JACKSON, JESSE L., JR. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4818, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H9699 [16NO]

Articles and editorials

Fighting for a Right To Vote Constitutional Amendment, by, H7224-H7226 [15SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 3719), H304 [3FE]

Afghanistan: authorize assistance and security for women and children (see H.R. 4117), H4766 [22JN]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3392 [19MY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7234 [15SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H4287 [16JN]

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

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3017 [13MY]

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

Business and industry: prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (see H.R. 3888), H1072 [11MR]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H9051 [8OC]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H1789 [31MR]

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]

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

Classified information: request the Executive Office of the President, and certain other executive departments, to transmit documents relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H393 [4FE]

Climate: conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits to consumers from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 4067), H5402 [8JY]

Coins: redesign the reverse side of the penny in commemoration of the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln (see H.R. 5012), H6755 [7SE]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H6707 [22JY]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (see H.R. 5335), H9049 [8OC]

Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 3575), H1593 [25MR]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 394), H89 [21JA]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 2911), H927 [9MR]

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: making appropriations (see H.R. 4473), H3605 [1JN]

Dept. of HHS: expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see H.R. 3513), H128 [27JA]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H5909 [15JY]

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

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 4676), H6756 [7SE]

———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H2919 [12MY]

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), H1484 [24MR]

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]

Education: condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H1593 [25MR]

Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 4575), H4170 [15JN]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H1593 [25MR]

Expedited Funds Availability Act: redress imbalances between faster withdrawals permitted under the Check 21 Act and slower rates for crediting deposits (see H.R. 5410), H10078 [19NO]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H9963 [17NO]

———review decision process to disapprove commercial distribution of the emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as an over-the-counter drug (see H.R. 4377), H3093 [17MY]

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

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H3441 (see H.R. 3579), H3540 [20MY]

Firearms: technical correction to Federal preemption law, relative to State or local laws, concerning the markings and identification of imitation or toy firearms (see H.R. 5091), H7233 [15SE]

Fish and fishing: establish requirements for fishing quota systems (see H.R. 2621), H3821 [8JN]

———provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H4927 (see H.R. 4706), H5071 [24JN]

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]

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

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

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H9745 [16NO]

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), H2265 [21AP]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 4357), H2918 [12MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H90 [21JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H4646 [21JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5909 [15JY]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H1230 [17MR]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H128 [27JA]

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 129), H5195 [6JY]

House Rules: prohibit behavior that threatens the integrity of the House of Representatives (see H.R. 4971), H6703 [22JY]

Immigration: 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. 4885), H6556 [21JY]

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

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4449), H3821 [8JN]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H8859 [7OC]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H90 [21JA]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H7329 [21SE]

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), H872 [4MR]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 526), H10079 [19NO]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H4766 [22JN]

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]

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

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4894 [23JN]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H2200 [20AP]

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H244 [28JA]

Medicare: coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs (see H.R. 1956), H89 [21JA]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1377), H633 [25FE]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H1370 [23MR]

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

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: eliminate overpayments to health maintenance organizations and other private plans (see H.R. 4304), H2727 [6MY]

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), H7138 [14SE]

Middle East: commend democratization and political and economic liberalization of certain countries (see H. Res. 751), H7945 [30SE]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 4445), H5909 [15JY]

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 476), H6556 [21JY]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2201), H830 [3MR]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H1370 [23MR]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H2728 [6MY]

National Commission on Digestive Diseases: establish (see H.R. 3756), H1740 [30MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1316), H10000 [18NO]

National Institute for Biomedical Research and Development: establish (see H.R. 5155), H7735 [28SE]

National security: require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (see H.R. 163), H6557 [21JY]

National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 430), H8169 [5OC]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H393 [4FE]

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]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 4994), H6756 [7SE]

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

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

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

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

———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), H304 [3FE]

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 4035), H5402 [8JY]

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), H7864 [29SE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H2019 [1AP]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H2919 [12MY]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1052), H1116 [16MR]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H2918 [12MY]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 1313), H2657 [5MY]

Terrorism: ensure that recently enacted terrorism legislation doesn't undermine civil liberties (see H.R. 3171), H250 [30JA]

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

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3113), H700 [26FE]

———empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit programs, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3113), H3720 [2JN]

———provide for security of public transportation systems (see H.R. 4361), H4766 [22JN]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 276), H1643 [29MR]

U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 3810), H515 [11FE]

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), H2374 [22AP]

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]

———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), H2154 [2AP]

Voting: amend criminal code relative to voter intimidation (see H.R. 5246), H9051 [8OC]

———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]

———require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for criminal convictions or mental incapacity (see H.R. 4250), H3720 [2JN]

Water: conservation of freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 468), H5150 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Elections: require States to conduct general elections for Federal office using an instant runoff voting system and direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States to help defray costs (see H.R. 5293), H9047 [8OC]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 109), H9050 [8OC]

Factsheets

Republican Party Stance on Firearms 1968 v. 2004, H7774 [29SE]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4613), H5546 [13JY]

Remarks

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (H.R. 4103), H3888 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4613), H4698 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), motion to instruct conferees, H5546, H5547, H5549, H5550, H5551 [13JY]

Dept. of State: emergency assistance funding for African Union mission in Darfur region of Sudan, H8295, H8299 [6OC]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), H8295, H8299 [6OC]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), H7773 [29SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5820 [15JY]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1196 [17MR]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (H. Res. 713), E1429 [20JY]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), H1196 [17MR]

Mastin, Gwendolyn: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1178 [18JN]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), E1266 [25JN]

Sudan: allocation of foreign aid, H4698 [22JN], H5546, H5547, H5549, H5550, H5551 [13JY]

———condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region, H4698 [22JN], H5546, H5547, H5549, H5550, H5551 [13JY]

———declare genocide in Darfur (H. Con. Res. 467), H6532 [21JY]

Taylor, Koko: National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship recipient, E1793 [4OC]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (H.J. Res. 28), H7224 [15SE]

Tributes

Lipinski, Representative, H9883 [17NO]

Savage, C. Michael, E1356 [12JY]