LIPINSKI, DANIEL (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 294, Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, H6802 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H1221 [4MR]

Alcoholic beverages: observe anniversary of State-based regulation and recognize State officials, public health community, and industry members for creating a successful regulatory and distribution system (see H. Con. Res. 341), H5045 [5JN]

American Religious History Week: designate (see H. Res. 888), H4833 [22MY]

Amtrak: reauthorize (see H.R. 6003), H3402 [8MY]

Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3219), H25 [15JA] (see H.R. 3327), H295 [16JA]

———provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 6949), H8475 [18SE]

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 5534), H3020 [1MY]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H8019 [10SE]

———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see H.R. 2327), H814 [7FE]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2760 [24AP]

———extend special survivor indemnity allowance to survivors of certain members who die on active duty (see H.R. 5441), H2356 [15AP]

———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]

Aviation: establish prohibitions against voice communications using a mobile communications device on commercial airline flights (see H.R. 5788), H2354 [15AP]

———improve quality of airline services (see H.R. 6355), H6090 [25JN]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H1032 [25FE]

Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2554 [22AP]

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

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 1776), H3050 [5MY]

China, People's Republic of: condemn manufacture and export of unsafe products, disregard for environment, and exploitation of workers and encourage U.S. suspension of importation and purchase of goods (see H. Res. 925), H2444 [16AP]

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 278), H457 [23JA]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1155 [27FE]

Coast Guard: recognize heritage (see H. Res. 1382), H8277 [16SE]

Conservation of energy: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants to reduce mass transit fees (see H.R. 6000), H3402 [8MY]

Courts: provide for service of process over foreign nationals in cases involving defective products causing injury in the U.S. (see H.R. 5913), H6230 [8JY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H4833 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see H.R. 3407), H8050 [11SE]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3109 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H3776 [13MY]

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

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), H1703 [13MR]

———establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring and use fees for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects (see H.R. 6256), H5730 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6532), H6726 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Flexibility Incentive Grant Pilot Program to provide incentives to States and counties to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services (see H.R. 1606), H3186 [7MY]

———prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area unless expressly authorized by Congress (see H.R. 6630), H7956 [9SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (see H.R. 3819), H995 [14FE]

Discrimination: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 7016), H9084 [23SE]

Ecology and environment: reduce global greenhouse gas emissions through creation of a domestic carbon market and international trade measures, and direct revenues to public interests (see H.R. 6316), H6728 [17JY]

Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies (see H. Res. 977), H3187 [7MY]

Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H4452 [21MY]

———develop a broad pool of citizens who are functionally literate in science, mathematics, and technology and a national science education policy (see H. Con. Res. 366), H4877 [3JN]

Engineering: establish eligibility of individuals for a loan forgiveness program for professional engineers to provide incentives for current engineers or students pursuing engineering or science degrees (see H.R. 3634), H814 [7FE]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H5730 [19JN]

FDA: implement safeguards in direct-to-consumer advertising following FDA approval of prescription drugs and medical devices (see H.R. 6151), H8019 [10SE]

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]

Financial institutions: advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth and modify credit union regulatory standards and burdens (see H.R. 5519), H1772 [14MR]

Food industry: require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 992), H2151 [9AP]

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (see H.R. 6577), H7057 [23JY]

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

Health: establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible (see H.R. 6210), H6177 [26JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 6444), H6341 [9JY]

Insurance: remove month limitation on period of COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2047), H7853 [8SE]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H7165 [24JY]

International Olympic Committee: designate a new venue for the 2014 Winter Games (see H. Con. Res. 421), H8477 [18SE]

———designate a new venue for the 2014 Winter Games, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Con. Res. 421), H10300 [27SE]

International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (see H. Con. Res. 350), H5111 [9JN]

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), H5409 [12JN]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2225 [10AP]

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

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

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]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2443 [16AP]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H2487 [17AP]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H7058 [23JY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H6473 [14JY]

Medicare: provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H10132 [26SE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2948 [30AP]

