SHIMKUS, JOHN (a Representative from Illinois)
Addresses
Memorial Day: James B. Wham, E1716
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3421 [20MY]
Articles and editorials
James Wham Was Inspiration for Birth of Laureate Idea, Stephen Anderson, ISBA Bar News (publication), E1717
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), H3437 (see H.R. 4420), H3537 [20MY]
———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 3069), H3016 [13MY]
Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for the provision of country of origin labeling information on certain agricultural commodities (see H.R. 4576), H6707 [22JY]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H434 [10FE]
Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7575 [23SE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H2406 [27AP]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H6997 [9SE]
Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 1084), H2728 [6MY]
Belarus: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election process (see H. Res. 652), H5536 [12JY]
———promote democracy and rule of law and protect sovereignty and independence (see H.R. 854), H700 [26FE]
Benwell, Dylan B.: condemn abduction by grandparents and call for return (see H. Res. 821), H8167 [5OC]
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), H2155 [2AP]
Bob Michel Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Peoria, IL: designate (see H.R. 4608), H4391 (see H.R. 4608), H4506 [17JN]
Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H2154 [2AP]
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 (see H.R. 3598), H872 [4MR]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H3606 [1JN]
Charles, Ray: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 449), H4581 [18JN]
Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2549 [4MY]
China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 530), H574 [24FE]
China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H753 [2MR]
Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 459), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 459), H5072 [24JN]
Coins: improve circulation of the $1 coin and create a new bullion coin (see H.R. 3916), H1484 [24MR]
Commission for Assisting Democratic Parliaments: establish (see H. Res. 543), H1230 [17MR]
Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 4863), H6557 [21JY]
Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 310), H305 [3FE]
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), H2917 [12MY]
———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]
Cruz, Celia: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3009), H4928 (see H.R. 3009), H5071 [24JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: make the dairy forward pricing program permanent (see H.R. 3308), H5402 [8JY]
Dept. of Commerce: make noninterest bearing loans to State and local governments solely for the purpose of funding capital projects (see H.R. 4310), H2727 [6MY] (see H.R. 4371), H3093 [17MY]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H7138 [14SE]
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), H6707 [22JY]
Dept. of State: establish an Office of Intercountry Adoptions and reform U.S. laws governing intercountry adoptions (see H.R. 3896), H871 [4MR]
———require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4214), H2919 [12MY]
Dept. of Transportation: include tax treatment of gasohol when computing estimated tax payments attributed to highway users (see H.R. 5170), H7863 [29SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3777), H2484 [28AP]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H3873 [9JN]
Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H515 [11FE]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H515 [11FE]
Education: increase student loan forgiveness to highly-qualified teachers in mathematics, science, and special education, and for reading specialists (see H.R. 4410), H3437 (see H.R. 4410), H3537 [20MY]
———recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, administration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2550 [4MY]
Elections: assert that terrorists will never cause the date of a Presidential election to be postponed and that no individual or agency will have the authority to postpone a Presidential election (see H. Res. 728), H6127 [20JY]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 616), H2729 [6MY]
FCC: vigorously enforce indecency and profanity laws in order to protect children in the U.S. from indecent and profane programming on broadcast television and radio (see H. Res. 500), H245 [28JA]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H700 [26FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H575 [24FE]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H2491 [30AP]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H2658 [5MY]
France: condemn policy prohibiting religious articles and symbols in schools and respect the freedom of all to practice their religious faith without state interference (see H. Res. 528), H872 [4MR]
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]
GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 2743), H434 [10FE]
Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 3758), H303 [3FE]
Housing: facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities (see H.R. 4363), H3873 [9JN]
Hussein, Saddam: urge the interim Government of Iraq to bring charges for crimes his government committed against the people of Iran during the Iran-Iraq war (see H. Res. 799), H7736 [28SE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2843), H5150 [25JN]
