JACKSON, JESSE L., JR. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord’s Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1367 [16MR]

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H1642 [27MR]

——— provide assistance and opportunity to create and support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H2716 [15MY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H220 [31JA]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2570 [9MY]

Bahrain: limit issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and services to Bahrain (see H.J. Res. 80), H27 [17JA]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2028), H2647 [10MY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]

Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3596), H2569 [9MY]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), H115 [23JA]

Chinese Americans: express regret for passage of laws that adversely affected the Chinese in the U.S., including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 683), H3699 [8JN]

Civil liberties: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H2212 [26AP]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]

——— restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]

Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4390), H2647 [10MY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 1564), H115 [23JA]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H1742 [28MR]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H476 [3FE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 92), H183 [25JA]

——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H160 [24JA]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H2813 [16MY]

Credit: encourage mortgage loan modifications and suspending foreclosures and evictions (see H.R. 4848), H2204 [26AP]

——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H182 [25JA]

Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4084), H943 [17FE]

Crime: provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (see H.R. 3781), H77 [18JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 564), H1808 [29MR]

——— terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 crop year (see H.R. 2487), H115 [23JA]

Dept. of Defense: clarify the requirement to procure footwear from American sources (see H.R. 2955), H159 [24JA]

——— reduce budget to level provided for fiscal year 2008 and freeze budget at such level (see H.R. 413), H27 [17JA]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]

——— report the long-term costs of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 974), H79 [18JA]

Dept. of Education: authorize awarding of grants to promote civic learning and engagement (see H.R. 3464), H966 [27FE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H181 [25JA]

——— provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3480 [5JN]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 4055), H2647 [10MY]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 3764), H221 [31JA]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count veterans’ education benefits under such rule, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3764), H441 [2FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 531), H1978 [18AP]

——— establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H1642 [27MR]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3662 [7JN]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2072 [24AP]

——— make grants to train elementary and secondary school nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on school grounds (see H.R. 5690), H2566 [9MY]

——— provide for research and education to improve screening, detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see H.R. 6033), H4156 [27JN]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 5711), H2644 [10MY]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H3481 [5JN]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H1741 [28MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H1741 [28MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H115 [23JA]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H1571 [26MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H1642 [27MR]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H2329 [7MY]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H1915 [17AP]

Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals (see H.R. 4077), H1391 [19MR]

——— establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 799), H966 [27FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H1915 [17AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H115 [23JA]

——— develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through provision of information on institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H2569 [9MY]

——— establish an honorary Excellence in Veterans Education Award (see H.R. 4052), H2813 [16MY]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3267 [30MY]

——— 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), H376 [1FE]

——— recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H1804 [29MR]

Discrimination: condemn illicit and religious profiling and surveillance of Muslim American communities by New York Police Dept., and call for a Federal investigation of such surveillance (see H. Res. 651), H2645 [10MY]

Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H2715 [15MY]

——— recognize potential for virtual elimination of pediatric HIV and AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive (see H. Con. Res. 123), H2645 [10MY]

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), H1210 [6MR]

Education: aid gifted and talented learners, including high-ability learners not formally identified as gifted (see H.R. 1674), H1642 [27MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 97), H79 [18JA]

——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 111), H4656 [29JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H1807 [29MR]

EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H3481 [5JN]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 996), H27 [17JA]

Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2193), H4775 [10JY]

Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 657), H2713 [15MY]

Federal Railroad Administration: require a percentage of funding be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 3513), H945 [17FE]

Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566 [9MY]

——— exclude credit union loans made to Main Street businesses from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 4293), H2570 [9MY]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 591), H944 [17FE]

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), H4686 [9JY]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station (see H.R. 1335), H1807 [29MR]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H476 [3FE]

Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]

——— authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 3771), H26 [17JA]

Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3497), H2569 [9MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs for individuals with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H2647 [10MY]

House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 397), H4828 [11JY]

House Rules: require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 385), H966 [27FE]

Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H1808 [29MR]

——— require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 5781), H2811 [16MY]

Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]

Human rights: prohibit transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 5749), H2713 [15MY]

Immigration: eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. (see H.R. 2981), H803 [15FE]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H571 [7FE]

——— provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 2310), H1017 [28FE]

——— require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), H2072 [24AP]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H2135 [25AP]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2570 [9MY]

——— 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), H1847 [16AP]

Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 764), H5707 [2AU]

Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3868), H441 [2FE]

Lee, Bruce Jun Fan: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H2814 [16MY]

LIHEAP: provide level funding (see H.R. 3626), H903 [16FE]

Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical qualifier and for all international uses for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 627), H2289 (see H. Res. 639), H2274 [27AP] (see H. Res. 650), H2645 [10MY]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H376 [1FE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1811 [30MR]

Medicare: enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (see H.R. 4254), H2570 [9MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H966 [27FE]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H2569 [9MY]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 3032), H1741 [28MR]

——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H2569 [9MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H2647 [10MY]

National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 3259), H79 [18JA]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 644), H2320 [7MY]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1154 [5MR]

NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]

Petersburg National Battlefield: modify boundary (see H.R. 1296), H1741 [28MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]

Postal Service: reduce operating costs and provide for continued postal services for certain areas (see H.R. 3916), H1808 [29MR]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H3164 [18MY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3976 [21JN]

Public welfare programs: permit States to exempt single parents with children under a certain age from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program participation rate requirements (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]

Rotary International: commend efforts to prevent and eradicate polio (see H. Res. 704), H4064 [26JN]

SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H476 [3FE]

Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and accessible financial products for entities that do not have access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 3635), H1741 [28MR]

Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1808 [29MR]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H1846 [16AP]

——— deny any deduction for advertising and marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food at fast food restaurants or food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 6599), H6428 [16NO]

——— exclude from gross income amounts received for services by a student at a work-college (see H.R. 2478), H1642 [27MR]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1807 [29MR]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H27 [17JA]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H2813 [16MY]

——— make permanent the increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 4032), H1741 [28MR]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H2647 [10MY]

——— reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 3242), H1642 [27MR]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H572 [7FE]

——— repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2669), H945 [17FE]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H2569 [9MY]

Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 765), H5707 [2AU]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 506), H1154 [5MR]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 [8FE]

Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]

——— 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. 3884), H513 [6FE]

Vicksburg National Military Park: authorize acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond, MS, for addition (see H.R. 2083), H1642 [27MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1808 [29MR]

Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]

——— require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]

——— require State voter registration agencies that require government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal elections to provide such identification without charge upon request (see H.R. 4126), H1133 [1MR]

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

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H1642 [27MR]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]

——— improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]

——— ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H2715 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H475 [3FE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (H.R. 3894), H475 [3FE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 5901), H3577 [6JN]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E697• [27AP]

Atrocities Prevention Board: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide, E697• [27AP]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for carrying out or enforcement of provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or practices, H2545 [9MY]

Greece: independence anniversary, E457• [27MR]

Medicare: provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (H.R. 4215), E713• [7MY]

National Kidney Month: observance, E281• [29FE]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E276• [29FE]

Point of order, H1960 [18AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2545 [9MY]

Votes: position on missed, E285• [29FE], E441• [26MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H964 [27FE], H1015 [28FE], H1388 [19MR], H1540 [22MR], H1569 [26MR]

Tributes

Brookins, Hamel H., E927• [31MY]

Graves, Barbara Kydd, E920• [31MY]

Jackson, Harold B., E915• [31MY]