LaHOOD, RAY (a Representative from Illinois)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of natural disasters and unforseen production costs (see H. Res. 706), H565 [2MR]

Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 5200), H2641 [16MY]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1563 [5AP]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1743 [25AP]

———provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 995), H3497 [7JN]

Belarus: support democracy efforts, rule of law, respect for human rights, and a free and fair Presidential election (see H. Res. 673), H452 [28FE]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: extend (see H.R. 4586), H1320 [29MR]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H1320 [29MR]

Charities: encourage all Americans to increase charitable giving (see H. Con. Res. 337), H225 [8FE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H1742 [25AP]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 5131), H1677 [6AP]

———provide with a right of action against entities that improperly regulate intercollegiate sports activities (see H.R. 5289), H2586 [11MY]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 2134), H4424 [21JN]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (see H.R. 341), H1196 [28MR]

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2521), H155 [1FE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H4009 [14JN]

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

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H2833 (see H.R. 4562), H2890 [18MY]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H973 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H1743 [25AP]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3016 [22MY]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H1853 [26AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H4681 [27JN]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation (see H.R. 3628), H389 [16FE]

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Dahab and Northern Sinai (see H. Res. 795), H2503 [10MY]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H1453 [4AP]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1454 [4AP]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5051), H1743 [25AP]

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

Government: designate certain functions as inherently governmental (see H.R. 5204), H1851 [26AP]

Health: provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H566 [2MR]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H1677 [6AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H1742 [25AP]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H1196 [28MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: enhance educational services for persons with autism spectrum disorders and expand loan forgiveness for teachers of autistic children (see H.R. 4059), H160 [7FE]

Jordan, I. King: tribute (see H. Res. 680), H332 [15FE]

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

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

Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H226 [8FE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H565 [2MR]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H2962 [19MY]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 763), H2103 [3MY]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H869 [9MR]

NLRB: establish deadlines to render decisions (see H.R. 5310), H2174 [4MY]

Olympic games: tribute to citizens of Italy, the Torino Olympic Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Team, and athletes from around the world (see H. Res. 697), H1453 [4AP]

Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]

Power resources: support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3496 [7JN]

School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H869 [9MR]

Taxation: allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H791 [8MR]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H1563 [5AP]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H1681 [6AP]

———allow the amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles that are acquired from a small business (see H.R. 4960), H4917 [29JN]

———expand expensing for small business (see H.R. 4790), H973 [14MR]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 5420), H3909 [13JN]

———extend the excise tax credits for certain liquid fuel derived from coal (see H.R. 5453), H3309 (see H.R. 5453), H3362 [25MY]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H4795 [28JN]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H1196 [28MR]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3159), H868 [9MR]

Tisch, Preston R. (Bob): tribute (see H. Res. 605), H5129 [12JY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H274 [14FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2684), H451 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Remarks

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H4302 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4277, H4302 [20JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2939 [19MY]

House Rules: position on final passage of legislation relative to offering of motion to recommit, H1812 [26AP], H2153, H2155 [4MY]

Illinois Technology Transition Center: prohibit funding, H4302 [20JN]

Intelligence services: prohibit funding for domestic electronic surveillance not in compliance with certain statutes, H4277 [20JN]

Jordan, I. King: tribute (H. Res. 680), H1146 [28MR]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 4681), H3000 [22MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1812 [26AP], H2153 [4MY]

Tributes

Larson, Bob, E855 [17MY]

Tanner, W. Douglas, Jr., H4798 [29JN]