GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 1964), H390 [22JA]

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), H6010 [24JN]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H7854 [8SE]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1464), H25 [15JA]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 2964), H1445 [10MR]

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]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2487 [17AP]

———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]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H2224 [10AP]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 1122), H2761 [24AP]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 4044), H3777 [13MY]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H2760 [24AP]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H349 [17JA]

Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H4454 [21MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 93), H5581 [18JN]

Business and industry: require disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources and allow shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks (see H.R. 6066), H8276 [16SE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 364), H4878 [3JN]

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

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

———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H1221 [4MR]

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

Coins: authorize production of Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle ultra-high relief bullion coins in palladium to provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals (see H.R. 5614), H1700 [13MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1185), H2853 [29AP]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1185), H2853 [29AP]

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]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H6230 [8JY]

Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments (see H.R. 6146), H4830 [22MY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H811 [7FE]

Daniel, Margaret Truman: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1032 [25FE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2915), H3777 [13MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 5686), H2554 [22AP]

———establish an Office of National School Preparedness and Response (see H.R. 5766), H2760 [24AP]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (see H.R. 5818), H2441 [16AP]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 5637), H2554 [22AP]

———reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (see H.R. 5057), H622 [6FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories (see H.R. 6184), H4974 [4JN]

———establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events advancing civil rights (see H.R. 6701), H7785 [31JY]

———prescribe the weights and the compositions of circulating coins (see H.R. 5512), H1183 [28FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a presumption of service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 5454), H6230 [8JY]

Developing countries: prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries (see H.R. 6796), H7807 [1AU]

Disability Pride Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1355), H6826 [22JY]

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), H7789 [31JY]

———protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 3995), H5730 [19JN]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H3019 [1MY]

———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 3005), H1618 [12MR]

Drugs: eliminate certain increased penalties and minimum mandatory penalties for cocaine offenses, and use resulting savings for drug treatment and diversion programs for cocaine users (see H.R. 5035), H348 [17JA]

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), H5728 [19JN]

Economy: help families keep their homes by restructuring loans and modifying mortgages, and protect taxpayers by regulating dividend payments by certain financial institutions (see H.R. 7307), H10856 [20NO]

Education: improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H5408 [12JN]

———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 1130), H2552 [22AP]

Employment: provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 1763), H2853 [29AP]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: prohibit use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving personal lines of insurance with respect to a consumer (see H.R. 6062), H4059 [15MY]

Fair Housing Act: prevent discrimination relating to the display of religious symbols (see H.R. 6932), H9085 [23SE]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H350 [17JA]

Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis (see H. Con. Res. 344), H3186 [7MY]

Food industry: require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 992), H3777 [13MY]

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

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 7090), H9973 [25SE]

Germany: anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass (see H. Res. 1435), H8277 [16SE]

Health: encourage use of electronic health records and provide a secure framework in which such records are made available for a national information technology infrastructure (see H.R. 2991), H1184 [28FE]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8397 [17SE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H1822 [31MR]

Health care professionals: establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members (see H.R. 6652), H7627 [30JY]

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

History: authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program (see H.R. 3981), H2553 [22AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H1445 [10MR]

Horticulture: extend laws governing importation of plants to plants illegally harvested outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1497), H349 [17JA]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 4202), H622 [6FE]

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]

India: condemn terrorist attacks in Mumbai, urge Pakistan to investigate possible connection to groups based in Pakistan, and bolster U.S. counterterrorism cooperation with India (see H. Res. 1532), H10867 [9DE]

Inglewood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 962), H1446 [10MR]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H6010 [24JN]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of easing tensions and normalizing relations between the U.S. and Iran (see H.R. 5056), H457 [23JA]

Iraq: provide for congressional consultation relative to certain long-term agreements and ensure that such agreements are in the form of a treaty to which the Senate has given advice and consent (see H.R. 4959), H24 [15JA]

———require congressional approval to maintain a U.S. military presence and accept the principle of setting a timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 1329), H6406 [10JY]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2554 [22AP]

