EVANS, LANE (a Representative from Illinois)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 5099), H1981 [2MY]

———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]

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 384), H2706 (see H. Con. Res. 384), H2759 [17MY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 5229), H1915 [27AP]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 691), H389 [16FE]

Arab League: disapprove decision to hold summit in Khartoum, Sudan, and call on all involved parties and the world community to work to end genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan (see H. Res. 675), H273 [14FE]

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), H2339 [9MY]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1319 [29MR]

Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see H. Res. 561), H275 [14FE]

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

Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 4898), H1197 [28MR]

Children and youth: update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 5167), H1679 [6AP]

Clothing industry: provide access to information about sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4613), H1563 [5AP]

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

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H226 [8FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H1681 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program and increase CCC funding for the program (see H.R. 4897), H1390 [30MR]

Dept. of Commerce: transmit to the House of Representatives a copy of a workforce globalization final draft report produced by the Technology Administration (see H. Res. 717), H1391 [30MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H274 [14FE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4604), H155 [1FE]

Dept. of Energy: provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 4350), H226 [8FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2833 (see H.R. 5201), H2891 [18MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems (see H.R. 2780), H868 [9MR]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5347), H2502 [10MY]

Dept. of Labor: make grants for the establishment of information technology centers in rural areas (see H.R. 4781), H1060 [15MR]

———prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see H.R. 4695), H226 [8FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: carry out a program to temporarily make payments under residential mortgage loans for properties significantly damaged by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4991), H1853 [26AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve pension program (see H.R. 5119), H1677 [6AP]

———increase assistance for disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and provide for annual increases in such assistance (see H.R. 4791), H388 [16FE]

———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. 5455), H3643 [8JN] (see H.R. 5588), H3787 [12JN]

Drugs: provide for importation of pharmaceutical products under a compulsory license as provided for under the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4392), H26 [31JA]

Education: extend deadline by which State and local educational agencies are required to ensure that an educator is highly qualified in order to account for the educator's applicable period of military service (see H.R. 4470), H1681 [6AP]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H4958 [10JY]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: approve location of an honorary commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 78), H869 [9MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability and assessment provisions (see H.R. 4085), H973 [14MR]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H973 [14MR]

Europe: request Executive Office of the President and direct Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to trip to Europe by Condoleezza Rice (see H. Res. 642), H226 [8FE]

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), H1321 [29MR]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H1980 [2MY]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H1563 [5AP]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H1742 [25AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H1563 [5AP]

Foreign Assistance Act: provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4736), H1981 [2MY]

Friedan, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 695), H389 [16FE]

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

Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 317), H26 [31JA]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 5100), H1562 [5AP]

———implement recommendations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study (see H.R. 4953), H1981 [2MY]

Hazardous substances: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure (see H.R. 1807), H225 [8FE]

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

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 963), H1853 [26AP]

Higher Education Act: prevent veterans' contributions to education benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 5174), H1741 [25AP]

House Rules: protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H2103 [3MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H973 [14MR]

Iran: provide for payment of certain claims against Iranian Government (see H.R. 3358), H225 [8FE]

John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building, Harrison, AR: designate (see H.R. 4811), H449 [28FE]

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]

Korea, Republic of: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program (see H.R. 4304), H226 [8FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H451 [28FE]

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

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. 354), H1390 [30MR]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 4793), H566 [2MR]

Medicare: extend certain payment methodologies provided for rural health care providers (see H.R. 5118), H1677 [6AP]

Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4524), H155 [1FE]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1390 [30MR]

Motor vehicles: require an increasing percentage of new automobiles be dual fueled automobiles and revise the method for calculating corporate average fuel economy for such vehicles (see H.R. 4673), H1390 [30MR]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 395), H1981 [2MY]

National security: support efforts to track terrorist financing under existing law and express concern over disclosure of classified information on methods by which terrorists are traced (see H. Res. 900), H4916 [29JN]

National Security Education Program: establish critical foreign language program (see H.R. 4629), H226 [8FE]

