GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1210 [6MR]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H3163 [18MY]

——— 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), H441 [2FE]

Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H27 [17JA]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H1101 [29FE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 621), H2330 [7MY]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]

Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]

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), H2211 [26AP]

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

Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English language and government and history knowledge requirements for naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in other languages (see H.R. 2957), H945 [17FE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H966 [27FE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2659), H1543 [22MR]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H440 [2FE]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H1273 [7MR]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H4157 [27JN]

——— 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), H965 [27FE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 1612), H1391 [19MR]

——— provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 324), H1273 [7MR]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1808 [29MR]

——— provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student loans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 5895), H3977 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see H.R. 6128), H6623 [4DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (see H.R. 2607), H6344 [13NO]

Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to reduce up-front premiums on FHA mortgage insurance for first-time homebuyers who complete a homeownership counseling program to help reduce default rates (see H.R. 5884), H3404 [1JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H2072 [24AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H571 [7FE] (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), H641 [8FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H945 [17FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H2447 [8MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H945 [17FE]

——— 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]

Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5328 [26JY]

——— reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), H1391 [19MR]

Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the U.S. (see H. Res. 193), H6807 [13DE]

Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H2647 [10MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H1915 [17AP]

FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 1350), H27 [17JA]

FDA: limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages containing fruit juice pursuant to certain tolerances (see H.R. 3984), H1101 [29FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 327), H1273 [7MR]

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]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H2211 [26AP]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3267 [30MY]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5923 [12SE]

Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (see H.R. 1330), H966 [27FE]

Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 3057), H1428 [20MR]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H440 [2FE]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 510), H26 [17JA]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H115 [23JA]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 3528), H1017 [28FE]

Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H. Res. 759), H5707 [2AU]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1273 [7MR]

Housing: 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]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6060 [14SE]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H512 [6FE]

——— require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child’s congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H1428 [20MR]

International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 713), H5079 [19JY]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H2329 [7MY]

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), H2570 [9MY]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1789), H1154 [5MR]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H694 [9FE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2072 [24AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1428 [20MR]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1543 [22MR]

——— establish a pilot program providing for monthly fee-based payments for direct primary care medical homes for Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles and other beneficiaries (see H.R. 3315), H1391 [19MR]

——— improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H1846 [16AP]

——— include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H2447 [8MY]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H1741 [28MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 5901), H3700 [8JN]

——— provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 560), H1274 [7MR]

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

National Month of Voter Registration: designate (see H. Res. 758), H5707 [2AU]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H1018 [28FE]

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

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment on the use of public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal office (see H.J. Res. 100), H6284 [25SE]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H1135 [1MR]

——— reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H4064 [26JN]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]

Real estate: prevent foreclosure of, and provide for the reduction of principal on, mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 3841), H218 [31JA]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]

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]

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]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H1367 [16MR]

——— expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 2555), H1306 [8MR]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H115 [23JA]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H6152 [19SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H2212 [26AP]

——— extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 4038), H1101 [29FE]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H1916 [17AP]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2669), H6279 [21SE]

Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2716 [15MY]

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

——— permit an individual who is required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet such requirement by signing an affidavit attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 6419), H6280 [21SE]

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

——— require States to establish minimum early voting period and ensure that no individual be required to wait for longer than one hour to cast a ballot at a polling place in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 6591), H6536 [29NO]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H441 [2FE]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H1498 [21MR]

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), H4828 [11JY]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]

Letters

Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students: several Representatives, H5015 [19JY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H1275 [8MR]

Remarks

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Logan Square Neighborhood Association, E795• [15MY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H808 [16FE]

Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 [16FE]

——— characterization of remarks on number of individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the Obama administration, H580 [8FE]

Hispanic Americans: oppose inflammatory rhetoric toward Latinos, H1430 [21MR]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 821), H6519 [29NO]

Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H5015 [19JY]

——— expand ‘‘V’’ nonimmigrant visa program for spouses and children of permanent residents awaiting availability of an immigrant visa, H6519 [29NO]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), H6155 [20SE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6191 [20SE], H6508 [29NO], H6548, H6552 [30NO]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), consideration (H. Res. 821), H6519 [29NO]

——— reform, H1021 [29FE]

——— release of guidelines on application process to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H5528 [1AU]

Limbaugh, Rush: condemn comments relative to women and access to birth control, H1213 [7MR]

Puerto Rico: proposal for construction of natural gas pipeline, H729 [15FE], H4777 [11JY]

Republican Party: relationship with Hispanic American community, H6372 [15NO]

Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, H4068 [27JN], H5015 [19JY]

Votes: position on missed, H91• [23JA], H200• [31JA], H709• [14FE], H1374• [19MR], H1828• [16AP], H2303• [7MY], H4028• [26JN], H4725• [10JY], H6338• [13NO], E965• [1JN], E1084• [19JN], E1196• [29JN], E1278• [18JY]

Tributes

Costello, Representative, H5909• [12SE]

Grant, Pedro, H1275 [8MR]