EMANUEL, RAHM (a Representative from Illinois)
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. 5151), H2175 [4MY]
American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H2103 [3MY]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 5229), H1915 [27AP]
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), H3497 [7JN]
———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1981 [2MY]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1453 [4AP]
Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Res. 756), H1682 [6AP]
Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]
Children and youth: provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers (see H.R. 3380), H2102 [3MY]
———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 4794), H388 [16FE]
Commission on Mexican Americans Removal During 1929-1941: establish (see H.R. 5161), H1679 [6AP]
Congressional Teacher Award Task Force: establish (see H.R. 5140), H1678 [6AP]
Congressman Owen Lovejoy Post Office Building, Princeton, IL: designate (see H.R. 5426), H2961 [19MY]
Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H973 [14MR]
Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H2833 (see H.R. 4562), H2890 [18MY]
Defense Production Act: strengthen requirements relative to assessing national security impact of foreign ownership of critical U.S. infrastructure (see H.R. 4820), H646 [7MR]
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: establish and maintain public website with a database of available scholarships, fellowships, and financial assistance programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see H.R. 5139), H1678 [6AP]
Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H4220 [19JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1981 [2MY]
———require the incorporation of counterfeit-resistant technologies into the packaging of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4829), H508 [1MR]
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. 1704), H155 [1FE]
Dept. of the Interior: suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (see H.R. 4749), H273 [14FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H645 [7MR]
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. 5455), H3227 [24MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4680 [27JN]
Disasters: address needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts and increase accessibility of post-disaster replacement housing built with Federal funds (see H.R. 4704), H1060 [15MR]
———improve and encourage greater public participation in community disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation plans (see H.R. 3565), H226 [8FE]
Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3497 [7JN]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 5022), H1917 [27AP]
———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H156 [1FE]
Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation (see H.R. 3628), H1742 [25AP]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H1980 [2MY]
———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H1742 [25AP]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H645 [7MR]
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), H3227 [24MY]
Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H973 [14MR]
Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (see H.R. 3049), H1390 [30MR]
Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see H.R. 5563), H3641 [8JN]
FTC: establish Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness (see H.R. 4982), H3497 [7JN]
———prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5052), H1853 [26AP]
Gambling: establish a commission to study the proper response to growth in Internet gambling (see H.R. 5474), H3226 [24MY]
Gene Vance Post Office Building, Clinton, IL: designate (see H.R. 4805), H449 [28FE]
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]
Health: encourage enactment of compehensive health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2961 [19MY]
Higher Education Act: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H1981 [2MY]
House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H1563 [5AP]
Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H4189 [16JN]
Immigration: improve border security (see H.R. 2330), H868 [9MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H645 [7MR]
Insurance: allow employees of federally-qualified health centers to obtain health coverage (see H.R. 4980), H1917 [27AP]
———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H1980 [2MY]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H25 [31JA]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H1453 [4AP]
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]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H973 [14MR]
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]
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), H790 [8MR]
Medicaid: recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H1744 [25AP]
———repeal requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance (see H.R. 5023), H3424 [6JN]
Medicare: coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H1320 [29MR]
———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes once a year, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5116), H1677 [6AP]
———prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (see H.R. 5102), H1562 [5AP]
———provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs (see H.R. 4737), H224 [8FE]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4824), H1743 [25AP]
———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H4795 [28JN]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5348), H2502 [10MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H153 [1FE]
———eliminate cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4722), H224 [8FE]
Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 158), H2339 [9MY]
———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H3723 [9JN]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1681 [6AP]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H25 [31JA]
National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 600), H1453 [4AP]
National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H1981 [2MY]
NSF: establish scholarship program to increase number of mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 5141), H1917 [27AP]
———establish scholarship program to increase number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics undergraduate students (see H.R. 5142), H1917 [27AP]
Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute (see H. Res. 749), H1395 [3AP]
Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 788), H1980 [2MY]
Poland: provide assistance to Museum of the History of Polish Jews (see H.R. 5247), H3227 [24MY]
Public Health Service Act: expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H333 [15FE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize the safe and stable families program (see H.R. 5640), H4796 [28JN]
Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 1323), H389 [16FE]
Securities: prohibit securities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transactions (see H.R. 5015), H1563 [5AP]
Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 4993), H1128 [16MR]
