SHIMKUS, JOHN (a Representative from Illinois)
Appointments
Committee To Escort Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga Into the House Chamber, H3427 [7JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 71), H156 [1FE]
———line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H791 [8MR]
Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1319 [29MR]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H2339 [9MY]
Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H1681 [6AP]
———require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (see H.R. 5319), H2586 [11MY]
China, People's Republic of: condemn escalating levels of religious persecution (see H. Res. 608), H646 [7MR]
Civil liberties: commemorate anniversary and reaffirm the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 411), H3016 [22MY]
Colleges and universities: provide with a right of action against entities that improperly regulate intercollegiate sports activities (see H.R. 5289), H3309 (see H.R. 5289), H3362 [25MY]
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]
———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4943), H972 [14MR]
Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 629), H26 [31JA]
Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H450 [28FE]
Dept. of Energy: establish grant program using funds collected from violations of corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) program to expand infrastructure to increase availabilty of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5534), H4220 [19JN]
———establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H4328 [20JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP] (see H.R. 5573), H3723 [9JN]
———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 5574), H3723 [9JN]
Dept. of Justice: provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H3497 [7JN]
Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H4680 [27JN]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1454 [4AP]
Foreign trade: extend certain trade preferences to least-developed countries (see H.R. 886), H1453 [4AP]
Gene Vance Post Office Building, Clinton, IL: designate (see H.R. 4805), H449 [28FE]
Health: provide for community projects that will reduce the number of uninsured individuals (see H.R. 5171), H4220 [19JN]
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]
Immigration and Nationality Act: increase competitiveness in the U.S. (see H.R. 5744), H4916 [29JN]
Interstate commerce: limit civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a certain product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 5500), H4917 [29JN]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1918 [27AP]
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]
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]
Mahoney, Mary E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1679 [6AP]
Medicare: clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonhospital setting (see H.R. 4403), H4328 [20JN]
———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 1016), H2585 [11MY]
———coverage of, as supplies for the injection of insulin, home needle destruction devices and the disposal of needles and lancets through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see H.R. 2841), H1390 [30MR]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H2102 [3MY]
———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H2175 [4MY]
———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 3795), H5047 [11JY]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4824), H1321 [29MR]
———provide for a budget-neutral two-year moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for imaging services (see H.R. 5704), H4794 [28JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1980 [2MY]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1453 [4AP]
National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 383), H1854 [26AP]
National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 763), H2103 [3MY]
National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H790 [8MR]
National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 800), H4796 [28JN]
National Manufacturing Week: support goals (see H. Res. 684), H332 [15FE]
National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H226 [8FE]
National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 779), H1852 [26AP]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H869 [9MR]
Nicodemus, KS: recognize contributions to American history (see H. Res. 884), H4423 [21JN]
Office of Veterans Identity Protection Claims: establish to reimburse persons for injuries suffered due to unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of stolen identifying information (see H.R. 5520), H3308 (see H.R. 5520), H3360 [25MY]
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]
Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (see H.R. 5254), H1979 [2MY]
Pham Hong Son: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 320), H973 [14MR]
Power resources: prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (see H.R. 5253), H1979 [2MY]
———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), H156 [1FE]
Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (see H.R. 2047), H25 [31JA]
Tariff Act: allow U.S. manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings (see H.R. 4217), H4917 [29JN]
Taxation: limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H1676 [6AP]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]
———make permanent certain tax incentives for ethanol and biodiesel used as a fuel (see H.R. 5650), H4327 [20JN]
———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see H.R. 713), H4795 [28JN]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1517), H509 [1MR]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H4328 [20JN]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H1921 [1MY]
Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see H.R. 5126), H2339 [9MY]
Terrorism: recognize potential threat of Islamist terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere and seek support of OAS in combating the proliferation of such organizations (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3016 [22MY]
Tisch, Preston R. (Bob): tribute (see H. Res. 605), H5129 [12JY]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H25 [31JA]
U.S.-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program: establish (see H.R. 4823), H5128 [12JY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2833 (see H.R. 303), H2890 [18MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Belarus: support democracy efforts, rule of law, respect for human rights, and a free and fair Presidential election (see H. Res. 673), H273 [14FE]
Conservation of natural resources: establish a national tire fuel efficiency consumer information program (see H.R. 5632), H4189 [16JN]
Disasters: establish a unified national hazard alert system (see H.R. 5556), H3641 [8JN]
Taxation: extend the excise tax credits for certain liquid fuel derived from coal (see H.R. 5453), H3137 [23MY]
Lists
House of Representatives' Pages, H3706 [9JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H4683 [28JN]
Remarks
ABC News (television program): report on Dept. of Justice alleged investigation of Speaker Hastert, H3231 [25MY]
Belarus: democracy efforts, H1064 [16MR], H1714 [25AP], H1893 [27AP]
———support democracy efforts, rule of law, respect for human rights, and a free and fair Presidential election (H. Res. 673), H701 [8MR]
Breese, IL: anniversary, E729
Capitol Pages: tribute, H3705, H3706, H3707 [9JN]
Dept. of Energy: implement accelerated research, development, and demonstration program for advanced clean coal technologies and provide financial incentives to encourage early commercial deployment, H143 [1FE], H1984 [3MY]
Dept. of State: prohibit funding for entry of additional countries to the visa waiver program, H4755, H4756 [28JN]
Disasters: establish a unified national hazard alert system (H.R. 5556), H4685 [28JN]
Dorsey, IL: anniversary, E42
Edwardsville, IL: anniversary of Edwardsville Public Library, E724
———tribute to Benjamin Stephenson House, E1344
Elizabethtown, IL: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E240
Harrisburg, IL: tribute to Harrisburg High School boys' track team, E968
Immigration: reform (S. 2611), H2879 [18MY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: allow certain Baltic countries to participate in the visa waiver program, H2879 [18MY]
Medicare: prescription drug benefit coverage, H2647 [17MY]
Nashville, IL: tribute to local fire depts. responding to warehouse fire, E1324
Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4841
Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H2004 [3MY]
Power resources: national energy policy, H143 [1FE]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4755, H4756 [28JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1126 [16MR], H4218 [19JN]
Special order: granted, H1057 [15MR], H1676 [6AP], H1737 [25AP], H1912 [27AP], H2831, H2889 [18MY]
Tributes
Buckley, Ryan J., E1342
Donaldson, Christopher B., E819
Gilbert, Charles, E39
Hartley, Ted A., H2643 [17MY]
Hastert, Speaker, H3231 [25MY]
Kiningham, Ben, E45
Kleiboeker, Nicholas, E665
Meri, Lennart (President, Estonia), H1064 [16MR]
Price, Jonathan K., E189