WELLER, JERRY (a Representative from Illinois)

Articles and editorials

Captive Calls for Surrender, BBC News International (news service), H4156 [20MY]

Colombia Is Moving Closer To Breaking the FARC—Unless Venezuela Stops It, Economist (publication), H1436 [10MR]

Free Colombia—A Trade Pact Everyone Can Love, Washington (DC) Post, H1874 [1AP], H1945 [2AP]

Free Trade in Thugs—Getting Tougher With Right-Wing Warlords, Economist (publication), H4156 [20MY]

Killing a Trade Pact, Edward Schumacher-Matos, New York (NY) Times, H1874 [1AP], H1945 [2AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H5580 [18JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H4061 [15MY]

Armed Forces: ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 5825), H2442 [16AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H7854 [8SE]

Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina: anniversary of bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina (see H. Con. Res. 385), H6176 [26JN]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H871 [12FE]

Buckley, William F., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1016), H1220 [4MR]

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (see H.R. 6307), H5728 [19JN]

———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H6826 [22JY]

China, People's Republic of: make proper disclosures with the SEC regarding the selective default status of certain bonds (see H. Res. 1179), H3886 [14MY]

Colombia: congratulate on successful rescue mission that freed 15 hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (see H. Con. Res. 389), H6342 [9JY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H814 [7FE]

Cuba: anniversary of downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets (see H. Res. 995), H1184 [28FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 6107), H5329 [11JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: enter into agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide free electronic filing of individual income tax returns (see H.R. 3457), H4151 [19MY]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 2965), H6010 [24JN]

Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H5044 [5JN]

Education: recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 1229), H4831 [22MY]

Export Administration Act: improve electronic filing of export data and strengthen enforcement authorities (see H.R. 6828), H10132 [26SE]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of foster parents (see H. Res. 1185), H3886 [14MY]

FDA: reverse policy eliminating access to medication containing estriol (see H. Con. Res. 342), H5045 [5JN]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 5794), H2354 [15AP]

Federal employees: provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H4975 [4JN]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal informations with affiliates (see H.R. 1967), H2553 [22AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 861), H6825 [22JY]

Hamas: condemn as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1110), H2554 [22AP]

Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system to improve health care quality, reduce medical errors, and increase efficiency of care (see H.R. 6179), H4973 [4JN]

———support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 163), H995 [14FE]

Honore, Russell L.: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H479 [28JA]

Immigration: provide relief for surviving spouses and children (see H.R. 6034), H4322 [20MY]

Iran: respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see H. Con. Res. 362), H6178 [26JN]

Kenneth James Gray Post Office Building, West Frankford, IL: designate (see H.R. 6061), H3885 [14MY]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H3186 [7MY]

Lincoln, Abraham: observe anniversary of birth and recognize the role the Declaration of Independence played in belief development (see H. Con. Res. 281), H456 [23JA]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H1188 [3MR]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2554 [22AP]

Middle East: condemn media broadcasts inciting violence against Americans and the U.S. and designate certain television channels and satellite providers as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (see H. Res. 1308), H6176 [26JN]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3109 [6MY]

National Corvette Day: designate (see H. Res. 970), H5730 [19JN]

National Guard Youth Challenge Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1202), H5581 [18JN]

National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H6343 [9JY]

Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H995 [14FE]

Northern Illinois University: express condolences to those affected by shooting incident (see H. Res. 1007), H1183 [28FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions (see H. Res. 1282), H5798 [20JN]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H623 [6FE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2487 [17AP]

Power resources: promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H7956 [9SE]

Public welfare programs: connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, and improve incentives for adoption (see H.R. 6893), H8127 [15SE]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6342 [9JY]

Shimkus, Representative: tribute (see H. Res. 1223), H4831 [22MY]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1453), H8579 [22SE]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 6600), H7163 [24JY]

———remove inmate limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 5698), H5045 [5JN]

Sri Lanka: support transition to sustainable peace, protect civil society and media, facilitate access of humanitarian operations, and retain democratic principles (see H. Res. 1338), H6407 [10JY]

Tariff: digital-to-analog converter boxes (see H.R. 5635), H6230 [8JY]

Taxation: extend relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5031), H348 [17JA]

———increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 7035), H9975 [25SE]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H6577 [15JY]

———repeal additional Federal Unemployment Tax Act surtax (see H.R. 5294), H812 [7FE]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 6374), H6825 [22JY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H5044 [5JN]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H456 [23JA]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H8397 [17SE]

Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H4832 [22MY]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H9085 [23SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Jacob M. Lowell Post Office Building, New Lenox, IL: designate (see H.R. 6681), H7628 [30JY]

Unemployment: provide for a targeted extended unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 5688), H2010 [3AP]

Will County, IL: transfer jurisdiction of the Joliet Training Area to the Dept. of Agriculture for inclusion in the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and convey several parcels of the Training Area (see H.R. 6944), H8475 [18SE]

