RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H4300 [9JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H3274 [6MY]
African Americans: recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their military sacrifices, and their patriotism (see H. Con. Res. 238), H834 [24FE]
AID: establish the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 3560), H834 [24FE]
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation, clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, and ensure collection of all alcohol taxes (see H.R. 5034), H3441 [12MY]
American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1690), H7549 [17NO]
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: anniversary of Office of Multicultural Affairs (see H. Res. 913), H2216 [22MR]
Armed Forces: call for the President to overturn the policy that prohibits sending a Presidential letter of condolence to the family of a member who has died by suicide (see H. Res. 1229), H2459 [25MR]
Army: commend achievements in and commitment to environmental sustainability and energy security (see H. Res. 1106), H2643 [15AP]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1316), H3078 [29AP]
Augustana College: anniversary (see H. Res. 1089), H1397 [12MR]
Aviation: recognize key contributions of flight support specialists to aviation safety by restoring retirement treatment of specialists whose functions were outsourced by the Government (see H.R. 5115), H2842 [22AP]
Baltic States: anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania reestablishing full independence (see H. Con. Res. 267), H7500 [16NO]
Belafonte, Harry: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award recipient (see H. Res. 1474), H4872 [24JN]
Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program (organization): recognize contributions to community health and fight against racial health disparities (see H. Res. 1591), H6572 [30JY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1046), H423 [27JA]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1369), H3541 [18MY]
Cell Phones for Soldiers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 1078), H1029 [2MR]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see H.R. 5462), H4214 [28MY]
Cervical Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1011), H194 [19JA]
Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 213), H556 [3FE]
Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 1439), H4424 [14JN]
Children and youth: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 6258), H7389 [29SE]
City of Lilburn Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1642), H6880 [22SE]
Colombia: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1267), H6043 [26JY]
———tribute to work of Constitutional Court on behalf of Colombia's internally displaced persons, especially indigenous peoples, Afro-Colombians, and women (see H. Res. 1224), H2459 [25MR]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H2696 [20AP]
Community Reinvestment Act: improve assessments of regulated financial institutions (see H.R. 6334), H8941 [21DE]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: anniversary (see H. Res. 1420), H5547 [13JY]
Corps of Engineers: provide funds to hire veterans and Armed Forces members to assist with curation and historic preservation activities (see H.R. 5282), H5677 [15JY]
Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H556 [3FE]
Crime: provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (see H.R. 5688), H5501 [1JY]
Cuba: remove obstacles to legal sales of U.S. agricultural commodities and end travel restrictions (see H.R. 4645), H1169 [4MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: ensure effective encouragement of local agricultural production and increased availability of fresh food in urban areas (see H.R. 4971), H2458 [25MR]
———establish a Healthy Food Financing Initiative (see H.R. 6462), H7757 [30NO]
Dept. of Commerce: authorize a price analysis adjustment for propane (see H.R. 3716), H5546 [13JY]
———establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 5156), H2936 [27AP]
Dept. of Defense: take illegal subsidization into account in evaluating proposals for contracts for major defense acquisition programs (see H.R. 5298), H3482 [13MY]
Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H756 [23FE]
———allow local educational agencies to use certain grants for professional development activities that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolution (see H.R. 4286), H2697 [20AP]
Dept. of HHS: establish a commission to construct a comprehensive national strategy on how to increase the affordability, accessibility, and effectiveness of long-term care and community services (see H.R. 5187), H3077 [29AP]
———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2906), H648 [22FE]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H1324 [10MR]
———submit report on parasitic disease among poor Americans (see H.R. 5986), H6567 [30JY]
———tribute to family planning services provided under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (see H. Res. 1476), H7500 [16NO]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 476), H3079 [29AP]
Dept. of Justice: authorize Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention establishment of a public awareness campaign noting the link between dropping out of school and incarceration (see H.R. 5091), H2845 [22AP]
Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H756 [23FE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 5869), H8353 [14DE]
———conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see H.R. 4491), H326 [21JA]
———conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 4514), H4597 [16JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: instruct U.S. representatives to multilateral development banks to use the voice and influence of the U.S. to cancel Haiti's debt to such institutions (see H.R. 4573), H1028 [2MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve appeals process and establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits (see H.R. 4121), H7396 [29SE]
———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 5928), H7397 [29SE]
———improve the Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program by issuing loans for construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of multifamily transitional housing projects (see H.R. 5838), H5984 [22JY]
———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5933), H7397 [29SE]
———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 5549), H7397 [29SE]
Developing countries: provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 4405), H1890 (see H.R. 4405), H2173 [21MR]
Disasters: express condolences to Taiwan and the Philippines in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Megi (see H. Res. 1738), H7758 [30NO]
Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4404), H1028 [2MR]
———provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education (see H.R. 4756), H6284 [28JY]
———recognize affects of colon cancer on women, and urge regular screenings, regular exercise, and a healthy diet to reduce risk of colon cancer (see H. Res. 1053), H1657 [18MR]
District of Columbia: anniversary of Langston golf course (see H. Res. 526), H424 [27JA]
Dorothy I. Height Post Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 6118), H6881 [22SE]
Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2855), H6804 [16SE]
Education: provide funds for Pell Grants (see H.R. 5055), H2640 [15AP]
Employment: provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 4812), H1596 [17MR]
Evers, Medgar: honor life and sacrifice and congratulate the Navy for naming a supply ship in honor (see H. Res. 1022), H266 [20JA]
Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3047), H140 [13JA]
FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 3995), H194 [19JA]
Federal employees: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 5746), H8030 [2DE]
Federal-State relations: create a loan program to provide funds to State special purpose vehicles for use in collateral support programs and loan participation programs to benefit qualified manufacturers (see H.R. 4629), H1359 [11MR]
Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H41 [12JA]
Food: provide plant-based commodities under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4870), H3745 [24MY]
Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see H.R. 3077), H472 [2FE]
———coordinate all health-related assistance, assist developing countries in improving delivery of health services, and assist developing countries in strengthening their indigenous health workforces (see H.R. 4933), H3484 [13MY]
Foreign policy: express that a Global Marshall Plan holds the potential to demonstrate the commitment of the U.S. to peace and prosperity through poverty reduction (see H. Res. 1016), H556 [3FE]
Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H6990 [23SE]
Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H5618 [14JY]
Gulf of Mexico: express condolences to workers who died on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform, recognize other workers, and commend rescuers and volunteers providing support to surviving families (see H. Res. 1347), H3824 [25MY]
Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 6021), H6569 [30JY]
———establish an American Enterprise Fund for Haiti and ensure oversight of U.S. earthquake recovery and redevelopment activities (see H.R. 5394), H3823 [25MY]
———express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (see H. Res. 1021), H265 [20JA]
———provide customs support services (see H.R. 5160), H3124 [4MY]
———tribute to U.S. Armed Forces' and first responders' efforts to help the people of Haiti in aftermath of earthquake (see H. Res. 1066), H555 [3FE]
Haitian-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 4961), H2505 [13AP]
Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H1518 [16MR]
———provide for transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 4700), H1104 [3MR]
Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see H. Res. 1281), H2799 [21AP]
Hollywood, CA: anniversary of Hollywood Walk of Fame (see H. Res. 1357), H3441 [12MY]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 4594), H601 [4FE]
Immigration: eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. (see H.R. 4800), H2460 [25MR]
———temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before recent Haitian earthquake (see H.R. 4616), H2505 [13AP]
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (see H. Res. 929), H473 [2FE]
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1692), H7500 [16NO]
Iran: condemn human rights violations, release political prisoners, support democracy, remove terrorist designation from opposition group, and impose sanctions to deter nuclear program (see H. Res. 1431), H4678 [22JN]
———impose sanctions on those complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens or their families after the June 12, 2009, political processes (see H.R. 4647), H2844 [22AP]
IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 6128), H6881 [22SE]
Israel: call for immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas (see H. Res. 1359), H4780 [23JN]
———recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 260), H3703 [20MY]
Japan: condemn abduction of U.S. children, return such children to custodial parent or original jurisdiction for a custody determination, and provide parents access to their children (see H. Res. 1326), H5547 [13JY]
Jubilee Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1578), H6685 [14SE]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 546), H4247 [8JN]