Motor vehicles: encourage increased production of natural gas vehicles and provide tax incentives for natural gas vehicle infrastructure (see H.R. 6570), H7165 [24JY]

———require a large majority of automobiles manufactured or sold in the U.S. to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent ethanol or methanol, or biodiesel (see H.R. 6559), H8019 [10SE]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H2761 [24AP]

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

National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2444 [16AP]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H1771 [14MR]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H3051 [5MY]

National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1137), H2658 [23AP]

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1149), H2855 [29AP]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 952), H1002 [19FE]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H7789 [31JY]

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

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H996 [14FE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2151 [9AP]

Pope Benedict XVI: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H390 [22JA]

Power resources: prevent excessive speculation in derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation to those capable of producing or taking delivery of the commodities (see H.R. 6264), H7809 [1AU]

———regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (see H.R. 6330), H5865 [23JN]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 6228), H9974 [25SE]

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

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 5632), H7789 [31JY]

Saudi Arabia: disapprove issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to Saudi Arabia (see H.J. Res. 76), H24 [15JA]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H5215 [10JN]

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

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 368), H5408 [12JN]

Taxation: accelerate phase-in of the deduction for domestic production activities (see H.R. 5101), H454 [23JA]

———allow employers a refundable credit against income tax for a portion of the employer's cost of providing tax-free transit passes to employees (see H.R. 6030), H4061 [15MY]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3660), H5044 [5JN]

———establish infrastructure foundation for the hydrogen economy (see H.R. 5746), H5045 [5JN]

———exclude combat zone compensation of Armed Forces members from employment taxes (see H.R. 1085), H2443 [16AP]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 5804), H6577 [15JY]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 3820), H1074 [26FE]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (see H.R. 5351), H1074 [26FE]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1840), H1074 [26FE]

Technology: authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development (see H.R. 5940), H3017 [1MY]

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

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 734), H1221 [4MR]

———establish Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Centers (see H.R. 5161), H995 [14FE]

———implement a safe and complete streets program to improve safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 5951), H8019 [10SE]

———promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (see H.R. 6052), H5111 [9JN]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 6180), H4973 [4JN]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 4847), H1822 [31MR]

University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 1151), H5730 [19JN]

Veterans: honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H3404 [8MY]

Waipio, HI: tribute to Waipio Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 1436), H8478 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 916), H24 [15JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an award program to honor achievements in nanotechnology (see H.R. 6661), H7627 [30JY]

Health care facilities: provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center services and drugs (see H.R. 5033), H348 [17JA]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 917), H24 [15JA]

Turcinovic, Corina de Chalup: relief (see H.R. 5030), H295 [16JA]

Remarks

Air Force: GAO decision on awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers, H5585 [19JN]

Amtrak: reauthorize (H.R. 6003), H5227 [11JN]

Aviation: anniversary of Stephen Darius and Stanley Girenas trans-Atlantic flight from New York, NY to Kaunas, Lithuania, E1419 [9JY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (H. Res. 916), H414 [23JA]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of St. Richard Parish, E1375 [26JN]

Economy: invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 2272), conference report, H894 [13FE]

Education: develop a broad pool of citizens who are functionally literate in science, mathematics, and technology and a national science education policy (H. Con. Res. 366), H4914 [4JN]

Israel: independence anniversary, E924 [14MY]

Kosey, JoAnne: Riverside, IL, Chamber of Commerce and Riverside Township Lions Club Person of the Year award recipient, E1555 [25JY]

Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to election as President of the Republic of China, E610 [15AP]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 917), H894, H895 [13FE]

NOAA: establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program (H.R. 1834), H896, H898 [13FE]

Technology: authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development (H.R. 5940), H4908 [4JN]

Tributes

Gattuso, Paul, E1154 [5JN]

Jensen, Wanda, E648 [17AP]

LaHood, Representative, E2108 [28SE]

Lizik, Thomas, E1698 [1AU]

Manfredi, Victoria, E1168 [9JN]

O'Dell, William (Spike), E2297 [20NO]

Weller, Representative, E2110 [28SE]