JACKSON, JESSE L., JR. (a Representative from Illinois)

Articles and editorials

Dr. King and the Greek Classics, Alexandros P. Mallias, Washington (DC) Times, E192 [14FE]

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), H2152 [9AP]

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]

Animals: ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H10132 [26SE]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 5546), H5408 [12JN]

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

———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), H1973 [2AP]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H2070 [8AP]

Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2152 [9AP]

Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 376), H6473 [14JY]

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

Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H7165 [24JY]

Burma: condemn undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2225 [10AP]

Business and industry: establish congressional review of Presidential decisions on ITC recommendations for relief for businesses jeopardized by a surge of Chinese imports (see H.R. 5960), H4833 [22MY]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 6875), H8578 [22SE]

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), H2071 [8AP]

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

———improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 5466), H6674 [16JY]

———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), H2224 [10AP]

Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 5129), H814 [7FE]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1184 [28FE]

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

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]

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), H1074 [26FE]

Coronado National Forest: expand Pajarita Wilderness and designate Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness (see H.R. 3287), H2151 [9AP]

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

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), H6473 [14JY]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 4449), H2225 [10AP]

———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 HHS: establish comprehensive prevention, education, research, and medical management program to reduce liver cirrhosis and liver cancer caused by chronic hepatitis B infection (see H.R. 3944), H2854 [29AP]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H2070 [8AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish a State grant program to establish ``Silver Alert'' notification systems to locate missing individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses (see H.R. 5898), H4975 [4JN]

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

———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 the Interior: determine feasibility of designating the study area as the Black Metropolis District National Heritage Area in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 5505), H2071 [8AP]

———establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3114), H4832 [22MY]

———prohibit oil or gas leases on certain tracts in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf until it is determined whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 5058), H2070 [8AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events advancing civil rights (see H.R. 6701), H7809 [1AU]

Dept. of Transportation: establish and collect a fee based on value of imported and exported articles and use such fees to carry out transportation projects in trade corridors where the fee is collected (see H.R. 5102), H454 [23JA]

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

Disasters: provide assistance to local educational agencies in areas of Midwestern States adversely affected by storms and severe flooding (see H.R. 6733), H7786 [31JY]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H558 [29JA]

———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H3777 [13MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2266 [14AP]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H995 [14FE]

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), H558 [29JA]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 4545), H2070 [8AP]

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]

———require compliance by defense-related agencies with all environmental laws (see H.R. 3366), H2658 [23AP]

Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services (see H. Res. 987), H2225 [10AP]

Education: establish an adolescent literacy program (see H.R. 2289), H4832 [22MY]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H2070 [8AP]

———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]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H2151 [9AP]

Employment: establish a living wage and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1050), H2070 [8AP]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H6343 [9JY]

———implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 2802), H6577 [15JY]

———require auction of spectrum for a free and open access broadband service (see H.R. 5846), H5581 [18JN]

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

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 4651), H4832 [22MY]

FHA: create a voluntary program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market (see H.R. 5830), H2485 [17AP]

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see H.R. 5541), H2071 [8AP]

Firearms: require certain semiautomatic pistols manufactured, imported, or sold by Federal firearms licensees to be capable of microstamping ammunition (see H.R. 5266), H7058 [23JY]

Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H2554 [22AP]

Foreign aid: modernize foreign assistance strategy to promote national and global security, democracy, and economic opportunity (see H. Res. 1268), H5328 [11JN]

Foreign policy: support efforts to advance U.S. international diplomacy and engagement in order to restore U.S. credibility abroad (see H. Res. 1410), H10133 [26SE]

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

Freedom of speech: restore first amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing legislation banning certain tax-exempt organizations from participating in political campaigns (see H.R. 2275), H3186 [7MY]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5214 [10JN]

Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 1458), H8396 [17SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H. Res. 1024), H1540 [11MR]

GSA: reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for 2008 general elections and for costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting results (see H.R. 5036), H558 [29JA]

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

Hazardous substances: prohibit, as a banned hazardous substance, certain household dishwashing detergent containing phosphorus (see H.R. 3331), H4832 [22MY]

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), H6343 [9JY]

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

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 6680), H7628 [30JY]

———provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 6089), H4320 [20MY]

———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), H2225 [10AP]

