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. 1130), H5815 [24JN]

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. 318), H137 [8JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit implementation of any Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Commission recommendation for one year following submission (see H.R. 3440), H11360 [17NO]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7618 [24JY]

Developing countries: establish Millennium Challenge Account to increase support for certain countries, assess impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance, and authorize expansion of the Peace Corps (see H.R. 2441), H6707 [14JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H8949 [25SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN]

———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 1612), H2820 [3AP]

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H9479 [15OC]

Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 36), H462 [12FE]

FAA: enhance Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 2077), H4011 [13MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4132 [14MY]

Foreign trade: establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H7949 [4SE]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2369), H5044 [5JN]

FTC: collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 395), H274 [4FE]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H8017 [5SE]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H9738 [20OC]

Health: encourage private health insurance companies to take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles (see H. Con. Res. 34), H7330 [22JY]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H460 [12FE]

———recognize health risks associated with childhood obesity and encouraging parents to promote healthy weight and increased physical activity to their children (see H. Con. Res. 76), H6869 [15JY]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H8403 [22SE]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H9214 [2OC]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H3303 [10AP]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1465 [27FE]

Iron and steel industry: revocation of certain exclusions from safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 2877), H7616 [24JY]

James E. Worsham Carrier Annex Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3340), H9737 [20OC]

James E. Worsham Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3340), H9737 [20OC]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H7618 [24JY]

Jesse Brown Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1908), H3634 [1MY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1465 [27FE]

Kosovo: independence (see H. Res. 28), H4012 [13MY]

Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9378 [8OC]

Marine Capt. Ryan Beaupre St. Anne Post Office, St. Anne, IL: designate (see H.R. 3538), H11651 [19NO]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3858 [8MY]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H5366 [12JN]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 937), H4205 [15MY]

Michael J. Healy Post Office Building, Bridgeview, IL: designate (see H.R. 825), H702 [13FE]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H323 [5FE]

National Nanotechnology Research and Development Program: establish (see H.R. 766), H2473 [27MR]

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 342), H7785 [25JY]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9282 [7OC]

Native Americans: clarify the lands over which Indian tribes shall have jurisdiction or exercise governmental power (see H.R. 3394), H10129 [29OC]

Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 837), H1955 [18MR]

Power resources: eliminate certain restrictions on the availability of credits for the use of biodiesel fuel (see H.R. 316), H137 [8JA]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H5815 [24JN]

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. 919), H5366 [12JN]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3088), H8283 [16SE]

———improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic (see H.R. 906), H5552 [18JN]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H3571 [30AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H7618 [24JY]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 722), H1467 [27FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H1334 [25FE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H3761 [7MY]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see H.R. 2733), H7840 [3SE]

Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1682), H3684 [6MY]

Stockton, John: tribute (see H. Res. 274), H6465 [9JY]

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. 1828), H3858 [8MY]

Taxation: accelerate elimination of the marriage penalty (see H.R. 759), H698 [13FE]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H12311 [21NO]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H4204 [15MY]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 927), H8016 [5SE]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see H.R. 465), H242 [29JA]

———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. 1231), H2402 [26MR]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3064), H12311 [21NO]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H706 [13FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H392 [11FE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H700 [13FE]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H3683 [6MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H4739 [22MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H3572 [30AP]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H1901 [13MR] (see H.R. 3119), H9132 [1OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H3858 [8MY]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H7840 [3SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H12311 [21NO]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H11700 [20NO]

———improve consumer protection regulation of the household goods transportation industry (see H.R. 2928), H9381 [10OC]

———provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 753), H462 [12FE]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 871), H2822 [3AP]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1796), H3975 [9MY]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 422), H7787 [25JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H706 [13FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H274 [4FE]

———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1081), H1639 [5MR]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H3637 [1MY]

White County Bridge Commission: provide for audit of the New Harmony Bridge and fill membership vacancies (see H.R. 1203), H1745 [11MR]

World War II: condemn war crimes committed by Japan and establish liability of Japanese companies to former POW used by such companies as slave labor (see H. Res. 382), H9033 [30SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Harold, Erika: tribute (see H. Res. 102), H1334 [25FE]

Morgan, Ray A.: authorize disinterment from the Luxembourg American Cemetery and transfer of remains to next of kin (see H.R. 888), H1332 [25FE]

University of Illinois: tribute to men's tennis team (see H. Res. 391), H9214 [2OC]

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: tribute to men's tennis team (see H. Res. 314), H6464 [9JY]

Letters

Reason for absence of Representative Timothy V. Johnson: Uretz J. Oliphant, E481 [17MR]

Remarks

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2976 [9AP]

Robinson, IL: Marathon Ashland Petroleum, LLC, Illinois Refining Division recipient of Marathon Ashland Petroleum, LLC, President's Award for Responsible Care, E1457 [11JY]

University of Illinois: tribute to men's tennis team (H. Res. 391), H11444 [18NO]

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: tribute to men's tennis team, E883 [7MY]

Votes: position on missed, H5561 [19JN], H6947 [16JY], E481 [17MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1741 [11MR]

Tributes

Combest, Representative, H4233 [19MY]

Weaver, Stan, E479 [17MR], E2375 [21NO]