ROSKAM, PETER J. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H3348 [24MY]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H3 [5JA]

House Democracy Partnership, H500 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H2268 [1AP]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H393 [20JA]

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H4795 [8JY]

Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H7999 [30NO]

Armed Forces: designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 546), H2667 [13AP]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H6344 [21SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H40 [5JA]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (see H.R. 2560), H5125 [15JY]

Charles `Chip' Lawrence Chan Post Office Building, Peoria, IL: designate (see H.R. 2548), H5086 [14JY]

Chicago, IL: provide for a feasibility study before carrying out any Federal action relating to the Chicago Area Water System (see H.R. 2432), H4852 [11JY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H357 [19JA]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1166), H6467 [29SE]

CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H2535 [7AP]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H4456 [22JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and certain other enemy belligerents to the U.S. (see H.R. 513), H509 [26JA]

Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and financial aid program eligibility (see H.R. 2117), H5399 [22JY]

Dept. of HHS: extend the child and family services program (see H.R. 2883), H6233 [15SE]

Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H7069 [25OC]

Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3039), H6506 [3OC]

———establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H1581 [4MR]

———report on whether participants in recent Gaza flotilla attempt should be designated as a terrorist organization and express gratitude to Greece for preventing Gaza flotilla (see H.R. 3131), H6671 [6OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3343 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H2293 [4AP]

Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H4577 [24JN]

Drugs: ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (see H.R. 1571), H2909 [15AP]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2164), H5966 [7SE] (see H.R. 2885), H6183 [14SE]

EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H6011 [8SE]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (see H.R. 1705), H3281 [12MY] (see H.R. 2401), H4575 [24JN]

Executive departments: reduce number of civil service positions (see H.R. 657), H722 [11FE]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6855 [12OC]

Federal agencies and departments: increase transparency of performance results (see H.R. 3262), H7161 [27OC]

———provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 10), H393 [20JA]

Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment-evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 1798), H5240 [19JY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H5781 [29JY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H6625 [5OC]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H2039 [29MR]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H3411 [24MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (see H.R. 399), H1456 [1MR]

———modify requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1933), H3341 [23MY]

———temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain deportations (see H.R. 2497), H6011 [8SE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1984 [17MR]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H5019 [13JY]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H4188 [14JN]

Jesse M. Donaldson Post Office, Shelbyville, IL: designate (see H.R. 1686), H3411 [24MY]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H4750 [7JY]

———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H8077 [1DE]

———establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H6979 [14OC]

———provide a grace period for certain advanced diagnostic imaging services suppliers to receive accreditation (see H.R. 3328), H7256 [2NO]

———provide for annual mailing of statements of beneficiary part A contributions and benefits in coordination with annual mailing of Social Security account statements (see H.R. 1252), H2216 [31MR]

Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 2162), H4185 [14JN]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H3759 [26MY]

———reaffirm U.S. principles regarding the security of Israel and peace in the Middle East (see H. Res. 270), H3342 [23MY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1112), H2917 [15AP]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]

National Mediation Board: apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative (see H.R. 3538), H8075 [1DE]

NLRB: repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2833), H6233 [15SE]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 380), H5733 [28JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow waiver of certain requirements when the requirement would result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or significant increase in premiums or other costs (see H.R. 984), H1664 [9MR]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H394 [20JA]

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H6098 [12SE]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H3758 [26MY]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H679 [10FE]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H3062 [4MY]

———repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 1580), H4673 [6JY]

Power resources: expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity (see H.R. 909), H1573 [3MR]

Small business: make certain internal control reporting and assessment requirements optional for certain smaller companies (see H.R. 2941), H7579 [14NO]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA] (see H.R. 144), H38 [5JA]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 3339), H7715 [16NO]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H6506 [3OC]

Taiwan: express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 39), H4367 [21JN]

———provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China (see H.R. 2992), H7579 [14NO]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H7579 [14NO]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5240 [19JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H2603 [12AP]

