LIPINSKI, DANIEL (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H59 [6JA]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4295 [16JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H783 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3709 [26MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4675 [6JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H553 [8FE]

———prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H8075 [1DE]

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

Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program and marketing allotments (see H.R. 1385), H8881 [13DE]

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H3758 [26MY]

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), H4751 [7JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H2108 [30MR]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H6233 [15SE]

———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), H9946 [19DE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1297), H2572 [8AP]

———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), H3806 [31MY]

———eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 1283), H6098 [12SE]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H6182 [14SE]

———provide flexible spending accounts for military families (see H.R. 791), H6415 [22SE]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 240), H2999 [3MY]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H6922 [13OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to establish a spending limit (see H.J. Res. 73), H5373 [21JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 10), H5240 [19JY] (see H.J. Res. 81), H6977 [14OC]

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

Business and industry: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 1716), H3060 [4MY]

———establish strategy to encourage manufacturing in the U.S. and the repatriation of manufacturing jobs (see H.R. 516), H509 [26JA]

———require employers to keep records on non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see H.R. 3178), H7715 [16NO]

Buy American Act: improve transparency and accountability in the waiver process requirement for certain transportation provisions (see H.R. 3647), H8880 [13DE]

———require consideration of the impacts of a public interest waiver requirement on domestic manufacturing employment for certain transportation provisions (see H.R. 3645), H8879 [13DE]

———require total domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 487), H9928 [16DE]

Canada: recognize and thank Gander, Newfoundland, and other airports and communities for assistance provided following the closure of U.S. airspace due to September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 286), H4367 [21JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5373 [21JY]

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), H6140 [13SE]

Children and youth: require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3741), H10014 [20DE]

China: express that defense systems, including the helicopter fleet used to transport the President, should not be procured, directly or indirectly, from an entity controlled, directed, or influenced by China (see H. Res. 106), H1251 (see H. Res. 106), H1362 [18FE]

———limit total value of Chinese goods procured by the U.S. Government in a year to not more than the total value of U.S. goods procured by the Chinese Government the preceding year (see H.R. 375), H395 [20JA]

City College of Chicago: anniversary (see H. Res. 499), H9431 [15DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2109 [30MR]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (see H.R. 2096), H3985 [2JN]

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]

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

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see H.R. 1354), H2291 [4AP]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H9928 [16DE]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H3301 [13MY]

———establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 502), H3806 [31MY]

Dept. of Education: assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (see H.R. 2228), H4852 [11JY]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H5888 [1AU]

———award grants to State educational agencies for activities designed to integrate engineering education into K-12 curriculum and to measure efficacy of engineering education (see H.R. 1951), H5087 [14JY]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H3870 (see H.R. 1057), H3911 [1JN]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 471), H507 [26JA]

Dept. of Energy: develop an energy critical elements program, a rare earth materials program, and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (see H.R. 952), H4459 [22JN]

———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1367), H3344 [23MY]

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), H7400 [4NO]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H9928 [16DE]

———expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see H.R. 883), H2572 [8AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H8881 [13DE]

———modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 959), H1666 [9MR]

———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 679), H724 [11FE]

Dept. of Labor: require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), H4750 [7JY]

Dept. of State: support efforts to strengthen bilateral relationship with Greece (see H.R. 1337), H2917 [15AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a global rare earth element assessment (see H.R. 1314), H2265 [1AP]

———conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia, IL, town site (see H.R. 1563), H4076 [13JN]

———install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see H.R. 2070), H7579 [14NO]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4037 [3JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prescribe standards for maximum number of hours an operator of a commercial motor vechicle may be reasonably detained by a shipper or receiver (see H.R. 756), H4459 [22JN]

———protect safety of U.S. roads by prohibiting Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 2407), H4670 [6JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H6505 [3OC]

———deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H6043 [9SE]

———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 923), H4946 [12JY]

———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H6140 [13SE]

———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), H1580 [4MR]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 2754), H5884 [1AU]

Disasters: reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction programs (see H.R. 1379), H2327 [5AP]

Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H2917 [15AP]

———raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research and treatment of psychosocial needs of children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with a childhood cancer and their families (see H. Res. 262), H5286 [20JY]

Drugs: increase penalties for operators of pill mills (see H.R. 1065), H2412 [6AP]

Education: increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and recognize Association for Women in Science (AWIS) for broadening participation of underrepresented groups in STEM (see H. Res. 91), H4279 [15JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: consider role of science education in the educational accountability system relative to reauthorization of such Act (see H. Res. 378), H6552 [4OC]

Engineering: establish and operate Advanced Composites Development Centers (see H.R. 2820), H6458 [23SE]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H6506 [3OC]

———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 520), H3870 (see H.R. 520), H3911 [1JN]

Federal aid programs: ensure seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and certain governmental retirees receive a one-time payment to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2590), H5239 [19JY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 2269), H4455 [22JN]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H6415 [22SE]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5150 [18JY]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1344), H2291 [4AP]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H4186 [14JN]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H680 [10FE]

———prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 3057), H6456 [23SE]

———require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 3646), H8880 [13DE]

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

FTC: prescribe regulations on the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (see H.R. 654), H3758 [26MY]

Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great (see H.R. 425), H469 [25JA]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H5239 [19JY]

Health: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2951), H6231 [15SE]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H9946 [19DE]

Hockey Is for Everyone Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 68), H510 [26JA]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H5888 [1AU]

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), H1455 [1MR]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H4530 [23JN]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 1703), H3759 [26MY]

IRS: clarify application of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act and require convening of a regulatory review panel for certain rules (see H.R. 2545), H5734 [28JY]

Jesse M. Donaldson Post Office, Shelbyville, IL: designate (see H.R. 1686), H3221 [11MY]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5966 [7SE]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 999), H1723 [10MR]

———establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H7892 [18NO]

———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H4366 [21JN]

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), H4038 [3JN]

Mining and mineral resources: reestablish competitive production industries, processing, refining, purification, metals production and alloying, and magnet production relative to domestic rare earths (see H.R. 1388), H3162 [10MY]

Monuments and memorials: require commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its environs to be constructed of materials grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 1619), H2911 [15AP]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H8728 [12DE]

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

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 446), H9929 [16DE]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H3646 (see H.R. 402), H3684 [25MY]

National objectives: create a clear vision and goal to be the world leader in innovation, science, technology, engineering, and math to ensure the continued U.S. strength, growth, and vitality (see H. Res. 290), H5087 [14JY]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H471 [25JA]

Pakistan: express condolences upon the assassination of Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti and call on the U.S. to renew efforts to promote religious freedom and tolerance (see H. Res. 164), H2109 [30MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), H1983 [17MR]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H1983 [17MR]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H2917 [15AP]

Poland: honor memory of victims, express sympathy to citizens and survivors of victims of airplane crash in Russia and solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support Polish Government (see H. Res. 213), H2534 [7AP]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H3220 [11MY]

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), H5489 [25JY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H7069 [25OC]

Power resources: improve assessments of, and research about, energy critical elements (see H.R. 2090), H3985 [2JN]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 1707), H4852 [11JY]

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), H3301 [13MY]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3533), H8074 [1DE]

Religion: reaffirm ``In God We Trust'' as the official motto of the U.S. and support and encourage its public display in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions (see H. Con. Res. 13), H509 [26JA]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H3870 (see H.R. 1084), H3911 [1JN]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see H.R. 1425), H2605 [12AP]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 1086), H1841 [15MR]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H356 [19JA] (see H.R. 584), H2039 [29MR]

Social Security: expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 675), H6506 [3OC]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H2266 [1AP]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H4577 [24JN]

Taxation: allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (see H.R. 110), H1770 [11MR]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2409 [6AP]

———encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 289), H776 [14FE]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H7893 [18NO]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4278 [15JN]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H5897 [5AU]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H4187 [14JN]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H6139 [13SE]

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

———make the credit for research activities permanent and increase such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities (see H.R. 871), H1523 [2MR]

———modify investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property (see H.R. 2750), H6344 [21SE]

———permanently extend and modify credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (see H.R. 2223), H6673 [6OC]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6626 [5OC]

