RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, H3856 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (see H. Res. 1011), H1703 [13MR]

African Americans: honor inventors, past and present, for their leadership, courage, and significant contributions to our national competitiveness (see H. Res. 966), H872 [12FE]

Alaska: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 127), H871 [12FE]

AMA: recognize contributions of African-American doctors on the occasion of apology to the National Medical Association for racial prejudices and wrongdoings (see H. Con. Res. 403), H7787 [31JY]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1246), H25 [15JA]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]

———impose a temporary moratorium on the discharge of members for personality disorder (see H.R. 3167), H25 [15JA]

———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), H10300 [27SE]

Army: expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members who participated in combat during which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941 (see H.R. 2267), H25 [15JA]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H4062 [15MY]

Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 376), H6734 [21JY]

Brown, Monica L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 320), H2443 [16AP]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H295 [16JA]

Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H5111 [9JN]

Caribbean nations: urge continued humanitarian assistance to countries affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna (see H. Con. Res. 438), H10300 [27SE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 364), H4831 [22MY]

Children and youth: authorize additional appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 6332), H5796 [20JN]

———establish as a national priority the prevention of mental disorders and substance abuse among children, youth, and young adults, and the promotion of mental health and wellness (see H. Res. 1217), H5046 [5JN]

———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H2553 [22AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 5444), H993 [14FE]

———prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2842), H5729 [19JN]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H2760 [24AP]

———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H3403 [8MY]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election (see H. Res. 1529), H10844 [19NO]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H1446 [10MR]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn sexual violence and call on the international community to take immediate actions to respond to the violence (see H. Res. 1227), H6473 [14JY]

Constellation (U.S.S.): recognize historical significance as a reminder of the participation of the U.S. in the transatlantic slave trade and of the efforts of the U.S. to end the slave trade (see H. Res. 1159), H2852 [29AP]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents (see H.R. 3347), H5482 [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: conduct a demonstration project regarding access to mental health services by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 6968), H8476 [18SE]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3186 [7MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H3109 [6MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an Office of National School Preparedness and Response (see H.R. 5766), H3050 [5MY]

Dept. of Justice: making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H1155 [27FE]

———promptly and thoroughly investigate complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act, the National Voter Registration Act, and the Help America Vote Act (see H. Con. Res. 424), H9084 [23SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H25 [15JA]

———expand access to hospital care for veterans in urban areas (see H.R. 4915), H295 [16JA]

———provide assistance to the Paralympic Program of the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 4255), H25 [15JA]

———remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 5229), H6728 [17JY]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H295 [16JA]

Disability Pride Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1355), H7059 [23JY]

Disabled: increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability (see H.R. 3834), H5111 [9JN]

Diseases: establish national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps (see H.R. 1738), H8276 [16SE]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 1188), H4877 [3JN]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H4975 [4JN]

———support efforts to raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research of inflammatory breast cancer (see H. Res. 1300), H7956 [9SE]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H5581 [18JN]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see H.R. 2343), H5111 [9JN]

———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]

Employment: direct the Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Labor to conduct a joint study on fields of employment for which the greatest need for employees exists in various geographic areas (see H.R. 3646), H25 [15JA]

———establish a living wage and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1050), H5729 [19JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H2070 [8AP]

Federal employees: ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 3799), H1184 [28FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 6381), H6173 [26JN]

Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H4322 [20MY]

Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 24), H6674 [16JY]

Haiti: provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 6255), H5406 [12JN]

Hamilton College: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 1259), H5214 [10JN]

Health: permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 6680), H9974 [25SE]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 3750), H2553 [22AP]

———provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 6089), H5730 [19JN]

———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H1702 [13MR]

———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (see H.R. 5669), H3404 [8MY]

Health care professionals: establish recruitment and retention programs for public health workers and eliminate critical workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies (see H.R. 5496), H5730 [19JN]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H555 [29JA]

Hispanic Americans: recognize service, courage, and patriotism of those who served and continue to serve in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 253), H295 [16JA]