———clarify domestic production activities deduction rules relating to allowance deduction by U.S. contract manufacturers (see H.R. 2780), H7892 [18NO]

———establish lifelong learning accounts to provide an incentive for employees to save for career-related skills development and to promote a competitive workforce (see H.R. 1869), H3278 [12MY]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H2858 [14AP]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H4075 [13JN]

———improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 2010), H3754 [26MY]

———increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H3344 [23MY]

———modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs (see H.R. 2576), H5240 [19JY]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 749), H2572 [8AP]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H7399 [4NO]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H4794 [8JY]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H6673 [6OC]

———reduce the corporate income tax rate and change to a more territorial method of taxing corporations (see H.R. 937), H1797 [14MR]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 1031), H4366 [21JN]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H4673 [6JY]

———repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2092), H7892 [18NO]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H601 [9FE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3410 [24MY]

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see H.R. 847), H1454 [1MR]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H1908 [16MR]

Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H8077 [1DE]

———award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to memorials established at 3 sites honoring individuals killed in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2864), H6140 [13SE]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1639), H6626 [5OC]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2830), H6344 [21SE] (see H.R. 3589), H8968 [14DE]

Transportation: limit claims relative to decisions to issue permits, licenses, and approvals for highway and public transportation capital projects (see H.R. 2426), H5127 [15JY]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9432 [15DE]

U.N.: prohibit funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H6552 [4OC]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H6043 [9SE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H3758 [26MY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H8967 [14DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5966 [7SE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6855 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H5125 [15JY]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4035 [3JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), H7405 [10NO]

Taxation: exclude from gross income amounts received for services by a student at a work-college (see H.R. 2478), H4793 [8JY]

———make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H6551 [4OC]

Constitutional authority statements

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (H.R. 2569), H5127 [15JY]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (H.R. 2139), H4037 [3JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 3399), H7406 [10NO]

Taxation: exclude from gross income amounts received for services by a student at a work-college (H.R. 2478), H4794 [8JY]

———make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends (H.R. 3091), H6551 [4OC]

Remarks

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7864 [18NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5207 [19JY]

———deficit, H7864 [18NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2893 [15AP]

Committee on Rules (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 202), H2314 [5AP]

Committees of the House: direct certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from Federal agencies (H. Res. 72), H710 [11FE]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H710 [11FE]

Elmhurst, IL: anniversary of Freemason Elmhurst Lodge 941, E1929 [25OC]

FDA: encourage approval of artificial pancreas technology, E1785 [6OC]

Fissette, Tristan: Our Military Kids (organization) Military Kid of the Year award recipient, E669 [8AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H298 [19JA]

Health care professionals: tribute to nurses, E703 [13AP]

Jaras, Madeleine: Elmhurst, IL, Character Counts! (organization) Mayor for a Day essay contest winner, E1335 [15JY]

Journal: question of approval, H1641 [9MR]

Medicare: reform, H2893 [15AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H298 [19JA]

Point of order, H495 [26JA]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1765 [4OC]

Taxation: require disclosure of political campaign contributions by special interests and foreign influences, H498 [26JA]

———require funds remaining after termination of taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions be applied to deficit reduction, H493 [26JA]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), H482, H489, H493 [26JA]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), motion to recommit, H498 [26JA]

Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (H. Res. 32), H159 [12JA]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), H6820 [12OC]

Tributes

Arnier, Joel, E949 [25MY]

Becerra, Donna, E2135 [30NO]

Diamond, Kevin and Sarah: Elmhurst, IL, Jaycees Distinguished Service Award recipients, E951 [25MY]

Dyer, Mark, E257 [17FE]

Jackson, Linda, E618 [4AP]

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International: tribute, E1785 [6OC]

MacArthur, James D., E385 [1MR]

Mackenzie, Harold B., E1379 [21JY]

Voss, Nancy, E703 [13AP]