HULTGREN, RANDY (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

What I Can Do for My Country: Jack Silliman, E419• [22MR]

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3379 [1JN]

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), H114 [23JA]

——— prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]

American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see H.R. 4168), H1392 [19MR]

Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ does not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), H181 [25JA]

——— 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]

——— provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5712 [2AU]

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

Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 [23JA]

——— provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]

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

Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H6001 [13SE]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4000), H803 [15FE]

Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see H.R. 1777), H441 [2FE]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H3915 [20JN]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6152 [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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), H3660 [7JN]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (see H.R. 6454), H6328 [9NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H513 [6FE]

Dept. of State: designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 4228), H1742 [28MR]

——— designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3698), H159 [24JA]

——— list Vietnam as a ‘‘Country of Particular Concern’’ relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 16), H1428 [20MR]

Dept. of the Interior: delegate to States certain authorities relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 3074), H945 [17FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H3363 [31MY]

District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. Con. Res. 87), H1392 [19MR]

Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), H28 [17JA]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H5202 [24JY]

Europe: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, provide information about Hezbollah to European allies, and support Bulgaria in investigating terrorist attack in Burgas (see H. Res. 834), H7425 [20DE]

FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (see H.R. 3816), H3915 [20JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6152 [19SE]

Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs (see H.R. 6729), H7565 [1JA]

——— require approval by agency head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H2329 [7MY]

——— require new policies and procedures to address duplication and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process (see H.R. 4370), H1914 [17AP]

——— strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see H.R. 4237), H1847 [16AP]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H115 [23JA]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H2329 [7MY]

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

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 3586), H6234 [20SE]

Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 3341), H1741 [28MR]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), H6068 [18SE]

Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6001 [13SE]

International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3703 [12JN]

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4686 [9JY]

Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H3733 [18JN]

——— condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1498 [21MR]

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5202 [24JY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2211 [26AP]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3267 [30MY]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 [19AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2810), H641 [8FE]

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

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H5526 [31JY]

——— establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H5526 [31JY]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2108), H6234 [20SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), H6152 [19SE]

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), H5009 [18JY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1112), H6234 [20SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H1154 [5MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6152 [19SE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 1867), H1273 [7MR]

Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain officers or employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days and express that such appointments are unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]

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), H3733 [18JN]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]

Russia: continue to press authorities for full and complete accounting of fate of Raoul Wallenberg (see H. Res. 610), H2330 [7MY]

——— impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (see H.R. 4405), H5079 [19JY]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 4046), H903 [16FE]

Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 [7MR]

Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 177), H6001 [13SE]

States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 6075), H5328 [26JY]

Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6300 [2OC]

——— 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), H726 [14FE]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 122), H6302 [5OC]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1101 [29FE]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5630 [1AU]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), H6069 [18SE]

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H3577 [6JN]

——— prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H697 [13FE]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H948 [21FE]

——— provide a zero capital gains rate for certain new investments in specified areas made during a temporary period (see H.R. 6658), H6806 [13DE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6428 [16NO]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H1134 [1MR]

——— repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]

——— waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (see H.R. 4279), H1739 [28MR]

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), H5328 [26JY]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Res. 814), H6428 [16NO]

——— prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 5846), H5328 [26JY]

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 4128), H1154 [5MR]

Veterans: 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]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 4115), H1392 [19MR]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H79 [18JA]

Year of the Federal Lab: designate (see H. Res. 815), H6428 [16NO]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H3268 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear mission for the space program represents a threat to American exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]

Tariff: pigment orange 74 (see H.R. 5689), H2566 [9MY]

——— pigment red 185 (see H.R. 5687), H2566 [9MY]

——— pigment yellow 151 (see H.R. 5685), H2566 [9MY]

——— pigment yellow 154 (see H.R. 5686), H2566 [9MY]

——— pigment yellow 175 (see H.R. 5688), H2566 [9MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Tariff: pigment orange 74 (H.R. 5689), H2568 [9MY]

——— pigment red 185 (H.R. 5687), H2568 [9MY]

——— pigment yellow 151 (H.R. 5685), H2568 [9MY]

——— pigment yellow 154 (H.R. 5686), H2568 [9MY]

——— pigment yellow 175 (H.R. 5688), H2568 [9MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4829 [12JY]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H108 [23JA]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), H3743 [19JN]

Aurora, IL: anniversary of Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, H1980 [19AP]

Azerbaijan: U.S. policy relative to restrictions on receiving foreign aid under the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act, E1718• [23OC]

Budget: deficit, H229 [1FE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H3586 [7JN]

Dept. of Energy: Office of Science funding through reductions in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, H3379 [1JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3180 [30MY]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H2079 [25AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3379 [1JN]

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

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5209 [25JY]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1466 [21MR]

Israel: reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense, H1220 [7MR]

Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, E817• [16MY]

National Foster Care Month: observance, H2457 [9MY]

National School Choice Week: observance, H129 [24JA]

Olympic Games: tribute to Illinois participants, H5023 [19JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3586 [7JN], H4830 [12JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1466 [21MR]

Patterson, Christopher, H43 [18JA]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1029 [29FE]

Power resources: increase domestic production of oil and gas, H1029 [29FE]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 515), H50 [18JA]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H108 [23JA]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1593• [21SE]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H5634 [2AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (S. 3412), H5634 [2AU]

Telecommunications: importance of economic investment, E1272• [18JY]

Votes: position on missed, E1646• [21SE]

Reports

Telecom Sector Leads the Way in Domestic Economic Investments: Progressive Policy Institute, E1272• [18JY]

Tributes

Colson, Charles W., H2214 [27AP], H2800, H2805 [16MY]

Costello, Representative, H5908• [12SE]

Hall, Representative, H6450 [27NO]

Hultgren, Kaden, H6349 [14NO]

Jordan, Robert F., E739• [9MY]

Silliman, Jack, E419• [22MR]

Yuan, Jason C., E1593• [21SE]