RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3140 [23MY]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3574 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 2206), H5047 [11JY]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 691), H791 [8MR]

Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 4898), H1390 [30MR]

Cameron, James: tribute (see H. Res. 867), H4008 [14JN]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 4923), H867 [9MR]

Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]

Cheek, Joey: honor Olympic team member and recognize need to work with international partners to help bring an end to the ongoing genocide in Darfur region of Sudan and the suffering of children in Chad (see H. Con. Res. 397), H3227 [24MY]

Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H2174 [4MY]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 2683), H1320 [29MR]

Congress: require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 4600), H1743 [25AP]

Congressman Owen Lovejoy Post Office Building, Princeton, IL: designate (see H.R. 5426), H2961 [19MY]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4943), H972 [14MR]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4555 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H1197 [28MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP] (see H.R. 5573), H3723 [9JN]

———establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 4903), H3424 [6JN]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 5574), H3723 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data and ensure notification of such thefts (see H.R. 5588), H4680 [27JN]

Diseases: establish comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls in countries for which assistance is provided to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 5674), H4520 [22JN]

FAA: replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H646 [7MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1742 [25AP]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H4917 [29JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H450 [28FE]

Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

Gene Vance Post Office Building, Clinton, IL: designate (see H.R. 4805), H449 [28FE]

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H1130 [16MR]

Guyana: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 792), H3227 [24MY]

Haiti: commend people for holding democratic elections and congratulate President Rene G. Preval on his victory (see H. Con. Res. 353), H869 [9MR]

———duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 4211), H451 [28FE]

———urge multilateral financial institutions to immediately cancel debts under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (see H. Res. 888), H4918 [29JN]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3658), H451 [28FE]

Haitian-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 777), H2706 (see H. Res. 777), H2759 [17MY]

Hazardous substances: implement certain conventions dealing with organic pollutants, chemicals, and pesticides (see H.R. 4800), H646 [7MR]

Health: encourage enactment of compehensive health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2961 [19MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4683), H153 [1FE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H3424 [6JN]

Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see H.R. 5121), H4917 [29JN]

Hurricanes: call upon the President to meet with a joint session of Congress to discuss the plan for post-Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts (see H. Con. Res. 356), H874 [13MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H1390 [30MR]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H1130 [16MR]

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (nonprofit organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 844), H3308 (see H. Res. 844), H3361 [25MY]

James Jordan Foundation: express gratitude for improving lives of inner city youth in the U.S. and initiating a public-private collaborative to establish a women and children's hospital in Nairobi, Kenya (see H. Res. 812), H3227 [24MY]

Joshua A. Terando Princeton Post Office Building, Morris, IL: designate (see H.R. 5428), H2961 [19MY]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]

Land Between the Rivers National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5724), H4915 [29JN]

Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate (see H.R. 5086), H1452 [4AP]

Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H1131 [16MR]

Mahoney, Mary E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1679 [6AP]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H4917 [29JN]

Medicare: extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes during the first year of enrollment, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5263), H1979 [2MY]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1744 [25AP]

———improve payments under the clinical laboratory fee schedule (see H.R. 5369), H2585 [11MY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H26 [31JA]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5348), H3425 [6JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4722), H224 [8FE]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H868 [9MR]

Minorities: recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 429), H3908 [13JN]

Mongolia: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 828), H3227 [24MY]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 660), H226 [8FE]

National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H2339 [9MY]

National Year of the Bible: establish (see H. Con. Res. 431), H4423 [21JN]

National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 826), H3643 [8JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1131 [16MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H155 [1FE]

Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute (see H. Res. 749), H2706 (see H. Res. 749), H2759 [17MY]

SBA: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H225 [8FE]

Social Security: make all uninsured children eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program and simplify enrollment and renewal procedures for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4760), H332 [15FE]

Sudan: condemn attacks on civilians, call on all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement, approve peacekeeping forces, and urge the U.S. to help improve security in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 723), H972 [14MR]

———impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, support protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in the Darfur region (see H.R. 3127), H868 [9MR]

Taxation: provide a refundable credit for certain home energy costs (see H.R. 4729), H224 [8FE]

———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1545), H4917 [29JN]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H1921 [1MY]

Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1681 [6AP]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2339 [9MY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H2706 (see H.R. 4747), H2758 [17MY]

Remarks

Chicago, IL: tribute to Morgan Park High School students, H306 [15FE]

Health care professionals: remove limitation for nonimmigrant classification for nurses in health professional shortage areas (H.R. 1285), H4239 [20JN]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H118 [1FE]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 4681), E1017 [6JN]

Telecommunications: establish a dispute resolution process for monetary disputes between local franchise authorities and cable operators, H3574 [8JN]

———establish phased-in, market-based buildout of services to enable cable operators to serve all households in a franchise area, H3585 [8JN]

———prevent companies from deleting certain areas out of existing franchises, H3585 [8JN]

———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3560, H3571, H3574 [8JN]

———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), consideration (H. Res. 850), H3515 [8JN]

———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), motion to recommit, H3585 [8JN]

———reduce fee paid to local franchise authorities for public access, educational, governmental/institutional networks (PEG/iNet) support by women-owned and socially and economically disadvantaged firms, H3571 [8JN]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H4160 [16JN]

Voting Rights Act: amend (H.R. 9), H5054 [12JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H330 [15FE], H2581 [11MY]

Tributes

Randel, Don M., E821 [12MY]

Stroger, John H., Jr., E418 [28MR]