———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H6009 [8SE]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3304 [13MY]

———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 3186), H6919 [13OC]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H2268 [1AP]

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), H7831 [17NO]

———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]

Transportation: promote increased public transportation use and promote increased use of alternative fuels in providing public transportation (see H.R. 1795), H3114 [6MY]

———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1515), H4038 [3JN]

———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]

Travel and tourism: require operators of international travel websites to provide information on potential health and safety risks associated with overseas vacation destinations marketed on the website (see H.R. 3241), H7007 [24OC]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 1749), H3107 [5MY]

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

Ukraine: independence anniversary and support for continued political and economic development (see H. Res. 401), H6458 [23SE]

Veterans: provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 287), H3304 [13MY]

Water: require use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public water systems and treatment works (see H.R. 1684), H2998 [3MY]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H4327 [16JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H4577 [24JN]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6626 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 61), H509 [26JA]

Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content and strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2722), H5883 [1AU]

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

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 104), H1251 (see H. Res. 104), H1362 [18FE]

Turcinovic, Corina de Chalup: relief (see H.R. 357), H355 [19JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content and strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts (H.R. 2722), H5885 [1AU]

Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (H.R. 1366), H2327 [5AP]

Turcinovic, Corina de Chalup: relief (H.R. 357), H356 [19JA]

Letters

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: Gregory J. Junemann, International Federation for Professional and Technical Engineers, H6826 [12OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4295 [16JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H895 [15FE]

Burns, Liz: Western Springs, IL, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E126 [26JA]

Caris, Pete: Western Springs, IL, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E128 [26JA]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (H. Res. 61), H419 [24JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: codify and reinforce data storage contracts, H4295 [16JN]

Dept. of Defense: address issues relative to physical storage of classified data, H4738 [7JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3710 [26MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4738 [7JY]

EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), consideration (H. Res. 406), H6363 [22SE]

Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (H.R. 1366), H6363 [22SE]

Greece: independence anniversary, E633 [5AP]

Korean War National Museum: establish, H3710 [26MY]

La Grange, IL: anniversary of St. Cletus Church, E1169 [22JN]

———opening of Women's Care Center of La Grange, E1924 [25OC]

LaSalvia, Thelma and Joseph: Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Christe Fidelis Award recipients, E2269 [15DE]

Leno, David: Illinois Fire Services Association Medal of Valor award recipient, E873 [12MY]

McCook, IL: tribute to Silver Star Families of America (organization) Silver Star Banner recipients, E1557 [8SE]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals, H797 [15FE]

National Weather Service: funding, H895 [15FE]

Oak Lawn, IL: St. Linus School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2119 [29NO]

———tribute to construction of Sept. 11th monument, E669 [8AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6894 [13OC]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2950 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2950 [3MY]

PolTV (television network): tribute to introduction of Polish based television service to the Chicago, IL, area, E539 [29MR]

Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union: anniversary, E1671 [21SE]

Sordelli, Aimee: Berwyn Development Corp., Charles E. Piper award recipient, E1659 [20SE]

St. Xavier University: tribute to football team, H9947 [20DE], E2285 [16DE], E2321 [20DE]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), H6770 [11OC], H6826 [12OC]

Western Springs, IL: anniversary, E131 [26JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H432 [24JA]

Tributes

Amaro, Tammy, E538 [29MR]

Breehey, Abraham, E1029 [2JN]

Cicero, Barry, E1440 [29JY]

Funchion, Nial, E2276 [15DE]

Korczynski, Erwin J., E2271 [15DE]

McCollum, Terrence J., E1659 [20SE]

Milionis, Euginia, E1752 [4OC]

Miller, Jim, E1938 [26OC]

Misiewicz, Josh, E2072 [17NO]

Morris, Marsha, E773 [2MY]

Pulaski, Casimir, E430 [8MR]

Smierciak, Sarah, E2287 [16DE]

Tracy, William R., E1404 [25JY]

Viverito, Lou, E1168 [22JN], E1403 [25JY]

Wilson, Jack, E2053 [15NO]

Winfield, Linda, E774 [2MY]

Yourell, Harry (Bus), E1710 [23SE]