JOHNSON, TIMOTHY V. (a Representative from Illinois)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Afghanistan: require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H3106 [5MY]

Agriculture: authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 2675), H6467 [29SE]

———reduce regulatory burden on the agricultural sector of the national economy (see H.R. 3323), H7893 [18NO]

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H5399 [22JY]

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), H6415 [22SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H8728 [12DE]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H7715 [16NO]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H8967 [14DE]

———provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 3583), H8967 [14DE]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1580 [4MR]

Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (see H. Con. Res. 51), H3871 (see H. Con. Res. 51), H3912 [1JN]

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H2216 [31MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H513 [26JA]

———establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 114), H2857 [14AP] (see H.R. 3577), H9432 [15DE]

———establish the Grace Commission II to review and make recommendations regarding cost control in the Federal Government (see H.R. 779), H1177 (see H.R. 779), H1196 [17FE]

———reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year's spending levels (see H.R. 3578), H9946 [19DE]

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

China: condemn discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of prisoners of conscience and support Tuidang movement renouncing ties to the Communist Party (see H. Res. 416), H7161 [27OC]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 1420), H5781 [29JY]

Commodity Exchange Act: clarify definition of swap dealer (see H.R. 3527), H7998 [30NO]

Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, and invest in local communities (see H. Res. 474), H8126 [2DE]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H7892 [18NO]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H5019 [13JY]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1831), H7333 [3NO]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H7627 [15NO]

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: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H7399 [4NO]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H1796 [14MR]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 2874), H7333 [3NO]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H6854 [12OC]

Dept. of Justice: fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see H.R. 1300), H6978 [14OC]

Dept. of State: remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H3221 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia, IL, town site (see H.R. 1563), H2855 [14AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide taxpayers a receipt for an income tax payment which itemizes the portion of the payment which is allocable to various Government spending categories (see H.R. 1527), H4187 [14JN]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify congressional intent of agricultural hours-of-service regulations relative to the delivery of agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 3265), H7133 [26OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 3483), H8188 [6DE]

Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and innovate (see H.R. 2536), H7333 [3NO]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 507), H7332 [3NO]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2885), H7333 [3NO]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H6853 [12OC]

———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (see H.R. 1633), H3870 (see H.R. 1633), H3911 [1JN]

———exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 1558), H7008 [24OC]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (see H.R. 1705), H3344 [23MY] (see H.R. 2401), H4575 [24JN]

Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 1366), H2326 [5AP]

FDA: allow manufacturers to distribute and cite scientific research on health benefits of foods and dietary supplements without affecting regulatory category of the product (see H.R. 1364), H8881 [13DE]

———give greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural, physical, and computing sciences (see H. Res. 98), H7069 [25OC]

Federal Program Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 606), H2108 [30MR]

FEMA: provide a moratorium on the issuance of flood insurance rate maps to assist property owners in adapting to flood insurance rate map changes (see H.R. 700), H2412 [6AP]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1697), H4794 [8JY]

———improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H8728 [12DE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1580 [4MR]

———protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 1865), H3411 [24MY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H6506 [3OC]

———prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 3057), H7715 [16NO]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H1392 [28FE]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H8968 [14DE]

GSA: transfer administrative jurisdiction, custody, and control of a building in the District of Columbia to the National Gallery of Art and relocate the FTC from such building (see H.R. 690), H1040 (see H.R. 690), H1071 [16FE]

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

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H7134 [26OC]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H2040 [29MR]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H5919 [16AU]

Iraq: prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H5923 [19AU]

Jesse M. Donaldson Post Office, Shelbyville, IL: designate (see H.R. 1686), H3112 [5MY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H8318 [8DE]

Libya: cease use of force by U.S. Armed Forces unless such use of force is authorized by Congress (see H.R. 1212), H2036 [29MR]

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

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H6919 [13OC]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H6921 [13OC]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H6233 [15SE]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H8076 [1DE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 343), H513 [26JA]

———set the age at which Members are eligible for an annuity to the same age as the retirement age under the Social Security Act (see H.R. 2397), H5932 [30AU]

Middle East: support right of Israel to annex Judea and Samaria if the Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (see H. Res. 394), H6345 [21SE]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain farm vehicles from certain operating requirements (see H.R. 2414), H5489 [25JY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H5374 [21JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H394 [20JA]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H7134 [26OC]

———repeal limits on health-related tax benefits and treat high deductible plans as qualified health plans (see H.R. 450), H1988 [17MR]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H7332 [3NO]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1621 [8MR]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H6467 [29SE]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H6467 [29SE]

Power resources: require portion of sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals from new mineral and geothermal lease authority be paid to States to be used for education (see H.R. 3235), H8136 [5DE]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H6182 [14SE]

Real estate: require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 329), H5020 [13JY]

