SCHILLING, ROBERT T. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H7892 [18NO]

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

Agriculture: authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 2675), H5660 [27JY]

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), H7009 [24OC]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds (see H.R. 389), H513 [26JA]

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), H6979 [14OC]

———prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2966), H7009 [24OC]

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), H2412 [6AP]

———encourage commercial air carriers to provide certain benefits to members traveling on official military orders and are being deployed or are returning from an overseas deployment (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4327 [16JN]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H8136 [5DE]

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

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5812 [30JY]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H6922 [13OC]

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

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), H7579 [14NO]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H4279 [15JN]

CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H2857 [14AP]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H7892 [18NO]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H6673 [6OC]

Dallas Mavericks (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 311), H4327 [16JN]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1529), H7332 [3NO]

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: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H5286 [20JY]

Dept. of HHS: make State child abuse and neglect grant funding contigent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to report child abuse to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies (see H.R. 3486), H7890 [18NO]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H6043 [9SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure revenue (see H.R. 3410), H7831 [17NO]

———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H1797 [14MR]

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]

———prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H6139 [13SE]

———promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road (see H.R. 843), H2412 [6AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain veterans entitled to educational assistance to use such entitlement to start or purchase a qualifying business enterprise (see H.R. 3167), H10017 [20DE]

———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), H9945 [19DE]

EPA: 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), H4038 [3JN]

———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), H6978 [14OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H5966 [7SE]

Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 1366), H5127 [15JY]

FAA: prevent dissemination to the public of certain information on noncommercial flights of private aircraft owners and operators (see H.R. 2897), H6415 [22SE]

FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (see H.J. Res. 37), H1392 [28FE]

Federal agencies and departments: increase transparency of performance results (see H.R. 3262), H7333 [3NO]

———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), H7068 [25OC]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2858 [14AP]

———protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 1865), H4187 [14JN]

———provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 615), H6344 [21SE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2328 [5AP]

Government regulations: establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, repeal all rules enacted over a certain number of years, and allow agencies to request exceptions to such repeal (see H.R. 3181), H7400 [4NO]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H7892 [18NO]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H5087 [14JY]

———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges (see H.R. 360), H6233 [15SE]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H8727 [12DE]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 2834), H6415 [22SE]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H5489 [25JY]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H4042 [7JN]

Jesse M. Donaldson Post Office, Shelbyville, IL: designate (see H.R. 1686), H4330 [16JN]

Libya: disapprove U.S. intervention (see H. Con. Res. 58), H3985 [2JN]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H6273 [20SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1580 [4MR]

Members of Congress: allow to decline certain retirement benefits and contributions by the Federal Government (see H.R. 981), H4794 [8JY]

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

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 343), H1040 (see H.R. 343), H1071 [16FE]

———terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2913), H8262 [7DE]

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), H4590 [5JY]

———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), H6234 [15SE]

National security: express that further reductions to core national security funding will cause significant harm to U.S. interests (see H. Res. 441), H6977 [14OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: constitutionality (see H. Res. 475), H9432 [15DE]

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H5901 [9AU]

———provide fiscal accountability by converting direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and rescinding unobligated direct funding (see H.R. 1286), H2268 [1AP]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H7208 [1NO]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H5285 [20JY]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1523 [2MR]

POW: provide certain processes and limitations relative to detention of certain individuals by the U.S. (see H.R. 968), H1664 [9MR]

Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 77), H6011 [8SE]

———provide that the public debt limit shall not affect timely payment in full of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2581), H5286 [20JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H7134 [26OC]

SBA: provide for low interest loans for small businesses in major disaster areas (see H.R. 3042), H10033 [30DE]

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

Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H5399 [22JY]

———exempt sales of natural gas for use in natural gas vehicles from the retail sales limitation on defining independent producers of petroleum products (see H.R. 1712), H3060 [4MY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7161 [27OC]

———increase limitation on the amount of charitable contributions of ordinary income property taken into account in determining the charitable contribution deduction for any trade or business (see H.R. 2592), H5734 [28JY]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H6673 [6OC]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H3806 [31MY]

———prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 86), H35 [5JA]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H7069 [25OC]

———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H10017 [20DE]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H5581 [26JY]

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

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H1621 [8MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H5923 [19AU]

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]

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), H9928 [16DE]

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), H8881 [13DE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6673 [6OC]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H9928 [16DE]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6922 [13OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Army: provide for the permanent and expanded authority for Army industrial facilities to enter into certain cooperative arrangements with non-Army entities (see H.R. 2570), H5125 [15JY]

Budget: curb wasteful spending by making certain year-end savings in salaries and expenses available for an additional fiscal year and use the remaining amounts for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3376), H7397 [4NO]

Congress: restrict adjournments unless the House involved has passed a budget resolution and provided funding for the Government for the entire fiscal year (see H. Con. Res. 82), H6456 [23SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans who have difficulty receiving treatment at departmental facilities (see H.R. 3723), H9926 [16DE]

Members of Congress: 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), H4575 [24JN]

Silvis, IL: recognize memorial park on Hero Street USA as Hero Street Memorial Park and encourage town to continue to support park at no cost to U.S. taxpayers (see H. Res. 381), H5733 [28JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Army: provide for the permanent and expanded authority for Army industrial facilities to enter into certain cooperative arrangements with non-Army entities (H.R. 2570), H5127 [15JY]

Budget: curb wasteful spending by making certain year-end savings in salaries and expenses available for an additional fiscal year and use the remaining amounts for deficit reduction (H.R. 3376), H7398 [4NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans who have difficulty receiving treatment at departmental facilities (H.R. 3723), H9928 [16DE]

Members of Congress: set the age at which Members are eligible for an annuity to the same age as the retirement age under the Social Security Act (H.R. 2397), H4577 [24JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7167 [1NO]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H341 [19JA]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H341 [19JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7860 [18NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5164 [19JY]

———deficit, H7860 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: allow public-private competition for certain programs, projects, or activities, H8932 [14DE]

———allow transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and other locations to the U.S. for prosecution in Federal courts under certain conditions, H3643 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3643 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8932 [14DE]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H4863 [12JY]

———importance of job creation, H7991 [30NO]

Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (H.R. 1366), E1830 [12OC]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), H7991 [30NO]

National Adoption Day: observance, E2103 [18NO]

Public debt: increase statutory limit, H4863 [12JY]

———increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), H3802 [31MY]

Ragsdale, Floyd D.: Bronze Star recipient, E1869 [14OC]

Rock Island, IL: tribute to Rock Island High School boys' basketball team, E605 [1AP]

Silvis, IL: anniversary of Hero Street Memorial Park, E1917 [24OC]

———recognize memorial park on Hero Street USA as Hero Street Memorial Park and encourage town to continue to support park at no cost to U.S. taxpayers (H. Res. 381), H7167 [1NO], E1917 [24OC]

Taxation: rates, H4863 [12JY]

Turgut, Aydin: U.S. Chess Federation National Elementary Championship winner, E1223 [1JY]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6862 [13OC], E1830 [12OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), H6862 [13OC], E1830 [12OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), H6862 [13OC], E1830 [12OC]

Votes: position on missed, E2137 [30NO], E2170 [2DE]

Wedell, Ernest: Army Combat Infantryman Badge recipient, E1885 [14OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8123 [2DE]

Tributes

Buckles, Frank W., E489 [15MR]

Fontaine, Yves J., E1897 [21OC]

Reagan, Ronald, H581 [9FE]