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

House Rules: observe a moment of silence in the House of Representatives on the first legislative day of each month for those killed or wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1183), H4834 [22MY]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5927), H10867 [9DE]

———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]

———increase global stability and security by reducing number of individuals who are de jure or de facto stateless and at risk of being trafficked (see H.R. 6520), H7165 [24JY]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 351), H2070 [8AP]

Insurance: prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5449), H2659 [23AP]

———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]

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), H5482 [17JN]

Iraq: establish a fund to support international efforts for political reconciliation (see H.R. 5925), H5482 [17JN]

———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]

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), H6408 [10JY]

Jordan, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 1242), H5043 [5JN]

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]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H7308 [29JY]

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]

Malaria Awareness Day: observance (see H. Res. 389), H3886 [14MY]

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

Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6090 [25JN]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H3019 [1MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H8128 [15SE]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H10642 [29SE]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1279), H5408 [12JN]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H558 [29JA]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H1342 [5MR]

Medicare: impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H558 [29JA]

———preserve access to physicians' services (see H.R. 6091), H5408 [12JN]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H5328 [11JN]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H2224 [10AP]

———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (see H.R. 6800), H7807 [1AU]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2694), H5329 [11JN]

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), H5215 [10JN]

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), H352 [18JA]

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

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

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5216 [10JN]

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

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1375), H8397 [17SE]

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

National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1232), H6230 [8JY]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3020 [1MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1021), H1342 [5MR]

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), H1222 [4MR]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1771 [14MR]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H5730 [19JN]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H9974 [25SE]

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), H5797 [20JN]

Project HOPE (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1484), H9085 [23SE]

Public lands: secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 2593), H2151 [9AP]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1073), H2225 [10AP]

Recycling: encourage State and local governments to establish plastic bag recycling programs (see H. Res. 1161), H4834 [22MY]

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level (see H.R. 3397), H3404 [8MY]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3929), H9974 [25SE]

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

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), H352 [18JA]

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), H456 [23JA]

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: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 368), H390 [22JA]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for benefits (see H.R. 1953), H558 [29JA]

———require States to provide foster children with court-appointed special advocates who meet national standards (see H.R. 3283), H6728 [17JY]

States: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see H.R. 5560), H4833 [22MY]

Sudan: call for a comprehensive strategy to address the crisis in Darfur and condemn the ongoing assaults and obstruction by the Khartoum regime (see H. Con. Res. 423), H9084 [23SE]

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

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), H2355 [15AP]

———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1475), H2151 [9AP]

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

———limit deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation (see H.R. 3876), H9085 [23SE]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H479 [28JA]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H2355 [15AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H2012 [3AP]

Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the territories of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 2), H3404 [8MY]

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

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]

Transportation: promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (see H.R. 6052), H5482 [17JN]

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]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 373), H5329 [11JN]

Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act: provide additional clarification relative to implementation (see H.R. 6663), H7628 [30JY]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 6778), H7806 [1AU]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 6127), H6343 [9JY]

William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H1418 [6MR]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H3187 [7MY]

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

Zimbabwe: call on Government to postpone run-off Presidential election and encourage African organizations to impose sanctions until a fair and free run-off election is conducted (see H. Res. 1301), H6178 [26JN]

———condemn decision to hold run-off Presidential election (see H. Res. 1337), H6473 [14JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Liberia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 6655), H7627 [30JY]

National Summer Learning Day: designate (see H. Res. 1320), H6229 [8JY]

Voting: prohibit challenges to eligibility to register or vote on grounds that an individual resides in a home subject to foreclosure or that the jurisdiction was adversely affected by a disaster (see H.R. 7147), H10131 [26SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4835 [3JN], H6179 [8JY], H6411 [14JY], H6677 [17JY], H7811 [8SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2494 [22AP]

Remarks

Africa: humanitarian disaster and refugee assistance funding, H3941 [15MY]

AID: Food for Peace Program funding, H3941 [15MY]

American Society of Hematology: anniversary, E1567 [25JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendment, H3941 [15MY]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Metropolitan Family Services, E82 [28JA]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H8587 [23SE]

Mallias, Alexandros P.: Committee for the International Salute to the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Legacy Award for International Service recipient, E192 [14FE]

Point of order, H10333 [29SE]

Tributes

Stokes, Louis, E2038 [27SE]