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: establish a health benefits program (see H.R. 5288), H3643 [8JN]
Social Security: provide entitlement to dependents' and survivors' benefits under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program to permanent partnerships (see H.R. 5152), H1678 [6AP]
Taxation: deny deduction for certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 4706), H160 [7FE]
———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), H223 [8FE]
———make permanent certain tax incentives for ethanol and biodiesel used as a fuel (see H.R. 5650), H4327 [20JN]
———simplify and provide greater uniformity for child-related tax benefits and eliminate potential for abuse created by the uniform definition of a child (see H.R. 5123), H1677 [6AP]
Thailand: anniversary of ascension to throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (see H. Con. Res. 409), H3425 [6JN]
U.S.-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program: establish (see H.R. 4823), H450 [28FE]
Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 769), H25 [31JA]
Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 805), H1196 [28MR]
———expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents (see H.R. 4361), H26 [31JA]
Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H3424 [6JN]
Vietnam: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 5602), H3908 [13JN]
Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H3424 [6JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 379), H1562 [5AP]
Commission on Economic Indicators: establish (see H.R. 4950), H972 [14MR]
Dept. of Education: authorize grants to States and local educational agencies to establish teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 4773), H387 [16FE]
Medicare/Medicaid: reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4721), H223 [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]
Taxation: require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (see H.R. 5367), H2584 [11MY]
———simplify Internal Revenue Code and make tax system fairer and more fiscally responsible (see H.R. 5176), H1741 [25AP]
Lists
Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H542 [2MR]
Armed Forces members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H3483 [7JN], H4375 [21JN]
Remarks
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H1710 [25AP]
Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H2644 [17MY]
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H542 [2MR], H3483 [7JN], H4375 [21JN]
Budget: deficit, H5100 [12JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), H51 [1FE]
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2460 [10MY]
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H1287 [29MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1606 [6AP], H2894 [19MY]
Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H278 [15FE], H512 [2MR], H760 [8MR], H1984 [3MY], H5050 [12JY]
———evaluation of economic policies, H4965 [11JY], H5100 [12JY]
———speech on immigration, H2644 [17MY]
Chicago, IL: anniversary of Shriners Hospital for Children, E1092
———Lincoln Park High School inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, E755
———Northside College Preparatory High School inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, E755
———tribute to Gay Games VII, E1371
———tribute to Korea Town neighborhood, E137
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process, H794 [9MR], H1424 [4AP]
———provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 2349), H1324 [30MR]
———relationship with special interest groups, H301 [15FE]
Coulter, Ann: condemn comments regarding widows of World Trade Center terrorist attack victims, H3499 [8JN], H4012 [15JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: senior officials' alleged involvement in child pornography and criminal sexual activities, H1456 [5AP]
Diseases: improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, H1984 [3MY]
Dorchester (U.S.S): tribute to chaplains who were killed in action during World War II, E116
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H4224 [20JN]
Economy: impact of tax cuts, H1287 [29MR], H5100 [12JY]
———importance of job creation, H4932 [10JY]
———increase in household debt, H3646 [9JN]
Education: student financial aid programs, H1217 [29MR]
Government: improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H3912 [14JN]
———provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, H794 [9MR], H1324 [30MR], H1424 [4AP]
———provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), H1710 [25AP], H1746 [26AP], H1873 [27AP], H2019 [3MY]
———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying, H242 [14FE]
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3024 [23MY]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1217 [29MR]
Immigration: reform (S. 2611), H4427 [22JN]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H420 [28FE], H942 [14MR], H3802 [13JN], H4202 [19JN]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H4684 [28JN]
———improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H648 [8MR], H1202 [29MR]
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H124
Medicare: reform the prescription drug program, H468 [1MR]
Mother's Day: observance, H2305 [9MY]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H1202 [29MR]
———support efforts to track terrorist financing and condemn disclosure and publication of classified information on this crucial method by which terrorists are traced (H. Res. 895), H4885 [29JN]
Olympic games: tribute to Illinois participants, E160
Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1709, H1710 [25AP], H1746 [26AP]
Poland: express sympathy to victims of building collapse in Katowice, E49
Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), H1521, H1522 [5AP]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H1709 [25AP]
Public debt: ceiling, H1202 [29MR]
R.S. Owens & Co.: tribute, E207
Republican Party: national agenda, H602 [7MR], H4332 [21JN]
Taxation: provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, H1287 [29MR], H2460 [10MY]
———rates, H2894 [19MY]
———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, H1287 [29MR]
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), H4039 [15JN]
Thailand: anniversary of ascension to throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (H. Con. Res. 409), E1056
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H152 [1FE], H221 [8FE], H270 [14FE], H330 [15FE], H385 [16FE], H446 [28FE], H506 [1MR], H561 [2MR], H628 [7MR], H787 [8MR], H864 [9MR], H970 [14MR], H1126 [16MR], H1193 [28MR], H1318 [29MR], H1387 [30MR], H1450 [4AP], H1560 [5AP], H1676 [6AP], H1737 [25AP], H1849 [26AP], H1912 [27AP], H1977 [2MY], H2099 [3MY], H2171 [4MY], H2335 [9MY], H2499 [10MY], H2581 [11MY], H2639 [16MY], H2703, H2755 [17MY], H2831, H2889 [18MY], H2960 [19MY], H3015 [22MY], H3136 [23MY], H3224 [24MY], H3302, H3354 [25MY], H3420 [6JN], H3493 [7JN], H3639 [8JN], H3785 [12JN], H3906 [13JN], H4005 [14JN], H4187 [16JN], H4218 [19JN], H4326 [20JN], H4403 [21JN], H4517 [22JN], H4678 [27JN], H4912 [29JN], H4955 [10JY], H5044 [11JY], H5125 [12JY]
Tributes
Carp, Joel M., E997
Farrell, W. James, E920
Gurkan, Hakki G., E919
Kay, Dick, E388
McCann, Kevin M., E1055
Meyer, Ray, E424
Rusin, Elizabeth R., E1054
Scott, Michael, E1096
Segal, Eli, E204
Steinberg, Salme Harju, E423
Yantis, Ryan, E756