Kent State University: anniversary of shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen (see H. Res. 1272), H2695 [20AP]
Korean War: anniversary and U.S.-Korea alliance reaffirmation (see H.J. Res. 86), H4023 (see H.J. Res. 86), H4085 [27MY]
Law enforcement: mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 5138), H6043 [26JY]
———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 5748), H5674 [15JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: commemorate anniversary of release from prison and recognize role in ending apartheid and contributions to South Africa and the global community (see H. Res. 1102), H755 [23FE]
Medicaid: improve and protect rehabilitative and case management services to improve the health and welfare of the most vulnerable seniors and children (see H.R. 4787), H3824 [25MY]
Medicare: improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 5597), H4871 [24JN]
———provide an option for any citizen or permanent U.S. resident to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 4789), H1519 [16MR]
———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H2697 [20AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: enhance penalties to combat fraud, establish a data-mining system and biometric technology program, and support GAO study on Medicare administrative contractors (see H.R. 5044), H3311 [11MY]
Members of Congress: permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (see H.R. 4862), H1744 [19MR]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 1258), H2641 [15AP]
Mesothelioma Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 771), H4387 [10JN]
Mexico: assist in fighting drug cartels and curbing violence against Mexican and U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1032), H427 [29JA]
Mining and mineral resources: improve transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals (see H.R. 4128), H648 [22FE]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3090), H194 [19JA]
Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and slaves who fought during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4036), H2319 [24MR]
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1116), H1221 [9MR]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 242), H1104 [3MR]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 6534), H8597 [16DE]
National Basketball Association: tribute to All-Star Game in the Greater Dallas Metroplex (see H. Res. 1057), H471 [2FE]
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H2261 [23MR]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1547), H5920 [21JY]
National Craniofacial Acceptance Month: designate (see H. Res. 1603), H6991 [23SE]
National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 902), H328 [21JA]
National GEAR UP Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1638), H6882 [22SE]
National Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1302), H3658 [19MY]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require motor vehicle safety standards for vehicle electronics and reauthorize and provide greater transparency, accountability, and safety authority (see H.R. 5381), H3822 [25MY]
National Influenza Vaccination Week: designate (see H. Res. 1003), H388 [26JA]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 262), H3080 [29AP]
National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 363), H4331 [9JN]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1081), H934 [25FE]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1174), H1358 [11MR]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 1518), H5677 [15JY]
NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H4872 [24JN]
North Carolina Central University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1361), H3543 [18MY]
Northwestern University: anniversary of Feinberg School of Medicine (see H. Res. 1004), H141 [13JA]
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: create a charter for Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies (see H.R. 5942), H6574 [30JY]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reauthorize and amend relative to drug courts (see H.R. 6090), H6626 [10AU]
Pakistan: grant temporary protected status to certain nationals affected by flooding (see H.R. 6505), H8264 [8DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 5808), H5920 [21JY]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H4247 [8JN]
President Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Dixon, IL: designate (see H.R. 5278), H3440 [12MY]
Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4564), H1169 [4MR]
Railroads: tribute to freight rail industry (see H. Res. 1366), H3541 [18MY]
Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H1221 [9MR]
SBA: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6212), H6989 [23SE]
———improve business development program (see H.R. 4818), H2579 [14AP]
Senior citizens: include information on HIV in certain disease prevention and health promotion services (see H.R. 4657), H1104 [3MR]
Somalia: support lasting peace, democracy, and economic recovery (see H. Res. 859), H2216 [22MR]
Steve Goodman Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4861), H1518 [16MR]
Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (see H. Con. Res. 266), H4023 (see H. Con. Res. 266), H4085 [27MY]
Tarboro, NC: anniversary (see H. Res. 1475), H4872 [24JN]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see H.R. 4462, 4467), H193 [19JA]
———allow a credit for lightweight coal freight cars (see H.R. 4494), H1596 [17MR]
———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H1169 [4MR]
———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 3486), H266 [20JA]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 5400), H7397 [29SE]
———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H3542 [18MY]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H6683 [14SE]
