RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Growth and Opportunity Act: amend to expand certain trade benefits to eligible sub-Saharan African countries (see H.R. 3572), H3963 [14JN]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 524), H633 [25FE]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3017 [13MY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7575 [23SE]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H5471 [9JY]

Bob Michel Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Peoria, IL: designate (see H.R. 4608), H4391 (see H.R. 4608), H4506 [17JN]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 1501), H1072 [11MR]

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (see H. Con. Res. 496), H7575 [23SE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H2155 [2AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: require repayment of appropriated funds that are illegaly disbursed for political purposes (see H.R. 4458), H3439 (see H.R. 4458), H3539 [20MY]

Charles, Ray: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 449), H4581 [18JN]

Children and youth: make grants to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 3692), H2728 [6MY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2200 [20AP]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H753 [2MR]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4171 [15JN] (see H. Con. Res. 457), H4580 [18JN]

———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 3809), H514 [11FE]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 676), H4171 [15JN]

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), H872 [4MR]

Computers: prohibit misappropriation of databases while ensuring consumer access to factual information (see H.R. 3872), H752 [2MR]

Congress: disapprove certain regulations issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (see H.R. 4236, 4237), H2482 [28AP]

Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, and observe anniversary with appropriate programs and activities (see H. Res. 747), H6900 [8SE]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System (see H.R. 4785), H5909 [15JY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H4171 [15JN]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4155), H2658 [5MY]

Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 3974), H3230 [18MY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]

———provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish antiharassment programs (see H.R. 4313), H2727 [6MY]

———make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 4261), H2547 [4MY]

———strengthen and expand the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into post-secondary education (see H.R. 3988), H2374 [22AP]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H7735 [28SE]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 4905), H6701 [22JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make certain Caribbean nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H.R. 5316), H9048 (see H. Res. 810), H9051 [8OC]

———make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 542), H700 [26FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the release of loans approved for Haiti (see H.R. 3989), H1229 [17MR]

Diseases: establish comprehensive, integrated, and culturally appropriate HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls for each country provided assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4792), H5470 [9JY]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H3229 [18MY]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H2406 [27AP]

Education: establish a national leadership initiative to promote and coordinate knowledge utilization in education (see H.R. 4043), H3392 [19MY]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H1370 [23MR]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H1594 [25MR]

———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 4102), H2491 [30AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H1072 [11MR]

Employment: provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 3764), H633 [25FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 4720), H5149 [25JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H9051 [8OC]

Federal aid programs: support programs to end homelessness in the U.S. (see H.R. 2897), H3016 [13MY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H2549 [4MY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H753 [2MR]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H3094 [17MY]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H10080 [19NO]

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 381), H516 [11FE]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5312), H9048 [8OC]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]

GAO: conduct an investigation of the high price of college textbooks (see H.R. 3567), H753 [2MR]

Guyana: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 654), H5151 [25JN]

Health: expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), H2374 [22AP]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5536 [12JY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2265 [21AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H752 [2MR]

Higher Education Act: provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers (see H.R. 3593), H245 [28JA]

Immigration: provide for earned adjustment to reward work, reunify families, establish a temporary worker program that protects workers, and strengthen national security (see H.R. 4262), H3821 [8JN]

———reunify families, permit earned access to permanent resident status, protect against unfair employment practices, reform the diversity visa program, and adjust status for Haitian and Liberian nationals (see H.R. 3918), H2484 [28AP] (see H.R. 4885), H6556 [21JY]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H1484 [24MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H1484 [24MR]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H2918 [12MY]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H6707 [22JY]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H1594 [25MR]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1958), H7329 [21SE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H3016 [13MY]

Latin America: anniversary of abolition of slavery in certain countries (see H. Con. Res. 482), H6705 [22JY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3847), H698 [26FE]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1930), H2483 [28AP]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding (see H. Con. Res. 495), H7442 [22SE]

Malcolm X: observance of anniversary of birth as a day of prayer, remembrance, and reflection (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1011 [10MR]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H37 [20JA]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4178), H2549 [4MY]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4391 (see H.R. 3148), H4507 [17JN]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H8859 [7OC]

