SHIMKUS, JOHN (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3416 [5JN]

Appointments

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H227 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1274 [7MR]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division members who have received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 111), H1542 [22MR]

Armed Forces: 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]

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6151 [19SE]

Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 6164), H5130 [23JY]

Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]

——— exempt decorative hearth products from certain energy efficiency regulations (see H.R. 6578), H6676 [5DE]

Corps of Engineers: facilitate and expedite review of proposed improvements to Federal flood control projects to be constructed by local sponsors (see H.R. 6450), H6230 [20SE]

——— provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H1978 [18AP]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H27 [17JA]

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), H3977 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: 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]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal the Office of Financial Research (see H.R. 3044), H3976 [21JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H571 [7FE]

EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4255), H3578 [6JN]

FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3976 [21JN]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3981 [25JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]

Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1977 [18AP]

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. 5741), H5079 [19JY]

——— reform the H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 3443), H1978 [18AP]

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]

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), H27 [17JA]

——— 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]

——— 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), H6234 [20SE]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 [29MR]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H4828 [11JY]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H28 [17JA]

——— ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H5711 [2AU]

——— promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H1273 [7MR]

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

NATO: strengthen (see H.R. 4243), H2072 [24AP]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H945 [17FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H944 [17FE]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 115), H5631 [1AU]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]

Russia: 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), H4908 [17JY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 975), H571 [7FE]

Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 800), H6232 [20SE]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), H5010 [18JY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H1428 [20MR]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H6314 [23OC]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H802 [15FE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6578 [30NO]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H4157 [27JN]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H1642 [27MR]

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

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1571 [26MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H4828 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Mining and mineral resources: require greater experience of mine safety inspectors (see H.R. 6547), H6276 [21SE]

Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (see H.R. 4345), H1811 [30MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Mining and mineral resources: require greater experience of mine safety inspectors (H.R. 6547), H6279 [21SE]

Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (H.R. 4345), H1811 [30MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2815 [17MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7517 [1JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5697 [2AU]

——— make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation programs (H.R. 6233), H5697 [2AU]

Belarus: call for release of political prisoners, H5698 [2AU]

——— human rights violations, H5698 [2AU], H7475 [31DE]

Breese, IL: tribute to Central Community High School boys’ basketball team, E439• [26MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H2333 [8MY]

Collinsville, IL: anniversary of Wilkerson Chapel, E982• [5JN]

——— tribute to Collinsville High School boys’ basketball team, E217• [16FE]

Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (H.R. 6582), H6605 [4DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve crop insurance, H5697 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: create clean energy jobs and set efficiency standards for small-duct high-velocity air conditioning and heat pump systems, H6605 [4DE]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H13 [17JA]

Edwardsville (IL) Intelligencer: anniversary, E438• [26MR]

Effingham, IL: tribute to St. Anthony High School baseball team, E1512• [13SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3416 [5JN]

Georgia (country): democracy efforts, H6538 [30NO]

Goreville, IL: tribute to Goreville High School girls’ softball team, E1495• [12SE]

Greenville, IL: tribute to Greenville Elementary School students and staff, E981• [5JN]

Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H3739 [19JN], H4779 [11JY], H5016 [19JY], H5204 [25JY], H5699 [2AU]

——— Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H809 [16FE]

——— Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H32 [18JA], H171 [25JA], H664 [9FE], H809 [16FE], H1581 [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H2138 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], H3273 [31MY]

Highland, IL: anniversary, E1494• [12SE]

Journal: question of approval, H6537 [30NO]

Madison County, IL: anniversary, E1493• [12SE]

Nashville, IL: tribute to Nashville High School girls’ softball team, E1493• [12SE]

NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing activities funding, H3416 [5JN]

Prairie State Energy Campus, LLC: tribute, H6472 [28NO]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, H3869, H3870 [20JN]

Reid, Senator: comments made about NRC Commissioner William D. Magwood, IV, relative to Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site, H5698 [2AU]

Republican Party: national agenda, H5689 [2AU]

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), motion to instruct conferees, H3869, H3870 [20JN]

Ste. Marie, IL: anniversary, E441• [26MR]

Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first responders, and provide assistance to Harrisburg, IL, H1079 [29FE]

Ukraine: condemn imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and call for diplomatic sanctions pending her release (S. Res. 466), H7517 [1JA]

——— ensure free and fair elections, release opposition leaders sentenced on politically motivated grounds, and deny U.S. visas to officials involved in human rights abuses or anti-democratic actions (H. Res. 730), H5698 [2AU]

Woodlawn, IL: tribute to Woodlawn High School boys’ basketball team, E437• [26MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1132 [1MR]

Tributes

Altmire, Representative, H7474 [31DE]

Carnahan, Representative, H7474 [31DE]

Cook, Frank, H171 [25JA]

Costello, Representative, H5906• [12SE]

Hubbard, Lyman L., Sr., E96• [31JA]

Kirk, Senator, H171 [25JA]

Pierson, Jay, H7475 [31DE]

Rowe, John W., H1523 [22MR]