House of Representatives: establish a program under which employing offices may agree to reimburse employees for child care expenses (see H.R. 5598), H2267 [14AP]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 1169), H3018 [1MY]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H8128 [15SE]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 351), H2012 [3AP]

International Day of Non-Violence: observance (see H. Res. 653), H25 [15JA]

Iraq: provide for recovery and stability (see H.R. 5488), H5045 [5JN]

———recognize impact of financial costs of war on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities (see H. Res. 1019), H2071 [8AP]

———respect sovereignty, redeploy U.S. Armed Forces if asked, and submit a plan for redeployment of U.S. forces and contractors (see H. Res. 1326), H6408 [10JY]

Jacob Lawrence Post Office Building, Seattle, WA: designate (see H.R. 6187), H5482 [17JN]

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

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5797 [20JN]

Joint Action Plan Between Brazil and the U.S. To Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality: support values and goals (see H. Res. 1254), H5329 [11JN]

Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 5472), H1418 [6MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1237), H4974 [4JN]

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

Kenya: call for a peaceful resolution to current electoral crisis (see H. Con. Res. 283), H623 [6FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination (see H. Res. 1061), H1821 [31MR]

Law enforcement: issuance of special postage stamps to fund gang prevention programs (see H.R. 1070), H5481 [17JN]

Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H557 [29JA]

Mandela, Nelson: tribute (see H. Res. 1090), H4833 [22MY]

Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6009 [24JN]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2356 [15AP]

———include all public clinics for the distribution of pediatric vaccines (see H.R. 4990), H4975 [4JN]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H5044 [5JN]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H8477 [18SE]

———require State plans to continue to cover non-emergency transportation to medically necessary services (see H.R. 7122), H10130 [26SE]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H1539 [11MR]

Medicare: eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 5901), H4878 [3JN]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H8019 [10SE]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H1702 [13MR]

———standardize marketing requirements under Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs and provide for State certification prior to waiver of licensure requirements under prescription drug program (see H.R. 4790), H1074 [26FE]

———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H25 [15JA]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2658 [23AP]

National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (see H.R. 5881), H4322 [20MY]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H4322 [20MY]

National Black Arts Festival: anniversary (see H. Res. 1286), H6231 [8JY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H295 [16JA]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H2855 [29AP]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1359), H6733 [21JY]

National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 858), H6343 [9JY]

National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6231 [8JY]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5045 [5JN]

National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H5730 [19JN]

National HIV Testing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 384), H6176 [26JN]

National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H7308 [29JY]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1379), H7164 [24JY]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1375), H8128 [15SE]

National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1232), H5216 [10JN]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 952), H557 [29JA]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1021), H1220 [4MR]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H25 [15JA]

NCAA: prohibit the promotion, marketing, or advertising of any post-season Division I Football Bowl Subdivision game as a national championship game unless such game is the culmination of a playoff system (see H.R. 7330), H10975 [10DE]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1821 [31MR]

Petroleum: establish an interagency working group to identify factors that affect pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products and make appropriate recommendations (see H.R. 6238), H5327 [11JN]

Postal Service: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H295 [16JA]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H3778 [13MY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1073), H2152 [9AP]

Russert, Timothy J., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1275), H5481 [17JN]

Senior citizens: improve elderly suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4897), H995 [14FE]

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: nullify effectiveness of a guidance letter proposing rules relative to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5998), H3402 [8MY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H1188 [3MR]

Sudan: codify existing sanctions until certain conditions relative to a just and lasting peace are met (see H.R. 6416), H6175 [26JN]

———condemn ongoing sales of arms to belligerents and call for the cessation of such sales and expansion of U.N. embargo on arms sales to Sudan (see H. Res. 1462), H8579 [22SE]

———establish a program to assist Sudanese refugees in the U.S. known as the ``Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan'' to voluntarily return to southern Sudan to assist in reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3054), H2151 [9AP]