———provide a credit against tax for expenses paid or incurred in non-clinical research for neglected diseases (see H.R. 3156), H387 [26JA]
———provide an incentive to encourage the replacement of inefficient, outdated freight railcars with greener, more fuel efficient vehicles (see H.R. 5478), H4906 [28JN]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H2877 [26AP]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]
Terrorism: strike medals in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 4684), H4425 [14JN]
Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H2460 [25MR]
U.N.: anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (see H. Res. 929), H473 [2FE]
———support goals and ideals of the Office on Sport for Development and Peace (see H. Res. 633), H4387 [10JN]
U.N. Millennium Declaration: support ideals and objectives and related Millennium Development Goals, and commend progress in poverty and hunger eradication, human rights, and global health initiatives (see H. Con. Res. 318), H6990 [23SE]
Unemployment: provide grants to cities with high unemployment rates to provide job training, public works, and economic development programs (see H.R. 4740), H1103 [3MR]
Veterans: improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans, especially those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 5120), H7397 [29SE]
Walker, Madam C.J.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 81), H2580 [14AP]
White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H1324 [10MR]
White House Conference on Haiti: convene (see H.R. 5006), H2503 [13AP]
Women: recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 98), H2460 [25MR]
World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 333), H7855 [1DE]
World Hepatitis Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1302), H3658 [19MY]
World War II: ensure all U.S. Holocaust survivors are able to live remaining years with dignity, comfort, and security (see H. Con. Res. 323), H7454 [15NO]
———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1522), H3274 [6MY]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H4974 (see H.R. 2000), H5203 [29JN]
Zamora y Diaz, Pedro P.: tribute (see H. Res. 308), H4507 [15JN]
Zimbabwe: facilitate lasting peace, rule of law, democracy, and economic recovery (see H.R. 5971), H6404 (see H.R. 5971), H6456 [29JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Africa: advance mutual interests of the U.S. and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of socioeconomic development and opportunity (see H.R. 6535), H8598 [16DE]
———commend independence anniversary of several nations (see H. Res. 1405), H4022 (see H. Res. 1405), H4084 [27MY]
Arlington National Cemetery: require reports on management (see H.R. 6496), H8089 [7DE]
Chicago, IL: tribute to Englewood Campus of the Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men (see H. Res. 1414), H4215 [28MY]
Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 4920), H2318 [24MR]
———provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 5747), H5674 [15JY]
Dept. of Transportation: study feasibility of widespread use of in-vehicle technology to prevent alcohol-impaired driving and require a motor vehicle safety standard on rollover prevention and crash mitigation (see H.R. 6518), H8291 [13DE]
Gulf of Mexico: require BP P.L.C., to establish a recovery fund focused on travel and tourism to be administered by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H. Con. Res. 309), H6405 (see H. Con. Res. 309), H6457 [29JY]
Hazardous substances: ensure the public and environment are protected from risks of chemical exposure (see H.R. 5820), H5983 [22JY]
Privacy: foster transparency about commercial use of personal information and provide consumers with choice about collection, use, and disclosure of such information (see H.R. 5777), H5711 [19JY]
Small business: ensure certain Federal contracts are set aside for small businesses and enhance services to disadvantaged small businesses (see H.R. 4929), H2318 [24MR]
Programs
Englewood Campus of the Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men, Chicago, IL, commencement exercises, H4458-H4461 [15JN]
Remarks
Africa: commend independence anniversary of several nations (H. Res. 1405), H5271 [30JN]
Arlington National Cemetery: require reports on management (S. 3860), H8456
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, H8407
Chicago, IL: tribute to Englewood Campus of the Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men (H. Res. 1414), H4457 [15JN]
Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (H.R. 5156), H6183 [28JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), E1051
Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), H3219 [6MY]
Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (S. 841), E2179
EPA: ensure compliance with safe drinking water regulations within the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, E842
Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (H.R. 4692), H6169, H6170, H6178 [28JY]
Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts, H124
———express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (H. Res. 1021), H241
Red Project Collective (organization): anniversary of Red Pump Project, E478
SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), Senate amendment, H8407
Votes: position on missed, H5656
Water: increase assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged communities, strengthen EPA safe drinking water enforcement, reduce lead, and strengthen endocrine disruptor screening program (H.R. 5320), E1511
Tributes
Bertrand, Joan C., E2103
Gettelfinger, Ronald A., H4744
Height, Dorothy I., E599
Murray, Kay F. Lance (Dyson), E877
Tucker, Judy, E1807
Watkins-Cass, Mable A., E1522
Wyatt, Claude S., Jr., E565