Cost Estimates

Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act (H.R. 5749): CBO, H5350 [12JN]

Letters

Fostering Connections to Success Act: Candy Hill, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H5931 [24JN]

———Karen Rousey, Baby Fold (organization), H5931 [24JN]

———Lisa M. Carr and Lisa Hassenstab, Lutheran Services in America (organization), H5930 [24JN]

———Nathan Monell and Misty Stenslie, Foster Care Alumni of America (organization), H5928 [24JN]

Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act: Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators, H8316 [17SE]

———Ruth Kagi, National Conference of State Legislatures, H8316 [17SE]

———several organizations, H8315 [17SE]

SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act: several organizations, H8301-H8303 [17SE]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: by, H1436 [10MR]

Lists

Organizations supporting H.R. 6307, Fostering Connections to Success Act, H5930 [24JN]

Motions

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), H5347, H5359 [12JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1197), H3896 [15MY]

Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H5347, H5351 [12JN]

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (H.R. 6307), H5927, H5930 [24JN]

Colombia: continue support in fight against Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), H6619 [16JY]

———increased prosecution of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and other paramilitaries, H4155 [20MY]

———report on congressional delegation trip, H2336, H2337 [15AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E2273 [19NO]

Economy: provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H495 [29JA]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of foster parents (H. Res. 1185), H4172 [20MY]

———support former foster care youth, recognize organizations and individuals that assist former foster care youth, and review foster care youth transition programs (H. Res. 1208), H4174 [20MY]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preference programs (H.R. 5264), H1133 [27FE]

House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H9963-H9965 [25SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5959), H6619 [16JY]

Jacob M. Lowell Post Office Building, New Lenox, IL: designate (H.R. 6681), H8325 [17SE]

Law enforcement: authorize security assistance and rule of law enhancement assistance and strengthen civilian institutions for Mexico and Central America (H.R. 6028), H5136 [10JN]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1432), H8320, H8322 [17SE]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1432), H8320, H8322 [17SE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H5355 [12JN]

Point of order, H5347 [12JN]

Power resources: application of energy tax increases to CITGO Petroleum Corp., H1109 [27FE]

———national energy policy, H5355 [12JN]

Public welfare programs: connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, and improve incentives for adoption (H.R. 6893), H8314, H8315 [17SE]

———extend SSI for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants and collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud (H.R. 2608), Senate amendments, H8300, H8301, H8304 [17SE]

Taxation: extend bonus depreciation for certain machinery and equipment purchases, H495 [29JA]

———provide benefits for military personnel (H.R. 6081), H4170 [20MY]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), H1109 [27FE]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), H1910 [2AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5501), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1362), H7068 [24JY]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H1133 [27FE], H1435 [10MR], H1447 [11MR], H1825, H1830, H1874, H1875 [1AP], H1893, H1945 [2AP], H7861 [9SE]

———ratification (H.R. 5724), H2125 [9AP], H2249 [14AP], H2328, H2336, H2337 [15AP], H2424 [16AP], H3058 [6MY], H4155 [20MY], H5546 [18JN]

———ratification (H.R. 5724), waiver of fast-track authority (H. Res. 1092), H2183 [10AP]

U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation (H.R. 3688), H1133 [27FE]

Unemployment: modify requirements to qualify for emergency benefits, target benefits to States with high unemployment rates and subsidize transportation expenses for individuals returning to work, H5359 [12JN]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program, H3896 [15MY]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), H5269, H5270, H5271, H5272, H5273, H5274, H5275 [11JN], H5349, H5351, H5353, H5355, H5356, H5357 [12JN]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), consideration (H. Res. 1265), H5340 [12JN]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), motion to recommit, H5359 [12JN]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 6867), H10809, H10812 [3OC]

Votes: position on missed, H969 [14FE], H6082 [25JN], H8613 [23SE], E141 [7FE], E468 [1AP], E757 [29AP], E931 [15MY], E1180, E1182 [10JN], E1437 [10JY], E1459 [15JY], E1673 [1AU], E1740 [9SE], E1922 [25SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1769 [14MR], H2549 [22AP], H2653 [23AP], H2756 [24AP], H3773 [13MY], H3882 [14MY], H5793 [20JN], H5862 [23JN]

Special order: granted, H1443 [10MR], H1886 [1AP], H1971 [2AP], H2009 [3AP], H2263 [14AP], H2352 [15AP], H2850 [29AP], H3183 [7MY], H4318 [20MY], H5478 [17JN], H6224 [8JY], H7055 [23JY], H7161 [24JY], H7300 [29JY]

Tribute, H8314 [17SE], H9961-H9963 [25SE], E2080 [27SE], E2110, E2118 [28SE]

Statements

Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: Executive Office of the President, H5269 [11JN]

Tables

States where individuals could qualify for unemployment compensation after 2 weeks of work, H5350 [12JN]

Tributes

Kiss, Shirley, E977 [20MY]

LaHood, Representative, H9963 [25SE]