Nepal: release all political detainees, restore constitutional liberties, and undertake good faith negotiations with all involved parties to restore democracy (see H. Res. 780), H2103 [3MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H225 [8FE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Mohamed ElBaradei for peace (see H. Res. 573), H226 [8FE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish Chief Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements and to protect U.S. manufacturers against unfair trade practices (see H.R. 4186), H155 [1FE]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H566 [2MR]

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): commend the shielding of mourning military families from protesters and preserving the memory of fallen servicemembers at funerals (see H. Res. 731), H1129 [16MR]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H1744 [25AP]

Power resources: increase the renewable fuel content of gasoline and require Federal agencies to use ethanol and biodiesel in government vehicles (see H.R. 4573), H226 [8FE]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H1320 [29MR]

POW/MIA: commend Dept. of Defense offices and related laboratories, and Vietnam for efforts in accounting of Americans unaccounted for as a result of the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 444), H4916 [29JN]

Privacy: prohibit certain video and audio monitoring of employees by their employers (see H.R. 582), H973 [14MR]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1453 [4AP]

Public welfare programs: reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4067), H1130 [16MR]

Railroads: establish rail worker emergency training program (see H.R. 4372), H26 [31JA]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4045), H226 [8FE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H973 [14MR]

Ships and vessels: require exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4771), H387 [16FE]

Small business: provide support for small business concerns (see H.R. 5058), H2102 [3MY]

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]

Springsteen, Bruce: anniversary of record album ``Born to Run'' (see H. Res. 628), H226 [8FE]

Suburban areas: provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban forest land and open space and contain suburban sprawl (see H.R. 3933), H274 [14FE]

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), H1981 [2MY]

Surface Transportation Assistance Act: clarify that the Buy America provision applies to an entire bridge project (see H.R. 4712), H1853 [26AP]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase and installation of emergency generators (see H.R. 4348), H26 [31JA]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 4945), H1131 [16MR]

———eliminate income threshold for the child tax credit in the case of taxpayers who had a primary residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area (see H.R. 4708), H1981 [2MY]

———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4727), H224 [8FE]

———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), H2502 [10MY]

———permit interest on federally guaranteed water, wastewater, and essential community facilities loans to be tax exempt in order to improve such facilities in rural areas (see H.R. 2378), H26 [31JA]

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

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H874 [13MR]

———repeal certain oil and gas subsidies and appropriate the proceeds to double certain alternative energy incentives (see H.R. 4623), H226 [8FE]

———repeal the inflation adjustment of the earned income threshold used in determining the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to restore the threshold to its original amount (see H.R. 4030), H1130 [16MR]

Technology: increase use and research of sustainable building design technology (see H.R. 4609), H155 [1FE]

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), H2103 [3MY]

Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (see H. Res. 668), H154 [1FE]

U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (see H. Res. 490), H1198 [28MR]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 769), H450 [28FE]

Uzbekistan: disapprove further payments for facilities at the Karshi-Khanabad airbase and urge the U.N. to refer the situation of Islam Karimov and the massacre at Andijan to the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 475), H156 [1FE]

Veterans: add nasopharyngeal cancer to the statutorily prescribed presumptive diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange during military service in Vietnam (see H.R. 3209), H790 [8MR]

———improve health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 5524), H3423 [6JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4843), H563 [2MR]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 4574), H2586 [11MY]

———reduce incidence of suicide (see H.R. 5771), H5127 [12JY]

Vietnam: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 5602), H3908 [13JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation to Federal employees or defense contractors who suffered disability or death due to exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 4739), H224 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: remove certain limitations on attorney representation of claimants for veterans benefits in administrative proceedings (see H.R. 4914), H866 [9MR]

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

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Res. 759), H1452 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate (see S. 2555), S2901 [5AP] (see H.R. 5086), H1452 [4AP]

Remarks

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), E994 [26MY]

Illinois: State legislation proposal to prevent protests at funeral services, E138 [14FE]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (H. Res. 759), E683 [2MY]

United Service Organizations: recognize contribution to morale and welfare of our servicemen and women and their families (H. Con. Res. 322), H233 [14FE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate, S6391 [22JN]

———designate (S. 2555), S2915 [5AP]

Tribute, S2440, S2441 [28MR]

Texts of

S. 2555, Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL, S2915 [5AP]