WELLER, JERRY (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H493 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H1320 [29MR]

American Council of Young Political Leaders: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 430), H4008 [14JN]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H1681 [6AP]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek, Australia (see H. Con. Res. 106), H2503 [10MY]

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]

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

Canada: commend renewed commitment to war on terror (see H. Con. Res. 408), H3138 [23MY]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H4220 [19JN]

Children and youth: 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]

———condemn unauthorized, inappropriate, and coerced ordination of Catholic bishops (see H. Res. 804), H3227 [24MY]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H451 [28FE]

Civil liberties: commemorate anniversary and reaffirm the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 411), H4009 [14JN]

Computers: develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming (see H.R. 4741), H273 [14FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4134 [15JN]

Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 629), H156 [1FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate percentage of farmland protection program funds for grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements by a State agency, county, or other eligible entity (see H.R. 5313), H2503 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369, 2369), H225 [8FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H3309 (see H.R. 5201), H3361 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: develop a national strategy to eliminate illegal operations of certain international drug gangs (see H.R. 5291), H2503 [10MY]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H2502 [10MY]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H2962 [19MY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H4795 [28JN]

Diseases: enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 3307), H1197 [28MR]

Economy: protect and support U.S. currency as a matter of economic and national security (see H. Con. Res. 390), H3724 [9JN]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H3226 [24MY]

Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 4423), H4328 [20JN]

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), H2962 [19MY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H4917 [29JN]

Federal employees: deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 4548), H26 [31JA]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H1453 [4AP]

Gambling: establish a commission to study the proper response to growth in Internet gambling (see H.R. 5474), H4009 [14JN]

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

Germany: urge immediate action to combat sex trafficking in connection with the 2006 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup (see H. Res. 860), H4328 [20JN]

Guyana: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 792), H2962 [19MY]

Haiti: authorize assistance to fund scholarships for talented disadvantaged students to continue their education in the U.S. and to return to Haiti to contribute to the development of their country (see H.R. 5091), H1561 [5AP]

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]

Hugo, Chavez: condemn anti-democratic actions and support aspirations of the democratic forces in Venezuela (see H. Con. Res. 328), H1854 [26AP]

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: ensure that a sex offender or a sexually violent predator is not eligible for parole (see H.R. 4621), H1060 [15MR]

Libya: condition Dept. of State recognition of government representatives on fulfillment of financial obligations to Pan Am Flight 103 victims' families and other cases involving victims of terrorism (see H. Res. 838), H4521 [22JN]

Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 5309), H2174 [4MY]

———provide for a budget-neutral two-year moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for imaging services (see H.R. 5704), H4794 [28JN]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H3226 [24MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H153 [1FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3413), H4917 [29JN]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H1320 [29MR]

National security: prohibit entities owned or controlled by foreign governments from carrying out operations at seaports in the U.S. (see H.R. 4839), H508 [1MR]

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

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: ensure that continuation of welfare reforms remains a priority (see H. Con. Res. 438), H4680 [27JN]

Power resources: make permanent certain tax incentives for alternative energy and accelerate the use of renewable fuels (see H.R. 5208), H1852 [26AP]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H450 [28FE]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]

Schools: prohibit from receiving Federal funds if the school prevents a student from displaying or wearing in a respectful manner a representation of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 5255), H3309 (see H.R. 5255), H3361 [25MY]

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), H509 [1MR]

Taxation: allow use of flexible spending and health reimbursement arrangements in combination with health savings accounts (see H.R. 4511), H1390 [30MR]

———enhance tax incentives for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 3360), H3909 [13JN]

———expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to dependents of employees (see H.R. 1518), H25 [31JA]

———expand expensing for small business (see H.R. 4790), H2102 [3MY]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 1380), H1680 [6AP]

———improve and expand education savings accounts (see H.R. 5314), H2337 [9MY]

———limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H1676 [6AP]

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H1130 [16MR]

———modernize treatment of biomedical research corporations (see H.R. 5115), H1676 [6AP]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5590), H3907 [13JN]

———provide small business tax incentives, increase the minimum wage, and increase the exemption for annual gross volume of business done by an enterprise (see H.R. 5368), H2706 (see H.R. 5368), H2758 [17MY]

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), H451 [28FE]

———reduce threat of terrorists acquiring shoulder-fired missiles (see H.R. 5333), H2338 [9MY]

Thailand: anniversary of ascension to throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (see H. Con. Res. 409), H3309 (see H. Con. Res. 409), H3362 [25MY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H25 [31JA]

Venezuela: actively support strategies for ensuring secure airport facilities that meet international certifications to prevent trafficking of controlled substances, narcotics, and laundered money (see H. Con. Res. 400), H2585 [11MY]

Veterans: improve information security (see H.R. 5464), H3309 (see H.R. 5464), H3362 [25MY]

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

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2705 (see H.R. 9), H2757 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Government: ensure that Federal agencies purchase ethanol-blended gasoline containing a certain percentage of ethanol for use in vehicles used by the agency that use gasoline (see H.R. 5592), H3907 [13JN]

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

Medicare: extend open enrollment period for prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans without any late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 5387), H2640 [16MY]

Nuclear energy: require a licensee to notify the State, county, and public in which a facility is located whenever there is an unplanned release of fission products in excess of allowable limits (see H.R. 4825), H508 [1MR]

Sri Lanka: provide temporary duty suspension on certain products (see H.R. 4680), H153 [1FE]

Taxation: treat certain amounts paid for exercise equipment and physical fitness programs as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 5479), H3306 (see H.R. 5479), H3359 [25MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2643 [17MY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (H.R. 995), E473 [30MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2457 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding, E1334 [29JN]

Economy: growth, H2457 [10MY]

Joliet, IL: Provena St. Joseph Medical Center recipient of Joliet Chamber of Commerce and Industry Salute to Accomplishment award, E89 [8FE]

Peotone, IL: anniversary, E1251 [23JN]

———anniversary of Peotone Fire Protection District, E75 [7FE]

Power resources: increase the renewable fuel content of gasoline and require Federal agencies to use ethanol and biodiesel in government vehicles (H.R. 4573), H1747 [26AP], H2645 [17MY]

Sack, Haley: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Illinois, E310 [8MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), E1334 [29JN]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3561 [8JN]

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), H4114 [15JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: provide deadline for final approval of visitor center (H.R. 4882), E473 [30MR]

Votes: correction, E473 [30MR]

Tributes

Hastert, Speaker, H3233 [25MY]

Keck, Jack and Evon, E1071 [8JN]