Roads and highways: encourage transportation right-of-way managers to adopt integrated vegetation management practices, including plantings of native forbs and grasses to provide habitats for pollinators (see H.R. 2381), H4574 [24JN]

———waive requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates established by the Federal Highway Administration (see H.R. 2257), H5286 [20JY]

Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (see H.R. 1965), H6344 [21SE]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations (see H.J. Res. 22), H434 [24JA]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 22), H513 [26JA]

———implement regulations governing over-the-counter swaps, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (see H.R. 1573), H3001 [3MY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 1086), H5888 [1AU]

Small business: provide additional exemptions from internal control auditing requirements for smaller and newer public companies (see H.R. 3213), H8136 [5DE]

———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: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 1001), H5019 [13JY]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H7332 [3NO]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H4076 [13JN]

St. Louis Cardinals (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 464), H7578 [14NO]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2106), H5919 [16AU]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H6676 [7OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7892 [18NO]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H6467 [29SE]

———increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H1723 [10MR]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 684), H773 [14FE] (see H.R. 2238), H5966 [7SE]

———permanently extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1747), H4946 [12JY]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H7579 [14NO]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3411 [24MY]

———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H6983 [18OC]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H3304 [13MY]

———provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2959), H6231 [15SE]

———provide for the deductibility of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see H.R. 953), H7892 [18NO]

———provide for the indexing of certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss (see H.R. 2945), H7333 [3NO]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H4076 [13JN]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H7714 [16NO]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H6506 [3OC]

Transportation: advance use of cleaner construction equipment on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects to improve air quality near construction sites (see H.R. 3122), H8000 [30NO]

———improve accountability and transparency in infrastructure spending by requiring life-cycle cost analysis of major projects, use of design standards, and alternate bidding procedures (see H.R. 2602), H6415 [22SE]

———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H8077 [1DE]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H8881 [13DE]

U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H5936 [2SE]

———withhold U.S. contributions if the U.N. or a U.N. agency supports the recognition of an independent Palestinian state (see H.R. 2261), H6467 [29SE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7069 [25OC]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H8968 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: include Livingston, Union, and Stephenson Counties, IL (see H.R. 1553), H2855 [14AP]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 3082), H6505 [3OC]

Congress: require any local currencies used for Members and employees for official foreign travel be paid for using congressional funds and enhance disclosure on official congressional foreign travel (see H.R. 882), H1524 [2MR]

Cote d'Ivoire: prohibit U.S. military actions without congressional approval (see H. Res. 212), H2534 [7AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 3543), H8075 [1DE]

House of Representatives: impose moratorium on official travel outside the U.S. by Members, officers, and employees until GAO reports on costs of such travel and makes recommendations on such travel (see H.R. 638), H680 [10FE]

Libya: investigate treatment of black Africans (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6232 [15SE]

Railroads: authorize use of certain rail relocation funding for high-speed rail projects (see H.R. 3081), H6505 [3OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: include Livingston, Union, and Stephenson Counties, IL (H.R. 1553), H2856 [14AP]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (H.R. 3082), H6505 [3OC]

Congress: require any local currencies used for Members and employees for official foreign travel be paid for using congressional funds and enhance disclosure on official congressional foreign travel (H.R. 882), H1525 [2MR]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 3543), H8076 [1DE]

House of Representatives: impose moratorium on official travel outside the U.S. by Members, officers, and employees until GAO reports on costs of such travel and makes recommendations on such travel (H.R. 638), H683 [10FE]

Railroads: authorize use of certain rail relocation funding for high-speed rail projects (H.R. 3081), H6505 [3OC]

Letters

Reduce number of directly managed flood insurance policies by FEMA: Edward L. Connor, FEMA, H4908 [12JY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (H. Con. Res. 51), H4013 [3JN]

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), H699 [11FE]

Congress: low public approval ratings, H8982 [15DE]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H699 [11FE]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H4906, H4909 [12JY]

———reduce number of directly managed flood insurance policies, H4906, H4909 [12JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), consideration (H. Res. 463), H7601 [15NO]

Law enforcement officers: conduct of Federal law enforcement officers relative to rights of citizens, E542 [29MR]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), H6947 [14OC]

———require State regulations for coal combustion residuals to meet a legal standard of protection to ensure human health and the environment are protected, H6947 [14OC]

Taxation: repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), H7143 [27OC]

Votes: position on missed, H373 [20JA], H4303, H4304 [16JN], H4773 [8JY], H6947, H6953 [14OC], H7151 [27OC], H8342 [12DE], E93 [20JA], E485 [15MR], E641 [5AP], E705 [13AP], E1294 [12JY], E1356 [19JY], E2239 [13DE]

Reports

State Farm Fire and Casualty Company Views on Efforts To Redistribute NFIP Direct Policies To Write Your Own Insurers: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., H4906-H4908 [12JY]

Tributes

Springer, Martin R., H7729 [17NO]