JACKSON, JESSE L., JR. (a Representative from Illinois)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

Business and industry: provide a temporary minimum standard mileage rate for computing the deductible costs of operating a vehicle for business purposes (see H.R. 5583), H5128 [12JY]

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

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1697), H4680 [27JN]

Colombia: promote local peace building efforts and recognize efforts of civil society and churches to establish peace communities, advance non-violent conflict resolution, and advocate for human dignity (see H. Res. 822), H3909 [13JN]

Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 635), H1918 [27AP]

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

Consumers: require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt (see H.R. 3852), H3497 [7JN]

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

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H3425 [6JN]

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), H4958 [10JY]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H5128 [12JY]

———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]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 863), H5047 [11JY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of, and additional research relating to Crohn's disease (see H. Con. Res. 420), H5047 [11JY]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H1915 [27AP]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5388), H5047 [11JY]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2456), H3724 [9JN]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H3424 [6JN]

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), H3424 [6JN]

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), H5047 [11JY]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H2962 [19MY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5052), H4917 [29JN]

Gambling: establish a commission to study the proper response to growth in Internet gambling (see H.R. 5474), H3226 [24MY]

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]

Government: designate certain functions as inherently governmental (see H.R. 5204), H3909 [13JN]

———prevent the executive branch from encroaching upon the congressional prerogative to make laws (see H.R. 5486), H3306 (see H.R. 5486), H3359 [25MY]

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

Haitian-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 777), H3497 [7JN]

Health: encourage enactment of compehensive health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 410), H4796 [28JN]

Health care providers: increase physician manpower in the areas of primary care, psychiatric care, and emergency medicine in federally designated physician shortage areas (see H.R. 5770), H5127 [12JY]

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

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 378), H3424 [6JN]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H3424 [6JN]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H3425 [6JN]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H4220 [19JN]

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), H3424 [6JN]

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]

Medicaid: repeal requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance (see H.R. 5023), H4680 [27JN]

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]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H4190 [16JN]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2891 [18MY]

Minimum wage: calculate based on Federal poverty guidelines published by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5731), H4915 [29JN]

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]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H3424 [6JN]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish database to preserve servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction records and provide grants to establish similar State and local databases (see H.R. 5216), H3425 [6JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H1059 [15MR]

National security: protect the public against threat of chemical attacks (see H.R. 2237), H3424 [6JN]

———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]

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

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

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1198 [28MR]

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), H1197 [28MR]

Taxation: allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H3497 [7JN]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 3584), H3424 [6JN]

———provide a basic income guarantee in the form of a refundable tax credit for taxpayers who do not itemize deductions (see H.R. 5257), H4190 [16JN]

U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative: approve (see H.R. 4974), H2175 [4MY]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H1979 [2MY]

Letters

Dept. of Transportation New Start program funding for Chicago, IL, commuter rail service: Philip A. Pagano, Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp., H3824 [13JN]

Remarks

Dept. of Transportation: New Start program funding for Chicago, IL, commuter rail service, H3824 [13JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3824 [13JN]