QUIGLEY, MIKE (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H411 [2FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3021 [17MY], H3126 [18MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4961, H5010 [18JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4066 [26JN]

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3897 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H4605 [28JN]

Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H5711 [2AU]

——— 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]

Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: establish (see H.R. 6218), H6001 [13SE]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2028), H3700 [8JN]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]

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

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H1543 [22MR]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]

Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the institution financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (see H.R. 6506), H6274 [21SE]

——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4390), H2570 [9MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H2288 [27AP]

Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H1210 [6MR]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H571 [7FE]

Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4864 [12JY]

Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]

——— establish national program for arts and technology (see H.R. 3023), H3267 [30MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1642 [27MR]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H2569 [9MY]

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3776), H2569 [9MY]

——— 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), H901 [16FE]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H6623 [4DE]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H3267 [30MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 4362), H4775 [10JY]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H5130 [23JY]

——— require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (see H.R. 2688), H1543 [22MR]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H966 [27FE]

Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3039), H1274 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H1274 [7MR]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H4158 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), H2663 [11MY]

Diseases: bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 6138), H5631 [1AU]

Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H2040 [23AP]

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H727 [14FE]

Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H6234 [20SE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1306 [8MR]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2813 [16MY]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 591), H27 [17JA]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1572 [26MR]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H571 [7FE]

Hazardous substances: prohibit manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, and use of coal tar sealants (see H.R. 4166), H1303 [8MR]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H5712 [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), H2134 [25AP]

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), H2712 [15MY]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6234 [20SE]

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

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), H3977 [21JN]

Iran: 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]

Israel: 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), H2329 [7MY]

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]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H115 [23JA]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H4907 [17JY]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H375 [1FE]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H115 [23JA]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4656 [29JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1498 [21MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H803 [15FE]

Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]

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

Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 3496), H5009 [18JY]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]

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]

Schools: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H1306 [8MR]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H802 [15FE]

——— 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]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]

Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children: establish (see H.R. 6207), H5712 [2AU]

Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see H.R. 3852), H572 [7FE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H6061 [14SE]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H5079 [19JY]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H3703 [12JN]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H3363 [31MY]

——— increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H441 [2FE]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H2033 [19AP]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H1017 [28FE]

——— modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 2311), H1807 [29MR]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H803 [15FE]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 2382), H3481 [5JN]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), H1274 [7MR]

Travel and tourism: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, and develop full-time resident communities of, high tourism areas (see H.R. 6394), H5999 [13SE]

Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [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]

——— 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. 4124), H2072 [24AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2447 [8MY]

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

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

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1572 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Members of Congress: prohibit use of representational allowance for air travel expenses unless an itemized description of expenses is provided and a House credit card is used for such expenses (see H. Res. 580), H1305 [8MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (H.R. 3855), H220 [31JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6537 [30NO]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3272 [31MY]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement of certain claims, H3765• [19JN]

ATF: Multiple Sales Reporting Program funding, H2455 [9MY]

Budget: deficit, H2818 [17MY]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2629• [10MY]

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), H3765• [19JN]

Casimir Pulaski Day: observance, E310• [5MR]

CBO: establish website which features a calculator to allow taxpayers to enter their annual income and receive an estimate of projected contribution to or receipt from major legislation, H411 [2FE]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H411 [2FE]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Center on Halsted, H1859 [17AP]

——— anniversary of Metro Chicago (music venue), E1389• [2AU]

——— anniversary of Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club, E261• [28FE]

——— tribute to Edward Hines, Jr., Veteran Affairs Hospital, E168• [9FE]

——— tribute to Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, E168• [9FE]

Climate: global warming, H5017 [19JY]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), H655• [9FE]

Congressional Hockey Caucus: tribute to Lawmakers v. Lobbyists charity hockey game, H1235 [7MR]

Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic nuisance species, E988• [6JN]

Danny Did Foundation: tribute, H6345 [14NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, E2025• [31DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H2818, H3021, H3022 [17MY], H3129• [18MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4961 [18JY]

——— require GAO review of handling, labeling, and packaging procedures for hazardous material shipments, H3129• [18MY]

——— V–22 Osprey funding, H3021, H3022 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H626 [8FE], H1270 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6203• [20SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, H3765• [19JN]

Ecology and environment: impact of budget sequestration, H6767 [13DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), E988• [6JN]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, H1918 [18AP], H5204 [25JY]

——— gun control, H1918 [18AP], H5204 [25JY], H6830 [18DE]

Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E313• [5MR], E642•, E645• [25AP], E895• [30MY], E1131• [25JN], E1226• [11JY]

House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), H4403 [28JN]

Illinois: tribute to Lech Walesa Day, E177• [9FE]

Local First Chicago (organization): tribute, H6538 [30NO]

Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of certain offenses, H655• [9FE]

National Salute to Veteran Patients: observance, E168• [9FE]

Navy: DDG–51 destroyer funding, H4961 [18JY]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings, H6830 [18DE]

OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (H.R. 665), H1404 [20MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: protect marine and coastal environments in making areas available for leasing, exploration, and development and prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of dental care provisions, E1587• [21SE]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E296• [1MR]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1395 [20MR]

——— impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H1395 [20MR]

Pits for Patriots (organization): tribute, H6509 [29NO]

Polish Museum of America: anniversary, E831• [17MY]

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, H3872 [20JN]

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, H3872 [20JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2455 [9MY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1918 [18AP]

Sunlight Foundation: satirical remarks relative to writing and speaking skill level of congressional members, E908• [30MY]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., funding, H385 [2FE]

Taxation: waive early distribution penalty on withdrawals by unemployed veterans from certain retirement accounts (H.R. 4279), E1618• [21SE]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2767 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2767 [16MY]

Women: health care for women, H1270 [7MR]

——— impact of access to contraceptive services and supplies, H1270 [7MR]

WXRT–Radio (Chicago, IL): anniversary, H119 [24JA]

Tributes

Brehmer, Lin, H119 [24JA], E143• [6FE]

Costello, Representative, H5910• [12SE]

Dalicandro, John (Jay), E640• [25AP]

Fallon, John, E190• [14FE]

Grant, Robert D., E1378• [1AU]

Holt, Blair, H1919 [18AP]

Michael, Charles, E1618• [21SE]

Milewski, Lukas, E296• [1MR]

Molloy, Cormac, E296• [1MR]

O’Brien, Terrence, E1722• [26OC]

Roper, Gerald, E31• [18JA]

Szymborska, Wislawa, E162• [8FE]

Van Grinsven, Patrick, E1321• [25JY]