———establish deportability and inadmissability of aliens who possess certain consular identification cards who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and use such a card for a Federal identification-related requirement (see H.R. 4440), H4894 [23JN]
———waive visa processing fees for nonimmigrant visitors who are nationals of countries providing combat troops in Afghanistan and Iraq (see H.R. 4834), H7234 [15SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H927 [9MR]
Insurance: prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3927), H6997 [9SE]
International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (see H. Res. 713), H5793 [14JY]
Iran: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 501), H633 [25FE]
———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 5193), H10233 [20NO]
———human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 319), H2729 [6MY]
———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), H435 [10FE]
Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 4730), H7443 [22SE]
Israel: support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 617), H2816 [11MY]
———support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H699 [26FE]
———support membership in the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the U.N. (see H. Res. 615), H2729 [6MY]
Japan: anniversary of Treaty of Kanagawa opening relations with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 418), H3441 [20MY]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H127 [27JA]
King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7138 [14SE]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: promote human rights and freedom (see H.R. 4011), H2549 [4MY]
Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1958), H9745 [16NO]
Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 2967), H575 [24FE]
Macedonia: encourage continued negotiations with Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Con. Res. 530), H10232 [20NO]
Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H434 [10FE]
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), H699 [26FE]
Members of Congress: prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 3791), H434 [10FE]
———reduce pay following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit (see H.R. 3736), H516 [11FE]
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), H6899 [8SE]
Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H37 [20JA]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements relating to transfers from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (see H.R. 5308), H9048 [8OC]
———reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, and authorize Office of Surface Mining to collect black lung excise tax (see H.R. 3778), H1594 [25MR]
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]
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 3807), H514 [11FE]
National Manufacturing Week: support goals (see H. Res. 516), H701 [26FE]
NATO: welcome accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia (see H. Res. 558), H1072 [11MR]
Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H871 [4MR]
Nuclear energy: recognize essential role in national energy policy and support increased use of nuclear power and construction and development of new and improved nuclear power generating plants (see H. Con. Res. 441), H6707 [22JY]
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: support ongoing work in combating anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance, and related violence (see H. Con. Res. 425), H3720 [2JN]
Poland: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 3956), H1071 [11MR]
Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H2200 [20AP]
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), H2484 [28AP]
Senator Paul Simon Federal Building, Carbondale, IL: designate (see H.R. 3713), H88 [21JA]
Simon, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 489), H35 [20JA]
Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 418), H3541 [20MY]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]
Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2266 [21AP]
———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7234 [15SE]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2548 [4MY]
Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 462), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 462), H5072 [24JN]
Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H89 [21JA]
———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H434 [10FE]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H5402 [8JY]
———allow increase in the minimum credit against alternative minimum tax where stock acquired pursuant to incentive stock options is sold or exchanged at a loss (see H.R. 3806), H576 [24FE]
———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), H1072 [11MR]
———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]
———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 4359), H3015 [13MY]
———make improvements to assist young farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 5114), H8409 [6OC]
———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2656 [5MY]
———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (see H.R. 4181), H2264 [21AP]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H8859 [7OC]
Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see H.R. 4600), H4286 [16JN]
———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H88 [21JA]
Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election process (see H.R. 5247), H8856 [7OC]