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

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]

Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H995 [14FE]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2267 [14AP]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H1445 [10MR]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H6674 [16JY]

Medicare: provide coverage of screening tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) (see H.R. 4055), H2553 [22AP]

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

Money: prohibit the Dept. of the Treasury and the FRS from proposing, prescribing, or implementing any regulation relative to monetary transactions (see H.R. 5767), H2760 [24AP]

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

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H3886 [14MY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H559 [29JA]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1288), H7059 [23JY]

National Consumer Protection Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 973), H1184 [28FE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 328), H2355 [15AP]

National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H7956 [9SE]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2554 [22AP]

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 369), H3187 [7MY]

National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2016 [4AP]

National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 963), H872 [12FE]

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

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

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

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

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 6950), H8475 [18SE]

Palladio, Andrea: anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 407), H7788 [31JY]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H6577 [15JY]

Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see H.R. 6078), H5797 [20JN]

———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), H5797 [20JN]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H1619 [12MR]

Public lands: secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 2593), H2553 [22AP]

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

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 1446), H8579 [22SE]

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]

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

Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H4831 [22MY]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H1031 [25FE]

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

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H993 [14FE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1524), H1973 [2AP]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H7956 [9SE]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 2021), H622 [6FE]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H1821 [31MR]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H2151 [9AP]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H5111 [9JN]

Television: address digital television transition in border States (see H.R. 5435), H5730 [19JN]

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), H7789 [31JY]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H5215 [10JN]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 5946), H8276 [16SE]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H4151 [19MY]

Workers Memorial Day: observance (see H. Res. 1141), H2658 [23AP] (see H. Res. 1154), H2759 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Community organizers: honor for promoting equality (see H. Res. 1521), H10642 [29SE]

Cuyuch, Gloria Ayala: relief (see H.R. 6979), H8477 [18SE]

Defense Production Act: extend and reauthorize (see H.R. 6894), H8127 [15SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the continued minting and issuance of certain $1 coins (see H.R. 5478), H1030 [25FE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: prohibit certain discriminatory uses of consumer reports and consumer information in connection with certain personal lines of insurance (see H.R. 5633), H1701 [13MR]

Lino, Francisca: relief (see H.R. 7295), H10845 [19NO]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H1417 [6MR]

Rojas de Guzman, Rebeca: relief (see H.R. 7320), H10867 [9DE]

Simeonov, Simeon: relief (see H.R. 7319), H10867 [9DE]

Simeonov, Stoyan: relief (see H.R. 7319), H10867 [9DE]

Simeonova, Stela: relief (see H.R. 7319), H10867 [9DE]

Simeonova, Vania: relief (see H.R. 7319), H10867 [9DE]

Letters

Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3725 [13MY]

———Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3725 [13MY]

Code Talkers Recognition Act: Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8697 [23SE]

———Representative Robert A. Brady, Committee on House Administration (House), H8697 [23SE]

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3723 [13MY]

———Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3723 [13MY]

Remarks

Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: repeal provision of law requiring termination (H.R. 674), H7256 [29JY]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (H.R. 5872), H3724, H3725 [13MY]

Coins: authorize production of Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle ultra-high relief bullion coins in palladium to provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals (H.R. 5614), H3719, H3721 [13MY]

Community organizers: honor for promoting equality (H. Res. 1521), E2168 [30SE]

Defense Production Act: extend and reauthorize (H.R. 6894), H8699 [23SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prescribe the weights and the compositions of circulating coins (H.R. 5512), H3096, H3097 [6MY]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (H.R. 2894), H3722 [13MY]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (H.R. 4544), H8696, H8697 [23SE]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (H. Res. 1029), H5435 [17JN], E317 [6MR]

Votes: correction, H3309 [8MY]

———position on missed, H850 [12FE], H1055 [26FE], H1207 [4MR], H2245 [14AP], H2532 [22AP], H8545 [22SE], H10412 [29SE], H10673 [2OC], E394 [13MR], E1140 [4JN], E1532 [23JY]