Medicare: improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H2373 [22AP]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H516 [11FE]

———preserve access to cancer care (see H.R. 5144), H8859 [7OC]

———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 3635), H576 [24FE]

———provide automatic enrollment and eligibility for certain low-income beneficiaries for subsidies under the Medicare transitional and permanent prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4437), H3438 (see H.R. 4437), H3538 [20MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4256), H3392 [19MY]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see H.R. 4147), H2152 [2AP]

National Commission on Digestive Diseases: establish (see H.R. 3756), H303 [3FE]

National School Lunch Act: improve nutrition of students served under child nutrition programs (see H.R. 2987), H575 [24FE]

———phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H753 [2MR]

National security: restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (see H.R. 4591), H8039 [4OC]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H2658 [5MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H830 [3MR]

———suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H2199 [20AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H3392 [19MY]

Prince Edward County, VA: make tuition grants available to eligible former students denied an education when the public schools closed rather than comply with Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 451), H4286 [16JN]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H10079 [19NO]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 406), H2153 [2AP]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H5471 [9JY]

Senator Paul Simon Federal Building, Carbondale, IL: designate (see H.R. 3713), H304 [3FE]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3447), H927 [9MR]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4350), H2917 [12MY]

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 346), H435 [10FE] (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4287 [16JN]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H4927 (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5071 [24JN]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7575 [23SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 508), H2406 [27AP]

Taxation: 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. 284), H1484 [24MR]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H2483 [28AP]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H830 [3MR]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H516 [11FE]

Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 4820), H5653 [13JY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H37 [20JA]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1643 [29MR]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 792), H7442 [22SE]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H1740 [30MR]

Voting: condemn all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the U.S. and reaffirm that the right to vote is a fundamental right of all eligible citizens (see H. Res. 793), H7442 [22SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Justice: require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H434 [10FE] (see H. Con. Res. 527), H10079 [19NO]

Drugs: improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 4161), H2153 [2AP]

Health: reduce health care disparities and improve health care quality of minorities by improving data collection, providing performance incentives, and expanding programs seeking to eliminate health disparities (see H.R. 5338), H9049 [8OC]

Remarks

African Americans: Reclaiming Ownership of Southern Assets Program funding, H5610 [13JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5610, H5612 [13JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1563 [25MR]

China, Republic of: membership in the U.N., E1809 [6OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Office of Civil Rights funding, H5612 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4613), motion to instruct conferees, H5550 [13JY]

Dept. of Justice: require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (H. Con. Res. 360), H2820, H2890 [12MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), E1610 [13SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H2555 [5MY]

James E. Worsham Carrier Annex Building, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 3340), H5160 [6JY]

James E. Worsham Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 3340), H5160 [6JY]

Law enforcement: protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (H.R. 5107), H8193 [6OC]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (H. Res. 646), E1364 [14JY]

Native Americans: ensure that any business owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on Indian lands is not considered an employer under the National Labor Relations Act, E1610 [13SE]

Senator Paul Simon Federal Building, Carbondale, IL: designate (S. 2022), H2213 [21AP]

Simon, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 489), H57 [21JA]

Sudan: allocation of foreign aid, H5550 [13JY]

———condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region, H5550 [13JY]

———declare genocide in Darfur (H. Con. Res. 467), H6535 [21JY]

———suspend membership in U.N. Commission on Human Rights (S. Con. Res. 137), E1700 [24SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (H. Con. Res. 414), H2931 [13MY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H1023 [11MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2079 [2AP]

Votes: correction, E354 [11MR], E1610 [13SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2481 [28AP], H2655 [5MY], H2915 [12MY], H7060 [13SE]

Tributes

Burke, Emmett, E116 [4FE]

Deadmon, Jauntrice, E1165 [18JN]

Dukes, Christopher, E1165 [18JN]

Dukes, Lauren, E1165 [18JN]

Dukes, Myron, E1165 [18JN]

Lipinski, Representative, H9880 [17NO]

Palmer, Lutrell, H7040 [13SE]