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), H576 [24FE]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H752 [2MR]
Women: recognize survivors of cervical cancer and the importance of good cervical health, preventing human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (see H. Con. Res. 348), H90 [21JA]
World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 110), H9746 [16NO]
———anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising (see H. Con. Res. 470), H6557 [21JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Army: establish a combat service recognition ribbon to recognize participation in combat by members of the Army, regardless of branch (see H.R. 4369), H3015 [13MY]
Dept. of Defense: establish and award the Coalition of the Willing Medal to military members of nations participating with the U.S. in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 5271), H8857 [7OC]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 4776), H5330 [7JY]
Victims of Communism Memorial: support construction (see H. Res. 752), H6705 [22JY]
Biographies
Wham, James B., E1717
Lists
House of Representatives' Pages, H3751 [3JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H8171 [6OC]
Remarks
American Legion: tribute, E470
Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H3096 [18MY]
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H2704 [6MY], E791
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E932
Baltic States: tribute to certain countries for support in countering terrorism in Iraq, E484
Belarus: elections, H1794 [1AP], H2627 [5MY], H8172 [6OC], E737
———ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election process (H. Res. 652), H6517 [21JY]
Business and industry: costs of providing employee benefits and employment taxes relative to the status of manufacturing jobs, H1745 [31MR]
Capitol Pages: tribute, H3750, H3752, H3753 [3JN]
Centralia, IL: tribute to VFW Post 2055 Ladies Auxilliary, E1309
Dept. of Homeland Security: first responder interoperable communications funding, H7724 [28SE]
Divernon, IL: anniversary of Bramley Funeral Home, E1014
Easter: observance, H2133 [2AP]
Edwardsville, IL: tribute to Edwardsville High School girls' golf team, E2010
Endrejatis, Ann: Collinsville, IL, Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Excellence award recipient, E1302
Endrejatis, Lydia: Collinsville, IL, Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Excellence award recipient, E1302
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5124, H5125 [25JN]
European Union: recognize importance of relations with the U.S. (H. Res. 577), H2759 [11MY]
Farina, IL: tribute to South Central Middle School baseball team, E2021
FCC: court ruling on triennial review rulemaking on local phone competition and broadband deployment, H843 [4MR]
Flag Day: observance, E1132
Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H5124, H5125 [25JN]
Iraq: alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2923 [13MY]
———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H7866 [30SE]
Medicare: assure that enrollment in any prescription drug program is voluntary, H915 [9MR]
———establish a prescription drug discount card endorsement program, H915 [9MR]
———make standardized payment amounts equitable for urban and rural inpatient hospital services, H1374 [24MR]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H915, H916 [9MR], H1374 [24MR], H1487 [25MR], H1650 [30MR], H4741 [22JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps, H916 [9MR]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H7724 [28SE]
National security: improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through use of wireless enhanced 911 (E911) services (H.R. 2898), H2551 [5MY], H7724 [28SE]
———reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H7724 [28SE]
NATO: welcome accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, E359
———welcome accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia (H. Res. 558), H1663 [30MR]
Pawnee, IL: anniversary, E142
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H4117 [15JN]
———gasoline price levels, H3608 [2JN]
———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (H.R. 4517), H4189 [16JN]
Power resources: economic impact of increasing oil and natural gas prices, H1725, H1728 [30MR]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), H4117 [15JN]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H3608 [2JN]
———impact of a national energy policy on job creation, H1725, H1728 [30MR]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (H.R. 623), H2230 [21AP]
Republican Party: anniversary of legislative majority in the House of Representatives, H7335 [22SE]
Richland County, IL: tribute for pursuing international businesses, H2817 [12MY]
Simon, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 489), H54 [21JA]
Taxation: rates, H2204 [21AP]
Westervelt, IL: anniversary, E1211
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2261 [21AP], H2655 [5MY], H2725 [6MY]
Tributes
Belchik, Christopher, E1559
Bigley, Kim, H2704 [6MY], E787
Bowers, William, E1735
Buck, Ted, E470
Crane, Representative, H9884 [17NO]
Demuzio, Vince, E760
Dunn, Ralph, E759
Gibson, Mel, H2133 [2AP]
Jostes, Forest, E977
Leduc, Ryan, E2020
Lehnen, Michael, E1304
Lipinski, Representative, H9882 [17NO]
Oldham, Mary Jo, E1209
Phoenix, Joe, H7866 [30SE]
Pickering, Aaron C., E2013
Stoffel-Gray, Torrey, E789
Storment, Birdella, E1715
Tipton, John, E781
Werner, David, E1209
Weston, Gary, H2704 [6MY], E783
Wham, James B., E1716