Taxation: allow a nonrefundable credit for mentoring and housing young adults (see H.R. 5660), H5111 [9JN]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 1921), H5408 [12JN]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H1772 [14MR]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H8128 [15SE]

———provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs (see H.R. 6321), H6230 [8JY]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2010 [3AP]

Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H8477 [18SE]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 373), H4833 [22MY]

Veterans: improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 3008), H25 [15JA]

———issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 4116), H622 [6FE]

William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H870 [12FE]

World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1032 [25FE]

World Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1192), H4151 [19MY]

World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H6473 [14JY]

Zimbabwe: condemn postelection violence and call for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis (see H. Res. 1230), H4832 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: authorize a program to provide grants to youth-serving organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 5654), H1771 [14MR]

Communications Act: permit universal service support to schools to be used for enhanced emergency notification services (see H.R. 5806), H2355 [15AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish a competitive grant program to establish pilot programs to reduce the rate of occurrence of gun-related crimes (see H.R. 7115), H10129 [26SE]

Dept. of the Interior: determine feasibility of designating the study area as the Black Metropolis District National Heritage Area in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 5505), H1154 [27FE]

Neufeld, Peter J.: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5193), H556 [29JA]

Scheck, Barry C.: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5193), H556 [29JA]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, E1165 [9JN]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance, E1105 [3JN]

Chicago, IL: public school students killed by gunfire, E620 [15AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish a competitive grant program to establish pilot programs to reduce the rate of occurrence of gun-related crimes (H.R. 7115), E2097 [28SE]

Firearms: gun control, H874 [13FE], H946 [14FE], E633 [16AP], E690 [23AP], E739 [24AP], E803 [1MY], E833 [6MY], E846 [7MY], E906 [13MY], E911 [14MY], E950 [15MY], E1001 [21MY], E1023 [22MY], E1092 [23MY], E1183 [10JN], E1194 [11JN], E1214 [12JN], E1273 [18JN], E1277 [19JN], E1330 [24JN], E1351 [25JN], E1380 [26JN], E1405 [8JY], E1422 [9JY], E1442 [10JY], E1469 [15JY], E1483 [16JY], E1490 [17JY], E1527 [22JY], E1541 [23JY], E1563 [25JY], E1638 [31JY], E1677 [1AU], E1742 [9SE], E1763 [11SE], E1785 [15SE], E1807, E1809 [16SE], E1823 [17SE], E1844 [18SE], E1892 [24SE], E1963 [25SE], E2081, E2083 [27SE], E2183 [30SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), E1145 [4JN]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, E1142 [4JN]

Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (H.R. 5472), E584 [10AP]

National Night Out: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1324), E1701 [1AU]

Neufeld, Peter J.: award a Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 5193), E108 [29JA]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), E1142 [4JN]

Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (H.R. 4040), conference report, H7578, H7579 [30JY]

———establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (H.R. 4040), motion to instruct conferees, H3855 [14MY]

Scheck, Barry C.: award a Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 5193), E108 [29JA]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: make payments to local governments in which entitlement land is located and provide transitional payments to entities previously entitled to payments (H.R. 3058), H4927 [4JN]

Supreme Court: decision in District of Columbia v. Heller on handgun ownership, E1380 [26JN]

Telephones: require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services (H.R. 3402), H9935, H9936, H9937 [25SE]

Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (H.R. 3232), H9929, H9931 [25SE]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), E1306 [20JN]

Urban areas: condemn violence in urban communities, H628 [7FE]

Veterans: increase in post-traumatic stress disorder, E1067 [23MY]

Votes: position on missed, E619 [15AP], E1107-E1109 [3JN], E1167 [9JN], E1252 [17JN], E1316 [23JN], E1728 [9SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H387 [22JA]

Tributes

Clarke, Chavez, E633 [16AP]

Francis, Richard M., E1422 [9JY]

Norfleet, Junious (Bud), E723 [24AP]

Stewart, Ishma, E846 [7MY]

Wright, Jeremiah A., Jr., E204 [14FE]