SCHILLING, ROBERT T. (a Representative from Illinois)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3805), H441 [2FE]

——— prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see H.R. 5731), H3164 [18MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H376 [1FE]

America’s Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 253), H903 [16FE]

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1847 [16AP]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 129), H4065 [26JN]

——— 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), H1153 [5MR]

——— permit a State to issue a commercial drivers’ license to a member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]

——— protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), H181 [25JA]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H5923 [12SE]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 [19SE]

Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense categories (see H.R. 3662), H694 [9FE]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), H3481 [5JN]

——— subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 6438), H6151 [19SE]

Business and industry: establish strategy to encourage manufacturing in the U.S. and the repatriation of manufacturing jobs (see H.R. 516), H375 [1FE]

——— promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3808 [19JN]

Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H4065 [26JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H2715 [15MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H3363 [31MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4000), H945 [17FE]

——— require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject (see H.R. 3806), H903 [16FE]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H4907 [17JY]

Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 [22MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 5879), H4908 [17JY]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2289 [27AP]

Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4686 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care (see H.R. 4341), H1805 [29MR]

——— modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1808 [29MR]

Dept. of Education: establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H5328 [26JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5766 [10SE]

——— exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]

——— implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5711 [2AU]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 3625), H694 [9FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H3363 [31MY]

Dept. of HUD: require section 8 rental assistance recipients to stay current with local taxes and authorize public housing agencies to divert such assistance to pay owners’ tax debts (see H.R. 6203), H5631 [1AU]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2212 [26AP]

——— 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), H696 [13FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H966 [27FE] (see H.R. 3612), H948 [21FE]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]

Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H2329 [7MY]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H4686 [9JY]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see H.R. 2295), H1807 [29MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H5766 [10SE]

Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 6016), H4158 [27JN]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 3057), H5202 [24JY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H159 [24JA]

House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H4686 [9JY]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1017 [28FE]

Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H3105 [17MY]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1367 [16MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H3105 [17MY]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2212 [26AP]

——— reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 4133), H1498 [21MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: extend post-employment restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers and employees (see H.R. 4030), H2134 [25AP]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4157 [27JN]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H2447 [8MY]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H3703 [12JN]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H696 [13FE]

——— establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H5711 [2AU]

——— exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies from competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H6152 [19SE]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H6001 [13SE]

——— treat certain provider taxes as allowable costs for purposes of reimbursements to critical access hospitals (see H.R. 1398), H1543 [22MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), H376 [1FE]

Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]

National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 [28JN]

National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 644), H2570 [9MY]

Pakistan: prohibit assistance pending certification that Pakistan did not have knowledge on the possible whereabouts of Osama bin Laden (see H.R. 1699), H1134 [1MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]

Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal (see H. Res. 720), H4655 [29JN]

SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract bundling (see H.R. 4081), H1210 [6MR]

——— modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 3987), H1210 [6MR]

——— reform role of procurement center representatives in the Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H1210 [6MR]

Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see H.R. 3851), H1210 [6MR]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3606), H1017 [28FE]

——— modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H218 [31JA]

——— reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing decisions (see H.R. 3893), H1210 [6MR]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6232 [20SE]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H1846 [16AP]

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), H115 [23JA]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H1428 [20MR]

——— exclude certain farm rental income from self-employment net earnings if the taxpayer enters into a lease agreement relative to such income (see H.R. 5990), H3974 [21JN]

——— expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 6289), H5728 [7AU]

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H3267 [30MY]

——— increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H115 [23JA]

——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), H2288 [27AP]

——— increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H1807 [29MR]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4907 [17JY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H4908 [17JY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H5631 [1AU]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3163 [18MY]

——— prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H374 [1FE]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1543 [22MR]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H3700 [8JN]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]

——— treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 529), H5328 [26JY]

U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3594), H5009 [18JY]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4114), H1808 [29MR]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 4124), H1133 [1MR]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 [7MY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H3976 [21JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H3267 [30MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H950 [24FE]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H4776 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide equity between regular and Reserve component members in the computation of disability retired pay for members wounded in action (see H.R. 4177), H1304 [8MR]

Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their function as a critical component of the organic defense industrial base (see H.R. 5706), H2567 [9MY]

Business and industry: clarify exemptions for captive finance companies from the definition of major swap participant and from the swap clearing requirement (see H.R. 5649), H2443 [8MY]

Small business: improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H640 [8FE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for charity care provided by physicians (see H.R. 5849), H3162 [18MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: provide equity between regular and Reserve component members in the computation of disability retired pay for members wounded in action (H.R. 4177), H1305 [8MR]

Army: provide strategic workload to Army arsenals in their function as a critical component of the organic defense industrial base (H.R. 5706), H2569 [9MY]

Business and industry: clarify exemptions for captive finance companies from the definition of major swap participant and from the swap clearing requirement (H.R. 5649), H2447 [8MY]

Small business: improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving small contractors (H.R. 3985), H641 [8FE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for charity care provided by physicians (H.R. 5849), H3163 [18MY]

Letters

Transportation and infrastructure projects funding: by, E911• [30MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5931 [13SE]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H380 [2FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H2704• [15MY], H2792 [16MY], E877• [18MY]

——— certify Pakistan opens Ground Lines of Communication, allows NATO supply transit into Afghanistan, and supports U.S. equipment retrograde out of Afghanistan, E877• [18MY]

——— reduce amounts appropriated for printing and reproduction (H.R. 1246), H2704• [15MY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H380 [2FE]

——— make State child abuse and neglect grant funding contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to report child abuse to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies (H.R. 3486), H2145 [26AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans in rural areas to visit an approved non-departmental health care provider in their area, H3328 [31MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3328 [31MY]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), E910• [30MY]

Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (H.R. 3336), H2098 [25AP]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), E910• [30MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4762 [10JY]

Israel: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E–2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (H.R. 3992), E410• [21MR]

Moline, IL: Quad City International Airport recipient of Illinois Primary Airport of the Year award, E1040• [12JN]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, H2145 [26AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4762 [10JY]

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., E910• [30MY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), E910• [30MY]

Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal (H. Res. 720), E1199• [29JN]

Small business: improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving small contractors, H2704• [15MY]

——— improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving small contractors (H.R. 3985), H816 [16FE]

Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1999 [19AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3612 [7JN]

Votes: position on missed, E410• [21MR], E873•, E877• [18MY], E1003• [6JN], E1126• [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3402 [1JN], H3731 [18JN]

Tributes

Baker, John F., Jr., H127 [24JA]

Costello, Representative, H5908• [12SE]

Dufford, Tom, E1691• [12OC]

Feldman, Mel, H5021 [19JY]

Smith, Glenn (Skids), H5932• [13SE]

Williams, Gladys L., E503• [29MR]