COSTELLO, JERRY F. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3550, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H3747 [3JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 4420), H7234 [15SE]

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin: tribute (see H. Res. 579), H2155 [2AP]

Armed Forces: provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H1484 [24MR]

———require notification to Congress and the public when waivers to certain domestic source requirements are made (see H.R. 3951), H2919 [12MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H700 [26FE]

Benwell, Dylan B.: condemn abduction by grandparents and call for return (see H. Res. 821), H8409 [6OC]

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

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 722, 722), H6756 [7SE]

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H6128 [20JY]

Coal: clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated (see H.R. 5383), H9999 [18NO]

Coins: improve circulation of the $1 coin and create a new bullion coin (see H.R. 3916), H2549 [4MY]

Columbia (space shuttle): anniversary of accident costing the lives of the crew (see H. Res. 507), H244 [28JA]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System (see H.R. 4785), H5401 [8JY]

Courts: ensure Federal Tort Claims Act protections for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 4347), H3720 [2JN]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order (see H.R. 4111), H2018 [1AP]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H2019 [1AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 3539), H2154 [2AP]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H6707 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H575 [24FE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H1484 [24MR]

Education: provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H6706 [22JY]

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

———recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2406 [27AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend the Impact Aid program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet the needs of military and Indian land school districts (see H.R. 3795), H576 [24FE]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H128 [27JA]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H872 [4MR]

Extension Living Well Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 416), H9746 [16NO]

Federal aid programs: support programs to end homelessness in the U.S. (see H.R. 2897), H5984 [19JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H2154 [2AP]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H2816 [11MY]

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

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 560), H2550 [4MY]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H872 [4MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H6756 [7SE]

———provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 5243), H8856 [7OC]

———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 314), H1740 [30MR]

Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (see H.R. 4156), H2200 [20AP]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H3017 [13MY]

Insurance: prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3927), H3016 [13MY]

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), H701 [26FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7234 [15SE]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H3016 [13MY]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 4636), H4928 (see H.R. 4636), H5072 [24JN]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4580 [18JN]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H1230 [17MR]

Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4257), H3392 [19MY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H393 [4FE]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H576 [24FE]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H8168 [5OC]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4256), H2491 [30AP]

Motor vehicles: improve safety and enforcement relative to operation while under the influence of, or having used, drugs (see H.R. 3922), H2154 [2AP]

———research and prevent drug impaired driving (see H.R. 4159), H2153 [2AP]

National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 435), H3873 [9JN]

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H3230 [18MY]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H7138 [14SE]

POW: payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 344), H516 [11FE]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 664), H3821 [8JN]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H37 [20JA]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H5908 [15JY]

Senior citizens: provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 4694), H6998 [9SE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H392 [4FE]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H7138 [14SE]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 4234), H4580 [18JN]

Space policy: tribute to NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Cornell University for conducting the Mars Exploration Rover mission, and recognition of importance of space exploration (see H. Res. 490), H35 [20JA]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5654 [13JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H7864 [29SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2657 [5MY]

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), H304 [3FE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H575 [24FE]

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), H1323 [18MR]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 110), H9746 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Medicare: extend minimum deadlines for filing claims relative to adjustments from secondary payor status to primary payor status (see H.R. 5309), H9048 [8OC]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements relating to transfers from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (see H.R. 5308), H9048 [8OC]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: authorize the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO, to be illuminated by pink lights in commemoration (see H.R. 5307), H9048 [8OC]

Senator Paul Simon Federal Building, Carbondale, IL: designate (see H.R. 3713), H88 [21JA]

Simon, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 489), H35 [20JA]

Essays

Rebuilding From Past Conflicts: Tyler Tappendorf, E1269 [25JN]

Motions

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5460 [9JY]

Remarks

Anna, IL: anniversary, E1211 [22JN]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H3520 [20MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E669 [27AP]

Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Co.: anniversary, E1784 [4OC]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5461 [9JY]

———coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), recommit, H5460 [9JY]

Chester, IL: anniversary, E1733 [29SE]

Dept. of Commerce: require independent study on effects of outsourcing of jobs to other countries, H5460, H5461 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3450 [20MY]

———repeal delay on implementing recommendations on military installation closures and realignments and require a report to Congress on future closures and realignments, H3450 [20MY]

Dept. of Transportation: provide a more focused research organization with an emphasis on innovative technology (H.R. 5163), H8342 [6OC]

Earth Day: observance, E614 [22AP]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize and improve (S. 1134), H8348 [6OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: extend authorization of appropriations for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program (H.R. 4470), H8337 [6OC]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4280), consideration (H. Res. 638), H2828 [12MY]

Hirth Plumbing & Heating Co.: anniversary, E37 [21JA]

Israel: independence anniversary, E667 [27AP]

James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (H.R. 3147), H2214, H2215 [21AP]

Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act (H.R. 3598): consideration (H. Res. 706), H5338, H5340, H5341 [8JY]

Mascoutah, IN: anniversary of Mascoutah Public Library, E483 [30MR]

Memorial Day: observance, H3520 [20MY]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), E1252 [25JN]

Mound City, IL: anniversary, E1104 [14JN]

O'Fallon, IL: anniversary, E771 [6MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E837 [12MY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3864 [9JN]

Senator Paul Simon Federal Building, Carbondale, IL: designate (S. 2022), H2211 [21AP]

Sesser, IL: anniversary, E768 [6MY]

Simon, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 489), H54 [21JA]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), consideration (H. Res. 638), H2828 [12MY]

Tappendorf, Tyler: U.S. Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest winner for Illinois, E1269 [25JN]

Taxation: remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, E1917 [11OC]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 4279), consideration (H. Res. 638), H2828 [12MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 757), E1607 [13SE]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4794), H8339 [6OC]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1817 [1AP]

United Mine Workers of America: tribute to coal mine memorial event, E1455 [21JY]

Water: improve water quality, E614 [22AP]

Tributes

Baricevic, John, E2052 [18NO]

Geppert, Edward, E569 [20AP]

Hayes, David, E181 [12FE]

Lipinski, Representative, H9880 [17NO]

Madison, Carol, E1405 [16JY]